AUGUST 18 • 2022 | 25

J

ewish Family Service’s We Need to 
Talk program, a community-wide 
youth mental health initiative, and 
the Jamie Daniels Foundation will present 
a candid look at drug addiction in the 
Jewish community, Wednesday, Aug. 31, at 
7 p.m. at the Berman Center 
for the Performing Arts inside 
the Jewish Community Center 
in West Bloomfield. 
Like society at large, Jewish 
families are grappling with 
how to understand, face and 
live with addiction. Community advocates 
will share stories and insights that explore 
the devastating impact of addiction and 

the path to recovery. 
According to event organizer and panel 
moderator Sam Dubin, “This panel has the 
potential to open the eyes of our commu-
nity members — particularly parents who 
are concerned about their teenagers and 
young adults. We need to have 
these difficult conversations 
because the lives of our loved 
ones depend on it.”
Everyone age 13+ is wel-
come to attend. An addic-
tion-help resource fair and 
kosher refreshments will follow the panel. 
The panel discussion will also be on Zoom 
for those unable to attend in person.

Panelists include Lisa 
Kaplan, LMSW, program 
coordinator of Maplegrove 
Community Education, 
Henry Ford Health; Lisa 
Daniels-Goldman, parent and 
co-founder and trustee of the 
Jamie Daniels Foundation; Sue 
Berlin, parent and local com-
munity advocate; and Brian 
Abel, a recovering addict. 
Dubin, assistant director of 
JCRC/AJC, is serving as mod-
erator. 
Other community partners 
include the Daniel B. Sobel 
Friendship House and the 
Jewish Addiction Resource 
Alliance
Learn more about addic-
tion in our community, find 
recovery resources and have 
your most pressing questions answered. 
Register at jewishdetroit.org/addiction. 

Submitted by the Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit.

All are welcome at a free panel discussion and 
resource fair on Aug. 31.

Learn About Addiction in 
the Jewish Community 

Lisa Kaplan
Sam Dubin

Lisa 
Daniels-
Goldman

Sue Berlin

Brian Abel

