• Obituaries ILENE KAUFMAN TECHNER Helping others in the community regain confidence and strength, in the tradition Of THE IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL, Ilene Kaufman Techner is Director of AfterCare Services. Sylvia Gershenson Sloman, Activist And Philanthropist Mrs. Sloman is survived by her husband, Sylvia Gershenson Sloman, 77, of Bloomfield Norman; sons and daughters-in-law, Joel and Hills and Palm Beach, Fla., died Sept. 26. Linda Gershenson of Bloomfield Hills, Dennis Mrs. Gershenson Sloman, wife of Norman and Nancy Gershenson of Sloman and the late William Franklin, Richard and Sherry Gershenson, was chairman of Gershenson of Bloomfield the board of the Pontchartrain Hills, Bruce and Suzy Ger- Hotel in downtown Detroit, was shenson of Franklin; stepchil- a real estate developer and was dren, Barbara and Jim Holz- involved in numerous philan- mark, Neil and Susie Sloman; thropies. grandchildren, Jill, Bill, Ryan, She and her sister con- Julie, Lyndsey, Hannah, tributed $2.5 million to build Aaron, Michael, Lauren and the world's first medical cy- Tony Gershenson, Leslie and clotron at Harper Hospital after Steve Franklin, Julie and their husbands both died of can- Paul Erdner, Brian Holz- cer. Mrs. Sloman suffered from mark, Katie and Jamie Slo- pancreatic cancer, a disease man; sister, Bernice Gershen- that could not be combated by son. the cyclotron's radiation. Interment at Beth El She was honored by numer- Memorial Park. Contributions ous organizations through the Sylvia Gershenson Sloman may be directed to the Ger- years, including the Interna- shenson Radiation Oncology Center at Harper tional Institute, Bethel AME Church, the Anti- Hospital, 3990 John R, Detroit, MI 48201 or Defamation League, Hospice Foundation, Weiz- the Sylvia Gershenson Sloman Fund being es- mann Institute of Science, Congregation B'nai David, B'nai B'rith and the Detroit Medical Cen- tablished at the Jewish Hospice of Southeast- ern Michigan, 16250 Northland Drive, #212, ter. Southfield, MI 48075. Arrangements by the She was a committee member and chaired Ira Kaufman Chapel. Sinai Hospital's Heritage Balls. hen you need support and assistance to address any situation, from routine to complex, THE IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL offers AfterCare Services. AfterCare Services is a comprehensive program responsive to your needs, designed and created by THE IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL. THE KAUFMAN COMMUNITY CORNER JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS Jewish Family Service conducts many programs and workshops for people of all ages, and with many unique needs. Two classes are forming for October. Stretch and Reach After-school program of supervised physical exercise and social interaction for youths with attention deficit disorders (complements current ADD/ADHD interventions). One-way transportation provided from child's school to JCC. Offered at JPM and Maple/Drake JCC for eight weeks. Times and dates TBD. There is a fee for this program. T R O IT J E W I S H N E W S Parent to Parent Series Innovative approach to parenting with informal discussions and hands-on exercise. Stage One (infant/pre-school) October 8 and October 15. Stage Two (ages 6-12) October 22 and October 29. Workshops held at JPM, Oak Park, 7:30-9:00 p.m. No charge. To register for either of these and other programs, please call Jewish Family Service at (810) 559-1500. THE IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL Bringing Together Family, Faith & Community 162 GEORGE AGREE, 79, of West Bloomfield, died Sept. 30. Mr. Agree was a retired builder; the owner and founder of Marquee Canopy Company, which built canopies for the A&P Supermarkets; and the owner of the A&P Supermar- ket in West Branch. He was a 50-year member of Craftsman Lodge F&AM. Mr. Agree is survived by his wife, Shirley; son and daugh- ter-in-law, Rick and Arlene Agree of West Bloomfield; daughters and son-in-law, Chickie Fayne of Farmington Hills, Jackie and Paul Unatin of West Bloomfield; grandchil- dren, Lena Agree and Gaal Karp, Stacy Agree, Joey Agree, Tony Fayne, Nikki Fayne, Eric Unatin, Robbie Unatin; sisters, Flossie Geller of Southfield, Gertrude Steam, Dorothy Ir- win. He was the dear brother of the late Margie Hack. Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be directed to the Isaac Agree Fund at Downtown Syn- agogue, 1457 Griswold, De- troit, MI 48226. Arrangements by the Ira Kaufman Chapel. 18325 West Nine Mile Road • Southfield, MI 48075 Telephone: 810.569.0020 • Toll Free: 800.325.7105 MORRIS H. AVERBUCH, 87, of Southfield, died Sept. 26. He is survived by his wife, Baila; daughters and sons-in- law, Maryum and Seymour Gordon of Southfield, Harriet and Eddie Katz of Roosevelt Is- land, N.Y., Gaye Averbuch of Southfield; . sister, Belle Weinstock of North Miami Beach, Fla.; grandchildren, Chary' and Earl Bloom, David and Loree Gordon, Gabrielle Katz; great- grandson, Matthew Bloom. Contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice. In- terment at Workmen's Circle Cemetery, Stoliner Section. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. NATHAN BARRIS, 75, of Oak Park, died Sept. 27. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Lee and Mary of Oak Park; daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Milt Hecker of Southfield; sis- ters and brothers-in-law, Ann and Saul Shrager of Los Ange- les, Rose Weiss of Southfield, Sylvia and Joe Fine of Wheel- ing, Ill.; grandchildren, Susan Hecker, Shelley Hecker, Ben Barris and Renny Barris. Nathan was the beloved hus- band of the late Frances. Graveside services were held at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Dorfman Fu- neral Direction. Contributions to the charity of one's choice. DR. WARREN BERMAN, 53, of Nanuet, N.Y., died Sept. 28. Dr. Berman was a member of Alpha Omega Dental Fraterni- ty and a graduate of the Uni- versity of Michigan and the University of Detroit Dental School. He is survived by his wife, Susan; mother, Rose Berman of West Bloomfield; sisters and • brothers-in-law, Sheri and Dr. Michael Biederman of Farm- ington Hills, Leslie and Leon Fox of Highland Park, Ill.; brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Michael and Brenda Berman of OBIT page 159 Issue Highlights DETROIT/ 7 A two-legger remembers - his four-legged friends. CLOSE UP/ 44 Can Washington salvage the Middle East peace? I BEAUTY BUSINESS/ 52 There are surgical options to change your ways. ENTERTAINMENT/ 86 "Mad About You" star talks • couplehood, parenthood. Full contents on page 5