Business III philanthropy

Dedicated

Daitch family honors Technion Institute
with gift of Jay M. Kogan Auditorium.

Wired In.

As president of finance and development for

Wireless Toyz, Richard Simtob knows what it

Marvin Daitch, Rebecca Liss, Lauren Kogan Daitch, Joshua Liss and Karen Daitch.

takes to build a winning team.

Haifa

Richard believes the Jewish Federation is one of

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n their December trip to
Israel, Lauren and Marvin
Daitch and their children
— Rebecca Liss, Josh Liss and Karen
Daitch — visited the Technion-Israel
Institute of Technology to inaugurate
the Jay M. Kogan Auditorium in the
Jay M. Kogan Advanced Technology
Center of the Faculty of Electrical
Engineering.
"The electrical engineering fac-
ulty is the largest and one of the
most prestigious — the jewel in the
crown of the Technion," said Technion
President Yitzhak Apeloig, addressing
the dediction crowd.
"This faculty is the powerhouse
behind Israel's prosperous high tech
industry. Intel, Motorola, Google and
other international corporations set
up headquarters in Haifa to take
advantage of the cutting-edge research
from the Technion graduates of this
premier faculty. These graduates have
transformed Israel's economy and
strengthened its defense technology:"
Lauren K. Daitch accepted a gift of
an etching of the original Technion
building from Apeloig and spoke
about her late father.
"My father, a mechanical engi-
neer who graduated Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, understood
the significance of contributing to the
Technion in engineering;' she said.
"His love of Judaism, his commitment

those great teams and that it's a great place to

meet other Jewish people who share a common

goal - helping others.

He says, "If you want a community to be

stronger and better than as time goes on,

it requires investing ourselves. Sharing your

skills, talent and ideas can make a big difference

and really help to give back."

Helping others is not just something Richard

"toys" with. He is investing his time in the

Federation and learning more. Now he's an

advocate for involvement and you can be

as well.

If you'd like to learn more, call 248.203.1471 or

go to jewishdetroit.org .

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to Israel, to education and to young
people was fulfilled by his gifts to
MIT and to the Technion. These two
universities hold the answers to key
research. My father's hope is that they
work together for a peaceful future"
After the ceremony, the family spent
the day at the Technion, meeting
with faculty members and students,
then traveled to the medical school
accompanied by Dean of Medicine Ido
Perlman. He introduced them to Dr.
Joseph Itzkovitz, chief scientist in the
stem cell laboratories at the Technion.
The Daitch family supports Dr.
Itzkovitz' work in diabetes research.
They established the Lauren K. Daitch
- Jay M. Kogan Family Diabetes
Research Project in the Technion
Faculty of Medicine. ❑

Bereavement Support
The National Council of Jewish Women
Greater Detroit Section-SPACE for
Changing Families and Congregation
Shaarey Zedek Southfield are offering
an eight-week bereavement group for
those grieving for a spouse or partner.
The group will meet weekly, 7-9
p.m. Tuesdays, April 8-May 27. A facil-
itator will provide a safe atmosphere
for participants to discuss thier grief.
Participants must attend all eight ses-
sions. There is no charge; however,
donations are appreciated.
The group will meet at Shaarey
Zedek, 27375 Bell Rd., Southfield.
Register: (248) 355 9936.

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