SECURING OUR FUTURE
Through the Centennial Fund, Dr. George and Vivian Dean
Support the Future of Jewish Education
r. George and Vivian Dean have been quiet
The Centennial Fund is the central endowment campaign
heroes of the Detroit philanthropic community
for ensuring the long-term security of Jewish Detroit.
for decades, but their generosity speaks volumes.
The Deans' Scholarship Fund will help deliver the top
The Deans have long been supporters of education in
quality Jewish and Secular education that the Yeshiva
all of its forms, from Vivian's hands-on involvement
has been providing for over 100 years. Countless
in teaching underprivileged students about art, to
students who would otherwise be unable to afford a
their support of Chabad Lubavitch, to Dr. Dean's
Jewish education will benefit from the Deans' generosity
establishment of the George A. Dean, M.D., Chair
and carry on the legacy of our Jewish heritage long into
in Family Medicine at the University of Michigan
the future. "We understand that Tzedakah and good
School of Medicine. Now, with their Centennial Gift
deeds are the underpinnings of a life well lived," says
establishing the Dr. George and Vivian Dean
George. "Vivian and I stand publicly and proudly in
Scholarship Fund at Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, the Deans
support of the 1,000 children of the Yeshiva and we
are helping ensure the vitality of our Detroit Jewish
hope for a bright, strong future for all of them."
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community and the continuity of Jewish identity
and education.
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