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The younger Solender's
career path, after graduate
school at the Columbia
University School of Social
Work, included working
with teens for the Jewish
Community Centers of
Chicago, where he later
became branch director. He
went to the American
Jewish Joint Distribution
Committee, then served as
executive vice president of
what is now The
HARRY KIRSBAUM
Associated.
Staff Writer
In New York, Solender
oversaw the 1986 merger of
ational Jewish Federation execu-
the New York Federation of
tiVeS from metropolitan Detroit
Jewish Philanthropies with
were quick to praise Stephen
the United Jewish Appeal
Solender's appointment as presi-
of Greater New York to
dent of United Jewish Communities.
form one of the country's
Solender had been acting president of the
largest private philan-
organization while serving as executive vice
thropies. He also helped
president of UJA-Federation of New York.
craft a strategic develop-
Dr. Conrad Giles, UJC chair of the task
ment plan and almost
force on Federation relations and service
tripled the fund-raising rev-
deliVer5i, said the appoix ez
enues of the UJA-
been permanent at
Federation of New York.
Giles, who has
10 years, called MO
The longtime Jewish
professional who has.
professional has been
known to hammer out e-
lead this system into thi;h
"Over the past five months, all that I've
mail messages at 4 a.m. and
said he goes jogging every
received was further confirmation of my ini-
tial judgment," said. Dr. Giles, a Bloomfield
morning at 5 a.m., no
Hills resident. "I think that the system will be
matter where I am in the
world." Asked if he sleeps
blessed with the best professional leadership
at all, Solender said,
available. Now that he has been made the
Quickly."
permanent president of this organization,
In the few hours that he
believe we will see a quantum leap m progress
is not working, Solender
as we frame the new organization."
enjoys spending time with
Joel Tauber, UJC executive committee
his five grandchildren, lis-
chair, called Solender "the confident insider."
tening to music, reading
The We,st Bloomfield resident said
biographies and nonfiction
Solender is "familiar with a very complex
and — occasionally —
system and knows how to get things done
quickly."
joining his wife of 40 years,
Tauber referred to newly appointed U
Elsa, for discussions about
Jane Austen's work.
Foundation president Dr. David Al
a
Elsa Solender is the
.ye vice p'dent
international chairwoman
of the Jane Austen Society.
James Tisch, president of
the UJA-Federation of New
York, praised Solender for
his dedication and savvy.
"Steve has a phrase he
loves to say sometimes in
an exasperated way: 'Well,
just another day of service
members of his management team
to the Jewish people,"' said Tisch.
— Louise Frankel Stoll, chief operat-
"The thing is, he really means it. He
ing officer, and David Altshuler,
is totally devoted to what he does, is
head of UJC's newly created inde-
totally devoted to serving the Jewish
pendent foundation — bring experi-
people and does a phenomenal job
of doing it."
ence from outside the Jewish federa-
tion system. Li
Solender noted that the new

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