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Although he is virtually
unknown in the Detroit area,
Tanenbaum is widely
recognized for his philan-
thropic activities in Canada,
Israel and in parts of the U.S.
Each year, he is reported to
donate more than $3 million
to 310 institutions through
the Faye and Joseph Tanen-
baum Charitable Foundation.
Among the beneficiaries of
his gifts are Hebrew schools
throughout North America,

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deficit, which sits at about
$441,269, but will benefit the
school in perpetuity.
"The Tanenbaum gift is the
beginning of a solution to the
yeshiva's long-range needs,"
Rabbi Freedman said. "His
style of giving recognizes that
the yeshiva needs to be here
for years to come." Freedman
said it is the first major long-
term gift received by the
yeshiva, and that gifts of this
nature will not only benefit
the students currently enroll-
ed but children who will at-
tend in the future.
The burden of support for
the yeshiva should not be
borne by the parents alone,
Rabbi Freedman added.
"Jewish schools have to be
seen as a resource for the en-
tire community. You need
Jewish education for the
future of the Jewish com-
munity."

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Bar-Ilan University and the
Eitz Chaim Hebrew Schools
in Thronto, of which has has
served as president.
In Canada, he is a respected
industrialist. A Polish im-
migrant, Tanenbaum dropped
out of school at age 12 and
became a peddlar in his fami-
ly's scrap business. He ad-
vanced to become a leading
structural steel magnate and
later Canada's top indepen-
dent bridge builder until he
sold that portion of his
business.
The 82-year-old Tanenbaum
also dabbles in real estate
development. According to
Thronto's Lifestyles magazine,
his corporation, Runnymede
Development Corp. Ltd., has
most recently been involved
in the design and develop-
ment of large residential and
industrial communities and
the construction of houses,
factories, warehouses and
shopping centers.
In Thornhill, Ont., a suburb
just north of metropolitan
Thronto, Tanenbaum's com-
pany constructed a communi-
ty called Spring Farm, which
has as its center a synagogue,
Beth Avraham Yoseph Con-
gregation. Combined with the
Ohr Somayach College, the
buildings can hold more than
3,000 worshippers at one
time.
Rabbi E.B. Freedman, the
yeshiva's administrative
director, and administrator
Rabbi Norman Kahn, trekk-
ed to Thronto last summer to
meet with Tanenbaum. Rab-
bi Freedman said the gift not
only helps defray the current

ALEYNU, the Partnership
for Jewish Adult Education,
will sponsor a five-week crash
course in Hebrew reading.
The crash course was
developed by the National
Jewish Outreach Program.
Classes start Monday in
Oak Park, Southfield and
West Bloomfield. Participants
will be reading Hebrew by
Chanukah The classes are
free. For information, call
ALEYNU, 968-3000.

Judaic Dept.
Hosts Parley

More than 40 leading
scholars in biblical and an-
cient Near Eastern studies
and literary criticism will
participate in an interna-
tional conference entitled,
"The Hebrew Bible: Sacred
rIbxt and Literature," hosted
by the Wayne State Universi-
ty Center for Judaic Studies
beginning Monday through
Wednesday.
The conference, which is
partially funded by a grant
from the National Endow-
ment for the Humanities, is
being held in cooperation
with the University of
Michigan.
According to Jacob Lassner,
director of the Center for
Judaic Studies and professor
of Near Eastern and Asian
studies, the purpose of the
conference is to articulate the
current concerns of biblical
scholarship and to propose a
broad research agenda.:
The Center for Judaic
Studies is a collaborative ef-
fort between the university
and the United Jewish
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