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the board of advisers for the Levin
Center, a project of the WSU Law
School named after the senator.
Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO
of Hillel International, praised those
present for their "support of Jewish
life in Metro Detroit" According to the
Pew Research Center, attending college
is one of the main commonalities of
American Jews, regardless of their reli-
gious affiliation. Fingerhut said there
are 400,000 Jewish undergraduates in
the U.S. and Hillel is active on 550 cam-
puses in North America.
"We have Jewish students and future
Jewish leaders in our hands:' he said,
"and their choice to be part of the
Jewish people matters to all of us."

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Approximately 35 individuals took
advantage of a bus tour of Midtown
Detroit that preceded the celebra-
tion at Hillel's newly renovated
quarters.
Eugene Driker, former member of
the Wayne State University Board
of Governors and now president of
the Wayne State University (WSU)
Foundation, was the official "tour
guide," with additional comments
provided by WSU Dean of Students
David Strauss and Elaine Driker, a
board member and past president
of HMD.
Eugene Driker provided some
historical background about the
Jewish community and Wayne,
which had its origins as the Detroit
College of Medicine in 1868.
"Wayne has a long and deep
history with the Jewish commu-
nity," he said, pointing out that 15
campus buildings are named after
Jewish donors.
He highlighted the economic
growth in the Midtown area, evi-
dent by new residential, retail,
academic and medical buildings
recently completed or under way.
The bus route included the Shinola
and Whole Foods locations in
Midtown; both stores have received
national news coverage for their
success.
"Universities are economic
engines," he explained, noting that
40 percent of the jobs based in
Detroit are located in what is now
called "Greater Downtown Detroit,"
encompassing Midtown, the Central
Business District, Corktown,
Lafayette Park and the Riverfront.
The tour bus stopped outside
Techtown, a business incubator on
the northern part of the campus,
which he described as "a building
bursting with young people."

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