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But, he expanded on the
term "Zionist." He fervently
believed in building Jewish
community in Detroit and
the United States as well.
When he founded The Jewish
News in 1942, he placed the
newspaper squarely behind
Jewish communal organiza-
tions and religious institu-
tions.
In his "platform" that ap-
peared in that first issue,
March 27, 1942, he pledged
the newspaper to be "con-
scious of our responsibilities
as Americans" and "our du-
ties as Jews." It was a theme
repeated in the pages of The
Jewish News
for five
decades.
His platform pledged to
keep Jews and non-Jews ful-
ly informed, to affirm the
American ideal of fair play,
and "to hold high the banner
of democracy, religious free-
dom and good will among all
faiths."
Keen observers believe he
succeeded. Mr. Slomovitz
was scheduled in April to be
inducted into the Michigan
Journalism Hall of Fame.
The letters of nomination in-
cluded the following:
• "Because I have been an
eyewitness to many events
reported by Phil Slomovitz, I
feel qualified in telling you
that his reporting has always
been accurate, as well as
highly informative ... I think
it is a phenomenon of
American journalism that
well into his nonagenarian
years, and even handicapped
by blindness, he was still
writing his newspaper col-
umn every week of the year."
— international correspon-
dent and Christian Zionist
Robert St. John.
• He is "a feisty, compas-
sionate man of considerable
talent, a moralist who takes
seriously the ethical man-
dates of his profession, a re-
lentless prodder of his
readers' conscience, and a de-
voted servant of the written
word." — Leonard Simons,
president emeritus of the
Detroit Historical Commis-
sion and a financial backer in
the founding of The Jewish
News.
Induction into the hall of
fame is the last of numerous
awards Mr. Slomovitz earned
over the years. He was called
the "dean of American
Jewish journalism" because
he founded, and for 10 years
was president of, the

American Jewish Press
Association. He was also a
founder of the World
Federation of Jewish
Journalists and a vice presi-
dent of the Jewish Tele-
graphic Agency.
Upon hearing the news of
Mr. Slomovitz's death,
Charles Buerger, Jewish
News publisher, commented
"Phil was one of those rare
men blessed to combine in his
work the two things he loved
most: journalism and Jewish
activism. He was a role mod-
el for us all and he will be
missed."
Gary Rosenblatt, editor of
The Jewish News, added,
`When I was with him I was
always aware that I was i
the presence of a man who
lived Jewish history, from hi,
stories about the founding of
the State of Israel to his rec-
ollections of seeing Hank

"He was a
relentless prodder
of his readers'
conscience."

Leonard Simons

Greenberg in shul on Rosh
Hashanah the day he hit a
home run to win the pennant
for the Tigers.
"Phil was a role model for
me in the way he wrote with
passion about the issues o
Jewish life that concerned
him most."
Among Mr. Slomovitz's
proudest awards were hon-
orary doctorates from Bar-
Ilan University and th
Technion-Israel Institute of
Technology, as well as the
Butzel Award from the
Jewish Federation of Met-
ropolitan Detroit.
He and his wife, Anna,
were founders of JARC (the
Jewish Association for
Residential Care), and he
was a national vice president
of the Zionist Organization of
America.
Besides his wife, Mr
Slomovitz is survived by a
son and daughter-in-law,
Carmi and Sharron; son,
Gabriel; three sisters, Bluma
Brown of Southfield, Anna
Pritz and Faye Sills of Oak
Park; and grandson, Randy.
Services and interment
were held Feb. 18 in
Detroit ❑