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"Everybody has the same
idea," he said. "I must have six
rabbis a week coming in here,
some from yeshivas I never heard
of out of New York."
But he is more interested in in-
vesting in the local Jewish com-
munity, the place where he grew
up and where he raised his chil-
dren.
His link with Hillel is a little
more personal. His daughter,
Lauren, is a former Hillel board
member and her two children at-
tended the school. He also likes
the idea of giving children a place
to learn.
"I want to catch them young,"
he said. "Imbue them with the
merits and the fine traditions of
Judaism. Let them be Jews from
the start and they will stay Jews
the rest of their lives."
If the Hillel land is not in the
cards, Mr. Kogan plans to move
onto his next project: funding a
building to be named for Max
Fisher.
"I am not that proud of the
Max Fisher building at Maple
and Telegraph," he said. "For
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Campaign Over,
But Not Quite
RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER
T
he 1995 Allied Jewish
Campaign has raised a
total of $24.5 million, and
although the Jewish Fed-
eration of Metropolitan Detroit's
final plug for pledges ended with
Days of Decision earlier this
month, officials encourage more
contributions to the cause.
`The Campaign is mostly over,
but it's not over yet," says Fed-
eration Campaign Director Allan
Gelfond.
Federation still seeks dona-
what Max Fisher has done for
the Jews of Detroit, the Jews of tions from the 2,138 people who
the state of Michigan, the Jews pledged last year but have not yet
of the United States, the Jews of contributed to the 1995 Cam-
the Western world, the Jews of paign. Based on their giving
Europe, the Jews of the Far East, records, these people's contribu-
that man deserves better, a gor- tions total $2.6 million.
Added to donations already se-
geous monument."
Mr. Aronson said he has heard cured for 1995, these potential
donations would boost the Cam-
of the possible new building.
"I am not going to get into it," paign total over the 1994 sum of
Mr. Aronson said. "Jay Kogan $26 million.
"Clearly, (by year's end) we will
can say whatever he likes."
"We just got here three years have raised more dollars than
ago," he said, referring to Feder- last year; it's just a question of
ation offices near Maple and how much more," Mr. Gelfond
Telegraph. "We don't have plans says.
Federation officials have
now to go anywhere."
Mr. Kogan, a 73-year-old De- stressed the importance of pledg-
troit native, has been active in ing before May, when dollars will
the Jewish community for years, be allocated to Jewish agencies
chairing the Allied Jewish Cam- in Israel, nationally and locally.
paign in 1982. He has served on However, the officials recognize
the boards of local Jewish insti- that some givers prefer waiting
tutions and donated millions of until November and December
dollars to Jewish and secular to contribute.
That's fine, says Mr. Gelfond.
causes, including juvenile dia-
betes and a domestic abuse pro- But pledging early eases the al-
gram through Jewish Family locations process. Allocators have
a better idea of the totals they're
Service.
"I like to give money. I enjoy dealing with. They can budget on
giving money, but not to small real, not speculative, amounts.
Mr. Gelfond reminds the
things. When I give money, I
want it to do the most good for "year-enders" that they can
the most damn people," he said. pledge now and defer their bills
until November or December.
"That's my philosophy."
"One of Federation's concerns,"
He has earned his wealth
through real-estate develop- Mr. Gelfond says "is that those
ments such as Oakland Mall and people who haven't yet pledged
the Bloom-Wood Centre office will understand that the Cam-
building at the corner of Long paign is not over." t I
Mr. Kogan would
like to build a
monument to Max
Fisher.
810-626-3152
Lake and Woodward in Bloom-
field Hills.
Much of his philanthropy is
done through the Kogan Foun-
dation, a private trust. He also
has a philanthropic trust, also
known as an advised trust, ad-
ministered by the United Jewish
Foundation. The money for the
Hillel donation was to come from
both sources.
"I am not a particularly reli-
gious man. I do not believe in the
mumbo jumbo," Mr. Kogan said.
"But I am a very devoted Jew to
my people, very devoted.
"I happen to believe that we
are the best people on Earth and
I want us to survive, not for 100
years, not for 500 years. I want
us to survive in perpetuity." LI