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Samuel S. Novetsky,
A Young Israel Leader
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Samuel S. Novetsky, 85, of
Southfield, died March 17. He was
born in Poland and came to the
United States at age 5, settling in
Detroit.
He studied mechanical engineer-
ing at University of Detroit. Upon
graduating, he worked
for Albert Kahn &
Associates. He then
joined the family busi-
ness, Tamaren Beef
Company, ultimately
becoming president.
He received his
Jewish education at the
Farnsworth Yeshivah.
His affiliation with the
Young Israel movement
covers 66 years of ser-
vice, beginning when
he joined the Young
Israel of Melbourne
Samuel S.
Center. A youth leader
at 21, he organized
275 Young Israel boys and girls into
junior, intermediate and senior
youth groups. In 1936, he was elect-
ed gabbai and first vice president of
the Young Israel of Melbourne
Center. From 1936-39, he served as
president of Young Israel of the
Woodward Jewish Center. He was
also president of the Young Israel of
Northwest Detroit from 1956-58.
In 1966, Mr. Novetsky was the
recipient of the Young Israel Man of
the Year award. In 1971, he was
awarded the Shofar Award by the
National Council of Young Israel in
New York. In 1995 he again
received the Man of the Year award,
this time from Young Israel of
Greenfield. He will be especially
remembered as the ba'al tokeah on
Rosh Hashanah at Young Israel of
Oak Park.
He is survived by his wife, Gail
Novetsky; sons and daughter-in-law,
Dr. Marvin and Dr. Pamela
Novetsky of Ann
Arbor, Jerry Novetsky
of Royal Oak; daugh-
ters and son-in-law,
Shirley and Dr.
Marshall Keys of
Potomac, Md.,
Marilyn Applebaum of
Glencoe, Ill., Diane
Novetsky of
Somerville, Mass.;
brothers and sisters-in-
law, Morris and Phyllis
Novetsky of
Southfield, Herman
(HY) and Marie
Novetsky
France Novetsky of
Lincolnwood, Ill.; sis-
ters and brother-in-law, Sylvia and
Myron Pomerantz of Farmington
Hills, Sally Margolis of Southfield;
grandchildren, Nicole Novets ky,
Jason and Misao Hattori-Novets
Erica and Robert Land, Lisa and
Ted Gutman, Daniel Applebaum,
Rachel Applebaum; great-grand-
child, Tyler Gutman.
Contributions may be made to
Young Israel of Oak Park Building
Fund, 15140 West 10 Mile Road,
Oak Park, MI 48237, or Yeshiva
Beth Yehudah, P.O. Box 2044,
Southfield, MI 48037.
Interment at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Services and arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
Key, Fla., died March 21. Mrs. Bronson
was a past president of Na'amat USA,
formerly Pioneer Women.
She is survived by her husband of 69
years, Charles Bronson; grandchildren,
Daniel and Honey Bronson, Michael
and Jane Bronson, Keith Bronson,
Andrew Bronson; great-grandchildren,
Jennifer, Benjamin and Sarah Bronson
and daughter-in-law, Claire Bronson of
Southfield. Mrs. Bronson was the lov-
ing mother of the late Judge S. Jerome
Bronson and the late Judge Kenneth
Bronson.
Interment at Beth El Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made to Na'amat
USA, 25900 Greenfield, Suite 205D,
Oak Park, MI 48237. Arrangements
by the Ira Kaufman Chapel.
BEULAH APPEL, 84, of Bloomfield
SYLVIA BERGER, 82, of Oak Park,
Hills, died March 19. Mrs. Appel
was a member of the Infant Service
Group and the Northwest Child
Rescue.
She is survived by her son and
daughter-in-law, Robert and Elaine
Appel of Bloomfield Hills; daughter,
Susan Appel of Seattle; grandchildren,
Melisa Kay, Philip Appel and Kareen
Donegan, Craig Appel, Peter
Harming; great-granddaughter, Sara
Donegan Appel. Mrs. Appel was the
beloved wife of the late Dr. Philip
Appel; the loving mother of the late
Dr. Nancy L. Kay.
Interment at Oakview Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by
the Ira Kaufman Chapel.
died March 17. Mrs. Berger was a
Ford Motor Company secretary.
She is survived by her brothers and
sister-in-law, Harris and Shirley Berger
of Vero Beach, Fla., Milton Berger of
West Bloomfield; sisters and brothers-
in-law, Esther and Stanley Lewin of
Tucson, Pearl and Lawrence Padden of
Lakeview; brother, Milton Berger of
West Bloomfield.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit, P.O. Box 2030, 6735
Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI
48303, or Jewish Family Services,
24123 Greenfield Road, Southfield,
MI 48075. Arrangements by the Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
HENRY GERSHOWITZ, 73, of Ann
Arbor, died March 21. For the past 10
years, Mr. Hershowitz was the director
of National Legal Lab in Okemos. Prior
to 1988, Mr. Gershowitz was a profes-
sor of human genetics at the University
of Michigan. He was also very active
with Congregation Beth Israel and
served two terms as president of congre-
gation.
He is survived by his wife of 48
years, Mrs. Beverly Gershowitz; son,
Arthur Gershowitz of Ann Arbor;
daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and
Sheldon Katz of Peoria, Ill., Emily and
Jerry Cole of Covington, Ky., Laura
Gershowitz of Chicago; grandchildren,
Rachel and Benjamin Katz; sister and
brother-in-law, Rhoda and Fred
Hainbach of Woodside, N.Y.; brother,
.ath,
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ANNE BRONSON, 87, of Long Boat
BETTY FISHMAN, 76, of
Milwaukee, Wis., formerly of Detroit,
died March 20.
She is survived by her sons and
daughter-in-law, Larry Fishman of
Oakland, California, Alan and Lynn
Fishman of San Diego; daughter and
son-in-law, Sara and Nathaniel
Hoffman of Milwaukee, Wis.; brother
and sister-in-law, Moshe and Gitcha
Cohen of Brooklyn, N.Y.; sisters and
brother-in-law, Dora and Louis
Silverfarb of Farmington Hills, Rose
Buchalter of Southfield; grandchildren,
Max, Katy, Jessica, Yohoshua, Rivke,
Estie, Dovid. Mrs. Fishman was the
beloved wife of the late Walter Fishman.
Contributions may be made to the
Torah Foundation of Milwaukee, 2700
N. 54th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53210.
Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park in Livonia. Services and arrange-
ments by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
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