JCC Receives
Two Grants

Cancer Group
Hosts Consul

The special needs department of the
Jewish Community Center of
Metropolitan Detroit has received two
grants to support its Tuesday Friends
program.
The first grant, for $39,180 for a
period of one year, is from the William
M. and Mary E. Pagel Fund of the
Community Foundation of
Southeastern Michigan. The
Community Foundation is a perma-
nent community endowment built by
gifts from individuals and organiza-
tions committed to the future of
Southeast Michigan.
The second grant comes from the
Jewish Fund in the amount of
$25,000. The Jewish Fund seeks to
sustain and enrich community health
and welfare through grants to pro-
grams that address critical needs in
the metropolitan Detroit area.
Tuesday Friends is a program for
adults with mild developmental disabili-
ties. About 100 adults participate in
social and cultural activities in the com-
munity. In addition to local activities,
the group takes a three-day trip each
spring to an out-of-town destination.
For information about Tuesday
Friends, contact Nancie Furgang, (248)
432-5585.

The Consul general of Israel to the
Midwest, Moshe Ram, out of Chicago,
will be the keynote speaker at the annu-
al dinner of the Israel
Cancer Association of
Michigan at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday; Nov. 28,
at the Young Israel of
Oak Park.
The dinner will
honor Dr. Michael
Tainsky, professor of
oncology and director
Moshe Ram
of the program in
molecular biology and genetics at the
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer
Institute and the Wayne State
University School of Medicine.
Tickets are $125 per person and are
available from the ICA, 31731
Northwestern, #106, Farmington Hills,
MI 48334; (248) 865-8323; fax (248)
737-1587.
A member of the Israel Ministry of
Foreign Affairs since 1975, Ram, has
held several positions and appointments
in and out of Israel. Most recently, he
served as the foreign ministry's director
of the economic division for Asian,
Pacific and Latin American affairs.

Council Corps
Gives Information

The Jewish Community Council of
Metroplitan Detroit is asking area
Jewish organizations to include Israel on
the agenda of an upcoming meeting to
help train their membership to be effec-
tive advocates for it.
The effort is part of the Jewish
Federation's Israel Solidarity Initiative,
co-sponsored by the council, which
seeks to mobilize the community to
stand together in solidarity with Israel
and advocate effectively on Israel's
behalf.
Council President Ann Zousmer and
Federation President Larry Jackier are
co-chairs of the Israel Solidarity
Initiative.
Each speaker is prepared to address
questions on the Israel/Palestinian crisis
and will provide educational materials
for participants. To arrange for a speaker
or obtain information about the Israel
Speakers Corps, call the council office,
(248) 642-5393.

Asthma Group
Lauds Dr. Lauter

The Asthma & Allergy Foundation of
America-Michigan
Chapter will honor
Dr. Carl Lauter at
its ninth annual
gala, "An Affair for
Asthma," at 6:30
p.m. Friday, Nov. 2,
at the Ritz-Carlton,
Dearborn.
The West
Bloomfield resident Dr. Lauter
is clinical professor of
medicine at Wayne State University and
chief of allergy and immunology at
William Beaumont Hospital. He is
board certified in internal medicine,
infectious diseases and allergy and
immunology
The "Affair" benefits the educational
programs of AAFA-MI and helps sup-
port Camp MichiMAC. The camp
allows children with severe asthma and
allergies to mix with non-asthmatic chil-
dren and have fun in a regular camp
environment.
For information, call Karen Katz at
AAFA-MI at (248) 557-8050. ❑

Weizmann Honors Davidson

William Davidson, a Bloomfield Hills
philanthropist, will receive a doctor of
philosophy degree, honoris causa, from
the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Davidson is chairman, president and
CEO of Guardian Industries Corp, an
Auburn Hills manufacturer of flat-
glass products; managing partner of
the Detroit Pistons basketball team
and majority owner of Palace Sports
and Entertainment.
The honorary doctorate will be con-
ferred during the 52nd annual general
meeting of the board of governors of
the Weizmann Institute of Science in
Rehovot, Israel, on Nov. 12.
"Bill Davidson believes that the
Weizmann Institute of Israel should
serve as a worldwide center for the
development and implementation of
the highest quality science education,"
said Institute President Haim Harari.
"His commitment to scholastic
excellence will enrich Israel and many
other nations, by ensuring that young
people receive the opportunity to
experience the wonders of science and
to continue in the field."
Davidson, 78, a benefactor and
longtime supporter of the Weizmann
Institute, established the Davidson
Institute of Science Education at
Weizmann in 1999. The Davidson
Institute, which will be officially dedi-
cated during the weekend of festivities,
is a mini campus located on the east-
ern edge of the Weizmann Institute.

The Davidson Institute of Science
Education serves as headquarters for
several educational enterprises, includ-
ing PERACH, a national volunteer
organization comprised of 25,000
undergraduate
university stu-
dents who men-
tor and tutor
school children
from disadvan-
taged back-
grounds.
Davidson's phil-
anthropic legacy
includes the
William
William Davidson
Davidson
Institute at the
University of Michigan Business
School in Ann Arbor, the Israel
Antiquities Authority in Jerusalem, the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the
William Davidson Graduate School of
Jewish Education at the Jewish
Theological Seminary of America in
New York City, the Karmanos Cancer
Institute in Detroit and Children's
Research Center of Michigan. His
Pistons-Palace Foundation, in partner-
ship with the Community Foundation
of Southeastern Michigan, created the
PARK program, which renovated and
established funds to maintain parks in
the Detroit area and supported pro-
gramming at these parks.

Campaign Funding

Shown at the Ruby and Lion of Judah event held Sept. 25 for Federation's
Annual Campaign 2002 are former CNN Middle East correspondent Linda
Sherzer, guest speaker; Sharon Lipton, Lion of Judah co-chair; Susan Sosnick,
hostess; Nanci Rands, Ruby co-chair; and Marcie Orley, Ruby co-chair. The
gathering of 150 women raised more than $1.6 million for the campaign plus
$200, 000 in special gifts for. Israel.

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