Detroit Jewish News

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1942-2017 commemorative issue | july 18, 2017

contents

6

Looking Back,
Looking Forward

A welcome from Publisher and
Executive Editor Arthur Horwitz.

8

Congrats From
A Reader And A Writer

Humorist Alan Muskovitz looks back on his
relationship with the JN.

12

18

Congratulatory Letters
From Government Offi cials

126

40

They still love the D … and the JN.

82

52

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90

Forever Mentshen

Former JN mentsh honorees continue
to help others.

94

Top Stories

Where Are They Now?

104

JN Historic Timeline

The Detroit Jewish
Community Through
The Decades

106

Then And Now

JN’s Founding Father

112

From its birth in 1942, the Jewish News
continues to change with the times.

A Jewish-Detroit
Time Capsule

The tumultuous war year 1942 —
when the JN was founded.

Max-imum Effect

120

Max Fisher: Champion of a strong
Israel in pursuit of helping secure
a strong Jewish world.

126

History Of Jewish Food

From the pages of the JN.

Detroit Cultural Icons

A few favorites tell what Detroit means to them.

75 Years And Counting …

We ask a few community members what the
JN has meant to them.

134

Faces & Places

Looking Back

For 75 years and counting,
the JN tells our stories.

BRETT MOUNTAIN

68

Happy 75th, Danny!

Restaurateurs share their memories
of Danny Raskin.

Philip Slomovitz was a pioneering
Jewish journalist and Detroit
communal activist.

82

Notable Detroiters

Former JN staffers fondly recall the paper
and Detroit’s Jewish community.

Five events that helped to shape the
Detroit Jewish community.

24

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ON THE COVER:

Cover design and artwork: Michelle Sheridan

Arthur M. Horwitz
Publisher / Executive Editor
ahorwitz@renmedia.us

F. Kevin Browett
Chief Operating Officer
kbrowett@renmedia.us

| Editorial

Managing Editor: Jackie Headapohl
jheadapohl@renmedia.us
Story Development Editor:
Keri Guten Cohen
kcohen@renmedia.us
Arts & Life Editor: Lynne Konstantin
lkonstantin@renmedia.us
Editorial Assistant: Sy Manello
smanello@renmedia.us
Senior Columnist: Danny Raskin
dannyraskin@sbcglobal.net
Contributing Editor: Robert Sklar
rsklar@renmedia.us

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July 18 • 2017

Contributing Writers:
Joshua Lewis Berg, Ruthan Brodsky, Rochel
Burstyn, Suzanne Chessler, Annabel Cohen, Don
Cohen, Shari S. Cohen, Shelli Liebman Dorfman,
Adam Finkel, Stacy Gittleman, Stacy Goldberg,
Judy Greenwald, Ronelle Grier, Esther Allweiss
Ingber, Allison Jacobs, Barbara Lewis, Jennifer
Lovy, Rabbi Jason Miller, Alan Muskovitz,
David Sachs, Karen Schwartz, Robin Schwartz,
Steve Stein

| Advertising Sales

Sales Director: Keith Farber
kfarber@renmedia.us

Account Executives :

Wendy Flusty, Annette Kizy, Paige Lustig

Sales Manager Assistants :

Andrea Gusho, Karen Marzolf

| Business Offices

Billing Coordinator: Pamela Turner

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| Production By
FARAGO & ASSOCIATES

Manager: Scott Drzewiecki
Designers: Kelly Kosek, Amy Pollard,
Michelle Sheridan, Susan Walker

| Detroit Jewish News

Chairman: Michael H. Steinhardt
President/Publisher: Arthur M. Horwitz
ahorwitz@renmedia.us
Chief Operating Officer: F. Kevin Browett
kbrowett@renmedia.us
Controller: Craig R. Phipps

| Fulfillment

Joelle Harder
jharder@renmedia.us

| Departments

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