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tributors," giving above and beyond the
cost of tuition.
Dr. Beneson mentions a new "give or
get" program, where parents are asked to
either give money above the cost of tuition
or volunteer their time.
Rabbi Gross remains optimistic. "This
problem has uncovered something that
Akiva has to do — widen its base of sup-
port."
Mr. Teger admits the school's build-
ing is not in great shape, and repairs will
add to Akiva's debt.
"We are living in a facility that is al-
most 70 years old," says Mr. Teger. "That
contributes to the cost
and to the discomfort. Rabbi Karmi Gross
optimistic about
The heating system is ... is Iva s mania,
antiquated, and when
future.
we have [cold] days, we
pray a lot that it doesn't break down."
Akiva would like to replace the heat-
ing system and install a cooling system
as well, says Mr. Teger, and fix windows
that "leak like sieves. On a cold, windy,
snowy day, we have snow in some of the
classrooms."
A few years back, Akiva received an
offer to buy the building, for $1.3 million,
says Mr. Teger. The purchase was con-
tingent upon finding alternative facili-
ties, but none was available. He says the
school's leaders plan to stay put for the
foreseeable future.
Mr. Teger pledges to stick with the
school until the problem is solved because
he thinks Akiva is worth it.
"We offer a unique product in Detroit.
We are the only Orthodox day school that

runs a full nursery-through-12th-grade
program for boys and girls. We are the
only Orthodox school in town with a Zion-
ist program. Most of our graduates spend

at least a year in Israel studying after
graduation; many of our graduates have
made aliyah.
"We are trying desperately to raise

new money. So far we've had some suc-
cess — in the last two months [fund-rais-
ing campaigns] generated $65,000 in new
money. For us, that's a lot." D

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