On behalf of a grateful community
we offer the Danto family a heartfelt
Thank You.
F
, or 34 days last summer, 4000 bombs rained across
Northern Israel. The response in the Jewish Detroit
community was sure and swift. Within days of the
first strike, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
launched its Israel Emergency Campaign, delivering
$1 million in humanitarian aid directed primarily to
communities under siege in Federation's Partnership
2000 region of the Central Galilee.
In response to the crisis in Israel over the summer, and
stepping up with a $1 million gift to lead the community's
fund raising effort to rebuild lives shattered by the war in
When asked about his
philanthropic choices,
Marvin Danto answers
simply, "I love Michigan.
I love my country.
I am a dedicated Jew."
Israel, Marvin and Betty Danto and their children, Joanne,
James, and Gail have established the Marvin and Betty
Danto Family Israel Emergency Challenge Fund. Thanks
to the Dantos' generosity, gifts to the Israel Emergency Fund
will be matched dollar-for-dollar. To date, the Danto gift has
leveraged close to $15 million in community contributions
to the Israel Emergency Fund.
Born and raised in Detroit, an engineer by education
and training, a pioneer in furniture retailing, and a
philanthropist for many years, Marvin Danto has long
been a quiet hero in our community and champion of
those in need. With Betty, his wife and partner for almost
65 years, he shares a multitude of interests and accomplish-
ments as a leader and benefactor of numerous civic,
arts and charitable organizations.
"I believe that Jewish people take care of their needy, their
young and elderly, and I am proud of that," Marvin observes.
"Our people are there when they're needed by those who can't
repay them."
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