Obituari s ANN Z. SHECTER, 97, of T hen Herb Kaufman's daughters Ilene and Patty were old enough to type, they hand typed yahrzeit notices and envelopes on an IBM Selectric typewriter. Knowing Ira Kaufman's great grandson Chad and great granddaughter Stephanie were monitoring the chapel's Web site and answering e-mail inquires, we don't have to imagine the smile on Ira's face, we just look at GrandpaHerbie. THE IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL Bringing Together Family, Faith & Community THE KAUFMAN COMMUNITY CORNER Dr. Arthur Zannoni, award-winning writer and ,pecker, delivers a lecture -- "Digging Up the Torah: Archeology and Scripture," . at the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Building on The Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus in West Bloomfield, 7:30-9:00 pm, Tues, Jan 23, 2001. 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