cy ollomew c alarim - otio rizaze eLKiniNg (6: lit/of/liar/ With their gift, the JCC will continue to provide activities for young and old, programs for a variety of interests and services for people of all abilities. In appreciation, the former Maple/Drake facility was renamed in honor of the Kahns in 1998. "For Betty and me, having our names on the JCC building and knowing that so many others have joined in the rebuilding and endowment of the vital Jewish Community Center and Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Jewish Com- munity Campus is the high point of our commitment of helping others as we were helped." Betty and D. Dan Kahn ensure that the JCC remains a warm, welcoming place for everyone in the community A. Alfred Taubman, center, is flanked by sons Robert, left, and William, right, at the dedication of the A. Alfred Taubman Jewish Community Campus in 1997. The campus includes the JCC Jimmy Prentis Morris Building. When it was dedicated in his honor in July 1997, the A. Alfred Taubman Jewish Community Campus became a living tribute to one man's lifetime of philanthropy on behalf of the Jewish community The campus, which includes the JCC Jimmy Prentis Morris Building, two Jewish Federation Apartments and Services buildings, a mikvah, two playgrounds, an amphitheater and The Neighborhood Project, became a place for bringing people from throughout the adjacent community together-older adults, new Americans, longtime residents and families. Highlighting the campus is a specially designed plaza with flowers, trees and benches, providing a place for quiet reflection and socializing. The naming of the campus has historical roots for the Taubman fam- ily. In 1956, Mr. Taubman's firm constructed the Oak Park JCC. For more than half a century, the Taubman family has helped enhance the neighborhood and bring generations together aIR M;;Iial by, 77094 Sffe;zehdaz laza/nem oi 9 ea to D. Dan Kahn wanted to repay the kindness bestowed on him when he was a lonely 19-year-old teen. When he came to Detroit from Benton Harbor over 60 years ago, Mr. Kahn was welcomed to the communi- ty by the Jewish Community Center, then located at Woodward Avenue and Holbrook Street (the Aaron DeRoy Memorial Building). He later met and married the former Betty Koss. The two started a family, and Mr. Kahn founded a business which allowed his family to "grow and prosper" Now it was time to say thank you. The Kahns made it possible for others to be welcomed into the coin- munity with a generous gift to the JCC. ril yulate D V ommum/a, A strong sense of their Jewish heritage and dedication to preserving the family and cultural life of the community inspired Eugene and Marcia Applebaum to give a significant gift to the Jewish community. Announced in 1999, the Applebaum gift will provide for capital improvements to agencies located on the northwest quadrant at Maple and Drake Roads in West Bloomfield. In appreciation for their generosity, the campus has been named the Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus. The longtime Jewish and civic communal leaders made their gift in recognition of the service the campus agencies provide to the family and cultural life of the Jewish community. Their objective was to ensure that these services continue well into the future. According to Robert Aronson, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Building of the JCC is a major beneficiary of the Applebaum gift. "The majority of the cap- ital campaign is dedicated to additions and improvements at the Jewish Community Center on the campus. This will enable the com- pletion of the community center's transition from its roots as a health and physical education facility to a complete center enhancing all aspects of Jewish family life in every age group." Preserving the family and cultural life of the Jewish community is the aim of Eugene and Marcia Applebaum, for whom the West Bloomfield campus is named.