Obituaries

Obituaries from page 157

DOROTHY SHERMAN, 94, of West
Bloomfield, died May 12, 2007. She was a
member of Hadassah.
Mrs. Sherman is survived by nieces and
a nephew, Isabelle Ziegelman, Robert and
Harriet Becker.
She was the beloved wife of the late Jack
Sherman; cherished aunt of the late Erwin
Ziegelman.
Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park Cemetery. Contributions may
be made to Hadassah, 5030 Orchard
Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

SADIE SMALL, 94, of
Southfield, died May
17, 2007. She was a
member of Maimonides,
Hadassah, B'nai B'rith
Women, Scarab Club,
Birmingham Bloomfield
Art Association and
Small
Temple Beth El and Beth
Elders.
Mrs. Small is survived by her daughter
and son-in-law, Lorraine and Sheldon

Gloria Wolk; granddaughters, Liana
(Mike) Foster, Aimee Longato, Joyce (Jeff)
Chaskin; great-grandchildren, Noah and
Graham Foster, Brittany, Jordan, Brianna
and Brooke Chaskin; sister, Nettie Stewart
of Coconut Creek, Fla.
Alexander was the eldest son of the late
Isadore and the late Gussie Wolk; dear
brother of the late Bea Docks, the late
Vicky Davis, the late William Wolk.
He will be greatly missed by all whose
lives he touched.

Alkon of Farmington Hills; son and
daughter-in-law, Dr. Richard and Leanne
Small of West Bloomfield; grandchildren,
Amy Alkon, Elizabeth Alkon and Tom
Rosenberg, Caroline and Rob Belli, Brian
and Kelly Small, Scott and Jennie Small;
great-grandchildren, Eliana and Jared
Small, Jacob Small, Jack, Nate and Lily
Rosenberg.
She was the beloved wife of the late Dr.
Henry Small; dear sister of the late Ida
Acker and the late Gus Nuchims.
Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
Temple Beth El Braille Fund or Yad Ezra.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

Falwell Was Pro-Israel

The Rev. Jerry Falwell,
Washington, JTA
like his beloved phrase "Judeo-Christian
nation," drew mixed feeling among Jews.
Rev. Falwell, the televangelist who
helped steer America rightward when
he founded the Moral Majority nearly
30 years ago, died May 15 in Lynchburg,
Va., on the campus of Liberty University,
which he founded. He was 73.
Statements from Jewish leaders about
his death were duly respectful of a man
who loved Israel, but were qualified also

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ALEXANDER WOLK, 92, of Oak Park
and Boca Raton, Fla., died Jan. 10, 2007, in
his Florida home under the care and kind-
ness of Hospice by the Sea.
He was a World War II veteran, having
served his country well for 31/2 years.
Alexander is survived by his beloved
wife of 64 years. Tessie (Sweet) Wolk;
daughters and sons-in-law, Pamela and
Joe Longato, Madeline and Fred Hoenow,

by his embrace of values that alienated
most American Jews.
"I admired Rev. Falwell's understanding
that despite our differences, there were
areas of agreement between us, above all
our deep and profound commitment to
the safety and well-being of the State of
Israel," said Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of
the Union for Reform Judaism.
Falwell was among the first evangeli-
cal leaders to make clear that presidential
candidates must show deference to the
U.S.-Israel alliance if they wanted his
constituency's support.
"It is my belief that the Bible Belt in
America is Israel's only safety belt right
now," Rev. Falwell told CBS News in 2002.
Rev. Falwell had an close relationship
with Israeli prime minister Benjamin
Netanyahu, who rankled U.S. Jews by
embracing the evangelist so readily.
Rev. Falwell's passing means "one less
important voice of support at a time when
Israel needs all the support it can get in a
world hostile toward it and getting more
hostile:' said Mort Klein, leader of the
Zionist Organization of America.

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