DECEMBER 22 • 2022 | 21

the Week” in the Nov. 17 
edition of the JN for his work 
with SCORE, recalls fondly 
the inspirational messages 
that Jack brought to meet-
ings. “I was blown away 
by Jack at every meeting,” 
Broner said. “He would com-
mence meetings with mes-
sages that extended beyond 
the business world.”
SCORE paid tribute to Jack 
at a luncheon a few weeks 
ago. 

GLOBAL IMPACT
Perhaps Jack’s crowning vol-
unteer achievement was his 

work with the International 
Executive Service Corps 
(IESC), a nonprofit that 
shares the business insights of 
thousands of business experts 
to companies in developing 
countries.
Jack’s travels to share his 
business wisdom included 
stops in Romania, Kenya 
and Egypt, some trips lasting 
three months. 
Jack was aided in these 
missions by his wife, Eve, 
who also gave tirelessly of 
herself during their 60-year 
marriage, both here in the 
Jewish community and 
abroad. In her travels, Eve 
taught children of Third 
World countries and, as a 
paralegal and legal secretary, 
assisted with the paperwork. 

From the 1994 JN article, 
I also learned that while in 
Egypt, Eve, a master bridge 
player, bested international 
film star Omar Sharif in a 
card playing tournament. 
Sharif was famously known 
for his bridge playing prow-
ess. 

AN AMERICAN 
INSTITUTION
Writing about Jack 
Caminker’s 100th birthday 
piqued my curiosity over 
what other 100-year mile-
stones might be noteworthy 
in 2022. This year marked 
the 100th year since con-
struction began on Yankee 
Stadium, the Rose Bowl 
stadium was completed and 
the Lincoln Memorial was 
dedicated. 
 Closer to home, Detroit’s 
own Belle Tire celebrated its 
100th birthday this year. If 
they didn’t, they should have 
offered Jack a free tire rota-
tion in honor of their shared 
birthdays. 
The year 2022 also was the 
100th birthday year of Judy 
Garland, Charles Schultz and 
Betty White. So 100-year-
old Jack Caminker is in very 
good company and, for my 
money, is not only a Detroit 
institution but an American 
institution whose life has 
exemplified all that is the 
American dream.
And with that it’s only fit-
ting that I conclude with …
Hail! to an incredible man,
Hail! to a true maize and 
blue hero,
Hail! Hail! to Jack 
Caminker
A leader and the best! 

Nominate a Hero of the Game 

at mgoblue.com/hero. Donate 

to Veterans of the Game at 

Veteransofthegame.org.

Eve (of blessed memory) and 
Jack Caminker

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