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l OBITUARIES
Saul Karch,
Physician
Dr. Saul Karch, of West
Bloomfield, died March 2.
He was 79.
Dr. Karch served on the
staff of Highland Park Gen-
eral Hospital and St. Mary
Hospital of Livonia, where
he directed the medical
library. He was a graduate
of the Wayne State Univer-
sity School of Medicine and a
member of the American
Medical Association.
Dr. Karch was a major in
the U.S. Air Force during
World War II, serving in In-
dia and on the Burma Road
campaign. He was a state
champion in fencing in foil,
epee and sabre for five years
prior to entering the armed
forces.
He is survived by his wife,
Bertha; son and daughter-in-
law, Peter and Lillian Karch
of Kutztown, Pa.; daughter
and son-in-law, Nina and
Jerry Mann of Southfield;
sister and brother-in-law,
Celia and Sidney Awerbuck
of Southfield; six grand-
children.
Eugene Sloan,
Developer
Eugene Sloan, former
Detroiter of Longboat Key,
Fla., died Feb. 28. He was
70.
Mr. Sloan, who served
with the Army Air Corps
during World War II, was
president of E. Sloan and Co.
and vice president of Subur-
ban Detroit Theaters. He
developed office buildings,
shopping centers and movie
theaters. He was a member
of Adat Shalom Synagogue
and the Franklin Hills
Country Club.
He is survived by his wife
Jody of Longboat Key, Fla.;
sons and daughters-in-law,
David and Millie of Farm-
ington Hills, Daniel of Pon-
tiac, Michael and Janet of
Ellicot City, Md.; brothers,
Richard of Birmingham,
Ronald of Bloomfield Hills,
Robert of Farmington Hills,
Jerry of Philadelphia, Pa.,
four grandchildren.
Jessie Shapero,
Volunteer
Jessie Shapiro, of Oak
Park, died March 2. She was
88.
She was the recipient of
the Volunteer of the Year
Award from Borman Hall,
where she served for more
than 40 years as a volunteer.
She was instrumental in
designing many gift-shop
items used in fund-raising
activities for the Home for
Aged.
She is survived by her sons
and daughters-in-law,
Manuel F. and Marion
Rossman, Merrill and Myr-
na Shapero, all of West
Bloomfield; brother, Alan
Rossman of Oak Park;
sisters and brother-in-law,
Lillian Cohen of West
Bloomfield, Rebecca and
Avram Rabinovitz of Oak
Park; four grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren.
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Arabs Claim
Rights Limits
Geneva (JTA) — Eight
Arab Christian and Moslem
clergymen have complained
bitterly that "collective
punishment" imposed by the
Israeli army on their West
Bank towns severely limits
their freedom of religion.
Their complaint was
published by the Ecumenical
Press Service of the World
Council of Churches in
Geneva.
"We, as Christian and
Moslem clergy of Ramallah
and El- Bireh, are deeply
concerned about continuing
religious restrictions faced
by the community," they
said.
"Since Dec. 1, 1991, night-
time curfews have severely
restricted the religious
freedom of our people, affec-
ting attendance at mosques
and churches," the state-
ment said.
The clergy said that 24-
hour and overnight curfews
prevented Christians from
attending Mass and
disrupted plans for concerts,
Christmas plays and sea-
sonal social visiting.
"The nighttime curfew
was lifted briefly Christmas
Eve and then reimposed on
Christmas Day," they said.
"We see all this as a clear
violation of our right to
freedom of worship and our
right to freedom of cultural
expression, both as in-
dividuals and as a commun-
ity."
The statement observed
that with the Moslem holy
month of Ramadan about to
begin and the Lenten fast
that precedes Easter ap-
proaching, "we must em-
phasize the inalienable
rights guaranteed to re-
ligious communities under
international law."
The statement concluded
that "in a time when efforts
are being made to promote
peace and reconciliation in
our region, we — Moslem
and Christian clergy of
Ramallah and El-Bireh —
feel the urgent need to speak.
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