Burton Historical Collection of the Detroit Public Library I Northern served Jewish neighborhoods to the east (the North End-Oakland Avenue area) and to the west. When new Central High was built on Linwood in a newer section, Northern still served this older neighborhood. The Jewish Historical Society maintains a large collection of yearbooks from many Detroit and subur- ban area schools. • Boston-Edison Historic District, from Edison to Boston Boulevard (W). While the similar area east of Woodward was restricted to white Christians, west of Woodward are the former homes of many prominent Jewish Detroiters. For example, visible from Woodward are homes of the families of Rabbi Leo Franklin, built in 1911 at 26 Edison, on the same block as Henry Ford's home; Dr. Hugo Freund at 52 Chicago Blvd. (1915); and Jacob Siegal (American Lady Corset Co.) at 51 Boston Blvd. (1917), across from S.S. Kresge's home. • Highland Park. While few Jews lived here, Highland Park was dominated by the Ford Motor Co. headquarters and factory designed by Albert Kahn. This is where Rabbi Franklin returned the last of many cars presented to him as gifts by his neighbor Hemy Ford. He did so as part of his protest of Ford's newly revealed anti-Semitism after the first publication of the Dearborn Independent in 1920. The nearby stores included the original Highland Appliance Store, begun in 1933 by Adele and Harry Mondry; Samuel Kahn's Highland Park Dry Goods; and the Geselis family's Capitol Cut Rate Drug Store. • Jewish neighborhoods further north (W). In the Palmer Park area, between McNichols and Evergreen Cemetery, many Jewish families resided in the fine apartments near Temple Israel, which stood a few blocks west of Woodward. Well-to-do Jewish families also owned homes and still reside in the Palmer Woods subdivision, beginning at Seven Mile Road, and in Huntington Woods, from 10 to 11 Mile roads. In modern times, neighborhoods along Woodward in Ferndale, Berkley, Royal Oak, Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills have attracted young Jewish families and singles. • Ferndale's Jewish Cemeteries, south of Marshall, between 8 and 9 Mile Roads (W). Land purchased here in Osnos' Sam's Cut Rate, a landmark store in downtown Detroit (1939) 1911 by David Oppenheim for a non- profit Jewish cemetery association became Machpelah, Beth Abraham, Nusach H'ari and Beth Tefilo Cemeteries. The Irwin Cohn Cemetery Index contains the names of people whose graves are here, with their precise locations and dates of death. Find the index at www.thisisfederation.org . I I office of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn To book a tour covering some of the LLP and a tour guide for the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan. Helping Hands Human chain along Woodward to cap month-long food drive. Shell! Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer A n estimated 45,000 people will form a 27-mile-long human chain along Woodward Avenue next month in a Detroit River-to-Pontiac display of unity, strength, heritage and pride. "Hands Along Woodward" will be the signature event commemorating the avenue's 200th birthday. Individuals of diverse ages, communi- ties and backgrounds will link hand-in-hand along the sidewalk on the west side of the street (breaking at intersections) beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. Lea Luger 19, forming a symbolic bridge of Metro Detroit residents. The theme of the Woodward anniver- sary celebration is "highlighting history, promoting pride and rallying the region." The initiative for the human chain came from Harriet Saperstein of Detroit, chair- person of the Woodward Heritage Team, a sub-group of the Royal Oak- based Woodward Avenue Action Association (WA3), the nonprofit coalition sponsoring the event. In conjunction with the Woodward anniversary celebra- tion, a food drive will be held July 19-Aug. 19. Partnering with WA3 is the Detroit-based Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan, of which Yad Ezra of Berkley, Michigan's only kosher food pantry, is a partnering agency. "Gleaners makes such a difference in so many lives across the region that a food drive seemed complementary to the rest of the celebration:' said Erica Karfonta, development manager at Gleaners. "As hunger increases because of current times, we can make an impact beyond a celebra- tion and meet a need." Donate Food Drop-off sites for non-perishable food items are set up throughout the area. Fifteen of Gleaners' partner agencies that are based along Woodward have agreed to be among the drop-off sites and to aid in distribution of the food. Supporting the food drive are staff and volunteers of Yad Ezra, who will also join in Hands Along Woodward. "We are a part of the greater community and appreciate any effort that promotes soli- darity with all of our Metro Detroit neighbors:' said Lea Luger, Yad Ezra's development director, who will par- ticipate with, among others, the agency's president, Allan Sefton. Karfonta said the hope of Gleaners is to receive 200,000 pounds of donated food items "to benefit hungry neighbors throughout southeast Michigan." For Karfonta, tens of thousands of indi- viduals linked together, coupled with a month-long food drive, will make quite a telling statement. "If you look at the history of Detroit and the people who make up our commu- nity, we have been through trying times and have helped one another through our struggles:' she said. "With this event, other communities can look at Detroit as a model, and see that when times get rough, we are able to get together and be there for one another." I sights described here, or to donate a school yearbook, call the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan, (248) 432-5517, or visit its Web site, www. michj ewishhistory. org. Gerald S. Cook is an attorney in the Detroit Parking, Meeting, Donating • To register for Hands Along Woodward, for information on park- ing and for a listing of food donation drop-off sites, go to the Web site: woodwardavenue.org . • SMART will provide regular Sunday bus service along Woodward from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday Aug.19, at no charge for those needing trans- portation to and from parking and Hands Along Woodward locations. • Block captains — wearing Hands Along Woodward shirts — will be on hand to answer questions. To become a block captain, attend the 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, volunteer orienta- tion meeting at the Michigan State Fairgrounds auditorium, Detroit. • Donations to Gleaners may be made by calling (866) 453-2637 or accessing its Web site at: gcfb.org . • Donations to Yad Ezra may be made by calling (248) 548-3663 or accessing its Web site at: yadezra.org . • For information on the Woodward anniversary celebration, call the Woodward Avenue Action Association at (248) 288-2004 or e-mail it at admin@woodwardavenue.org . August 2 • 2007 15