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a home," said Mr. Zimberg,
of Oak Park. "Our family
was in the building trade, so
they helped build his first
synagogue — the Petosky
shul."
Years later, the Petosky
shul, named after its street
in Detroit, evolved into Beth
Tefilo Emanuel Tikvah,
24225 Greenfield Rd. Rabbi
Levin became rabbi of the
synagogue in 1975.
"Jews from all walks of life
regularly sought his counsel
and encouragement," Mr.
Zimberg said. "Whenever
you spoke to him, it was like
you were speaking to your
own loving grandfather."
Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg,
of the Young Israel of
Southfield, said Rabbi Levin
had a special talent for talk-
ing to people. "He used to
say that when he left Radin
for America, the Chofetz
Chaim (a great Polish
talmudic scholar) took his
hand and said, 'Gay Red Tzo
Yidin,' (Go speak to Jews.)"
Rabbi Goldberg said he'll
never forget Rabbi Levin's
kindness when Rabbi Gold-
berg was starting out in the
Detroit community.
"Whenever we spoke, he
never failed to ask how I
was, or how my family was
doing."
Rabbi Levin, recipient of
numerous honors and
awards over the years, also
nurtured many of Detroit's
Jewish institutions. "Rabbi
Levin was the head of the Bet
Din, the religious court, and
decided any and all religious
litigation, be it issues of
adoption or divorce," said
Rabbi Chaskel Grubner,
menahel of the Council of
Orthodox Rabbis. Rabbi
Grubner worked with Rabbi
Levin for 42 years and met
with him daily. "The loss for
me personally, and for the
community, is tremendous,"
he said.
Close to Rabbi Levin's
heart was the Yeshiva
Beth Yehudah, where he
was instrumental in forming
the school's Vaad
Hachinuch, the religious ed-
ucation committee.
On Monday, both the
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah and
the Sally Allan Alexander
Bais Yaakov School for Girls
closed half a day so students
and faculty could attend the
funeral, which was held at
Hebrew Memorial.
Speaking at the funeral,
attended by about 700 peo-
ple, were Rabbis Leib Bakst,
dean of the Yeshiva
Gedolah; Chaskel Grubner,
of the Council of Orthodox
Rabbis of Greater Detroit;
Chaim Stein, rosh yeshiva of
the Telshe Yeshiva in

Rabbi Leizer Levin:
Proponent of unity.

Cleveland; Chaim
Schmelczer, dean, and
Chaim Keller, rosh yeshiva,
of the Telshe Yeshiva in
Chicago; Shmuel Levin,
grandson of Rabbi Levin;
and Avraham Chaim Levin,
son of Rabbi Levin.
"The students should
know it isn't an ordinary
day," said Bais Yaakov High
School principal Rabbi
Samuel R. Cohen. "With
him passes an era — one
that had direct communica-
tion with Europe."
Rabbi Raphael R. Skaist,
principal of Beth Yehudah,
said the school provided bus
service for seventh- and
eighth-graders who followed
the casket to the airport.
Burial for Rabbi Levin
took place 5 p.m. Jan. 20 in
Israel at the Zichron Meir
Cemetery in Bnei Brak.
Rabbi Levin is survived by
his son, Rabbi Avraham
Chaim Levin of Chicago;
daughter, Jackie Wein of
Monsey, N.Y.; 25 grand-
children and 104 great-
grandchildren. ❑

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David Gad-Hari', executive
director of the Jewish Com-
munity Council, took part in
a similar program at Wayne
State University. Mr. Gad-
Harf said the country and
the world have changed so
much since Dr. King's
assassination that he isn't
sure the civil rights leader
would recognize the place if
he'd return. The JCCouncil
paid for the printing of the
Southfield program
brochure and also provided
busses to return the mar-
chers back to the North
Congregational Church.
"I think different elements
of his message are being
heard by different segments
of the community," said Mr.
Gad-Harf. "His messages of

