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.
Louis Ignatz Berger
Title Cohen
Morris Feiner
Esther Lochover Fleischman
Nino Greenberg
Mania Katzman
Lewis L Klein
Erika Morgenroth
Louis Stoilmon
Gordo Weisswosser
Benjamin Bourn
Beatrice Borocoff
Belle Harris
Robert R. Morwil
Arthur J. Osborne
Sam Poiinsky
Rebecca Pont
Samuel Schey
Meyer Watnick
Dora Zelichmon
Rachel Alperin
Hattie Buch
Ben-Zion Burkow
Josephine Gubin
Isadore Jacob
Bernard Robert Kotz
Atto Matz
Cod J. Nelson
Gustave Pines
Rose Litton
Samuel Oventhal
Bettie Rothenberg
Charles Smith
Rose Tobock
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Moshe Alperin
Max A. Bard
Alan E. Davis
Soul Charles Dorfman
Harry Later
Jock Osborne
Celia Ravin
Sadie Rich
Annette Schulman
Allen Viedroh
Jennie Weisman
Arthur Woll
Helen Goldye Burlok
Phillip Dubrinsky
William Elson
Lilly Fine
Henrik Fischer
Phylis Hertzberg
Jacob Kushner
Gertrude Lachover
Soul Mondelsohn
Benhomin Mendelsohn
Bello Simon
Izak Spokojny
Rebecca Trivax
Fanny Kotz Field
Clara Friedman
David Mandel
Rubin Miller
Meyer Rivkin
Soul H. Rose
Rose Russek
Brach() Stollmon
Claude Superstine
YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH
Administration Office: 557-6750
Founded 1914
SALLY ALLAN ALEXANDER
SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH
SCHOOL FOR BOYS
14390 W. 10 Mile Road
Oak Park, Michigan 48237
15751 West Lincoln Drive
Southfield, Michigan 48076
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announce the
approval and
erection of the
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Memorial Gardens
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12 Mile Road
directly east
of the entrance.
Exclusively
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Jewish Community and
Featuring The
Garden of
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Irving M. Hermelin,
A Pioneer At Heart
Irving M. Hermelin, 99, of Southfield, died Dec.
9. Mr. Hermelin left his home in Poland at a
young age with a goal to be a pioneer in Pales-
tine. He, however, became enamored by Ameri-
ca when visitng in the 1920s.
He established the Irving M.
Hermelin Insurance Agency in
1925. He helped form literary,
theater and political groups
and supported such organiza-
tions as Boys Town Jerusalem
and Israeli charities, the
NAACP and Michigan Cancer
Foundation.
In 1979, the Jewish Teholog-
ical Seminary of America gave
the Hermelins its National
Award for Community Service,
and the State of Israel Bonds
honored the couple in 1982.
The Hermelins established a
recreation area through the
Jewish National Fund and set
up scholarships for Hebrew .
University, Hadassah and oth-
er organizations.
Also, the family endowed a
University of Michiagn chair
— the Irving M. Hermelin Cu- Irving Hermelin
rator of Judaica. In 1994, Mr.
Hermelin was invited to the White House. "He
thought about where he started from, and it re-
ally overwhelmed him," said his son David.
SAMITEL BEITNER, 88, of
Southfield, died Dec. 10. Mr.
Beitner was the co-founder of
Town Furniture in Utica. Mr.
Beitner was the beloved hus-
band of the late Rose Beitner
and Freda. He is survived by
his daughter and son-in-law,
Rita and Arthur Weinfeld of
Southfield; sister, Julia Bagon
of Delray Beach, Fla.; grand-
children, Dr. Jeffrey and Nancy
Weinfeld, Laurie Weinfeld, Dr.
Robert and Jodi Weinfeld,
Karen Weinfeld; great-grand-
children, Jordan, Ethan and
David.
Contributions may be direct-
ed to a charity of one's choice.
