WE REMEMBER During the coming week Yeshiva Beth Yehudah will observe the yahrtzeits of the following departed friends, with the traditional memorial prayer, recitation of kaddish and studying of mishnayos. Solomon Burg Hurry Daniels Abraham Dubin Jock Finer 'do Gddmon Rose Heller Max G. Salasnek Irving N Weiss Louis Aronoff William Cohen • David Cohn Norman Egren Louis Gelfund Brocho Rivko Greenberg Philip M Hermon Harry H. Hochman Isaac Rosenthal Moses Weingorden Sophie Gook Jacob M Horowitz Celia Miedzwinski Albert Pritz Jacob B Shlain Israel Stillerman Bertha Cossmon SWAN JUNE 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 SIVAN Isadore Glattstein Mox Kozlowski Sidney Lorfel Harry Maltz Shmuel Rulzimring Morris Stoller Eric Weiss Elizabeth Welkovicz Dora Kraus Moritz Miedzwinski Shirley Skolnick Jacob Surowitz Charles Usher Asher Wainer Isadore Diamond Sarah Feigleman Dora Greenstein Margaret Mandel Edith Pass Marilyn Schone Morrey Bittker Leo Grueneboum Esther Anno Moskowitz George Shore Ella Silber JUNE 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH Founded 1914 Administration Office: 557-6750 YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH SCHOOL FOR BOYS 15751 West Lincoln Drive Southfield, Michigan 48076 SALLY ALLAN ALEXANDER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS 14390 W. 10 Mile Road Oak Park, Michigan 48237 "Continuing to care from 1 , generation to generation..." Robert H. Bodzin, Funeral Director Serving the entire Detroit Jewish Community with dignity, tradition and compassion since 1916. rtvt . 27"1:11 ebrew Memorial Chapel )-• 26640 Greenfield Rd. (311) 543-1622 Oak Park, MI 48237 1-8U0-736-5033 Three Generations of Caring Directors of Funerals 18325 W. Nine Mile Road Southfield, MI 48075 Telephone (313) 569-0020 Outside Michigan 1-800-325-7105 Ira Kaufman (1896-1986) Lou Berry, Activist For Israel ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR Not much could stop Lou Berry once he set his meet with displaced persons from World War mind to something. II. . More than 70 years ago he came as a young "The determination to live by these unfor- man to the United States. He had just a few tunates who have been suffering a living death dollars, but he was determined to save enough these many years is admirable," he said after to bring over the rest of his family. Within a the trip. Following his return to the United few years he had done just that. States, Mr. Berry began raising funds to help A longtime Zionist, he was among Israel's smuggle the European Jews into Palestine. most ardent fund-raisers. One of his efforts Mr. Berry, whose friends included David Ben- raised $500,000 in five hours. Gurion, continued his support Eighteen years ago, Mr. after the State of Israel was es- Berry turned 75 and bought a tablished. He was named chair- winter home in Florida. It didn't man of the Allied Jewish Cam- bring him peace and quiet, but paign in 1949, during which then, he never expected that. time he raised $5 million. He "I can't get away from (calls became active in supporting to help Israel)," he said. "But I business development in Israel. don't really try to. These are the A former president of Con- people who supported me and gregation Shaarey Zedek, Mr. now I am supporting them. It Berry was a founding member was the people who made a dif- of Sinai Hospital. He endowed ference between Israel becom- Sinai's Louis and Vivian Berry ing a state and not becoming a Center for outpatient surgery, state." in Farmington Hills, and a Jew- Mr. Berry died in West ish National Fund forest in Is- Bloomfield on June 14. rael, which bears his family's A native of Liverpool, Eng- name. He was on the mayor's land, Mr. Berry came to the Lou Berry advisory committee on health United States in 1922. His first care in Detroit and the Civic job — he hated it — was selling Center Commission. linens. He moved on to sweeping floors and sell- Mr. Berry received the Louis Marshall Award ing socks. from the Jewish Theological Seminary of Amer- Working 12 hours a day, seven days a week, ica, the Jewish Federation's Butzel Award and Mr. Berry saved his money and soon managed honors from numerous other Jewish organiza- to bring his mother and five brothers and sis- tions. He was a member of the Franklin Hills ters to the United States. Country Club, the Palm Beach Country Club In the 1930s, Mr. Berry began investing in and the Hundred Club of Detroit. real estate, with his first purchase an apart- Mr. Berry is survived by his wife, Vivian; son ment building near 12th Street in Detroit. By and daughter-in-law, Harold and Barbara 1939 he owned the Palmetto Hotel at John R Berry; daughter and son-in-law, Selma and and Hancock, which by 1940 was showing Jack Schwartz; stepchildren, Joan Provizer, $10,000 a month in profits. Dr. Stephan and Barbara Morse, Michael and Mr. Berry also bought radio stations and ho- Marcy Feldman; sisters, Ann Eisler and Bertha tels, including the Hayes in Jackson, the Ban- Dworkin; grandchildren, Lawrence and Sharon croft in Saginaw, the Navarro (now Ritz-Carl- Berry, Elliott and Campbell Berry, Miriam and ton) in Manhattan and the famed Touraine Peter Seagle, Betsy and Jeffrey Heuer, Rebec- in Boston, former site of President John Quin- ca Snider, Jeffrey and Kari Provizer, Marc cy Adams' home. Provizer, Tracey Provizer, Jennifer and Robert Locally, Mr. Berry owned the David Stott Mattler, Rachael Morse, Ronit Feldman, Noah Building, where he had his headquarters un- Feldman, Joanna Feldman; eight great-grand- til 1965. In 1962, he headed a group of investors children. who purchased the Fisher Building. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday, June 16, at "Lou has an insightful way of looking at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Contributions things," his son, Harold, once said. "When peo- may be made to the Hospice of Southeastern ple ask him what is the best and most exciting Michigan, 16250 Northland Dr., Southfield, MI deal, he answers, 'The next one.' " 48075; Yad Ezra, 26641 Harding, Oak Park, In 1947, Mr. Berry became active with the MI 48237; or the charity of your choice. United Jewish Appeal. He was one of 20 Jew- Arrangements by the Ira Kaufman Chapel. ish leaders nationwide whom the UJA sent to DAVID S. ABRAMS, 88, of Alzheimer's Disease and Relat- Southfield, died June 10. He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Su- san M. Sarason and George D. Pence of Great Falls, Va.; dear friend, Pauline Cohen. Contri- butions may be made to ed Disorders, 17220 W. 12 Mile Rd., Southfield, MI 48076. Arrangements by the Dorfman NATHAN ARONOFF, 84, of Jack's Markets. He is survived by his wife, Betty; sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Joanne of Birmingham, Gerald and Alicia of West Bloomfield, Mervin and Sheila of West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Marc Oak Park, died June 13. Mr. Aronoff was the former owner of OBITS Page 131 Funeral Direction.