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…112 | JULY 14 • 2022 BURTON APPLEBAUM, 94, of West Bloomfield, died July 4, 2022. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Schreier Applebaum; sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffrey and Beth Applebaum, Marc and Christine Applebaum; daughter and son-in-law, Shelley and Steven Subelsky; sisters and brothers-in-law, Helen Sherman, Pearl Warn and Steven Trowbridge; sisters-in-law, Friedelle Winans, Lenora Schreier; grandchildren, Barbara...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 113 Jacobs; grandchildren, Loren Jacobs, Rebecca (Brandon Tschida) Jacobs, Adam Jacobs, Ryan Sarni, Arielle (Jon) Grim and Haley (Joe) Rosenbaum; great- grandchildren, Adrienne Sarni, Elliot Jacobs and Jack Jacobs, Asher Sternberg and Merrikk Sternberg; many other loving family members and friends. Mrs. Jacobs was the beloved wife of the late Bradford Jacobs. Interment took place at Machpelah Cemetery in Fernd...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 114 | JULY 14 • 2022 continued from page 113 Contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 20450 Civic Center Drive, Southfield, MI 48076; or Angela Hospice, 14100 Newburgh Road, Livonia, MI 48154. A graveside service was held at Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. ARNOLD SILVERMAN, 82, of Oak Park, died, July 1, 2022. He is survived by his beloved wi...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 115 Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Temple Emanu-El, Louis and Beatrice Weinstein Scholarship Fund, 14450 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, MI 48237, emanuel-mich. org; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ADRIAN “RED” WILLIAMS, born Sept. 25, 1936, in Detroit, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2022, in Fresno, Calif., surrounded by family. He was a ...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 116 | JULY 14 • 2022 mother of Shelley Yorke Rose and Richard Alan Yorke; adoring and adored grandmother of Allison Rebecca Yorke, Stephanie Leigh Rose and Elise Alexandra (Ben Goldfarb) Rose. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Margie Grossman; a niece and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Leon Yorke; her parents, Hyman and Minnie Grossman; her brothers, Arthur and Harold Grossm...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 117 80 Years Serving the Community O n March 27, 1942, the first issue of the Detroit Jewish News was published. Eighty years later, the JN is still published every week. It has been a remarkable run for one of America’s prominent English-language Jewish newspapers. The Detroit Jewish News was not the first Jewish newspaper in Metro Detroit, nor was it the first English-language Jewish newspaper in the city. The...…
…118 | JULY 14 • 2022 other investors, Horwitz purchased the JN and continued as publisher. Both Slomovitz and Horwitz are now ensconced in the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. Horwitz remained publisher until Oct. 1, 2020, when the JN became the property of the Detroit Jewish News Foundation. On Jan. 1, 2021, the Foundation was restructured to manage the publishing of the JN and the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detr...…
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…12 | JULY 14 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY JN STAFF ‘The Greatest Class Ever’ Members of the Mumford High Class of 1960 turn 80. A s the Detroit Jewish News was being launched, the students who made up the Mumford High School class of 1960 were just being born. These Mustangs are turning 80 this year and will gather this fall for their 60th high school reunion (two years late because of COVID). In the 1960 yearbook the Capri, whose the...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 13 DAN LEVITSKY Dan Levitsky was an active member of the Jewish Community Center and its club pro- grams, such as basketball and softball. His favorite memory of his high school years? His friends. “ After 60-some years, we’re still friend- ly with each other,” he said. After high school, Dan went to Wayne State and then University of Michigan to finish dental school. He spent a few years in the Air Force before coming...…
…14 | JULY 14 • 2022 Federation’s highest honor. He is not the only Mumford graduate to win the Butzel Award. “I think that it’s very remarkable that there are four people in our graduating class from Mumford who won the Butzel Award. It’s unheard of, ” Mark said. Larry Jackier, Richard Krugel and Diane Klein are the other three winners. “It’s unusual that much commitment to the Jewish community came from one class at Mumford High Schoo...…
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…16 | JULY 14 • 2022 October. “The pandemic got in the way of previous years, but we are hopeful we will be able to get the class together this year!” RICHARD BOCKOFF Richard Bockoff, 80, of Del Mar, Calif., main- tains the bonds with the friends he grew up with. “That’s the way Detroit is. There’s a bond that forms all over Detroit, and Mumford was par- ticularly good at it. But the interesting thing is the bond continues. I’m in Cal...…
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…18 | JULY 14 • 2022 Her biggest takeaway from high school are the lifelong friends she made, who’ve helped her plan numerous class reunions over the years including the upcoming 60th. She and Leonard live in Bloomfield Hills. They have two daughters and two grandchildren. CAROL OWENS ROSENBERG Carol Rosenberg said she was “eclectic” during high school and had friends in all corners at Mumford — jocks, greasers and everyone in betwee...…
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…20 | JULY 14 • 2022 pedic surgeon residency in Brooklyn for two years. He returned to Michigan to practice at Woodland Medical, Sinai Hospital and others before concluding his career at Wayne State University. He also served in the U.S. Air Force at the Air War College, where he earned the rank of major, practicing orthopedic surgery during the Vietnam War era. “My career highlight is the great pleasure I took in helping people in nee...…
