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THE IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL
Bringing Together Family, Faith & Community
Greater Detroit
THE KAU FMAN
Chapter
of Hadassah
COMMUNITY CORNER
Hadassah Speaker
Series presents Rabbi
Sherwin Wine in a
lecture series,
beginning Mon.
Jan 24, 2000.
begins a three lecture
series, Changes 2000,
Mon Jan 24, 2000 at
11:30 am at Hadassah
House, 5030 Orchard
Lake Road in West
Bloomfield with Rabbi
Sherwin Wine speaking
on "The Twentieth
Century, What has it
Meant to Jews?"
A dairy lunch Will be
served.
There is a cost for
each of the lectures, or
for the series.
For reservations or info.
call JCC at (248) 683-5030
18325 West Nine Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075 • Telephone: 248-569-0020 • Toll Free: 800-325-7105
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ALVIN H. STROM, 81, of
Farmington Hills, died Jan. 15. Mr.
Strom was a retail sporting goods exec-
utive. He was a member of the
Professional Engineers, the Disabled
American Veterans and he was a
Mason.
Mr. Strom is survived by his wife,
Dorothy Strom; sons and daughters-
in-law Dr. James and Margaret Strom
of Massachusetts, Dr. Robert and
Elizabeth Strom of Midland, Richard
and Lorilee Strom of Massachusetts;
grandchildren Charles, Michael,
Julianne, Ann, Jennifer, Daniel and
Mark.
Interment at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park. Contributions may be
directed to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
ROSE VALENSKY, 86, of West
Bloomfield, died Jan. 13.
She is survived by her son and
daughter-in-law, David and Kristan
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DOROTHY B. SILVERMAN, 91, of
White Lake, died Jan.
16. Ms. Silverman
was born and educat-
ed in Detroit. She had
been associated with
Temple Beth El from
early childhood and
was a graduate of
Beth El High School.
She had a bachelor of
Dorothy
science in education
Silverman
from Wayne State
University. Ms.
Silverman taught at Beth El High
School and in the Douglas Houghton
School in the Corktown area for 35
years where she started as a fourth
grade teacher. She eventually became
the 8th grade teacher and remained at
Houghton until she retired. She then
went back to school and became a
librarian. Until three years ago, Ms.
Silverman was able to attend the yearly
Douglas Houghton Reunion, where
she was honored each year. When not
teaching, she traveled in Europe, Israel
or the United States.
Ms. Silverman is survived by one of
her fourth-grade students with whom
she maintained a caring and loving
friendship for the past 60 years, Mary
Tabone Brincat and her husband
Charles Brincat. She was the beloved
sister of the late Ida Silverman, the late
Sally Silverman; the loving daughter of
the late Max and Rose Silverman.
Interment at Beth El Memorial
Park. Contributions may be directed to
Temple Beth El. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
Nou'll find.
Valensky of Sonoma, Calif.; daughters
and sons-in-law Barbara and Dr.
Thomas Kovan of West Bloomfield,
Carole and Harland Smilack of Boca
Raton, Fla.; sister Jeanette Auslander of
Farmington Hills; grandchildren Dr.
Jeffrey and Jessica Kovan, Terri Kovan,
Dr. Eric and Carrie Kovan, Alisa
Holland, JoAnne and John Ehlinger,
Adam and Ruth Katz, Barbara and
Arthur Flink, Steven Smilack, Joel and
Jackie Smilack, Samuel Valensky,
Nathan Valensky, Juliann Kovan; 15
great-grandchildren. Mrs. Valensky was
the beloved wife of the late Val
Valensky; loving sister of the late Irving
Goldberg, the late Bella Lovinger; the
loving grandmother of the late Dr.
Bradley Kovan, the late Jeffrey
Smilack.
Contributions may be made to Dr.
Bradley S. Kovan Memorial Fund at
Children's Hospital, 3901 Beaubien,
Detroit, MI. 48201, or Alzheimer's
Association, 17220 West 12 Mile Rd.,
Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48076.
Interment at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
Israeli Family
Needs Help
The obituary section of The Jewish
News Jan. 7 ran a story of an Israeli girl
who died of cystic fibrosis after trans-
plant surgery in St. Louis.
Readers who would like to help the
family meet medical expenses may
send contributions to Aish Lisa Fund,
do Aish HaTorah, 3150 Sheridan
Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33140-3946 . .
Be sure to write "Lisa Ostrovsky Fund"
on the memo line of the check.
For information, consult the Web site:
httpllvvww.aish.eduiissues/lisa.htm
Correction
The obituary for Shirley Yolles (Jan. 7)
should have indicated that contribu-
tions should be made to the
Alzeheimer's Resource Center, 1261
South Main, Plantsville, CN 06479.
Photos Welcome
The Jewish News will be happy to
publish photographs of the
deceased in all obituaries. There is
no charge.