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…University of Michigan Hillel. CAMPUS VANGUARD ichael Brooks doesn't mince words about the project closest to his heart: "Right now, outside of the 92nd Street 'Y' in New York, we're the most…

… exciting Jewish cultural in-- stitution in the world," says Brooks of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at the University of Michigan, which he has directed for the last six years. "I'd be surprised if…

… underway at the U-M Hillel in the last few years, and even Brooks' cri- tics agree that the organization is alone among campus Hillels in the breadth of its vision and the strength of its presence on campus…

… keeping what it calls its "tra- _ ditional mandate" (religious serv- ices, kosher meals, 'etc.), the U-M Hillel has embarked on scores of high-stakes and financially suc- cessful cultural programs, becoming…

…, in Brooks' words, "one of the largest promoters of major lecturers and ar- tists in the Midwest." First, the bread and butter: Hillel has strengthened its commit- ment to traditional Hillel -concerns…

… there's an- other Jewish institution in the coun- try doing what we're doing in terms of the range of Jewish cultural pro- gramming and religious programm- ing." Wait a minute — are we talking about a…

…, some observers — even those sympathetic to the original ideal — worry about its direction. But, increasingly, Hillels and Jewish community organizations around the country are taking notice. While…

… this year by hiring Orthodox Rabbi Larry Zierler as its assistant direc- tor. Zierler's presence quiets some of the worries expressed in the past by observant students over the absence of a rabbi at U…

… he has re- cruited to run Hillel's programs often With two full-time staff and an annual budget of $120,000, Michigan State University's Hillel in East Lansing reaches be- tween 500 and 700 of the…

… have resisted setting foot in Hillel. There are, of course, other, out- side sources of support that keep the place going. The Detroit Jewish Wel- fare Federation provides almost 30 percent of Hillel…

…'s regular ongoing budget, and the national office of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations gives 20 percent. U-M organizations offer some help as well, and the rest of Hillel's $420,000 annual budget comes from…

… fund-raising, primarily in. the Detroit area. Hillel's cultural programs are almost entirely student-run. "Most of these students in a few years will be in their communities, working with Jewish…

… a distinctive figure around the U-M campus,-and his personal charisma is an element in "making things hap- pen" at Hillel. He is one of those People Who Seem to Know Everyone, and the student soldiers…

… campus' 2,000 Jews, according to Hillel di- rector, Dr. Sheldon Gellar. . MSU's Hillel is . emphasizing the performing arts this year, Dr. Gellar went on to say, but its schedule of programs also contains…

…, Dr. Gel- lar said, but the screening of the feminist film, Not A Love Story, drew 150. In addition, MSU Hillel spon- sors a United Jewish Appeal group, a Soviet Jewry group, a graduate students' group…

…-area universities; and for teachers as much as for students. WSU Hillel has a lounge, a library and meeting rooms for those professors and students who have some time to spend at Hillel before or between classes…

… isolated, he went on to say. Jewish law students at the University of Detroit sponsored an appearance of Judge Avern Cohen which drew 50, according to Rabbi Finkelman. He is unsure just how many Jews his…

…The Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry meets at Hillel. Other Campuses A weekly editorial board meeting at "Consider!' (which alone netted, $11,000 profit) can cover the many smaller ones that don…

…. For that, said Rabbi Finkelman, Hillel "will have to squeeze." Return Farrakhan Visit Set For Michigan State NOAM M.M. NEUSNER Staff Writer N ation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan will return to…

…DETROIT Detroit Hillel Regroups After $40,000 Budget Cut Technological University and Oakland Community College — will continue to exist. Hillel Board President Kurt Singer said half of the $40…

…- provements. Some other ideas include reducing hours at Hillel offices. But, said Hillel Director Eli Finkelman, the pro- grams at each of the local campuses — Wayne State University, Oakland Uni- versity…

… Michigan State University April 18. While the controversial leader's visit promises to elicit an outcry from Jewish students, there is no chance of cancelling his appearance. As One, a student group, is…

…, assistant international di- rector for the national Hillel Foundation. Mr. Raphael was the director of Hillel at Temple University, a largely commuter school with a main campus in north Philadelphia. "The…

… comparison between apples and apples, not us and Arm Arbor." Rabbi Finkelman said Detroit's Hillel Foundation most resembles those at Cleveland State, University of Illinois at Chicago and Dade Community…

… its national funding had been cut to zero, the Hillel Founda- - tion of Metropolitan Detroit has regrouped. The $40,000 cut, which represents one-fourth of last year's budget, threatened to force the…

… to lend programming and material assistance to the Detroit Hillel. "We are going to exist as a full-fledged Hillel founda- tion," said Nate Rubenstein, a Hillel board member and past president. "Out of…

… this, we are going to come out much stronger than before." The question, however, is what will be stronger? Part of the Detroit Hillel Founda- tion's challenges are finan- cial; the other part is theo…

…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…

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…. 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…

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… HILLEL DAY SCHOOL CLASS OF 2017 ALUMNI CONGRATULATIONS Anna Weinbaum Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University Emilie Weingarden Frankel Jewish Academy American University Asa Weinstein…

…Yael Atzmon Pioneer High School University of Michigan Rachel Baker Frankel Jewish Academy Wayne State University Jessica Caminker Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Emma Cherrin…

… Berkley High School University of Michigan Ilana Diskin Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University Hannah Gorman Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Kadie Hollander North Farmington…

… High School University of Vermont Isabel Jacobson Cranbrook Kingswood Princeton Joey Katz Groves High School University of Michigan Julia Klein Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan…

… Nakisher Groves High School University of Michigan Avery Owen Farmington Central High School Oakland Community College Eli Pinals Huron High School Northeastern Adina Robbins Frankel Jewish Academy…

… Arielle Shlafer Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University - Lyman Briggs College Joseph Shumunov Frankel Jewish Academy Kalamazoo College Lev Sklar Berkley High School University of Michigan…

… Liana Tarnopol Frankel Jewish Academy Northwestern University Henry Tukel Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan - School of Engineering Robert Victor Cranbrook Kingswood Dartmouth College…

… State University Nathan Yusufov Frankel Jewish Academy Gap Year - Bar llan Isabel Zaltz Berkley High School Dartmouth College Zoe Zaltz Berkley High School University of Michigan Matthew Zivian…

… North Farmington High School Michigan State University !בוט לזמ THE CLASS OF 2017 WAS ALSO ACCEPTED TO THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS: Ball State University, Binghamton University, Case Western Reserve…

… - School of Nursing Marlee Kroll Frankel Jewish Academy Arizona State University Adin Lofman Frankel Jewish Academy Gap Year - Aardvark Israel University of Wisconsin Casie Menuck Frankel Jewish…

… at 1 p.m. at the home of Sandy Loeffler. For information, call Hillel, 577-3459. U-M Hillel Hosts Events The Hillel Foundation at the University of Michigan is planning several events. Celebration of…

…- mington Hills has been awarded a doctor of medicine degree from the University of Michigan Medical School. He is the son of Allan and Betty Weiner. He graduated from Farmington Harrison High School and the…

… U-M, where he won the Ciba Geigy Award in 1988. STEPPERS f.s220 TREADMILLS from $ 1250 HARVEY ROTH of West Bloomfield has been awarded a doctor of medicine degree from the University of Michigan…

… the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foun- dation of the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, a position in which he has serv- ed for a decade. He received his graduate education at Columbia University, where he…

… Ginsberg or Knute Rockne: All American? U-M Hillel's success in estab- lishing itself as a major cultural player at the University of Michigan may have something to do with the university, which has a Jewish…

… a highly respectable show- ing for a Hillel at a large university, but that's just the half of it. Hillel also sponsors (or co-sponsors, with other university organizations): • Hill Street Cinema, a…

…Students lined up at the Power Center box o e, waiting to purchase tickets for the Hillel sponsored appearance of author Joseph Heller. - Conservative and a brand new Re- form. Other specifically…

…, and more. The Union of Students for Israel, Pro- gressive Zionist Caucus and groups concerned with Soviet and Ethiopian Jewry are among the 23 student organizations for which Hillel is an umbrella It is…

… Writers Series." Its "Cel- ebration of Jewish Arts" series fea- tures Oz and singer Chava Albers- thin. To house all these activities — which bring about 1,500 students to Hillel each week — as well as…

