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her family," said Kahn, who said he
learned to love Judaism from Mrs.
Kahn's family.
The couple joined Adat Shalom
etty Kahn and her husband,
Synagogue and kept a kosher home.
Danny, were the most generous
"We were both very active in the Jewish
supporters the JCC ever had,"
community," Kahn said. "And I wouldn't
said Sharon Hart, former president of
make a decision without her."
the Jewish Community Center of
One of their most recent decisions was
Metropolitan Detroit.
to endow the D. Dan and Betty Kahn
The Kahns' 1999 gift of $3.6 million
Robotics Center at Technion-Israel
to the JCC is reflected in the naming of
Institute of Technology in Haifa.
the West Bloomfield JCC building for
"She kept us all together," says daugh-
them and paved the way for the David
ter Andi Wolfe. "She always made Friday
B. Hermelin ORT Resource Center,
night dinners, and her baking is World
Hart said.
renown." She explained that Mrs. Kahn's
"Betty Kahn was an extremely gener-
seven grandchildren couldn't go to camp
ous person who personified class and
or to college without receiving several
charm and had the ability to reach out
packages of her famous
to people and really make
mandelbread. With the
them feel good," Hart said.
travels of her grandchil-
"She was very inclusive."
dren, her baking went
Mrs. Kahn, 78, of West
global.
Bloomfield, died June 5,
"She was a hands-on
2004, after a brief illness.
mom and grandmother,"
Mrs. Kahn's children
Wolfe says. "'There's not
spoke of their mother's
one event she didn't go to.
quiet strength and noted
She went to every grand-
that family togetherness
child's elementary school
and Judaism were of
graduation."
utmost importance to her.
"Bringing her family
- "My mother was not the
together gave her great
one standing on the stage
pleasure," says Patti Aaron.
like my father, but her pres-
Betty Kahn
She gave and received great
ence was always felt," said
warmth and strength to her
daughter Patti Aaron of
West Bloomfield. "She was a strong part- family.
Betty Kahn is survived by her hus-
ner to all my father's community work
band, D. Dan Kahn of Bloomfield Hills;
and business efforts. They had a true
daughters and a son-in-law, Andi and
partnership."
Larry Wolfe of Bloomfield Hills, Patti
Mrs. Kahn's husband, D. Dan Kahn,
owns Production Tool Supply in Warren. Aaron of West Bloomfield; son and
companion, Mark Kahn and Liz Marx
Daughter Andi Wolfe of Bloomfield
of Bloomfield Hills; grandchildren,
Hills said, "My father made a company
Jeremy Wolfe, Ericka Wolfe and fiance
and my mother made a family."
Mathew Thacker, Ilyssa Kahn, Alex
Born in Detroit, Mrs. Kahn was an
Kahn, Nicole Aaron, Amanda Aaron,
active in many organizations including
Bryan Aaron; sister, Ruth Elson Berkley
Adat Shalom Sisterhood, Hadassah,
of Southfield; sister-in-law, Sylvia Koss.
Israel Bonds Women's Division, JARC,
Mrs. Kahn was the beloved mother of
Jewish Theological Seminary, Jewish War
the late Laurence 'Kahn; dear mother-in-
Veterans' Ladies' Auxiliary, Jewish
law of the late Gayle Halperin Kahn;
Women's Foundation, Tam O'Shanter
loving daughter of the late Jacob Koss
Country Club and Women's American
and the late Fannie Koss; devoted sister
ORT.
of the late Bernard Koss.
D. Dan Kahn remembers first meet-
Interment was at Adat Shalom
ing his future wife — "a tall, gorgeous,
Memorial Park. Contributions may be
smart girl," he said.
made to Women's American ORT, 6735
His bookkeeper fixed them up after a
Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
year of futile attempts trying to match
or the Betty Kahn Bar and Bat Mitzvah
the 23-year old Kahn with other
Fund at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901
women. She told him, "If this match
Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, MI
•
doesn't work out, I give up!"
48334. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
It lasted 56 years.
Chapel. ❑
"I met a fantastic woman and I met

SHARON LUCKERMAN
StaffWriter

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