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We Remember It Well!
The History of Detroit and Its Jewish Communities
January 23, 1997 at 7:30 p.m.
JCC Maple/Drake Campus
The Jewish Community Center will be hosting a nostalgic evening where the
audience can go back in time and revisit Detroit's famous streets and neighbor-
hoods, as well as many historic synagogues and temples.
PHOTOS BY DANIEL LIPPITT
Local Historian Irwin Cohen will narrate his extraordinary slide presentation
entitled THE HISTORY OF DETROIT AND ITS JEWISH
COMMUNITIES. Famous radio personality, Paul Winter of WXYZ, will
host the evening's program and welcome members of the audience to share
some of their stories - "meises."
- An afterglow reception will take place where old friends can meet and remi-
nisce.
Admission willbe $7.00 for non-members and $5.00 for members.
This program is made possible to the commu-
nity with generous support from the Jewish
Historical Society of Michigan, Generations
Together - supported by a grant of the Max M.
Fisher Jewish Community Foundation, and is
endorsed by the Institute for Retired
Professionals, a division of the JCC Adult and
Family Enrichment Department
For reservations, please call
Sandy Boykansky at (810) 661-7631
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and their possessions have been Chief Scott, noting that damage
from the fire had made it too dif-
replaced.
"We have been working very ficult to allow residents to re-
hard since Friday, when we trieve their own possessions. "I
learned of the extent of the fire personally went into their apart-
and the number of families af- ments and was able to find the
documents.
fected, to get them reset-
"The families were so
tled, to refurbish their Sever e winter
apartments and to provide weath er added grateful," he said.
Still, the help meant
them with all of the essen- to the d amage.
little to Mrs. Friedlund,
tials," said Rachel
who returned following
Yoskowitz, director of Re-
settlement Service. "We did a an afternoon of errands to find
good job in covering their needs." her home in flames.
She stood in disbelief as thick
Rabbi Yosef Misholovin of
Friends of Refugees from East- black smoke poured from the
ern Europe (FREE) was at the windows. Unable to work be-
scene to offer assistance to the cause of the lingering effects of
five Russian Jewish families who her cancer, she has no health in-
lost their homes to smoke, water surance and no money.
As snowflakes softly fell on the
or fire damage.
"The Jewish community scene, horrified friends and
helped out in the past and we will neighbors offered their condo-
lences and their money, neither
do it again," he said:
The affected families asked the of which she accepted.
"I have nothing," she said, over
fire chief to return to the burned
building to retrieve their citizen- and over. As if to prove the point,
she pulled out a bare wallet and
ship papers.
"They were pretty upset. I leafed through it for all to see.
could see it in their faces," said "We are very poor now." ❑
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Mr. Steam, 45, was the
youngest of four siblings, which
included his brothers, Allyn
("Ron") and Gary, in Detroit. A
1969 graduate of Cooley High
School, he served three years in
the U.S. Marines. He then
earned an associate degree from
Oakland Community College,
graduating summa cum laude.
In his position as a supplier
quality assurance engineer for
Cadillac Motors, he was remem-
bered as making even the most
tedious of tasks pleasant by
adding a bit of humor to the job.
Mr. Stearn was devoted to his
family, frequently bragging about
his three daughters, Nadine,
Stephanie and Billie, and his
grandson, Jessce. He is also sur-
vived by his father, Jesscy
Stearn.
Mr. Steam formed close bonds
with his seven nephews and one
niece. "He was a great guy," said
Terri Steam, a Beverly Hills res-
ident and a niece by marriage.
"Everyone who knew him loved
him."
Mr. Stearn was also the star
of family gatherings. After his
mother passed away, he moved
into her lake home and main-
tained a tradition she had start-
ed to unite the family for Sunday
barbecues.
"Family events will never be
the same," said Ms. Berthiaume.
"He was such an important part
of the family. There is a hole that
will never be filled."
Ms. Muskovitz was also close
with her family, including her
husband, Jerry, and son, David.
Joyce Epstein, director of the
nursery school at Congregation
Beth Abraham Hillel Moses, re-
membered Ms. Muskovitz as a
devoted mother who worked as
an assistant at the school when
her son was a student.
"She was a wonderful person
who was very good with chil-
dren," Ms. Epstein said.
A creative individual who