… believe that in order to speak to the needs and Jewishness of most Jewish students Hillel must compete on many levels in the "mar- .ketplace of ideas" that is a college campus. "I have a passion for culture…

…. I live in both cultures: the Jewish one and the secular one, the culture at large," says Kohane. As a cultural center, Hillel must realize that Jewish students are Jewish and also people of this…

… first-class programming, but most of these people will come to Hillel any- way. It's not as great a .challenge," says Brooks, who likens Hillel to "the last Jewish gas station before the freeway of life…

…." But quality costs. Brooks and Kohane defend their practice of charging admission to most Hillel events by arguing that students know that simple fact: No hidden agendas, no moral high ground; you pays…

… Jewish pro- grams at Hillel include the Jewish Learning Center, which offers about 15 courses per term, ranging from basic Hebrew classes to courses in cantillation, Talmud and "Goddesses • and Goddess…

… lecture at the University of Michigan Hillel. aintaining a Jewish identity on campus can be tough, especially at some of the state's smaller schools. Students attending Mich- igan's six biggest univer…

… 1993 edition of The Hillel Guide to Jewish Life on Campus published by the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foun- dations. This insider's guide is not the final word on Jewish life on Michigan's campuses but…

…School Insiders' Guide To Jewish Life On Campus A thumbnail sketch of Jewish life on six Michigan university campuses. JENNIFER FINER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Students fill the room for a…

… hopefully a helpful start to find a university. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. Contact: (313) 769-0500 General population: 35,000 Jewish population: 6,000 Student perspective: Darcy Lockman, senior…

… Contacts • Wayne State University: 667 Grosberg Center in Detroit. www.hillel-detroit.org . • Health care monitoring Hillel of Metro Detroit hotline: (313) 577-8888. hillel@ywayne.edu . • Eastern…

… • University of Michigan:1429 Hill Street in Ann Arbor. www.umhillel.org . (734) 769-0500; umhillel@umich.edu . • Michigan State University: 360 Charles, East Lansing. www.msuhillel. May 8 & 9 Jewish…

… professional staff • Respite for family members and caregivers • Therapeutic and social activities • Caregiver support and education he Lester J. Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center at Michigan State…

… Athletic Director Mark Hollis will be speakers. MSU Hillel will honor Phyllis and Richard Bleznak and their son and daughter-in-law, Mitchell and Michele Bleznak, for their many years of leadership in the…

… serves as president of the MSU Hillel Board of Directors. For information regarding the tribute journal or the dinner, con- tact Jonathon Koenigsberg, (517) 332-1916 or as@msuhillel.org . Li Hillel…

… Hillel. Michigan State Israel Alliance will have a bar night 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at BW3's on MAC; Irving Birkner of AIPAC of Chicago will address issues affecting the current Middle East peace process…

… Demsky of Bar-Ilan University as he presents "Jewish Names: A Cultural Code," noon Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the Frieze Building. VIA Hillel, Hillel's community ser- vice organization, will assist Habitat for…

… Beth Abraham Hillel Moses Sisterhood, noon Wednesday, March 18. The topic will be "The History of the Haggadah." Preceding the presentation will be a lunch; $5 for Ruth Bergman members and guests. Call…

… the Mason Hall Lobby to attend. The Jewish Awareness Month com- mittee will meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Hillel. The Council of Jewish Students Organization will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at…

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… Rita Terebelo, (248) 356- 0593, for reservations. BAHM Seniors Host Columnist The seniors of Congregation BAHM will host Dell Warner at their meeting 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 8, at the synagogue. Ms…

…. Warner is a columnist for the Detroit News and reports on WDIV-TV. The cost is $3 for members and $3.50 for non-members. Hillel Events At U-M There will be Israeli dancing 8-10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1 at…

… Hillel. "Talk To Us," an interactive theater troupe, will perform 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2. Call Hillel, (313) 769-0500, for locations and information. The Frankel Center for Judaic Studies will host Aharon…

… be 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, at Hillel. The 19th Annual Conference on the Holocaust will be planned at a meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, at Hillel. Rabbi Rich Kirschen will facilitate the discussion…

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… Michigan State University Hillel will sponsor an open house/ brunch for incoming students, their families, community mem- bers and alumni May 22 at 11 a.m. At the Agency for Jewish Education, 21550 West 12…

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… Video Of Your Party Call KEN PRITZ (810) 548-9628 TONE Metro Hillel Events Planned On May 26 at 7:30 p.m., Hillel of Metro Detroit in conjunction with the Jewish Students Association of OCC will host…

… young adults on a Jewish Community Center Holocaust Memorial Center Tour. There will be a speaker after- wards. There is no charge for the event. On May 21 from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., Hillel of Metro Detroit…

…. There will be Pick-Up Basket- ball May 24 from 8 to 10 p.m. Call Hillel of Metro Detroit for a com- plete and up-to-date schedule of play times, 577-3459. On May 29 at 10 a.m., O.U.'s Jewish Student…

…, son of Marvin and Lorraine Canner, of Southfield are pleased to an- nounce their engagement. Adriana earned her master's degree in physical therapy at the University of Medicine, in Buenos Aires and is…

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… affiliated with Spectra Med, Inc. in West Bloomfield. Steven received his bachelor of science degree in criminal jus- tice from Wayne State Universi- ty. He is employed at the city of Southfield and Video…

… will go to U.S. Blades West Bloom- field. The price will cover the costs of the roller blades, protective gear, mini golf, and refreshments. For information, call 577-3459 and ask for Neil Gottheil…

…14 | AUGUST 20 • 2020 New Heads of Schools on the Block Hillel and Farber, under new leadership during a tumultuous year, plan to hold in-person instruction. CORRIE COLF STAFF WRITER W ith COVID…

… still jeopardizing the classroom for the upcoming school year, two local Jewish day schools have new leadership to help guide them through these unprecedented times. As of press time, both Hillel Day…

…. Originally scheduled to arrive in Michigan in June, Katz had to change his plans due to the coronavirus pandemic. He officially arrived in the Metro Detroit area at the end of July. His family will join…

… him at the end of the next school year after his youngest son finishes high school in Pennsylvania. “There are dozens of reasons that attract- ed me to Hillel. Hillel is a national leader among…

… instruc- tion takes place in-person or remotely. ” Katz attended Penn State University for his undergraduate studies and received his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. He was a…

… member of the Prizmah YOU Lead Program and the Harvard University/AVI Chai Principals’ Center, which are Jewish leadership devel- opmental programs that help school profes- sionals improve their…

… School and Farber Hebrew Day School are planning to re-open their physical buildings to all stu- dents this academic year, while preparing for all-virtual backup options. DR. DARIN KATZ, HILLEL DAY…

…. 6 that Dr. Darin Katz would serve as the next head of school. He replaced interim Head of School Naty Katz (no direct relation) in July. “I have a mix of emotions, as you would expect, ” Darin…

… Katz told the JN. “I’ m a bit nervous, but very, very excited and confident that we can meet the expectations of stu- dents and parents and provide an outstand- ing education, regardless of whether…

… University in Marquette. A few years ago, when a past president graduat- ed, the organization all but vanished. In the fall of 2012, I was contacted by the Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan to help form a new…

…jemsh@edu for college students by college students Way Up North New NMU Hillel takes off with dedicated students. Noah Linsk jewish@edu writer am the president of Hillel at Northern Michigan…

… of student leaders. Many of our members are friends, and we often hang out together outside of Hillel events. We advertise our programs to all NMU students, and this past November, we even built a 4…

… Farmington High School senior. falafel and other traditional Jewish foods. Some members of our Hillel are plugged into other organizations on campus as well and, as a result, many of our programs and events…

…, a student group that hosts movie screenings on campus. As we move forward in creating and grow- ing Jewish life at Northern Michigan University, I look forward to helping to enhance our cultural…

… commuter stu- dents, Hillel is most active on weekdays. Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Mich. Contact: (313) 487-1855 General population: 25,900 Jewish population: 900 Student perspective: Barry…

… organization recently reopened its doors. Eastern Michigan is very close to University of Michigan, which has an active Jewish student population. Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Mich. Contact: (616) 387…

… kosher food may be able to board with local fam- ilies. Hillel sponsors occa- sional programs and meals each month. Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, Mich. General population: 16,000 Jewish…

