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Tribute to recall
Detroit Jewry's
century-old
commitment to
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assuring every Jew
has a place to live.
Ten Presidents
The honorees, all of whom served
far shorter terms than their prede-
cessor Levin, are: Herbert A.
Aronsson, Marvin H. Fleischman,
Robert A. Steinberg, Paul
Borman, Daniel M. Clark, David
M. Miro, David B. Hermelin,
Jack Schon, Robert H. Naftaly
and Janice B. Shatzman. Dan G.
Guyer is the current JHAS presi-
dent.
"These people played major
leadership roles in the efforts of
the Jewish Home and Aging
Services and gave a lot of their
°me for Aged time and energies to help make
oit, circa 1940. the organization a success," said
Hannah Moss of Huntington
Woods,
co-chairing the tribute
— the forerunner of today's Jewish
Jacob Levin,
Dan Guyer,
dinner
with
Larry
Slutsky
of Farmington Hills.
Home and Aging Services (JHAS).
first president ofJHAS
current president of JHAS
"They
laid
the
groundwork
for the JHAS as we
Jacob Levin, a devout Orthodox
know
it
today,
and
they
deserve
to be recognized."
Jew, was the first president and served
Added
Slutsky,
"The
enhancements
to be made
BILL CARROLL
for 36 years. Next Nov. 1, Levin's
to
the
facilities
will
enrich
the
lives
of
the
resi-
Special to the Jewish News
• "descendants," the 10 living past presidents of
dents."
the organization, will be honored at the JHAS's
The tribute dinner program will include the
hen an elderly man, apparently
first-ever gala tribute dinner at Congregation
premiere
of a video presentation on JHAS's past
homeless, was found sleeping
Shaarey Zedek in Southfield.
and
present,
and tribute remarks to the individual
inside the old Beth Jacob
The event, starting at 6 p.m. and costing
past
presidents
and their responses. A celebrity
Synagogue on Detroit's Hastings
$125 per person, will raise money to start a spe-
master
of
ceremonies
and special entertainment
Street in 1907, the synagogue's Chevra Kadisha
cial Past Presidents Endowment Fund to be
are
planned.
society, called Anshe Chesed Shel Emeth, knew
used to enhance the current facilities at Maple
"Our organization has gone through some
they had to take action.
and Drake on the Applebaum Jewish
tough
times in recent years, with the community's
Focusing attention on the Jewish communi-
Community Campus in West Bloomfield, and
decision
to close Borman Hall and Prentis Manor
ty's apparent lack of facilities for old people
augment the celebration of holidays and festi-
in
the
early
1990s being the low points," said
(there were 6,000 Jews among Detroit's
vals by the more than 2,000 elderly residents.
Margot
Parr,
executive director of JHAS. "But
320,000 population), the society began to pro-
People making additional donations will have
were
made
great
strides since that time, and we
vide lodging and meals for the aged. And on
their names inscribed on a huge honor scroll,
are
now
flourishing
in the Fleischman Residence.
June 10, 1907, with $69 in its treasury, the
and a facsimile of the scroll will be given to
"Our
commitment
and mission remain the
group incorporated the Jewish Old Folks Home
each past president.
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