The answer is: Senator Edward Kennedy!
In February 1967, Senator Edward Kennedy was the keynote speaker at an Allied Jewish Campaign Pre-Campaign dinner. A black-tie gathering for contributors of $1,000 or more, the event brought the campaign total to more than $2.8 million dollars! In today’s dollars, that’s like $28 million!
Here were the clues to this month’s photo:
Do you recognize the handsome guy seated next to Max Fisher (Max is seated on the right)? Here’s a few hints:
- He was a senator, but not from Michigan.
- Before the Kardashians, his family was as close to royalty as you could find in the U.S.
- Many, many movies have been based on his family, but the one specifically based on an incident in his life was 2017’s Chappaquiddick.
Edward Kennedy isn’t the only famous face in Jewish Detroit. Search through our collection to find more!
Image: Jewish Federation of Detroit Photograph Collection, JF.154.4
