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…WHAT'S BEHINDTHEW A wealth of warm wishes for high school graduates of the Class of 2010 and for Detroit-area members of Western Michigan University's Class of 2010. Those of you headed to WMU…

… this fall will have the opportunity to: • STUDY HEBREW, AS VVMU LAUNCHES A NEW PROGRAM • JOIN WMU HILLEL, ONE OFTHE UNIVERSITY'S LARGEST AND MOST ACTIVE STUDENT GROUPS. CHECK IT OUT AT W1NVV…

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… Academy undecided West Bloomfield High School Michigan State University Hillel DAY SCHOOL OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT SaUan Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan eisout, tel (248) 851-3220 • fax…

…etr ov to t e ass of Alyssa Adler Megan Epstein Jared Hirsch Zoe Pinter Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan West Bloomfield High School Indiana University Andover High School…

… Michigan State University Frankel Jewish Academy JTS/List College Jacob Allen Bradley Ross Finkel Zachary Hyman Michael Scott Pogoda Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan West Bloomfield High…

… School University of Michigan Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Cranbrook Kingswood University of Michigan Hunter Alpert David Friedman Elizabeth !sack Justin Polk Frankel Jewish Academy…

… undecided West Bloomfield High School University of Michigan Frankel Jewish Academy University of Toronto Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University KaWe Atpiner Zachary Fursmidt Merrick Jacob…

… Rachel Reed Groves High School University of Michigan Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University West Bloomfield High School University of Michigan Frankel Jewish Academy Wellesley College C…

…. Jeremy Apet Lauren Garelik Michelle Kappy Corey Rosen Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan…

… Frankel Jewish Academy Israel/Michigan State University Adam Awerbuch Lauren Goldstein Hannah Kowatsky Ryan Rosen Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State…

… University West Bloomfield High School University of Michigan Andover High School Kenyon College Brandon Beigter Brittany Gonte Mara Kuper Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University Groves High…

… High School University of Michigan Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Frankel Jewish Academy Israel Defense Forces Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Amanda Cohen Alissa Graff…

… senate activists to pass divestment resolu- democracy; Firestone perceptively calls this Hillel's Wayne Firestone tions at the University of California, San Israel's "brand:' Diego and UC-Berkeley as…

… Hillel activist since his undergraduate values and contributes to the world in a variety of fields, not days at the University of Miami. He's spot on in his assessment the least of which are industry…

…-divestment forces swiftly mobilized with the aid of a Hillel Jewish Agency for Israel fellow, the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), the Israeli Consulate and other pro-Israel member groups of the Israel on…

… Showplace in Novi last week, I In this sobering light, I read a thoughtful saw a cadre of Michigan's Jewish collegiate pro- essay by Wayne Firestone, president and CEO Israel advocates in the record crowd of…

… 1,600 of the national Hillel network. He describes people. Back on campus, I hope this young adult recent failed attempts by anti-Israel student corps hypes Israel's success as a high-tech, startup…

…- ates, included in this week's issue, is Robert Sklar bursting with the innocent faces of Editor incoming university freshmen. It's the perfect time for parents, grandparents and the larger Jewish…

… university divestment from compa- Israel's place among the pantheon of important nations. nies doing business with Israel or that supply arms to the Israeli The time to prep for the next school year's anti…

…••• [Editor's Letter Priming Jewish Students A merican Jews owe it not only to Israel, but also to the wellbeing of diaspora Jewry to empower, encourage and support Jewish students on campuses of…

… higher education across this great land of ours. Rejecting this charge would be foolhardy. Enlisting outside forces whenever anti-Israel canards bubble up on cam- pus undermines student resolve. It tells…

… students they aren't capable of, or just plain shouldn't, take ownership of denouncing such hatred. High school graduation season is in full swing. And the JN Cap & Gown Yearbook of 2010 high school gradu…

… intellectual trends, both ancient and modern. This fourth-genera- tion Detroiter is a graduate of Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit and the University of Michigan. He received a Ph.D. in Jewish History…

…. Lifetime Achievement Awards • Dolores and Leonard R. Farber have given a lifetime of service to Detroit's Jewish community. Leonard is a past board member of Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit and was…

… Metropolitan Detroit, Tamarack Camps and Sinai Hospital of Detroit as well as ProjectHOPE, Variety-the Children's Charity and Michigan Opera House. Benard L. Maas Prize • Professor Howard N. Lupovitch holds the…

… Waks Family Chair in Jewish History at the University of Western Ontario in London; he specializes in Modern Jewish History. His broad background, however, gives him the ability to teach about…

