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2001-2002 Annual Report The Year Annual Report to the Community 2001 / 2002 Jewish Federation and United Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit We are one. 20 The Year We will remember year of heartfelt giving, reflecting of philanthropic initiatives and investments “Doing what’s how the world changed, where we were our community’s response to its clear in our future, which demonstrated our when the towers fell, where we stood priorities. To secure the future of our leadership among Jewish communities expected isn’t always when Israel wept, and what we did in schools, we established a new Jewish around the world. enough. There are response. When crisis after crisis in Israel Educational Trust. To support families Looking back, even in a year of crisis, we called the Jewish community in Detroit seeking care for loved ones, we provided times when success had reason to celebrate a community moving to action, we rallied to stand in solidarity ElderLink’s continuum of services. It was a forward, delivering on promises made for depends on all of us as a community, to care for the most year of building and renewal in our Jewish generations to come. Ordinary people made vulnerable among us, to teach our children Community Centers. It was a year of doing the impossible.” extraordinary efforts. This was the year of well, to help Jews in need wherever there unwavering solidarity with our family in record numbers. Federation’s 2002 Annual is need, and to do our share to help repair Israel. We launched an Israel Emergency Campaign, combined with its Israel Emergency Lawrence S. Jackier the world. This is what we do. This is Campaign, raising over $7 million to support Campaign initiative, supported by the Berman/ what we always will do. This is Federation. rescue and relief efforts for victims of terror. Handleman Challenge Fund, raised 20% over We continued to deepen our Jewish identity For the Jewish Federation and United last year’s total, representing Federation’s largest through Federation’s missions overseas. Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan Annual Campaign achievement ever. In record We brought 320 Israeli teens to Michigan for Detroit, 2001/2002 was a year of historic numbers, our community participated in a summer at Camp Tamarack. It was a year events and achievements. This was a Federation events. An evening with former A message to the community THE YEAR like no other. (l to r): Michigan Stands with Israel Rally; Federation President Lawrence S. Jackier; Jewish day school student; Federation Chief Executive Officer Robert P. Aronson 2 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew over Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit. builders, architects, agencies of change, “Only a handful of 2000 people to Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Our community also continued to invest in schools, synagogues, supporters, advocates, the largest attendance for a fundraising event its facilities, building its future. This was the volunteers, as well as our brothers and communities in Federation’s history. Yom HaZikiron, a year we celebrated new developments on the sisters in Israel - all partners, working have done what day of remembrance, brought 3,000 to a Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish together to make a difference, from year to memorial service. We rallied in Washington; Community Campus, dedicated the Norma year, from generation to generation, from Detroit has done we rallied in the rain in Oak Park. Jean & Edward Meer Jewish Apartments, strength to strength. This is Federation. in this time of crisis.” continued renovations in our buildings at This was also a year of commitment to both Jewish Community Centers, and Federation’s growing family of agencies. improved our Jewish day schools facilities. Mark R. Hauser Even in the face of economic stress, with outside revenues decreasing and client And so our story continues. In the pages needs increasing, our Federation/Foundation of this report we share a story far greater continued to answer the needs of our than the sum of our numbers. In words schools and social service agencies. This and pictures we celebrate a family story, year Federation promoted the growth of the the story of a community - its leaders, Lawrence S. Jackier Robert P. Aronson Mark R. Hauser Mark A. Davidoff President Chief Executive Officer President Executive Director Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit United Jewish Foundation Chief Operating Officer of Metropolitan Detroit Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit (l to r) Israel Action Day participants; Foundation President Mark R. Hauser; Jewish youngster at Camp Tamarack; Federation Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Mark A. Davidoff 3 It starts on a Super Sunday in October, Highlights of our Campaign include: The Honorable Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, A look at your Federation’s dollars at work: youngest mayor in the history of Detroit, and its work never ends. The heart, the