28 | JULY 20 • 2023
OUR COMMUNITY
J
ewish Senior Life of Metropolitan
Detroit held its Annual Board
of Directors Meeting at Harriett
& Ben Teitel Apartments in Oak Park
on Tuesday, June 27. Sixty-five guests
attended, including the nonprofit
organization’s officers, executives, staff
members, award recipients, agency
partners and community members.
Jewish Senior Life (JSL) has six
inclusive residential communities with a
continuum of care on its two campuses
in West Bloomfield and Oak Park where
older adults enjoy innovative programs,
activities and services that enhance their
lives, nurture a sense of community and
foster meaningful connections while
embracing Jewish values.
Jewish Senior Life’s theme for the
upcoming year, the Power of Purpose,
was highlighted throughout the event. JSL
Board President Mark Kowalsky related
that he and his family have been involved
with and impacted by the agency and its
predecessors for six decades, helping to
shape his own life values, priorities and
purpose.
Kowalsky identified six goals for the
upcoming year, including continuing
to meet JSL’s mission; ensuring the
community is aware of its services and
high level of care; listening to residents
and the community at large to build upon
and implement new services; continuing
efforts to retain and attract exemplary
staff members; coordinating with the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
and sister agencies to ensure the needs of
senior adults are being met; and staying
abreast of national trends in senior care.
Jewish Senior Life Annual Meeting
focuses on theme for upcoming year.
The
Power of
Purpose
CAROLYN KRIEGER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
PHOTOS BY NICOLE LUPILOFF
JSL Board Secretary
Jeff Fleischman
and JSL CEO
Nancy Heinrich
Group photo (left to right): Jack Rothenberg, Mark Berke, Alan Sternfeld, Nancy Reed, Carol
Weintraub Fogel, Mark Kowalsky, Karen Rubenfire, Deborah Rosenthal, Carolyn Cohen,
Joanne Aronovitz, Barbara Horowitz, Jeff Fleischman and Kenneth Goss.
JSL CEO
Nancy
Heinrich