NOVEMBER 3 • 2022 | 27

question: What does it mean 
to them? 
“We’ll ask them, ‘What 
imagery do they want to show 
that could create a bridge 
across a divide or be an inspi-
rational message to others?” 
she said.
The book will feature the 
student’s self-portrait on the 
left, and their image and mes-
sage on the right. Each of the 
students will receive a copy of 
the finished book. 
“I want them to know that 
what they create is import-
ant,
” said Rosenberg, who is 
working to bring the project to 
more schools in Detroit.
Rosenberg said she was 
honored to be named the key-
note speaker at Trade Secrets. 
“Women to Work is about 
helping women find a differ-
ent path, and one of the most 
important ways is by empow-
ering women to get back into 
the workforce and then be able 
to live the lives they choose.
” 
She also talks about the 
importance of mentorship. “It’s 
so important to have mentors,
” 
she said. “I think I spent as 
much time mentoring as I did 
talking about fashion trends 
when I was in the fashion 
world. It’s so important for 
women to lift each other up in 
the workplace.
”
She added one of her most 
important life lessons: “There 
is no such thing as failure, it’s 
just feedback. Try another way.
” 

MAKING AN IMPACT 
This year’s Trade Secrets 
Award recipient is Yolanda 
Lewis, a May 2022 graduate 
of Women to Work. Lewis, 
50, of Southfield was working 
at a senior home care agency 
when the pandemic struck. She 
lost her job while dealing with 
health issues. 
“I stumbled across some 
information about Gesher 
Human Services when I 
was attending Michigan 

Rehabilitation Services and 
thought Women to Work 
might give me some direction 
for my working life,
” Lewis 
said. 
She says the program was 
enjoyable, informative and 
helpful and gave her the tools 
to go back into the workforce 
with more confidence. “I 
learned so much, then after 
Women to Work, I took a 
financial literacy class, also at 
Gesher Human Services, and 
managed to get my credit score 
from 520 to 710,
” Lewis said. 
“The organization has been a 
great support system for me.” 
She is starting a paid intern-
ship with a human resources 
department in a local school 
and hopes it will lead to per-
manent work. 
“Women to Work partici-
pants not only gain increased 
self-confidence and improved 
communication skills, but 
also a support system and 
action plan for the future. We 
are grateful to play a part in 
that,” Blatt said. 

Purchase tickets or sponsorships at 

https://tinyurl.com/4b9nzbmz.

TRADE SECRETS will 
offer the opportunity to 
purchase raffle tickets 
with exciting prizes, 
including a $2,500 
Somerset Collection 
shopping spree and 
10-12 raffle baskets with 
event tickets, gifts for 
the home, jewelry, spa 
treatments and more; a 
chance to be included 
in a virtual small group 
reading with renowned 
psychic medium 
Rebecca Rosen plus 
a signed copy of her 
book; and a My Flight 
Tours Helicopter Ride 
for four in Detroit over 
the Ambassador Bridge.

Does Israel’s inability to agree on a 

government speak to larger 

challenges? Reflecting on 

the results of Israel’s fifth 

election in four years, 

Yossi Klein Halevi will 

explore the particular 

issues Israel faces as it 

approaches 75 years of 

statehood.
Yossi Klein Halevi

Senior Fellow,

Shalom Hartman Institute

To register:
shalomhartman.org/Israel75Detroit

November 21, 2022 | 6:45pm

Lecture followed by dessert reception

Temple Israel 
5725 Walnut Lake Road West 
Bloomfield, MI

Presented in 
partnership
with

Join us for a not-to-be-missed 
conversation!

What Israel’s 
Election Tells Us 
About the State of 
the State at 75

