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Jewish community leaders Tim and Helene Cohen
get ready to move on.
SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN
Staff Writer
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n Monday, April 4, business
executive and Jewish commu-
nal leader Tim R. Cohen of
West Bloomfield will become the vice
president of development for Hillel:
The Foundation for Jewish Campus
Life in Washing-
ton, D.C.
Currently presi-
dent and founder
of the retail mar-
keting group
Then and There
Decisions, Cohen
said he is "excited
to have the privi-
lege to lead the
development
Tim R. Cohen
effort of this
strategic organiza-
tion."
"Hillel is fortu-
nate to find
someone like
Tim, who
demonstrates an
extraordinary pas-
sion and dedica-
tion for the
Jewish communi-
Dr. Helene Kalson ty, to lead our
Cohen
development
department," said
Hillel President
Avraham Infeld. "He brings much
energy and enthusiasm to such a vital
role in our organization."
Cohen said, "The college years are a
pivotal time for Jewish students, and
Hillel is well-positioned to have a
powerful impact on both the individ-
ual student and the broader Jewish
community. Needless to say, this can
only happen if we have the necessary
funds to continue to implement the
programs that Hillel has established in
both the U.S. and around the world."
And Cohen also speaks from per-
sonal experience. His wife, Dr. Helene
Kalson Cohen, is vice chairman of
Hillel at the University of Michigan in
Ann Arbor. Their older children
Shoshanna and Jacob — both gradu-
ates of U-M — were each actively
involved in the Hillel there in various
capacities. Daughter Katie is involved
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in Hillel's Israel advocacy program at
University of Texas in Austin, where
she is a sophomore.
Jewish Collegiate Participation
While Cohen said the upcoming grad-
uation of their youngest child, Josh,
from the Jewish Academy of
Metropolitan Detroit (JAMD) gave
the impetus for making the move, it is
his children and their Jewish educa-
tions and involvement that inspired it.
"I realized from watching my own
children how important it is for col- .
lege students to be involved, not only
educationally, but in Jewish causes on
campus," he said. "I see Hillel as the
last opportunity to touch a Jewish
soul before they move on to their
adult lives."
The Cohens' time in Detroit also
helped prompt the positive move
forward.
"We raised four wonderful chil-
dren here — each of them with day
school educations," he said. "We
spent 16 years in this town with its
unique commitment to Judaism.
And experiencing that was an inspi-
ration to make this change in my
life, from the lay world into the
Jewish communal world."
Even during his longtime involve-
ment in the business world, Cohen
said, "the passion has always been
there to help Israel and our people."
With Josh's pending graduation, "we
decided it's time for our next adven-
ture," he said.
"But it's not our first," his wife
added. "We've done this before. In
fact, we grew up together and have
had a lifetime of adventures together."
And standing by one another is just
part of that partnership. When Dr.
Cohen was a doctoral student at
Harvard University near Boston, her
husband commuted to and from his
business in Miami.
"He wanted me to fulfill this dream
and he supported it in a really con-
crete way — not just with words, but
with actions," she said. "I see this
move as just another phase in that
ongoing relationship."
A School's Loss
While Cohen's move leaves a Jewish
communal void, his wife's will bring a