Spotlight Stories

5/16/19 Eugene Applebaum and the Applebaum Family has long believed in ensuring Detroit’s vitality with the following close in mind:  the strength of the collective comes from the chorus of each individual voice.  Taking this further, helping a young person find their individual voice can bring a lifetime of harmony. When Pamela Applebaum recently came […]

Friends of the Heart

A connection that began in the Russell Woods area of northwest Detroit when both were pupils at Winterhalter Elementary School, the relationship between Eugene Applebaum and David Hermelin transcended friendship, business, and philanthropy. Gene and David’s bond was inextricably woven in each other’s hearts. Gene reminisced on their unique friendship: “We played in the sandbox, […]

Decision to go to Pharmacy School  After Eugene graduated from Detroit’s Central High School, he attended Wayne State University along with many of his high school classmates. When he started college, Gene had hopes of becoming a lawyer. His parents swayed him from that idea because in those days it was not easy for a Jew […]