Obituaries

KHONNA VALK, 80, of Southfield, died
April 17, 2007.
He is survived by his wife, Beyla; sons
and daughters-in-law, Samuil and Emily
Valk of West Bloomfield, Albert and Irena
Valk of West Bloomfield; stepson, Robert
Fleysher of Ferndale; grandchildren,
Diana, David, Yaakov and Julia, Tatyana,
Anna, Gabrielle, Rebecca, Michael; great-
granddaughter, Alexandra.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Interment at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

JAN FRIEDMAN
WEIMER, former
Detroiter of Los Angeles,
died April 13, 2007.
She was a member of
the June 1961 class of
Mumford High School.
She was also a former
Weimer
food editor of Bon
Appetite magazine
and published numerous articles as a
prominent food writer. She was a kitchen
designer and a well-known consultant in

the culinary business, as well as the author
of three books.
Mrs. Weimer is survived by her husband
of 42 years, Dr. Sanford Weimer; mother,
Cyrille Friedman of Laguna Woods, Calif.;
brother Sam Friedman of Palo Alto, Calif.;
13 nieces and nephews.

ROSALYN WITTCOFF, 82, of
Southfield, died April 21, 2007.
A professional singer in Windsor and
Detroit, she was active with Recovery and
ORT.
Mrs. Wittcoff is survived by her hus-
band, Irwin Wittcoff of Southfield; daugh-
ter and partner, Susan Wittcoff and Aimee
Waldman of Oakland, Calif.; son and
daughter-in-law, Paul Witcoff and Arleen
Temer-Wittcoff; grandchildren, Anna and
Benjamin Wittcoff, Joshua Breitzer and his
fiancee Donna Barekat.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to the American Heart Association, 3816
Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674, any
mental health charity or a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

Corrections
• The obituary for Sherwin LaBell (April
19) should have indicated that his daugh-
ter's name is Ileene LaBell.
• The obituary for Ethel Metzger (April
19) should have indicated that she is sur-
vived by brother-in-law and sisters-in-law,
Joe and Elayne Metzger of Carmichael,
Calif., and Raye Dinnerstein.
• The obituary for Melvin Madorsky
(April 12) should have indicated that he
is survived by his sister and brother-in-
law, Norma and Bob Goldman of West
Bloomfield.

JAFI Unveils Memorial
Jerusalem/JTA — The Jewish Agency for
Israel unveiled a memorial to Jews mur-
dered in terrorist and anti-Semitic attacks
abroad.
The ceremony was held Monday, on Yom
HaZikaron, Israel's Memorial Day, outside
the JAFI building in Jerusalem, and was
attended by victims' family members liv-
ing in Israel.
"In this ceremony, the State of Israel
recognizes, for the first time, hundreds of
people who paid with their lives because

they were part of the Jewish people and
connected to the State of Israel," Jewish
Agency Chairman Zeev Bielski said at the
ceremony, which was held in conjunction
with the World Zionist Organization, the
Jewish National Fund, Keren Hayesod and
the United Jewish Communities of North
America.
Some 200 Jews have been killed in anti-
Semitic attacks abroad since 1948. Their
names are inscribed on the memorial.

Boris Yeltsin Dies
Moscow/JTA — Boris Yeltsin, the former
Russian president whose years in power
saw a mass emigration of Jews and the
renaissance of Jewish life in the former
Soviet Union, died at age 76.
While it was Yeltsin's predecessor,
Mikhail Gorbachev, who opened the gates
for Soviet Jews, Yeltsin played a key role
in the downfall of the Soviet regeime and
continued to open up the country. Yeltsin
spoke out against anti-Semitism and was
seen as friendly to the Jewish community.
Under Yeltsin, Russia's relations with
Israel improved and Russia became active
in the Middle East peace process.

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