Obituaries Obituaries from page 77 SHAARON VARON, 70, of Southfield, died Aug. 15, 2007. She was an advertising executive and owner of Varon & Associates. Mrs. Varon is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Dr. Linda and Kevin Thomas, Laura Varon Brown and Jeff Brown; grandchildren, Molly Varon, Emma Brown, Jacob and Lauren Brown, Shea Thomas; friend, Lawrence Zatkin; sister and brother-in-law, Beverly and Joseph Sanders of Ohio; brothers and sister-in-law, Allen Dicken of Ohio, Burl and Tamra Dicken of Virginia. She was the beloved wife of the late Jerry Varon; devoted mother of the late Richard Varon and the late James Varon; cherished daughter of the late Saul and the late Marin Dicken. Interment at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2265 Livernois, Suite 240, Troy, MI 48083. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. BERNIE ZACK, 68, of Southfield, died Aug. 15, 2007. He is survived by his beloved wife, Sharon Zack; sons and daughters-in-law, Stuart and Lori Zack of Birmingham, Arron and Diane Zack of Oak Park; daugh- ter and son-in-law, Michele and Joel Young of West Bloomfield; brother and sister-in-law, Joe and Joyce Zack of Oak Park; grand- children, Connor, Joshua, Morgan and Michael; many other loving family members and friends. He was the dear brother of the late Eleanor Goldstick, the late Earl Zack and the late Adrian Zack. Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or to the National Kidney Foundation. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. An Ecumenical Bridge Ben Harris was baptized. Lustiger was a central figure in Catholic-Jewish reconciliation efforts that characterized the tenure of Pope New York John Paul II, with whom he was close. s he lay dying three He served as John Paul's representa- weeks ago in a Paris tive at the commemoration ceremo- hospice, Cardinal nies marking the 60th anniversary of Jean-Marie Lustiger reached the liberation of Auschwitz in 2005. out to his longtime friend As archbishop of Paris, Lustiger Rabbi Israel Singer. served as a diplomatic back-chan- Cardinal Lustiger The Jewish-born Catholic nel, relaying to the Vatican Jewish official, who served for concerns regarding Catholic anti- decades as a conduit between the Vatican and Semitism and the building of a convent at the Jewish community, called Singer, a former Auschwitz. senior official of the World Jewish Congress The latter issue had a special resonance for and a major player in the effort to build Lustiger because his mother, Gisele, perished Catholic-Jewish ties. Singer flew to Paris and there. the two met several times before Lustiger suc- "He understood the feelings that a Jew has cumbed to cancer Aug. 5, 2007. He was 80. about sensitive and important issues," Singer Born Aaron Lustiger in Paris in 1926, he was said. "You didn't have to convince him. You the first child of secular Polish-Jewish emigres. didn't have to convert him. He knew what it In 1940, he was sent with his sister to live with felt to be a Jew in a non-Jewish environment a Catholic woman following the German occu- because, in this respect, many aristocratic pation of France. In August 1940, at age 13, he Catholics probably viewed him as a Jew." Jewish Telegraphic Agency A N • • ^ •w No ma,_er were you are trNe wort we ca email a Yanrzel, notice to you 4 )111. 1.1.11•1. The Ira Kaufman Chapel sends out: • 65,000 Yahrzeit notices a year by U.S. Mail • 35,000 Yahrzeit notices by email - and that number is growing rapidly Sign up now at www.irakaufman.com THE IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL Bringing Together Family, Faith & Community 18325 WEST NINE MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48075 I 248.569.0020 I 78 August 23 • 2007 FAX 248.569.2502 I WWW. RAKAUFMAN.COM 1287700