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NOTEBOOK

Remembering
Max And Simon

Drs. Phoebe

and Harris

Mainster of

Bloomfield

Max Fisher

Simon Wiesenthal

Speaking before the Republication Jewish
Coalition in Washington on Sept. 21, President
Bush paid tribute to the memory of Detroit
Jewry's patriarch, Max Fisher, who died in March.
Fisher was a founder of the RJC.
"He was a trusted advisor to many presidents,
starting with Ike President Bush said. "He has
been a friend of my family's. I was honored to
count him as a wise counselor."
Fisher's widow, Marjorie, who still lives in
Franklin, was in the audience.
"Max Fisher was a man of generosity and
accomplishment, a patriotic American, a friend of
Israel and a champion for peace," President Bush
said. "And he's going to be greatly missed!'
The president also mourned the Sept. 20 death
of Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Simon
Wiesenthal of Los Angeles: "He insisted that we
remember that hatred prepares the way for vio-
lence, and the failure to expose and confront intol-
erance can lead to atrocities beyond imagining!'
To honor Wiesenthal's legacy, President Bush
said, we must expose and confront anti-Semitism
wherever it is found. "By condemning this hatred
at home and abroad," he said, "we stand with the
victims of the Shoah and declare to the world:
`Never Again."
Coincidentally, both Fisher and Wiesenthal were
96.

— Robert A. Sklar, editor

Caged Speaker

Thomas Wilson, president of Palace
Sports and Entertainment, talked about
the National Basketball Association's
Detroit Pistons and the team's owner,
Bloomfield Hills philanthropist William
Davidson, to a crowd of 200 people at
the Federation Forum in Birmingham
on Sept. 29.
"You know he stays behind the
scenes. You know you never read arti-
cles about him, but when he won the
championship, everybody was after
Tom Wilson
him:' Wilson said of Davidson, whose
three teams, the Pistons, the Women's
National Basketball Association's
Detroit Shock and the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning all won
championships in 2004.
"The guy goes from Howard Hughes — you can't find and you can't talk to
— and like a week later, he's Madonna.
"He truly enjoyed that moment:' said Wilson. "Because what do you do when
your reality exceeds your dreams?"

— Harry Kirsbaum, staff writer

Hills, who

flank Ilse

Roberg of

Oak Park,

were honored

by Shaare

Zedek

Medical

Center.

Hospital With A Heart

Drs. Phoebe and Harris Mainster of Bloomfield Hills were honored
Sept. 29 at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem's annual dinner
for its American Committee Midwest regional division. The Mainsters
received the Dr. David Applebaum Humanitarian Award, named for
Dr. Applebaum, former director of emergency medicine at Shaare
Zedek, who was killed in a September 2003 terrorist attack with his
daughter, Naava.
Last month, the Mainsters visited Shaare Zedek to see firsthand its
newly expanded department of emergency medicine.
The dinner at Congregation Shaarey Zedek also commemorated the
late Alex Roberg, a Detroit native and contributor for more than 30
years to the Jerusalem hospital. His widow, Ilse, was there for the
honor.
Because Shaare Zedek does not receive any funding from the Israeli
government, the hospital depends on the generosity and kindness of
families like the Mainsters and Robergs to maintain its state-of-the-
art facilities, explained Dr. Jonathan Halevy, director-general of Shaare
Zedek.
Known as "the Hospital with a Heart;' Shaare Zedek is located in the
center of Jerusalem and provides medical care to all patients regard-
less of religious affiliation or cultural background. It has the largest
cardiology department, a world-class department of emergency medi-
cine, and is a leader in genetic research and medical ethics.
To make contributions, send a check to American Committee for
Shaare Zedek, 6670 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincolnwood, IL 60712 or call
(847) 410-0340.

— Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor

And The Nominations, Please...

The Michigan Walk of Fame is accepting nominations for its first
inductees. Nominations can be made in six categories at by going to
the Web site, www.michiganwalkoffame.com .
The Michigan Walk of Fame was created to honor Michigan resi-
dents, past or present, who have contributed significantly to the state,
nation or world. The nomination process is open to all current and
former state residents.
The Michigan Walk of Fame will feature bronze plaques embedded
in the sidewalks of downtown Lansing, Michigan's capital city. Each
plaque will display information about the inductee's life and contribu-
tion. The first 12 inductees, two in each of six categories, will be
unveiled during Michigan Week, May 20-26, 2006.

— Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor

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