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Yudof joined the flagship campus of
the University of Texas at Austin in
1971 as an assistant professor of law,
rising over the course of 26 years to
full professor and dean.
After his five-year stint as president
at the University of Minnesota, Yudof
returned to Texas in 2002 as chancel-
lor of the multicampus system.
Growing Jewishly
Yudof credits his wife, Judy, with
intensifying his Jewish observance
and connection, inside and outside the
house.
She is the immediate past inter-
national president of the United
Synagogue of Conservative Judaism,
the first woman to hold the post in the
organization's 93-year history.
Judy Yudof currently serves on
the council of the U.S. Holocaust
Memorial Museum in Washington and
on the international board of Hillel.
"I am a very strong advocate of
Israel;' her husband says. "I just am.
I'm there for Israel. I may at times
disagree with Israeli policy, but when
they suffer, I suffer and my wife suf-
fers:'
The couple's religious observance
evolved over time.
"About 20 years ago, Judy said
she didn't feel right about not keep-
ing kosher at home, so we made the
change," Yudof says. "I've had no prob-
lem with it except for all those dishes
when we move."
Outside the home, Yudof eats non-
kosher food, except for pork, he says.
The couple has two adult children.
Yudof may have a difficult time
being equally accommodating to
California's Jewish community of 1
million.
"I will do the best I can': he said. "I
feel a strong moral obligation to do
so."
Yudof says he also hopes the Jewish
community will continue its tradi-
tional support of public education and
the University of California.
State Must Divest From
Rogue Nations: Meisner
T
aking a hard line on rogue
actors like Iran, Syria and
Sudan, the Michigan House
of Representatives
passed the
"Divestment from
Terror Act:' spon-
sored in part by
Rep. Andy Meisner,
D-Ferndale, which
requires all state
government funds to
Rep. Meisner
divest from "scruti-
nized companies" that are doing busi-
ness with state sponsors of terror.
"Michigan taxpayer dollars should
never be used to support terrorism
and the rogue nations who engage in
terrorism': said Meisner. "This legisla-
tion will put our citizens' minds at
ease that their money isn't being used
for death and destruction."
Specifically, Meisner's legislation
would require the state treasurer to
comply with the Divestment from
Terror Act while making investments
under the Lottery Act. The rest of the
package requires compliance with the
proposed Divestment from Terror Act
in the Michigan Strategic Fund Act,
Public Employee Retirement System
Investment Act and Investment of
Surplus Funds Act, among other funds.
"We must use our state's voice — 10
million people strong — to speak out
against hatred and injustice, especially
when there is an intersection between
that injustice and our state."
Single Parents Family Camp
A successful session of Single Parents
Family Camp took place June 29-July
3 at the Butzel Conference Center in
Ortonville. Fifteen families igathered
for a week of Israel-themed activities.
The children participated in swim-
ming, boating, arts and crafts, horse-
back riding and Carnival Day.
For the parents, the camp provided
a support network to combat feelings
of isolation that are often common.
Single Parents Family Camp was
made possible by Sally and Graham
Orley. Single Jewish Parents Network
is a division of Federation's Alliance
for Jewish Education. For information,
contact Debbie Rosenberg, (248) 205-
2537, or at Rosenberg@jfmd.org .
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