Interment at Workmen's Circle
Cemetery-Beth Yehudah Sec-
tion. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
MARCUS BESS, 80, formerly
of Muskegon of Tamarac, Fla.,
died Dec. 10. He was a veteran
of World War II and fot icier pro-
prietor of Muskegon Auto
Parts. Mr. Bess was the hus-
band of the late Gloria Bess. He
is survived by his wife, Sally of
Tamarac; daughter and son-in-
law, Andrea (Bess) Marcus and
Kenneth R. Marcus; son, Barry
R. Bess; granddaughters,
Melissa, Stephanie and Laura
of West Bloomfield, Rebecca
Bess. Contributions may be
made to the Barbara Ann Kar-
manos Cancer Institute (for-
Mr. Hermelin was the beloved husband of
the late Frances Hermelin and the late Flo-
rence Hermelin. He was the father of the late
Marvin.
He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-
law, David and Doreen of Bing-
ham Farms, Dr. Milton and
Lois Shiffman of West Bloom-
field; daughters and son-in-law,
Henrietta Hermelin Weinberg,
Terran and Roger Leemis of
Bloomfield Hills; grandchil-
dren, Marcie and Robert Orley,
Karen Hermelin, Brian and
Jennifer Hermelin, Julie Her-
melin, Francine Hermelin, Lisa
Weinberg, Aaron Weinberg,
Miriam and Mia Weinberg,
Matthew Weinberg, Jennifer
and Rachel Leemis, Gary and
Lisa Shiffman, Audrey Shiff-
man and Peter Langmaid, Gail
and Mark Hennes; great-
grandchildren, Matthew, Alex,
Jason and Olivia Rose Orley,
Mason Weinberg, Matthew,
Alex and Adam Shiffman, Eliz-
abeth and Jessica Langmaid,
Rina, Asher and Gila Hennes.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be directed to a
charity of one's choice. Arrangements by the Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
merly Michigan Cancer Foun-
dation), 110 E. Warren, Detroit,
MI 48201.
MANNIE EKELMAN, 80, of
Oak Park, died Dec. 12. Mr.
Ekelman was the financial sec-
retary of Pinsker Progressive
Aid Society, a position he held
for the last 20 years. He was
also past president and past
secretary. In the late 1940s and
early 50s, Mr. Ekelman owned
a restaurant in Detroit called
The Blaine.
Mr. Ekelman is survived by
his wife, Dorothy; son, H. Sey-
mour Ekelman of Oak Park;
daughters and sons-in-law,
Noreen and Howard Atlas of
Seattle, Wash., Gloria and Mor-
rie Lefkowitz of West Bloom-
field; sister, Sylvia Ekleman of
New York, N. Y.; brother-in-
law, Leo Kaufman; grandchil-
dren, Jill Goldman, Brandon
Lefkowitz, Matthew Lefkowitz.
Contributions may be directed
to a charity of one's choice. In-
terment at Hebrew Memorial
Park-Pinsker Section. Arrange-
ments by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
IMRE FLEISCHER, 81, of
Southfield, died Dec. 10. Mr.
Fleischer is survived by his
wife, Marta; son and daughter-
in-law, George and Linda of
Farmington Hills; sister, Sari
Grunberger of Hungary; broth-
er-in-law and sister-in-law,
Robert and Kathrine Richman;
grandchildren, Michael and
Nicole. Contributions may be
directed to Jewish Hospice of
Southeastern Michigan, 16250
Northland Drive, Suite 212,
Southfield, MI 48075. Inter-
ment at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Arrangements by He-
brew Memorial Chapel.
ALFRED FREEDLAND, 79,
of West Bloomfield, died Dec. 9.
Mr. Freedland was an execu-
tive and owner of Freedland
Structural Steel in Livonia. He
is survived by his wife, Faye
Stewart Freedland; step-chil-
dren and step-grandchildren;
brother and sister-in-law, Sam
and Marilyn of West Bloom-
field. Interment at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park. Contri-
butions may be directed to Con-
gregation Adat Shalom, 29901
Middlebelt, Farmington Hills
48334. Arrangements by the
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
FRED M. GATTEGNO, 80, of
Farmington Hills, died Dec. 9.
Mr. Gattegno was self em-
ployed in commerical real es-
tate. He was the loving father
of the late Richard Gattegno.
Mr. Gattegno is survived by his
wife, Eileen; daughter and son-
in-law, Wendy and David Sear-
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