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HARRY KIRS BAUM

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can do — what we must do — is to
reach out to our brothers and sisters
in Israel in every way that we can."
Susanna Berger of West Bloomfield,
who immigrated 28 years ago, said she
knew about 90 percent of the people
at the event.
"It feels just wonderful to be here,
"she said. "We have a nice communi-
ty, and everybody is doing much bet-
ter and they'll be able to support
Israel."
Committee members decided to
start small because they didn't know

ome 30 years ago; they began
to trickle into the Detroit
Jewish community.
With nothing but a small
suitcase and a dream of freedom,
Soviet Jews depended on national and
local Jewish organizations to give
them a start in the right direction.
The trickle became a wave in the
early 1990s.
Now at a population estimated at
8,000, many of these
Jews from the Former
Soviet Union have
found success as pro-
fessionals and busi-
nessmen and women.
At the Fiddler
Restaurant in West
Bloomfield, 120
members of the
Jewish community
from the FSU gath-
ered together to start a
relationship with the
_ Jewish Federation of
Federation president Lawrence Jackier, Federation CEO
Metropolitan Detroit
Robert Aronson and Fiddler Restaurant owner and Jews
and raise money for
Jews in need in Israel. from the FSU committee member Michael Kuchersky
share some thoughts before the event.
While previous
efforts have been made
to unite the Russian
how many people an event would
Jewish community in Detroit, "this is
draw.
the first time the community has
"The event was sold out way ahead
come together for one cause," said
of
time," said Emanuil Gauzer, a com-
Tamara Friedman, chair of the
mittee
member. The committee is
Committee of Jews from the Former
ready to meet again immediately to
Soviet Union, a newly formed out-
plan a larger event.
reach group at the Federation.
The group was polled about its
The $15,670 raised from the dinner
interest in future involvement in the
and a raffle will help Federation's
community.
Israel Emergency Fund, which bene-
They would like to become com-
fits children and older adults directly
mittee
members to plan events and
affected by government cutbacks in
raise money for the Jewish communi-
funding to health, education and
ty, and are interested in cultural and
social services, said Robert Aronson,
social events.
Federation CEO and keynote speaker.
Giving back to Jews in need is "not
"Israel is in trouble," he said. "And
only
a must for us but also for our
her people — our people — need our
children,"
he said. "To teach our chil-
support more than ever.
dren
the
culture
of sharing because it's
"All of us in this room cannot solve
much more than having a nice home
the current political problems," said
and a wonderful car and a good
Aronson, citing $7.5 million raised so
meal."111
far and a $10 million goal. "What we

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