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The Gift Of Israel

New Millennium Campaign fund offers
Israeli trip to young adult leaders.

SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN
Staff Writer

plans not yet defined. However, the first
use of the fund probably will go toward
assisting young adults wanting to partic-
ongtime, ardent supporters of
ipate in the Federation-sponsored Israel
the Jewish Federation of
Adventure 2000 mission this summer.
Metropolitan Detroit, Harold
He said allocations may go toward
and Penny Blumenstein and
sponsoring leadership programs that
their family have created a $1 million
involve Israel trips, providing scholar-
fund that will enable
ships for those unable to afford the
young adults to par-
full price of such trips and, above
ticipate in a special
all, "making sure no individual is
Israel experience.
denied experience because of cost."
The Blumenstein
Blumenstein had his first-time
Family Young Adult
trip to Israel at age 21.
Mission Fund will
Remembering the impact it made
provide trips to Israel
on his life, he noted that his friends
focusing on leadership
who returned from Israel came away
development and
with "a rich experience and a com-
involvement in the
mitment to help lead the communi-
Jewish community.
ty." In 1996, Blumenstein received
The gift was made
the Mark Family Young Leadership
through the
Award for his service to Federation's
Millennium
Young Adult Division.
Campaign for
Harold and Penny Blumenstein
Harold and Penny
Detroit's Jewish
of Bloomfield Hills both are past
Blumenstein
Future, sponsored by
chairs of Federation's Annual
Federation and its
Campaign. They serve on the board
banking/real estate arm, the United
of the United Jewish Foundation.
Jewish Foundation.
She was president and Campaign
The Blumensteins say they've fre-
chair of the Federation Women's
quently heard young adults speak of
Division, co-chair of the Federation
their first trip to Israel as being the
strategic-plan action committee and a
avenue to a lifetime commitment to
longtime member of the Hebrew Free
Jewish life and the Jewish community
Loan Association board. She also
"Anyone who loves our communi-
serves on the board of the Weizmann
ty will understand our desire to nur-
Institute's Detroit Chapter and is a
ture informed and devoted leader-
trustee of the Community Foundation
ship. We wanted this to be a lasting
of Southeastern Michigan, as well as a
gift to our young people; a gift that
board member of the United Jewish
will have impact for generations to
Communities and the former Council
come," said Penny Blumenstein,
of Jewish Federations, both national
Federation president.
federated umbrella organizations.
Added her son, Ricky: "Not every
Harold Blumenstein, a member of
young person has the opportunity to
the Federation executive committee, co-
travel to Israel by the time they reach
chairs the oversight committee for
young adulthood." He said he finds
implementation of Federation's strategic
"the Israel experience formative in the
plan and served on the long-range plan-
development of Jewish identity and in
ning development committee. He is on
leadership within Federation and the
the board of the American Committee
entire Jewish community."
for the Weizmann Institute.
Ricky Blumenstein foresees the fami-
The couple are Congregation
ly fund being used in whatever way
Shaarey Zedek members.
helps most in this area, with specific
Their children Randy and Marci
Blumenstein, Lauren and Jordan
Shell Liebman Dorfman can be reached Cohen, and Ricky and Carol
at (248) 354- 6060, ext. 246, or by e -mail Blumenstein serve on the advisory
committee for the Blumenstein Family
at sdoifman@thejewishnews.com
Young Adult Mission Fund.

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