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36 November 10 • 2016

U-M Gift Will
Help Conquer
Depression

Detroit Joins
Wexner Program
To Train Leaders

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transformative donation
of $10.75 million to the
University of Michigan
Depression Center from U-M alumni
Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg and
family of Bloomfield Hills will help
accelerate development of personal-
ized treatments that are necessary to
conquer clinical
depression, bipo-
lar disorder and
related illnesses.
For more
than 15 years,
U-M Depression
Center research-
ers have worked
collaboratively
to make key dis-
coveries and test
Frances and
innovative treat-
Kenneth
ment options
Eisenberg
for depression
and bipolar ill-
nesses, among
the world’s most disabling conditions.
The Eisenberg gift will enhance those
efforts.
The U-M Depression Center was
the world’s first comprehensive center
established to fight depression and
associated stigma on all fronts. It
has helped inspire the creation of 32
additional depression centers across
the U.S. and Canada, creating an
international network to accelerate
progress.
The Eisenberg family hopes that
their support for work at U-M will
further change the paradigm for how
depression and bipolar disorder are
understood and treated.
“It is time to put our energy
and resources into finding solu-
tions for depression,” said Kenneth
Eisenberg. “Everyone has been
touched by a loved one or friend
affected by mental illness. Our fam-
ily’s goal is to remove the stigma
associated with this disease and to
provide the necessary financial sup-
port to assure that meaningful treat-
ment is accessible.”
He adds, “Together, we must
facilitate increased public awareness
so that those who suffer from depres-
sion will be able to regenerate their
identity, their work and their creativi-
ty to not only survive, but to thrive in
a world that seeks to understand and
support their struggle. In collabora-
tion with our team at the University
of Michigan Depression Center, we
will find solutions.”

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he Wexner Foundation has
chosen Detroit among three
cities for its 2017 cohort of
fellows. The prestigious fellowship
recruits 20 young leaders, usually
between ages 30-45, to be involved
in an immersive two-year program
focused on Jewish learning and lead-
ership development, taught by some
of the Jewish world’s most prominent
educators.
The mission of the Wexner
Heritage Program (WHP) is to
expand the vision of Jewish volunteer
leaders, deepen their Jewish knowl-
edge and confidence, and inspire
them to exercise transformative lead-
ership in the Jewish community.
The program is funded by Leslie
H. Wexner, founder and CEO of
Limited Brands, who sensed the
need for a leadership development
program to provide a stronger level of
Jewish education to North American
volunteer leaders. The Wexner
Foundation is based in New Albany,
Ohio.
Chicago and Montreal are the
other two cities. The Detroit program
is funded in conjunction with the D.
Dan and Betty Kahn Foundation.
“We are excited about the opportu-
nity to bring this world-class learning
experience to our area,” said Larry
Wolfe of the D. Dan and Betty Kahn
Foundation. “The Wexner Heritage
Program will enhance our future
leaders in the importance of their
Jewish heritage, leadership and iden-
tity.”
The program fulfills this mission
by educating up-and-coming Jewish
lay leaders in the history, thought,
texts and contemporary leadership
challenges of the Jewish people.
Nearly 1,800 leaders from 33
North American cities have par-
ticipated in the program. Scott
Kaufman, Detroit Federation CEO,
was also instrumental in bringing the
WHP back to Detroit.
The program was last in Detroit
three decades ago. Leaders involved
in the last cohort included Peter
Alter, Dr. Richard Krugel, Judge
Susan Moiseev, Phillip W. Fisher,
Douglas Etkin, Robert Bluestein,
Sharon Hart, Andrew Zack, Cheryl
Guyer and Dan Guyer.
Members are admitted to the pro-
gram through a three-part process:
nomination (by invited participants),
application and personal interview.
Nominations closed last week.

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