Beyond the teachings and examples of his parents, several seminal events shaped the leadership and philanthropic mind of Eugene Applebaum. A Pivotal Moment One day in 1947, Gene was riding down Woodward Avenue with his mother and noticed Aaron Deroy’s name on the Jewish Community Center. He asked his mother, “Why is his name on […]
Eugene’s parents, Joseph and Minnie Applebaum, both came to the United States from small Eastern European communities. Joseph Applebaum Joseph Applebaum grew up in Zhitomir, a famous Jewish settlement in Russia, and migrated to the U.S. before his bar mitzvah. If not for his family in Detroit, he would have made Aliyah and moved to […]
As loyal, longtime benefactors of the Mayo Clinic, Eugene and Marcia Applebaum have helped the organization become one of the leading neuroscience research centers in the country. Transformative Fund for Health Research “Individuals and their families want to know that there is hope around the corner,” Gene said. To establish this hope, in 2005, the […]
