THE 1EWISH NEWS

THIS ISSUE 60(P

SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY

OCTOBER 6, 1989 / 7 TISHREI 5750

Study Supports
JPM Expansion

KIMBERLY LIFTON

Staff Writer

Residents of Oak Park,
Huntington Woods and
Southfield could benefit
within the next three years
from an expanded Jewish
Community Center with a
health club, pool and ex-
tensive child development
programs if the Jewish
Welfare Federation and
the Jewish Community
Center boards accept rec-
ommendations of a newly
released feasibility study.
The JCC Board last week
received a 5 0-page
feasibility study for en-
hancements to the Jimmy
Prentis Morris Building
from Zev Hymowitz, a
community consultant
with the Jewish Welfare
Board. The study has been
submitted to the Federa-
tion for review.
While the study conclud-
ed that a full-service JCC
was not feasible, it recom-
mended an expansion of
the facility, located off 10
Mile Road in Oak Park, to
include a swimming pool,
new meeting space, a first-
class fitness center, air

conditioning for the gym-
nasium, additional park-
ing, new child care pro-
grams and an overall
refurbishment of the ex-
isting facility.
The expansion and en-
hancements are expected
to cost $3 million and add
more than $200,000 to the
JCC's existing annual
operating expenses.
Federation officials said
they would meet with JCC
representatives to discuss
the study, but declined to
offer a timetable. Officials
said only that the subject
was a "big ticket agenda
item." Approximately
25,000 Jews live within a
5-mile radius of the facili-
ty.
Dr. Conrad Giles, Fed-
eration immediate past
president, said during his
term that the Federation
was committed to enhanc-
ing the JPM facility. He
called for improvements to
the facility during the re-
cent Federation annnual
meeting, as did incoming
President Mark Schlussel.
"There is no doubt that
the assessment study con-

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$11 Million Opens
1990 Campaign

No other Israeli leader evokes
such stong feelings - pro and
con - as Ariel Sharon.

A record starting total of
$11,275,000 for the 1990
Allied Jewish Campaign
was announced last week at
the 14th annual "Fisher
Meeting," the annual
gathering of major con-
tributors at the home of
Max and Marjorie Fisher.
The total came from 45 at-
tendees and earlier gifts to
the Campaign.
The $11.2 million com-
pares with $9,088,000 an-
nounced at the Fisher
meeting last year. An addi-
tional $160,000 for Project
Renewal also was
announced.
To set the tone, Fisher

focused on the challenge of
settling thousands of Soviet
Jews in Israel. As honorary
U.S. national chairman of
the Passage to Freedom
campaign, he said Israel is
prepared to take in all who
come, "but she'll need our
support. All budgets have
been cut, including $50
million from the Jewish
Agency. That means 3,000
children who could be
helped by Youth Aliyah
won't be unless we do
something about it."
Fisher said he would
prefer not to have to raise
funds for emergencies, but
"In Jewish life, we never
seem to get the job finished."

