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Young Adult Division
Not Just For The Rich

RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER

eaders of the Jewish
Federation's Young
Adult Division are send-
ing out a New Year's
message: YAD, which has
been stigmatized as an elitist
organization, isn't.
Despite its reputation,
YAD is not just for big givers
to the Allied Jewish Cam-
paign, leaders say.
`That is the perception, but
it's totally untrue," said YAD
President Elizabeth Kanter
Groskind. 'We're trying to let
people know that if you're a
Jew, you have an obligation
to give back to your commu-
nity. But our line is, you
should give until it hurts —
whatever that amount might
be, large or small."
In past years, however,
YAD has made a different im-
pression on several young
adults like Brian War-
shawsky, an attorney in West
Bloomfield. Mr. Warshawsky
said he has attended YAD
events that were billed as so-
cial, only to be solicited for a
Campaign contribution.
"I came for fun and found
it to be more fund raising," he
said. "They're looking for dol-
lars and shooting themselves
in the foot. It's more impor-
tant for young people to meet
each other for social purpos-
es."
Increased contributions
will come when more young
adults discover that YAD is
looking for more than what's
in pocketbooks, Mr. War-
shawsky said.
Jenifer Adler, YA_D's staff
associate, says the group's
leaders share Mr. War-
shawsky's concern.
"We're definitely moving to-
ward a non-elitist group," she
said. "We're allowing more
people on the committees so
more people are helping out
with the events, which makes
them feel good.
"YAD is made up of differ-
ent people with colorful ideas.
We have open arms and we're
open to fresh faces," she said.
"I feel for people who think
YAD is geared only toward
Campaign contributors. The
only thing to say is give it an-
other chance. Things change."
With 3,600 Detroit Jews
between the ages of 25 and 35
on its mailing list, YAD is
broadening its scope to in-
clude new demographics. Ms.
Groskind said the average
age of YAD members, late

20s, reflects an increase dur-
ing recent years.
"We're specifically ad-
dressing the fact that many
people who attend our events
are singles, but there are also
young couples and couples
with children," she said, re-
ferring to possible family
brunches or days at the cir-
cus. "We're going to be doing
a wider variety of program-
ming to reach out to the folks
with kids."
In the upcoming year, YAD
also aims to reach out to Jews
in Grosse Pointe and other ar-
eas east of Woodward, like
Rochester and Auburn Hills.
"The West Bloomfield
world is something that is
scary to people on the other
side of town," Ms. Groskind
said.
Board members plan to
arrange small, informative
parlor meetings in these ar-
eas in hopes of making non-
Bloomfield Jews realize that
YAD is there for them, too.
"The complaint that we've
gotten is that YAD's a some-
times cliquey group. That's
not true," said Jim Bellinson,
who serves on YAD's execu-
tive and outreach committees.
Mr. Bellinson uses himself
to prove the point. He says he

"YAD is made up of
different people
with colorful ideas.
We have open arms
and were open to
fresh faces."

—Jennifer Adler

doesn't come from a well-
known family. In fact, he had
very few Jewish friends when
he first got involved. His suc-
cess in YAD comes primarily
from volunteering his time.
"Any time people come into
a group they're not familiar
with, it's easy to criticize," he
said. "I think if people really
try to get involved they can
be stars." ❑

CORRECTION

The Vivace concert at the
Birmingham Temple will
be Oct. 9.

