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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…