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…jews d in the continued from page 13 OLGA GAMBURG Siegel family in 2013: Michael, Nancy Heinrich, Marvin, Gloria and Brian. All In The Family Father’s Centennial gift honors his children who head Federation agencies. BARBARA LEWIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER embers of the board of governors of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and United Jewish Foundation had rea- son to celebrate at their April 24 meeting with the announcement of ...…
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…jews d in the JCC day campers enjoy a cooling dip in the pool. continued from page 14 people and non-Jewish people in the larger community that, in turn, creates a more dynamic Jewish commu- nity in Detroit.” Siegel added, “Jeff and I both believe that Jewish people don’t live in a vacuum and that our Jewish com- munity as a whole is enriched by its interactions with the larger community.” A NEW VISION Siegel, an entrepreneur and strateg...…
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…jews d in the continued from page 20 60 Years Of Hillel 1958: Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit founded with 29 students, three teachers and two classrooms in Detroit by Rabbi Jacob E. Segal and other local leaders. 1960: Hillel moves to Ten Mile Jewish Center with 51 students. 1963: 115 students at Congregation B’nai Moshe in grades K-6. 1967: 11 ninth-graders comprise the first graduating class, and school breaks ground on a new ...…
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…jews d in the Honoring Our Best Federation’s Awards Night event slated for May 22. Free Listing Submission Deadline is May 10, 2018. E The Jewish News will honor all Jewish students who are graduating this spring from Michigan high schools in our Cap & Gown Yearbook 2018, which will be published in the May 24 issue. Eugene Driker ach year, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit honors individuals from Jewish Detroit for their ...…
