The Jewish Fund Announces New Grants, including Support of Jewish Federation’s Centennial Campaign and Expansion of Nurse Family Partnership in Detroit Bloomfield Hills, MI At its May 13, 2014 board meeting, The Jewish Fund approved a total of $2,247,303 in grant awards for 2014-2015, including $1,075,653 for continuation of multi-year grants and $1,171,650 in new […]
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Teen Philanthropy A New Generation for The Jewish Fund
Philanthropy. It’s not a word readily associated with teens. But as non-profits are learning, the next generation is the now generation. Long past the days of dropping coins into tzedakah boxes at religious school and well beyond the typical b’nai mitzvah projects in the 7th grade, teens are seeking meaningful ways to give back to […]
The Jewish Fund Announces New Grant Awards & New Board Positions.
Bloomfield Hills, MI— At its November 5, 2013 board meeting, The Jewish Fund approved a total of $703,163 in grant awards, including $350,973 for continuation of multi-year grants and $352,190 in new grants. The board also re-elected Dr. Richard Krugel of Bloomfield Hills, MI as its Chairman and re-elected Karen Sosnick Schoenberg as its Vice-Chair, […]
The Jewish Fund Announces New Grants
Bloomfield Hills, MI…At its May 14, 2013 board meeting, The Jewish Fund approved a total of $2,045,696 in grant awards, including $981,043 for continuation of multi-year grants and $1,064,653 in new grants. Grants support programs and services offered in the Jewish community for at-risk individuals, those that positively impact the health of at-risk metropolitan Detroit […]
Jewish Fund continues Sinai Hospital’s tradition of care and dedication to the community.
In 1997, a large, brick-red building that was the birthplace of many of Detroit’s happiest memories was closed, but it soon gave birth to another agency that has sustained and developed some of the area’s most vital lifesaving organizations. With its founding in 1953, Sinai Hospital became an intrinsic part of the Jewish community. Thousands […]
The Jewish Fund Elects Officers, Awards 18 Grants
At its annual meeting November 1, The Jewish Fund elected two new officers: Penny Blumenstein of Bloomfield Hills was elected Chair and Karen Sosnick Schoenberg of Birmingham was elected Vice Chair. Three new board members were also elected: Michael Eizelman of Oak Park, Lawrence Lax of Bloomfield Hills, and Mitchell Mondry of Bloomfield Hills.The board […]
The Jewish Fund Elects Officers, Awards 18 Grants
At its annual meeting November 2, The Jewish Fund elected four new board members: Jim Bellinson of Bloomfield Hills, Dr. Jeffrey Forman of Bloomfield Hills, Elyse Foltyn of Birmingham, and Susan Schechter of Bloomfield Hills. The board also re-elected Michael Maddin as chair, Penny Blumenstein as vice chair and Dorothy Benyas as secretary/treasurer. The annual […]
New Grants Awarded by The Jewish Fund
June 3, 2010 Contact: Margo Pernick, 248-203-1487, pernick@jfmd.org At its Board meeting on May 18, 2010, The Jewish Fund approved the following grants totaling $1,388,855. The Fund was established in 1997 with the proceeds of the sale of Sinai Hospital in Detroit to support health and social welfare needs in the Jewish and general communities […]
Jewish Fund Elects Officers, Awards Grants
Detroit Jewish News, November 5, 2009 At its Annual Meeting on November 3, 2009, The Jewish Fund elected five new board members, Dr. Dan Guyer, Lisa Lis, Lionel Margolick, Joshua Opperer and Gregg Orley. The board also re-elected Michael Maddin as Chair, Penny Blumenstein as Vice-Chair and Dorothy Benyas as Secretary/Treasurer. The annual Robert Sosnick […]
Jewish Fund approves grants of $661,000 to meet special needs.
Detroit Jewish News, July 6, 2009 Citing the economic woes of the metropolitan area, the Jewish Fund has approved $661,000 in emergency grants to meet the "urgent, special and unmet needs" of the Jewish community in Metro Detroit. The Jewish Fund, established to respond to the health and social welfare needs of the Jewish and […]