20 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 

YEAR IN REVIEW

OCTOBER

OCT. 1 — USS CARL LEVIN IS 
CHRISTENED 
The naval destroyer named for 
the late Sen. Carl Levin was 
christened Oct. 2 in Maine. 

OCT. 7 – FORMER TEMPLE 
BETH EL BUILDING GETS A 
MAKEOVER 
Midtown Detroit’s Bonstelle 
Theatre — a performing arts 
center that was originally the 
Temple Beth El synagogue — will 
be restored to its original glory as 
a home for arts that continues to 
celebrate Jewish culture. 
 
OCT. 7 – WINDSOR, 
ONTARIO FEDERATION/
JCC GETS NEW LEADER
New Windsor Federation/JCC 
Executive Director Dan Brotman 
brings international experience 
and optimism to the position.
 
OCT. 12 – GILBERT FAMILY 
FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 
PLAN TO RESTORE DETROIT 
HBCU
The Gilbert Family Foundation, 
Target and the city of Detroit 
announced a new Historically 
Black College and University 
(HBCU) and higher education 
program, resurrecting Detroit’s 
formerly closed Lewis College of 
Business. 

OCT. 14 – OU PRESIDENT 
ORA HIRSCH PESCOVITZ 
DONATES $1 MILLION 
Oakland University received a 
$1 million gift from President 
Ora Hirsch Pescovitz to support 
scholarships for academically 
exceptional high school gradu-
ates.

TOP: The 
christening of 
the USS Carl M. 
Levin, an Arleigh 
Burke-class 
destroyer.

LEFT: First Lady 
Dr. Jill Biden at 
the Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah Annual 
Dinner. 

AC Hotel and Bonstelle 
Theatre 

Dan Brotman seeks stronger 
links between the Detroit and 
Windsor Jewish communities. 

Dan and Jennifer Gilbert 

Ora Hirsch Pescovitz 

Awardee Mary Barra. 

OCT. 24 — YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH ANNUAL DINNER
More than 2,000 people came to the Detroit Marriott Renaissance 
Center for an inspiring and heartwarming evening highlighting 
the special place the children of the Yeshiva occupy in the hearts 
and minds of our community. GM CEO Mary Barra was hon-
ored for Outstanding Leadership; Mark Davidoff received the 
Guardian Award. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden was the guest speaker.

OCT. 24 — NEW ISRAELI CONSUL GENERAL VISITS 
DETROIT 
Yinam Cohen, the New 
Israeli Consul General, 
attended the Yeshiva 
Beth Yehudah dinner 
and sat down for an 
interview with the JN.

Mark Davidoff accepts the Yeshiva’s 
prestigious Guardian Award. 

ROBERT BRUCE PHOTOGRAPHY

ROBERT BRUCE PHOTOGRAPHY

Yinam Cohen and Mark 
Davidoff at The Fisher 
Group office in Southfield. 

JACKIE HEADAPOHL

ROBERT BRUCE PHOTOGRAPHY

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