people that consists of a commitment
ing/real estate arm, turns ideas into
to service and a desire to help others
action.
give back to our community and make
Citing numerous projects, includ-
a difference in the world around us."
ing seeding programs for Jewish edu-
The former Federation president
cation and the community-stabiliz-
and executive committee chairman
ing revolving loan fund of the
thanked family, friends and colleagues,
Neighborhood Project in Oak Park
and choked back tears paying tribute
and Southfield, Slatkin said, "We're
to his late father-in-law, his late father
taking this opportunity to show how
and mother, and his late sister. Even
Federation and the Foundation
the woman standing stage right, sign-
together fulfill their responsibilities
ing to the crowd, was
to our community."
wiping her eyes.
Penny Blumenstein,
Comic relief was
Federation president,
provided earlier by the
told of a year filled
keynote speaker, Dr.
with many points of
Ronald Wolfson, a
light, including a visit
nationally known
at the Dorothy and
Jewish educator who is
Peter Brown Adult
assistant professor of
Day Care Center in
education for the
Southfield for older
Whizin Institute for
adults with dementia
Jewish Family Life in
disorders.
Los Angeles.
"I arrived during
He was called vilde
the music portion of
chiah (wild animal) in
the program. One of
Hebrew school when
the participants had
he took his first bar
brought his violin, an d
mitzvah lesson.
as he played, I saw a
Wolfson said his
look of such joy and
teacher was from the
peace cross his face —
old country. "'What's
a wonderful moment I
your Hebrew name,
won't soon forget," sh e
sonny?' the reacher
said. "I can well imag-
said, pinching my
ine what this adult da Y
cheek. " `Sheket (shut
care program means t o
up)', I replied."
those who care for
Wolfson asked how
him."
one builds a Jewish_
"The goal of the
future when so many
figure of the Jewish
know so little about
community is simple,"
Judaism. He used a
said Robert Aronson,
metaphor of Jewish
Federation's CEO.
ourneys in the Torah,
For us to be strong
M oses in the desert
anywhere, we must be
a nd Noah in the ark as
strong everywhere."
e xamples.
He suggested car-
We need a
ing
for the "vulnera-
4 60b
r oadmap like the AAA
ble Jew" in Detroit
From top to bottom:
T riptik," he said, sug-
and around the
Robert Slatkin
g esting the journey
world; creating excel-
Robert Aronson
hould be broken
lent Hillel organiza-
Penny Blumenstein
down into little seg-
tions on college cam-
ments.
puses, and transform-
"How do we help every one of us
ing the Jewish Community Center
in the Jewish community to take the
into a "true center for Jewish family
next step in our Jewish journey?" he
life."
asked. Our institution needs to be
The money we raise is not an end
the AAA offices of the Jewish soul.
to itself. It is to help our people, and
Every one of us is God's partner in the
build a vibrant Jewish life," he said.
sacred work of continuing God's cre-
This is an idea that we should use to
ation."
mobilize our community, and to set
Robert Slatkin, United Jewish
an example of leadership for the gen-
Foundation president, remarked earli-
erations to come. A simple idea, yes,
er about the "nuts and bolts" of how
but the effort needed to accomplish it
the organization, Federation's bank-
is enormous." PI

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