… different events but I decided I was not interested. I had lunch with Larry Smith, the vice president of Eastern, who is concerned with the Jewish community on campus. Campus highlights: The Hillel…

… fraternity and I'm not sure it's entirely Jewish. I think it would be harder for girls to find Jewish friends because as far as I know, there are no Jewish sororities. When I attended Michigan State University…

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… or sorority. Basic- ally, the only Jewish kids I met were from West Bloom- field. As for Hillel, they closed a few years ago but this past year they started up again. They sent out fly- ers announcing…

…-3501 General population: 20,000 Jewish Population: 350 Student Perspective: Keith Jacobson, 1993 grarl'- ate, West Bloornf' -_:,1 Colliments: There is a very small Jewish popula- tion at Western. Hillel is…

… constantly in touch with the students. I've never been to Hillel, but they have tried to keep me informed by send- ing me information. As far as I know the only other Jewish organization is Sigma Alpha Mu…

…jewish@edu MSU/HCAM Staff Added The Lester and Jewell Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center at Michigan State University and the Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan Custom Design hired four…

… of Religion in Cincinnati. She received her bach- elor's degree in communication from Michigan State University in 2010. She will be oversee- ing Jewish learning and culture, community 734…

… programming staff for the 2015- 2016 academic year. MSU Hillel/HCAM is the only Hillel organization nationally hosting two Expert Repair on Premises Israel fellows this academic year. Rabbi Dana Benson of…

… engagement associate. A 2015 Saginaw Valley State University graduate with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and professional technical writing, Marcus founded Mimi Marcus SVSU Hillel and was president…

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….bnaimoshe.org 2018060 56 August 20 • 2015 JN service programming and leadership develop- ment. She will provide spiritual counsel to students on 11 campuses statewide. p Mimi Marcus of Southfield joins as an…

… for three years. She will focus on freshmen student programming and engage- ment. Rotem Raiter will serve as an Israel fellow for MSU Hillel and HCAM. He was born in Haifa and grew up in Givat Ela. He…

…'s degree in economics and management. Ziv Zelinger will also serve as an Israel fel- low for MSU Hillel and HCAM. Born in Afula and raised in Nazareth Illit, he served for three years as a crew commander in…

… work with students statewide to create diverse Israel programming, promote opportunities for travel and study in Israel, enhance and grow Israel advocacy on campus, and work with university faculty. @ …

… Gray jewish@edu writer f you are a Jewish student at Michigan State University, the tweets below are just some of what you may see when scrolling through your Twitter feed. It's clear social media is…

…, including Michigan State, can say that it is as progressive a country as one Wayne State and University of Michigan, have can visit. Granted, it is by no means perfect. publicly condemned the boycott of…

… essential to students' lives. At the Lester and Jewell Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center, we make an extra effort to talk to college students in their native language — the lan- guage of social media, that…

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… prejudice or ostraciz- good news: As of today, 134 members ing in academia. No place at all. of Congress and approximately 230 colleges and Having traveled to Israel multiple times, I universities nationwide…

… is. As the DeRoy Social Media Intern for MSU Hillel, I work alongside staff and student leaders to actively promote Hillel happenings each week on various social media channels. Social media is a vital…

… part of my daily life and has been a crucial part of my college experience. I use various networks every day to stay current on news, pop culture, school work, and job and internship opportunities…

…. Social media has helped me keep in touch with family and friends and has also helped me network with people who share my interests. In my second year of the internship, I have noticed my peers and I are…

… allowong Jewish students at MSU to share their own Hillel experience via social media. I Common Language on page 22 • Carly Rosen CrRosen 41 J. 10 Just went shopping with HillelSpartan for the Light…

… to add more tables to the already huge room ShabbatShalom @HillelSpartan 9 from East Lansing, Ml 4, Reply U. Retweeted * Favorited ••• More Lizzy Kirsch - eakirsch ii Nov Having a bagel from New…

… Network of Michigan, will present a pro- gram on April 23 at the AEPi fraternity at Michigan State University. Rabbi Avraham Jacobovitz, director of Machon L'Torah will discuss chauvinism and Judaism. There…

… teaching position at the end of the school year. Cantor Klein has been teaching bar and bat mitzvah students at Hillel for 24 years when he started with the school's first bar mitzvah class. Cantor Klein is…

… the Cantor of Congregation B'nai Moshe, where he will continue leading the services. Cantor Klein will be recognized for his many years of service to Hillel Day School at The Hillel Annual Dinner on May…

… 2. For reservations, call the school, 851-2394. Three faculty members, Judith Herman, Yolette Jaffe and Alicia Tisdale will be recognized for their 25 years of service to Hillel Day School at the…

… kindergarten and over the next 25 years added a master's degree and a doc- torate, and ultimately a career change. Dr. Tisdale has the distinction of being the only Hillel staff member to have earned her…

… Rosenthal, regional director, JNF Council of Michigan, will speak on his Edward Rosenthal: Israel Report. visit to Israel last February and a screening of the recent JNF video, "Challenging the Desert…

…." Rosenthal is the former director of the Chicago office of JNF. He became director of the Michigan Region in 1982. In 1987, Rosenthal assumed …

… building. Professor Eugene Orenstein of the Department of Jewish Studies at McGill University in Montreal will speak on "Women's Voices in Yiddish Poetry." The lecture is in English with readings in Yid…

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… knows how this will fall out," said Michael Brooks, executive director of the University of Michigan Hillel — one of the most successful pro- grams in the country. "The mood is very different. Part of it…

… Hillel trenches. "There has been a change," said Evan Mendelson, executive direc- tor of the Northern California Hillel Council. "I must admit, I've gotten totally taken in by the possi- bilities and the…

… quickly increase its budget from a precariously thin $18 million annually to somewhere in the neighbor- hood of $35 million, Mr. Joel sa;d. To reach- that goal, Mr. Joel and his cadre of Hillel…

… country are aware of the enormous gamble that will shape the future of their organization. But there is also a widespread belief that if anybody can turn Hillel around, Richard Joel is the man. "None of us…

… is Richard himself, and part of it is timing." Still, he said, "it is a high- stakes gamble. If Hillel is going to go out of business, it ought to go out in style. I don't think there's any real danger…

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…-6060 HILLEL page 33 and continuing professional education so our people can stay on the cutting edge," he said. Those were wrenching changes in an organization that had been just getting by for years. "It was…

… too important to have anybody who is tired in it. So people who were tired knew they had to find a different rest- ing place." All of this sounds good on paper, and it has clearly raised morale in the…

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… embraces it and the dilemma of finding a permanent, year 'round location is created by heavy interest and participation. Hillel's Glow possible on campus. Brooks' rationale is that Jews are not only…

… audience. The Hillel board and the Detroit Jewish Welfare Federation, which provides a good portion of the funds, should be congratulated for allowing Brooks to do his thing. The greater question which…

… emerges is how to duplicate the U-M Hillel model on other college campuses. Is U-M Hillel unique because of the size of its Jewish student population and its proximity to Detroit? We think not. Hillel…

… campus, a place for Jews to meet Jews, will only happen when Hillels follow the U-M Hillel example and try to meet more of the diverse needs of that community. They must not allow other organizations…

…, whether on or off campus, to fulfill these needs. As Michael Brooks is so fond of saying, "Hillel just might be the last Jewish gas station before the freeway of life" for many of our Jewish youth. KGB…

… Jewish community is justifiably proud of the accomplishments of U-M's B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation. As our Close Up report points out this week (Page 24), U-M Hillel is unique in terms of the scope of…

…-M Hillel's numbers present an enviable report for other organizations to follow. More importantly, however, is programming content and critics are quick to question Hillel's results in terms of the…

… "Jewishness" of its programs. U-M Hillel director Michael Brooks has a wider view: the "Jewish" programs at 1429 Hill Street are top quality; there is nothing but praise for the expansion of the daily and…

… foundations at other universities must examine their programs and their emphasis, broaden their student input and their outlook to bring in more of the Jewish students. Creating a diverse Jewish community on…

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…. "Being involved in the Jewish community — that's what my motivation was for going back into Hillel. I knew it wasn't having to go back to the religious part of it, although you can't completely separate…

