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Jeremy Haberman
Jeremy Haberman, 42, of Ferndale, Michigan, died on 05 December 2014. The Funeral was held at IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL on Monday, 08 December 2014 at 10:00 AM . Rabbi Michael Moskowitz and Cantor Penny Steyer officiated. Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
The family of Jeremy Haberman will be gathering through the evening of Tuesday, December 09 at the residence of Samuel and Toby Haberman, 700 Lakeside , Birmingham MI 48009. The phone number is 248-642-9880. Religious services will be held at 7:00 P.M. Monday and Tuesday evenings. Family members include: Beloved son of Sam and Toby Haberman; Cherished brother of Daniel (Joanne) Haberman; Loving uncle of Eila and Suri Haberman; nephew of Anita Fishbein, the late Sandra Roberts, the late Paula Rotman and the late Bobbi Kay. Jeremy Haberman, former Magic Bag owner, dies at 42 By Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press Pop Music Writer 9:21 p.m. EST December 5, 2014 Jeremy Haberman channeled a lifelong passion for music into one of metro Detroit's most prestigious live venues and helped propel Ferndale's cultural renaissance along the way. Haberman, who operated the Magic Bag from 1996 until 2013, died Friday after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. He was 42. Under his watch, the 400-seat Bag became one of the A-list small theaters in the Midwest, known for booking high-quality touring artists ? predominantly rock, blues and Americana ? while providing a classy platform for local music. "Jeremy had really high standards," said Tino Gross of Detroit band the Howling Diablos. "It was a venue where he made musicians feel special. Jeremy made the place feel like a home, and it was always exciting to do a show there." As a freshly minted Michigan State University graduate, the 23-year-old Haberman bought the Magic Bag in 1996. The onetime adult theater had been converted to an all-purpose venue several years earlier by entrepreneur Steve Milgrom, but Haberman overhauled the interior, installing tiered seating sections and hip d?cor to give the Bag a distinctive look. "He turned it into a world-class venue," said Gross. During his Bag tenure, Haberman founded the annual Anti-Freeze Blues Festival, launched a popular Wednesday night brew-and-view movie event, and maintained a busy calendar of shows with performers ranging from hot buzz bands like Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings to veteran staples like Leon Russell. The Magic Bag was also where many local music fans got their first glimpse of eventual hometown stars such as Jack White and Kid Rock. With his brother, Daniel Haberman, he bought space adjacent to the Bag in 2001, opening the trendy Bosco cocktail club and attracting a young party crowd to Ferndale as the city's cachet was rising. Jeremy Haberman, a non-smoker, was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer in late 2009. Doctors told him he likely had a year to live. "He crushed the odds," said Daniel Haberman. On a tightly interconnected Detroit music scene, he managed to keep his illness private, choosing to disclose the news to just a handful of people. "He wanted to keep working," said Daniel Haberman. "And he didn't want people talking to him about being sick." Haberman sold the Magic Bag last year as the illness took its toll, and his health had been erratic since. He had actually improved in recent months before taking a sudden turn for the worse last month, his brother said. In a cruel irony, the Haberman brothers had helped lead the campaign to enact a statewide smoking ban in public places, citing the potential threat to employees of clubs and restaurants. The Bag and Bosco voluntarily went smoke-free in summer 2009 ? among the first establishments in Michigan to do so ? and the Habermans became high-profile voices for the cause. The bill was signed into law by then-Gov. Jennifer Granholm in December 2009 ? the same week Haberman was diagnosed with lung cancer. Haberman had been a music aficionado for years, already a record collector by his early teens and a guitarist-singer with the East Lansing band Soulstice during his MSU days. With a business savvy drawn from his parents ? owners of Royal Oak's Haberman Fabrics ? he brought it together to make the Magic Bag click. "He really busted his ass to make it work," said Daniel Haberman. "It's not an easy thing. But he was able to bring lots of different crowds together, from all over the place." Matt Lee, a Detroit music publicist, was a friend who watched Jeremy Haberman nurture the Bag during a time of industry upheaval. "He saw the live entertainment business change 10 times while he was there, and he was smart enough to ride it out, regardless of radio support, the changing trends," said Lee. "You don't see those kinds of venues anymore. He was good about walking the fine line between doing really cool stuff and bringing in what people like, to keep the doors open." It is suggested that those who wish to further honor the memory of Jeremy Haberman may do so by making a contribution to: M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterClick to Visit Charity Website or Providence Health Foundation-CancerClick to Visit Charity Website |