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chair and then president of the
Women’s Division.
Penny Blumenstein, Federation’s
first woman president, became
a friend and mentor as Grosfeld
became more involved in Federation,
where they met more than 30 years
ago.
“Nancy was so
efficient and orga-
nized but reluctant
to speak in public,”
Blumenstein says.
“I led her through
it. She is a supreme
fundraiser. She
speaks beautifully
Penny
Blumenstein
and is so sincere.
“It isn’t always
easy to challenge yourself and take
the next step. I’m so proud of her.
She’s a very special lady with a heart
of gold.”
In 2008, Nancy became
Federation’s second woman presi-
dent. “I didn’t see it coming and
wasn’t politicking for it,” she says.
“It was a difficult time in her own
life as she was dealing with breast can-
cer, but she said the Federation posi-
tion was the most important thing,”
Jim recalls.
Detroit was reeling from the nation-
al recession and many members of
the Jewish community were struggling
with reduced income and limited job
prospects. Federation created the
Urgent Needs Funds.
A small group of local families
contributed $6 million “to fill gaps in
the safety net. It was Bob Aronson’s
idea,” Nancy says. (Aronson had been
Federation CEO and now is senior
development adviser.)
Nancy’s volunteer service for
Federation and multiple Jewish agen-
cies led to her 2015 Fred W. Butzel

Award for exceptional contributions
to the community’s well-being.

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

The Grosfelds’ interest in the Jewish
community’s future inspired them to
help create two special programs —
the Grosfeld Leadership Mission and
Federation’s Centennial Fund. They
are particularly pleased with the out-
comes for the leadership mission to
develop future Jewish leaders.
As Jim Grosfeld explains it,
Federation sought to expand young
people’s involvement in the commu-
nity and with fundraising. They came
up with the idea of a special trip to
Israel to educate and motivate future
leaders and designed the program
with Aronson.
The first Grosfeld Leadership
Mission was held in 2002, and is
now in its 13th year. (While usu-
ally an annual program, there were
a few years when it was not held.)
Participants are recommended by
Federation professionals, lay lead-
ers and mission alumni, says Amy
Newman, Federation’s director of lead-
ership development.
In the early years, the group
included about 18 individuals in
their 30s and early 40s although the
age range is now mainly 40s and
early 50s. The group spends four
days in Poland with visits to the
Krakow Jewish Community Center
and Auschwitz, and then six days in
Israel, including visits to Federation-
funded projects such as the Central
Galilee Partnership2Gether programs.
Participants meet with the Grosfelds
before and after the trip.
“They share what they learned,
experienced and will do with it,” says
Matt Lester, 52, of Bloomfield Hills,
who participated in Grosfeld I. He

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