Axelrod's brother, works as the Detroit
Federations' Annual Campaign director.
"It's a very special program," said
Julie Zuckerman, who graduated from
the Drachler program in April 2001.
A graduate of the University of
Maryland, she works in the Detroit
Federation's Israel and Overseas
Department.
"Not being from here, I was astound-
ed at the level of the support we received
from the community," Zuckerman said.
'At our pro [professional] seminars, lay
people and professionals from the area
would really 'lay it on the line' — tell us
what they do, the good and the bad, the
problems."
Among those leading pro seminars
last year were Robert Aronson,
Federation chief executive officer;
Marvin Krislov, U-M vice president and
general counsel; and Judy Lax, endow-
ment director at the Jewish Federation
of Washtenaw County.
Presenters often pose hypothetical sit-

management, community organization,
social policy and evaluation, or interper-
sonal practice.
Kari Alterman, who graduated from
the program in 1997, directs
Federation's community outreach and
education department.
"There's a sense of competition in
other programs. Here, we
look out for each other,"
she said.
Similar dual-degree pro-
grams include Brandeis
University's Hornstein
Program for Jewish
—Kari Alterman, Communal Service and the
Drachler graduate Baltimore-based Darrell D.
Friedman Institute for
Professional Development,
which involves six area uni-
versities and colleges.
opment.
Six students from around the country
In addition to the pro seminars, pro-
gram requirements also include 18 hours will enter the Drachler- program this fall.
Five began the program last fall.
of Judaic Studies and a concentration
"Inquiries are already up for fall 2003, so
within the School of Social Work in

uations, while students role-play in
search of solutions. The seminars are
also a great networking opportunity,
Zuckerman said.
"Everybody wants to make sure
we get the best [education]," said
1995 Drachler grad David Contorer,
Federation's director of donor devel-

"It's not for the
unmotivated."

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we are all feeling quite optimistic about
continued growth in the program,"
Axelrod said.
Who should apply to the program?
"Someone with a passion for the
Jewish community and Israel; someone
who is involved and excited about all
facets of the community, in Jewish core
values and in real life," Contorer said.
Added Alterman: "Ws. not for the
unmotivated."
Axelrod and Rachel Weiss, who assists
her in an administrative capacity, are
"taking the Drachler program to a new
level," Alterman said.
According to U.S. News and World
Report, Michigan's School of Social
Work is the No.1-ranked school of its
type in the United States, Axelrod said.
"The competition is stiff for a slot in
the graduate school of social work," she
said. "I'm trying to do the same for the
Drachler program — to make it the pre-
eminent school of Jewish communal
service in the country." ❑

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