…22 | JULY 14 • 2022 LARRY JACKIER When asked for his favorite memory from his time at Mumford High School, Larry Jackier has many. “I was on the Mumford tennis team. I was a captain. We won the All-City Championship both years, so that was great fun. And then I also had the privilege of being the sports editor of the Mumford Mercury, our newspaper.” He also has fond memories of belonging to the Monarchs Club. The Monarchs were a so...…
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…Bernie Goodstein 08/19/1942 To our modern day Jack LaLanne! You are our inspiration! Love, Barb & Randy Carolyn & Ray Gayle & Rob Happy 80th Birthday! Susie Gottfurcht July 20, 1942 Happy 80th Birthday to my beautiful wife Susie. To many more years of sharing your birthday. Love, Jimmy Happy 80th Birthday! Howard Schulist 8/7/1942 We hope your birthday and your 80th year are filled with peace and happiness, good health, l...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 25 Happy 80th Birthday! Suzanne Simon 01/01/1942 Happy 80th Birthday to a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Love, Sheldon, Julie, Lee, Ethan, Amelia, Rachel, Steve, Jacob, Jonah, Lucas, Asa, Amy, Kenny, Hannah 11/26/1942 To a great wife, the best mom, a loving Bubbe, and an adoring Great Bubbe: You are loved, cherished and appreciated! We are grateful to call you ours. We love you, Jack, Shery...…
…Annette Langwald-Kozin 6/30/1942 Happy Birthday to a special lady! — Frank Kozin Helene Meizler 7/11/1942 I never thought I would get to this birthday! So, Happy Birthday to me. William Lipper 6/27/1942 Happy Birthday, Bill! From your loving wife, Sonia, and from Dr. Michael Freedman and Dr. Bruce Ruben and their families Jane Cohen Miller 06/27/1942 Happy 80th! We are so excited to celebrate your four score years! We love ...…
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…H undreds of people gathered in an outdoor tent at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Wednesday, June 29, for the “ Abortion Is a Jewish Value” rally organized by the National Council of Jewish Women. Near the entrance to the tent, a sign read: “ Abortion bans are against our reli- gion.” Attendees were asked to sign peti- tions to put on the ballot a proposal pro- tecting reproductive rights in Michigan. As they walked by, Edie Rubin...…
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…34 | JULY 14 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY Those in attendance tore their cloths in two to symbolize mourning. Rabbi Marla Hornsten Susan Gertner, NCJW Michigan executive director Rabbi Megan Brudney Edie Rubin and Sharon Leider handed out black squares to attendees. A SYMBOL OF GRIEF During the event, the rabbis on stage held up a piece of black cloth. The crowd was asked to hold up the black squares they’d been given when they wa...…
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…40 | JULY 14 • 2022 E ast Lansing’s Congregation Shaarey Zedek (CSZ) strives to provide a center in the Greater Lansing area where people can learn, pray, celebrate simchahs and comfort each other in times of need while offering a varied program of education, cultural and social events. CSZ was formed in 1918. In the 1930s, a merger between the Reform Shaarey Zedek and a fledgling Reform congregation called Temple Beth El took pla...…
…A STITCH IN TIME PHOTOGRAPHY Since 1942, the Detroit Jewish News has covered ORT's local fundraisers, leaders, and regional activities, as well as the impact World ORT’s schools and training programs have made on ORT students all over the globe. Help congratulate honoree, BRIAN HERMELIN, by placing an ad in the Rub-a-Dub Ad Journal! Ad Deadline: July 29 For information, please call 248-723-8860 or visit www.ortamerica.org/...…
…42 | JULY 14 • 2022 various adult education classes and programs such as “Women in Judaism,” and a monthly Torah Study as part of its monthly Conservative Shabbat worship. CSZ’s Tzedakah Committee makes donations from the Rabbi Morton & Aviva Hoffman Tzedakah Fund to local food banks and children and family services charities, as well as sponsoring CSZ’s annual High Holy Days Food & Toiletries Drive and Winter Clothing Drive. CSZ...…
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…46 | JULY 14 • 2022 TOP LEFT: The Detroit Community Fridge. “The one I’ve been working with can be found at 10061 Gratiot Ave. in Detroit,” she says. TOP RIGHT: “The warm clothing and bedding my sister and I raised for a reservation in South Dakota. Food and fire- wood are their biggest needs!” Ottersen said. BOTTOM LEFT: One of Ottersen’s little libraries. BOTTOM RIGHT: The sandwiches Ottersen made for NSO (Neighborhood S...…
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…JULY 14 • 2022 | 49 Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit will take place on Thursday, October 13, 2022 7:30 p.m. The Berman Center for the Performing Arts West Bloomfield, MI 48322 Petition Candidates: Other persons may be nominated for membership on the Board of Governors by petition signed by not less than one hundred (100) members of the Jewish Federation and filed with ...…
…50 | JULY 14 • 2022 Howard and Robin Schwartz at the unveiling of the photo. OUR COMMUNITY H oward Schwartz, West Bloomfield real estate devel- oper and philanthropist, always loved the rock band the Who, but never could have guessed that it would lead him to discover a favorite charity as well as acquiring one of his most unusual and prized posses- sions. Schwartz read the Who’s Peter Townsend’s biography. In it, he told abo...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 51 explains Schwartz. “They need treatment centers designed especially for them and that’s what Teen Cancer America does.” Since then, Schwartz and his wife, Robin, have been contributors to Teen Cancer America and have partici- pated in many fundraisers, but his last one provided him with one of his most interesting possessions. Through the charity’s auction, he bought a photo- graph named Equanimous by photogra...…
