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I

n the Jewish community, dren (in regards to Jewish edu-
where organization acronyms cation)."
Mr. Berman recalls education
sometimes resemble alphabet
soup, UHS was primary in the studies from the 1960s through
household of Mandell (Bill) today. He watched UHS drop
from 7,000 students in its hey-
Berman.
As a child, he attended Unit- day to 1,000. He remembers act-
ed Hebrew Schools. When the ing as chairman of the board for
agency's central office was locat- the American Association of Jew-
PHOTO BY JUNEBUG
ish Education for
ed in Detroit, it
"more years than
was named after
I can count.
Mr. Berman's
"There was a
mother - the
small number of
Esther Berman
us back then. It
Building. An ed-
was like being as
ucation scholar-
unpopular as the
ship remains in
Hebrew schools
her name.
were to the kids."
"I grew up in
Mr. Berman
an environment
knew the num-
where Hebrew
ber of children
schools were im-
ready for Jewish
portant," Mr.
education had in-
Berman said.
al-
creased,
UHS, once
the
though
the central
numbers en-
agency for the
rolled had de-
dissemination of Mandell (Bill) Berm an: Honored.
clined.
Hebrew educa-
Alarmed, Mr. Berman insti-
tion in the city, no longer exists.
The letters were taken off the tuted four programs he believes
Southfield building several can help turn the tide. They in-
volve B'nai B'rith Hillels on col-
months ago.
The Agency for Jewish Edu- lege campuses, a national data
cation replaced UHS as a locale
for teacher training and educa-
"I think I got tired of
tional resources.
Now Mr. Berman joins the
listening to the
AJE in looking forward to the
changing future of Jewish edu-
results of endless
cation.
Because of that commitment
studies."
to both UHS and AJE, the
-Bill Berman
agency will honor the 76 year old
at its 75th annual meeting in
June.
Mr. Berman's resume reads bank, a heritage center and Jew-
like a laundry list of awards and ish Experiences For Families.
"I think I got tired of listening
community activities. As presi-
dent of the Council of Jewish to the results of endless studies.
Federations, the umbrella orga- I just wanted to deal with the re-
nization of 203 federations in sults in the best way I could. I
Canada and the United States, saw a need and went forward,"
he held the highest position in Mr. Berman said.
Mr. Berman raised funds to
the organized Jewish communi-
build the Hillel Student Center
ty.
"I think most federation pres- at the University of Michigan,
idents come up through the fash- now named in his honor. He
ionable boards, hospitals, Jewish wants the informal programming
community centers, etc. Instead, and popularity of U-M Hillel to
I carried the briefcase of the UHS spread nationally.
"It's our last shot at these
president for 16 years before I
kids," he said.
took over," Mr. Berman said.
Council of Jewish Federations
Mr. Berman believes the
switch from UHS to AJE was named its data bank, housed at
wise. "When UHS began to lose New York University, after Mr.
its student body, the subsidy Berman. Its national population
needed to run it could no longer study, completed in 1991, offered
be justified," he said. "On one usable numbers about the Jew-
foot, there's no simple way to ex- ish community.
"I was the strategic planning
plain. The world changes. We
changed locally, too. We're con- chairman for the Council of Jew-
fronting an environment where ish Federations. Who the hell
parents know less than the chil- were we planning for? Who were