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Building A Future
Farber gift to Akiva to benefit teachers,
students in a new educational facility.
Shelli Liebman Dorfman I Contributing Writer
A
midst the year-long celebration of Akiva Hebrew Day
School's 50th anniversary — with plans for improved educa-
tional resources under way and dreams of funding a much-
needed new building — came an unexpected and remarkable gift.
During a time of serious discussion over the cost of education
upgrades and with architectural plans already drawn up for "someday"
construction, a $3 million donation from Audrey and William Farber
of West Bloomfield was beyond appreciated.
"Throughout its 50-year history, Akiva has been supported by the
unquantifiable generosity of donors from throughout the Detroit
Jewish community:' said Josh Opperer of Huntington Woods, a parent
at the Southfield-based school. "However, as we look to the school's
next 50 years, we must make — and are making — significant invest-
ments in both Akiva's academic offerings and implementation, and its
physical structure. An investment in Akiva is not only an investment
in our own students, but also in our rich, diverse Detroit Jewish com-
munity.
"Mr. and Mrs. Farber put us on course for success with their very
generous lead gift:' said Opperer, who is spearheading the campaign
effort along with Akiva parents Dr. Howard Korman, the school's
chairman of the board, and Eugene Sherizen, an Akiva vice president
and head of the school's physical plant committee.
Judi Markowitz and daughter Lindsay at home
A Mother's View
Author Judi Markowitz offers a peek into her world of
raising a child with a rare disorder.
Robin Schwartz I Contributing Writer
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.r ' he is both a miracle
Lindsay is believed to be
the oldest person in the world
with Marshall-Smith Syndrome
(MSS), a rare, incurable con-
dition marked by multiple
birth defects (advanced bone
age, respiratory difficulties,
and mental and physical
impairments). Only about
23 people worldwide are
currently living with the
diagnosis Lindsay's mother,
Judi Markowitz, writes about
in her newly released mem-
oir, The View from Four Foot
and a medical marvel
— Lindsay Weiner,
34, of Huntington Woods is
also a testament to the strength
and healing power of a moth-
er's love.
French Associat
1942 - 2013
Covering and
Connecting
Jewish Detroit
Eve y Week
Two (Sunbury Press).
Markowitz, 62, is a 12th-
grade English teacher at
Berkley High School; she also
teaches a Detroit film class at
CASA (Center for Advanced
Studies and the Arts) in Oak
Park. She was 27 years old
when Lindsay was born in
1979. Judi also has three sons,
Todd, 33, Chad, 29, and Eli, 25,
who were all healthy babies.
"There are 30 million
people around the world with
syndromes you have never
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