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Ruth Beck with David Tanzman

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answering questions about 'what we'd
he late attorney Sol Schwartz
do with the school!"
fought most of his battles in
Eisenberg's brother, Dennis, the
the courtroom. A battle he
school's executive director at the
helped fight outside the courtroom
time, clearly remembers the "hostile"
enabled Akiva Hebrew Day School to
nature of the packed town hall meet-
expand in the face of underlying anti-
ing where residents
Semitism.
raised concerns about
In 1980, he helped
non-school events such
Akiva in its bid to
xiSMORY OF
as "bar mitzvahs where
move into a school
alcohol would be served
on Southfield road
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or resultant parking on
in Lathrup Village,
HEART
mom.
side streets!' Neither
between 10 and 11
AL.4'111:SFNI1NG
if',, :1311E'. 1 11),AI SCHOOL
would even happen at
Mile roads (now home
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the school nor were rel-
to the Academy of
evant to the business of
Detroit-Lathrup Village
educating children.
charter school).
Sol Schwartz donated
"When word got out
The memorial plaque
his legal services to
that a religious Jewish
ensure none of these
organization wanted
supposed issues would deter the
to take over the Lathrup school, the
school. "Although Sol Schwartz was not
community went up in arms:' recalls
Orthodox, he was certainly committed
David Tanzman, 91, of Oak Park, one
to being Jewish',' said Tanszman."His
of Akiva's founders and the school's
help meant an awful lot."
president at the time. "People wrote
A plaque honoring Schwartz for his
letters, called city council members
service and dedication was recently
and even signed petitions."
dedicated at Akiva, commemorating
It all culminated when Lathrup
his commitment to Jewish education.
Village held a town hall meeting to
The school held a ceremony June 16
discuss the issue with Akiva leaders,
where Tanzman presented the plaque
answering questions on the night of
to Schwartz's widow, Ruth Beck
July 22, 1980, which happened to be
of Commerce. It now hangs in the
Tisha b'Av — one of the holiest days
of the Jewish year. As Barry Eisenberg, school's main sanctuary.
"Sol was a tremendous lawyer',' said
then chairman of the board of Akiva,
Tanzman. "His support for Akiva will
recalled, "We spent Tisha b'Av night at
never be forgotten." ❑
a public meeting at Lathrup city hall

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