20 | APRIL 14 • 2022 

OUR COMMUNITY

An Israeli flag 
welcomes refugees 
from Ukraine.

STEVE INGBER

“IT IS BY THE GRACE OF G-D 
THAT WE ARE THE ONES ABLE TO 
HELP AND NOT THE ONES 

NEEDING IT.”

— STEVE INGBER

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4-year-old who recently drew 
his house and then scribbled 
it over in black marker to 
show how it looks today. The 
children don’t fully under-
stand what is happening, let 
alone how to explain it. 
As difficult as it was to 
witness this tragedy, I have 
never been so proud to rep-
resent the Jewish Federation 
and the work we do to raise 
funds for our local and inter-
national Jewish family. 
 I’m referring not only 
to the recent Ukraine 
Emergency Campaign, which 
provided millions of dollars 
to JDC and JAFI operations, 
but also the many decades of 
Annual Campaign support. 
Year after year, our campaign 
dollars fund the critical 
infrastructure that enabled 
this swift response. As we 
say, we are here for those in 
need today because we were 
there yesterday. 
There can be no better 
example of the impact of the 
Federation model of collective 
giving. 200,000 Ukrainian 

Jews and countless others have 
access to life-saving resources 
thanks to support of donors 
across Jewish Detroit and 
other communities around 
the world. My hope is that 
everyone who has donated to 
our campaign understands the 
good they have done — and 
will continue to do — with 
their sustained support.
Together, let’s pray for an 
end to this senseless conflict, 
and a return to safety and free-
dom for our Jewish family in 
Ukraine, as well as for all the 
Ukrainian people. It is by the 
grace of G-d that we are the 
ones able to help and not the 
ones needing it. 
I hope that none of you will 
ever be in that place of need. 
But know that if you are, the 
Federation and your Jewish 
community will be there for 
you. 

Steven Ingber is CEO of the Jewish 

Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. 

This message was sent to community 

members via email and is reprinted 

here with permission. 

JEWISH NEWS

THE DETROIT

The Detroit Jewish News 
Educator of the Year

Teachers are often the unsung 
heroes who inspire our children to 
greater heights and whose lessons 
often last a lifetime. 
The Jewish News wants to honor 
the best-of-the-best teachers in 
our community — in elementary, 
middle and high school. 

To nominate a Jewish teacher or a teacher at 
one of Metro Detroit’s Jewish day schools, 
send an email to 
jheadapohl@thejewishnews.com 
with “Best Teachers” in the subject line. 
Include the teacher’s name, school, grade/
subject and why you think they deserve to be 
recognized. 
Then look for our “Educators of the Year” in 
the May 19, Cap & Gown issue.

