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Compassionate Spirit
Tamarack alumni create new staff award
in memory of their friend Rachel Jacobs.
Materials
Anything that shows up bold and bright, such as markers, crayons,
paint or cut paper. NO PENCILS, LIGHT BLUE CRAYONS, GLITTER OR
COMPUTER-GENERATED ARTWORK — must be handmade.
Size
8 1/2" wide x 11" high, vertical format
Age Categories
Up to age 6 • Ages 7-9 • Ages 10-12
Grand Prize
Rachel Jacobs' family: John and Gilda Jacobs, Jacob Waldman, Alden
$100 and the artwork on the Dec. 3, 2015,
Weinbaum, Liz Jacobs, Todd Waldman, and Jessica, Lyle and Josh Steinhart.
cover of the Jewish News!
Ronelle Grier I Contributing Editor
First Prize
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$18 in all age categories
Honorable Mentions
Finalists in all categories will be featured inside the
2015 Chanukah issue, Dec. 3.
* Pick up entries at the Jewish News until Jan. 4.
Voting
Go to our website, theJEWISHNEWS.com , from Nov. 23-Nov. 27 to
vote for your favorite entries. Voting closes on Nov. 27.
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ALL WORK MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOON,
Thursday, NOV. 19, 2015
The Detroit Jewish News
29200 Northwestern Hwy #110 • Southfield, MI 48034
Attn: Jackie Headapohl
248.354.6060
In order to be eligible:
Only one entry per child • A fully completed entry form
must be taped to artwork
A color photo of the artist must accompany artwork
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or Rachel Jacobs, who lost
her life in a Philadelphia train
derailment last May, the sum-
mers spent at Tamarack Camps were
among her most special memories. While
participating in the Tamarack Western
trip in 1990, Jacobs forged an unwavering
bond with her fellow campers and super-
visors that has lasted through marriages,
children and geographic separation.
After hearing of Jacobs' death, the
Western trip alumni communicated
through their group Facebook page and
decided to do something to honor the
young woman who had touched their
lives so profoundly with her generous
spirit and compassionate heart. The
result is the Rachel Jacobs Tikkun Olam
Leadership Award, to be given annually
to the Tamarack Camps staff member
who best exemplifies the traits Jacobs
embodied.
Jim Sugarman of Huntington Woods, a
supervisor on the 1990 trip, spearheaded
a campaign through the Crowdrise fun-
draising site to raise enough money to
endow the award on an annual basis.
"The award embodies the traits Rachel
lived her life by:' said Sugarman, who saw
Jacobs periodically over the years during
trips from her home in New York to her
hometown of Huntington Woods to visit
her parents, John and Gilda Jacobs.
Sugarman's efforts were augmented
by a core team of fellow friends and
Western trip alumni: Lisa Goren of
California, Jennifer Barish of Farmington
Hills, Dr. Daniel Klein of Novi and Adina
Rubenstein of Huntington Woods.
"Rachel was a connector, a role model;
said Gabe Neistein, alumni relations
director for Tamarack Camps. "She was
one of the people who convinced me to
move back to Detroit after college. Her
passion for the city was infectious:'
More than $10,000 was raised through
the Crowdrise campaign, $5,000 of which
will be used to endow the Rachel Jacobs
Tikkun Olam Leadership Award. The rest
was donated to Tamarack Camps as part
of its annual Tamarack Trot fundraising
event that took place Sunday, Oct 4, at
Tamarack's Camp Maas in Ortonville.
About 200 people participated, includ-
ing Rachel's parents and her family from
New York, including her husband, Todd
Waldman, and their son, Jacob; and her
sister and brother-in-law, Jessica and Josh
Steinhart, and their son, Lyle.
"She found the good or silver lining in
everything during my time spent with her
during the summer of 1990, said Barish,
who traveled from California to attend
the event. "In addition, I always remem-
ber Rachel wearing attire on our trip that
seemed to drive home important mes-
sages — encouraging recycling, wildlife
preservation, women's rights, etc. Rachel
was ahead of her time and was this wise
old soul in this little teenager's body:'
Jacobs was known for creating and
maintaining strong relationships with her
friends that went beyond the superficial.
"She was easy to be with, in almost
every setting. She was always a presence
in my life; she was one of a group of peo-
ple that I never had to question was going
to be there. To have that in high school
was a gift," said Alison Jerris "AJ" Chalom
of Highland Park, Ill., a longtime friend
and former Huntington Woods resident
who attended elementary, middle and
high school with Jacobs.
"I keep going to the word 'authentic:
Rachel was very authentic:'
According to Neistein, the name of
each year's award winner will be added to
a plaque that will reside in the Tamarack
staff lounge. *