Contact: 248-357-5544 ext. 48 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Email: sisterhood@shaareyzedek.org
GLORIA ALLRED TO KEYNOTE IMPORTANT ANNUAL LOCAL FUNDRAISING
EVENT.
High-profile lawyer, feminist, activist and advocate to
speak at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield.
April 6, 2010 – Lois Linden Nelson WOMAN'S WORLD is the
premier fundraising event for Sisterhood of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, in
Southfield, Michigan. Founded in
1964, this event is a well-loved, time-honored tradition in the Detroit Jewish
community. Each year, over 700 women attend, including those who are leaders in
the business and philanthropic community and who enjoy the experience of this
all-day event.
The Lois Linden Nelson Woman’s World 2010 luncheon and
fund-raising event will take place on Wednesday, May 5, 2010, from 9:00 am -
4:00 pm, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield, MI 48034.
This year’s keynote speaker is Gloria Allred, the
internationally recognized attorney and advocate for justice and equality,
described by Time Magazine as “one of the nation’s most effective advocates of
family rights and feminist causes.” Allred has devoted her career to fighting
for civil rights across boundaries of gender, race, age, sexual orientation,
and social class.
Attendees can meet Gloria Allred in person and purchase a
signed copy of her book Fight Back and Win: My Thirty-Year Fight
Against Injustice--And How You Can Win Your Own Battles, after the
luncheon.
The recipient of the annual sisterhood Woman of Valor award,
presented during the luncheon, is Shirley Ruzumna, an honored member of the
Shaarey Zedek sisterhood.
“The Sisterhood of Congregation Shaarey Zedek provides our
synagogue with a sense of community in all that we do,” said sisterhood president
Jeri Fishman. “Each year we help fund many of the congregation’s building and
education initiatives, as well as the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism,
Jewish Theological Seminary, and other vital projects. 3% of all event proceeds
benefit Mazon, a Jewish Response to Hunger.
Continued:
Shops at the stylish Boutique Show (open to the public and
free of charge) feature chic, affordable apparel, eco-friendly gifts, garden
art, accessories, Judaica, and perfect mother’s day gifts. The event also features
the “OVER THE TOP" raffle, for fabulous prizes including a $1,000 gift
card to the Somerset Collection in Troy.
The schedule of event is as follows:
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
9:00 AM
Boutiques Open
(No Luncheon Ticket needed to Shop - The Boutiques are open
to the community!)
9:00 AM
Coffee Bar Opens
10:45 - 11:45
"Meet and Greet" with Keynote Speaker and
"Woman of Valor" for Ruby Level Patrons
12:00 AM
Luncheon, Presentation of “Woman of Valor” Award
Featured Speaker & Raffle
2:00 PM
Book Signing by Gloria Allred
Fight Back and Win: My
Thirty-Year Fight Against Injustice--And How You Can Win Your Own Battles
4:00 PM
Boutiques Close
COMPLIMENTARY VALET PARKING PROVIDED
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For luncheon and speaker tickets or if you’d like more
information about this event or to schedule an interview please call
248-357-5544 ext. 48.
Boutique show, luncheon
draw women to annual event
By Jennie Miller
C & G Staff Writer
SOUTHFIELD — More than 700 women are expected to attend a boutique show and luncheon on Wednesday, May 6, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The annual event, the Lois Linden Nelson Woman’s World, will feature an array of shopping, as well as a lunchtime visit from Dee Dee Myers, a onetime White House press secretary for President Bill Clinton and current bestselling author of “Why Women Should Rule the World.”
“It’s a great day for members of the synagogue, as well as the community,” said Denise Kalt, a co-chair of the event. “The shopping boutiques (have) wonderful items at great prices. And the lunch and the speaker — we always tried to pick somebody who is really interesting for all the different women that attend, whether it’s mothers, grandmothers, daughters, friends.”
Myers fits the mold perfectly, said Karen Couf-Cohen, a co-chair of the event.
“(Her book) really poses the question: What would happen if women played a key role in global governing?” Couf-Cohen said. “She proposes it would be a very different world, and really one that incorporates the dynamics of how they communicate and nurture and try to make things better. … This really seemed like the perfect speaker to talk about women and how they could impact the world.”
Last year’s event featured author Lauren Weisberger, who wrote “The Devil Wears Prada,” and drew some 700 women to the event.
While attendance at the luncheon comes at a $54 cost, local retailers supplied gifts, jewelry and apparel for the boutique show, which is free to the public.
“We will have a wide variety of vendors that will have very chic apparel and gifts,” Couf-Cohen said. “Some are vendors that do boutique shows exclusively; some are retailers such as Lori Karbal, who does business in Birmingham, and she has various gifts and accessories; The Annex in Royal Oak, which sells women’s apparel; Babara’s Paper Bag, (which offers) stationary and gifts in Birmingham; and The Art Loft in Birmingham.”
New eco-friendly “green” goods will also be featured.
The annual raffle also draws some interest, Couf-Cohen said, adding that this year’s many prizes include four tickets to the Jonas Brothers concert.
The entire event is a fundraiser for the synagogue.
“We do fundraising for our congregation for Israel and for MAZON, which is a Jewish charity that deals with hunger,” Couf-Cohen said. “And due to the economy, people are having a harder time paying our tuition and dues (for) our religious school and nursery school, and so our fundraising also goes toward tuition assistance.”
“It’s something very important for the synagogue, to help with their needs,” Kalt said.
Congregation Shaarey Zedek is located at 27375 Bell Road in Southfield. For tickets and event information, call (248) 357-5544 or visit www.shaareyzedek.org.
You can reach Staff Writer Jennie Miller at jmiller@candgnews.com or at (586) 279-1108.
