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Whither
Jewith Studies?

Wayne State University's Cohn-Haddow Center
marks its 10th birthday with world-renowned
scholars — and money worries.

tionalize a Judaic presence on cam-
pus.” The university does not have a
Judaic studies program.
center for Judaic studies at
The overarching goal of the center
Wayne State University cel-
is to bring "the best of Jewish studies
ebrates its 10th birthday
ro metro Detroit," Weinberg said.
this week with some pride
Aside from creating a resource cen-
in its past and some worry about its
ter, Weinberg would like Cohn-
future.
Haddow to reach out to the Arab and
Since its founding in
African-American popu-
1988, the Cohn-Haddow
lations and create a dia-
Center for Judaic Studies
logue between the
has sponsored an annual
groups on issues of
lecture series praised for the
mutual interest.
caliber of its speakers and
Center co-chair John
their presentations. Two
Haddow agrees: "We
years ago, more than 350
don't just want to stay at
people attended a session
the level were at; we
that re-examined the
want to get better at
Nurenberg trials, and this
what we provide."
year's conference, on Jews
The Federation and
and the Urban Experience,
Wayne State each kicked
will feature Harvard
in the same amount of
University sociologist
money to start the
.
Nathan Glazer.
Center for Judaic
Professor Derek Penslar
But Wayne State has
Studies, said center co-
will speak at the Kahn
said it will reduce its fund-
chairman George "Mike
ing for the center in 2001, JCC on Sept. 14.
Zeltzer. Once it had
making it more dependent
been established, the
on its other sponsor, the United
center's board began raising money for
Jewish Foundation. Over the last two
an endowment, which has been man-
years Cohn-Haddow has raised $1
aged by the university and the United
million and hopes to double the total
Jewish Foundation.
by the year 2000.
Zeltzer refused to say how much
Among its goals is the creation of a
money was contributed by each party
physical facility for the center, which
nor how much is in the endowment.
now is operated out of an office on-
In 1991, Judge Cohn and the
campus by its part-time director,
Haddows contributed to have their
David Weinberg, a history professor at
name put on the center. But after
Wayne State.
2001, Wayne will only cover
Weinberg's salary, and not fund pro-
"We'd like to have a true resource
center that people would be able CO
grams, leading to a decision to raise
money privately,.
use for research," said Weinberg.
Weinberg said he hoped that within
The Cohn-Haddow Center, named
the next few years, the center will be
in honor of Judge Avern Cohn and his
sister and brother-in-law Rita and
self-sustaining, meaning that it will
cover all expenses, excluding salaries.
John Haddow, began as a way of "con-
tinuing the history between the Jewish
More than $1 million has been raised
in the past two years toward that goal,
community and Wayne State,"
and Weinberg said a re-assessment will
Weinberg said. The school had been
occur when that amount doubles.
a long-standing part of the communi-
ty, and this was a way to re-institu-

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Michigan Regional Advisory Board please join us for

The Assault on Religious._ Liberty:
The View From Our Nation's Capital

J. Brent Walker

Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs,
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