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Maida Sue Portnoy



Maida Sue Portnoy, 80, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, died on 19 October 2020.

The Funeral was A PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICE on Wednesday, 21 October 2020 at 2:00 PM .

Rabbi Joseph Krakoff officiated. Family members include:
She is survived by her children and their spouses, Rachel Portnoy and Adam Eichner, and Eddy Portnoy and Mira Blushtein. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Kobi and Jonah Eichner, and Ben and Luli Portnoy. She really loved those damn kids.

She was the wife of the late Robert G. Portnoy, the daughter of the late Arnold E. Frank and the late Edith Selker Frank, and the sister of the late Richard S. Frank.

Active for many years in Jewish communal affairs, Maida was the first female president of Junior Division and spent many years working for the Detroit Jewish Book Fair and the Detroit Jewish Music Festival. She also had a mid-life career as a journalist and wrote hundreds of articles for The Oakland Press, Michigan Woman, Monthly Detroit, and The Detroit Jewish News, among others.

It is suggested that those who wish to further honor the memory of Maida Sue Portnoy may do so by making a contribution to:

Anti Defamation League-Michigan Office
P.O. Box 252166
West Bloomfield, MI 48325-2166
(248) 353-7553
https://michigan.adl.org/
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or
Gesher Human Services
Formerly JVS + Kadima
29699 Southfield Road
Southfield, MI 48076
248-559-5000
http://www.kadimacenter.org
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