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Soul
of blessed memory

Jenna, Shane, Sara, Jason, and 
Laura. He is also survived by 
his nieces, Beth Dwoskin (Bob 
Blumenthal) in Ann Arbor 
and Sue Green (Jim Marks) in 
Southfield. 

JOYCE MUTNICK, 95, of 
Margate, Fla., passed away on 
June 9, 2020. 
Born on Feb. 7, 1925, in 
Hamilton, Ohio, she was the 
daughter of Rose and Herman 
Braverman. She lived many 
years in Detroit. A graduate 
of Wayne State University, she 
worked as a social worker and 
later spent many years as a 
teacher. 
Mrs. Mutnick is survived by 
her children, Marcia Bell (Stu), 
Alan Mutnick and Joel Mutnick 
(Cheryl); grandchildren, 
Bradley, Cari (Alex) and Rachel 
(Max).
She was predeceased by her 

husband, Paul Mutnick; sis-
ters, Goldie Dorfman and Ann 
Kaplan; grandson, Ben; and 
daughter-in-law, Barbara.
Contributions may be made 
in her memory to Temple Beth 
Emet, Cooper City, Fla., the Paul 
Mutnick Education Fund or to 
Hadassah.

Arrangements by Star of 
David Memorial Garden North 
Lauderdale, Fla.

BARBARA 
RUBINSTEIN,
82, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
June 4, 2020. 
She is survived by 
her daughters and sons-in-law, 
Ronna and Douglas Levine, Dr. 
Shelley and Adam Behrendt; 
son, Steven Rubinstein; grand-
children, Alysa and Daniel 
Levine, Jack and Noah Behrendt; 
sister, Beverly Chabon; many 

F

or more than 40 
years, Rabbi Moshe 
Zaklikofsky — 
affectionally known as 
Rabbi Z — served Metro 
Detroit as an emissary of 
the Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbe 
Menachem M. Schneerson. 
Rabbi Zaklikofsky, 72, 
succumbed to a long 
illness on April 24, 2020, in 
Brooklyn, N.Y., where he was 
lovingly cared for by family 
members.
Rabbi Z was renowned 
for his kind demeanor. 
Despite all his administrative 
and educational duties, he 
focused on visiting the sick 
in hospitals and offered 
encouragement to prison 
inmates. At the Chabad 
yeshivah, his door was open 
to give comforting advice to 
young students. And he was 
always ready to assist Detroit 
community members in need 
of help.
In addition, Rabbi Z, a 
brilliant scholar, served for 
almost six decades as the 
exacting editor and eagle-
eyed proofreader for Chabad 
publications — “always 
protecting the Rebbe’
s honor 
and dignity,” said son Eliezer 
Zaklikovsky of Monroe, N.J.
“Literally millions of words 
went through his hands,” said 
friend Rabbi Yosef Minkowitz 
of Montreal. “Many times, he 
caught mistakes no one else 
would catch.”
But as strict a perfectionist 
as he was in his editing, Rabbi 
Z was warm and forgiving 
in his relations with people. 
Son Rabbi Yossi Zaklikofsky 
of Bellaire, Texas, describes 
his tall, humble father as “an 
unassuming gentle giant.”
The rabbi was born in 
1947 to Holocaust survivors 
in a displaced persons camp 
in Germany. His family 
came to the United States in 
1951, and he grew up near 
Chabad headquarters in 

New York City. In 1975, he 
came to Detroit and served 
as an administrator of the 
Lubavitch Foundation of 
Michigan.
“Rabbi Z wore many hats,” 
said Rabbi Yosef Kesselman 
of the Lubavitch Foundation. 
“He was also in charge of 
two cemeteries. I saw how he 
handled family members with 
such sensitivity. People left his 
office absolutely stunned by 
his kindness and goodness.”
Friend Mitchell Shek, a 
Birmingham dermatologist, 
said, “
All these qualities 
and accomplishments were 
wrapped up in a sweet 
package we called Rabbi 
Z. He exuded unparalleled 
warmth and congeniality.”
Son Eliezer said, “My father 
never looked for reward; he 
never looked for credit in 
this world. That’
s not what 
mattered to him. What 
mattered was that he was able 
to do something to further 
HaShem’
s cause and to further 
the Rebbe’
s mission of making 
this world a better place. This 
was evident in every aspect of 
his life.” 
Rabbi Moshe Zaklikofsky 
is survived by his wife, 
Shaindel; children, Rabbi 
Eliezer Zaklikovsky and 
Rabbi Mendy Zaklikofsky of 
Monroe, N.J., Yitty Werner 
and Nechama Shmotkin 
of Brooklyn, Rabbi Yossi 
Zaklikofsky of Bellaire, Texas, 
Dovid Henoch Zaklikofsky 
and Rabbi Shmuel 
Zaklikofsky of Brooklyn, 
Rabbi Berel Zaklikofsky of 
Goodyear, Ariz., and many 
grandchildren. He is also 
survived by brother, Rabbi 
Avrohom Zaklikowski, and 
sister, Miriam Muskal of 
Brooklyn. 

Brilliant and Humble 

DAVID SACHS
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Rabbi Moshe 
Zaklikofsky

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