spirit, Super Sunday kickoff. Breaking all records, • $3.14 million to support services to older chose to make Federation Forum in May his and the drive of Federation is its Annual over 400 volunteers from all walks of life in adults, provided by Federation’s five first major speaking engagement to the Campaign. Each year Federation works Detroit rang up a record $1.2 million from ElderLink agencies: Jewish Apartments & Detroit Jewish community. Almost 400 miracles large and small. Within the donors – a 25% increase over last year’s Services, Jewish Community Center, Jewish gathered at the Excalibur Banquet Center to Family Service, Jewish Home & Aging Federation family of agencies, synagogues and phone appeal. volunteers, thousands upon thousands of hear the mayor’s perspective on the Jewish Services, and JVS Women’s CHOICES. In celebration of our connections are made and doors are opened community and the rebirth of the city. • 320 individuals with developmental Women’s Campaign commitment to to promote, sustain and enhance Jewish life in Happy Days at The Main Event. An evening disabilites or chronic mental illness strengthen the community with their unique our own community and around the world. with Henry Winkler – social activist and supported through JVS adult day programs contribution, over 400 gathered at Adat entertainer – brought more than 500 people to In an outpouring of response to Federation’s Shalom Synagogue for a morning with • Over $2.2 million in support of six Jewish Adat Shalom Synagogue to wine, dine, and day schools that enroll over 2,400 students 2002 Annual Campaign co-chaired by Nancy author, Gail Sheehy. Grand and Douglas Bloom, our community meet the star appearing for Federation’s • 260 loans provided to families in need Young Adult Division’s big turnout for raised over $37 million, for a total campaign Annual Campaign. through Hebrew Free Loan Association; Latke & Vodka, mixing and mingling young increase of 20% over last year’s total. Answering a call to action in a marathon effort, 60 loans provided to students through the Jewish singles and couples, has grown into over 400 volunteers wrapped up Federation’s Jewish Educational Loan Service a signature holiday event. Annual Campaign Countdown in April, • $647,000 to support Jewish community reaching thousands of Jewish households and activity on 13 Michigan college campuses raising over $1 million in a week. through Hillel Foundations, reaching an estimated 11,000 Jewish students Federation’s 2002 Annual Campaign (l to r) Super Sunday volunteers; Federation’s Annual Campaign Co-chairs Douglas Bloom and Nancy Grand; David Handleman, Madeleine H. and Mandell L. Berman, 2002 Campaign Challenge Fund donors 4 • Keeping kids safe in Israel, $1.2 million to “Everything we do is “As a community we support an extended day program providing a hot meal and structured environment for geared to raise funds, are charged to do four elementary schools in Netanya, Nazareth Illit and Hadera raise awareness, or more, both here on • $720,000 to Israel in support of PACT, raise the spirit of the home front and a "head start" program for Parents and tzedakah on which Children Together. This program seeks to in Israel where our improve the educational opportunities of every Jewish the Ethiopian-Israeli community, with a brothers and sisters focus on early childhood education and community in the are crying for help.” enrichment world thrives.” • $285,000 to support Jewish Renewal Douglas Bloom Nancy Grand activities in Kiev through programs at the Co-chair Federation’s Annual Campaign Co-chair Federation’s Annual Campaign Jewish Community Center, Hillel Foundations, and a series of family education retreats (top to bottom, l to r) A participant showing her stripes at the Israel Solidarity Rally; PACT mother and child; Lawrence S. Jackier at Adat Shalom; Main Event Co-chairs, Stacey Crane and Marcy Gottesman, with guest speaker Henry Winkler; Campaign Countdown Golden Phone Award winners Yeshiva Beth Yehudah; Nancy Jacobson, Kathleen Wilson-Fink, Joan Chernoff Epstein, Nancy Grosfeld and Paula Glazier at CHOICES; Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick speaks to attendees at Federation Forum 5 In times of crisis, in hours “There is a Jewish principle that all Israelis of need, in acts of generosity and kindness, live by: You have to choose life. You have to this was a year marked by the unforgettable move forward.” Jane F. Sherman events and extraordinary efforts of National Mission Chair, September Solidarity Mission Federation’s Israel Emergency Campaign. IsraelNOW Solidarity Mission, Sept. 9 - 14: In remarkable numbers, throughout the eighty-one strong, Federation’s delegation to the year, members of our community continued to participate in Federation’s national mission had gone to Israel to comfort missions to Israel, often representing victims of terror, when terror struck home. On the largest single delegations from the U.S. September 11, the group was en route to Timrat in Federation’s Partnership 2000 Region of the “Some people say I was brave.
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