…. "When you talk to people who know what Hillel is, it's got such a wonderful reputa- tion in this community. It pro- vides one of the bases for Jewish cultural and religious exchange. Many non-Jews are…

… it's Hillel. I wanted to get into it when I heard about Vonnegut. Before this, I had gone to movies at Hillel, and had dinner there once." Yet others question the value of attracting huge num- bers of…

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… & DOMESTIC BUMPING & PAINTING met him far from Hillel: wait- ing on him in some Ann Arbor shop or restaurant, or taking him up on a standing racquet- ball challenge. These are students — Jews who never…

… thought they'd be anywhere near Hillel — whose participation speaks most eloquently for Brooks' vision. Jonathon Shaevitz, for example, was a junior when he met Brooks in a flower shop. He had been to…

… Hillel once in almost three years: for a Passover Seder his freshman year. He and roommate Jamie Gold — both from what they call "Jewish community- oriented, not religious, back- grounds" — befriended…

… and head of finance of the Hill Street Forum. "I have a lot of contradictory and ambivalent feelings about Judaism, and it's nice to have someone like Michael who's accepting of that," says Shaevitz…

… I gained was the time to focus on the needs and poten- tial of my Reform community at U-M Hillel. @ Zoe McCoon of Flint is a sophomore at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. …

… Michigan Hillel for the first time, I was excited and scared to start from scratch in a new Jewish community that regularly has more people in attendance than High Holiday services at my home congregation in…

… were individuals interested in such a wide array of topics, but Hillel itself had student groups centered on creating communities to cultivate these pas- sions. Having discovered my own passion for the U…

… all of the hustle and bustle at Hillel, it is easy to forget that, although there are rarely less than 200 students at Hillel for Shabbat dinner, there are thousands of Reform Jews on campus who miss…

… Reform Biennial: U-M sophomore Zoe McCoon, Flint; junior Alyssa Gorenberg, Vernon Hills, Ill.; sophomore Jake Levine, Ann Arbor; and junior Daniel Pearlman, Cleveland. alking into the University of…

… moved me to tears, meeting other universities' Hillel representatives to compare notes and listening to URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs' vision for the Reform movement. Above all, the most valuable thing…

… Flint. There were so many people, each seeming to have more desire to make a difference than the next about any range of issues: the environment, business, equal rights, even the city of Detroit. Not only…

…-M Hillel Reform community, I was very excited to attend Union for Reform Judaism's (URJ) biennial conference in San Diego this past December, where I was surrounded by 5,000 Reform Jews with just as much, if…

… not more, passion and desire to make a differ- ence as I had experienced during my first Shabbat at Hillel. During the biennial, every session I attend- ed talked about what seemed to be the hot topic…

… of the event: engagement. There was talk especially of youth engagement, teen engagement and young adult engagement — but attention to college student engage- ment was lacking. For students ages 18…

…. Amichai Talk Is Cancelled The B`nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at the University of Michigan announces that Yehuda Amichai's March 25 appearance has been cancel- ed. Instead A Shayna Maidel by the Ann Arbor…

… Silberberg of Bais Chabad Thrah Center will deliver four Wednesday afternoon lectures on "Jewish Mysticism" at the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at Wayne State University beginning this Wednesday at noon…

…'rith Hillel Foundations of Metropolitan Detroit will hold a square dance, planning committee, deli lunch meeting on Sunday at noon in the Hillel Jewish Students Organization office, 34 Oakland Center, Oakland…

… The Walls. Preis is a co-author of the film. Preis will talk about the making of the film. There is no charge. Everyone is welcome. The showing is sponsored by the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation…

… study at one of Israel's universities. The Samuel and Dora Kobaker Memorial Scholar- ship provides for a student to study at either a university in Israel or an equivalent in- stitution and offers a $1…

… University. Call Sandy Loef- fler, 443-0424 (evenings), for information. The Jewish Students Organization at Oakland University will sponsor an in- formal panel discussion on "Streams of Prejudice on the…

… information, call Ms. Le offler. Film Author Comes To WSU On Jan. 31 at 1 p.m. in the auditorium of the Purdy Library at Wayne State University, Eran Preis will present the award-winning Israeli film Beyond…

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… (within the limits of their resources), it is shocking to see how little has been done to reach out to the Jew- ish Detroiters at Michigan State. Michael Brooks, director at U- M's Hillel, said in last week…

… Michigan State's school of public policy, James Madison College, I know first- hand that the Jewish students who attend Michigan State Uni- versity are the sad statistics pro- duced by Jewish social…

… of the woodwork. I believe the focus of Hillel needs to be on Jewish outreach and education. Jewish outreach does not mean flowery and manipulative programming, as some of my for- mer professors who…

…" and non- threatening points of entry to those who seek it. Paul Chen-in West Bloomfield Feeling Like "Unwanted Child" Letters Finally Identifying Needs At MSU Hillel Letters notch Jewish programs…

…'s Jew- ish News that students attend U-M because of the Hillel on cam- pus. While I'm not sure if this is standard U-M hyperbole or if this is what really happens, his state- ment certainly is telling of…

… The magic of Dan Fishman is coming to Oakland University Jan. 24 at noon in the Fireside Lounge of Oakland Center and to Wayne State University Jan. 25 at 12:30 p.m. in the Hillel of- HIL'.EL page 97…

… Green, an adjunct lecturer at the University of Michigan and speaker on the topic of humor, laughter and playfulness, will discuss the im- portance of humor in Jewish life today. Stay for coffee and…

… spread around border. AMAZING RICE The Celebration of Jewish Arts will present Max Apple, author of Roommates, Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Hillel's Irwin Green Au- ditorium. Max Apple is a profes- sor of…

….m. to Cava Java for the weekly Shulchan Ivrit. TV Night will be Jan. 26 from 8-11 p.m. at Hillel. Join the Grads and Young Professionals for "Making Sense of Humor" Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Hillel. Lila…

… English at Rice University. There is a charge. The American Movement for Israel will meet Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. at Hillel. Talk to Us will present Diver- sity Show Jan. 24 at 9 p.m. at Markley Dormitory. Join…

… challenges. Join facilitator Elissa Rosenfeld on Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. Call Ruth Beresh, 681-5353, to reserve a place. These classes have a fee. YOUR BELOW WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT STORE. Metro Hillel Makes Plans…

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… the Reform Chavurah for an open meeting Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. at Hillel The Prospect meeting will be Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Hillel. The Progressive Zionist Cau- cus will present "Is It Worth It?" Jan. 25…

… at 7:30 p.m. at Hillel. Join VIA Hillel, Hillel's com- munity service organization, in assisting Habitat for Humanity build homes for low-income fam- ilies Jan. 26 at 5 p.m.. Come on Jan. 26 at 5 p…

… dessert. There is a charge. Israeli Dancing is offered weekly at Hillel. Join Tom Starks Jan. 29 from 8-10 p.m. for in- struction and dancing. There is a charge. .0te We Sell Quality Brand Name Closeouts…

… University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor. Cost: $20; $30 per couple. RSVP: (517) 332-1916. Feb. 22 Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit paintball at Futureball (Seven Mile and Middlebelt), Livonia. $30…

…of fie Happenings For college age through 30-some- thing. Send information to ahitsky@thejewishnews.com Feb. 21 Saturday, 8 p.m. MSU Hillel Charity Gala at the Marriott for Israeli fellowships at…

…. RSVP required: Karen Urman at hilleled@wayne.edu or (313) 577-3459. You worry about builders not building. You stress about permits not permittiml You fret about the intricacy of the new Venetian…

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… Adat Shalom Purim Tailgate Party: light meal, drinks. Megillah reading 7:15 p.m. Wear costumes. RSVP: Kim Rubin, (248) 909-3610. March 9 Tuesday, 8-9 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Judaism 102 at Dunkin…

… Doughnuts (Greenfield and 10 Mile), Southfield. Free. Contact Lesley Weiss, hillelpd@wayne.edu or (313) 577-3459. March 11 Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Graduates and Professionals, JD's Key…

…:15 dinner. Hillel of Metro Detroit Sephardic Shabbat at Congregation Keter Torah, West Bloomfield. $10. RSVP by March 10 to Lesley Weiss at hillelpd@wayne.edu or (313) 577-3459. February-March Wednesdays, 7…

