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As part of JARC’
s 50th anniversary celebration, Arnold Collens, past presi-
dent of the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan (JHSM), and Mike Smith, 
the Alene and Graham Landau Archivist for the Detroit Jewish News 
Foundation, had a “fireside chat” May 15 to discuss the circumstances that 
existed prior to and led to the formation of JARC. 
Collens’
 research, “Before There Was JARC,” will be printed by the JHSM in 
November. 
The event was hosted at the home of Roz and Stanford Blanck in Franklin.
Collens spoke about the many people and organizations instrumental in 
JARC’
s formation, including the Jewish Community Center’
s Thursday Night 
Social Club and its leaders; former JCC executive director Irwin Shaw; Sam 
Frankel; Northwest Child Rescue Women; Rabbi Solomon Gruskin; and the 
David-Horodok Organization. ■

DJN Foundation Archivist Mike Smith in 

conversation with Arnie Collens

Barbara Wachler and Michael Feldman

PHOTOS BY JEFF AISEN

Roz and Stanford Blanck with JARC President Howard Luckoff

Risha Ring and Arnie Collens
Nancy Luckoff, Michael Walch and Joyce Keller 

Aidel Finman, a local artist

State Rep. Robert Wittenberg addresses the 

crowd alongside Rabbi Herschel Finman of 

Jewish Ferndale.

Shlomo Feld receives a “Massage by Mindy” 

(Snyder); Howard Stocker awaits his turn. 

Jewish Ferndale held its annual garden day June 23. More than 100 people 
participated in presentations by State Rep. Robert Wittenberg, naturopathic 
doctor Jen 
 Green, Carly Sugar of Yad Ezra Giving Garden and Natalie Jakub 
of Green Living Science. ■

PHOTOS BY CHANA FINMAN

Carly Sugar
Franci Feld of Southfield with Chana 
Finman, co-director of Jewish Ferndale 
Dr. Jen Green

 JASON FELD

