New Book Focuses
On Wetsman Family
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Mr. Davidson, the son of Sal
and Ralph Davidson, is chairman
L,72 and chief executive officer of
Guardian Industries Corp., one
of the world's major flat-glass pro-
ducers. He also is principal own-
er of the Detroit Pistons
basketball team.
Mr. Applebaum's previous
book was The Fishers: A Family
Portrait, a history of the Max M.
Fisher family of Detroit. Mr. Ap-
plebaum has written extensive-
ly on the history of Jews in
Detroit and Michigan. He is a
past president of the Jewish His-
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Author Phillip Applebaum
A biography chronicling the lives
of Bessie and Joseph Wetsman
and their descendants has been
privately published by William
M. Davidson, the Wetsmans'
grandson.
The Wetsmans: Odyssey of an
American Family, by Phillip Ap-
plebaum of Oak Park, tells the
story of one of Detroit's leading
families in Jewish affairs and
Zionism in the early part of the
century. Joseph Wetsman was
president of Congregation
Shaarey Zedek from 1920 to
1922. His daughter, Sal David-
son, was a founding member of
the Hadassah organization in De-
troit.
The Wetsmans also were
known as proprietors of some of
the best-known movie theaters
in Detroit. The Avalon, Linwood
and Oriole theaters were located
on Linwood Avenue in the heart
of the Jewish community from
the 1920s to the 1950s.
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