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.
Jack Beckwith
Meyer Beigler
Charles Binder
Leah Budnick
Bernice Cole
Mory Guterman
Harry Joffin
Pearl Kind
Morris Lubkin
Elko Rutzmiring
Shioh Rutzmiring
Morris Sahom
Rose Schwartz
Michael Berris
William Bordelove
Betty Cohen
Louis Julius Cohen
Herbert H. Freedland
Kate Gormezono
John Sidney Ketchen
Louis H. Levine
Hilda Lezell
Goidie Mendelsohn
Helen Mertz
Abraham Ookmon
Morris Zavel Borinstein
Myrtle Desok.v
Irving Elson
Joseph Gelbermon
Alexander Glaser
Rochel Hoffman
Mery Klepfish
Viola Newman Kopp
Aaron Pollack
Elko Rohlik
Gertrude Rosenberg
Rose Ryback
Harry Shulman
Irene Weiss
Dora Baruch
Dr. Harold Mark Dana
Burt Duchin
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TISHREI
Norman Folbe
Mary Rose Jacobs
Aaron David Levin
Abraham Levitin
Aaron B. Margolis
David Pitt
Harry Wetstein
Sallie Antman
Wolfe William Atlas
Jeanette Berkowitz
A. Howard Bloch
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Edith Burk
Dr. Daniel Cohn
Louis Dann
Rose T. Deitch
Bertha Fagenson Gornbein
Helen G. Klein
Evo Lesser
Rose Marks
Bessie Moerman
Yet-to Rucker
Nathan Sachs
Nathan Samet
Sadie Whiteman
Nathan Zack
Samuel Cohen
Freda Fox
Bernard Greenbaum
Gertrude Lubetsky
Anna Maxman
Samuel Rosenberg
Shona Yolowitz
Choy..? Sarah Dworkin
Caroline Leiderman
Samuel Mordecai Levin
Dr. Rose Moloch Sexton
Leoh Sherr
Kalman Silber
Ida Solomon
Molly Weingarden
Simon Young
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Southfield, Michigan 48076
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Oak Park, Michigan 48237
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Harold Heller:
A Man For All Seasons
Harold Heller, 82, of Southfield, died Oct. 10.
He served in the Army Air Corps in World War
II. As a youngster he aided his mother who took
in washing; he then moved up to work in the
garment industry. To support his meager in-
come he got a job as a caller at Radio City Mu-
sic Hall, then as a barker at a theater at Coney
Island. In the 1950s, Mr. Heller managed two
His philosophy was
if you are going to serve
the public, serve it.
of New York's largest theaters. He later became
an insurance agent for Prudential Insurance
Company of America. He wrote $1 million
worth of business, or more, in 10 successive
years, became a special agent and eventually a
member of the President's Club, the Million
IRVING I. ALPERT, 77, of
Oak Park, died Oct. 5. Mr.
Alpert is survived by his wife,
Helen; daughters and son-in-
law, Pamela and Ronald
Holscher of Pontiac, Nancy of
Oak Park; brother and sister-
in-law, Nathan and Belle of
Wellesley Hills, Mass.; sister,
Ruth Boyer of Wooster, Mass.
Contributions may be directed
to the Rose Cancer Center, c/o
Wm. Beaumont Hospital, 3601
West 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak,
MI 48073; or to a charity of
one's choice. Services and inter-
ment were held at Hebrew
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Arrangements through Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
ELAINE AXELROD, 57, for-
mer Detroiter of Boca Raton,
Fla., died Oct. 4. Mrs. Axelrod
was the loving daughter of the
late Morris Pikstein. She is sur-
vived by her husband, Norman;
mother, Sophie Kingston of
Huntington Woods; sons and
daughter-in-law, Michael and
Kathy of Lake Mary, Fla.,
Randy of Boca Raton; daugh-
ters and sons-in-law, Sheri and
Chuck Daniels of California,
Lisa and Julio Leal of Moor-
park, Calif; sister, Roslyn
Kauffman of Huntington
Woods; grandchildren, Amy
Daniels, Daniel Axelrod, Robin
Axelrod. Contributions may be
directed to the Kidney Founda-
tion or to a charity of one's
choice. Interment at Hebrew
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Arrangements through Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
ALICE BERKOWER, 92, of
Southfield, died Oct. 6. Mrs.
