THANKSGIVING
WEEKEND HOURS
$1 Million Gift
Deutsch family expands synagogue-learning
opportunities for less-fortunate children.
Congregation B'nai Moshe, of which
he family of longtime com-
Alfred is past president and Dennis
munity leaders Alfred and
serves on the board. Robert and
Bernice Deutsch has created
Morris are active in their respective
a $1 million scholarship
Jewish
communities.
fund to assist low-income families
Alfred
Deutsch has served the com-
who want to provide a synagogue edu-
munity
in
many capacities, including
cation for their children.
chairmanship
of the 1967-68 Allied
The Alfred L. and Bernice Deutsch
Jewish
Campaign
(now called
Family Synagogue Scholarship Fund
Federation's
Annual
was created with a gift
Campaign). His leader-
to the Jewish Federation
ship came during the
of Metropolitan
June 1967 Six-Day War,
Detroit's Millennium
when the Detroit Jewish
Campaign for Detroit's
community raised a
Jewish Future.
record total for the Israel
The gift is from the
Emergency
Campaign.
Deutsches and their sons
Mrs.
Deutsch
has
Robert of Asheville,
been
affiliated
with
•
N.C., Dennis of West
Federation for many
Bloomfield and Morris
Bernice and A Ifred Deutsch
years, serving on the
of Washington, D.C.
Women's Department
"It's long been recog-
Advisory
Service
Council, as well as with
nized that the costs of school tuition
Hadassah
and
Women's
American ORT.
can be barriers to participation for
The
couple
live
in
West
Bloomfield.
families of low income," said
Alfred Deutsch is former president
Federation President Penny
of
the
United Jewish Charities (today's
Blumenstein. "Our temples and syna-
United
Jewish Foundation, Federation's
gogues have generously stretched their
real estate/banking arm) and chairman
resources to provide a welcome to
of the Sinai Hospital board of trustees.
such families, but it can be an enor-
He has served on the boards of both
mous financial burden for any congre-
the United Hebrew Schools (today's
gation, much less a small one.
Agency
for Jewish Education) and
"Congregational school scholarships
Fresh
Air
Society, as well as the board
can do more than provide children
of
overseers
of the Jewish Theological
with a Jewish education. They can
Seminary
of
America, which honored
encourage parents to participate in the
him
on
his
85th
birthday last year.
synagogue as well. And that's a real
During Federation's third Miracle
plus for our community."
Mission to Israel, the Deutsches dedi-
Congregations representing all
cated
a fund to restore the ancient syna-
streams of Judaism will be eventual
gogue
in Zippori, birthplace of the
beneficiaries. The fund's advisory
Mishnah
and an archaeological site in
committee, including the Deutsch
Detroit's
Partnership
2000 region of the
family, will help determine which con-
central
Galilee.
They
also
have given
gregations will participate.
generously
toward
the
Lawrence
and
Alfred Deutsch said he views his
Idell Weisberg Cancer Treatment
family's participation in the
Center of the Barbara Ann Karmanos
Millennium Campaign as their way of
Cancer
Institute, to be built in
giving back to a Jewish community
Farmington
Hills.
that have been good to them. "We
Founder
of
Citizens Mortgage Corp.
chose this way to express our gratitude
in
1946,
Deutsch
was a founder of
because we believe learning is basic to
American
Savings,
at one time
Jewish life," he said. "We'd like to see
Michigan's
largest
state-chartered
savings
every family have the opportunity to
and loan institution. He served as presi-
educate their children as Jews and to
dent of the Michigan Savings and Loan
participate in the Jewish community.
League and was affiliated with many
Besides, it feels good to give."
organizations
devoted to improving the
The Deutsches are lifetime mem-
economic
environment
of the state. ❑
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