…looking back: the 1980s SPONSORED BY: DORFMAN CHAPEL THE ECONOMIC CRISIS and rising in- flation, along with foreign policy turmoil and rising crime, led many Americans to welcome the new conservatism characterized by President Ronald Reagan. The public first learned of the crack epidemic and a disease called “AIDS” while the Cold War with the Soviet Union began to thaw, leading to a new openness that resulted in the toppling of the Berlin Wa...…
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…jews d in the REUTHER LIBRARY WEBSITE 75th Anniversary JN ’s Founding Father Philip Slomovitz was a pioneering Jewish journalist and Detroit communal activist. 40 July 18 • 2017 jn …
…Slomovitz had an established reputation in the American Jewish community as an activist and as a newspaper editor. Alan Hurvitz Special to the Jewish News in the Zionist movement and a crusader in the fight against anti-Semitism. His activism and reputation allowed him to establish relationships with any number of local and national Jewish communal leaders and important political figures, including a warm friendship with Michigan Sen. Arthu...…
…jews d in the continued from page 41 time circulating them to Federation volunteers, sometimes to all donors, but most of the time only during Allied Jewish Campaign season. Detroit’s Federation had published its own newsletter in the 1930s (Slomovitz served on the editorial committee), but the newsletter had been discontinued. By 1942, Federation’s Board of Directors was considering restart- ing the newsletter as part of an educational and...…
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…donated by Philip and Anna Slomovitz. jews d in the continued from page 42 Carmi Slomovitz and former JARC Executive Director Joyce Keller affix a mezuzah to the door of the Beit Chana Home As one of the founding families of JARC, Philip and Anna Slomovitz played an integral role in the foundation and future success of the organization. For many years, Philip and Anna generously donated their time and financial support to JARC, which incl...…
…Detroit Jewish News Mazel Tov on your 75 th anniversary! We are honored to be a partner with you in serving the community. Richard A. Zussman, President Brian D. Siegel, CEO The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322 StandWithUs Is Expanding In Detroit! We have hired a new associate director, Vida Velasco...…
…“Look Forward to Looking Back” jews d in the continued from page 44 called the group “proof of the deplorable disunity” splitting American Jewry and inapposite to the “dire needs of the hour.” Despite his harsh editorial about the Council, the Sermonette of the Week immediately adjacent to this editorial was written by Dr. Franklin. Perhaps this was mere coincidence, or per- haps this was Slomovitz’s subtle way of showing that disagree- me...…
…Celebrating a proud heritage The leaders and staff of Providence-Providence Park Hospital congratulate The Jewish News for informing, engaging and advocating for the community for 75 years. You have honored your commitment to “strengthen Jewish unity and continuity” with faith and fidelity. May that passion and commitment continue for many more successful years of service. Mazel Tov! jn July 18 • 2017 47 …
…jews d in the Celebrating 75 Years! continued from page 46 that touched on the European trag- edy in one fashion or another. After reviewing burial figures in Warsaw, Slomovitz concluded in May that the worst was happening. At times, he seemed prescient about the events, stating, “There is nothing in all human records to compare to such tragedy,” yet offering no plan of action except to increase donations. At other times, he seemed unable ...…
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…The Jewish Federation Celebrates 75 Years with the Detroit Jewish News The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit warmly congratulates the Detroit Jewish News on this historic milestone. Our community is deeply indebted to you for your exceptional and important work, and we greatly appreciate your ongoing efforts to tell our collective story. Yasher Koach to your entire team, past and present. …
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…jews d in the 75th Anniversary/essay Max-imum H Effect Robert Sklar Contributing Editor e would become a confidant of U.S. presidents and Israeli prime ministers from his big-picture perch as dean of American Jewry and as a late-blooming Zionist who came to grasp Israel’s intrinsic role in building Jewish unity. But Detroiter Max Fisher — ardent Zionist, business titan, mega-philanthro- pist, communal leader and political force — didn’t ...…
…“We have to continue the struggle. The Jewish people have fought for thousands of years for a homeland. Now we have one. It’s ours to sustain.” — Max Fisher jn July 18 • 2017 53 …
…jews d in the Pittsburgh native’s time and resources. In the ensuing years, Detroit Jewry would become inextricably linked to Fisher and his legacy of leadership, mentorship and devotion to Israel and Jewish peoplehood. His reach and impact — characterized by modesty, savvy and grace — con- tinue to resonate locally, nationally and especially in Israel. He, more than anyone, helped cultivate the way for the enduring bonds linking American Je...…
…Congratulations to the Detroit Jewish News on 75 Years of Publishing From the Members of the Detroit Athletic Club As a Private Club & 102 Years in our Albert Kahn-Designed Clubhouse jn July 18 • 2017 55 …
…in the continued from page 54 COURTESY DETROIT JEWISH NEWS COURTESY MAX M. & MARJORIE S. FISHER FOUNDATION right edge of the photo, there is a sign in Hebrew and in English that reads: ‘Danger. Frontier Ahead. No Passage.’” The frontier: Jordan. The transformative experience hosted by UJA, an organization since folded into Jewish Federations of North America, har- kened to how Fisher’s Russian immigrant Peter Golden parents, Mollie and Wil...…
