SEPTEMBER 30 • 2021 | 27

Mazel Tov, Larry, on being
honored with the Butzel Award!

We are so grateful for our experience

on the 2020 Andi & Larry Wolfe Gen X

Mission as well as for everything you

have done for our Jewish community.


Lawrence A. Wolfe
2021 Fred M. Butzel Award Recipient

2020 Andi & Larry Wolfe Gen X Mission Participants

Taal Ashmann
Karen Beneson
Donna Bolda-Moss
Mikki Frank
Brenda Harris
Robyn Heicklen
David Heicklen
Jill Ingber
Scott Isner
Justin Jacobs
Robyn Kay
Jayme Kirschner, Co-Chair
Jeff Kirschner, Co-Chair
Matt Kolb
Randy LaBelle
Leigh Moss
Jeff Moss

Stephanie Ralph
Michele Rosenblum
Scott Rosenblum
Josh Rubin
Sarey Ruden
Brian Satovsky, Co-Chair
Carly Schulman
Marla Shefman
Marc Shefman
Jonathan Sterling
Cheryl Stern
Ron Stern
Alan Sternfeld
Mike Sternfeld
Ken Zendel
Amy Zeskind

World Jewish
Population Is Growing

The number of Jews worldwide
stands at approximately 15.2 mil-
lion compared to 15.1 million in
5781, according to newly released
statistics by the Jewish Agency for
Israel.
Among the global Jewish
population, the number of Jews
in Israel is close to 6.9 million
(compared to 6.8 million in 5781),
while about 8.3 million live out-
side Israel (including around 6
million in the United States).
The numbers include those who
define themselves as Jews and who
do not identify with another reli-
gion. When also including those
who are eligible for Israeli citizen-
ship under the Law of Return, the
world total rises to 25.3 million
people, of which 7.3 million are in
Israel and 18 million live outside
Israel.
The percentage of Jews living
in Israel out of all the Jews in the
world stands at 45.3%, an increase
of half a percent over the previous
year. The estimated number of
Jews in the United States increased
by 300,000 following a new survey
by the Pew Research Center. The
U.S. estimates were corrected for
previous years as well.

JVS’ Women to Work
Offers Free Training

JVS Human Services, is launch-
ing a free eight-week, in-person
course, “Springboard to Success.
”
It combines job search assistance
through the JVS Women to Work
program, with Microsoft 2016
Word and Excel basic computer
training.
Classes run Oct. 5-Nov. 30.
Women to Work classes are
9 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, while
computer classes are 9-11:30 a.m.
Mondays and Wednesdays.
To register, contact Judy
Richmond, (248) 233-4232, or
jrichmond@jvshumanservices.org.
For information, visit the website
www.jvshumanservices.org.