H Front Lines DETROIT JEWISH NE'' - theJEWISHNEWS.coni Advertising Sales Publisher/President Arthur M. Horwitz ahorwitz@renmedia.us Sales Director: Keith Farber kfarber@renmedia.us Account Executives: Ann G. Abrams, Jan Haskell, Melissa Litvin, Heidi Martin, Rick Nessel, Dharlene Norris Senior Sales Assistant: Kim Metzger Strengthening Our Future Still Digging Dip Federation is closing in on its 2009 Campaign goal of $33 million. "Although this represents a decrease of $1 million in Campaign achievement as compared to 2008," said President Nancy Grosfeld,"Detroit contin- ues to raise more dollars than other communities that have also been nega- tively impacted by the difficult economy." Federation also raised $6.3 million through the Nancy Judy and Stanley Frankel Grosfeld Challenge Fund. "With unemploy- ment in Detroit at 30 percent, representing one out of every three people out of work, higher than anywhere else in the country': Grosfeld said,"it's clear that Detroiters con- tinue to dig deep into their pockets to help those less fortunate, something of which we can all be very proud." Through the 2008 Rebecca and Gary Sakwa Challenge Fund and the 2009 Frankel Challenge Fund over the past two years, Federation has approved almost $6 million in grants, beyond Annual Campaign allocations, to assist at-risk families and individuals here and in Israel with their most basic needs, such as housing assis- tance, access to health care, job assistance, financial aid and scholarships for Jewish E AISICE DIGEST Notes from the Sept. 24 annual meeting of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and its banking/real estate arm, the United Jewish Foundation. — Robert Sklar, editor U day schools, camps and day care. Support for older adults remains a top priority. Despite a decrease in the 2009 Campaign, allocations supporting older adult programs and services have increased by 10 percent. Grosfeld also noted $3 million in new endowments for Federation's Foundation for the Jewish Elderly, bringing the total to $12.6 million. The Aronson Imprint "As we face demographic change and economic challenges, we must remember our promise to care for every single Jew — and to build a strong Jewish future." So said Robert Aronson, Federation's out- going CEO, before passing Federation's top professional leadership baton to Scott Kaufman. "We must provide the resources to be true to our mission;' Aronson said. "In partnership with Scott and our great staff, this will be my job." Robert Aronson will remain Aronson part of the Kaufman transition team, heading up major fundraising, especially for Jewish education, older adult services and the Annual Campaign. He came to Detroit 20 years ago from the Milwaukee Federation. "I am proud to be Detroiter," Aronson said, "and to continue to make Detroit my home:' Aronson also is president and CEO of New York-based Taglit-Birthright Israel and continues to do work for New York philan- thropist Michael Steinhardt. Assuring A Legacy In the endowment arena, Federation has raised $110 million over the past three years and another $6 million for its Legacy Fund. In the real estate arena, Federation built the BBYO Bittker Center in Ortonville and the JCC Prentis Wagner Teen Center in West Bloomfield. Frankel 4* Jewish Academy was Norman relocated to the JCC Pappas Kahn Building in West Bloomfield. Substantial renovations were made to Hillel Day School, Yeshivat Akiva, Yeshiva Gedolah, Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, University of Michigan Hillel, Michigian State University Hillel and Fresh Air Society. 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