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Friday, January 4, 1985
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
NEWS
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF METRO DETROIT
JIMMY PRENTIS MORRIS
Retiring the law
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Jewish Welfare Federation President Joel Tauber, left, presented a
Federation plaque to Honigman at a recent reception in Honigman's
honor.
As the senior partner in the
large and prestigious firm he
founded, Honigman has been
known to wield his power.
Some associates say that,
years ago, he was a "benevo-
lent dictator." But, if anyone
presented a logical argument,
Honigman would listen and
change his mind.
Honigman's Achilles' heel,
according to Miller, his
longtime partner and friend, is
his tennis game. When the two
men are competing, Miller be-
lieves Honigman's calls are
equivocal. "If he is in doubt,
the ball is out," says Miller,
with Honigman taking the
point.
Honigman plays tennis
three times a week and says
that his game is not very good.
But he has stamina on the
tennis court, just like in the
legal court. Members at
Franklin Hills Country Club
have been known to wilt in the
heat while Honigman plays
on.
Generosity and integrity
are words that family, friends
and partners use to describe
him. "Jason Honigman has
been one of our outstanding
citizens deeply respected in
the legal field, but above all a
dedicated man of great integ-
rity," says Max Fisher.
"He is one of our major bene-
factors," says Wayne Feins-
tein, Executive Vice President
of the Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion. Feinstein first described
Honigman as a "quiet hero" —
a refrain repeated by many
colleagues.
Honigman is a devoted fam-
ily man. He has been married
to Edith for almost 54 years.
She describes her husband as a
relaxed person, happy to be at
home working or visiting with
family and friends.
"He always knew where he
was going, always decided
what his course of action was
going to be. If it came out good
— fine. If it didn't, he didn't
look back. He never had re-
grets. He just did the best he
knew how," she says.
Honigman has two children
and six grandchildren. His son
Daniel is a businessman. His
daughter, Julie Levy, is an
active volunteer worker in the
Jewish community. Julie re-
members that when her father
was writing the court rules he
always came home for dinner
and played with her and her
brother before going back to
work.
Grandson David Honigman,
newly-elected 24th District
state representative, describes
his grandfather as generous,
caring and intelligent. He re-
members how his
grandparents would take all
the grandchildren on family
vacations.
And all the family members
seemed surprised that Hon-
igman would grant an inter-
view, since he is very private
and quiet about his accom-
plishments.
As 1985 begins, a legal era
in Detroit ends. Jason L. Hon-
igman will become "of coun-
sel" — available for legal ad-
vice — to the firm he founded.
Although he will keep his sec-
retary and his office, he says
he will officially retire.
Honigman's
semi-
retirement consisted of him
coming home at 6:15 p.m. in-
stead of 6:30. According to his
wife, now that he's fully re-
tired, "He comes home at
6:00."