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… Machon DrIbrah, the Jewish Learning Network of Michigan, in conjunction with the Orthodox Minyan of Hillel will present an educa- tional evening 7:30 p.m. March 23 in the Hillel Stu- dent Center, 1429 Hill…

…-sponsored by JSO/Hillel, Campus Information, Pro- grams and Organizations Of- fice, Theta Chi Fraternity and the Student Program Board. U-M Hillel Plans Events The Hillel Foundation at the University of…

… 286 12 MHZ COMPUTER Study session, "Leaving the Nest: The Story of Ruth" will be held 7 p.m. March 24 at Hillel. Hillel governing board elec- tions will be held 9 a.m.-5 p.m. March 25 at Hillel. The…

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… Residence Hall Reper- tory Theatre Troupe will prsent Life at the U and A Power Play 8 p.m. March 25 at Hillel. A peace party will be held all day March 26 in the Fishbowl. Celebrate the Egyptian…

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… talks. "My Jewish Journey," a presentation by Dr. Batya Berlin, will take place noon, March 23 in the Faculty Lounge, Oakland Center and will be the final talk in JSO/Hillel's Lunch and Learn Series. Jeff…

… Michigan, Ann Arbor, will host the following events this week: There will be a Post-Purim Bash from 9 p.m.-12 midnight March 21 at the Lawyer's Club, in the Law Quad. There will be hamantashen, danc- ing…

… night at Beth Israel. The two buildings, south of the University of Michigan campus, are within a mile of each other. Hillel, at 1429 Hill St., is a $3 million struc- ture which in 1988 replaced the old…

… Michigan Hillel Foundation and Beth Israel Congregation. Since Oct. 25, rocks have been thrown through windows at both facilities five times. The latest in- cidents occurred Sunday night at Hillel and Monday…

… discuss their investigation or security measures at the two buildings. Michael Brooks, executive director of U-M Hillel, saic.,?1 the Hill Street facility has been struck each time on the west side of the…

…- was the glass doors or a little window," Mr. Klein said. Unlike at Hillel, the cidents at Beth Israel have occurred on all sides of the building. ❑ …

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…, where students can engage in creative, hands-on tinkering and learning blending art and science. Kristin Fontichiaro is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Information…

… involved in the growing Makers movement. She visited Hillel to hear more about the Innovation Hub and perhaps help find a good fit for Hillel's new director of innovation. "Makerspaces are growing across the…

… coming to Hillel," Freedman said. "Cost came out as a sig- nificant factor and also fear of the future — how high will tuition go? Last year, we did the same study with an admissions consultant and the…

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… does younger ones:' Freedman said. "That intrigued me:' Freedman assembled a group of Hillel teachers, professionals, board members and volunteers to brainstorm ways to act on this suggestion. They came…

… in each year. Tuition for the 2014-2015 academic year at Hillel will range from $11,280 for kindergarten to $17,975 for grades 1-8. More than half (54 percent) of the school's 564 students receive…

… middle-income families with an incentive to start early and continue with Hiller said Jared Berman of Novi. He and his wife, Amy, have two of their three young children at Hillel. "We would not have…

… qualified for financial aid, but the tuition still is not insignificant to our lives. "We are thinking of this proposition for all three kids because we fell in love with Hillel and love the core values and…

…. For some, it could be the extra thing they need to commit to Hillel if they are on the fence:' What makes Hillel's tuition grant so unusual is the donor's full coverage of the program for all who want…

…56 | FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory ALLISON JACOBS DIGITAL EDITOR E zra Lev Seegull, a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of Michigan, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2020. He is…

… at U-M Hillel, serving on the 2019 Freshman Retreat leader- ship and planning team and as co-leader of the Hillel Outdoor Adventure Club, where he touched the lives of students and faculty with…

… his sense of humor and insight- ful nature. “Ezra was a dear friend to so many in our Hillel com- munity,” U-M Hillel lead- ership wrote in a statement posted to its website Feb. 13. “Many of you…

… School, 3300 Old Court Road, Baltimore, MD 21208. Student Active in U-M Hillel Dies Ezra Lev Seegull COURTESY OR VICHNIZER In Good Hands Catholic family has long tradition of maintaining…

… Ethan; and cousins, Brandon, Logan, Naomi and Aliza. Seegull was enrolled in U-M’ s Ross School of Business and had an interest in marketing and consult- ing. He served in multiple leadership roles…

… knew him as a thoughtful, interested student, with a passion for the outdoors and business consulting, and a great sense of humor and smile.” In his hometown of Baltimore, Seegull attend- ed Beth…

… memorial gathering was held on Thursday evening, Feb. 13, at Hillel for students and staff. Hillel is partner- ing with U-M’ s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) to make counsel- ors available…

… to students at the center; and Hillel staff members are also offering ongoing support to students. Hillel will be setting up a website for students to share stories about Seegull. Funeral…

… Machpelah Cemetery. P aul Saville, gen- eral manager of Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale, said when he was a kid, he and his siblings were always looking for a job. He comes from a Catholic family of…

… seven boys and one girl, including two sets of twins. A 1977 Ferndale High School graduate, Saville felt fortunate the follow- ing year when a family friend, Fred Mack, then-super- intendent of…

…. Michigan State University junior Daniel Wolfe of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, is a brother in his school’ s chapter of AEPi as well. Wolfe said he wanted to make the most out of his college experience and…

… An outreach call started a journey of Hillel leadership. W hen I came to Oakland University as a freshman in fall of 2017, I had no idea what to expect from Jewish life at school. I was…

… dinners and other events at the school’ s Hillel, which he says has been awesome in helping him build friendships with others who share his Jewish values. Wolfe also serves on the executive board of…

… interested in Hillel, but because OU was a part of Hillel of Metro Detroit (HMD), I thought most of the programming would be in Detroit. In my sophomore year, I connected with Jewish life on OU’ s…

…52 | FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 for college students by college students Grand Valley State University senior Zack Kirschner of Farmington Hills participated in BBYO alongside Gelsey. He also feels…

… (and met my boyfriend!). This month, I performed as a nun in Oakland University’ s School of Music, Theatre and Dance’ s opera Dialogues of the Carmelites by Francis Poulenc. The opera is a…

… the end of my junior year, I look to reflect on how far I have come as a Jewish student at Oakland University. Not only have I become a leader within SFI at OU, but also a leader within HMD — I…

… now am Applebaum Family Engagement Intern, much like the intern who helped me begin my own journey within Hillel. @ Ilyssa Brunhild lives on campus at Oakland University in Auburn Hills. She is…

… that experience pushed him to join Greek life. “I don’ t think I would be where I am now without BBYO, ” Kirshner said. “The ability to be a part of something bigger than yourself is such a good…

… experience, and I wanted to have something like that in college. ” Kirschner is a brother in Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi), a Jewish fraternity. GVSU has 350 Jewish students. “Being part of AEPi is probably…

… in the hands of Board Certified (in both dermatology & internal medicine) Eastern Michigan University Hillel will hold its first annual Jewish Awareness Week on campus, Oct. 22- 29. Oct. 26 — 6 p…

… educator and political speaker Nate Berman. At Borders Books & Music on Woodward in Birmingham. Oct. 25 — Wednesday. Pro-Detroit career coordinator will be at the University of Michigan Hillel. Call Debi…

… 30-some- thing. Oct. 20 — Friday, 8:30 p.m. The Jewish Medical Students Association of Wayne State University hosts a Shabbat potluck dinner. For informa- tion, call Hillel of Metro Detroit, (313) 577…

…-3459. Oct. 23 — Monday, 8:30 p.m. Coffee House Nite with Hillel of Metro Detroit at Borders Books & Music, Farmington Hills. Renee 1 Collen from Haven will speak about domestic violence awareness and vol…

…- unteer opportunities. For informa- tion, contact (313) 577-3459 or hillel@vvayne.edu . Oct. 24 — 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. B'nai B'rith Leadership Network discussion of the presidential election, led by…

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….m. dinner and discus- sion of kosher sex with Rabbi Joseph Krakoff, Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. RSVP required by Monday, Oct. 23. A b. PETER NIELSEN'S . Childrens, Fitness Programs LOOK BETTER…

…... FEEL GREAT Awareness Oct. 23 — Kosher cooking, 7 p.m. Monday at EMU Hillel. Make desserts and challah, plus games and music. For more information about classes and locations, call: IF YOU'RE SERIOUS…

