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ber of students. The university’
s 
budget was reevaluated and, 
according to Kettenbeil, cuts 
were made across the univer-
sity, including the $25,000 for 
HMD.
Grasso’
s predecessor as chan-
cellor, Dan Little, had been the 
first to establish Hillel’
s pres-
ence on campus in 2007.
Starkman told the JN
that HMD’
s funding typi-
cally comes from its own 
fundraising efforts, as well 
as an annual allocation 
from Jewish Federation of 
Metropolitan Detroit. HMD 
has two part-time develop-
ment directors who work to 
secure larger gifts from the 
community.
“We have different relation-
ships with each university that 
we serve,
” Starkman added. 
“With the case regarding 
UM-Dearborn, we were not 
previously serving them, but 
they wanted to bring our pres-
ence to campus. The funding 
they gave us went directly to 
serving UM-Dearborn.
”
Starkman remains optimistic 
there will be an opportunity to 
continue HMD’
s presence on 
campus.
“We hope there will be some 
way to salvage something 
moving forward,
” Starkman 
said. “The reason Chancellor 
Little decided to create a formal 
Hillel presence on that campus 
was because he recognized 
there was a need, and I believe 
that need is still present today.
”
HMD’
s website currently has 

no upcoming events scheduled 
at UM-Dearborn.

“NON-EXISTENT ON CAMPUS”
Kettenbeil noted in his state-
ment that UM-Dearborn 
would continue to fund stu-
dent-run groups, including its 
Jewish Student Organization 
(JSO), which is currently allo-
cated $2,000 annually.
“University funds must be 
used to benefit all students,
” he 
said.
Kettenbeil also pointed to 
UM-Dearborn’
s Center for 
Social Justice and Inclusion 
(CSJI), which works with 
groups including the LGBTQ+ 
community, veterans and 
interfaith organizations to help 
provide programs and activities 
that seek to unite the Dearborn 
community. One of the key 
programs for the CSJI is inter-
faith initiatives.
But Wohl, who served as 
president of JSO during his 
sophomore year, said the orga-
nization “is becoming non-ex-
istent on UM-Dearborn’
s 
campus.
”
“They haven’
t held an event 
throughout the 2019 school 
year, have yet to coordinate 
one this year and they still have 
myself listed as president even 
though I am no longer in that 
position,
” he said.
Wohl voiced concern that 
the decline of the JSO, and 
now the withdrawal of sup-
port for Hillel’
s presence on 
campus, may affect Jewish 
UM-Dearborn students. 

Two UM-Dearborn 
students at the 
JSO Shabbat 
Dessert Sampler 
in April 2018.
 

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