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lessen bond sales, Velvet Peanut
Butter advertised the sale of Seventh
War Loan Bonds. And when aid was
needed in Europe, Zuckerman used
the plant for loading cars of food to
be shipped overseas.
In 1948, Velvet Peanut Butter was
awarded an order by the U.S. govern-
ment for 1.5 million pounds of pea-
nut butter for distribution to schools
throughout the country. Additionally,
Zuckerman served with distinction
as head of the U.S. Food for Peace
Committee, a position to which
President Johnson appointed him.
Keeping The Promise
A legend in his service to Jewish
Detroit, and known for his boundless
energy on a long roster of boards and
organizations, Zuckerman raised mil-
lions in record-breaking fundraising
campaigns for charitable causes, Jewish
organizations and Israel. Named gen-
eral chair of the United Jewish Appeal
(UJA) in 1971, Zuckerman stated that
his goal was to "mobilize all of the
strength and resources of the American
Jewish community ... to keep the
promise of a haven in Israel for all those
who seek freedom ... to live as Jews
among Jews."
In his term as chair of the UJA,
he logged hundreds of thousands of
miles on a privately chartered air-
plane to Jewish communities across
the country to lead the 1973 Yom
Kippur Campaign, the greatest fun-
draising effort in the history of the
UJA. Soviet Jewry — an issue he once
called a "humanitarian must" — was
also a major concern for Zuckerman.
As an advocate for Soviet Jews, he not
only called for their release, he also
strove to guarantee that Russian Jews
were integrated in Israeli society.
In recognition of his extraordi-
nary leadership, Paul Zuckerman
was named the recipient of the Fred
M. Butzel Award, Federation's high-
est honor, in 1969. Additionally, the
Detroit community planted 10,000
trees as the "Zuckerman Forest,"
in the hills overlooking Jerusalem.
Zuckerman, in turn, built Detroit
Park in Jerusalem.
Along with Helen, his beloved
wife of 49 years, Zuckerman was
active with the Jewish National
Fund, the American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee, Bar-Ilan
University, Ben-Gurion University,
Boys Town Jerusalem and Akim, an
organization that helped the devel-
opmentally disabled on the home
front. The Zuckermans also were
longtime supporters of Sinai Hospital,
JVS, American ORT, Federation,
the Michigan Cancer Foundation
(now Karmanos) and the National
Conference of Christians and Jews.
At fundraisers, Paul Zuckerman
liked to quip, "My children will have
a smaller estate when I die. But they
will be all the richer for it."
At Paul Zuckerman's passing
in 1986, Rabbi Irwin Groner of
Congregation Shaarey Zedek deliv-
ered the eulogy. "When the full
history of the development of the
State of Israel is recorded in future
generations, Paul Zuckerman's singu-
lar contribution will be remembered
for a special blessing," he said. "His
life was crowded, restless, fearless.
Few leaders have influenced as many
organizations, agencies and institu-
tions. Few leaders have touched as
many lives as he did."
Today, Jewish Detroit is all the rich-
er for the legacy of the Zuckerman
family — a legacy which was passed
on to their son, the late Norbert,
their daughter, Linda Z. Klein, and
son-in-law, Thomas Klein, and grand-
children. To honor their families, the
Kleins have created the Zuckerman
Klein Global Unmet Needs Fund as
part of Federation's Centennial Fund
Endowment Campaign to secure the
future of Jewish Detroit and in sup-
port of Jews throughout the world.
"It is our hope that these funds will
address needs primarily in Israel but also
throughout the Jewish world:' says Linda
Klein. "Our intention is that it will help
in times of emergency — and, hopefully,
more often in times of peace:' ❑
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