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the Jewish Academy of Metropolitan
Detroit.
MINNETTE SIDLOW, 98, of
Southfield, died Aug. 3, 2006.
She is survived by her stepson,
Hubert Sidlow; grandchildren, great-
grandchildren; five generations of nieces
and nephews. She was the beloved wife
of the late Ben Sidlow; devoted mother
of the late Allen Sidlow; loving step-
mother of the late Franklin Sidlow.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to American Heart Association, any
hospice or a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman.
FAYE YATES, 68, former Detroiter of
Chicago, died July 28, 2006. She received
degrees from the University of Michigan
and the University of Wyoming. Before
moving to Chicago in 2000, she lived
War Hero
Pennsylvania-
born IDF soldier
remembered as
friend and Zionist.
Rachel Silverman
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
New York
0
n Monday evening, July 31,
thousands of pro-Israel dem-
onstrators in Bucks County,
Pa., cheered for Michael Levin, 22, a
local boy serving in the Israeli army.
By the next day, they were mourning
his loss.
Levin was killed in southern
Lebanon on Aug. 1, along with two
other Israeli soldiers. He is believed to .
be first American casualty of Israel's
war with Hezbollah. He was the 36th
Israeli soldier to lose his life since fight-
ing began July 12.
Levin was remembered by family
and friends as a "Zionist through and
through."
A longtime camper at Camp Ramah
in the Poconos, Levin was active in
the Hagesher Region USY and in his
Conservative temple, Congregation
Tifereth Israel. Rabbi Jeffery Schnitzer
remembered Levin as "a prize student"
who would "debate you to death."
Levin loved speaking about
Halachah [Jewish law], Judaism and
in Boston; Ames, Iowa; and New York.
At the time of her death, she was vice
president for development and com-
munications at the Wetlands Initiative, a
non-profit organization. Previously, she
held a similar position at the Lamont-
Doherty Earth Observatory, a unit of
Columbia University.
Mrs. Yates is survived by her husband
of 40 years, Stanley Yates; children,
Jonathan and Trine Yates, and Ann and
Peter Collins of Chicago; brother and
sister-in-law, Fred and Sarah Steingold
of Ann Arbor; sister and brother-in-law,
Nancy and Joel Hearshen of Oak Park;
four grandchildren. She was the daugh-
ter of the late Nathaniel and the late
Rosaline Steingold.
Contributions may be made to the
Wetlands Initiative, 53 W Jackson
Boulevard, Suite 1015, Chicago, IL
60604; the American Cancer Society; or
a charity of one's choice.
Zionism, Rabbi Schnitzer said.
"When he wasn't in Israel, Israel was
inside him:" said Richard Waloff, a close
friend of the family. "Ever since he was
15, he wanted to graduate high school
and make aliyah."
In part, friends and family say Levin
was motivated by his grandfather, who
fought in World War II. He also formed
strong feelings about Israel on an eight-
week Alexander Muss High School in
Israel program.
At age 18, Levin acted on his dream
of aliyah: He moved to Kibbutz Tirat
Tzvi and studied Hebrew before enlist,
ing in the army.
Baruch Ganz, 23, a close friend from
both Israel and Bucks County, said
Levin was a "thin, small guy' but he
quickly worked
his way into an
elite paratroop-
er division.
"The thing
with Michael
was that it was
his energy
..." Ganz said.
Sgt. Michael Levin
"A really pas-
sionate person
— you can't stop them for anything!"
Levin also was remembered as a con-
genial, popular young man. "He was the
kind of friend everyone's looking for','
said Rabbi Todd Zeff, director of Camp
Ramah in the Poconos. "He always had
a smile on his face!'
Levin had been at camp just two
weeks earlier while on a visit to the
United States. "He Was in great shape
and great spirits:' Rabbi Zeff said. "He
talked about the fact that for him it
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