Federation
Elects
New Board
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New Federation
President Larry
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Federation/Foundation annual meeting
influenced by terrorist attacks in America.

HARRY KIRSBAUM.
StaffWriter

he spread of terrorism on
these shores clouded the
normally feel-good event
this week known as the
Jewish Federation and Jewish
Community Foundation of
Metropolitan Detroit's combined
annual meetings.
Speakers and award recipients were
troubled and affected by the terrorist
incidents in New York, Pennsylvania
and at the Pentagon.
Mark Hauser, Foundation president,
set the tone during the first report.
He noted that the terrorist attacks in
the United States came on the heels of
the United Nation's conference in
Durban, "where the canard that
Zionism is racism once again reared its
ugly head.
"We must do our utmost to make
certain that our country continues her
steadfast support for Israel," he said.
"And this may be a real challenge in

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the year ahead for it is one thing for
the Christian community to be sym-
pathetic to Israel when terrorism
occurs on the streets of Tel Aviv but
yet another when it is brought to their
doorsteps."
Outgoing Federation President
Penny Blumenstein proudly spoke of
the strides made in Jewish education
and Federation agency services that
helped the community, from children
to the elderly, but she paused to
express her concern for Israel.
"With the people of the Central
Galilee, we have built a strong founda-
tion of mutual benefit through
Partnership 2000," she said. "But now,
we share not only in our partners'
hope for the future, but in their pain
and anger in these perilous times.
"We saw what happened in Durban.
We had fooled ourselves into thinking
that global anti-Semitism and anti-
Zionism were part of our past. We had
fooled ourselves that terrorism would
never touch our lives.
"We were wrong. Now, we must

vow to fight back," she said. "More
than ever, Israel needs us to take
action on her behalf."

Di zcult Issues

Larry Jackier, newly elected Federation
president, said the community is at a
"critical juncture."
"We are faced with very, very diffi-
cult issues that we have probably; in
many, many years, not faced. And it
will be a test of how we, as a commu-
nity, respond to the challenges that we
are presented," he said.
Robert Aronson, Federation CEO,
said the Jewish community will be
tested.
As we enter a new year, we are a
nation and a people challenged," said
Aronson, who quoted the late
Abraham Joshua Heschel, a professor
at the Jewish Theological Seminary of
America.
"Heschel tells us that the fare of
mankind depends upon the realization
that the distinction between good and

Elected as Federation presi-
dent is Lawrence S. Jackier.
Other officers are Dr. Lynda
Giles, Linda Z. Klein, Dr.
Richard Krugel, Norman A.
Pappas and Gary Torgow,
vice-presidents; Beverly Liss,
treasurer; Michael P
Horowitz, secretary; and
Robert P Aronson, executive
secretary.
Elected to a one-year term
on the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit's Board
of Governors are Samuel I.
Bernstein, Roselyn K. Blanck,
Wallace M. Handler and
Nancy Jacobson.
Elected to serve a three-year
term on the board are Alan T.
Ackerman, James L.
Bellinson, David L. Bittker,
Paul D. Borman, Susan
Citrin, Dr. Lynda Giles,
Margot Halperin, Lawrence
S_ Jackier, Ronald A. Klein,
Matthew B, Lester, Lisa Lis,
Rabbi Harold Loss, Norman
A. Pappas, Todd Sachse,
David W. Schostak, Eugene
S. Sherizen, Paul R.
Silverman, Lawrence A.
Wolfe and Pamela
Applebaum Wyett.
Mark R. Hauser of
Bloomfield Hills has been re-
elected as the United Jewish
Foundation's president.
Other officers for the
Foundation are Douglas
Etk.in, Phillip William Fisher,
Sharon Hart, Donald M.
Lansky and Allan Nachman,
vice presidents; Terran
Leemis, treasurer; and Robert
P. Kronson, secretary.
Elected to the Foundation s
Board of Directors and their
terms of office are Edward
Meer, one year; Donald M.
Lansky, two years; and
Harvey Bronstein, Gerald S.
Cook, Sharon Hart, Paul
Hooberman, Bernard S.
Kent, Allan Nachman, and
Susie Pappas, three years.

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