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Detroit Jewish News

Jackier To Lead
American Technion Society

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something bigger than them-
ifelong Detroiter Larry
,,
selves.
Jackier has been elected
As co-chair of ATS' leadership
the new national presi-
development committee, Jackier
dent of the American
has been testing this theory.
Technion Society, the U.S. support
His background is rooted in
organization for the Technion-
helping the Technion fulfill Israel's
Israel Institute of Technology.
economic independence.
Jackier, a vice president and
"To ensure that Israel becomes a
board member of the Jewish
leading
player in the global high-
Federation of Metropolitan
tech market," he said, "the
Detroit, will be formally installed
Technion must
at ATS' board of
meet the nation's
directors meeting
critical need for
in Detroit Oct.
more engineers
20-24. He suc-
and managers, as
ceeds Irving
well as maintain
Shepard of St.
an edge in mar-
Louis, who will
ketable research.
become board
All these require
chairman.
growing support
Jackier's "lead-
from the
ership will be
American
wonderful for
Technion
the organization
Society,"
and will enhance
ATS has raised
our activities
5660 million
locally," said
since its creation
Morris Rochlin,
in 1940, more
president of
Larry Jackier:
than half over the
ATS's Detroit
Ambassador for Technion.
last seven years. It
Chapter.
has 20,000 sup-
In serving the
porters
and
17
satellite
offices
New York City-based ATS, Jackier
around
the
country.
is following in the footsteps of his
A partner in Jackier, Gould,
parents — his late father, Joseph,
Bean, Upfal & Eizelman, a
and his mother, Edythe.
Detroit law-firm, Jackier is active
During his first of many visits
in the United Jewish Appeal,
to the Technion-Israel Institute of
where
he has chaired the National
Technology, a Haifa-based scientif-
Young
Leadership Cabinet, served
ic and technological center for
as
national
chairman of missions
applied research and education,
and
served
on the board of
Jackier says he realized its impor-
trustees.
tance to Israel. "I quickly saw that
Current affiliations include the
Israel's economic future is in high
Bar-Ilan University American
technology, and the future of high
Board of Overseers.
technology in Israel is at the
Jackier is former vice president
Technion."
of
the Jewish Community Center
"We're victims of our own suc-
of
Metropolitan Detroit and chair-
cess," he added. "We can no longer
man
of the Allied Jewish
raise funds for Israel by portraying
Campaign. He previously served
it as needy and endangered. We
the Holocaust Memorial Center,
must do it by emphasizing its
National Conference of Soviet
achievements."
Jewry, Project Renewal
He said the Technion's pioneer-
Committee, Comprehensive Aging
ing contributions to the world's
Service,
Inc., and Sinai Hospital.
scientific progress "provides the
Jackier
and his wife, Eleanor,
kind of focus that dynamic young
have
seven
children and 10 grand-
men and women are looking for
children.
when they seek involvement in

