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stopped the process because "we want
to see what the shape of the agency is
going to look like first. When there
are questions about the future, you
don't want to go ahead and look for a
director."
Asked whether he anticipated dra-
matic changes at the AJE, Aronson
said, "It would be premature to say
anything until we've seen the
[JESNA] report." He added that
within 60 days, Federation and AJE
leaders will develop a plan of action
based on the report's recommenda-
tions.
Leora Isaacs, JESNiVs director of
research and evaluation, said she's in
the midst of writing the report, based
on "dozens" of interviews with corn-
munity members "from across the
spectrum." Interviewees were culled
from a list compiled by AJE and the
Federation. Isaacs declined to corn-
ment on the report's conclusions or
recommendations.
When asked about the AJE's future,
Giles said, "We'll exist in some form.
The exact location we might explore."
She said the Kahn Jewish Community
Center in West Bloomfield is one of
several possibilities under considera-
tion, but Aronson said the precise
location was "less critical than the
future of the agency." The AJE is cur-
rently in the old United Hebrew
Schools building on Twelve Mile in
Southfield.
AJE Vice President Jim Jonas is
upbeat about AJE's future: "I can't
until school starts," said Kol Ami
Rabbi Norman Roman. `We're
searching for the best person to be a
part of our team, and if it means
waiting an extra two to three weeks,
we do it." Roman added that the
300-student school is interviewing
local. and national candidates.
Some vacancies
are new; others
date back to
February.
Hillel Day School is continuing
to search for a replacement for
Assistant Principal Dr. Helene
Cohen, who announced in March
that she would scale back her hours
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imagine the Federation isn't going to
continue to support Jewish education
in every way possible. There's every
indication that an education delivery
vehicle will continue to be in the com-
munity."
Jonas chaired the search committee
for an executive director. He said 10
candidates applied for the job; five
were interviewed. Gelberd assisted
with the search process but did not
serve on the committee and will not
have a role in the ultimate selection of
a replacement, Jonas said. "He gave us
input on the candidates, helped us try
to locate people nationally and was
instrumental in helping us put togeth-
er a job description."
Established in 1992 under the
recommendations of a Federation
commission chaired by Conrad
Giles, the AJE provides a variety of
services and programs to congrega-
tional schools, day schools and unaf-
filiated Jews. It offers some adult
education courses and recently
received a $15,000 grant to serve as
a clearinghouse for community adult
education courses. The AJE's
Federation allocation (from Allied
Jewish Campaign funds) grew from
$850,000 in 1993-94 to $1,132,758
in 1997.
Gelberd, who came to the AJE in
1992 from the Bureau of Jewish
Education in San Francisco, has
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