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he speaks to nearly
380,000 followers
around the world
on Instagram every day, but
on June 20, social media
influencer, Israel advocate,
and proud Jewish wife and
mother Lizzy Savetsky was live
and in-person at Hillel Day
School in Farmington Hills for
an inspiring “girls’ night out”
presented by Aish HaTorah
Detroit and Jewish Federation
of Detroit.
More than 400 women
filled the auditorium to hear
from the powerhouse speaker
I interviewed one-on-one on
stage.
“Judaism is my North Star.
It is everything in my life,
”
Savetsky said. “We have faced
struggles in every generation,
and we have not backed down
… I love knowing where I
come from, what I’m made
of and whose shoulders I’m
standing on. That is the most

empowering thing in the world.
”
Savetsky, who started her
online journey as a fashion
blogger more than a decade
ago, was in Israel Oct. 7 for her
3-year-old son’s upsherin (first
haircut) with her husband,
Dr. Ira Savetsky, a renowned
plastic surgeon, and their three
children. They hid with others
in a bomb shelter when word

began to spread that Hamas
terrorists murdered more
than 1,200 men, women and
children, and took more than
250 hostages, many still being
held captive in Gaza.
Ever since, she has used her
social media platform to dispel
myths, call out world leaders,
interview survivors and
families of the hostages, face

down protesters, and fearlessly
defend against injustice and
antisemitism.
“I’m not out to change
people’s minds. I think it’s
more about exposing the
insanity, the idiocy and the
blatant hate,” she said. “We
have seen in the past seven,
eight-plus months, that we
cannot count on anyone else to
stand by us … I think we need
to show the world the truth.”
Originally from Fort Worth,
Texas, Lizzy and her family
now live in New York City. She
spoke candidly about raising
her children in a social media
world where she receives
hundreds of death threats and
hateful messages daily.
“I try to take the emotion
out of it and say these are
intimidation tactics. I think
what they want is for me to
be afraid and to stop posting,
and I’m not going to give them
what they want,” she said.

More than 400 women pack Hillel Day School for an evening with Lizzy Savetsky.
Influencer for Israel

ROBIN SCHWARTZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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PHOTOS BY OLGA GAMBURG

Robin Schwartz
interviews
Lizzy Savetsky.

Estie Tolwin, Stacey Block and Lisa Klein, all of Huntington Woods,
pose for a photo with Lizzy Savetsky (second from left).