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A Maccabi Games volunteer apologizes for letting
her profession and volunteering mix.
LONNY GOLDSMITH
this year's 1,300 host families got the
letter, adding that she had simply
selected names at random from the list.
local real estate agent who
Wolfe said he was not aware of the
helped find host families for
letter "until I got one at home because
the Jewish Community
my family hosted athletes.
Center Maccabi Games last
"It was used without our permis-
month, used names of those families
sion and we don't condone it at all,
for a mailing early this
and wouldn't have con-
week that solicited their
doned it had we known,"
business.
he said.
In an interview
Alan Horowitz, presi-
Wednesday, the agent,
dent of the Maccabi Club
Carol Eisenshtadt, who
of Metropolitan Detroit,
served as the housing com-
said that the issue was one
mittee co-chairwoman,
for the JCC to handle, and
apologized for her action.
to the best of his knowl-
"It was very innocent,"
edge, "all laypeople were
said Eisenshtadt, who
simply asked to do their
works for Max Brooke,
job.
Inc. in West Bloomfield.
"The Maccabi Club •
"I didn't mean for it to be
didn't put on the games,
Maccabi Games
intrusive or to take advan- housing co-chairwoman but the club was one of the
tage of the Maccabi host
delegations invited by the
Carol Eisenshtadt
family list."
JCC to attend," Horowitz
.
Eisenshtadt, a member
explained.
of the board of directors of the JCC,
After the mailing was sent out,
violated the board's Code of Ethics,
Eisenshtadt apologized to all the host
according to center President Larry
families that called to express their dis-
Wolfe. All board members are
approval.
required to sign a certificate of com-
"If they get any more letters, it won't
pliance following their review of the
be associated with Maccabi," she said,
code.
explaining that part of her business as a
The code says members must "avoid
real estate agent is making random,
use of the JCC's resources for personal
monthly mailings.
gain." It also stipulates that representa-
Eisenshtadt had run advertisements
tives of the board will "ensure that all
in the real estate section of The Jewish
of the JCC's information which is con-
News, the last appearing on Aug. 14,
fidential or privileged or which is not
that stated: "For all your housing
publicly available will not be disclosed
needs, Maccabi Games athlete housing,'
outside the JCC and will resolve any
buying a home, selling a home." The
doubt in favor of confidentiality."
ad had the Maccabi Games logo of the
Eisenshtadt said there won't be any
JCC Association, which is the national
further ramifications because of her
organization that oversaw the games.
violation of the code of ethics, because
Eisenshtadt said she found it "inter-
she told JCC Executive Director David
esting" that she didn't receive any calls
Sorkin that she has no list at all and no
of complaint regarding the advertise-
further mailing is planned. The mailing
ment.
was prepared before the Maccabi
"Because of the advertisement, I
Games began on Aug. 16.
thought the letter was putting a close
Eisenshtadt, w ho had twice previ-
to it," she said. "I didn't mean to take
ously served on the housing committee,
advantage of the Maccabi host family
said she did not know how many of
list."
Staff Writer
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