Obituaries

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ber of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, of
Perfection Lodge of the Masons and of
the Shriners of Boca Raton. Mr.
Beresh was also a member of Temple
Beth El of Boca Raton and a former
member of the Downtown Synagogue.
He was also a member of the National
Association of Watch and Clock
Collectors.
Mr. Beresh is survived by sons and a
daughter-in-law, Bruce and Ellen
Beresh of West Bloomfield, Bryan
Beresh of Ann Arbor; grandchildren,
Aaron J. Beresh, Ziev Beresh and
Rona Beresh; sister, Shirlee Elkiss;
brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law,
Richard and Helen Ravid, Sandra and
Dr. Sherman Kane. He was the
beloved husband of the late Ruth
Beresh; devoted brother of the late Leo
Beresh, the late Milton Beresh and the
late Marjorie Rossin.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to the Isadore and Beryl
Winkelman Youth Fund at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375
Bell Road, Southfield, MI 48034 or a
charity of one's choice. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

of Michigan chapter. He enjoyed
being a trial lawyer for 40 years until
he retired due to illness.
Mr. Ernstein is survived by his
beloved wife of 52 years. Rosa; his
daughter and law partner, Gail
Ernstein, her husband David
Sonnenschein of West Bloomfield;
daughters and son-in-law, Karen
Fishman of Chicago, Susan and Marc
Brodsky of West Bloomfield; grand-
children, Marissa
Sonnenschein,
Olivia Brodsky and
Michael Brodsky;
sisters and brothers-
in-law, Lois and
Seymour Levine of
Bloomfield Hills,
Carol and Paul
Hooberman of
Ernstein
Franklin.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to Haven, P.O. Box 431045,
Pontiac, MI 48343-1045 or to the
Juvenile Diabetes Association, 24359
Northwestern Highway, Southfield,
MI 48075. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.

ARON BUD, 91, of Farmington

SHEILA FREEDMAN, 73, of

Livonia, died Feb. 25, 2005.
She is survived by her daughter and
son-in-law, Suzanne Freedman and
Andrew Erickson of Royal Oak;
brother, Sanford Maister of Delray
Beach, Fla.; dear friends and neigh-
bors, Jerry and Trudy McCarthy. She
was the beloved wife of the late Sam
Freedman; loving daughter of the late
Alex Maister, the late Eva Maister;
dear sister of the late Ronald Maister.
Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Services and
interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

HARRY BERESH, 89, of Boca

Hills, died Feb. 27, 2005.
He is survived by his wife, Selma
Rich; stepchildren, Herbert Rich of
Farmington Hills, Shirley and Pinkas
Jarcaig of Oak
Park; sister,
Tzipora
Mendelevitz of
Israel; stepgrand-
children, David
and Tzippy Jarcaig,
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Rabbi Shlomo and
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Ahuva Jarcaig,
Chaya and
Gershon
Friedman; step-
great-grandchildren, Yonason Jarcaig,
Miriam Jarcaig, Miryam Jarcaig,
Yitzchok Jarcaig, Yosef Jarcaig, Leah
Jarcaig, Ghana Friedman, Nechama
Friedman, Shoshana Friedman. He
was the beloved husband of the late
Ida Bud.
Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Interment at
Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements
by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

Raton, Fla., formerly of Detroit, died
Feb. 23, 2005. The owner of Beresh
Jewelers, he was born above the store
when it was located on Michigan
Avenue in Detroit. He was the second
generation of a now three-generation
business, founded in 1904 and now
located in Dearborn. He was a mem-

ROBERT S. ERNSTEIN, 76, of
West Bloomfield, died Feb. 17, 2005.
He was a 1953 graduate of the
University of Michigan Law School, a
member of Tau Epsilon Rho legal fra-
ternity and a founding member of
Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, University

