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September 11 * 2008
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uth Redstone, 102, died
Jews (now the National Council
Aug. 7, 2008. She spent
for Community and Justice), the
the last six years of her
Northwest Activity Center and the
life at the Heritage of Southfield,
Hebrew Free Loan Society, where
after over 60 years in Detroit.
she was its first woman board
Born on March 20, 1906, to Eli
member.
and Fanny Rosenbaum, she was the
In 1974, Mrs. Redstone was the
oldest of five siblings; she and her
recipient of the United Community
siblings helped their parents oper-
Services Heart of Gold Award for
ate the Hippodrome
outstanding volunteer
Theatre in Ogdensburg,
community services.
N.Y. Mrs. Redstone
She was an avid swim-
learned to play the
mer and could be found
piano, accompany-
in the JCC swimming pool
ing the silent movies
through her 90th year.
shown. Her love of
She enjoyed synchronized
piano and music con-
swimming, and in 1975
tinued throughout her
was a part of a team of
life; and, as recently as
synchronized swimmers
Ruth Reds tone
two weeks before her
that competed in an AAU
death, she was teaching
competition in Reading
her grandson to play "You Are My
Pa. They won their division: the
Sunshine!'
over 65-age group.
She graduated as class valedic-
Mrs. Redstone supported her
torian from the Ogdensburg Free
husband's career as an architect
Academy in 1923. She received a
and author. They traveled exten-
BA from St. Lawrence University
sively around the world, attending
in 1927, graduating Phi Beta
architectural conferences, and
Kappa. She then received a certifi-
made many visits to Israel to visit
cate in social work from the NYC
family. She worked closely with
Graduate School for Jewish Social
him, writing and editing all of his
Work in 1931. Her sister Edie (Phil
books on art and architecture.
Eisenberg) encouraged her to
She was always concerned about
come to Detroit, where she took a
the welfare of others, always giv-
job with the Detroit Jewish Family
ing and trying to make sure that
and Children's Services and then
everyone else was okay. During her
with the city of Detroit as a social
last decade, she was given loving
worker and later as a casework
care by her aides, Loretta Johnson,
supervisor.
Cathy Rhodman and Courtney
In 1939, she attended a Labor
Rhodman.
Zionist function and met Louis
Mrs. Redstone is survived by her
Redstone, a young architect
sons, Daniel (Barbara) Redstone
who had returned to Detroit in
of West Bloomfield, and Eliel
1937 after spending four years
(Linda Haley) Redstone of Corte
in Palestine. They married a few
Madera, Calif.; grandchildren,
months later, on June 26, 1939. The Adam Redstone of Hoboken, N.J.,
couple had two sons, Daniel and
Carly Redstone of West Bloomfield
Eliel. In 1948, the couple helped
and Ari Redstone of Corte Madera;
found the Jewish Parents Institute,
sisters, Betty Bloom of Naples, Fla.,
with Mrs. Redstone acting as its
and Maurice Rosenbaum of Long
first secretary.
Beach, Calif.
She became very active in Jewish
Services were held at Dorfman
organizations in Detroit: Hadassah, Chapel. Internment at Beth El
the American Jewish Congress
Memorial Park. Contributions
and its Women's Division, where
may be made to the Louis and
she was president 1956-58. She
Ruth Redstone Scholarship
served on many boards, includ-
Endowment Fund at the University
ing the Jewish Community Center,
of Michigan-Taubman College of
the League of Jewish Women's
Architecture and Urban Planning
Organizations of Metropolitan
or to a charity of one's choice.
Detroit, the Detroit Women's
Arrangements by Dorfman
Roundtable of Christians and
Chapel.