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his spring, the Hebrew Day
School of Ann Arbor secured
one of the largest donations in
its 40-year history. The Jeffrey Farber
Family Foundation and the David
and Nanci Farber Family Foundation
have jointly pledged
a gift of $225,000 to
the school to sup-
port its variable
tuition program,
which helps assure
the affordability of
an HDS education.
It will also support
David and Nanci
the school’s efforts
Farber
to meet the needs
of all students
through enrichment and remedia-
tion programs, resources for students
with special needs, and programming
focused on children’s social, emotional
and spiritual development.
The Farber family, primar-
ily through the William and Audrey
Farber Family Foundation, has pro-
vided significant support for Jewish
education and institutions across
Metro Detroit, including Hillel Day
School in Farmington Hills, Farber
Hebrew Day School-Yeshivat Akiva in
Southfield and Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield. The family has also been
active in support of programming and
resources for children and adults with
special needs, most notably through
the work of the Farber Soul Center in
West Bloomfield.
“My father, Bill Farber, of blessed
memory, often said,
‘A Jew is a Jew is a
Jew,’ which trans-
lated into support
of Jewish education
across denomina-
tions as well as
efforts to make
Jewish education
Jeffrey Farber
accessible by all,” Jeff
Farber said. “Our
family foundations
focus on Jewish life in the Detroit
Metropolitan area, and we believe that
a robust, inclusive day school in Ann
Arbor is essential to the region.”
Jennifer Rosenberg, Hebrew Day
School’s head of school, said, “We are
thrilled to have the support of the
Farber family, especially in connection
with two features of our work that are
so closely tied to our institutional val-
ues and core mission.
“HDS has long been committed to
guaranteeing that Jewish education is
accessible to every family in the Ann
Arbor area that desires it for their chil-

dren,” she said. “That means financial
circumstances cannot get in the way.
The generosity of the Farber founda-
tions will help us to continue living by
that ideal.
“We also work especially hard to
make sure that we
reach every child in
the school and help
them all to learn and
grow,” she added.
“Sometimes that
means providing
accommodations
or assistive tech-
Jennifer
nologies for children
Rosenberg
with special needs;
sometimes it means
tailoring a unique curriculum or pro-
viding specialized instruction for stu-
dents who are especially strong in one
area or another.
“When it comes to educating young
children, one size does not fit all.
Right-sizing the education we offer to
each individual student requires tal-
ented teachers and proper resources.
This gift will help us secure both.”
Lauren Katz, parent of an HDS
alumna and two current HDS stu-
dents, said. “I have seen firsthand
what a difference it makes to send
your kids to a school that is institu-
tionally committed to connecting with
each child and addressing his or her
particular needs and capacities.”
The $225,000 gift has been struc-
tured as a match, as the Foundations’
leadership is hoping to galvanize the
Ann Arbor Jewish community and
Jewish communities across Southeast
Michigan.
Greg Gafni-Pappas, Hebrew Day
School’s board president, said the
school has raised substantial funds
toward the match through its Chad
Gadya initiative, which asks donors
to provide a gift to support tuition for
“Just One Kid.”
Monies raised for Hebrew Day
School through its upcoming
joint fundraiser with the Jewish
Community Center of Greater Ann
Arbor will also bring the school closer
to securing the matching funds from
the Farber foundations.
“This is an exciting and important
time for us,” Rosenberg said. “HDS has
been a part of the Jewish communal
landscape in Ann Arbor for a long
time, and the Farbers’ generosity will
enable us to continue in our mission
to make sure that excellent, individu-
alized Jewish education is accessible
to any family in our community that
wants it.” •

