DECEMBER 28 • 2023 | 19
21
OCTOBER
Michigan State Reps. Noah Arbit
and Samantha Steckoff sponsor
successful legislation for official
celebrations of religious holidays
including Rosh Hashanah and Yom
Kippur.
Beginning after the Oct. 7
terrorist attack on Israel,
college and university
campuses experience a
rise in antisemitism.
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
07
DECEMBER
“Menorah in the D” is held
in Downtown Detroit, the
celebration concluded
with the lighting of the
giant 26-foot menorah on
Campus Martius.
13
DECEMBER
The Detroit Pistons host
Jewish Heritage Night at
Little Ceasars Arena in
Detroit.
Samantha Woll, beloved Jewish leader
and president of the Isaac Agree
Downtown Synagogue, was found
murdered outside her home in Detroit.
The news of her death made international
headlines.
21
OCTOBER
Gary Torgow is elected
president of the
Jewish Federation of
Detroit for a three-
year term. At the same
meeting, Michael
Berger is elected
president of the United
Jewish Foundation
of Detroit. They
succeed Matt Lester
and Dennis Bernard,
respectively.
Gary
Torgow
Michael
Berger
Mark Davidoff is awarded the
Fred M. Butzel Memorial Award
for Distinguished Service, the
Jewish Federation of Detroit’s
highest honor
19
OCTOBER
#EndJewHatred
held at rally at
Orchard Lake Road
and Northwestern
Highway. U.S. Rep.
Haley Stevens
spoke at the rally.
Mark Davidoff won the Butzel
Award, Detroit Federation’s
highest honor.
Gary Torgow was named president of the Jewish
Federation of Detroit and Michael Berger will serve as
president of the United Jewish Foundation.
JOHN HARDWICK
Samantha Woll was stabbed to death
at her home in Detroit.
This year, two family
members of Hamas-held hos-
tages are honorary
lamp lighters.