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… many can no longer afford either the dues or the tuition for day schools. A bright spot in the situation is the development of Hillels in both Buenos Aires and Montevideo, Uruguay. Reaching out to more…

… Trajtenberg, the Buenos Aires Hillel director, refers to them as places of hope, not misery. Argentina's Jewish community cur- rently is being sustained in large part by the generosity of the American Jewish…

… commitment — that every Jew will help every other. ❑ Cemetery Revisited The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan's bus tour of old Jewish Detroit included a special stop at Beth Olam Cemetery, located…

… and Michigan State University student who collected children's books as a hobby until a fatal car accident took her life in November 2000. Lindsey was nick- named "Spottie Dottie" after a charac- ter in…

…TA 7 1 k k‘\ Lauren, 12, Jessica, 11, and Ross Kepes, 8, of Bloomfield Hills place stickers during the book drive. Book Drive Aids Schools Children placed commemorative "Spottie's Club" stickers…

… also assisted in the effort as a mitzvah project, said Terri Rossman, Lindsey's mother. "Lindsey's devotion to collecting children's books, and the inspiration of their loving spirit will continue…

… through Spottie's Club, to make the `fun of books' happen for children who might otherwise miss that opportuni- ty," she said. To donate books or to help with processing, call Terri Rossman, (248) 204…

…-6066. Honors For Volunteers Merle Schwartz, Kadima president, of Farmington Hills and Sissi Lapides, a Kadima vice president, of West Bloomfield were recognized as distinguished vol- unteers at the Southfield…

…-based organization's National Philanthropy Day. MELTDOWN from page 31 the two largest JCCs, Hebraica and Hacoaj, already have done so. Diego Freedman, the department's director, projects savings of $250,000 a year…

… just from this one consolidation. The future sale of buildings that the community no longer needs will gener- ate endowment money for new and expanded services. The cost of being Jewish is expensive and…

… Moses, Beth Shalom and B'nai Moshe; Hillel Day School and Michigan Branch-Women's League for Conservative Judaism. No knowledge of Hebrew is required. This is an open, drop-in event. No reservations are…

…>HMD Plans Student Events The Spitzer Forum on Public Policy will be held Feb. 20-22 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Hillel of Metro Detroit students will join with stu- dents from across the country. For…

… Stone, (248) 661-0482. The Jewish Students Association/Hillel at OCC will co- sponsor the "Season of non-vio- lence." Any students interested in working on the program, call HMD, (313) 577-3459. Hillel of…

…. Hillel of Metro Detroit is for col- ; lege students and young adults. For information about HMD communi- ty-wide events, check "The Scene." Teen Program From BBYO Detroit Teen Connection will have a…

… Downs of a Woman in Power." This event is free and open to the community and is part of Eilu v' Eilu, the cooperative adult Jewish learning project co-spon- sored by Congregations Beth Abraham Hillel…

… information, call the HMD office, ;(313) 577-3459. The JSO/Hillel sponsors weekly Torah study at Oakland University on Mondays 7-9 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge in the Oakland Center. For information, call Steve…

… Metro Detroit at Wayne State University features Hillel Kosher Cafe, which serves lunch Monday- Friday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in room 667 Student Center Building. For informa- tion or directions, call HMD…

… be sold by Yad Ezra for the High Holy Days. For information, call Yad Ezra, (248) 548-3663. Queen Esther Study Session Elissa Berg, a lay leader at Congregation Beth Shalom and director of education…

… description of your special event, including your name, phone number, and a photograph of the person(s). If JN chooses you, you will be contacted for more information. Submissions should be no more than two…

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… page at facebook.com/ msuhillel, search us on twitter at @HillelSpartan or check out our Instagram page at msuhillel. Natalie Gray of Bloomfield Hills is a senior at Michigan State University in East…

… Lansing. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN I ANN ARBOR 2013-2014 ZUBIN MEHTA, MUSIC DIRECTOR Saturday, March 15, 8:45 pm Hill Auditorium The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, along with their "Music Director for…

… West Bloomfield is a freshman at Kalamazoo College. IovR_ FINALS WHAT IS WISDOM? DRINK rneF Hillel Study Break During Finals: U-M senior Aliza Altman of Forest Hills, N.Y., and sophomore Isabella…

… Wishnivetski of Farmington Hills. Common Language from page 21 With online media forums constantly evolving, MSU Hillel has recently launched a new app available on both Android and iOS platforms. Download the…

… app by searching MSU Hillel. The app includes quick links to social media channels, a calendar of upcom- ing events and other recent Hillel news to keep students up-to-date. Using the app, you can even…

… place an order to receive homemade matzah ball soup delivered straight to your front door. Using the power of social media, I and the leaders at MSU Hillel are reaching more students than ever before…

…jewish@edu for college students by college students Standing By Israel from page 21 global society, as well as Kalamazoo College's standard of academic free- dom, I implore the acting president to…

… exercise his obligation as the current head of the institution to make a public statement rejecting the boycott. The fact of the matter is that Kalamazoo offers study-abroad pro- grams in Jerusalem and…

…- ment, however, would be akin to acting as a bystander in a situation of bully- ing, racism or sexism. Indeed, I am proud of my college. But, I am also proud to be a Jew and a Zionist. I am proud to be…

… globally minded and a fervent proponent of building interfaith relations. I am also proud to be an American. But I am not proud that my college has shirked its commitment to intellectual freedom by not…

… remembers his trip to Israel. MICHAEL HARPAZ, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1 n 1986, I graduated from Hillel Day School "I think there are some with plans to enter things Jews shouldn't for- the public education…

… on to the University of Michigan. In October of 1992, I departed for Tel Aviv University to spend my junior year abroad. When I got there, I found that three former classmates, all Jews from Berkley…

… activities. But for 19 boys from Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, obtaining their brit milah became top pri- ority last spring. The young people — most members of the National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY…

… the kids involved, it is a tremendous act of bravery." Rabbi Bezalel Freedman Michael Harpaz felt like part of the majority. Uncommon Reunion A graduate of Hillel Day School and Berkley High…

…- tionships with classmates and teachers at Hillel. I depended on their cama- raderie for 10 years. Fearful of moving on to Berkley High, I spoke to my cousin, Beverly Kent, the director of social work at…

… didn't break ents wouldn't let him. I seen something so dirty his will. He never denied CIRCUMCISION page 78 and vile as this. This seemed to be a rude awakening to the "real" world outside of Hillel: a…

… involved in Greek life. Central Michigan University senior Jason Gelsey of West Bloomfield has been involved in Greek life for four years. In high school, he was involved in BBYO and cites his BBYO…

… be a part of. ” While CMU has a relatively small Jewish community of 200 students, Gelsey finds ways to embrace Judaism by attending events at the school’ s Hillel. After being involved two years…

… president Jason Gelsey. continued on page 52 PHOTOS COURTESY OF MSU HILLEL …

… Wolfe at the PRIME Leadership Conference for IFC presidents. Senior Zack Kirschner, IFC president at Grand Valley State University, with senior Elijah Ong. Central Michigan University senior and IFC…

…50 | FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 for college students by college students C ommunity is the thread that runs through the core of Jewish life. Community also is a central theme of Greek life…

… presidents of their respective Interfraternity Councils (IFC), one of the governing bodies of college Greek organizations, and all are Jewish. The role of an IFC president is to serve as the middleman…

… experience as one of the main reasons he initially decided to join Greek life as a brother in Sigma Tau Lamda. “I loved the brotherhood of BBYO, ” Gelsey said. “My friends from BBYO are still some of my…

… best friends now, four years later. I wanted to experience that same kind of brotherhood in college. My dad had been involved in Greek life back in the day, so I knew it was something I wanted to…

… with Greek life, he decided to join the IFC and, at the beginning of this year, became its president. “I wanted to make a huge difference on my campus, ” he said. “I wanted to be involved in…

… Rudolph, director He is a member of of the Bnai Brith Hillel Shaarey Zedek's budget Foundation at the Univer- and finance committee, sity of Michigan, will speak the board of Wayne State on "The University…

… PhD degree at the Uni- versity of Michigan. Prior to becoming the di- rector of the Hillel Fund at the U-M in 1976, Rabbi Rudolph was director of the Hillel Foundation at Michi- gan State University…

