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Norman Allchlm
Man Of The Year
Norman Michlin, who helped in lib-
erating a German concentration camp
and later became an advocate for
human rights and social justice, has
been named Man of the Year by the
Louis Marshall Suburban Tikvah
Lodge.
Michlin, a Bloomfield Township
resident, is president of Michlin Diazo
Products and Great Lakes Investment
Co.
In World War II, he served in the
Army's signal
intelligence
corps, earning
two battle stars
from Europe
and one for the
Battle of the
Philippines.
It wasn't until
he and his unit
arrived to liber-
ate Dachau,
before he was
Norman Michlin
sent to the
Philippines, that
he confronted Hitler's Final Solution.
"We gave them our rations," he said,
"and they ate like animals, faster than
their starved bodies could handle."
It was then he chose to devote his
life to fighting anti-Semitism, which
led to his active support of the Anti-
Defamation League and B'nai B'rith,
including service on the national
boards. His wife, Bernice, is active
with the ADL regional board.
With his brother Arnold, Michlin
helped the government dispose of
accumulated war materials while help-
ing Aid to the Palestine People, a
group collecting goods needed for the
soon-to-be State of Israel. "It's hard to
believe that in the two or three years
of this operation," Michlin said, "only
one person ever asked for money. Of
course, there was no budget or
money. Even the freight handling was
gratis."
These and other reflections were
shared during his remarks at the B'nai
B'rith dinner on Aug. 15.
He spoke of two family members:
his brother Arnold, a past president of
the lodge and the Greater Detroit
B'nai B'rith Council and integral in
the founding of the Detroit Arab and
Jewish Friends; and his sister-in-law,
Ava, who made aliyah and now is
director of social services for the city-
of Jerusalem.
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