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Candlesticks made from Corian
leftover from construction jobs
that would otherwise wind up
in a landfill.
sustainability projects in
Israel.
For the Goldbergs,
involvement in JNF has long
been a family affair. Laura’s
husband, Andy Goldberg,
who serves as JNF’s
Michigan president, said he
is excited that the emerging
chapter of JNFuture will
draw more attention to this
region in Israel, which hopes
to attract 300,000 Israelis to
live up away from the central
Tel Aviv-Jerusalem corridor.
“By introducing people
here to the artists and others
who are already living in this
part of Israel, we are helping
to support and sustain their
livelihood,” Dana said.
“We figured that sharing
aspects of Israel such as its
art, cultural and natural
resources is something
appealing to younger
generations. We know we
cannot travel to Israel now
because of the pandemic,
but we can virtually be there
with hopes to visit, hike and
explore Israel’s northern
regions in the future.”
According to Andy, JNF-
USA’s Go North initiative
is designed to strengthen
and grow the Galilee
region and JNF Detroit
is especially invested in
growing Israel’s new Galilee
Culinary Institute that
houses a culinary school.
JNF is also building a Food
Technology and Innovation
Center on the Greenbaum
campus in Kiryat Shmona
that will further establish
Israel’s north as the food and
technology capital of the
region, he added.
“In this region, we are
investing in technology,
business management,
cooking, restaurants,
agricultural research and
development, hospitality and
hotels,” said Andy. “We want
to see the Galilee become a
destination place for tourists
and Israelis alike, and for
those in search of steady
employment.”
Register for a Zoom link at www.jnf.
org/events-landing-pages/jnfuture-
mimosas-in-the-marketplace.
racism that have occurred
this week are not about one
particular person or one
particular incident,” the
college stated. “We know
that there is a significant
history of racial pain and
trauma on campus, and we
are taking action to repair
our community. We will
change and heal together as
a community, because we
are committed to doing the
work.”
Carolyn Normandin,
regional director of ADL
Michigan, says it has taken
a report about the incident
and been in contact with
the Hillel Campus Alliance
of Michigan (HCAM) along
with outreach to the new
president of the college, Dr.
Mathew Johnson.
Normandin said ADL
Michigan is taking this very
seriously and looks forward
to working with Albion and
have already provided some
resources for them.
“It’s a little too soon to
tell what’s going to happen,
but we’re definitely aware
of it, and it will be tracked
the way every incident that’s
reported to us is tracked,”
Normandin said. “We’re
quite concerned.”
Abby Calef, Jewish Student
Life coordinator for HCAM,
said similar graffiti was
seen at Albion last year,
but the Star of David was
misidentified as a five-
pointed pentagram, which
Calef met with the former
president about.
“It’s been a recurring issue
for Jewish students to feel
heard on campus,” Calef
said. “I’ve been working
with the administration
this past week and the new
president seems a lot better
with his response. I feel like
this president is dedicated to
making things better.”
On April 5, approximately
450 people, including Albion
students, faculty, staff and
community members,
marched on campus after
multiple incidents that have
taken place on campus in the
last few weeks, including this
latest one.
Calef says there have
been community healing
sessions, including a day of
community conversations
along with the protests,
where students had
opportunities to speak.
“One of our Jewish
students was asked to speak,
which was really awesome to
see,” Calef said.
Calef said she’ll be meeting
with the president to talk
again about ways to educate
their administration about
what Jewish symbols look
like, how to identify things
that are antisemitic, possible
changes and more. “I think
the community needs time to
heal,” Calef said.
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