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.
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Simone Fishman
Meyer Greenspoon
Louis Bordotey
Benjamin Brodmon
Gabriel N. Eisman
Sam Elios
Jack FaIkauff
Morris Gunsher
Joseph L Holtzman
Philip Kowo
Emo Klein
Jean Krowitz
Sheila Lazowsky
Oscar Lerchin
Vote Levin
Bertha Migdal
Rachel Pomerantz
Harry Smith
Sam Tarnopol
Henry Waterston
Phillip Zager
Rose Benjamin
Anne R. Chinitz
Anna Newman Graff
Rose Roimi
Louis Spitzer
Bella Chestnuk
Dora Cohen
Bena Heitkomp
Sally Hess
Fredric Alan Rivkin
Fannie Rosenfeld
Elaine Roth
Eva Singermon
Joseph I. Stewart
Hyman Sweet
Moses Koller
Lillian Silverman
Samuel (Syd) Beber
Max Berris
Joe Bigman
Ida Klein
Sarah Miller
David H. Rom
Bertha Weitzman
Leo Zentrnan
Bessie Berns
Jacob A. Bocoler
Emanuel Greenspan
Karl Levin
Susan Toper
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Abraham August
Ralph Koelner
Rose Konikof
Helen Esther Lompke Lampke
Anna Levine
Katherine (Katie) Radner
Joy M. Rosenthal
Joseph Saks
Hymen Schwartz
Blanche Irene Stern
Janet Straus
William Goodman
Mox Langwald
Abram Nuss
Milton Rbiot
Michael G. Batch
Max Citrin
Alan Coleman
Freda Freed
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Sara Rubenfaer
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Isadore Warren
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Lottie Gerson
Aaron Lonkin
Sophy Meisner
Herman Schwartz
Max Shney
Benjamin Toper
Julius Cohen
Minnie Fisher
Pearl Holcman
Israel Malik
Irwin Rosenbaum
Rase Temchin
Harry Faber
Samuel Liberson
Ida Mendelsohn
Libby Simons
Natalie Wagman
[do Weider
Rose Aronoff
Esther Janet Bragman
Max E. Chorness
Anne Kaufman
Louis Menenberg
Solomon Rosenberg
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YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH
Administration Office: 557-6750
YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH
SCHOOL FOR BOYS
15751 West Lincoln Drive
Southfield, Michigan 48076
Founded 1914
SALLY ALLAN ALEXANDER
SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
14390 W. 10 Mile Road
Oak Park, Michigan 48237
HEBREW MEMORIAL CHAPEL
Robert H. Bodzin, Funeral Director
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26640 GREENFIELD ROAD, OAK PARK, MICHIGAN 48237
Rabbi Boruch E. Levin,
Executive Director
Obituaries
Mark Klinger and Robert Bodzin,
Licensed Funeral Directors
MURRAY BALLIN, 84, former
Detroiter of Anguila, West In-
dies, died Feb. 14. Mr. Bailin
was the beloved husband of the
late Sylvia Bailin, loving father
of the late Richard Bailin.
He is survived by his wife,
Alecia of Anguila; daughters, Dr.
Judith Ruzumna of Franklin,
Alexandra Bailin of Franklin;
daughter-in-law, Miriam Bailin
of Oak Park; sisters, Goldy Son-
nenfeld of Los Angeles, Ruth
Lesser of Savannah, Ga.; grand-
children, Julie and Shaun
Bailin, Paul and Daniel Ruzum-
na. Contributions may be direct-
ed to a charity of one's choice.
Services and interment were
held in Anguila. Arrangements
by Hebrew Memorial Chapel:
CHARLES BASSEY, 92, of
Bloomfield Hills, died Feb. 18.
Mr. Bassey was a manufactur-
ers representative in the furni-
ture business. He was a found-
ing member of Temple Israel
and a member of the Interna-
tional Executive Service Corpo-
ration.
Mr. Bassey was the beloved
husband of the late Mae Bassey.
He is survived by his daughter
and son-in-law, Elayne and
Stanford Arden of Decatur, Ga.;
son and daughter-in-law,
Ronald and Joan of Bloomfield
Hills; grandchildren, Blair and
Geryl Ann Arden, Mitchell Ar-
den, Kenneth and Takako
Bassey and Eric Bassey; great-
grandchildren, Tiffany "Mild"
Bassey; sister, Marian Bassey of
Southfield.
Interment at Beth El Memori-
al Park. Contributions may be
directed to Temple Israel, 5725
Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322. Arrange-
ments by the Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
MICHAEL BEN-JOSEPH, 83,
of Oak Park, died Feb. 15. Mr.
Ben-Joseph was the loving fa-
ther of the late Jack Ben-Joseph.
He is survived by his wife, Mina;
son, Ellis of Southfield; sisters
and brothers-in-law, Judy and
Uri Adler of Israel, Faye and
Shimon Bath of Israel, Hadassa
and Aharon Wolnerman of Is-
rael; grandchildren, Solomon
and Cannon Ben-Joseph; cousin,
Solomon Neugebauer.
Contributions may be direct-
ed to a charity of one's choice.
Services and interment were
held at Hebrew Memorial Park
Cemetery. Arrangements by He-
brew Memorial Chapel.
