74 | DECEMBER 7 • 2023 

Jewish Senior Life of 
Metropolitan Detroit 
announced its collaboration 
with Powerback 
Rehabilitation to further 
enrich and support active, 
healthy lifestyles for the 
nonprofit organization’s 
residents. 
The new collaboration, 
which began Oct. 16, includes 
a range of complimentary 
services provided by 
Powerback Rehabilitation, 
such as in-depth vitality 
checks and the establishment 
of optimal health goals for 
every resident. Individuals 
at all functional levels 
have access to Powerback 
Rehabilitation’s proprietary 
Balance in Action program, 
which uses an evidence-based 
approach to decrease the risk 
of falls, the most common 
cause of injuries, hospital 
trauma admissions, and 

injury deaths in older adults. 
In addition, Powerback 
Rehabilitation’s Age in 
Motion program is designed 
to help Jewish Senior Life’s 
older adult residents remain 
active and age successfully 
through wellness seminars, 
group exercise classes, online 
access to exercises and 
presentations, and more. 
“Everyone at Jewish 
Senior Life cares deeply 
about the physical, mental, 
and emotional health and 
well-being of our residents,” 
said Executive Director 
of Strategic Initiatives, 
Barbra Giles. “This exciting 
collaboration with Powerback 
Rehabilitation will provide 
a path toward helping the 
older adults we serve become 
stronger, safer, and more 
active as they improve their 
physical functions and 
quality of life.” 

JSL Announces Collaboration 
with Powerback Rehabilitation 

Jewish Senior Life 
Wine Pairings and 
Tapas Event 
Jewish Senior Life of 
Metropolitan Detroit is bring-
ing Spanish fare and interna-
tional holiday flair to a free 
“Wine Pairings and Tapas” 
event on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 
from 1 to 3 p.m. at Hechtman 
II Apartments (6690 W. Maple 
Road in West Bloomfield). 
The community is invited 
to sample wines selected by 
Sommelier Paula Hartson that 
will be paired with delicious 
tapas prepared by JSL’s culi-
nary team. Seating is limited. 
To make reservations, call 
Beth at (248) 592-5026 TTY# 
711 or go to info@jslmi.org to 
register. 

Crime Stoppers Offers Reward for 
Information on Sam Woll’s Murder

Crime Stoppers of Michigan is offering a $15,000 reward for infor-
mation in the fatal stabbing on Oct. 21 of Samantha Woll, the presi-
dent of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit.
The announcement of the reward came nearly a week after police 
released a suspect who knew Woll well and attended the same syn-
agogue. 
Several days after releasing an arrested suspect without charging 
him, Detroit Police issued a general statement about the ongoing 
investigation.
“The homicide investigation into Samantha Woll’s tragic mur-
der is ongoing,
” the department said. “Despite recent develop-
ments, DPD’s Homicide Unit remains committed to presenting a 
comprehensive set of facts for submission to the Wayne County 
Prosecutor’s Office.
” 

Bookstock 
Accepting 
Donations

Bookstock, the area’s largest 
used book and media sale, will 
be welcoming donations of 
gently used books, audiobooks, 
records, CDs and DVDs, on the 
first Wednesday of the month 
from December 2023 through 
March 2024. 
Donations will be accept-
ed from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at 
Congregation Beth Ahm, 
5075 W
. Maple Road, West 
Bloomfield, on Jan. 3; Feb. 
7; and March 6 at the south 
entrance of the synagogue. 
Bookstock 2024 will run 
April 7-14 at Laurel Park Place 
in Livonia. Bookstock is a com-
munity service project where 
proceeds from the annual week-
long sale benefit literacy and 
education projects in the City of 
Detroit, and counties through-
out Metro Detroit and northern 
Michigan. 
Celebrating 20 years of 
“supporting the need to read,
” 
Bookstock has generated near-
ly $3 million for literacy and 
education projects throughout 
Michigan.

 For more information about 
donations to Bookstock, the 
Bookstock sale or volunteer 
opportunities, call (248) 502-
2849, or visit bookstockmi.org. 

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