Front Lines
A fter water seeped its way into the main bath and kitchen of John
and Kathleen RanaIli's Troy home, they were heedful in choosing
a company to repair the damage. The first thing you look for,
naturally, is someone who is trustworthy," John said, noting that he
was immediately reminded of a special newscast he saw on Fox 2 in
December highlighting the home makeover Gittleman did free of
charge for a young woman suffering from cancer.
John said, although they explored other companies, in the end they
decided Gittleman was right for them. "It was that news segment that
sealed the deal. We felt that they were honest and dependable."
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However, it was winter, and the Ranallis were still apprehensive at the
thought of home repairs — people treading in and out of their house,
the mess, the inconvenience. But they were pleasantly surprised with
the Gittleman team and appreciated the fact that all the crew
members were very conscientious of keeping their home intact.
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Israeli youth village.
"Immediately when they got to the house, they prepped everything. They covered the floor and kept everything contained
to just the affected areas, and every day the guys would clean up before they left," he said. "What we thought was going
to be a painful experience really ended up being noninvasive."
The project, which involved a complete bathroom remodeling and replacement of the kitchen ceiling, lasted three weeks
from start to finish. And the Ranallis couldn't be happier with the way the process panned out. "They were here every
day on time and the price they quoted never changed. They aim to please and they did not sign off on the final
documents until they went through the place with a fine-toothed comb," John said. "We are pleased with the final result
— the workmanship was great and everything is exactly what we hoped for."
So when the time comes for you to choose a remodeling company to undo what mother nature has done, chose the one
you can trust to come into your home and complete the task painlessly, on time and on budget. Choose Gittleman.
JUST ASK THE RANALLIS.
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Max Fisher
T
he Detroit-based Max M.
and Marjorie S. Fisher
Foundation announced a
$5 million gift to the Jewish Agency's
Kiryat Yearim youth village on Israel
Independence Day (April 24).
The youth village, outside
Jerusalem, is a boarding school for
Israeli and new immigrant youth at
risk in the seventh, eighth and ninth
grades. There are more than 100
pupils living at Kiryat Yearim, which
integrates young immigrants from
the former Soviet Union, Ethiopia and
native-born Israelis.
The gift will enable the Jewish
Agency to double the enrollment to
200 pupils within the next three years
and expand the school through the
12th grade.
The Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher
Foundation was created in 2005 by his
wife and family to memorialize busi-
nessman and philanthropist Max M.
Fisher of Franklin. Fisher served from
1971 to 1983 as the first chairman
of the reconstituted Jewish Agency's
Board of Governors.
"My late father strongly believed in
taking care of new immigrant youth
and this gift in his memory reflects
that dedication:' said Jane Sherman of
Franklin. She's a member of the Jewish
Agency's executive committee and co-
chair of its Israel Department
"I believe we, as American Jews,
have a responsibility to make sure
these immigrants have the tools to be
viable members of society. We helped
bring them and their families to Israel;
now we must make sure they succeed."
"Max Fisher understood from the
beginning the critical role of the
Jewish Agency in settling immigrants
in the State of Israel and we are very
appreciative that this vision and pas-
sion is also the legacy of successive
generations of Fisher family," said
Carole Solomon, chair of the Jewish
Agency Board of Governors.
The gift will enable the Jewish
Agency to implement a pro-
gram similar to one at the Ramat
Hadassah youth village, said Jeff
Kaye, director-general of the Jewish
Agency's Department for Resource
Development and Public Affairs. The
Marjorie
Fisher
Jane Sherman
Jeff Kaye
Carole
Solomon
Jewish Agency is partnered at Ramat
Hadassah with Hadassah Women's
Zionist Organization of America and
Israeli businessman Avi Naor,.
"These partnerships symbolize the
new directions the Jewish Agency is
taking in dealing with the issue of
youth at risk;' Kaye said. "All those
who knew the late Max Fisher per-
sonally and his struggle to open the
gates for the Jews of the former Soviet
Union feel that this is an appropriate
way to perpetuate his legacy."
Anti-Semitism Up In Europe
New York/JTA An ADL survey of
five European countries found wide-
spread anti-Semitism, with many
residents believing stereotypes of
Jewish business prowess and lack of
patriotism.
The survey, released Monday, found
that 51 percent of respondents in
Spain, Poland and Germany believe it
is "probably true" that Jews are more
loyal to Israel than to their home
countries. Additionally, 44 percent
of those surveyed in France, Poland,
Germany, Italy and Spain agreed that
"Jews have too much power in inter-
national financial markets," while 39
percent believe "Jews have too much
power in the business world."
Each country surveyed showed a
rise in negative perceptions of Jews in
relation to business and finance since
the ADL's 2005 survey.
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