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Dec. 8-14, 2016 | 8-14 Kislev 5777 | Vol. CL, No. 19
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From the DJN
Davidson
Digital Archive
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Arts & Life ........................44
Calendar...........................17
Eats ...................................54
Editor’s Picks ...................53
Eretz..................................40
Gift Guide ........................25
Home ................................49
Israel ............................ 6, 40
Marketplace ....................59
Metro ................................10
Moments ..........................57
Nonprofit Guide .............36
Obituaries ........................62
Sports ...............................43
Synagogue List ...............42
Torah Portion ..................41
Viewpoints.........................5
Columnists
Rochel Burstyn..................5
Danny Raskin ..................56
Robert Sklar ......................6
SHABBAT LIGHTS
Shabbat: Friday, Dec. 9, 4:41 p.m.
Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Dec. 10, 5:47 p.m.
Shabbat: Friday, Dec. 16, 4:43 p.m.
Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Dec. 17, 5:49 p.m.*
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* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar.
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C Is For Cookie
Celebrate the holiday and
beyond with gorgeous
decorated cookies.
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Diner With Spirit
Chef Aaron Egan debuts
his column with a review of
Parks & Rec.
JN Online Offerings:
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At Home
ON THE COVER: Dancers whirl and do-si-do at
a Square Dance Society event in Corktown.
A roundup of our most
memorable homes this
year.
COVER DESIGN: Michelle Sheridan
U Matter
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High school seniors raise
awareness about suicide.
COVER PHOTO: Jerry Zolynsky
Chanukah Gelt Wontons • Chanukah Blue Dreidl Cocktail • Bricker-Tunis Turns 100
Mike Smith
Detroit Jewish News
Foundation Archivist
W
hen cruising the Davidson
Digital Archive, I sometimes
run across a certain story that
evokes personal memories. Such is the
case this week, when I read the Nov. 14,
1980, issue of the JN. I found an advertise-
ment with photos of two friends of mine:
Doug Fraser and Irv Bluestone. I was espe-
cially close to Doug, who was my men-
tor; Irv was a good professional friend. I
worked with both for many years at the
Walter Reuther Library at Wayne State
University.
The advertisement was an announce-
ment that on Nov. 19, 1980, Doug would
receive the B’nai B’rith International
Humanitarian Award. At the time, he
was president of the United Automobile
Workers (UAW) and Irv was a vice-pres-
ident of the union. The UAW boasted 1.5
million members then, and it was a pow-
erful force in the American economic and
political arenas.
It might seem they would be opposites.
Doug never finished high school; Irv
held a college degree. Doug was perhaps
the better politician while Irv was one of
Labor’s most prominent intellectuals. Yet,
the two were close confidantes, superb
leaders of the UAW and close friends.
Together, they made a great team.
It was an honor to know them, to work
with them and to learn from them. Doug
and Irv were two of the wisest men I have
ever known. The advertisement in the JN
brought back great memories and a bit of
sadness. I miss them
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