LENA EPSTEIN

RABBI DANIEL B. SYME

PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

CHRONICLING FAMILIES’ LIVES

The JN provides the Detroit
Metropolitan Jewish com-
munity with an important
perspective from our past, an
awareness of our present and
insights into our future.
For me personally, the
digital archives of the past
75 years allowed me to travel
back through time and read
with pride about the important
roles my grandfathers, Stanley
Winkleman and Eugene
Epstein, played in our Jewish
community.
In the present, the Detroit
Jewish News showcases our
families and businesses. It
applauds our achievements,
educates us on today’s issues
and highlights concerns we
face as a community.
And moving forward, the
JN will continue to encourage
us to maintain a strong com-
munity conversation that pre-
pares us for the charges and
challenges of the future.
The JN has made an immea-
surable impact on Jewish
life in Metropolitan Detroit.
Mazel tov on an outstanding
75 years of service to our com-
munity. Here’s to the next 75
years.

The Jewish News has been a
chronicle of my life in Detroit for
almost 65 years. Ever since our
family came to Detroit in 1953,
my parents, of blessed memory,
saw to it that I immersed myself
in key Jewish events.
At first, my personal interest
was in reading about the life cycle
events of my friends: b’nai mitz-
vah, confirmations, graduations
and, of course, weddings.
I remember the Jewish News sto-
ries of President John F. Kennedy’s
assassination in 1963. In 1966, as
did all Detroiters, I wept at the
news of Rabbi Morris Adler’s mur-
der at Shaarey Zedek. In 1967, the
enormous joy of Israel’s victory in
the Six-Day War was tempered by
the somber and tragic aftermath
of the 1967 riots.
There was Dr. Martin Luther
King’s assassination and that of
Robert Kennedy. And for every
one of these tragic events —
and for joyous occasions — the
Jewish News was there.
On this 75th anniversary, I wish
to express my gratitude to Arthur
Horwitz, to Jackie Headapohl and
to all Jewish News staff writers for
your generous stories on me, my
family and the many projects I
have tried to engender in my years
in Detroit, especially “Angels and
Dreamers,” “A Single Soul” and
a strong bond with the African
American community. And a spe-
cial thank you to Danny Raskin for
bringing smiles to our faces each
and every week.
The Jewish News is a treasure
to be nurtured and protected
— for at least the next 75 years!
Mazel tov!

Lena Epstein

Lena Epstein is a general
manager at Vesco Oil,
active member of Michigan’s
Republican Party and candidate
for U.S. Senate.

The Walk for Israel
congratulates
Arthur Horwitz
and the
Detroit Jewish News
on 75 years of serving
the Metropolitan Detroit
Jewish Community

SAVE THE DATE

Sunday, May 6, 2018

Rabbi Daniel B. Syme

Daniel B. Syme is rabbi emeritus
at Temple Beth El and founder
of A Single Soul, a new nonprofit
dedicated to eradicating the
scourge of suicide.

www.WalkForIsrael.org

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