Scholarships & Financial Aid HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION 6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 140 Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301 Phone: (248) 723-8184 Fax: (248) 723-4809 Provides financial assistance to Detroit-area Jewish people through interest-free loans for crisis, celebration, medical, home improvements and many other purposes. Administers loans for Neighborhood Project and JELS (college loans). Ad/p.45 INFANTS SERVICE GROUP 26612 Franklin Point Drive Southfield, MI 48034 Contact: Lottie Malkin, president Phone: (248) 354-6355 Fund-raising group that cares for infants of indigent families. Donates funds to Penrickton Blind Nursery, Children's Hospital, JARC and childhood disease research. Has been in existence for 62 years. ISRAEL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Federation's Israel and Overseas Department 6735 Telegraph Road Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301 Contact: Joseph Selesny, community development associate Phone: (248) 645-7878 Fax: (248) 644-0724 Email: selesny@jfmd.org JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF U.S.A. AND LADIES AUXILIARY 16990 W. 12 Mile Road Southfield, MI 48076 Contact: Robert Feldman, commander Shirley Schlussel, auxiliary president Phone: (248) 559-5680 (248) 559-5703 Fax: (248) 559-5703 Aids and assists homeless Jewish war veterans. Visits children's homes. Helps veterans financially in emergency situations and with legal matters. Annual "Poppy Day" funds 26 college scholarships. JEWISH WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT, THE 6735 Telegraph Road P.O. Box 2030 Bloomfield Twp., MI 48303 Contact: Helen Katz, director Phone: (248) 642-4260, ext. 206 Fax: (248) 645-7857 Email: katz@jfmd.org, barak@jfmd.org Web site: www.thisisfederation.org A women's foundation, endowed by its members, established in 2000 to fund projects and programs run by non-profit organizations, designed to benefit Jewish women and girls. Schools Ad/Back Cover MATAN B'SETER Provides grants for individuals with unique needs and interest-free loans and grants to Jewish undergraduates and graduates. WOMEN OF MAIMONIDES MEDICAL SOCIETY 26733 York Huntington Woods, MI 48070 Contact: Sharon Daitch, Hannah Moss Phone: (248) 851-3314 (248) 541-1129 Provides interest-free loans to Jewish medical and osteopathic students in Vichigan. Helps to fund medical research and rehabilitation of the handicapped. Schools HEBREW & SUNDAY BETH ACHIM RELIGIOUS SCHOOL AT ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE 29901 Middlebelt Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334 Contact: Elissa Berg, education director Marc Kay, associate director for education and youth Phone: (248) 626-2153 (248) 851-5100 Fax: (248) 851-3190 Email: asyouthed@aol.com Web site: www.adatshalom.org 15141 Dartmouth Road Oak Park, MI 48237 Contact: Rabbi Eric Greenbaum Phone: (248) 968-1892 Hebrew and religious school for K-12, including confirmation program. One-time financial need and merit-based scholarships are available for Israel programs for residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Ad/Back Cover Provides assistance for weddings and holidays to Russian immigrants, individuals who are seriously ill or unemployed, elderly people with special needs and children and teenagers needing psychological help. JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE MICHIGAN JEWISH INSTITUTE 24123 Greenfield Road Southfield, MI 48075 Contact: Debra Edwards Phone: (248) 559-1500 Fax: (248) 559-9858 Web site: dedwards@ifsdetroitorg 2000 Washtenaw Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Contact: Scott Littky Phone: (734) 769-2041 Email: school@bethisrael-aa.org Web site: www.bethisrael-aa.og 25401 Coolidge Hwy. Oak Park, MI 48237 Contact: Dr. Paul Levine Phone: (248) 414-6900 Fax: (248) 414-6907 Email: info@mji.edu Web site: www.mji.edu Counseling, case management, resource advocacy and emergency assistance for Jewish people in our community who have exhausted all other options. Medical emercencies, housing expenses, food certificates. Ad/p.57, 87 JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICES 330 Fuller N.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Contact: Tama Thomas, director Phone: (616) 456-5553, ext. 17 Fax: (616) 456-5780 Email: Tama@jfgr.org Web site: www.jfgr.org Resettlement, short-term case management. Affiliate of Detroit Hebrew Free Loan Association. Provides local emergency loans, a volunteer mitzvah group, information/referral, advocacy, adult programming. 7 8 • Senior college, accredited by Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, offering bachelor degrees in computers and business. Serving the entire Jewish community. Federal and state aid available to qualified students. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN-GREATER DETROIT SECTION 26400 Lahser Road, Suite 100 Southfield, MI 48034 Contact: Florence Herman, president Phone: (248) 355-3300 Fax: (248) 355-9951 Email: ncjwcjh@speedlink.net Web site: www.ncjwgds.org SOURCEBOOK 2002-2 0 0 3 • JN BETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION Offering K-8 students an engaging curriculum ranging from Torah, prayer and mitzvot to holidays, Jewish values and tikkun olam (social action). Classes meet Sunday mornings and Vonday and Wednesday afternoons. BIRMINGHAM TEMPLE SCHOOL OF CULTURAL JUDAISM 28611 W. 12 Mile Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334 Contact: Rabbi Tamara Kolton, education director Phone: (248) 477-1410 ext. 209 Fax: (248) 477-9014 Email: bhamtmpl@speedlink.net Web site: www.birminhamtemple.org Jewish holiday family services are free to the public. Sunday school curriculum is based on Jewish history, ethics, culture and customs. Hebrew school grades 5-7. High school ethics and philosophy grades 8-12. CONGREGATION BEIT KODESH 31840 W. Seven Mile Road Livonia, MI 48152