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Summer Pleasures
Motown Memories
Former neighbors of the Boston Edison district
reunite for a summer reunion.
MARJ JACKSON LEVIN
Special to the Jewish News
owned the American Lady Corset
Company, Meyer L. Prentis, treasurer
of General Motors, Rabbi Leo
Franklin of Temple Beth El, Rabbi
Morris Adler of Shaarey Zedek, and
DSO conductor, Ossip Gabrilowitsch.
Former resident Shirley Mopper, now
of Bloomfield Hills, has detailed mem-
ories of her childhood. "On Jewish hol-
idays," recalled Mopper, "my parents,
(Herman and Evelyn August) would walk
down Chicago Boulevard. First they'd pick
up Abe and Rose Cooper, then they'd stop
for Mary and Charlie Hamburger, and
then Nat and Esther Bronstein. You know
two Bronstein sisters, Sylvia and Bernice,
married two Gershenson brothers, Bill
emember when you could
ride the 12 St. streetcar
straight to Briggs Stadium?
The Tigers were playing,
Ty Tyson was announcing and hot
dogs cost 10 cents.
Remember walking down the street
to play with friends, riding your bike
to the Lewis Drug Store, and recess
period at Doty school?
Lots more memories will surface
when former neighbors gather during
the Boston/Edison Historic
Neighborhood Homecoming/Reunion
this summer. The reunion takes
place from noon to 6 p.m. on
Sunday, July 15, at Voight Park,
situated between 2nd and 3rd
Avenues, and Edison and
Longfellow. The Boston-Edison
Association and the Jewish
Historical Society of Michigan are
hosting the afternoon's activities.
Everyone is urged to bring chil-
dren and grandchildren for a visit
to by-gone days. Current and for-
mer residents will share past and
present stories, enjoy the music of
the Teens through the Thirties, and
Temple Beth El archives preserved this photo
partake of an old-fashioned ice
of Rabbi Leo Franklin's home in the historic
cream social. Displays documenting
Boston Edison district.
the gracious urban lifestyle that
evolved in this beautiful neighbor-
and Aaron. Then everyone would walk
hood between the First and Second
into Shaarey Zedek together. Not
World Wars will be on hand.
everyone took their children but my
Nine hundred houses are listed in
parents always dragged me along." .
this historic area and 300 residents are
The Jewish Historical Society is pro-
members of the Boston-Edison
Association. The association is, accord- viding a bus for those interested which
will depart from the Jewish
ing to president Marilyn Mitchell,
Community Center, 15110 W. Ten
dedicated, "to the restoration of these
Mile, Oak Park at 1 p.m. and return
homes and helping residents enhance
at approximately 3:30 p.m.
this wonderful neighborhood."
Transportation fee, $12. Checks
Many of Detroit's prominent Jewish
payable to the Jewish Historical
families built and resided in these spa-
Society, c/o Adele Staller, 27056
cious homes which feature handmade
moldings, tiles and woodwork. Among Fairfax, Southfield, MI. 48076, must
be in by June 30. For information call:
them were Benjamin Siegel, of the B.
248-557-8315.
Siegel woman's store, Jacob Siegel who