Securing Our Future
Jack A. (z”l) and Aviva Robinson’s Centennial Gift
Supports Those in Need, Young and Old
ack A. (z”l) and Aviva Robinson are known as two of our
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a dignified, comfortable place for the community’s older
community’s most committed leaders and supporters.
members was something that both Jack and Aviva felt was
Throughout their lives, the Robinsons cared deeply about
important as a way to pay back what that generation had done
Jewish Detroit as well as the greater Detroit community. In
for the ones that came after them.” They also had a deep history
addition to being major benefactors of many of our local
with Tamarack Camps, having funded the renovation of what
cultural institutions—including the Detroit Institute of Arts
is now Robinson Pioneer Village, which has a unique emphasis
and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra—Jack and Aviva have
on camping and outdoor living. “That commitment was a
been leading philanthropists in the local Jewish community.
recognition of the huge role that the camp plays in developing
Together, their vision and generosity have made a profound
local Jewish leaders, in fostering Jewish identity and in bringing
difference in the lives of countless individuals, but especially
young people together in a setting that creates lifelong
the old and the young, our Jewish seniors and children.
connections, friendships and even marriages. All three of Jack
Now, with the establishment of the Robinson Centennial
and Aviva’s daughters were Tamarack kids and so were many
Fund, the couple’s legacy will continue long into the future.
of their grandchildren.” The gift is specifically designated for
Guided by the Robinsons’ children, the Fund will support
capital needs, recognizing that these critical projects are often
capital needs at Jewish Senior Life (JSL) as well as at the
the most difficult to fund. In every way, the Robinson Centennial
Robinson Pioneer Village at Tamarack Camps.
Fund will continue Jack and Aviva’s remarkable legacy of both
vision and generosity in our community.
“Jack's mother and brother both were long-time residents
at JSL facilities,” recall the Robinsons’ children. “Providing
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