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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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