16 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 

YEAR IN REVIEW

JUNE

JUNE – NCJW CELEBRATES 
130TH ANNIVERSARY
Beginning in 1891, Rabbi Louis 
Grossman of Temple Beth El 
called on the women of the com-
munity to form a Jewish Women’s 
Club to “better the conditions 
of girls, and women, to promote 
friendly fellowship and mutu-
al helpfulness among Jewish 
Women of Detroit, to elevate 
their mental, moral and social 
status, and to foster cultivating 
influences of Jewish women.” 
NCJW|MI has been working to 
achieve these goals ever since.

Sandi Matz at the 
Council resale, 
fall 2020 

JUNE – FEDERATION 
RAISES $38 MILLION
The Annual Campaign is 
Federation’s central fundrais-
ing vehicle, and it provides 
for the majority of resources 
Federation distributes to its 
partner agencies across the 
local and international Jewish 
community. The 2021 Annual 
Campaign raised a total of $34.2 
million. The Andi and Larry 
Wolfe Challenge Fund raised an 
additional $3.8 million, for both 
general and dedicated funding 
to the community.

Naftali Bennett, right, to be 
succeeded by Yair Lapid, left. 

JOHN HARDWICK

YONATAN SINDEL/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES AND 
AMIR LEVY/GETTY IMAGES VIA JTA

JUNE 2 – ISRAEL FORMS 
COALITION GOVERNMENT
Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett 
announced they formed a 
rotation coalition government. 
Bennett became Israeli prime 
minister replacing Israel’s lon-
gest-serving prime minister 
Benjamin Netanyahu. 

JULY

JULY 8 – IADS 
ANNOUNCES 
RENOVATION PLANS
The Isaac Agee Downtown 
Synagogue marks 100 years 
with $4.5 million renovation 
plan. 

JULY — TECHNION 
NAMES PROGRAM FOR 
BILL DAVIDSON
Technion University in Israel 
announced that its MBA 
program will be renamed the 
William Davidson Master 
of Business Administration 
Program for Davidson, who 
died in 2009.

