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really drawn to that.”
Russian and Syrian Jews,
Colleagues also speak of
as well as the movement
his disinterest in visibility
for Soviet Jewry, two Israeli
for himself. “He focused
wars in Lebanon and the
on the work and never put
assassination of Israeli
himself first,” says Robert
Prime Minister Itzhak
Cohen, former JCRC/AJC
Rabin. In response, Gale
executive director.
helped organize rallies
Micki Grossman, who
and educational efforts in
David Kurzmann
worked with him when she
support of Israel and Jews
was a volunteer and staff
worldwide.
person at JCRC, says, “He
In 1982, he was named
does a lot of things in the
assistant director for Israel
community very quietly.”
advocacy — responsible
She mentions that he con-
for building understanding
tributed interesting and
and support for Israel with-
entertaining items to the
in the Jewish community,
Jewish News under a pseud-
local news media, labor
Robert Cohen
onym for years.
and political leaders, and
Don Cohen, former
others in Michigan.
Anti-Defamation League
In this position, Gale
Michigan Region direc-
has made 16 trips to Israel,
tor, has known Gale for
including one in 1990 with
decades as a colleague and
Michele Engler (wife of
friend. He describes Gale as
then Gov. John Engler) and
“the ‘go-to’ guy who knows
other state officials. He
the history of issues and
has staffed several Jewish
organizations. He empow-
Federation of Metropolitan Micki Grossman
ers people as a convener,
Detroit missions to Israel
facilitator and supporter.
and served as the local liai-
"He has strengthened our
son to the Israel Consulate
community's relationship
in Chicago. In 1989, Gale
with Israel in so many ways
was named associate
over the years."
director of the Jewish
Now that he is retired,
Community Council.
Gale plans to focus on
He has taught and lec-
family, travel, volunteer
tured about Israel in local
Don Cohen
work and study. He and his
synagogue schools, public
wife, Linda, look forward
schools, before college
to more frequent visits to
students at campus Hillels,
Chicago and New York to see their
and with church and civic groups.
Gale is pleased with “my small role adult children — son Eric and
in working for the rescue of Jews in daughter Alyssa. In addition, Gale
distress overseas and the defending plans to hike the Grand Canyon.
He is also studying the Jewish
of Israel in the Detroit area.”
calendar with a local expert. Gale
Gale adds, “The JCRC field is
spent almost a year studying
all about relationships, opening
Hebrew in Israel and holds a mas-
doors to get messages about Jews,
ter’s degree in interdisciplinary
Judaism and what Jews care about
Jewish studies.
— Israel, religious freedom, etc. —
His support for Jewish communi-
to influential government leaders
ty activities will continue through
and the general community — a
volunteer work — most recently
role I took very seriously.”
at the health fair held in conjunc-
David Kurzmann, current execu-
tion with the NCJW pop-up Back
tive director of JCRC/AJC, adds
to School Store for Detroit Public
that Gale “values the input of
School students. •
everyone, and I think people are

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