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