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Classes are currently held at
the Lubavitch Center on Mid-
dlebelt Road in Farmington
Hills. The building has been sold
to the International School, so
come August, it will take up
temporary quarters at an unde-
termined location until the new
campus is completed.
While the school will accept
students of any religious back-
ground, the institution provides
a Jewish environment, Rabbi
Shemtov says.
Men and women are separat-
ed in classes, and the school clos-
es on Jewish holidays.
The school tries to provide op-
portunities to populations that
are not comfortable on tradi-
tional campuses — namely, Or-
thodox Jews and new Americans
with nontransferable degrees
from countries like Russia.
"Being that we have a very in-
timate knowledge with Russia,
outreach to the Russian popu-
lation is a natural," Rabbi Shem-
tov says. The Lubavitch-Chabad
movement was started in Rus-
sia in the late-1700s and the
movement has reopened a num-
ber of community centers there.
Within the Jewish communi-
ty here, "a lot of help has been
given to them to start, but not to
train them," Rabbi Shemtov
says of Russian immigrants.
But the college is "for the gen-
eral Jewish community, a small,
private, Jewish college," he says.
"We're talking about a very in-
tense, technical, up-to-date, cur-
riculum designed to train
individuals in the highly com-
petitive and technical field of
computer ... and business infor-
mation systems," says Dr. Harold
Weiner, a former university pro-
fessor who is coordinating the ac-
creditation process. "It compares
very favorably with other local
technical institutions."
The school has already "at-
tracted a very high caliber of fac-
ulty members who have a
combination of both education-
al background and training as
well as applicable kinds of skills,"
says Dr. Weiner, who is not a
member of the Lubavitch com-
munity.
"While the sponsorship is
there from the Lubavitch Foun-
dation, the college itself is an in-
dependent entity operating as
a nonprofit institution. The ma-
jor significance is that it's the
only Jewish institution in the
state of Michigan at the college
level."
The student-teacher ratio
stands at 7 to 1, although Rab-
bi Shemtov says it will change.
But even with a few more stu-
dents, there will be ample op-
portunities to meet the deans,
teachers and other students.
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The faculty is comprised of in-
dustry executives, says Rabbi
Shemtov, some the best in their
field. Dr. David Kagan, president
of the institute, has several de-
grees, including rabbinic ordi-
nation and a doctorate from
Bar-Han University. Renee
Lorche, the highest female exec-
utive at Ford, heads the college's
business and industry liaison
committee.
The college's funding comes
from private donors. Major
donors include Emma Lazaroff-
Schaver, Jack and Miriam
Shenkman and Martin and
Phyllis Abel.
Gov. Engler Set
For "Jewish Hour"
Michigan Gov. John Engler will
pay a visit to Rabbi Hershel Fin-
man's radio show, "The Jewish
Hour," 3 p.m. Friday, June 6.
"The Jewish Hour" is broadcast
on 1460 AM.
The governor will take time
to talk to Rabbi Finman about
his recent visit to Israel, specif-
ically the Partnership 2000 area
of the Central Galilee. The gov-
ernor will also take a few min-
utes to answer calls from
listeners. The weekly broadcast's
phone number is (248) 332-1460.
Akiva Hebrew Day School recently continued its Leadership Speaker Series with
a visit to the school by Jane Sherman, who spoke to the students about her
voluntary involvement in many Jewish causes here and abroad. With Mrs.
Sherman are Zevi Reinitz, Mikey Skoczylas and Sara Feldman.
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