Educators From Russia, Ukraine
Win Max Fisher Diaspora Award

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Educators from Russia and Ukraine
Ukraine, the town's Jewish popula-
are recipients of the 2002 Max M.
tion of 50,000 was greatly under-
Fisher Prize for Jewish Education in
served. Since then, the rabbi has
the Diaspora.
become a leader in establishing insti-
The award ceremonies honoring
tutions that have contributed to a
Eugenia Lvova of St. Petersburg,
revival of Jewish life in Ukraine.
Russia, and Rabbi
Foremost among these
Shmuel
institutions is Bet Chana, a
Kaminezki of
state-recognized teacher-
Dniepropetrovsk,
training seminary for
Ukraine, were
women. Established with the
held June 24 at
support of the Pincus Fund
the Israel Museum
and in partnership with the
in Jerusalem. The
Jewish Agency and the Israel
occasion was the
Ministry of Education, Bet
plenary of the
Chana trains teachers for
board of gover-
Jewish day schools through-
nors of the Jewish
out the former Soviet Union.
Agency for Israel
A Jewish school the rabbi
General Assembly.
helped establish now has 700
Jerusalem-based
students; the Pincus Fund
L.A. Pincus Fund
helped with development.
for Jewish
Also started under Rabbi
Max Fisher
Education in the
Kaminezki's auspices is a
Diaspora estab-
kindergarten that provides
lished the Max M.
Jewish and secular preschool
Fisher Prize in 1999 on the occasion of education to 80 children, a religious
the Franklin philanthropist's 90th
supplementary school for children, a
birthday. The prize celebrates his
yeshivah for adults, an old age home
efforts and achievements as board
built from local resources and hous-
chairman since the fund's inception in
ing 92 residents, a Kollel and classes
1977.'
for senior citizens. A new kinder-
The Pincus Fund works to
garten program for 180 children will
strengthen Jewish education in the
open shortly.
diaspora through support for new
and innovative programs. The fund
has allocated grants of S50 million to
500 projects in 40 countries.
Prizewinner Lvova's Jewish educa-
tion began in 1988, when she
A candidates forum sponsored by area
enrolled in courses at the Jewish
Jewish communal organizations will be
University in St. Petersburg. In 1991,
held 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 8, at the
she was instrumental in founding the
Max M. Fisher Federation Building in
Adain Lo Jewish Family Center in St.
Bloomfield Township.
Petersburg. Adain Lo was a grassroots
Jim Blanchard, David Bonior and
initiative that brought together 20
Jennifer Granholm, candidates in the
families for a Sunday school pro-
Democratic primary race for governor,
gram. Today, the center plays a cen-
have been invited to participate.
tral role in providing educational and
Additional candidates included in the
cultural programs for unaffiliated
forum will be from state legislative races
Jews.
involving Oak Park, Huntington
Lvova is serving her third term as
Woods, Southfield, Bloomfield
president. of Adain Lo. With Pincus
Township, Farmington Hills and West
Fund support, five Jewish kinder-
Bloomfield.
gartens have been established. The
The forum is sponsored by the Jewish
fund also supports an Adain Lo proj-
Community Council of Metropolitan
ect that provides seminars,
Detroit and the National Council of
Shabbatonim and excursions to sites
Jewish Women.
of Jewish interest in Ukraine.
For information, call the Jewish
When Rabbi Shmuel Kaminezki
Community Council office, (248) 642-
moved in 1990 to Dniepropetrovsk,
5393.

