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can find him walking the 
West Bloomfield Trail or out 
campaigning across West 
Bloomfield and Commerce for 
the primary election on Aug. 
2. Noah and his family are 
congregants at Temple Israel.

BRITTANY 
FELDMAN
Brittany was 
born and 
raised in Metro 
Detroit. She 
spent her child-
hood and early adulthood 
attending Jewish summer 
camp, which is where her 
passion for nature and com-
munity really blossomed. Over 
the past several years, Brittany 
has had the pleasure of work-
ing within the Metro Detroit 
Jewish community. 
She started her career work-
ing as an outdoor educator 
for Tamarack Camps, where 
she helped participants foster 
deep connections and respect 
for nature through engaging 
hands-on programming. 
During her time at Hazon 
Detroit, she managed the Seal 
of Sustainability program 
where she was able to pro-
vide guidance and support to 
advance sustainability-related 
education, action and advo-
cacy in Jewish institutions 
throughout the community. 
Currently, Brittany works at 
Repair the World Detroit as its 
youth and family senior pro-
gram associate. Through this 
role, she works closely with 
the community she grew up 
in while also building strong 
relationships with partners 
in the city. She is continuous-
ly inspired by the work she 
does and loves being able to 
give back to her community 
through meaningful service. In 
her free time, Brittany enjoys 
cooking, biking and spending 

time in nature.

ELI 
NEWMAN
Eli Newman 
is a nation-
ally awarded 
journalist 
with WDET, 
Detroit’s National Public Radio 
station, covering government 
and community affairs. His 
stories on housing, water 
policy and public corrup-
tion have appeared on NPR, 
Marketplace and in the Detroit 
Free Press, among other pub-
lications.
Over his seven-year career, 
Eli has received numerous 
accolades from the Michigan 
Association of Broadcasters 
and the Society of Professional 
Journalists in Detroit. In 2017, 
Newman was named the 
Michigan Associated Press 
Media Editors Broadcast 
Rising Star. More recently, Eli 
won a first-place award from 
the Public Media Journalists 
Association for his work cov-
ering Detroit’s racial justice 
and anti-police brutality pro-
tests.
A lifelong resident of 
Southeast Michigan, Eli 
grew up in West Bloomfield, 
attended Hillel Day School 
and Frankel Jewish Academy, 
and spent his summers at 
Tamarack Camps, where he 
continued to work through 
college.
He earned a degree in 
Hebrew and Judaic cultural 
studies at the University of 
Michigan in Ann Arbor. He 
first developed an interest in 
broadcasting at the college’s 
student-run radio station, 
WCBN-FM. Eli was also 
involved in Michigan Hillel 
and participated in various 
volunteering opportunities.
He now resides in 

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Jonathon Margolis

Senior Vice President of Asset Management

Mazel Tov 
LAURA GOTTLIEB!

Temple Beth El’s Director of Cultural Resources

We’re so 
proud of you 
every day!

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