… — A University Hillel and an World Apart?" active supporter of the Rabbi Rudolph earned Jewish National Fund. a BA degree cum laude For dinner information, from Temple University call Israel Bonds, 557…

… is the act of making people stronger and more confident, especially in con- trolling their life and claiming their rights. On Oct. 27, dozens of students gathered at Michigan State University Hillel to…

… University, Western Michigan University, Grand Valley State University and Central Michigan University. @ Marisa Meyerson of Farmington Hills is a first-year student at Michigan State University in East…

… do exactly that. The Jewish Women's Forum (JWF) at MSU Hillel was honored to host State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Lansing, through a grant from the Jewish Women's Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit…

… and ask questions they may not otherwise have found answers to. The JWF, an affiliate group of the Jewish Student Union at MSU Hillel, strives to provide inclusive, engaging and educational programming…

…Eight years ago, Professor Jeffrey Haus started a Jewish Studies progra r P- ( from scratch at Kalamazoo College. AIM Today, K offers an array of classes, including modern Hebrew, and other…

… opportunities fo Empowerment Program students, such as study abroad in Israel. MSU Hillel's Jewish Women's Forum hosts Sen. Whitmer on gender equality. "It's been very rewarding, especially when we can trace…

… mentor who plays a facilitating role," he said. • Li I State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, top row, center, with female students and MSU Hillel staff at a women's empowerment event y definition, empowerment…

… students and facilitated a discussion about legisla- tion impacting women's rights in Michigan. This format was not only more interesting, but also relatable, and made room for each student to voice concerns…

… for young Jewish women. As the chairwoman of the JWF, Brianna Dines was profoundly impacted by Sen. Whitmer's speech. "It was a really influential experience, and I am so grateful that I had the…

… students, this is something that will be affecting us in the future. "Sen. Whitmer shed light on the reality B that women are unfortunately still denied equal pay, and shared the importance of advocating…

… attended the Univer- sity of Michigan and was graduated from Case- Western Reserve Univer- sity. Her husband was graduated from U-M and earned an MD degree from the Wayne State University Medical School. He…

… engagement of their daughter, Deborah Ann, to Dr. Alan Edward Zloto, son of Mrs. Dolly Zloto of South- field and the late Mr. Morris Zloto. Miss Pacholski was graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a…

… University campus will hold a free party 9 p.m. Saturday at the Hillel House, 14400 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park. Hillel will have an oneg Shabat 9 p.m. March 27 at the Hillel - House. Theme for the evening will be…

… student at Birmingham Groves High School, was one of five stu- dents selected at the recent Junior Science and Humanities Symposium at Wayne State University to participate in the national symposium April…

… is a resi- dent in neurology at the University of California, Ir- vine. The couple are resid- ing in Huntington Beach, Calif. ' MISS PACHOLSKI Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Pacholski of Troy announce the…

… Bachelor of Science degree in public administration. She is pursuing a Master of Business degree in finance at Wayne State University. Her fiance earned a' Bachelor of Science degree in zoology and a Master…

…THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Nursery Hosts Music Event The Bel Canto Choral Society will present a pro- gram of Hebrew, Yiddish and English music 8:15 p.m. March 30 at Adat Shalom Synagogue. The choral…

… the Jewish Federation's Michigan/Is- rael, students will study Ju- daism, Hebrew, geography, and the history of Israel. The Oct. 26 meeting will pro- vide interested students and their parents with an…

… Oct. 22. Members of the congre- Israel Meeting will be The., Oct. gation and their families will be 24, at 7 p.m. at Hillel. The cost is involved in performing mitzvot $2.50. around the Detroit…

… Bethel Shelter in will meet on Thursday, Oct. 26, Pontiac, making quilts for AIDS at 5:30 p.m. at Cava Java Cafe babies, packaging and deliver- (corner of East University and ing food for Yad Ezra, and…

… is first month's payment (down payment of $2,380 and refundable security deposit of $375 plus 6 per- cent use tax, license, and title fees. All manufacturer's incentives assigned to dealer. 24…

…:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 30, at the home of Sue Ellen Kaufman. Rachel Pomer- tantz Gershon, singer, song- writer, Jewish educator and Jewish Theological Seminary graduate, will present musical selections…

… comprehensive health/hospital plan. Application deadline for Project Discovery is Nov. 24. For an application or details about Project Discovery, call the Michigan/Israel Connection, (810) 645-7878. Child Rescue…

… week, the Jimmy Prentis Morris Jewish Community Cen- ter sponsors its Wednesday Af- ternoon Social from 1-2:30 p.m. The Women of Jewish National There is a donation which covers Fund will have a pre…

… pillars at the Neve Ur Reservoir in Is- rael. For information, call JNF, 557-6644. Volunteers in Action (VIA Hillel) will host a Ben-Gurion Birthday Bash on Sunday, Oct. 22, at 3 p.m. Hillel. Celebrate with…

… the senior citizens at Brookhaven Manor. Israeli Dancing will take place on Sunday, Oct. 22, from 8-10 Temple Kol Ami's third annual p.m. at Hillel. Mitzvah Day will be Sunday, The American Movement for…

… metropolitan The Reform Chavurah week- area. ly meeting will be Wednesday, Projects include, among oth- Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. at Hillel. ers, painting and serving a meal Shulchan Ivrit (Hebrew Table) at the New…

… programs, Rothberg School for International Students at Hebrew University in Israel, will discuss "Israel Politics and American Students in Israel" 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, at MSU Hillel. This is part of…

… JEWISH NEWS 'TN Nov FOR SALE FIR IID Alti AT: INTERNATIONAL NEWS PLUS 372 Oullette Avenue • Windsor, Canada Michigan State University is hosting several Jewish-studies events on campus this month…

… Brandeis University. • Ellen Rothfeld, MSU Hebrew instructor, will intro- duce the film The Distance, which will be shown 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30. Call for loca- tion. • Yoel Nesson, director of special…

… the orientation for 2001 Birthright Israel participants. • Sam Cooper, professor of anthropology at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, will lead a program titled "Purim Kippurim: Dynamics of the Jewish…

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… and in November. • Sylvia Barak Fishman will speak on "American Film and American Culture" 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, in the MSU main library. Fishman is professor of contemporary Jewish life at…

… Holiday Cycle" 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, at MSU Union. • Professor Cooper will also lead a discussion of "What American Students Should Know About Israel Before They Visit" 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, at…

… MSU Hillel. • "Films for the Holocaust Education Classroom" are being shown from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 18, in Erickson Hall. All events are free and open to the public. For information, call the…

…'s degree in special education at Eastern Michigan University. Her fiance attended the Univer- sity of Florida, where he earned a degree in finance and business administra- tion. A July wedding is planned…

… Silver- man of Southfield. Dr. Kaufman earned a DDS de- gree from the University of Michigan. Her fiance holds a DO degree from the Uni- versity of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sci- ences in Des Moines…

…4 f ( m f Synagogue Cites Dr. Jacobson Cong. Beth Abraham Hillel Moses has scheduled a tribute dinner on behalf of State of Israel Bonds on June 21 at Adat Shalom Synagogue. Honored at the…

…. Jacobson has served on the boards of Beth Ab- raham Hillel Moses and the United Hebrew Schools. He is a member of the board of Detroit Country Day School. He is a past chair- man of the Allied Jewish…

… Sunday, May 22, 1983, Beth Abraham Hillel Moses Religious School will hold an 'OPEN HOUSE' for parents and children who plan to begin the exciting experience of Jewish Education in September, 1983. Come…

… Democratic state Sen. Doug Ross of South- field, who failed to win elec- tion to Congress last year, has been named by Gov. James Blanchard to run the Michigan Youth Corps. Bari V Levine 5075 W. MAPLE ROAD…

… have no fun- ding." ❑ All Assorted Tea Cookies $ 4.25 U-M Hillel Sets Events The B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, will show The Golem, 7:15 and 9 p…

… Organization. $1.20 doz. lb. Reg. $5.50 (limit 1 lb. while quantities last) Tisch Lecture At Michigan The Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan, will celebrate the…

….m., Thursday. Israel Information Day will be held 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Thursday. Yefet Ozery, representative of the Jewish Agency's kibbutz aliyah desk, will be at Hillel to answer questions and provide infor…

