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missions of these organiza-
tions is very important to her. 
While a Spartan at heart, 
Emily graduated with a degree 
in radio broadcast from 
Columbia College Chicago, 
but eventually found her way 
home to Detroit to be closer 
to her dad and sisters and 
their families. 
Emily and her wife, Stacy, 
have built their family in 
Metro Detroit. Son Davis, 
3, and daughter Cash, 1, are 
the lights of their lives. Emily 
leads by example by donating 
time and money to initiatives 
that are close to her heart. 
Helping to provide resources 
to the underserved is a key 
value she hopes to instill in 
their children. An expert in 
her field, with unmatched 
customer service, Emily looks 
forward to bringing KIG into 
the future as the first Korotkin 
woman to do so.

JONATHON 
MARGOLIS 
Jonathon 
Margolis has 
always been a 
proud member 
of the Jewish 
community. He attended 
Jewish day schools through 
high school, which instilled in 
him a love of Judaism, Israel 
and a sense of community. His 
first true internship was with 
JVS’s JOIN program, which 
was a fantastic introduction to 
the various organizations that 
serve our Jewish community. 
 He’s always been a proud 
member of Bais Chabad of 
West Bloomfield and dedicates 
time to helping the synagogue 
grow. He serves on the board 
and is particularly focused on 
the efforts to grow the shul’s 
younger membership. 
Professionally, he was fortu-

nate to find a long-term home 
at Farbman Group, where he 
currently oversees the asset 
management division, which 
maximizes value for the 
company’s portfolio of more 
than 25 million square feet 
of commercial real estate. He 
is extremely client-focused, 
ensuring that each property 
in the portfolio is approached 
from an ownership perspec-
tive, and works to exceed 
owners’ and clients’ goals. 
There is no set rule book to 
follow, as each property and 
client is unique. This requires 
a lot of thought, creativity and 
care, which are the drivers 
that continue to motivate him.
Jonathon is married to a 
Hillel Day School alumna who 
teaches at the school. They 
have two daughters, ages 4 
and 2, who both attend Hillel. 

ALEC COHEN
Alec Cohen is 
the marketing 
and operations 
manager for 
the Storage 
Business 
Owners Alliance (SBOA). 
Alec also manages his own 
photography business, AC 
Productions. 
Prior to working for the 
SBOA, Alec graduated from 
the University of Michigan 
with a B.A. in communication 
and media studies. During his 
time at U-M, Alec was very 
involved with the Michigan 
Daily. He served as a man-
aging photo editor in 2019 
and a managing video editor 
in 2020. Additionally, Alec 
worked with MUSKET, the 
largest musical theater orga-
nization at the University of 
Michigan, as the marketing 
director for two years. 
Alec started AC Productions 

in 2014 by creating mitzvah 
montages. Over the years, he 
has worked as a photographer 
and videographer at many 
mitzvahs, weddings and other 
local events, and continues to 
run his business today. 
His other Jewish commu-
nity involvement includes 
being a primary photographer 
for Temple Israel as well as 
a past marketing intern with 
Tamarack Camps for two 
years.
Outside of work, Alec is 
involved with the Relay for 
Life of South Oakland County. 
He enjoys keeping up with 
the latest television shows and 
finding new things to do in 
his new home in Royal Oak.
 

AMIRA 
SOLEIMANI
Amira 
Soleimani is 
the director of 
Judaic Studies 
curriculum 
and instruction at Hillel 
Day School of Metropolitan 
Detroit. Amira has served the 
Detroit Jewish community as 
a Jewish studies teacher and 
administrator for the past 
12 years. Prior to joining the 
Hillel family, Amira was the 
head of the Bible department 
at Frankel Jewish Academy. 
Amira believes that the soul 
of a child is best nourished 
when Jewish values are taught 
through skills, and when the 
topic of God is explored with 
confidence and intent. In her 
role, Amira enjoys designing 
curriculum that emphasizes 
particularly Judaic skills while 
integrating universal learning 
benchmarks. 
Amira earned her bachelor’s 
degree from the University of 
Michigan, her master’s from 
Tel Aviv University, and is 

a graduate of the Hartman 
Melamdim Program.
Amira grew up in the 
Detroit Jewish community 
and is a proud alumna of 
both Hillel Day School and 
the Frankel Jewish Academy. 
In her free time, she can be 
found cooking and hanging 
out with her beautiful and 
vivacious daughters, Alma and 
Michal.

DANNY 
KAUFMAN
Danny 
Kaufman is 
president 
of Burns & 
Wilcox, a 
globally recognized leader in 
wholesale specialty insurance 
brokerage and underwriting. 
He also serves as executive 
vice president of its parent 
company, H.W. Kaufman 
Group, a privately held organi-
zation founded and headquar-
tered in Metro Detroit. 
Following in the footsteps 
of his father, Alan J. Kaufman, 
and his late grandfather, 
Herbert W. Kaufman, Danny 
is only the third president of 
Burns & Wilcox in the compa-
ny’s more than 50-year history. 
He is also on the Board of 
Directors of H.W. Kaufman 
Group and subsidiaries H.W. 
Kaufman Group London and 
Atain Insurance Companies.
Along with his family, 
Danny has been a longstand-
ing and active member of the 
Detroit Jewish community. 
He serves on the Board of 
Directors for Adat Shalom 
Synagogue and previously 
co-chaired Jewish Federation 
of Metro Detroit’s missions to 
Cuba and Israel as part of the 
Emerging Leaders Program. 
Nationally, Danny has been 
on the Jewish Federation 

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