56 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023
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GIFT GUIDE
It’s always good to give with intent; this
year, even more so. Here are a few of
our favorites.
Gifts that
Give Back
Give Back
LYNNE KONSTANTIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY
Good for you, good for our best friends
who give us so much joy: Rebel
Nell in Detroit was founded out of
a love of the city’s vibrant street
art combined with the opportunity
to address social issues. This
custom stainless-steel Pet Tag is
crafted from fallen Detroit graffiti
(choose designs, shapes and colors
on their website) with your BFF’s name
and contact info on the other side. Best
of all: A portion of proceeds benefits
Michigan Humane (formerly Michigan Humane
Society) — with three adoption centers, four veterinary centers,
adoption partnerships and more to assist with sheltering, cruelty
investigations, emergency rescue, legislative advocacy and more.
Visit michiganhumane.org/shop or rebellnell.com.
YGAZM ART
Yevgeniya Gazman is an artist, photographer, writer,
storyteller and “kind human,” she says. The founder of
YGazm Art, a global brand balancing art and design with
profit and philanthropy, was born in the former Soviet
Union and came to the United States with her family as a
refugee at age 9.
Upon arrival, the Jewish community of Metro Detroit
welcomed her and her family with open arms — allowing
for an education at Hillel Day School, summers at
Tamarack Camps and more. Since then, Gazman has
strived to give back to both her local community and the
Jewish community at large, participating on the board of
the Michigan Chapter of the ADL, the board of local artist
incubator Step Space, contributing to the Jewish News
and through her brand, “creating campaigns that benefit
organizations and causes consistent with my values
— diversity, inclusion and peace,” she says. Since the
events of Oct. 7, Gazman is selling an original painting
plus 10 prints with 50% of the sales prices to be donated
to the JFMD Israel Emergency Campaign. The painting,
a 36” x 36” oil and acrylic on stretched canvas titled
Adonai Echad, is currently on display at Bais Chabad
Torah Center and is priced at $3,600; each numbered
and signed 18” x 18” giclee print is priced at $360. For
details and to purchase, visit ygazmart.com.
MARZIPOPS
Armed with 10 years’ experience as a cake designer, an MBA from
Harvard and a passion for food and whimsy, Ann Arbor-based Dahlia
Weinman created Marzipops. After the success of her original marzipan
“matzah” pops — and publicity in the New York Times, Martha Stewart
Living and the Jewish News, of course — Weinman expanded into
everything that is playful and delicious in marzipan. This Chanukah,
she has added to her list: Marzipops has created new limited-edition
Support Israel Striped Star of David Tiles — a gift box of 10 striped
treats ($48) in two designs. The set is Weinman’s effort to support Israel
while it is under attack, with 100% of the product proceeds benefiting
the Friends of the IDF. “Your purchase will champion the courageous
men and women of the Israel Defense Forces as they protect the State
of Israel and her citizens,” she says. Marzipops.com.
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