Passing Federation's
Leadership Gavel
JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER
why they're happening, Mr. Page
said.
"As a community, we've failed
to articulate what it is that
makes being Jewish so special,"
Mr. Page said during Federa-
tion's 69th annual meeting, held
Oct. 2 at Adat Shalom Syna-
gogue.
As his successor, Mr. Naftaly,
stepping to the helm, pledged to
continue working toward Feder-
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ation's commitment "to saving
Jewish lives" by sending teens
and adults to Israel, educating
children, taking care of senior cit-
izens and maintaining Jewish
continuity. "We still need Jewish
values and a sense of communi-
ty," he said.
Mr. Naftaly is executive vice
president of administrative
services and chief financial
officer and treasurer for Blue
Cross and Blue Shield of Michi-
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Teen-Age Program
To Address Suicide
JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER
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uicide, hardly an uplifting
topic, is one that has be-
come essential for teens.
Each year, thousands of
people between the ages of 15
and 24 end their lives by their
own hands, and many more fail
in their attempts to do so. Suicide
is considered by the Centers for
Disease Control in Atlanta to be
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David Page
uring his last speech as
Jewish Federation of Met-
ropolitan Detroit presi-
dent, David Page took the
opportunity to individually
thank members of the commu-
nity for their support. He also
used some of his time to talk
about future challenges. After
his speech, Mr. Page, who will
continue to serve the agency as
chairman of the executive com-
mittee, passed the leadership
gavel to Robert Naftaly, who of-
ficially began his three-year
stint as Federation president.
Federation employees, agency
executives and community mem-
bers listened as Mr. Page out-
lined his observations. The Jews
of metro Detroit have not come
to grips with apathy, assimila-
tion, anti-Semitism and other
challenges facing the communi-
ty, according to Mr. Page.
Jews have failed to success-
fully address the root cause of
some of these emerging trends
because they haven't considered
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the third-leading cause of death
among people in that age group,
behind accidents and homicides.
To combat this statistic, Tem-
ple Emanu-El has formulated a
two-part program for its ninth-
grade students and their fami-
lies. Featuring materials from
the Union of American Hebrew
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