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Federation is considering direct allocations to synagogue schools.

JULIE WIENER
Staff Writer

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who attend synagogue schools and
develop a mechanism whereby funds
would be allocated directly to syna-
gogues, the same way they're directed
toward Hillel [Day School] or Akiva
[Hebrew Day School]."
Loss declined comment at this
point on the amount of money the
synagogues are requesting. Groner
declined to comment, saying it was

cases, funding to synagogue schools
has been in terms of grant funding for
specific programs or initiatives."
However, Isaacs, who is currently
conducting an evaluation of the AJE,
says she supports the idea as long as
it's not just "throwing money."
"Funding should be tied to school
improvement and professional devel-
opment. Where it serves that purpose,

or the past few years, the
Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit has
been steadily increasing allo-
cations to Jewish day schools.
Now the synagogue-run Hebrew
schools, many of which are financially
strapped, are hop-
ing to join the list
of Federation con-
stituent agencies.
Currently, syn-
agogue schools
benefit from ser-
vices offered
through the
Federation-sup-
ported Agency for
Jewish Education
and their students
are eligible for
small scholarships
through the
Federation.
However, with the
exception of the
occasional grant
for special pro-
jects, the schools
rely solely on
tuition and mem-
bership dues to
cover operating
expenses.
Now, with
Federation
Executive Vice
President Bob
Fourth-grade Hebrew school teacher Sheila Mertz helps a student at Temple Kol Ami: Federation may start
Aronson talking
directly funding supplemental schools.
of creating a $25
million communi-
the more funding the better," she said.
premature to bring the issues into the
tywide endowment for Jewish educa-
While federation funding of con-
public domain.
tion, the situation may change.
gregational
schools is far from the
Leora Isaacs, director of research
Shaarey Zedek's Rabbi Irwin
norm,
federation
support for syna-
and
evaluation
for
the
Jewish
Groner and Temple Israel's Rabbi
gogues
is
an
idea
under discussion in a
Education
Service
of
North
America
Harold Loss have been chosen to rep-
number
of
communities.
The San
(JESNA),
said
it
is
unusual
for
Jewish
resent Detroit's Conservative and
Francisco-based
Koret
Foundation
federations
to
provide
direct
funding
Reform rabbis in meetings with
recently issued a report written by
to synagogue schools.
Aronson regarding the possibility of
Brandeis University researchers that
"Very few communities [fund syna-
direct Federation funding for congre-
recommends federations invest heavily
gogue schools] directly, and if they do,
gational schools.
in
synagogues.
there usually are strings attached so
"We're trying to determine what
In metropolitan Detroit, approxi-
that it's related to teachers taking
precisely meets the needs and how
mately
5,000 students are enrolled in
ongoing
professional
development
or
those funds will be developed," said
congregational
schools, while about
there
being
a
certain
number
of
hours
Loss. "The goal is to have some level
attend
day
schools. 111
2,100
of
instruction,"
she
said.
"In
most
of support for the 5,000-plus students

