DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 19

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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