Park. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

DR. MAX BEITMAN, 92, of

Farmington Hills, died Feb. 24, 2005.
He graduated from Detroit College of
Medicine at 21 and was already a
member of a medical honors fraternity
when he became an intern. During
World War II, he was the head triage
doctor on Normandy Beach as a cap-
tain in the Army.
For many years, Dr. Beitman was a
partner of Dr. Willard Mayer. He was
also a founding physician of the the
Northend Clinic and Sinai Hospital.
In his 45 year-practice, he was also a
physician for Michigan Bell and did
insurance examinations. For 25 years,
he was medical
director for the
Jewish Home for
Aged. He was also a
professor of inter-
nal medicine at
Wayne State
University. As an
amateur musician,
he played viola, was
in the Doctors
String Quartet and
with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. Beitman is survived by daughter
and son-in-law Shirley and Newton
Bernstein of Bloomfield Hills; son and
daughter-in-law, Dr. Robert and Keri
Beitman of Bloomfield Hills; grand-
children, James and Amy Bernstein,
Julia and Dr. Steven Brown, Hayley
and Carly Beitman, Jordyn and
Michael Goldman, Kathryn and Craig
Hecker; great-grandchildren, Lily and
Charlie Bernstein, Donovan and
Camryn Brown; sisters and brothers-
in-law, Rose Ascher, Dorothy and Dr.
Irving Rowe; sisters-in-law and broth-
er-in-law, Golda and Harry Weber,
Ruth Myers. He was the beloved hus-
band of the, late Beatrice Beitman;
devoted brother of the late Ann Grace
Burnstein.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be
made to the National Music Camp at
Interlochen, P.O. Box 199,
Interlochen, MI 49643. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

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SAMUEL "SAM" FRIED, 84, of
West Bloomfield, died Feb. 25, 2005.
He is survived by his wife, Vera Fried;
son and daughter-in-law, Aaron and
Judy Fried of Royal Oak; daughter and
son-in-law, Linda and Jim Sampson of
Southfield; sister and brother-in-law,
Goldie and Leonard Mirvis.
Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Interment at
Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements
by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

RUTH L. GITTLEN, 90, of

Southfield, died Feb. 27, 2005. She
was a member of Temple Beth El and
a past president of its sisterhood.
Mrs. Gittlen is survived by a son

and daughter-in-
law, Barry and
Elaine Gittlen of
Baltimore, Md.;
granddaughter, Lisa
Gittlen; sister, Pearl
Kristol of West
Palm Beach, Fla.
Mrs. Gittlen was
Gittlen
the beloved wife for
62 years of the late J. Leon Gittlen;
devoted mother of the late Joshua
Gittlen.
Interment at Beth El Memorial Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to the Gittlen Library Fund at Baltimore
Hebrew University, 5800 Park Heights
Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

ARTHUR SIMON GOLDBERG,

82, of Murrieta, Calif, died Feb. 19,
2005. Born October 16, 1922, in
Detroit, he was the son of the late
Max and Sadie Lehrman Goldberg.
He served in Patton's 3rd Army
1270th Engineers during World War
II. He married Rose Cohn in 1944 at
Camp Chaffee, Ark.
Mr. Goldberg received his master's
degree in education from Wayne State
University and was
employed as a case-
worker for the
Department of
Welfare in Detroit
for 20 years. He
then worked as an
attendance agent
for the Board of
Education for 22
Goldberg
years, until his
retirement in 1985. At that time, he
and his wife, Rose, moved to
Murrieta, Calif. In his leisure time, he
enjoyed photography and was an
accomplished classical pianist. He was
an active member of B'nai B'rith Unit
5039 for 25 years in Michigan and 20
years in California; he served as the
president of B'nai B'rith for 20 years.
The Goldbergs are members of B'nai
Chaim in Murrieta.
Mr. Goldberg is survived by his wife
of 62 years, Rose C. Goldberg; son
and daughter-in-law, Harley and
Miriam Goldberg of Santa Cruz;
daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and
William Haas of Michigan; daughter-
in-law, Jeannette Goldberg of New
Hampshire; grandchildren, Matthew
and Jennifer Goldberg, Sarah and
Nickolas Stavropoulos, Tina and Frank
Kress, Daniel Haas, Rebekah and
Elizabeth Goldberg; great-grandchil-

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