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President's Column

by Neal F. Zalenko, President, /NF Council of Michig.-c;

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KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL

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ver 2,000 years ago, against overwhelming odds, a small band ofJewish visionaries and fighters vanquished
their enemies, reclaimed their homeland and rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem, a miracle.
In our own lifetime we have seen the rebirth of the modern State of Israel, another miracle.
And now, at a recent meeting of National Leadership, the World Chairman of Keren Kayemeth Leisrael (Jewish
National Fund) , Moshe Rivlin, reported that the population of Israel should double by the year 2020. This too will be
another miracle.
Thanks to you, the Jewish National Fund is the vehicle by which Jews around the world are able to support and ac-
complish these miracles.
JNF, from the beginning, bought the land, developed it, planted trees where experts said trees could not grow,
built reservoirs and dams, built the summer camps that provide Israel's children a haven and cleared land for hous-
ing sites when tens of thousands of Russian and Ethiopian Jews came to Israel. JNF is there.
JNF forges the bond between the Jewish Homeland and tens of thousands of students and young professionals in
America.
Will the doubled population live in the cities or the desert? The desert used to begin north of Beersheva. You
could actually see the line where it began. Now, because of JNF, the desert is being cultivated, reclaimed and all
around this ancient city, founded by Abraham, there are trees, agriculture, communities and a growing economy es-
sential to Israel's future.
Together, we will bring the modern Jewish state into the 21st century. JNF helped Israel come into being, now we
face new challenges in the desert.

Women's Donor, April 8, 19t/7

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17100 West
10 Mile Road

Southfield, MI
48075
Phone 557-6644
FAX: (810) 557-2412

Cantor Stephen Dubov

Sandy Schore, President of
Women ofJewish National Fund,
announces that a record atten-
dance, to include both men and
women, is expected at the 67th

annual Women's Donor event at
Congregation Beth Achim on
Tuesday, April 8th at 12:00 p.m.
Cantor Stephen Dubov will be
the guest entertainer. He has
been seen on Broadway in the hit
musicals Shenandoah and The
Most Happy Fella; toured with
Zorba and Pirates Of Penzance.
He has sung with the Miami
Philharmonic, the St. Louis Sym-
phony and the Los Angeles Phil-
harmonic Orchestra, the Opera
Guild of Greater Miami, the Don
Carlo Opera Company, the New
Orleans Opera, and the
Louisiana Philharmonic Or-
chestra.
The cantor has a most charis-
matic personality and has people
raving about his beautiful voice
and his unbelievable stage pres-
ence. For information and reser-
vations, call Priscilla at (810)
557-6644.

Golden Book Subscribers
As Of January 15,, 1997:

Golden Book subscribers help
the JNF continue land reclama-
tion in Israel. We salute the fol-
lowing contributors for Golden
Books as of January 15, 1997:
MARLENE & PAUL BOR-
MAN, LEONARD & BOBBIE
BORMAN, NETTIE & MOREY
FIRESTONE; LEONARD

BERKOWITZ; DOREEN &
DAVID B. HERMELIN; "THE
MAHJ BUNCH", PHYLLIS &
MARTY ABEL, ROSE &
GEORGE COOPER, NORMA
HOFFMAN, LIL & TED
MAGIERA, LEON & ADELLE
SEARS.

Marilou Berman Memoria,
Grove Established

Marilou Berman

Marilou and Marvin Berman
were among the close to 1,300
people who participated in De-
troit's first Miracle Mission. They
were so moved by what they had
seen and experienced that they

joined Miracle Mission II.
The love of the land of
Israel that was nurtured
throughout Marilou
Berman's life created a re-
spect and admiration of
the people and the land
and the improvements at-
tributed to the efforts of
the Jewish National Fund.
As a memorial tribute
to their loving wife and
mother, who died January
12, 1996, Marvin and his
children, Randi, Deborah,
Steven and Michael, de-
cided to establish the Mar-
ilou Berman Memorial
Grove in the American In-
dependence Park outside the city
of Jerusalem. This will provide a
living tribute to Marilou in an
area which she loved. May her
memory be for a blessing.

Garden Donors Enrolled

As Of January 15, 1997:

We acknowledge with sincere
appreciation the following Gar-
den Donors who enrolled in the
Michigan Garden Club as of
January 15, 1997:

VICKY & HOWARD FINGE-
ROOT FAMILY, PAM & RANDY
SMITH FAMILY; MRS. HARRY
SRERE; ALBERT FRUMAN,
DALE INDUSTRIES, INC.

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