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world.
“It’s up to us today, as
representatives of Jewish
people, to educate and bring
light to this vast darkness.
It’s not just to educate
individuals but to educate
the educators so they can
get knowledge and learning
to the overall population.
We believe the only way to
end the hatred is by making
people understand what
really happened.”
The Zuckers, who married
six years ago, enjoy their
blended family and look
back on two very productive
careers — Cynthia in nursing
and administration and
Marvin in finance. They
also have a long dedication
to Jewish activities in
addition to what they do
in connection with the
Zekelman center.
Besides visits to other
Holocaust centers around the
world, the two are active with
Congregation B’nai Moshe.
While Marvin is associated
with the Jewish Federation
of Metropolitan Detroit,
Cynthia devotes energy to
volunteering each week for
Yad Ezra.
Together, they sponsor the
education of soldiers through
the Friends of the Israel
Defense Forces.
“My career started as a
nurse at Children’s Hospital,
and pediatrics became my
specialty,” Cynthia said. “I
went on to get two advanced
degrees, and I taught
pediatric nursing for the
majority of my career before
going into administration.
I was dean of nursing at
various colleges, and I
retired as a campus president
at Oakland Community
College.”
Marvin, a Wayne State
University graduate whose
first work was at his parents’
party store in Detroit,
went into retailing before
becoming a financial adviser
for more than 40 years and
establishing The Zucker
Dines Investment Group.
While the group’s affiliations
changed over the years, he
retired as managing director
of investments working in
Farmington Hills when his
group was connected to Wells
Fargo.
“I would like to see as
many people as possible
support The Zekelman
Holocaust Center,” Cynthia
said. “I would like to see the
center continuing to educate
not only Jews but also the
general population about
the tragedies that happened
because of the Holocaust.
“I’m confident that the
center’s choice for speaker
at the benefit event, Dana
Bash, will be enlightening
as we hear what she has
to say about her life and
background.”
Details
The 39th Anniversary
Benefit, with a kosher meal,
starts at 5:30 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 12, at Huntington Place
in Detroit. The fair market
value of an individual dinner
is $100. The remainder
of a gift is tax deductible.
(248) 536-9605. benefit@
holocaustcenter.org.