FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES
EXPRESS HEARTFELT AND DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF

EUGENE APPLEBAUM

OF BLESSED MEMORY

EUGENE’S LEGACY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE
FUTURE GENERATIONS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES’
BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN, THE STATE OF ISRAEL
AND THE ENTIRE JEWISH COMMUNITY

Meir Klifi -Amir

FIDF National Director and CEO

Alon Kaufman

Gary Shiffman

FIDF Chairman
Michigan Chapter

FIDF President
Michigan Chapter

Tamir Oppenheim

Paula Lebowitz

FIDF Executive Director
Midwest Region

FIDF Director of Development
Michigan Chapter

The Michigan Chapter Offi cers and Board of Directors
and all of us at the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces

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The Detroit Jewish News Foundation
Mourns the Passing of its
Honorary Board Chair,

Eugene Applebaum

A visionary leader, extraordinary businessman and
revered philanthropist, Gene Applebaum touched
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medical research and the arts, he will always be
remembered for his role in shaping our Detroit
Jewish community – a giant among his peers.

Eugene Applebaum's (z"l)

legacy will live on through the

eyes of thousands of former,

current and future Tamarack

campers and staff.

Arthur Horwitz

President

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May his memory be a blessing.