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Making A Signature Impact

COURTESY OF FEDERATION

Jennifer 
Grey

Jessica Migliore, Melissa Novetsky, Stacey 
Columbus, Hayley Snyder and Fawn Chayet

LEFT TO RIGHT: Nancy Glen, Women’s Philanthropy Campaign Chair, and Sherrie Singer, Women’s Philanthropy President. Signature Event 2023 
Co-Chairs Amye Goldhaber, Jill Ingber, Shayna Levine and Carole BenEzra. Attendees enjoyed the evening. 

More than 600 women gathered for 
Federation Women’s Philanthropy Signature 
Event featuring actor Jennifer Grey from 
the movie Dirty Dancing on Feb. 13 at 
Congregation Shaarey Zedek. 
Planned by event co-chairs Carole 
BenEzra, Amye Goldhaber, Jill Ingber and 
Shayna Levine, Signature is the premier 
annual fundraising event for Jewish 
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit’s 
Women’s Philanthropy that celebrates the 
power of women philanthropists in the 
Detroit Jewish community. In fact, 75 new 
gifts to Federation’s Annual Campaign were 
made through Signature, which was 25% 
above the goal.

Guest enjoyed drinks, appetizers and 

hearing from Grey, who shared her 
own story, including her Jewish identity, 
anecdotes from her best-selling memoir 
Out of the Corner and a behind-the-scenes 
update on the Dirty Dancing sequel. 

The event also included four presenters 
who described how their lives were 
positively impacted by Federation agency 
partners. After the event, Grey signed 
copies of her book, which were handed out 
as a gift to all attendees.

Sadly, the impact made on Federation’s 
2023 Annual Campaign wasn’t the only 
significant news of the night, as the event 
ended with reports of the horrific shooting 
at Michigan State University. 

“We were devastated by the senseless 

tragedy that occurred at Michigan State 
on the night of our Signature Event,
” said 
Sherrie Singer, Women’s Philanthropy 
president. “We truly thank everyone who 
came out to our beautiful event while at the 
same time, we mourn those lost and are 
thinking of the students and others left in 
the wake of this horrible incident.
” 

Added Nancy Glen, Women’s 
Philanthropy Campaign Chair, “From 
the diverse group of women from our 
community and agencies, to the friendship 
in the room and then solace shared by 
all of us, this year’s Signature Event was 
something very special and profound, and 
I’m honored to have been a part of this 
amazing night.
” 

36 | MARCH 16 • 2023 

