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I ruin Abramson would not have
foreseen the controversy. He
thought he was fairly explicit
in his will.
His representative, Livonia at-
torney Jerry Raymond, feels the
same way.
But 10 nieces and nephews of
the wealthy recluse believe they
have a claim to the $18.5-million
estate Mr. Abramson left when he
died April 3.
Oakland County Probate Judge
Barry Grant will preside over a
settlement hearing Thursday,
Aug. 1, as the legal entanglements
surrounding Mr. Abramson's will
begin to be sorted.
Attorneys Alan A. May and
Gary Torgow are representing the
three beneficiaries of Mr. Abram-
son's will: Yeshiva Beth Yehudah
in Southfield; the Diskin Orphan
Home of Israel in Brooklyn, N.Y.;
and the Rabbinical Seminary of
America in Forest Hills, N.Y.
H. Joel Newman and Roger
Myers of Hyman and Lippitt
in Birmingham are representing
the nieces and nephews. Jerry
Raymond, who drew up the will
in 1986, represents the estate.
Mr. May said last week he has
spoken at length with Mr. New-
man, but no specific settlement
has been offered. "Statistically,"
he said, "most contested wills are
settled.
He said the charities would lis-
ten to any reasonable offer from
the family members.
Beth Yehudah was named to
receive 10 percent of Mr. Abram-
son's estate. The 10-year-old will
called for Mr. Abramson's un-
married sister, Edith, now de-
ceased, to receive the bulk of his
estate. His nieces and nephews
were specifically excluded.
Mr. Abramson inherited the
proceeds of the family's business.
At the time of his death, he had a
room at the Red Roof Inn in
Southfield and kept his belong-
ings and securities in the room
and in his 1975 Cadillac. ❑
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Sen. Dole stops in Detroit to honor
philanthropist Max M. Fisher.
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of everyone gets to cele-
brate his 88th birthday
with a $1,000-a-plate fund-
raiser for the Republican
Party and -a leadership award
named in his honor.
Max M. Fisher did both last
week during an event that
brought Republican presidential
candidate Bob Dole to Detroit to
honor his longtime friend and sup-
porter. Sen. Dole was the keynote
speaker at this event, which in-
augurated the Max M. Fisher Na-
tional Republican Leadership
Award.
The dinner also put more than
$3 million in the campaign coffers
of the Republican Party.
Inside Detroit's Cobo Hall last
Thursday night, red, white and
blue decorations, American flags
and life-size letters spelling out
Victory '96 flanked the hall's con-
vention room. An energized crowd
dined on filet mignon and ap-
plauded the speeches delivered by
the evenings speakers.
"This [national] award was de-
veloped to honor those who per-
petuate the ideas that guided Max
Fisher through his life," said
Heinz C. Prechter, finance chair
of the Republican Governors As-
sociation and founder of the World
Heritage Foundation.
"Max Fisher has touched the
lives of so many people. He is a
quiet diplomat and an elder
statesman of the Detroit business
community. Creating the award
was easy. Finding a qualified re-
cipient may be the hard part."
Rich DeVos, co-founder of the
Amway Corporation, received the
first award because of his busi-
ness, community and philan-
thropic activities and his
dedication to the Republican Par-
ty-
In recognizing Mr. Fisher, for-
mer Secretary of Commerce
Robert Mosbacher told the crowd
of 1,500 that the octogenarian has
raised and given more money to
the Republican Party than any-
one he knows.
In a short speech, Mr. Fisher
thanked the Republican Party for
the opportunity to be of service.
Mr. Fisher has been a supporter
of and adviser to many presidents.
He said he hopes to add Sen. Dole
to the list. El
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