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ational Council of Jewish Women, Michigan 
(NCJW|MI) will host its annual fundraising 
event Women of Vision on Wednesday, Oct. 
26, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. The 
event features Juju Chang, the Emmy award-winning 
co-anchor of ABC News’ Nightline and a regular con-
tributor to ABC Television Network’s Good Morning 
America and 20/20. 
Chang’s highly visible reporting on Asian hate is the 
culmination of decades of covering everything from 
natural disasters to terrorism, mass shootings, immigra-
tion, violence against the LGBTQUIA+ community and 
inequities of the COVID-19 pandemic. 
This year’s Women of Vision benefit 
luncheon returns to an in-person event for 
the first time since the pandemic started 
and includes boutiques on site and a raffle. 
One of the most prominent Asian-
Americans in broadcast news, Chang lev-
eraged her position to become a much- 
admired champion of social change. She 
made U.S. broadcast history co-anchoring 
the 2021 ABC News Live special Stop the 
Hate: The Rise in Violence Against Asian-
Americans with fellow Korean American 
co-anchor Eva Pilgrim and a cast of Asian-
American and Pacific Islander journalists, 
thought leaders, lawmakers and celebri-
ties. Chang’s husband, Neal Shapiro, is Jewish, and she 
describes herself as a Jew by choice, bringing up her 
three sons as Jewish. Chang is also a powerful voice 
against antisemitism and all forms of discrimination, 
scapegoating and persecution. 
“With the rise of hate crimes against the Asian-
American and Pacific Islander communities, Ms. 
Chang will be discussing the historical parallels 
between Asian hate and antisemitism, having raised her 
children in a blended cultural environment, referring 
to them as 50% Korean and 100% Jewish,
” said Sallyjo 
Levine, NCJW|MI President. “We are thrilled that Ms. 
Chang will be sharing her personal story that has so 
many underlying themes of civil rights and social jus-
tice.
”
The event will also honor three local women. 
Carolyn Krieger, founder of CKC Agency, a public 
relations company in Farmington Hills, will be awarded 
“The Woman of Vision Award” because of the trusted 
relationships she has developed with media, her clients 

and the corporate world in a 35+ 
year career. “To be recognized by 
the National Council of Jewish 
Women, Michigan, an organi-
zation I deeply respect and have 
supported for many years, person-
ally and professionally, is a pro-
found honor and truly humbling,
” 
Krieger said.
“The Josephine S. Weiner Award 
for Community Service” will be 
awarded to Carrie Kushner and 
Marilynn Sabin for their unstint-
ing volunteer work, especially their 
dedication to providing Kosher 
Meals on Wheels for homebound seniors. 
The fundraising event will support NCJW|MI’s 
many community-service projects and social 
justice advocacy work. Recent projects of the 
131-year-old organization include the Back 2 
School Store, which in August provided free 
clothing and school supplies to 900 Detroit 
children in need, literacy outreach, fleece 
blankets for hospitalized children, a program 
providing backpacks and school supplies to 900 
homeless students in Oakland County schools 
and 450 children in need identified through 
Jewish Family Service and Kosher Meals 
on Wheels. The organization is also at 
the forefront of voter advocacy and 
women’s reproductive rights, holding 
programs and educational initiatives 
to promote these issues.
Tickets for the Women of Vision 
event are available at several 
donation levels, starting at $54. 
Registration is from 9:30 a.m. 
to 11:45 a.m.; boutiques are 
open from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 
p.m.; meet-and-greet with 
Juju Chang is from 10:45 
a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; 11:45 a.m. 
onwards will be awards, the 
guest speaker, lunch and the 
raffle. 

For more information on the program and to 

buy tickets, go to https://ncjwmi.org.

OUR COMMUNITY

Marilynn 
Sabin

16 | OCTOBER 20 • 2022 

Juju Chang

Carrie 
Kushner

Women 
of Vision

Nightline Co-Anchor Juju Chang 
to headline NCJW Michigan’s 
annual fundraiser Oct. 26.

JN STAFF

Carolyn 
Krieger

