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Israeli leader Yitzhak Rabin and Larry Jackier in Israel, circa 1995

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governors, the first Detroiter to hold
that post.
"Technion is a world leader in
high-tech and other cutting-edge
fields:' Jackier pointed out. "Without
it, Israel would be a semi-sophisti-
cated, agrarian society instead of a
leading player in the global high-tech
market, and in major research in sci-
ence and technology."
Jackier has very strong feelings
for Israel, having made more than
100 trips there, more than half on
Technion business alone. Through
the years, he has taken various Jewish
groups on missions to Israel, some
after visiting concentration camp
sites so they could "have the same
experience I did when I first went to
Dachau; the horrors that the Nazis
inflicted on the Jews of Europe. Israel
is our homeland, our future, and the
primary focus of Jews everywhere!'

Jewish Historian
Among the many books Jackier has
read about Judaism, more than 100
have covered the Holocaust specifi-
cally, and Jackier donated them to
the Holocaust Memorial Center
in Farmington Hills. "When most
people visit Israel, they might look
at a brochure or a map, then take the
trip;' said Stan Frankel. "Not Larry.
Before his first visit there, he learned
Hebrew fluently so he could converse
with the people."
"Larry is more knowledgeable
about Jewish history, places, people
and things than anyone I ever met:'
said philanthropist and Butzel Award
recipient Jane Sherman of Franklin,
who has known Jackier for 40 years.

"I was on the plane with him on his
first trip to Israel with the United
Jewish Appeal Young Leadership
Cabinet. He has been unrelenting in
his love for Israel and his work for
Jewish causes. He's very well deserv-
ing of the Butzel Award."
"Larry doesn't just lose interest in a
group after he serves as president or
board member; he stays with it with
a strong mindset and keeps involved:'
observed Penny Blumenstein of
Bloomfield Hills, a community leader
and Butzel Award winner. "I've known
him for about 35 years, and he's
thoughtful, sincere, and always gives
his heart and soul to the Jewish com-
munity. He's always the last person
off the dance floor and enthusiastic
about everything he does."
Robert Aronson, the Federation's
CEO and executive secretary, stressed
that Jackier is a "healer, a consen-
sus-builder and a special leader who
never has a personal agenda, but who
always places the community first;
he's a Jewish professional with a fer-
vent love for Israel."
Attending the Butzel Award cer-
emony with Jackier were his mother;
wife, Eleanor; and their children,
Ariana Beth Jackier, Seth Carlin
Jackier, Suzan Curhan, Dr. Jack Folbe,
Ronda Ferber, Marla Folbe and Dr.
Adam Folbe.
Said Frankel: "Larry has all the
qualities of what a Butzel awardee
should have — and, most impor-
tantly, he's a man with a good heart."
He concluded: "It's not the place that
honors the man; it's the man who
honors the place. Larry Jackier hon-
ors this community."

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