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Leading By Example

for a CPA internship when he met Mr.
Tobias 25 years ago. "He taught me how
to deal with clients and how important
family was - that they should be your
ESTHER ALLWEISS TSCHIRHART Jewish education and involvement in
priority."
worship, he clearly defined how a presi-
Special to the Jewish News
Inspired by their father and mother,
dent should lead by example."
both Tobias daughters and their hus-
Mr. Tobias frequently read from the
arm, articulate and
bands have been leaders in their respec-
Torah at services; Sherry said her father
tive religious communities in Florida and
grounded in Jewish val-
taught himself Hebrew as an
ues, Julian Tobias left his
Maryland. Sherry, a former
adult.
mark on many Detroit
youth director at Temple Israel,
"He wanted to be able to
organizations before his retirement to
said Mr. Tobias taught the fami-
speak Hebrew to the chil-
Florida several years ago.
ly that "an education is extreme-
dren in Israel," she said, fur-
The longtime certified public account-
ly important - both religious
ther explaining that her
ant was a founding member of Temple
and academic."
father "fell in love" with the
Israel with his wife, Evelyne Chase
Mr. Tobias earned degrees
Jewish state during his many
Tobias, and was a former congregation
from Wayne State University
president.
visits. A special trip was
and Detroit's Central High
going with the extended
"Julian was a person I was particularly
School. At Wayne, he belonged
family to Israel for Carole's
fond of," said Fred Keywell, another past
to the Mackenzie Honor Society
adult bat mitzvah. He also
president. "He was a grand speaker."
and was editor-in-chief of the
co-chaired a Jewish
Mr. Tobias, 90, of Palm Beach
Daily Collegian campus newspa-
Federation mission to Israel
Gardens, Fla., died after a long illness on
per.
He also met Evelyne, his
Julian Tobias
with Irwin Green after the
Aug. 16, 2003. When relatives gathered
wife of 67 years, there.
in Florida for the funeral service two days June 1967 war.
In the Detroit community,
Mr. Tobias and his younger brother,
later, the obvious choice to officiate was
Mr. Tobias headed the Accountants
Rabbi Harold Loss of his beloved Temple the late Harold Tobias, founded the
Division for the Jewish Federation's
Israel. Evelyne and the couple's daugh-
Tobias & Tobias CPA firm in 1939.
Annual Campaign and was a lifetime
ters, Sherry Mitteldorf and Carole
Craig Skulsky and Gary Vandeputte are
associate member of Hadassah. The
current partners of the Troy-based firm,
Nannes, also spoke at the funeral.
Masonic organization figured largely in
now Tobias Vandeputte & Skulsky.
Rabbi Loss said Mr. Tobias was "an
his life as he was a past master of
amazing leader in every aspect of the
"He took me under his wing," said
Perfection Lodge No. 486 F & AM and
community. And with his focus on
Skulsky, who was a college senior looking
a 33rd Degree Mason. He founded the

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1. Pesach dinner
6. Sighs
9. Tzedakah.
13. 100th of a NIS

14. Bet (English)
15. Sight for Sagan
17. Non-Jews
18. Censor
19. Rebbe's tish
20. Eat (Yiddish)
21. Nazarite feature
24. Edomite mountain
25. White Sox Abrams
26. Father (Yiddish)
28. Actor Steiger
29. Red faced
33. Buckwheat groats
35. Name (Hebrew)
36. Corn holder
38. Western Wall
41. Hearts on Rosh
Hashanah
42. Emes (English)
45. Not on Shabbat
46. Forty days for Noah
48. Daled (English)
49. Columnist Barrett
50. Adam to Seth
53. Israeli town
55. Mems (English)
57. Kol Nidre sounds
59. Neither's partner
60. Dreidel features?

blood bank for Detroit-area Masonic
lodges. Still active after moving to
Florida, he established a gratis tax service
for the nonprofit SCORE organization
in Palm Beach County.
Rabbi Loss said Mr. Tobias was a gen-
tle and "truly kind man" who rabbis and
community leaders often consulted.
"In every aspect of his life, whether it
was his business career or the agencies
where he was actively involved, his lead-
ership was defined by quiet guidance and
sound principles," said Rabbi Loss.
Mr. Tobias is survived by his wife,
Evelyne; daughters and son-in-law,
Sherry Mitteldorf of Palm Beach
Gardens, Fla., and Carole and John
Nannes of Bethesda, Md.; grandchildren,
Bunny (Elliot) Berman, Susan (Rob)
Koch, Marji (Troy) Engle, Jennifer
Nannes and Steven Nannes; great-grand-
children, Mallory and Michael Berman,
Morgan and Justin Koch, and Austin and
Parker Engle.
Mr. Tobias was the father-in-law of the
late Marvin Mitteldorf.
Interment was in Florida. Contribu-
tions may be made to Greater Detroit
Chapter of Hadassah, 5030 Orchard
Lake, West Bloomfield, MI 48323; Vitas
Health Care Corp. (Attn: Hospice), 1901
S. Congress, Suite 260, Boynton Beach,
Fla. 33426; or a charity of one's choice. ❑

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64. "Water" to Marceau
67. Emulate Abba Eban
69. Landon role
70. The Angry
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novel
72. Sharansky
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74. Ishmael progeny
75. Amidah action
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2. Freud inventions

3. Happy
, Winkler sit-
corn
4. Son of Gad
5. Maimonides
6. Rabbi Silver
7. Meaning of Old City's
"Cardo"
8. Where the Wild Things
Are, illustrator
9. Negev climate
10. Byzantine and
Hellenistic
11. Steinem's cause
12. Cured by Salk's vaccine
16. Nebbish (English)
22. Opt
23. Depot (abbreviation)
25. Vishniac equipment

27. Pesach activity
29. Cleo killers

30. Close
31. Jerusalem entrance
32. Generation (Hebrew)
34. Speilberg specialty
37. Drummer Rich to
friends
39. Writer Ferber
40. Veiled bride
43. Koppel
44. Writer Heinrich
47. Doctors
51. Makes a fey a pey
52. King of Judah
54. Like a kibbutz?
55. Author Amos
56. Saul's oldest daughter
58. Broke the eighth
61. Musician Freeman
63. Shema starter
64. Airline
65. Spanish philosopher
66. Refuseniks' home
68. Amen
71. Gershwin

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Due to a printing error, an
old puzzle ran last week. The
answers to it also appear on
page 101.

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