Berkower was the beloved wife
of the late Saul. She is survived
Dollar Round Table; he later became a life
member. In Grand Rapids, he was a past com-
mander of the Jewish War veterans and vice
president of Congregation Ahavas Israel. His
other affiliations included the National Federa-
tion of Jewish Men's Clubs, Inc. and B'nai
B'rith, of which he was a gold member. He be-
longed to the Grand Rapids Association of Life
Underwriters and the Grand Rapids Variety
Club as well as being a devoted supportter of
Youth Commonwealth.
Mr. Heller is survived by his wife, Anne;
daughters and son-in-law, Jacquelyn of South-
field, Carole and Barry Kaplan of Milford; son
and daughter-in-law, Harvey and Ronna of
West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Jason, Risa
and Melissa Heller. Interment at Beth El
Memorial Park. Contributions may be direct-
ed to Alzheimers Association, 17220 West 12
Mile Road, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48076.
Arrangements by the Ira Kaufman Chapel.
by her son and daughter-in-
law, Dr. Lary R. and Janice H.
of Southfield; daughter and
son-in-law, Linda and Dr.
Richard Merkle of West Bloom-
field; grandchildren, Dr. Laura
and Michael Gruskin, Dr.
Suzanne Merkle and Dr. Alan
Silverman, Karen Merkle,
Tamara and Larry Adler,
Sarah and Dr. Martin Korn-
blum, David Berkower; great-
grandchildren, Eric and Alex
Gruskin. Contributions may be
directed to a charity of one's
choice. Interment at Beth Abra-
ham Cemetery in Ferndale.
Arrangements through Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
LILLIAN M. CANTOR, 85, of
Hollywood, Fla., died Oct. 7.
Mrs. Cantor was an artist and
a member of B'nai B'rith in
Florida. Mrs: Cantor was the
beloved wife of the late Dr.
Meyer Cantor. She is survived
by her daughter and son-in-
law, Rosa and Robert Ernstein
of West Bloomfield; son and
daughter-in-law, Dr. Robert
and Joyce of Ohio; grandchil-
dren, Gail Ernstein and David
Sonnenschein, Karen and Kei-
th Fishman, Susan and Dr.
Marc Brodsky, Dr. Lisa Cantor
and Aaron Cantor; great-grand-
children, Marissa Ann Sonnen-
schein, Michael Andrew Brod-
sky and Olivia Paige Brodsky;
brothers and sisters-in-law,
Ernest and Dorothy Mendel-
sohn of Huntington Woods and
Lawrence and Jane Mendel-
sohn. Interment at Clover Hill
Park Cemetery. Contributions
may be directed to-the Michi-
gan Humane Society, 7401
Chrysler Expressway, Detroit,
MI 48211; or the Juvenile Dia-
betes Foundation, 16170 Tem-
plar Circle, Southfield, MI
48075 attn: Betty Collens, Trib-
ute Chairman. Arrangements
by the Ira Kaufman Chapel.
SELMA DIAMOND, 79, of
Farmington Hills, died Sept.
24. Mrs. Diamond was a career
teacher with the Detroit School
System for over 30 years. Mrs.
Diamond was a graduate of
Wayne State University with a
master's in education and li-
brary science. She was a life-
time member of Hadassah,
member of Brandeis and the
National Council of Jewish
Women.
For 54 years, Mrs. Diamond
was the beloved wife of the late
Simon H. Diamond. She was
also the dear sister of the late
Harry Meyers and the late
David Meyers. She is survived
by her daughter, Faybeth of
Mill Valley, Calif.; granddaugh-
ter, Rebecca Diamond; brother-
in-law and sisters-in-law, Jack
V. and Rose, Arlene Meyers
and Dorothy Meyers. Inter-
ment at Beth El Memorial
Park. Memorial contributions
may be directed to a charity of
choice. Arrangements by the
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
BERNARD DICKSTEIN, 87,
fomerly of Flint of Tuscon,
Ariz., died Sept. 30. Dr. Dick-
stein graduated from Flint Cen-
tral High School and from the
University of Michigan Medical
School. He continued in active
practice of medicine as an aller-
gist until his death. He was
board certified in allergy and
immunology and had been hon-
ored by the Pima County Med-
ical Association for his 50 years
in medical practice.
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