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(Re)Visioning Jewish Prayer, Ritual and Inclusivity

The organizations comprising the Jewish Emergent Network, a grantee, hosted a recent conference to mark the conclusion of its first cohort of rabbinic fellows and the start of the second; 150 rabbis, synagogue board members and lay leaders and others from across the country attended.

Jewish Journal
7 Jun 2018

Mackinac Moment: Salvador Salort-Pons

At the Mackinac Policy Conference, the director of the Detroit Institute of Arts, a grantee, discusses, in this 11-minute segment, how museums of all kinds cultivate societal trust by creating safe spaces for people to learn about the past in unbiased settings.

Detroit Public TV
31 May 2018

Entering Paradise: Going Deeper into Covenantal Community

Rabbi David Baum, who was ordained by Jewish Theological Seminary and is an alumnus of the Clergy Leadership Incubator, both grantees, describes his initial inability to create a true covenantal community and how he is now succeeding using the PARDES approach to studying the Torah along with adaptive leadership techniques.

eJewish Philanthropy
29 May 2018

The Art of the Matter

Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, a grantee, is credited with “setting the cultural tone in Israel and across the world” through its array of artistic disciplines, its commitment to diversity and freedom of expression, and the creativity of its alumni, faculty and students.

Jewish News U.K.
24 May 2018

East Jefferson Ave. being redesigned to improve safety, help better connect residents to riverfront

Come July 4, Detroit residents and visitors will find it safer and easier to walk or cycle to the city’s Riverfront and to Belle Isle Park, both grantees, based on a recently released construction timeline; a public education effort is planned to raise awareness of the changes.

The Hub Detroit
14 May 2018

Looking Back at 70 Years of Israeli Art

The beginning of what is now known as Israeli art is said to have begun in 1906 with the founding of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, a grantee, and is recognized today for its breadth and depth, “reflecting the multiculturalism adopted by Israeli society.”

The Jerusalem Report
14 May 2018

Planning for the Other Detroit

Community engagement is driving the redesign and revitalization of the neighborhoods says Detroit’s director of planning and development; Detroit is the only UNESCO City of Design in the U.S., an initiative led by Design Core Detroit, a grantee.

Next City
12 May 2018

Israel, at 70, maintains strong ties to metro Detroit

The executive director of the American Jewish Committee’s Jewish Community Relations Council in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., describes the promise of the Michigan Israel Business Accelerator as an example of the “dynamic and multi-faceted” relationship Detroit’s Jewish community has with Israel; both organizations are grantees.

Detroit Free Press
10 May 2018

Survey shows knowledge of Holocaust is fading. We can’t let that happen.

Eli Mayerfeld, CEO of the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills, Mich., advocates for the importance of Holocaust education and points to data from a recent national study that found “more than nine-tenths of those surveyed believe all young people should learn about the Holocaust.”

Detroit Free Press
3 May 2018

“Religious Tolerance and Respect: Rebalancing the Jewish World”

In his graduation speech at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Charles Bronfman, co-founder of Birthright Israel, a grantee, addressed his remarks to Israeli and Diaspora Jews and called for “understanding, empathy, tolerance and the realization that we Jews are bound together by the Torah.”

Hebrew Union College
3 May 2018

Seven decades later, unsung ’48 heroes are heard

Toldot Yisrael, a grantee, has interviewed more than 50 American Jews who were active participants in the establishment of the State of Israel, creating an historical video archive of their contributions; five 2.5-minute video stories have been released thus far.

The New York Jewish Week
2 May 2018

Nurturing Jewish leaders traditionally and now in 21st-century fashion

Hillel Day School, a grantee, marks its 60th anniversary, noting key milestones in its evolution and celebrating six educators who have been instrumental in growing and shaping the school.

Detroit Jewish News
26 Apr 2018

Why Israel’s National Library Is Such A Treasure Trove For The Jewish People

The National Library of Israel, a grantee, offers scholars and the public at large a vast collection of literature on all the faiths represented in the country, including some of the oldest books written in Hebrew.

Forward
22 Apr 2018

Endeavor Detroit members generated $112 million in revenue in 2017

Endeavor, the international business mentorship program and a grantee, has released its most recent impact report, which describes its approach for supporting entrepreneurs and offers brief profiles of 13 new, Michigan-based companies.

Crain's Detroit Business
12 Apr 2018

New York-based Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates to transform Detroit’s West Riverfront Park

Detroit’s riverfront, one of the most diverse gathering places in Michigan, will expand by 22 acres with completion of the planned $50 million landscape architecture project, says Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, a grantee.

Crain's Detroit Business
10 Apr 2018