Alternatives for Girls

Alternatives for Girls

A safe home, a support system, a family, Alternatives For Girls (AFG) is a Detroit-based nonprofit serving homeless and high-risk girls and young women.

The Jewish Fund Teen Board

The Jewish Fund Teen Board

Imagine creating a whole new take on giving back to the community. Suppose someone gave you $50,000 and said, “Take this money and use it to make our community a better place.” What would YOU do?

Irene Schumer, Oldest Melton Grad

Lifelong Learner

Avid student of history, Irene Schumer, graduates from the Melton course with daughter, Sharon Schwartz.

Michael Eisinger

JFS Steps Up Services to Holocaust Survivors

As Holocaust survivors age, their experiences and their needs could fade to the periphery of the community’s consciousness without deliberate outreach and support from caring individuals and organizations.

Esther and Richard Zekman

A Perfect Match

Meet Doctors Esther and Rich Zekman; married 15 years, parents of three; always on call: Rich in Oncology; Esther in OB-GYN; a power team, working hard, playing hard, loving life in the D.

Marcy Feldman

Activist of the Year (and Forever)

Honored for her can-do, must-do spirit, Marcy Feldman is named the recipient of JCRC’s 2015 Activist Award.

Echo Teens

Earth-Bound and Eco-Friendly

Students at Temple Emanu-El are now learning to reap the benefits of recycling.

The JCC of Krakow

As Jews around the world are discovering, a visit to Poland can be transformative.

Masha Shumatskaya fled Donetsk, Ukraine, in June 2014. (photo credit: JTA/Uriel Heilman)

Jewish Activism is Alive in Ukraine

When the daily shelling began to be too much to bear, Masha packed up her belongings and left her hometown.