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IN MEMORY OF A

BELOVED FRIEND, FATHER,

GRANDFATHER AND GREAT HAIRDRESSER

JOE BAKSHI

THE STAFF AT FRINGE SALON WILL

ALWAYS HONOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP.

YOU WILL BE DEARLY MISSED.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD

SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2003, 5:00 PM

AT TEMPLE ISRAEL.

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IN JOE'S MEMORY, A TRUST FUND WILL BE SET UP FOR

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Sylvia Barr and daughter Rochelle Barr, who suggested to her mother that she have
her own bat mitzvah: "It didn't matter to her which portion of the Torah she read.
IM sure she already knew every one."

daughter Rochelle Barr of Bloomfield
tional director at Shir Shalom, Nathan
Hills.
remembers, "She taught me so much
"Parents who remember with great
about my own Hebrew instruction, and
love one of their hardest and best teach-
I have taken her special lessons of love
ers request this same teacher for their
to my own heart. I still teach 6th grade
children," said MarySue Munter,
Hebrew, and she is constantly in my
administrative assistant to Rabbi
brain, correcting me with love and care
Moskowitz, and the synagogue's office
so that I can help my 6th graders learn
manager.
their prayers so well that Mrs. Barr
Munter, whose sons Joshua, now 28,
would approve."
and Justin, 25, are former students of
When Barr attends services at Shir
Barr, said, "She has always expected
Shalom, Rabbis Moskowitz and Dannel
excellence from her students. I think
Schwartz know she is there. "We always
what each of them learned, aside from
know when she is present and we know
Hebrew and a love for Torah, was the
we must be extra careful to read correct-
realization that they could excel — but
ly," Rabbi Moskowitz said. "She loves to
that it took effort and study."
be able to tell the rabbis they did well."
Barr is known for her discipline and
care. "Parents know she wants every
Bringing Experience
child she teaches to be articulate and to
A
musician before a b'nai mitzvah
practice pronouncing every word cor-
teacher,
Barr said her background as a
rectly and clearly," said Amy Seidman,
graduate of the
director of education
Detroit Institute of
at Shir Shalom.
Musical
Art in
"There's no slurring
Detroit and her
words with her. She
years as a duo-
is a very strong
pianist with her
woman — petite but
daughter Rochelle
mighty."
helped in her work.
Mindy Nathan of
"Making certain
West Bloomfield,
the
accents are cor-
called Barr, "one of
rect is what is
my heroes. At 90,
important in read-
she is going strong
ing
Torah,'' Barr
and living her pas-
said.
"Rabbi Syme
sion, which is to help
told
me
because I
her students read
was
a
musician,
I
Torah beautifully,
Sylvia Barr, on the Temple Shir
would
be
able
to
with all its serenity
Shalom bimah where she will become hear where the
and aplomb."
a bat mitzvah, with Rabbi Dannel
accents should be."
As former educa-
Schwartz
But her knowl-

THANK YOU TO MY STAFF & ALL OUR
CLIENTS FOR YOUR SUPPORT, LOVE
AND LOYALTY. JOE WILL ALWAYS
BE IN MY 'HEART & MISSED.

,

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CLAIRE KAHN

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