12 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021

MARCH 25 – DAN GILBERT
ANNOUNCE $500 MILLION
COMMITMENT TO DETROIT
The Gilbert Family Foundation will con-
tribute $350 million, and the Rocket
Community Fund will invest $150 million
over the next 10 years to aid Detroit citizens,
including low-in-
come homeowners
who have property
tax debt.

MARCH

YEAR IN REVIEW

MARCH 1 – JN MOVES TO
NEW OFFICES
The JN moved from
Southfield to its
new offices at 32255
Northwestern Hwy.,
Suite 205 Farmington
Hills, MI 48334 in the
Tri-Atria Building.

MARCH 8 – JODEE
RAINES NEW
LEADER OF NEW
DETROIT INC.
Jodee Fishman Raines, after
25 years in philathropy, joins
New Detroit Inc. as the orga-
nization’s first COO.

MARCH 15 – JEWISH WAR
VETERANS MARK 125TH
ANNIVERSARY
Founded on March 15, 1896,
the JWV is proud to be rec-
ognized as the oldest veterans’
service organization in our
nation.

Editorial Assistant
Sy Manello
installs a mezuzah
at the JN’s new
office.

ABOVE: Annual
poppy sales support
JWV.

RIGHT: Dr. Ed Hirsch,
Commander of the
Jewish War Veterans,
Department of
Michigan, proudly dis-
plays proclamations
honoring the JWV on
its 125th anniversary.

NATHAN VICAR/THE JEWISH NEWS

JERRY ZOLYNSKY).

AL MUSKOVITZ

ABOVE: Jodee Raines is
New Detroit’s first COO.

Volunteers from
Rocket Companies
went door-to-door
to canvas for
homeowners
delinquent on their
taxes.