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ment in Israel. The UJA allocates
money to its operating agent, the
Jewish Agency, monitors the spending
of that money, and communicates
with donors and the Internal Revenue
Service regarding the expenditures, he
says.
Kaye works at the Jewish Agency
building in Jerusalem, where the
UIA, the Council of Jewish
Federations (CJF) and the United
Jewish Appeal (UJA) share office
space. Part of his day is spent on UJA
funds, transferring money and super-
vising the spending. A few hours
later, Kaye might be visiting a recipi-
ent site to gather information for the
donor agency back in the States. And
then there's fact-finding, to answer
questions posed by individual federa-
tions. "We're kind of like a bridge of
information," Kaye explained.
For the last few years, the UJA, CJF
and UIA have been working on being
more responsive to donors, Kaye said.
The amount of money raised through
these organizations in the States to
send to Israel has dropped, forcing the
CJF and UJA into a partnership, he
said.
Now the UJA is negotiating a
merger with those two. "It looks as if
there will be a national structure ...
v,rith a greater degree of cooperation.
Eventually, that's going to evolve into
a whole new national structure,
which is still being designed."
Detroiters like Bob Aronson, Conrad
Giles and others are involved in that
process.
Speaking of which, Kaye does miss
Detroit ... a bit.
"I miss the warm community, a lot
of friends. I also miss the Detroit
Federation, which, as I'm getting to
know the rest of the American Jewish
communities and without saying any-
thing negative of anybody, I appreciate
Detroit almost more than I did — its
leadership, staff, lay leadership, in
terms of innovation and ideas," he
said.
"Being in Detroit for four years
prepared me for this job. On a more
mundane level, I miss good music, I
miss Caribou coffee."
But Kaye loves being back in Israel.
"First of all, it's home. I can't say
that I miss the Michigan climate," he
chuckled. "Living in Israel has its ups
and downs. It's usually not easy to live
here, but because I belong here, I feel
more comfortable and happy here. I'm
in my natural environment."
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loin us as we recognize eight
special senior adults for
t left years of community
volunteerism and dedication.
The Fifth Annual
Installation
into the
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nroceeds from this event
support JTA's mission of
providing a conununity of
caring people and inventive
programs to promote active,
independent lives for RA
residents.
Senior
Adult
Jewish
Hall Of
Fame
Tickets are $50 per person and
includes brunch.
To purchase tickets or make a
donation please respond by April 20.
For details call, Marketing and
Development Director, Damon J. Bradley
(248) 661-0123, ext. 231.
1998 HONOREES
Sponsors include..
Wayne State University
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The Detroit
Medical Center
Jerry Bielfield
Walter L. Field
Dr. Leon Lucas
Isadore E. Malin
Ann Rubin
Jeanette Serling
Max Sosin
Edith Wyman
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since 1961
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MORRISON HEALTH CARE, INC.
Food and Nutrition Specialists
Sunday, April 26, 1998
11:00 a.m. — Brunch
Noon Community Induction Ceremony
Lillian and Samuel Hechtman Federation Apartments
6700 West Maple Road
Jewish Federation Apartments also thanks all the other organizations who
have
contributed to the success of "Eight Over Eighty."
Milk and Honey
or Bitter Herbs?
Through contributions
from people like
you, JNF has planted
200 million trees
in Israel since the
turn of the century,
making Israel the
only country that
is emerging from
the 20th century with
more trees than it
had 100 years earlier.
The Choice
is Yours.
TAW
JEWISH
nAmona
This Passover, your gift to JNF helps
Israel meet its developmental challenges
in an environmentally responsible way.
(800) :i42-TREE / (800) 542-8733
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