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Outreach To Jews At Smaller Schools
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East Lansing — A campus outreach initiative has been implemented by
Michigan State University Hillel to provide services to smaller universities
throughout Michigan. The goal is for Hillel staff to identify and engage Jewish
students at Ferris State University, Central Michigan University, Grand Valley
State University, Alma College and Albion College.
In its second year, the initiative is funded by the David Kahan family, the Bill
LaKritz family, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and the Michigan
B'nai B'rith Hillel Fund. With the partnership of Betsy Kellman and Michigan
Region ADL, additional funding has been secured from the Ravitz Foundation
for Confronting Anti-Semitism and CEEF: The Community Education
Endowment Fund of the Michigan Region ADL.
The five colleges vary in size of Jewish population. Alma has four Jewish stu-
dents on campus. Central Michigan and Grand Valley State each have approxi-
mately 100 Jewish students with active student leaders.
The Jewish student leaders meet weekly to plan programs of interest to Jewish
students and the community at large. Recently, leaders arranged for "tabling"
events showcasing Hillel. The events were held to identify Jewish freshman stu-
dents who, hopefully, will become involved in Hillel.
Albion College, with approximately 20 Jewish students, has an active leader-
ship in place consisting of a student president and vice president. Jewish stu-
dents recently represented Hillel at Albion's annual festival showcasing student
groups and activities on campus.
Central Michigan students plan to recruit students for Israel trips and distrib-
uted apples and honey for Rosh Hashanah. Other plans include a "Hookah in the
Sukkah" event featuring Middle Eastern food
The smaller schools link to the statewide Hillel network to encourage Jewish
students to participate in Taglit-Birthright Israel. The students will be able to
travel with other smaller schools from across the state and the nation on a 10-
day trip this winter. Other trip options include Alternative Winter Break, which
will send students from around the state to Savannah, Ga., on a service learning
project.
If you know a Jewish student at one of these universities, contact Judith
Dworkin at MSU Hillel, (517) 332-1916 or judith@msuhillel.org .
One of U-M Hillel's larg-
est student groups, AMI
(American Movement for
Israel) was at FestiFall
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2008 I 7 — 11 P.M.
to reach out to students
interested in Israel activi-
ties on campus. On Sept.
COACH INSIGNIA, DETROIT
Join Michigan's only three Master Sommeliers for
an unparalleled evening of rare and exquisite wines
paired with a gourmet strolling dinner designed by
the Matt Prentice Restaurant Group and Co-Chaired by
Debbie and Michael Berger and Julia and Carl Camden.
21, AMI hosted 150 stu-
dents at the annual Balagan
Festival, a celebration of
Israel, including informa-
tion on ways to get to Israel
(Taglit-Birthright Israel,
MASA Israel and other study
opportunities).
"THIS RARE WINE DINNER HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST
ANTICIPATED WINE TASTING EVENTS OF THE YEAR."
– Chuck Bennett, Detroit News, July 2007
Mellisa Morof of Farmington
Hills, Marissa Neuman
of West Bloomfield, Amy
Tickets: $500/$1,000 per person
Higher level ticket includes private pre-glow wine tasting
with one of our wine masters or event chairs and
an overnight room at a downtown Detroit hotel.
Steinway of Scottsdale,
Ariz., and Rabbi Nathan
Martin experienced the
Sephardic custom of henna
Contact Louise Rallis at (313) 874-6138 or
e-mail LRallisl@hfhs.org for information.
painting at U-M Hillel's Open
House. Hundreds of students
were greeted by the Hillel
Hot Dog Cart and Hillel lead-
ers, eager to sign them up
for 45 student groups active
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at Hillel.