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holiday services led by Rabbi Tzvi Muller.
“Eileen and Jerry are great visionar-
ies and supporters of Yiddishkeit in the
Birmingham-Bloomfield area,” Muller said.
At a festive dedication ceremony on June
28, Eileen’s brother, Harold Blumenstein
of Bloomfield Hills, who played an impor-
tant role with the center, spoke along with
his wife, Penny, and Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit CEO
Scott Kaufman.
Right now, the learn-
ing center’s primary ten-
ant is the Jewish Values
Institute, also led by
Muller. The JVI’s non-
denominational mission
is to encourage and teach
Scott Kaufman
respect and kindness in
human relations.
“The center’s board
and leadership reflect the diversity of Metro
Detroit’s Jewish community,” said Penny
Blumenstein, who serves as a board mem-
ber of the center. “We are proud to offer a
pluralistic and open environment for Jewish
study.”
Eileen Borsand is pleased the center will
serve the wider Jewish community. “My par-
ents, Hyman and Sonia, although not peo-
ple of means, were very charitable,” she said.
“They loved family, and they valued encom-
passing everybody in the community. They
passed that value on to us children.”
Brother Harold agrees. “For Eileen and
me, the center is a tribute to our parents,”
he said. “But to the community, it’s a trib-
ute to the concept of Jewish learning. Jews
were always people of the book — a learned
people.”
He noted the importance of education
after school years. “I’m 80 years old, and 96
percent of my knowledge came after I left
school,” he said. “This center is relevant
because it allows people to continue their
education and do the things that make
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yman and Sonia Blumenstein were
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economic opportunity in North America.
Hyman immigrated to Canada from
Poland in 1918 and Sonia from what is
now Belarus in 1926. Both were skilled
in the garment industry. They met while
working at a clothing manufacturer in
Toronto. They married and eventually
moved to Detroit in 1945 and acquired a
garment business.
Like many of that generation, they
made a modest living and raised a new
generation that further realized the
American Dream. But it was their moral
core and strength of character that left a
lasting impression on their children.
“My parents were wonderful — they
worked hard and were dedicated to us,”
said son Harold Blumenstein. “They were
wise in the ways of life and what kind
of person you should be. They gave us a
value system.”
Daughter Eileen Borsand agrees.
“We really had nothing, but no matter
which charity sent us an envelope, my
mother would always send something
back,” she said. “Whatever she had, she
would share.
“Because they were modest people,
they might have been shy about having
their names on a public building like
this. But we’re bringing Jews together to
learn under one roof — they would love
that.” •
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