"We understand every
loss is individual.
AfterCare Services
was established to address
the many details that arise
when a loved one dies.
Call me if I can help."
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son in law, Rochelle and Danny Diaz;
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brother and sister-in-law, Jerry and
Elaine Hersh of West Bloomfield; sisters,
Dora Talbot of West Bloomfield, Rose
Okum of Encino, Calif.; eight grand-
children; five great-grandchildren. Mrs.
Willis was the loving mother of the late
Stephen Willis, the late Francine Gold;
dear sister of the late Sally Brodsky
Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Services and
interment at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
JCC's Jimmy Prentis
Ivlorris Building on the
A. Alfred Taubman
Jewish Community
Campus in Oak Park,
Birthday Bash
Sun, June 9, 2002,
and Carnival
between 1 and 4 pm.
Marks the JCC's
Enjoy the biggest cake
75th Anniversary,
in the neighborhood,
Sun, June 9, 2002
carnival games, pony
1-4 pm
and train rides, goodie
Everyone is invited to bags for the kids, face
the Jewish Community
painting, historic photo
Center's 75th birthday
exhibit and more. Help
bash and carnival at the us complete the
community timeline.
Kosher snacks are
available for purchase.
Proceeds from snack
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sales g
Emergency Campaign.
Bring a new, unwrapped
toy or book to donate to
A Small Miracle.
Cake cutting kicks off
the afternoon at 1 pm.
Admission is free.
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In Memory of
MARVIN J. ROSENTHAL M.D.
It is seven years since you are gone
but memories still linger on.
The 60 years we had together were far too few.
There isn't a day goes by that our thoughts are not with you.
Sadly missed by his wife Madolyn, children,
Joyce, Gary (Judy), Linda (Mark) Pulley-Blank, and grandchildren.
The Family of the Late
RUTH KLEIN
Announces the unveiling of a Monument in her memory,
Sunday, June 9, 2002 at 1:00 p.m.
at the Radomer Section of Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery.
Rabbi Avie Shapiro will be officiating.
Family and friends are invited to attend.
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IDA WOLFE, 85, of West Bloomfield,
died June 2.
She is survived by her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Michael and Debra Wolfe of
Bloomfield Hills; daughter, Carolyn
Martin of Southfield; grandchildren,
Annie and Michael Goldman, Miriam
Kruger, Joel and Shayna Kruger, Charlie
Fried, Stephen Fried, Rachel Wolfe;
great-grandchildren, Molly Goldman,
Ozzie Kruger. Mrs. Wolfe was the
beloved wife of the late Oscar Wolfe;
loving mother of the late Gayle Fried.
Contributions may be made to the
Ida and Oscar Wolfe Memorial Fund at
Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road,
West Bloomfield, MI 48323. Services
and interment at Hebrew Memorial
Park Cemetery. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
Mr. Cohen is survived by his sister,
Dorothy Droz Mills, and brother,
Aaron Cohen.
He is also survived by many nieces,
nephews, friends and business associates
in the movie industry, including his
friend and business partner, Didier
Chatelain and his wife Deborah
Chatelain, and their children, Shawn,
Tiffany, Christie and Andrew
He was the loving brother of the late
Beatrice Banks Belfer.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
Lew Wasserman, 89,
Movie Studio Head
Los Angles/JTA — Levi Wasserman,
one of the biggest Hollywood moguls of
the 20th century, died June 3 in Beverly
Hills, Calif.
A major giver to Jewish causes, Mr.
Wasserman was credited with building
the Music Corporation of America and
changing the talent agency business.
Born in Cleveland in 1913 to Russian
immigrants, Mr. Wasserman oversaw
production of such blockbusters as
Jaws," E. T: The Extraterrestrial and
Jurassic Park.
In 1936, a 22-year-old Mr.
Wasserman, with only a high school
education, began at the bottom at the
Cleveland office of MCA, a talent
agency with a celebrity roster that
included Benny Goodman and Frank
Sinatra.
Mr. Wasserman worked his way
Film producer and former owner of
up the corporate ladder and became
Detroit's Fox Theatre, Herman Cohen,
MGM president in 1946.
73, of Los Angeles,
In 1962, MCA purchased Decca
Calif., died June 2.
Records and, with it, Universal Pictures.
Mr. Cohen was an
In 1973, Mr. Wassermann moved up to
executive, movie pro-
chairman of the board. Universal ush-
ducer, writer and
ered in the modern blockbuster with
owner of Herman
Steven Spielberg's Jaws in 1975. When
Cohen Productions for
Herman
Seagram Co. took over MCA in 1995,
50 years. He sold the
Cohen
Mr. Wasserman retired.
Fox Theatre to the city
His dedication to philanthropy
of Detroit in the early
rivaled his devotion to career. In 2000
1980s, prior to businessman Mike
alone, the Wasserman Foundation gave
Ilitch's purchase and renovation of the
$10.7 million to Jewish causes such as
downtown Detroit entertainment venue.
Los Angeles' Jewish federation, the
Among his projects, Mr. Cohen co-
World
Jewish Congress and the
wrote and produced I Was a Teenage
American
Jewish Committee.
Werewolf starring a young Michael
He was a major supporter of Steven
Landon. He made several pictures with
Spielberg's Survivors of the Shoah
Joan Crawford, most notably Berserk
Visual History Foundation and was one
and Trog. He also produced Crime of
of the 12 original philanthropists who
Passion with Barbara Stanwyck.
pledged $5 million toward Charles
From his London office, Mr. Cohen
Bronfman's Birthright Israel endeavor.
produced many films, including Crooks
Mr. 'Wasserman is survived by his
and Coronets with Telly Savalas. Most
wife,
Edie, a daughter and two grand-
recently, he had operated a film-distribu-
children.
tion business.
Herman Cohen, 73,
Film Producer