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Robin Axelrod is CEO of Axelrod Coaching and Consulting and a member of the Center for Jewish Studies advisory board. A licensed social worker and established leader in the Metro-Detroit area, she became part of CJS after first hearing about it while working at the University of Michigan. Axelrod's time with U of M has provided her with a unique insight to the experiences of Jewish college students, which she is able to bring forth into her work in the advisory board here. In this interview, she talks about the things that helped shape her Jewish identity, being one of the first graduates of Judaic Studies at U of M, and the opportunities CJS provides to EMU students and beyond.

Interview Date

4-1-2025

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EMU Center for Jewish Studies, EMU Center for Oral History Research, Jewish Studies, CJS, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, Judaism, Jewish identity, community engagement, higher education, Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor, Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, University of Michigan, social work, East Lansing MI, Jewish Communal Leadership Program, study abroad programs, Zekelman Holocaust Center, family life

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Permission to quote from this oral history should be requested from the University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).

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Robin Axelrod, Oral History Interview, 2025

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