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Council of Orthodox Rabbis

NATHALIE BENYAS, 88, former

Voice Of Holiness

ESTHER ALLWEISS
TSCHIRHART

Special to the Jewish News

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Hillel Day School of Metropolitan
Detroit, said at the funeral,
"Everything I do, I learned from
him."
Cantor Rube, like his father, was a
mohel (ritual circumciser). He was also
a member of the Cantors Assembly
and was an officer and president of
the Cantors Council of Detroit for
eight years.
For the Shaarey Zedek family,
Cantor Rube was the voice of con-
science on standards of observance
and mentshlekeit (being a decent per-
son). Said Rabbi Groner: "He encour-
aged us to be meticulous in observing
our traditions." Shaarey Zedek Rabbi
Joseph Krakoff cited the cantor's
"abundant kindness."
Cantor Rube served
as executive secretary of
Sha.arey Zedek's Chevra
Kadisha (burial socie-
ty). He worked with all
the Jewish funeral
homes and the Clover
Hill Park Cemetery
staff. Son Charles Rube
said, "Morn would
bundle him up in the
shoes with fur inside"
before he went out for

antor Sidney Rube was a
"truly faithful Jew who
could awaken hearts,” said
his longtime friend and for-
mer colleague at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, Rabbi Irwin Groner.
The Southfield synagogue was the
cantor's spiritual home for 33 years
and it was in the synagogue's sanctu-
ary that he was eulogized at his funer-.
al Feb. 28.
Cantor Rube, 68, died of a brain
aneurysm Feb. 26 in Boca Raton,
Fla., where he lived in retirement with
his wife, Esther. Son Dr.
David Rube said at the
funeral, He had a
headache for about 10
seconds, then he was
kissed by the Lord and
taken."
Cantor Rube was
remembered by Rabbi
Groner as cheerful, life
affirming and always
grateful for the ble.ssings
that came to him. ,#
Many Shaarey Zedek
the many wintertime.
members last visited with
interments.
their cantor at a testimo-
"He had
mg
nial dinner for him May
Cantor Sidney
ath of holi4.
15, 1999. As associate
cantor for 33 years, he
Groner. "The depth o
impacted thousands of congregants,
like a flame that touch
running the daily minyan and per
Cantor Rube is rvive
forming countless lifecycle events.
of 42 years, Joyce Esther Rube
Born in Milwaukee in 1934,
Cantor Rube was the son of Yocheved the Rev. Mordechai Rube of Los
Angeles; sons and daughters-in-law,
and Rev. Mordechai. Rube of
Dr. David and Sondra Rube of
Congregation Anshe Sfard. As a child,
Hewlett, N.Y., Saul and Jennifer Rube
the future cantor sang duets ifs ith his
of Oak Park, and Charles Rube of
grandfather, a master bail tOlah
Oak Park; grandchildren, Yaakov,
(prayer leader). Cantor Rube studied
Moshe, Yosef, Shmuel and Yocheved;
at Nusach. Hatfilah in Milwaukee and
and
sister and brother-in-law, Sylvia
then at Chicago's Hebrew Theological
and Samuel Wertenteil of Brooklyn,
College (where he met Rabbi Groner)
N.Y.
and at Roosevelt University.
Cantor Rube was the loving son of
Before coming to Shaarey Zed.ek in
the late Yetta "Yocheved" Rube.
1966, Cantor Rube served congrega-
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
tions in Waco, Texas, Grand Rapids
Cemetery. Contributions may be
and Lincoln, Neb. The Rubes settled
made to the Cantor Sidney Rube
in Detroit, preferring a larger Jewish
Memorial
fund at C,ongregation
community where their boys could
Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road,
receive a good Jewish education —
Southfield, MI 48034. Arrangements
one of the family's highest values.
by Hebrew Memorial Chape1. ❑
Son Saul Rube, a Judaic studies
teacher at both Shaarev Zedek and

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Detroiter of Citrus Heights, Calif, died
Feb. 26. She was the former president
of Philip Handler B'nai B'rith.
Mrs. Benyas is survived by her son
and daughter-in-law,
Mark and Debbie
Steffens of
Sacramento, Calif.;
daughters and sons-
in-law, Rebecca and
Michael Klein of
Citrus Heights,
Susan and Chuck
Richards of
Nathalie Benyas
Farmington Hills,
Robin and Richard
Crosby of Lincoln,
Calif.; 18 grandchildren; 14 great-
grandchildren. She was the mother of
the late Ronald Preston; beloved wife of
the late Joseph Plotnick, the late Dr.
Morton L. Benyas, the late Louis
Citron.
Interment at Home of Peace
Cemetery Chapel in Sacramento, Calif.
Contributions may be made to the
Alzheimer's Association of Michigan.

BELLA BERENHOLC, 82, of

Southfield, died Feb. 24.
She is survived by her cousins,
Dorothy Mills, Beatrice Belfer; other
loving cousins. Ms. Berenholc was the
loving sister of the late Helene
Faytelewicz.
Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Services and
interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

BRIAN KEITH BLANK, 29, formerly

of Farmington Hills,
of Chicago, died
March 2.
He is survived by
his parents, Daniel
-and Linda Blank of
Farmington Hills; sis-
ter and brother-in-
law, Nic–Ole and Neal
Budman of
Farmington Hills;
Brian Blank
grandparents, Rose
and Edwin Sallen.
Interment at the Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by the Dorfman Chapel.

STEVEN BLOOM, 44, of West

Bloomfield, died Feb. 26. He was an
optician.
He is survived by his parents, Edward
and Esta Bloom; sisters and brothers-in-

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Family and friends are
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In Loving Memory of

LEAH JANE LEBOWITZ

who passed. away

March 9, 1997

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