other JSL staff to recruit
models Edie Blumer, Audrey
Demak, Harriett Hessenthaler,
Nancy Kalef, Ruthie Katz,
Ruthe Levy, Shirley Moscow,
Diana Rosenthal, Lorraine
Sallan, Phyllis Subar, Rena
Tepman and Millie Zivov.
Model Nancy Kalef, who is
president of the Meer Resident
Council, said, “I thought it
was really fun. It was great
for the women to be together
and do something different
that was also good for our
JSL community. Everyone felt
really good about it.
”
One of the models
wanted someone to walk
her across the stage, so
Meer Administrator Marcia
Mittleman volunteered her
brother Gary Fink. There
was such enthusiasm for
having escorts that chair
Hannah Moss volunteered
her husband, Gordon Moss,
and son-in-law David Seidel,
as well as friends Bill Elson
and Jeff Golding; Cyd Stone
volunteered boyfriend Bruce
Stoller, and JSL
’s Executive
Director of Development
Jo Rosen volunteered her
husband, Andy Nickelhoff.
“It was so much fun to
watch these generous and
fearless men from our Detroit
Jewish community escort a
dozen glowing residents as
they strolled the Lives Well
Lived catwalk. One, my
husband Andy, surprised us
all and made quite a splash
in a vintage top hat and tails
that brought wide smiles from
our models and whoops and
hollers from the audience,
”
Rosen said. “I had no idea he
was hiding this outfit for the
past six years.
”
Lives Well Lived sponsors
included The Edward I.
Fleischman Foundation,
Nancy & Jim Grosfeld, Robin
& Leo Eisenberg Family,
Fritz Enterprises, Inc., Huron
Valley Steel Corporation,
Elaine Beresh, Frances & Ken
Eisenberg, Stanley & Judy
Frankel, The Fritz Family,
Alan J. Hayman, Hannah &
Gordon Moss, Shari Cohen,
Rochelle & Bill Elson, Dr.
Adam Fienman, DDS, Gold
Star, LLC, Karen & Ken Goss,
Nancy & Robert Heinrich,
Synde Keywell, Andrea Laker,
Renee & Martin Laker, Judy
& John Marx, Lisa & Dan
Mendelson, Anita & Robert
Naftaly, Brett Panter, Brody’s
Custom Clothing & Provisions
/ Eventive Studios, Rehmann,
Bobbie Patt, Eunice Ring, Joni
& Neil Satovsky, Arlene &
Rick Selik, Allison Walkon &
Caregiver Referrals, Barbara
Zack & Norman Rubin, and
Rachel Zimmerman.
Elaine and
Rob Robins
Building Bridges
in Israel and
Around the World
On Nov. 1, the eve of Israeli elections, former U.S.
Ambassador to Israel Daniel B. Shapiro was in the Detroit
area. He spoke to friends and supporters of Magen David
Adom (MDA), Israel’s national paramedic and Red Cross
service, at the home of Sandy and Jim Danto in Bloomfield
Hills.
The ambassador, currently a distinguished fellow at the
Atlantic Council, gave a firsthand account of his diplomatic
experience in Israel and his current work in the post-Abra-
ham Accords era. Uri Shacham, deputy director-general and
chief of staff for MDA, spoke about how the work MDA
does builds bridges between people of all faiths in Israel and
around the world.
“Jim and I are grateful for MDA’s lifesaving work in Israel
and around the globe,” said Sandy Danto. “Israelis depend
on Magen David Adom in peace, war and health crises, such
as COVID-19. Their global rescue and training leadership is
tikkun olam at its very best.”
For more information about Magen David Adom, contact Wendy Strip at
(248) 522-0420 or wstrip@afmda.org.
From left: MDA Deputy-Director Uri Shacham,
Hosts Jim and Sandy Danto, and Ambassador
Daniel B. Shapiro.
Jody and Shelly Mendelson, longtime supporters of Magen David
Adom, attended the event.
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