…- mation. Call Hillel, 769-0500, for an appointment. Hill Street Forum/Celebra- tion of Jewish Arts will pre- sent Maxwell Street Klezmer Band 8:15 p.m., Oct. 28 at the Irwin Green Auditorium in Hillel…

…. There is a charge. For information, call Hillel, 769-0500. OU Noon Forum Hosts Activists the Wednesday Noon Hour Forum at Oakland Universi- ty will hold a discussion on "Varieties of Student Ac- tivism…

… Bloomfield, Michigan (313) 626-5551 (south of Maple, next fo Jax Car Wash) JOB HUNTING? Can't seem to get interviews? Changing Careers? Re-entering the workforce? Feel you are too old, inexperienced, not…

…W RLD CLASS CAKES 0 FINE PASTRIES Elegant & Distinctive Cakes Specials Week of Oct. 23-29 ongoing programs, which con- tinue to get funding from the Detroit community," Kreinin said. "Here, we…

…: `60s-90s." with panelists Hosie Hillie and Mel Gilroy, 1960s activists. The program part of a series on "Student Dissent: 60s - 90s: Can It Happen Here?" is sponsored by the Jewish Stu- dent…

… inauguration of the Preston R. Tisch Professorship of Judaic Studies, Nov. 1. Dr. Zvi Y. Gitelman, who was recently named the first incumbent of the Tisch Pro- fessorship, will deliver the in- augural lecture at…

… reception will follow. A panel discussion will be held on "The Immpact of the State on National Identity in Eastern and Western Europe," 8 p.m., at the U of M alumni Center. Assorted Dinner Rolls (limit 1…

… Hospice & Chaplaincy Network Women's American ORT Michigan Region JNF Trees for Israel University of Michigan. Hillel Michigan State University Hillel Solidarity Fund Yad Sarah erman Spertus loved to…

… University Hillel Fresh Air Society and. Tamarack Camps ;. ARMDI — American Red Magen David for Israel Greater Detroit Cha of Hadassah Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute Hillel Foundation of…

… HI 8th Annual Jewish Community Center Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival, Sun, April 30 — Thurs, May 11, 2006 at various locations Birmingham; The Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor; Flint Institute of Arts…

… Metropolitan Detroit B'nai B'rith Great Lakes Region Hospice of Michigan B'nai B'rith Youth • , Organization -. Michigan Chapter Huron Valley — Sinai Hospital The Jerusalem Foundation Congregation B…

…'nai Moshe }Detroit Friends of Bar—Ilan University DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 86 April 20 • 2006 iN e evh Mettorinlitai4 Jewish Historicgr2Oteir-,, Jewish Home & Aging Services Temple Shir Shalom Jewish…

…Making a Lasting Memory. At the Ira liaufinan Chapel, We es help your family with the final tribute of those vou love Chicago Leader Herman Spertus Pauline Dubkin Yearwood Chicago Jewish News…

… the vision of Temple Shir Shalom to be recognized as: *A center for all Jews who believe in the inclusion of all aspects of Judaism, *A significant force in the lives of our congre- gants, *A…

… significant force in the community at large, *A "Values" driven institution. Each person in the congre- gation has unique skills, talents'and resources to share. Every person is of equal importance and value to…

… the community. We need one another. Anyone enter- ing the Temple should not leave without having learned something. Our programs and our services reflect a love of learning. Now you can make donations…

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… program of Hebraic Studies and general education during normal school hours. * * motivation Hillel graduates consistently excel In High School. BECAUSE . Chartered by the State of Michigan…

…, University of Michigan Club of De- stein, a vice president of the elected new officers to guide them troit, Caminker also serves as a Temple Israel Sisterhood, Camin- through a building program which member of…

… graduate in business adminis- Downtown Synagogue. Temple Beth Am. Livonia Jewish Congregation tration from the University of and Temple Beth Jacob of Pontiac. Michigan and a naval officer in World War IL…

…. and general manager - of the Fisher and Regular services will he held at Cong. Shoinrey Emanuh. Adas New Center Buildings. Shalom Synagogue. Beth Isaac of Trenton. Beth Hillel. Nlishkan Israel. A…

… NEWS Proceeds of this dinner will be used to establish the SAM LIEBERMAN Medical Research Fellowship at the City of Hope 9 %National Medical Center. Why HILLEL DAY SCHOOL.. Ladies grow handsome by…

… look- ing at themselves in the glass. —William Hazlitt. The Annual Membership Meeting of Yeshivath Beth Yehudah will be held on Tuesday, June 24, 1969 of 9 p.m. RENDERING OF NEW HILLEL DAY SCHOOL…

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…Temple Israel to Launch Building Program SYNAGOGUE SERVICES On the board of trustess of the Temple Israel, at its 29th annual Married to the former Eve E p- congregational meeting last week…

… the scholarship com- ker has four children. Caminker ' was approved by the membership mission of the U-M Regents alumni will assume his duties officially July 1. committee. at that time. Jack…

…. Lauren is a graduate of the University of Michigan, with a bachelor of busi- ness administration degree, and New York University, with a master of business administration degree. She works in organi…

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… Richard Kirschen, assistant director of the University of Michigan Hillel. While most American Jews have lit- tle contact with Palestinians, for Jewish students, "your roommate might be Palestinian," said…

… vigil criticizing the violence on both sides. At the University of Colorado, the Hillel president received an "eloquent e-mail from the Muslim Student Association" requesting they put together a joint…

… Richard Joel, president and international director of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. Avi Fineberg, co-president of the Concordia College Hillel, says he and the 30 or so other Jewish…

… program, said Pat Blumenthal, execu- tive director of the Hillel Council of Colorado. The students there have brought in an expert in conflict resolution to facilitate a dialogue that will avoid discussing…

…Students Stunned The surge of anti-Israel activism on campus has been a rude awakening for many Jewish students. "These students have never been through this before," said Rabbi Bruce Bromberg…

… Seltzer, assistant director of Duke's Freeman Center for Jewish Life. "They were in junior high and elementary school when the Intifada and Gulf War were going on, and they're not used to Israel being per…

…- ceived so negatively." In addition, the Jewish students tend to be more ambivalent about the situation — and often less emotional- ly, connected to it — than their Muslim and Arab counterparts, many of…

… whom still have relatives in the Middle East. "There are a lot of first-generation, very angry Palestinians here and a lot of fourth-generation American Jews who are not as well-versed," said Rabbi…

… students on campus are now feeling somewhat besieged by the anti-Israel climate there. What is most difficult for them, he said, is that they had been friendly with many of their Palestinian class- mates…

… before. "I speak to people on campus who celled due to the situation, and the streets of downtown Jerusalem were much more somber than usual for a holiday week. On Monday, the Dan bus company said it…

… announce THE OPENING OF WatO Yeexice tCw. rri z O Director Named Dr. Jerry Lapides has been named director of two new pro- grams at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, both aimed at certifying…

… WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1986 7:30 P.M. RECEPTION 8:00-9:00 P.M. PROGRAM I AT HILLEL DAY SCHOOL Zave Sherun Michigan Chapter, Parents for Torah for All Children (PTACH), will have its fifth an- . nual…

… dinner and concert at 6 p.m. Jan. 5 at the Michigan Inn. Cocktails will be served at 5. PTACH is a group of Detroit- area Jews dedicated to providing a total program of Jewish edu- cation for children with…

… ?.oungworth, 546-9225; or Sarah Radner, 968-1475. 32200 MIDDLEBELT - FARMINGTON HILLS 851-2394 Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit admits Jewish students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin…

…THE 'DETROIT JEWISH NEWS HILLEL DAY SCHOOL LOCAL NEWS PTACH Will Host Dinner, Concert NMI Friday:" December '20, 1985 '71 Ronald Steven Smith Photographer Portrait • Commercial • Portfolios…

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… persons for educa- tional training in business and government. Named To Board Shirley Fink of Bloomfield Hills has been installed as a member of the board of over- seers for the Cincinnati school of the…

… Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion. Court Order The Oakland County Circuit Court has declared a moratorium on wage garnish- ments and evictions issued by the court during Chanukah and…

… 5 hours An Evening Out Including Complimentary Bottle of Champagne Only Seiko could make time work so well. A brushed gilt dial and pendulum float beautifully in a bed of lucite. All this is…