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ulie Levy's mother has an early
memory of her daughter's love
and care of people.
Edith Honigman remembers a
local newspaper photographing Mrs.
Levy, at age 7, as she emp-
tied out her basement to
donate her toys when the
Goodwill truck came by.
Being "sensitized to the
needs of others continued
throughout her entire life,"
says Rabbi Harold Loss of
Temple Israel.
Mrs. Levy, of
Bloomfield Hills, died
Aug. 30 at age 65, of heart
failure.
Having fought both
Julie Levy
lung and brain cancer in
recent years, she was recov-
ering and the two had been planning
trips to the mountains and overseas, says
her husband, Edward Levy, Jr.
Making a difference in the lives of
those whose paths she crossed was Mrs.
Levy's specialty.
A volunteer probation officer, Mrs.
Levy could find something good in any-
one's life, says Rabbi Loss. On Sunday,
she listened to stories of those who came
to the Hebrew Free Loan Society where
she was a board member. By her efforts,
"she helped to transform lives and build
families," he says.
Delivering Meals on Wheels, she con-
nected with clients she met along the
way "She followed their lives," Rabbi
Loss says. "Each individual mattered in
Julie's life."
The lives she impacted included her
personal groups of friends, ranging from
friendships that remained from child-
hood to those made as the only woman
in her Wednesday night poker group.
"She was so much fun to be with," the
rabbi says. "She was bright and intelli-
gent with an irreverent sense of humor."
Her home was always open to her
children's friends. It was the home "that
everyone wanted to visit. Julie had the
ability to create a world in which every-
one wanted to participate," the rabbi
says.
Birthdays and holidays were special to
Mrs. Levy Halloween brought such a
crowd to her celebrations that after the
Levys moved, the new owner of their
house called after the holiday asking why
they weren't forewarned that the neigh-
borhood children would be arriving with
high expectations.
Devoted to the State of Israel and the
Jewish people, Rabbi Loss says, "She
truly treated our faith with respect."
Levy was also immensely proud of
her daughters, Carol, Ellen
and the late Barbie, Rabbi
Loss says. "The greatest joy
in Julie's life in the last years
was the addition of Ruby and
Eddie," her grandchildren,
who nicknamed her "Juju",
he says.
Describing his friend,
Rabbi Loss says, "She was a
vital, creative, articulate beau-
tiful woman, who was the
most fun to be with and who
gave of her time and her love
and shared her means with
those who needed her."
Mrs. Levy was a board member at
Hebrew Free Loan Society, a former
trustee at the Cranbrook Educational
Community, former board member of
the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, active
with the Women's Division of the Jewish
Federation of Metro Detroit, founding
member of the Jewish Women's
Foundation, former board member of
Eton Academy and a voluntary proba-
tion officer at Oakland County 48th
District Court.
She is survived by her husband of 46
years, Edward Levy, Jr.; daughters and
sons-in-law, Carol Levy and John
Johnstone of Calif., Ellen Levy and Greg
Horowitz of New York; grandchildren
Eddie Levy Johnstone and Ruby Levy
Johnstone; mother, Edith Honigman
and brother, Daniel Honigman.
She was the beloved mother of the
late Barbara Levy and the loving daugh-
ter of the late Jason Honigman.
Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery
Contributions may be directed to the
Levy Stone Research Fund at Karmanos
Cancer Institute, Barbara Jane Levy
Laboratory of Molecular Neuro-
Oncology Fund at Henry Ford Hospital,
2799 West Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI
48201; the Hebrew Free Loan Society,
6735 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield
Township, MI 48301 and Karmanos
Cancer Institute, 3990 John R, Detroit,
MI 48201. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel. E