Philip David Goldstein May 8, 1900 – December 31, 1979 My father, Philip David Goldstein was born May 8, 1900 in Nashelsk, Poland. His parents were Joseph Goldstein and Breindle Klos. In later years he left the Polish Army and managed to come to the United States. After originally going to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where there was some family to help him, he decided to come to Detroit, Michigan where he had heard about the strong automotive industry and felt that it might be a good place to earn a living, have success and start a new life. He met other “newcomers” after he arrived and developed friendships that lasted a lifetime. He met his wife, Lottie Engler in Detroit and they were married at the Westminister Shul on January 26, 1930. My dad had one brother, Irving Goldstein born in 1904 in Nashelsk, Poland who came to the United States and a sister, Miriam who was born in 1912 also in Nashelsk, Poland and went to Israel after the war. Irving lost his first wife, Balcia and son, Chaim in 1936. After coming to the United States, he met and married Frieda Krasner from Buffalo, New York. She was born in 1904 and died in 1978. They had no children. My dad lost another brother, Yoynes and sisters, Rifka and Pearl during the war, and Chaya died in 1941. My dad’s sister Miriam, met her husband and married Menachim Gross in Israel. They had two children : Abraham and Bruria. Abraham married Henia and had two daughters, Sarah and Dvorit and two sons, Yossi and Yaron. Bruria and David have three daughters who are married: Ruthie and Dov Feldman. Chanie and Shlomi Goldberg, and Esti and Amichay Harary. In 1948, my parents brought my cousins to this country and helped them get settled into their new life. Sadly, their parents were killed after the war in Poland and were never able to see the accomplishments of their children in the United States and the lives they had built for themselves. Leo, Mark, Ann, and Rae Wygoda adjusted slowly with the guidance and help of my parents.They got an apartment, worked in the family auto parts business until Mark( married Ruth ) and Leo( married Zita ) were able to leave and start their own business. Mark’s name Wygoda was changed to Webber. They had two daughters, Shelly and Elaine. Leo ( changed his last name to Weber) and Zita had two sons Norman and David Weber. Ann married Martin Leikach and moved to Baltimore, Maryland. They had two children- Debbie & Hal Weaver and Garett Swayne. Rae was enrolled into Central High School where she graduated . She married Joachim Nachbar ( an engineer at The Albert Kahn Company) and went to Wayne State University where she graduated as a teacher. She got a position in the Detroit School System teaching math. They had two children- Ann and James. Annie graduated from U. of M. Law School and Jimmy is an Ophthalmologist. My father decided that he would begin selling automotive parts which he stored in his home. It was a positive decision and he eventually opened his first store selling automotive parts. His wife, Lottie worked with him assuming necessary responsibilities until the business grew and other employees were hired and necessary professionals were used to gain good advice. It became a family business with Lottie’s brother, David working there as well as his wife, Celia. She had been an employee in the office at the switchboard since high school which was located close to the store. David had been in the army and when he had completed his service, he also joined the family working at my dad’s first store in Detroit, United Automotive Supply Co. He later met and married Celia. After coming to this country, my dad’s brother Irving also worked at our company. Philip and Lottie had one child, Beverly Vita Goldstein born January 8, 1936. I was an only child and while my parents both worked, my grandmother, Sophie Engler lived with us and helped in my care. The first home that I grew up in and remember was 3217 Pasadena in Detroit. Though my mother and dad worked every day, they found time to do things with me. Many times on Sunday, we would drive to Frankenmouth, Michigan known for its Chicken dinners. I remember on some Saturdays taking the bus downtown with my mom. We would have lunch at “Sanders” and go shopping and just walk around the J.L. Hudson Co. That was always an exciting and special day together. Every summer, my dad would drive us up north to Charlevoix, Michigan which was a popular family resort. Every year we stayed at Metcalf’s rooming house which was very close to the beach which we could walk to. My dad would stay the weekend and then leave to return home to work. Then on the weekend he would drive back up north to be with us. Many of their friends and families would return to Charlevoix every year so a good time was had by the children and adults. My mother and dad had longtime friendships with other couples who had come to this country about the same time and they had a wonderful social life over the years. My dad had become very active in the Labor Zionist movement and eventually became President of the Labor Zionist group in Detroit. My parents always had a serious concern about their family and difficult living conditions in Israel at that time. I remember the family continuously sending clothes and money to help them out. There was the occasion when my dad sent money to Miriam and she was able to get a refrigerator which was a tremendous help in those early years in Israel. Life was hard. My parents were founding members of Temple Israel where I went to Sunday School. I was confirmed there and also graduated from Temple Israel High School. They also got me a tutor so that I could learn to read and understand Yiddish. With my grandmother living with us, I had learned to understand Yiddish early because my parents spoke to my grandmother in Yiddish (especially when they didn’t want me to know about something). She did speak English also. When my mother passed away in July, 1965, a trip to Israel that she and my dad had planned came into question. It was to have been a reunion with my dad and his sister, Miriam who had not seen each other since their early lives in Poland. Her daughter, Bruria was getting married in August to David Eidelheit in Tel Aviv. Although my parents had done little traveling, this would have been a major trip for them for a very happy and special occasion. It was decided that I would go with my father. We would be there for the wedding, but also enable my dad to be reunited with his sister. It was a difficult trip for both of us having just lost mother, but it turned out to be a very special time in my father’s life and I was able to meet family that I never knew. The close relationships remain to this very day. It was after my mother’s death, that I had to make another decision. I had graduated from Wayne State University in June of 1965 and she had made a party for me to celebrate the special occasion. It was only two weeks later that she died suddenly. Now there was a void in the business. Although I had been teaching in my position as a Speech Therapist in the Oak Park school system as well as tutoring, the decision was made to help my dad out and assume my mother’s responsibilities in our business. My husband, Bob had also joined the business when he graduated from Wayne State University’s Law School. There was a special relationship with many of the employees who had been with us and had moved from one location to the next as the business had grown. My dad had always been an employer who really cared about his employees and as a family we had all been to many weddings, special events and funerals of our employee’s families over the many years. My dad was always a caring person. He came to work every day until the age of 79 and passed away December 31, 1979.