Those we’ve lost and remember.
Memoriam

2024

IN

Arnold “Arnie”
Fisher, founder and
longtime owner
of Willoway Day
Camp and a kids’
champion, passed
away on Jan. 18 at
the age of 93.

Sheldon Arthur
Goldman, founder
of Lubin Schwartz
& Goldman (now,
LSG Insurance
Partners) and local
community leader,
passed away on
Jan. 20 at age 85.

Norman Jewison, legendary
Hollywood director, although not
Jewish, expertly directed the iconic
Jewish film Fiddler on the Roof,
passed away on Jan. 20 at age 97.

JANUARY

Kenneth Andrew
Stone, longtime
president and CEO
of family business
The Stone Soap
Company, passed
away on Feb. 2 at
the age of 75.

Dr. Jonathan
Uhr, a pioneer in
immunology and
cancer treatment,
died Feb. 15. He
was 96.

Dina Brodsky,
local philanthropist
and supporter of
Jewish communal
organizations,
passed away on
Feb. 10 at the age
of 95.

Dr. Marvin
L. Starman,
distinguished
mental health
professional, passed
away on Feb. 22 at
age 87.

Estelle “Chechie”
Bloom, esteemed
longtime teacher
and elementary
school principal,
passed away on
Feb. 13 at the age
of 76.

Dr. Margaret
E. Winter,
distinguished
professor at and
provost of Wayne
State University,
passed away on
Feb. 26 at the age
of 76.

Richard Lewis,
famous American
Jewish comedian
known for his
nervous style of
delivery, passed
away on Feb. 27 at
age 76.

FEBRUARY

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OUR COMMUNITY

By Mike
Smith
Alene and
Graham Landau
Archivist Chair

Joseph “Joe”
Levin, notable local
attorney and civic
leader, passed away
on Feb. 15 at the
age of 85.