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Dear Friends,

Purim is around the corner. Purim is more than g ra gg ers and masks, g ifts and

Memorial Chapel.
FAYE RUTH TOLLE, 84, of
West Bloomfield, died March 1.
Mrs. Tolle was an executive and
co-owner of Tolle Cleaners in De-
troit and retired in 1972. In 1979,
Mrs. Tolle was the grand prize
winner of a car and cash in the
six-month Free Press Tangle
Towns Contest. She was the
beloved wife of the late Louis
Tolle. Mrs. Tolle is survived by
her son and daughter-in-law,
Gerald and Andrea of West
Bloomfield; grandchild, Leslie
Tolle; sisters and brother-in-law,
Jennie Levine, Mildred Marks of
Seattle, Wash., Edith and Dr. Al
Weber; brother and sister-in-law,
Jack and Helen Marion. Inter-
ment at Machpelah Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be
directed to the Federation Apart-
ments, 15100 West Ten Mile
Road, Oak Park, MI 48237.
Arrangements by the Ira Kauf-
man Chapel.

MOSCU USER, 90, of South-
field, died Mar.3. He is survived
by his wife, Esther; sons and
daughters-in-law, Carl and Nety
of West Bloomfield, Strul and
Manuela of West Bloomfield, Isac
and Miriam of West Bloomfield;
six grandchildren. Contributions
may be directed to a charity of
one's choice. Interment at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery in Birming-
ham. Arrangements through He-
brew Memorial Chapel.

IDA S. WAGNER, 78, of Hunt-
ington Woods, died March 4.
Mrs. Wagner was the beloved
wife of the late Sam Wagner. She
is survived by her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Ronald and Ava of
Oak Park; daughter and son-in-
law, Andrea and Robert Stoler of
Oak Park; grandchildren, Jason
and Matthew Wagner, Elizabeth
and Scott Stoler; sister, Doris
Surath. Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery. Memorial contribu-
tions may be directed to the
Michigan Humane Society, 3600
West Auburn Road, Rochester
Heights, MI 48309; or the Jew-
ish War Veterans, do Mr. Ely J.
Katz, 29261 Pointe 0 Woods
Place, #202, Southfield, MI
48034. Arrangements by the Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

MAX WEXLER, 75, of Flint,
died March 4. He was a graduate
of University of Michigan Engi-
neering School and served in the
Army Air Corps with the rank of
major. He was the co-owner of
Cut Rate Auto Parts. Mr. Wexler
was a member of Atlas Valley
Country Club and Temple Beth
El.
He was the loving brother of the
late Florence Kahn. He is sur-
vived by his wife, Reva; daugh-
ters and sons-in-law, Janice and
Frederick Steinhardt of Hunt-
ington Woods, Bethany and Ira
Moretski of Beverly Hills, Calif.;
son and daughter-in-law, Dr.

Stephen and Michelle of St.
Louis, Mo.; grandchildren, Kar-
le Fried and Ryan Fried of Hunt-
ington Woods; Allison Wexler of
St. Louis; sisters and brother-in-
law, Fay Taylor, Sophie and Dr.
Saul Gorne of Flint. Services at
Temple Beth El in Flint; inter-
ment at Flint Memorial Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to Temple Beth El, Flint.

Correction

The obituary for Moses
Stein, March 3, should have
indicated his son-in-law as
Martin Kotch.

M egilahs, it is an opportunity to become more

activel y Jewish.

Ho w can these seemin g l y childish mitzvot kelp us become more Jewish?

When hlaman wanted to destro y the Jews he described us as a scattered and

divided people. When Esther was convinced to intercede on behalf of her people she

instructed Mordediai to 'g ather the Jews in Shushan to g ether.

!Haman focused on our natural weakness, Esther on our potential source of

stren g th.

This Purim we must learn to follow Esther s instructions. Allow y ourself to forg et

that mitzvah, or need to learn about Judaism because I am
that t y pe of Jew'. Whether it is feelin g concern, showin g tolerance for someone else

the excuses, 'I don't do this or

not

or spendin g an hour a week arnin
le
g Torah, we must become g reat Jews, not g reat

p
efor
m,
Conservative or Orthodox!

Memorial Held
For Victims

Jerusalem (JTA) — A memorial
was held near Kibbutz Ma'agan
Michael, south of Haifa, for the
35 people killed nearby in a ter-
rorist attack 17 years ago.
The victims, Egged employees
and their families, were on a com-
pany-organized outing. The ter-
rorists had originally planned to
land by boat on the Tel Aviv
beach, but made a navigational
error.
Police Commissioner Assaf
Hefetz, who led the unit that bat-
tled the terrorists and helped res-
cue passengers, attended the
memorial service.

Investigation
Clears Soldiers

Jerusalem (JTA) — A former Is-
rael Defense Force chief of staff
has concluded that Israeli sol-
diers did not carry out a "kill ver-
ification" by mistake on an Israeli
Druse officer who was killed dur-
ing a clash in southern Lebanon
three months ago.
Maj. Kewaan Hamad was
killed Dec. 19 during a clash with
Islamic fundamentalist Hezbol-
lah gunmen in the western sec-
tor of the security zone.
Newspaper reports alleged at
the time that Mr. Hamad was
killed by Israeli fire when soldiers
mistook him for a wounded
Hezbollah gunman and conduct-
ed a "kill verification."
A "kill verification" is verifying
the death of an enemy in the bat-
tlefield, if necessary, by shooting
the enemy at close range.
The story caused further con-
troversy when it appeared that
reports concerning the soldier's
death may have been concealed
from his family.
In February, Lt. Gen. Moshe
Levy was appointed to examine
the circumstances surrounding
Hamad's death.

This Purim redouble y our commitment to our survival. Si g n up for a class at Aisle

HaTorah or an y other learnin g facilit y . Find out how Jewish learnin g and Jewish livin g

can brin g spiritualit y , meanin g and pleasure to y our life.

We're not askin g y ou to risk y our life as Esther did, just spend

Alon Tolwin

Ed ucational Director

it wisel y , Jewiskl y .

Dr. Manuel Sklar

Lawrence Brown

Ch airman of the Board

Special Events Coordinator

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