DOROTHY LEIBICK BRODER

October 2, 1925 - June 19, 2018

SERVICES: 11:00 AM THURSDAY 6/21/2018 at HEBREW MEMORIAL CHAPEL A LINK WILL BE PROVIDED FOR A WEBCAST OF THE FUNERAL SERVICE Age 92, of Southfield, died June 19, 2018. Dorothy Leibick Broder was an American watercolorist, draughtsman and sculptor. Born in 1925 in Manhattan to Eastern European Jewish émigrés, she was raised in Brooklyn. The family relocated to Detroit when Dorothy was 12 years old. She began drawing at that time and later prevailed upon her parents to send her to Cass Technical High School in Detroit where she studied art. She focused on charcoal figures and still life watercolor. While at Cass Tech, she worked in her father's photography studio, hand-painting black and white portraits in heavy oils, simulating color photography. After high school, Dorothy worked for Army Ordinance at the General Motors plant, drafting submarines during World War II. Though a full-time wife and mother from the late-1940s, Dorothy continued to draw and paint. She held art classes in her suburban basement and began developing her passion and skill in fluid watercolor. In 1959, Dorothy entered Wayne State University's College of Art, studying part-time while raising her family. She completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and obtained her teaching certificate in 1966, going on to get a Masters degree in 1970. For 22 years, Dorothy taught drawing, painting, sculpture, photography and art history at Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Michigan. A popular and much-loved teacher, she encouraged individual artistic expression. Many of her students became close personal friends...as well as notable artists, photographers and collectors. Throughout the years, Dorothy Broder produced hundreds of paintings and drawings in her Farmington Hills studio overlooking the Rouge River ravine. Passionate and excited by visual beauty and visual drama, Dorothy lived her life as an artist and loving mother, surrounded by her art, the art work of her friends and the art books she cherished. Beloved mother of Ron (Marsha) Weinstein, Dr. Shelly (Morrey Weinner) Broder and Dr. Sidney (Fran Bayer) Broder. Loving grandmother of Sarah (Colin McKenzie) Weinstein, Zac Broder and Molly Weinstein. Dear sister of Art (late Erika) Lavi. Proud aunt of Sefi (Shirlee) Lavi and Michali (Yair) Humash. OFFICIATING: Rabbi Y. Rabin INTERMENT: Machpelah Cemetery SHIVA: The family will observe Shiva through Thursday evening till 9:00 pm at the residence of Dr. Shelly Broder and Morrey Weinner 10515 Lincoln Drive Huntington Woods, MI 48070 (248) 399-7356 RELIGIOUS SERVICES: 6:30 PM Thursday evening ON FRIDAY FROM 4:00 PM TO 8:00 PM THE FAMILY OF DR. SID BRODER and FRAN BAYER BRODER AND WILL GATHER INFORMALLY AT THEIR HOME 1414 Lakeside Drive Birmingham, MI 48009 CONTRIBUTIONS: If you would like to further honor the memory of DOROTHY BRODER you may do so by making a contribution to: MEL BORNSTEIN CLINIC FOR PSYCHOANALYSIS AND PSYCHOTHERAPY 32841 Middlebelt Road, Ste 403 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248.851.7739 or DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ART 5200 Woodward Detroit, MI 48202 or ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION 25200 Telegraph Road, Ste 100 Southfield, MI 48033 248-351-0280 www.alz.org or JEWISH HOSPICE AND CHAPLAINCY NETWORK 6555 W. Maple Rd. West Bloomfield, MI 48322, 248-592-2687 www.jewishhospice.com or ASPCA www.aspca.org