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Across
1 Aaron's resting place
4 Maccabean or
Olympic
9 Shape
13 Actress with 46
down
14 David's guard
15 Holocaust voice
16 Artist Yaacov
17 Cantor Yossele
19 Sharansky to friends
20 Staff
21 Nuremberg consid-
erations
22 The Nanny star
24 Israel's VAT
25 Owns
26 Dinah to Simeon
27 Organization for
Meyer Lansky
30 Nazarite no-no
33 Sheitls (English)
35 Author Levin
36 Chatchkes? (English)
37 Abraham to Isaac
38 Jakob the
Shoah film
39 Prior
40 Nachas (English)
41 Worn under chup-

pahs?
42 Adam and Jacob

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43 Nimoy casually
44 Purim drink?
45 Israelite conquest
46 Chain for Shuberts
51 Mandelbread flavor-
ing
54 Plague
55 Bear false witness
56 Seder item
58 Giant writer
59 Competent
60 Sukkah?
61 Spar
62 Schick
63 Rung
64 Etrog drink?

Down

1 Sarah's maidservant
2 Emulate Eban
3 Isaac's stand in?
4 Ancient coins
5 Moses on the mount
6 Shekel pincher?
out a living
7
8 Purify
9 Randall role
10 World (Hebrew)
11 Circumcision
12 Shamsky's team
13 The Klezmatics
18 Alpert's Tijuana
20 Reform rabbis'

organization
23 Political party
26 Four to a dreidel
27 1,003
28 Sabin vaccine
29 Shikker stops?
30 Gait
31 Dance
32 Soul windows
33 Mark of
34 Irregular
37 Tops
38 Acted the usurer?
40 Tu b'Shevat activity
41 Vessel
44 Father of Liberal
Judaism
45 First minor prophet
46 Actress with 13
across
47 Gad's son
48 Wise elder
49 Vidal product
50 Knesset position
51 Israeli neighbor
52 Pierced as sign of
bondsman
53 Ben Yehuda,
Jerusalem
57 Makes a "fey" a "pey"
58 Abba's wife

For crossword answers,
please see page 108.

ALLEN BERKE, 55, of Madison
Heights, died May 22, 2003.
He is survived by his dear com-
panion, Pat Furlick; father,
Benjamin Berke of Farmington
Hills; brothers and sisters-in-law,
Kenneth and Nadine Berke of
Farmington Hills, Marc and Laura
-Berke of Farmington Hills; sister
and brother-in-law, Terri and Ted
Dallas of Farmington Hills. He was
the son of the late Idalene Berke.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to the Lainie's Angels
Foundation, 24 Oak Grove Lane,
Edison, NY 08820 or to a charity of
one's choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.

NORMAN BESBRIS, 84, of
Kalamazoo, died May 21, 2003. He
was a retired meat packer, a lifetime
member of Congregation of Moses
in Kalamazoo, a member of B'nai
B'rith, decorated World War II
Army veteran and a member of
BPOE.
Mr. Besbris is survived by his wife
of 59 years, Celia Besbris; daughters
and sons-in-law, Randie Levin of
Bloomfield Hills, Terry and Jeffrey
Paule of California, Debra and Seth
Strichartz of California; son and
daughter-in-law, David Besbris and
Nina Rosenfeld of California;
grandchildren, Sarah Paule, Melinda
Paule, Max Besbris, Elana Besbris,
Emily Strichartz and Libby
Strichartz; brother and sister-in-law,
Stanley and Gloria Besbris of
Kalamazoo; sister and brother-in-
law, Bedonna and Ben Ashapa. He
was the dear father-in-law of the

GLATT KOSHER

late Gerald Levin.
Contributions may be made to
the Gerald Levin Fund at the
Orchards, 30215 Southfield Road,
Southfield, MI 48076 or a charity
of one's choice. Interment in
Kalamazoo. This announcement was
placed at the family's request by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

BRYAN JASON DIEM, 18, of Oak
Park, died May 19, 2003.
He is survived by his parents,
Jerry and Donna Diem; brother,
Joshua Ian Diem; aunts, uncles,
cousins and friends.
Contributions may be made to
Chai Lifeline, 151 W. 30th St., New
York, NY 10001 or Camp Simcha,
48 West 25th St., New York, NY
10010. Interment at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

GAIL LESLIE FREEDMAN, 47, of
Ormond Beach, Fla., formerly of
West Bloomfield, died May 14,
2003. She attended Eastern
Michigan University as a nursing
student and was a phlebotomist for
the past 10 years at Florid Hospital-
Ormond Memorial. Mrs. Freedman
did volunteer work for the Jewish
Federation, Temple Israel, Bet Sefer
School and Congregation B'nai
Torah, where she was a member.
She also enjoyed playing mahjong
and was famous for her haman-
tashen, which she used to donate to
the Bet Sefer School.
Mrs. Freedman is survived by her
sons, Steven and Matthew
Silverman of Jacksonville, Fla.;
daughter, Pamela Silverman of

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