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64 Friday, September 18, 1981
THE DETROIT 1EW1SH NEWS
Irwin I. Cohn's Community Identifications
Emphasized in Multiplicity of Generosity
A major participant in
Irwin I. Cohn has become and Jewish communities.
a name identified with These qualities are sources many movements, his chief
scores of communal iden- of acclaim marking the con- interests in recent decades
tifications and leadership in tinuity of appreciation for have been his devotions to
generous participation in his labors to be reiterated on the religious factors. His
the major causes in the civic his 85th birthday. Tuesday. deep interest in the Chabad,
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A graduate of the Uni-
versity of Michigan Law
School, Cohn has served
as a member of the City
Planning Commission of
Detroit; Michigan State
Bar Association Legal
Aid Committee; secretary
of Sinai Hospital; board
member, Jewish Welfare
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the Lubavitch Hasidic
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tional status in these ranks.
Cohn's parents came to
the United States in 1880
from Lithuania. He was
born in Detroit on Sept. 22,
1896.
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The Student Group of
Music Study Club of Met-
ropolitan Detroit will hold
its first meeting 2:30 p.m.
Sunday in the home of
Elizabeth Rowin, 7460
Stony River Ct., Birming-
ham. The program will fea-
ture pianist, teacher, com-
poser and conductor, Julius
Chajes.
The Student Group of
MSC meets one Sunday
s
each month and offers
members the opportunity to
perform for each other and
outside audiences.
Membership in the Stu-
dent Group of MSC is open
to all high school students,
grades nine-12. There is a
membership fee. For in-
formation, contact Kim
Rosner-Doelker, 476-6907,
counselor to the group.
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He was 1960 chairman of
the Allied Jewish Cam-
paign and in 1968 served as
chairman of the Israel
Emergency Cash Mobiliza-
tion Campaign.
Among his recognitions
are an honorary doctorate
bestowed on him in 1962 by
Bar-Ilan University in Is-
rael; the Fred M. Butzel
Award in 1961 by the
Jewish Welfare Federation
of Detroit; in the same year
the city of Detroit declared
an "Honorary Citizen —
Irwin I. Cohn Day"; in 1966,
the Council of Orthodox
Rabbis of Detroit cited him
for "outstanding, dedicated
leadership and a lifetime of
charitable endeavors."
In 1962, a branch of the
United Hebrew Schools was
named in honor of his par-
ents.
Some of his former activi-
ties include many years as a
member of the Detroit
House of Correction Com-
mission; Wayne County
Board of Supervisors; Met-
ropolitan Detroit Regional
Planning Commission;
Advisory Board of United
Foundation; president of
the Urban League of De-
troit; president of Michigan
Bnai Brith Hillel Founda-
tion, Inc.; chairman of the
Detroit Israel Bond Organ-
ization.
In 1969, the new Hillel
quarters at Wayne State
University were named
Irwin I. Cohn Hall. Bnai
Brith has cited him with
its Humanitarian Award
and a Presidential Cita-
tion, and Jewish National
Fund planted the Irwin I.
Cohn and - Sadie Cohn
Forest in Israel in 1969.
Cohn belongs to 16 De-
troit synagogues and tem-
ples.
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