…Leadership Federation to cite activists in the community. Anessa Kramer Lee Hurwitz T he Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit will honor seven community leaders at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, May…

… distinguished themselves as emerging leaders. The recipients of the Sylvia Simon Greenberg Award, Anessa Kramer, and the Frank A. Wetsman Award, Lee Hurwitz, are considered to be strong leaders within the gen…

…- eral Federation community. The Mark Family Award honors a current member of the Young Adult Division who has rendered outstanding YAD leadership, Josh Levine. Two other awards will be pre- sented — the…

… Benard L. Maas Prize for Achievement in Jewish Culture & Continuity in the Area of Humanities (Professor Howard N. Lupovitch) and Federation's Lifetime Achievement Awards (Dolores and Leonard R. Farber and…

… Richard Sloan). The Awards Night Committee consists of last year's awardees Oscar Feldman, Dr. Jennifer L. Friedman, Maury Okun, Joshua Opperer, Robert Slatkin, Jessie Stern, Dr. Sheldon Stern and Barbara…

… with her involvement in so many facets of Federation: the board Josh Levine of YAD and the Women's Department as well as the Board of Governors. She was a participant on the Grosfeld 5 Leadership…

… Metropolitan Detroit 6735 Telegraph Road Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48301 Dear Nancy: Welcome to this year's Cap & Gown Class of 2010, comprising more than 300 of our best and brightest high school graduates…

… remain active with Hillel of Metropolitan Detroit. I work and play hard in my home town!" — Stephanie Adas, Associate Freedman, Lessing, Kutinsky & Freedman, PC Perhaps the help came in the form of a…

… Jewish community. What kind of Detroit Jewish community will these students find when they earn their college degrees in four years (mostly from institutions in Michigan)? Will it be more welcoming? Will…

… community's Jewish future is at stake. Respectfully, Arthur Horwitz, Publisher In our mission to redirect the narrative of Southeastern Michigan, we have spearheaded a campaign geared towards young Jewish…

…/ / 1 < - ; SOUTHEASTERN J EWISH ALLIANCE'" I \ A Great Place To Live. A Great Place ToBe / I / i PUBLISHER'S LETTER May 20, 2010 Ms. Nancy Grosfeld President Jewish Federation of…

… Southeastern Michigan. And, I've done so with an exceptional firm. The Federation's JOIN program and the Jewish Law Student Association helped open social, business and community opportunities for me and I…

… scholarship to the JCC Day Camp or Tamarack. Maybe it took the form of tuition relief for day school or a per-pupil grant to the student's synagogue religious school. Or perhaps the help came as a subsidy for…

… stu- dent travel to Israel or an allocation to Jewish Family Service for a teen in need of counseling. Largely through the efforts of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and its Annual…

… Campaign, we have invested mil- lions of charitable dollars in helping to shape the Jewish identities of our children. We know that investing in our children helps assure our future as a vital, vibrant…

… Federation demographic study identified an alarming population decline, espe- cially among our 20- and 30-somethings. The data indicated our children were leaving in droves and not returning. But instead of…

… Michigan Jewish community. Our program contributes to better under- standing on campus about Jews, Jewish his- tory, and Jewish life in Europe, America and the Middle East. One of our recent graduates was in…

…-Defamation League/Michigan and now is studying diplomacy at the Herzilya Graduate School in Israel. A recipient of the Outstanding MSU Senior Award this year is a James Madison International Relations student who is…

…University. We hope in the future to explore new scholarship that will be appearing. Many of our Jewish Studies students go on to graduate, professional and law school, hoping to prepare to help…

… University in Jerusalem. Preceding this, Professor Eric Aronoff of the Residential College of Arts and Humanities is leading students on a 21/2 week, four-credit program focused on the environment and…

… University in the Rothberg School Summer in Tel Aviv, explore different neighborhoods and mar- Institute in Israeli Studies. Students also will take a kets of Jerusalem, listen to jazz concerts and attend…

… bring peace to the Middle East, work for strengthened ties between the U.S. and Israel, or improve social relations and protect rights in the United States. Many will surely be the future leaders of the…

… the first group of Heritage Legacy Fellows, a scholarship that supports work with Washington think tanks that seek to support democracy in the Middle East. Another was assistant director of the Anti…

… projects working closely with faculty. Some graduate students are being attracted to do Jewish-related research on European and Middle Eastern topics. Our faculty members give generously of their time and…

… West Bloomfield that is named after the late Jewish Studies Advisory Board member Gerald Kirschner. We offer our support to MSU Hillel, speaking at selected events, jointly planning events and sharing in…