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Above: Joe Louis' glove.

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Left: Mayor Dennis Archer,
Marguerite Guinyard and
Dr. Stuart Kirshenbaum at
the ceremony.

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terview with the Brown Bomber
after his victory, which set off
celebrations across North Amer-
ica and demoralized Nazi Ger-
many because Mr. Schmeling
was billed by Adolph Hitler as
an example of the "superior
race."
"We have a lot of work to do
to improve black-Jewish rela-
tions, but hopefully this will
help," said Hall of Fame secre-
tary and former Michigan box-
ing commissioner Dr. Stuart
Kirschenbaum, who played a
major role in obtaining the glove
so it could be presented to De
troit.
"A lot of black youngsters
today are filled with prop-
aganda about Jews. They don't
understand the connection
between our cultures," Dr.
Kirschenbaum said. "Joe
Louis was a hero for all Amer-
icans."
Said U.S. Sen. Carl Levin,
who worked with Dr. Kirschen-
baum on the glove project for
about two years: "It's my hope
that the glove will send a mes-
sage of hope and brotherhood to
future generations."
Dr. Kirschenbaum has been
on hand for all four Detroit ded-
ications honoring Mr. Louis —
the fist near the City-County
Building, the statue at Cobo
Center, Joe Louis Arena on the
riverfront and the glove. He said
the glove ceremony was by far
the most emotional.

"It seemed to have a meaning
for every person who was there
... Jew and gentile alike," he
said. "Those who were around
in 1938 could remember exact-
ly where they were the night of
the. fight."
Dr. Kirschenbaum and Sen.
Levin acquired the glove from
the late Fred Guinyard, a De-
troit resident who was Mr.
Louis' secretary and confidant.

"We wanted the
glove to make a
statement."

— Dr. Stuart Kirschenbaum

A granite plaque on the dis-
play says the glove is a joint gift
from the Hall of Fame, Mr.
Guinyard and his widow, Mar-
guerite Guinyard.
"We wanted the glove to
make a statement, but on the
other hand we didn't want to of-
fend the German community,"
Dr. Kirschenbaum said.
"This was an important pro-
ject for the Hall of Fame
because we've never done some-
thing on such a large scale. That
glove will be viewed by millions
of people." ❑ •