Obituaries
P
erhaps there is no greater symbol of Kavod Ha-Met (honoring the dead) than
the Shomer, the religious watchman who prays for the soul of the deceased. From
the first family we served 60 years ago, to the present, our chapel is staffed with a
Shomer 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our legacy is serving Detroit's Jewish
community with dignity and
adherence to tradition.
THE KAUFMAN
COMMUNITY CORNER
"Past Perfect: The
Jewish Experience in
the Early 20th Century
Postcards" exhibit
now thru Oct 31, 2001
at the Janice Charach
Epstein Gallery in
West Bloomfield
Turn-of-the-century
THE IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL
Bringing Together Family, Faith & Community
postcards giving us a
glimpse into the whimsical,
serous, secular and religious
are on exhibit: Past Perfect..
The Jewish Experience in
Early 20th Century Postcards,
now thru Oct 31, 2001 at
the Janice Charach Epstein
Gallery in the D. Dan and
Betty Kahn Building on the
Eugene and Marcia
Applebaum Jewish
Community Campus in
West Bloomfield.
Postcards of early
synagogues worldwide and
cards reflecting ethnic
customs and costumes will
also be featured.
There is no charge for
this event. Gallery hours are
Sun lla-4p; M-W 10a-5p;
Th 10a-7p; closed Fri-Sa.
For more info call
(248) 432-5579
18325 West Nine Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075 • Telephone: 248-569-0020 • Toll Free: 800-325-7105
Please visit us at our web site: www.iralcaufman.com
In Loving Memory of
LEO & CHARLOTTE SIMKO
During the Jewish New Year we especially
remember our parents. They are dearly missed
and will forever remain in our hearts.
Love, Their Children...
CHARLOTTE
SIMKO
6112128 - 12/9/98-
Susie, Ruben, Ruthie, Steven, Sammy,
Randi, Rochelle & Gary
LEO
SIMKO
Love, Their Grandchildren...
Bryan, Jenny, Jason, Julie, Alyssa, Ian,
Carly, Adam, Aaron & Erika
7/7/27 - 7/13/98
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618th Supply Depot Company in
Nurenberg, Germany, as a supply
clerk. Mr. Zelonka received the
Victory Medal and Army of
Occupation Medal-Germany.
He attended Wayne Stare
University and received a bachelor of
science degree with a major in math-
ematics. He was then admitted to
the graduate school at WSU and
took additional courses in mathe-
matics and statistics through 1965.
Mr. Zelonka worked for the
Michigan Employment Security
Commission and the U.S. Army
Ordnance Tank Automotive
Command as a statistician. In 1956,
he began work for the Chrysler
Missile Division in the field of
applied mathematics and rose to the
position of department head of qual-
ity analysis and then senior mathe-
matician. In 1964, he started work
for Chrysler Motors and served as a
statistician for 32 years, concluding
his career with them as a specialist in
reliability assurance and quality
planning.
Mr. Zelonka is survived by his
mother, Bessie Zelonka; sister, Anne
Pernick; nephews and nieces, Rabbi
Daniel and Ruth Pernick, Dr. Nat
and Dr. Rebecca Pernick, Margo and
Ilan Weitzer; great-nieces and great-
nephews, Sara, Benny, Joshua and
David Pernick, Sam, Rachel and
Leah Pernick, Amit, Maya and Talia
Weitzer. He was the loving son of
the late Ben Zelonka; dear brother-
in-law of the late Larry Pernick.
Interment at Beth Tefilo Emanuel
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to the Maurice Zelonka
Scholarship Fund, c/o Wayne State
University, Department of
Mathematics, Detroit, MI 48202.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
Violinist Stern
Dies
At 81
New York/JTA — Isaac Stern, one of
the greatest
violinists of the
20th century,
died of heart
failure Saturday
at a Manhattan
hospital. He
was 81.
The master
violinist,
among the last
of his genera-
tion, was also
renowned for
Isaac Stern
his devotion to Carnegie Hall and
his successful efforts to help save the
building from the wrecking ball.
He became a mentor to many
younger musicians, among them
violinists Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas
Zukerman, the cellist Yo-Yo Ma and
the pianist Yefim Bronfman._
Stern was born on July 21, 1920,
in the former Soviet Union. He
moved with his parents to San
Francisco the following year. His
mother, Clara, studied voice and
began teaching her son piano when
he was 6.
Two years later, Stern picked up
the violin, studying at the San
Francisco Conservatory. He began
his professional career when he was
16, debuting with the San Francisco
Symphony.
By 1950, Stern had established
himself as one of the best young
violinists on the concert circuit. He
was the first American-trained vio-
linist to achieve such a high level of
international recognition.
Stern was an ardent supporter of
Israel. Vera Lindenblit, the second
of his three wives, said he became
deeply attached to the fledgling
nation while performing there in
1949.
He extended his support to Israel's
young musicians by becoming chair-
man of the American-Israel Cultural
Foundation, which provides scholar-
ships and support for young Israeli
musicians and raises money for
Israeli cultural organizations.
Stern also worked with the
Rothschild family of England to
found the Jerusalem Music Center
stu-
in 1973, which has a recording stu-
dio
dio and concert hall, and holds mas-
ter classes with visiting musicians.
Stern also became a savior of
Carnegie Hall in 1960 when it was
slated for demolition to make way
for an office tower.
Stern's inspiration in Israel went
well beyond musicians. During the
1967 Yom Kippur War, Stern
cleared his schedule and immediate-
ly went to Israel to perform in hos-
pitals, and for Israeli soldiers.
During the Gulf War in 1991, he
continued his performance in
Jerusalem after a siren went off,
indicating a possible Scud missile
attack.
Stern is survived by his wife,
Linda; three children from his sec-
ond marriage, daughter Shira, a
rabbi; sons Michael and David, both
conductors; and five grandchildren.