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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