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hank you, Detroit!” Dr. Conrad Giles,
president of World ORT, expressed grat-
itude to the guests gathered in Shed 5 of
Eastern Market in Detroit for ORT and the City.
“Detroit is the No. 1 donor in all the world to
ORT!” he exclaimed.
Nicole Miller, director of ORT America
Michigan Region, welcomed guests and high-
lighted the driving mission of ORT is to “give
access to high quality education.”
ORT and the City goes beyond raising money
for ORT’s mission to provide high-quality and
life-changing global education access. It further
creates an empowering platform for emerging
and established artists and shines a spotlight on
Detroit as a mecca of art, design and culture.
More than 30 featured artists, presented by artist
patrons, showcased original art in diverse medi-
ums inspired by the theme of the event: “
Art
ABOVE: Artist Jamie
Wineman.
FAR LEFT: World ORT
President Conrad Giles and
Mia Weinberg.
LEFT: Alon Kaufman, Shari
Kaufman, Doreen Heremlin
and Kris Meshew.
YEVGENIYA GAZMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
ORT and the
City 2023
PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAMIE FELDMAN
Your Heart Out.”
“ORT is such a wonderful organiza-
tion. It was a joy to be part of the ORT
family and assist in our way, through
our art,” said Erik and Israel Nordin
of Detroit Design Center. “Like the
Detroit Menorah we created, our
hearts are with the community and
bringing people together. Thank you
everyone at ORT for all you do!”
Leslie Ann Pilling, founder and
president of Metropolitan Museum
of Design Detroit, applauds ORT.
“Kudos to the ORT event organizers
for highlighting artistic talents of our
Jewish community and promoting the
city of Detroit as a go-to destination.”
“ORT and the City was such a won-
derful experience for me as an emerg-
ing artist and business owner,” said
Jamie Wineman, a featured artist at
the event sponsored by artist patrons
Catherine and Nathan Forbes. “It
was truly a beautiful thing to merge
personal Detroit relationships and
the community I have fostered since
childhood with my artwork. I could
not have asked to be part of a more
perfect event.”
Lilley Kroll, volunteer at ORT and
the City, said, “ORT is an incredible
organization that I enjoy volunteering
for. I am so proud of my mom over
the years for displaying and providing
her art for auction to help such an
impactful organization.” Lilley’s moth-
er, Jennifer Kroll, contributed her
original painting acrylic on stretched
canvas titled MEANT TO BE to ORT
and the City.
Guests at ORT and the City had
a chance to enjoy Ray’s Ice Cream,
a Royal Oak staple, now under the
ownership of Jason and Lindsey
Eddleston. Hannah Crane, Lindsey
Eddleston and Jodi Trivax served as
event co-chairs.
To learn more about ORT and get involved,
reach out to Nicole Miller, director of ORT
America Michigan Region, at nmiller@ortamerica.
org. To browse all the art from ORT and the City
2023, visit https://ortamerica.org/regions/michi-
gan-region/events/ortandthecity.
Erik and Israel Nordin