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MJI classes have always been offered
in several locations. First renting space
in Farmington Hills, the college has
been housed in the Lubavitch Yeshiva
in Oak Park for more than 10 years.
"We have also always had other
approved learning sites, like Berkley
High School and Andover High School
[in Bloomfield Hills]:' said Shemtov,
with MJI since its founding.
Classes are held in at Mishkan Israel
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Jewish Civilization and Exploring
the Holocaust — and this fall's addi-
tion, the American Jewish Experience
— were developed specifically as
dual-enrollment options.
"We have over 100 students every
year, from area high schools, who take
our classes;' Shemtov said. "For some,
these are the only courses they will
take within a Jewish environment!"
The Hebrew language classes fulfill
high school language requirements.
"High school dual-enrollment is
state-funded from a portion of the
student foundation grant," Levine said.
Varying from district to district, he
said, "Most of the tuition cost is cov-
ered. Scholarships are also available
for high school guest students who do
not receive the state funding from the
district!'
MJI also offers students opportu-
nities for advanced placement and
academic credit by examination, with
credits also earned during supervised
internship or externships.
Several colleges and major univer-
sities will also articulate credits for
these courses, including Michigan
State University, Wayne State, Eastern
Michigan, Central Michigan, Indiana,
Wisconsin, Emory in Atlanta and the
University of Michigan.
And that was good news for
Danielle Taubman. "The Encountering
Jewish Civilization class I took at MJI
was accepted as two history credits at
U-M:' said the incoming freshman.
"I had learned some Hebrew and
about the Holocaust while at Temple
Israel [in West Bloomfield] but I had
no background at all in ancient Jewish
history. I knew about MJI from my sis-
ter Rachel [20] who took a Holocaust
class and a Hebrew class there!"
To take the MJI course, Danielle
was able to drop a class at North
Farmington High School in
Farmington Hills. "Three days a week,
I left school early, and one evening a
week, I took the MJI class at the Shul.
I really wish I taken more classes; I
would have taken a Hebrew class."
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Shul in West Bloomfield, where Rabbi
Shemtov is spiritual director.
MJI is run by eight administrative
staff members along with part-time
support personnel. Thirty adjunct fac-
ulty members teach at the school.
Thrilled about the upcoming con-
struction, Shemtov said, "We've been
in operation all these years and finally
for the first time, our classes and
offices and greater resources for the
Jewish community will be in our own
building."
The new facility will include a lab-
lecture room, assembly and study
areas and a technology workroom
and conference area and a learn-
ing resources center. The center will
include a full-service electronic and
text resource library and technical,
business and Judaic references and
resources all in an area designed for
informal learning, study groups and
guest lecturers.
"A main feature of this building will
be a student lounge with a library and
a [cyber] cafe overlooking the wet-
lands," Shemtov said, "It will be a place
for students to hang out, have mentor-
ships, do homework!'
The center will have regular set
hours for community study and will
host lectures and programs. The Shul
next door will continue to be a site of
MJI's classes and large lectures and
assembly programs.
With the Township's approval for
the 14,000-square-foot building,
Shemtov said, "We are steaming ahead
now with a target completion date of
December 2008."
A building campaign includes both
a $2.6 million capital campaign for
construction and $2.4 million endow-
ment campaign for maintenance of
the building. $1.5 million has already
been secured for construction.
"MJI is the only Jewish college in
Metro Detroit, and we are growing as
a premiere resource of higher educa-
tion to the Jewish community and the
community at large Shemtov said.
"We are very excited to go to the next
step of growth for our campus and for
MJI and to serve the community in an
upgraded fashion." CI
For information on MJI, its class-
es, programs and gifting oppor-
tunities for new construction,
access the Web site at: mji.org
or call Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov
at (248) 788-4000, ext.103 or
Paul Levine at (248) 414-6900,
ext. 106.