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brothers-in-law, Dodo and Al-
lan Stein of Sarasota, Fla.,
Mary Grossbart of Farmington
Hills, Shirley and Nate Barof-
\--, sky of Sarasota, Fla., Judy and
/---" Jerry Sillman of Sarasota, Fla.
Interment at Adat Shalom.
Memorial contributions may be
directed to the City of Hope,
6960 Orchard Lake Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322. Arrang-
ments by the Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

MILTON COVENSKY, 78,

/-1

former Detroiter of Bethesda,
Md., died April 24. Dr. Coven-
sky was a professor of history
at Wayne State University. He
taught bibliography, historiog-
raphy, history and philosophy
of the great religions and the
history of ideas. He wrote the
text The Ancient Near Eastern

Tradition.

He was a member of the Phi
Beta Kappa Society and a re-
cipient of the Wayne State Uni-
veristy Award for Excellence in
Teaching and the Michigan
Adult Education Association
Award for Creative Teaching.
He was responsible for creating
and directing the Great De-
bates, which brought outstand-
ing national speakers to cam-
pus.
Dr. Covensky is survived by
his wife of 35 years, artist He-
len Ciesla Covensky; daughter,
filmmaker Aviva Kempner;
son, Jonathan of Washington,
D.C.; daughter-in-law, Lise Van
Susteren of Washington, D.C.;
granddaughters, Aliza, De-
laney, Piera Kempner. Contri-
butions may be made to the
Milton Covensky Library Fund,
do DCJCC, 1836 Jefferson
Place N.W., Washington, D.C.
20036.

HARVEY ELLIAS,73, of Van

\_\

Nuys, Calif., formerly of De-
troit, died April 18. He is sur-
vived by his wife, Selma;
daughters and son-in-law,
Sharon and Melvin Janis, An-
nie Ellias; sons and daughters-
in-law, Scott and Leah, Terry
Ellias, all of California; sisters-
in-law and brothers-in-law,
Sylvia Bellamy and friend, Al-
bert Freedlander of West Los
Angeles; Art and Elsie Gold-
man of Oak Park, Sidney and
Lillian Goldman of Oak Park,
Milton and Rochelle Goldman
of West Bloomfield, Leon Weiss
of Southfield, Helen Sallan of
Livonia; grandson, Michael
Brooks. Memorial contributions
may be made to the Diabetes
Association, Kenny Goldman
Athletic Fund at the Jewish
Community Center or JARC.
Services and interment in Cali-
fornia.

COLONEL RALPH FREED-
MAN, 86, of Colorado Springs,

Colo., died April 18. Colonel

Freedman was a music instru-
mental instructor for the De-
troit School System. He gradu-
ated from Michigan State as a
2nd Lieutenant with a bachelor
of arts degree, a master's in
music from Wayne State Uni-
versity and earned the rank of
colonel in the Air Force when
stationed at Chanute Air Force
Base in Illinois.
He was also the past presi-
dent of the Bohemian Chamber
Music Group and several other
chamber groups and was active
with Interlochen. He was the
beloved husband of the late
Elsie Schussel Freedman and
the loving brother of the late
Samuel Freedman and the late
William Freedman.
Col. Freedman is survived by
his sister, Mollye Berman of
Farmington Hills; nieces and
nephews, Mayer and Carol
Freedman, Paul and Hazel
Freedman, Cheryl and Michael
Soskin, Maureen and Howard
Garvin, Neil and Enid Mady
and Jeffrey and Cindy Madgy.
Interment at Machpelah Ceme-
tery. Memorial contributions
may be directed to the Michi-
gan Cancer Foundation, 18831
West 12 Mile Road, Lathrup
Village, MI 48076; or the Michi-
gan Heart Association, 16310
West 12 Mile Road, Southfield,
MI 48076. Arrangiiients by the
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

LILLIAN GOLDMAN, 94, of

Livonia, died April 22. Mrs.
Goldman was the beloved wife

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