Meet Dr. Richard and Sally Krugel, celebrating 50 years of marriage. Lifelong activists, partners in extraordinary community service. Frequent fliers to Israel. Gracious hosts to new Detroiters. Joyous grandparents of six.
Doing what it does best — raising awareness, raising funds, responding to urgent needs in the community and mobilizing volunteers — the Detroit Jewish Federation has called for help in the wake of The Great Flood of 2014.
Over lunch and a quick Google search, the idea sparked: Why not start a Jewish Bar Association of Michigan. Where’s there’s a need, there’s a way.
Yad Ezra. The words are Hebrew and mean, “helping hand.” You might add, “loving kindness.”
They’ve been “Fellows” for nearly a year, and more than likely they’ve become Detroit’s friends for life.
Meet Treger Strasberg, 36, Californian turned Detroiter, social entrepreneur, fundraiser, change agent, co-founder and CEO of Humble Design, insomniac, fueled on optimism and caffeine
The Jewish Fund’s Teen Board initiative is a youth-led program where students are empowered as grantmakers.
A visit to the Holocaust Center with Richard Bachmann, an extraordinary volunteer
Teens discover meaningful volunteer opportunities in niche program planting seeds of friendship beyond the burbs.
A model program gains a national endorsement – and a thumbs-up from Max Granitz
