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multi-generational family

Diamond
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Connecting the Past, Present & Future

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Musical Legacy —
Woolf Family

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students who are graduating this spring from
Michigan high schools in our Cap & Gown
Yearbook 2018, which will be published
in the May 24 issue.

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red Woolf of Farmington Hills,
88, has a long family history of
music and entertainment. In
this photo taken in 1935, Fred, then
age 6, is the little guy in the center of
the first row. He’s the only person in
this photo who’s still alive.
His cousin Mickey Woolf, pictured
on Fred’s left wearing a tuxedo, and
his band played at many bar mitzvahs,
weddings and at summer resorts
in the Catskill Mountains. Mickey
was also the emcee at the Bowery
Night Club and was a close friend of
Eddie Fisher, Jerry Lewis and many
other stars of the era between the
1950s-1970s. Mickey died in a plane
crash at age 42.
Fred’s uncle Sammy Woolf also
enjoyed a musical career as a popu-
lar bandleader in the Midwest, sing-
ing with the Dorsey Brothers Band.
Sam is on the back row on the far-
left side.
Fred’s dad, Ben Woolf, is directly
behind him in the picture.
Fred, himself, had a 40-year

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to the Jewish News!

YEARS

1942

2017

DIAMOND
ANNIVERSARY

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Weekly through May 3, when the JN holds
its 75th anniversary gala, we will run pro-
files of multi-generational families involved
in the community. Readers are invited to
share their multi-generational photos, a
brief description of those pictured and
contact information via email to msmith@
djnfoundation.org. Digital photos need to
be 1mb jpgs. Mail print photos to the JN,
with your description. To learn about the
gala, go to djnfoundation.org. Thanks!

ABOVE: Sam Woolf, named after his
great-grandfather Sammy Woolf, a popular
bandleader of his day, appeared on the
13th season of American Idol.
TOP: Music runs in the Woolf family’s
genes. This photo is from 1935.

medical career, doing cancer support
work and was a founding member
of the Race for the Cure and Gilda’s
Club. Fred also had the musical fam-
ily genes. He had his own record-
ing company with the Monotones
of “Book of Love” fame. He’s now
education director for the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra.
By the way, those musical genes
are still working their way through
the family line. Sam Woolf, great-
grandson of Sammy Woolf, is pursu-
ing a career in music and songwrit-
ing. He appeared on the 13th season
of American Idol. •