`Helping Others Was Her Life'

insisted upon donating her pay to
Yad Ezra, Detroit's kosher food
pantry.
Moving slowly with the aid of a
he letter began: "Dear
walker,
she was known for filling up
Mrs. Steinberg: I am
a little attached purse with Tootsie
pleased to inform you that
Rolls and hard
you
candies, all to
have been select-
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ed to receive a
dren who called
Golden Oldie
her Grandma
Award in appre-
Esther when
ciation for your
they came to
outstanding
visit Fleischman
dedication to
residents.
community ser-
Always the
vice." It was
first
to arrive to
dated March 1
volunteer,
Mrs.
— 17 days after
Steinberg
never
the 92-year-old
disappointed
Esther Steinberg
those who
had passed
counted
on her,
away.
Robert Steinberg is congratulated by Judge
like the residents
Mrs.
Damon Keith, who spoke at the luncheon
of Danto Family
Steinberg knew that posthumously honored Esther
Health Care
she'd been
Steinberg. With them are Carol Rosenberg
Center,
where
nominated by
and Steinberg's wife, Cynthia.
she
helped
them
the Detroit
play
bingo
once
Rotary Club
a month. She also volunteered her
and the YMCA of Metropolitan
time to be a "surrogate grandma" in
Detroit for the annual award offered
a kindergarten class.
to those 82 and older, but not that
Her motto was, "If you need a
she'd won. A medallion and certifi-
volunteer,
here I am," said Robert
cate were presented on her behalf to
Steinberg
of
his mother. "Helping
her son and daughter-in-law, Robert
others
was
her
life, and she loved it."
and Cynthia Steinberg, at a lun-
A
moment
of
silence was given in
cheon held April 14 at the Rotary
Mrs.
Steinberg's
memory at the lun-
Club of Detroit.
cheon.
A resident of the Jewish Home
Joining the presentation was
and Aging Services Fleischman
Carol Rosenberg, associate director
Residence, Mrs. Steinberg's nomina-
of JHAS. Expressing a special close-
tion came from JHAS director of
ness to Mrs. Steinberg, she called
programming Myrna Katz, who
herself "almost a surrogate daugh-
described her as "a remarkable
ter." Mrs. Steinberg "had the dis-
woman, who devoted her life to
tinction of living in all of our facili-
helping other people.
ties" over the course of 20 years,
Said Jan Waters, the YMCA's exec-
Rosenberg said.
utive vice president of institutional
Katz of JHAS called the honoree
advancement: "Our committee ago-
a
selfless
role model to people of all
nizes over whom to choose, but Mrs
ages.
We
should
all aspire to be
Steinberg won far and away."
doing
what
she
did
at the age of 92,
The award will be exhibited in
as
she
certainly
serves
as an inspira-
the JHAS museum.
all!"
tion
to
us
Mrs. Steinberg was honored for
Upon hearing that his mother had
giving
b her time to such causes as
won the award, Steinberg said he
sewing cancer pads for the American
told Fleischman Rabbi Avi Shapiro
Cancer Society and stuffing and
that he intended to "visit her grave
stitching dolls for donation to hospi-
and
share the news with her."
talized children. Characterized by
The
rabbi responded with, "Don't
Carol Dressler, JHAS assistant pro-
hurry;
she
knows about it already.
gram director, as "feisty but sweet
Your
mother
knows, she kept track
like sugar," Mrs. Steinberg recently
of everything."
helped our at a medical facility, then

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