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Philanthropist Donates Millions
to Windsor Federation
Windsor philanthropist
Alan Quesnel presented the
Windsor Jewish Federation
(WJF) with a more than $2
million donation to sup-
port the work of the Jewish
community in Windsor
and to be distributed to
humanitarian organizations
in Israel.
Quesnel has asked that
the WJF reach out to
Christians United for Israel
(CUFI). “I would like to try
in some small way to begin
bridging the gap between
these two wonderful reli-
gions,” Quesnel said.
To support solidarity
between the two faiths,
the Jewish Community
Endowment Fund of
Windsor will distribute
more than $1 million to
CUFI on Quesnel’
s behalf.
The remaining $1 million
will be distributed to the
Windsor Jewish commu-
nity to be shared between
the Windsor Jewish
Community Center, the
United Jewish Appeal and
the Jewish National Fund to
support their work.
Hillel Day School Announces
New Head of School
After an eight-month search
process, Hillel Day School
announced that Dr. Darin
Katz will be the next Head of
School replacing
Interim Head
of School, Naty
Katz (no direct
relation) in July
2020.
Katz is in his eighth year at
the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew
Academy in Philadelphia.
In his current role, he has
supervised 60 teachers and led
Barrack Hebrew Academy’
s
self-study and accreditation
processes. He also plans the
school’
s 11th-grade trimester
abroad trip to the Alexander
Muss High School in Israel.
Katz has also taught science
for two decades and continues
to teach in his current role.
“Darin has demonstrated
for years that he is
a mentsh with respect to
colleagues, parents, students
and in the community,
” Ellen
Folbe, president of the Board
of Trustees for Hillel, said in a
statement. “Darin’
s references
from the Barrack community
confirm his reputation as a
consummate professional
who is fully dedicated to the
mission of Jewish day schools,
to academic excellence, and to
Jewish literacy and leadership.
”
Katz attended Penn State
University and received his
Ph.D. from the University
of Pennsylvania. He was
a member of the Prizman
YOU Lead Program and the
Harvard University/AVI Chai
Principals’
Center.
Katz is a longtime member
of Congregation Beth Shalom
in Elkins Park, Pa., and has
been an active volunteer at
Friendship Circle for 18 years.
He was selected from a pool
of 50 potential candidates who
met with Hillel faculty and
staff, trustees and leaders in
the Detroit Jewish community,
including Scott Kaufman,
Jeffrey Lasday and Nancy
Newman Adler.
The Metro Detroit
community will have the
opportunity to meet Katz at
Hillel’
s upcoming open house
in January.
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