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Robert Aronson, CEO of the Jewish Federation, pointed out that Taubman and Max Fisher were always the first persons he turned to for donations to special Federation causes and Israel emergency campaigns. 'Al Taubman is one of the great Jews of our community," said Aronson. "Despite his many business responsibili- ties around the world, he focuses his philanthropic efforts on the Detroit area. He always gives generously to the Federation to cover our needs; and he never looks for the limelight. We're proud that he's a member of our com- munity." Taubman's annual Federation contribution is reportedly in the "mil- lions of dollars." He shrugs off any praise of his philan- thropy, saying, "I just do it because I believe in it. And I especially believe in a strong Jewish education. That's the foundation of our Jewish life. We always need more teachers who have sufficient training so they can give our youngsters a good Jewish education." Taubman and Fisher even convinced their mutual friend, the late Henry Ford II of Grosse Pointe Farms, to give to Jewish causes. "Each year, Henry would donate six-figure amounts to the Allied Jewish Campaign," Taubman recalled. In Detroit, Taubman Centers devel- oped the $50 million Riverfront Apartments with Fisher, and recently handled initial leasing for Riverfront shops at Renaissance Center as General Motors renovated the complex. Taubman is a partner in the Athena Group, an international developer and manager of non-retail real estate. He also helped launch Leona Group, an East Lansing-based operator of charter schools. Taubman is the principal benefactor of the University of Michigan's College of Architecture and Urban Planning, U- M's Health Care Center and Medical Library and Lawrence Technological University's new Taubman Student Services Center. He funded the Taubman Center for State and Local Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Taubman serves on numerous indus- try, civic and religious boards and execu- tive committees, including the Detroit Arts Commission and the board of the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. He's chairman emeritus of the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution and former chairman of the National Realty Committee, predecessor of the recently formed Real Estate Roundtable. A number of Taubman's friends and business associates are scheduled to come in for the May 10 event, including Les Wexner, chairman and CEO of Limitedbrands, a nationwide, 4,000- store chain of women's apparel shops, many of them in Taubman's malls. "I've known Al for 35 years, and I'm proud of our personal and business rela- tionship," said Wexner from his Columbus, Ohio,office. "The thing I admire most about him is that he really cares about the welfare of the Detroit Jewish community — and Jews all over the world. 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