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A view of the first Jewish Food Festival at Eastern Market's Shed 5, as seen from behind a
display of breads from Zingerman‘s Delicatessen.
Arts & Life .................... 51
Auto .............................. 45
Calendar....................... 38
Editor’s Picks ............... 54
Israel .............................. 6, 44
Life Cycles .................... 61
Marketplace ................ 63
Metro ............................ 10
Obituaries .................... 66
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Synagogue List ........... 48
Torah Portion .............. 49
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World ............................ 44
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Quick Click … From the William Davidson Digital
Archive of Jewish Detroit History
Mike Smith
Detroit Jewish News Foundation Archivist
I
t might be a gross understatement to
say that Jews respect and admire an
educated person. Whether that person
has earned a college degree, attends lec-
tures and workshops or just reads a lot of
books, for Jews, working to educate oneself
is a noble pursuit.
I ran across a great story in the Jewish
News archives this week about just such
a person. Dr. Morris J. Loren earned his
Ph.D. from Wayne State University when
he was 81 years old (although his obitu-
ary states he earned it at age 79). Loren
(Lubarsky) immigrated to Detroit from the
Ukraine in either 1923 or 1925. To improve
his very poor English, he took classes at
night. But, he didn’t stop at that. Loren
earned a bachelor’s degree in business
administration in 1920 and, after he retired
from his career in the laundry business, a
master’s degree in 1969.
Finally, in 1976, Loren was awarded
a Ph.D. after completing his disserta-
tion, “The History of Hebrew Higher
Educational Institutions in the U.S. from
1830 to 1975.”
It is also interesting that, shortly after
earning his Ph.D., Loren delivered a lecture
at Adat Shalom Synagogue titled “Lifelong
Learning Fulfilled.”
Now, this is a person who practiced what
he preached!
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Want to learn more? Go to the DJN Foundation archives,
available for free at www.djnfoundation.org.
Our Story
Several years ago, when Karen
and Ed Bell were looking for a
home of their own, they took the
opportunity offered by Neighborhood
Project loans to help establish their
family in Oak Park.
“Of course, that program doesn’t
exist any longer, but at the time, we
were so grateful to Hebrew Free Loan
for their help purchasing our house,”
Karen said. “We repaid the loan and
still live there happily. They were great
to us.”
Now grandparents, the Bells are
retired and Karen says they have had
several health care issues in a short
span of time. “Among other things, I
needed two root canals done, and I
was in a lot of pain,” Karen said. “On
top of all the other issues, the estimate
to fix my mouth was more than we
could handle, and a girlfriend reminded
me about Hebrew Free Loan.”
The Bells’ loan, which was funded
as part of HFL’s Project HEAL
(Health Emergency Assistance Loans),
enabled Karen to get back on her feet
quickly. Project HEAL assists with
medical, dental and related health
care expenses, and was established
with a grant from The Jewish Fund.
“Everyone at HFL was so kind to
us, cordial and compassionate,”
Karen said. “It was a positive experi-
ence for a not-so-good reason, since
I was in pain, but they seemed to
genuinely care about helping me.
“I do tell people about Hebrew Free
Loan, and how they were there for us.
I paid off our loan sooner than it was
due so the money would be available
for the next borrower, and I have even
co-signed on an HFL loan for a friend.
I’m so glad this agency exists.”
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community for a variety of
personal and small business
needs. HFL loans are funded
entirely through community
donations which continually
recycle to others, generating
many times the original value
to help maintain the lives of
local Jews.
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