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Special to the Jewish News

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ore than 300 people cel-
ebrated Robert Aronson's
20 years with the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit.
The June 14 event in Troy not
only recognized the Federation
CEO's commitment to Detroit's
Jewish community and his life's
work of Jewish philanthropy, but
also acknowledged his dedication to
Jewish continuity and building com-
munity here, in Israel and around
the world.
Nancy Grosfeld, Federation presi-
dent, spoke of his achievements,
including the move of Federation
offices from downtown Detroit to
Bloomfield Township, the creation
of Detroit's partnership region in
Israel, the Millennium Campaign
for Detroit's Jewish Future and the
development of two community pil-
lar foundations — Jewish Education
and Jewish Elderly.
"If I have learned anything about
Bob, it is his amazing ability to
see the big picture and to envision
meaningful change," Grosfeld said.

Aronson was toasted by three
longtime community philanthro-
pists.
Mandell "Bill" Berman of Franklin
said the Jewish community owed
Aronson an immense debt of
gratitude for what he has done for
Detroit. "Now we are probably one
of the great Federations in America
because of his great leadership:'
Berman said.
Jane Sherman of Franklin said
Aronson had "lived-up" to her late
father's (Franklin philanthropist
Max Fisher's) expectations and
noted that Fisher was a great mentor
and friend of Aronson. "We thank
you for all you have done for our
community," she said.
Eugene Applebaum of Bloomfield
Hills spoke of the close personal
relationship he and his family has
had with Aronson and called him a
friend, "a great community leader
and a great Jew."
Aronson presented his remarks as
an "open letter" to his children Max,
Natasha and Isaac as he spoke of
service to the community.
"Service to me is a sacred word
that describes the relationship

