NOVEMBER 7 • 2019 | 7
Through the Centennial Fund,
Marta and Benjamin Rosenthal
Continue Their Legacy of Leadership Long into the Future
The extraordinary passion and commitment of our
communal leaders has been an enduring source of
strength throughout the history of Jewish Detroit.
Marta and Ben Rosenthal represent two such
leaders;
both have dedicated themselves to a long
career of service to the Jewish Federation as well
as to organizations throughout the community.
Among her many roles,
Marta has been a leader in
Federation’
s Israel & Overseas (I&O)
efforts,
and she
was instrumental in the development of Detroit’
s
Partnership2Gether relationship with the Central
Galilee region.
Beyond Federation,
Marta has been
President of the Sinai Guild as well as the National
Council for Jewish Women.
Ben also has been deeply
involved in Federation’
s I&O work,
and he recently
served as President of the United Jewish Foundation,
along with numerous other volunteer roles throughout
Jewish Detroit.
Reflecting on their deep connection to
the community,
Marta says simply: “Detroit’
s a family,
and we want to help keep it a family.
”
With that in mind,
the Rosenthals are establishing a
Perpetual Annual Campaign Endowment (PACE)
through the Centennial Fund,
the central endowment
for ensuring the future of our community.
“I want to
make sure that we can take care of the people that
need to be taken care of,
” Ben says.
“
And that we
continue to invest in the important things that we’
re
doing—whatever the future may bring—and to
continue to support Israel.
” By creating a PACE Fund,
Marta and Ben are providing future leaders with the
greatest flexibility to address the unforeseen needs
that emerge.
“Previous leaders had faith in us to make
the right decisions,
” Marta says,
“
and our PACE gift
reflects our faith in future leaders to make the right
decisions.
” In this way,
the legacy of Marta and Ben’
s
commitment and leadership will continue to support
our Jewish community long into the future.
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