Eight Over 80 | The Tikkun Olam Award
Save the Date! The 33rd Annual Celebration of Eight Over Eighty is scheduled for Sunday, May 17th, 2026.
Jewish Senior Life’s Eight Over Eighty fundraiser is our community’s premier celebration honoring older adults. Since 1993, the event has honored eight remarkable people in our community, each 80 years of age or older, with The Tikkun Olam Award for helping to “Repair Our World.” This coveted honor is the most prestigious award for older adults in our community.
The 33rd Anniversary Gala Luncheon*
When: Sunday, May 17, 2026
11:30AM Sharp
Where: Congregation Shaarey Zedek
EMCEE: Al Muskovitz
*Dietary Laws Observed
For More Information,
Please Contact:
Jo Strausz Rosen
Executive Director of Development
248-592-5027 | TTY #711
jrosen@jslmi.org
Beth Tryon
Development Coordinator
248-592-5026 | TTY #711
btryon@jslmi.org
Getting to Know You Luncheon 2026 | Meer Apartments
The Michigan Eight Over 80 honorees met and were interviewed by their Frankel Academy Student Partners at Meer Apartments on January 28th. JSL staff and commitee members, students’ families, and guests invited by our honorees also attended.
2026 Frankel Jewish Academy Student Partners
Elyse Fleishman
Talia Glass
Norah Miller
Na’amah Rosenzweig
Ari Salama
Brandon Witt
Shyah LaKind
Emily Miller
Elyse Fleishman
Talia Glass
Norah Miller
Na’amah Rosenzweig
Ari Salama
Brandon Witt
Shyah LaKind
Emily Miller
Watch the Short 2025 Video Recap
Watch the Full 2025 Honoree Video Tribute
Thank You To Our 2025 Sponsors
VISIONARY $100,000+
The Ravitz Foundation
Joni and Neil Satovsky
INNOVATOR $50,000+
Nancy and James Grosfeld
TRAILBLAZER $25,000+
The Beznos Family
Frankel Health and Research
Elaine and Michael Serling
PIONEER $18,000+
Eli A. Scherr
ARCHITECT $10,000+
Nancy and Joseph Jacobson
Barbara and Michael Kratchman
Elizabeth Rose
Deborah and Steve Rosenthal & Family
The Rowling Family
BUILDER $5,000+
AMAC
Penny and Harold Blumenstein
Robin and Leo Eisenberg and Family
Enid and Gary Goodman
The Jacobson Family
The Karp Family Foundation
Donna and Michael Maddin
The Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey Foundation
Princeton Management
Alan S. Schwartz
Rachel Yoskowitz’s Children and Grandchildren
DREAMER $2,500+
Debbie and Eric Abramson
Anonymous
Shari and Bob Bilkie
Barbara Bloom
Gayle and Richard Burstein
Shari and Stanley Finsilver
The Edward I. Fleischman Family Foundation
The Gorosh Family
Jan and Mark Hauser
The Kirsch Family
Maddin Hauser Roth & Heller P.C.
Lisa and Daniel Mendelson
Joy and Allan Nachman
Brian Satovsky, Nikki, Stone, Oscar &
Bea Melet
Bluma Schechter
Arlene and Rick Selik
Harriet and Richard Shapack
Donna and Robert Slatkin
Steven R. Weisberg and Laura J. Clemens
Andi and Larry Wolfe
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