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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