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…jews d in the COURTESY GERALD FORD ARCHIVES continued from page 56 “We are all trustees of our Jewish heritage … with an obligation to cherish it … ’’ — Max Fisher Max Fisher, President Gerald Ford and U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the White House two-year yield of $11.2 million, a record at the time. Fisher gave a significant personal gift, symbolizing just how far he had traveled in awakening his Jewish impulses. His firs...…
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…jews d in the Metro Detroit's Best Kept Secret continued from page 58 The Detroit Federation offices in Bloomfield Township are named the Max M. Fisher Federation Building in deference to the man whose sage advice adorns the wall there: “We are all trustees of our Jewish heritage … with an obligation to cherish it, improve it and guard its future.” Steven E. Stein, M.D. With 25 years of experience Dr. Stein has performed over 1000 face ...…
…CEO and chairman of Ford Motor Co., to contribute a personal check for $100,000. Harmony & Dissonance continues: “However, Rabin, who for years had maintained the necessity of preemp- tive strikes, for the time being lost his Cabinet battle. Urged by President Lyndon Johnson and by England as well as by Foreign Minister Abba Eban, Rabin had to restrain his insis- tence on a surprise attack.” On June 5, 1967, Israel, under Defense Minister Mosh...…
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…75 Years And Counting … pillars of the community The JN has been making a difference in the lives of Metro Detroit’s Jewish community since its founding in 1942. Here, we ask a few community members what the JN has meant to them. EUGENE DRIKER LARRY JACKIER SAFEGUARDING HISTORY GLUE OF THE COMMUNITY We live in fraught times. People are worried about the future of our Jewish community, our democracy and, indeed, the world itself. It is a...…
…LENA EPSTEIN RABBI DANIEL B. SYME PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE CHRONICLING FAMILIES’ LIVES The JN provides the Detroit Metropolitan Jewish com- munity with an important perspective from our past, an awareness of our present and insights into our future. For me personally, the digital archives of the past 75 years allowed me to travel back through time and read with pride about the important roles my grandfathers, Stanley Winkleman and Eugene E...…
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…jews d & in the faces places PHOTOS COURTESY LEONARD N. SIMONS JEWISH COMMUNITY ARCHIVES Detroit’s Jewish community has a long history of standing with Israel — and the JN, conceived as a Zionist newspaper in 1942, continues to cover the community’s outpouring of support and to add its own support as well. • May 14, 1948 June 2, 1967 October 12, 1973 COURTESY SHIR SHALOM February 1, 1991 TOP: Thousands of people gathered at Central ...…
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…jews d & in the TAKE A BOW Congratulations, Detroit Jewish News, on your 75th Anniversary faces places PHOTOS COURTESY LEONARD N. SIMONS JEWISH COMMUNITY ARCHIVES When it comes to Israel, Detroiters love to travel there on missions. In fact, according to the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, this area sends more people to Israel each year than any other community in North America. Detroiters joined organized missions beginning ...…
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…jews d & in the (248) 535-0402 andrea@andreasolomon.com faces Andrea Solomon Wedding and Event Planner Metro Detroit young people are blessed with many Jewish camps to escape to each summer either for day camping or overnight stays. There are camps for each stream of Judaism, Zionist camps, athletic camps and more. Although many are popular, here’s a look at then and now for Camp Tamarack, which draws significant numbers of campers from ...…
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…jews d in the 75th Anniversary A Eric Lefkofsky s part of honoring 75 years of community coverage, the Jewish News looked back at some of the people who got their start right here in Michigan. Today, they’re leaders and innovators based around the country and beyond who cherish their roots and the lessons they carry with them from home. Some know Detroit from its heyday; others speak fondly of Midwest connections that forever link them to...…
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…jews d in the continued from page 74 JEFFREY SACHS Though he’s got a nonstop global travel schedule, Jeffrey Sachs says he always tries to get back to Detroit when he can. Currently an economics professor at Columbia University and special adviser to U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, he is often on the road pro- moting solutions to poverty, health, education and the environment. His work resonates with the values he learned from the...…
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…jews d in the continued from page 76 Mar x Layne & Company congr atulates the Detroit Jewish News for 75 years of journalistic excellence Lawrence Bacow father and hard work from my moth- er,” he notes. Area Jews worked hard to sup- port their families and communi- ties, he says. His mother worked long hours, with her son alongside her. Broad also delivered newspa- pers and sold shoes. “I remember studying Yiddish and Jewish history at a ...…
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…jews d in the continued from page 78 Charles Ornstein He met Freed at an investor confer- ence in California, where a chance meeting between the two led to a con- versation about Detroit restaurants, family connections and, of course, Danny Raskin. CHARLES ORNSTEIN ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ The Neuman Family, Sid, Lauren, Harry, Miriam and Shirah and the Staff of STAR DELI Congratulate the Jewish News and especially DANNY RASKIN For...…
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