FEBRUARY 15 • 2024 | 37

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fter a long pandem-
ic shutdown, the 
Jewish community’s 
greatest generation came 
back in droves for the 2023 
Bessie Spector Oldest Jewish 
Americans Celebration. More 
than 300 guests attended, 
including 100 honorees who 
were 95 or older, 19 of whom 
were older than 100. 
This year’s event, “The 
Greatest Generation: Under 
the Big Top,” will be held on 
Friday, June 21, at 10:30 a.m. 

at Adat Shalom Synagogue. 
The festive, circus-themed 
party will include brunch, 
entertainment, and special 
recognition of the commu-
nity’s elders by returning 
co-chairs Jain Lauter, Joyce 
Berlin Weingarten and Julie 
Zussman. 
“It is such a special event, 
and our committee works 
so hard to ensure our 
honorees feel the love and 
enjoy themselves,” said 
Beth Robinson, director, 
FRIENDS of Jewish Senior 
Life, who coordinates the 
annual celebration. “We 
hope everyone who is 95 
or older, or with friends 
or family members in that 
group, will join us.” 
“The Greatest 
Generation: Under the Big 
Top” is being sponsored 
by the family of Bessie 
Spector, The J, Jewish 
Family Service, Jewish 
Federation of Detroit, 
Jewish Senior Life of 
Metropolitan Detroit and 
Gesher Human Services. 
To register an honoree, 
who must h 95 years old 
by Dec. 31, 2024, or older, 
visit https://jslmi.org/
events/bessie-spector- 
oldest-americans-brunch/ 
or contact Beth Robinson 
at (248) 592-5062 or 
brobinson@jslmi.org. 

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“The Greatest Generation: Under 
the Big Top” co-chairs Joyce Berlin 
Weingarten, Julie Zussman and Jain 
Lauter.

Volunteer Anita Fishman and Jewish 
Senior Life’s Meer Apartments 
resident Annette Eisenstadt at the 
2023 Bessie Spector Oldest Jewish 
Americans Celebration.

Betty Chernoff with daughters Cathy 
Slavik (l) and Joan Chernoff-Epstein, 
(r) at the 2023 Bessie Spector Oldest 
Jewish Americans Celebration. 

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