DAVID (NATHAN) BLOCK,
ADAT SHALOM
MEMORIAL PARK
28500 WEST SIX MILE ROAD LIVONIA
Dedicated to the Reverent Care of Your Loved Ones
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FOR SALES INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL
STEVEN GOLDSMITH (810) 557-1787 0
42, of Miami Beach, Fla., died
Feb. 13. He is survived by his
parents, Ronald and Sylvia of
Southfield; sisters, Elisa of New
York, Lorri (Leah) of San Diego,
Debbi of Henderson, Nev.
Graveside services were held at
Adat Shalom Cemetery in Livo-
nia.
Contributions may be made to
the Michigan Jewish AIDS
Coalition, 21550 W. 12 Mile,
,
Southfield, MI 48076. Arange-
ments by Dorfman Funeral Di-
rection.
J. SHERMAN BRIMBERG,
88, of Detroit, died Feb. 16. Mr.
Brimberg was a graduate of the
University of Michigan Law
School and was involved in in-
vestments. He is survived by his
companion, Inga Crawford;
brothers and sisters-in-law, Mil-
ton and Linda Dresner of Birm-
ingham, Joseph and Vera Dres-
ner of Franklin, Dr. Sol and
Mildred Dresner of Coronado,
Calif.
Contributions can be directed
to a charity of choice. Arrange-
ments by the Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
GLORIA ROSE ELLIS, 70, of
Farmington Hills, died Feb. 15.
Mrs. Ellis was a dry cleaning ex-
ecutive. She was the beloved
wife of the late Meyer Ellis. Mrs.
Ellis is survived by her daugh-
ters and sons-in-law, Nancy and
Stephen Raimi of West Bloom-
field, Ruth and Men-ill Stromer
of Phoenix, Eileen and Michael
Jobusch of Durango, Colo., Ellen
and Bruce Zickerman of West
Bloomfield; grandchildren,
Zachary and Rachel Raimi,
Noah Stromer, Jeremy Zicker-
man.
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions may be
directed to a charity of choice.
Arrangements by the Ira Kauf-
man Chapel.
LOUIS EPHRAIM, 72, of
Wixom, died Feb. 19. Mr.
Ephraim was a former modern-
ization salesman and realtor.
Mr. Ephraim served in the Roy-
al Canadian Air Force.
He is survived by his wife,
Adeline; sons and daughters-in-
law, Michael J. and Barbara of
West Bloomfield, Mark and Dar-
lene of Novi; grandchildren,
Deanna, Scott, Jennifer, Brandy
and Matthew Ephraim; brothers
and sisters-in-law, Bernard and
Harriet Ephraim of Farmington
Hills, Joseph and Shirley Ephri-
am of West Bloomfield; sisters
and brothers-in-law, Rita Linder
of Oak Park, Betty and Sam
Rath of Diamondbar, Calif,
Roselle and Leonard Linden-
buam of Las Vegas.
Interment at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park. Contributions
may be directed to the American
Cancer Society, 29350 South-
field Road, Suite 110, Southfield,
MI 48076; American Heart As-
sociation, 16350 West 12 Mile
Road, Southfield, MI 48076; or
the Juvenile Diabetes Founda-
tion, 16170 Templar Circle,
Southfield, MI 48075 attn: Betty
Collens. Arrangements by the
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
MIRIAM GOLDBERGER, 93,
of University Heights, Ohio,
died Feb. 14. Mrs. Goldberger
was the beloved wife of the late
Hugo. She is survived by her
son, Morton of University
Heights; daughters and sons-in-
law, Barbara and Rabbi A. Irv-
ing Schnipper of West Bloom-
field, Selma and Daniel Bonchek
of Jerusalem, Israel; grandchil-
dren, Rochelle and Dr. Nathan
Marcus of Chicago, Daniel and
Iris Schnipper of Fairlawn, N.J.,
Andrea Mark Tannenbaum of
Chicago, Bonnie and Rabbi
Yechiel Eckstein of Skokie,
Debra and Dr. Robert Hirsch of
Miami Beach, Fla., Alan and
Lynda Siegman of Skokie; 16
great-grandchildren.
Interment at Lansing Cemetery
in Cleveland, Ohio. Contribu-
tions may be directed to a chari-
ty of one's choice. For informa-
tion call Hebrew Memorial
Chapel (810) 543-1622.
AUBREY I. GORDON, 88, of
Southfield, died Feb. 17. Mr.
Gordon is survived by his wife,
Mary; sons and daughter-in-law,
Mark and Judy of Bloomfield
Hills, Sheldon of Foster City,
Calif.; sisters and brother-in-
law, Rose and Jack Diamond of
Southfield, Sylvia Helfer of
Southfield; sister-in-law, Belle
Gordon; grandchildren, Julie,
Jeremy, Marcia and Lisa Gor-
don. Contributions may be di-
rected to Ronnie Posen Youth
Fund at Adat Shalom Syna-
gogue, 29901 Middlebelt, Farm-
ington Hills, MI 48334. Inter-
ment at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
ANN KANER, 84, of West
Bloomfield, died Feb. 17. She
was the beloved wife of the late
George Kaner. She is survived
by her nieces and nephews,
Eleanor (Dr. Edward) Meyers,
Dr. Milton (Mae) Goodman,
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