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members to discuss pressing issues, 
foster solidarity and strengthen ties. 
Jewish Federation of Detroit Board 
President Gary Torgow was the chair 
of the General Assembly this year (see 
related story on page 4). 
About 50 Jewish communal leaders 
made up Detroit’s delegation at the 
Stand Together event. 
Dr. Conrad Giles, honorary presi-
dent of World ORT and longtime local 
community leader and philanthropist, 
was at the event. Giles said that at this 
particular time in Israel’s history and in 
the history of the Jewish people, “being 
together” is incredibly impactful. 
“I’ve been coming to the General 
Assembly since 1982, and I never fail 
to leave without being enthused, ener-
gized and so confident that as a people, 
we will continue to do what we’ve 
always done through the millennia,
” 
Giles said. “It’s especially great being 
here with so many individuals from 
Detroit who share this vision. 

“Perhaps the most beautiful thing I 
could say is there are so many people I 
have never seen before, so I know the 
next generation is going to carry on 
the tradition of our great Jewish com-
munity.
” 
Dennis Bernard, chair of JFNA
’s 
Security and Antisemitism Committee 
and past president of the United Jewish 
Foundation of Detroit, said Stand 
Together is a wonderful way to not 
only bring Jewish Detroit together, but 
also for all the other Jewish commu-
nities in North America to unite and 
stand together in strength, while doing 
it in a peaceful way. 
“I really hope the Israelis who are 
here understand we, as American Jews. 
are with them, and we will not leave 
them or desert them,
” Bernard said 
of the event. “We feel their pain, their 
pride, their strength and their unity. I 
hope everybody who has been person-
ally affected by Oct. 7 feels that we’re 
with them.
” 

Dennis 
Bernard

ETHAN SHULMAN

The 2024-25 
Detroit Shinshinim
were in attendance

Israeli singer 
Idan Raichel 
performs. 

STEPHEN JAFFE 

STEPHEN JAFFE 

Relatives of Israeli 
hostages were in 
attendance.

ABBY GREENAWALT 
ETHAN SHULMAN

Attendees holding up signs reading 
“Bring Them Home Now”

LARRY LEVIN

“I REALLY HOPE THE ISRAELIS THAT ARE 
HERE UNDERSTAND WE AS AMERICAN 
JEWS ARE WITH THEM, AND WE WILL 

NOT LEAVE THEM OR DESERT THEM.”

— DENNIS BERNARD

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