Obituaries

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YETTA "LETTY" SOLOMON, 101, died
Sept. 3, 2007. She was a graduate of Detroit
Teachers College and was an elementary
teacher in Detroit.
Mrs. Solomon is survived by her sons
and daughters-in-law, Robert B. Solomon
and Sharon Cho of California, Michael A.
and Olga Solomon; grandchildren, Joan
and Steven Frank, Patricia and Dominic
Freud, Susan Solomon, Joshua Solomon,
Noel Cho Solomon; five great-grandchil-
dren; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jack W.
and Lillian Perlman, Charles and Elaine
Perlman; sister-in-law, Florence Perlman;
daughter-in-law, Judith H. Solomon;
nieces and nephews; caregivers, Jenny
Wielgomas, Margaret Kutek.
She was the beloved wife of the late
Harry J. Solomon; dear sister of the late
Emma Sicov, the late Sara Wise, the late
Rose Rubin, the late Maurice Perlman.
Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

MARY STEFFIN, 93, of Southfield,
died Sept. 5, 2007. She was a member
of Hadassah, Women's American ORT,
Jewish Women International, Adat Shalom
Synagogue and a previous member of
Congregation B'nai David.
Mrs. Steffin is survived by daughters
and a son-in-law, Gail Nemer of West
Bloomfield, Suzanne and Arnold Portner
of Huntington Woods; grandchildren,
Guy Nemer, Kirk Nemer, Kelly and Doug
LaMarche, Jason Portner; great-grand-
son, Devin Jacob LaMarche; sister and
brother-in-law, Phyllis and Phil Deytshe of
West Bloomfield; brother and sisters-in-
law, Milton and Terry Rotenberg of West
Bloomfield, Dolly Rotenberg; caregiver,
Elizabeth Engida.
Mrs. Steffin was the beloved wife of the
late Daniel Steffin; cherished sister of the
late Manny Rotenberg.
Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

HAROLD E. WEINER,
65, of West Bloomfield,
died Sept. 4, 2007.
Harold was an execu-
tive in vocational train-
ing. A regional coordi-
nator for Move-On, a
political grassroots orga-
Weiner
nization, he was also a
volunteer with Meals on
Wheels through Bloomfield Hills Senior
Center and worked on many local corn-
munity association committees. He had a
doctor of philosophy degree.
Mr. Weiner is survived by his wife, Judy
Weiner of West Bloomfield; daughter,
Davita Meara Burkhead-Weiner; mother-
in-law, Ruth Starke Burkhead.
He was the beloved son of the late Clara
and the late David Weiner; cherished
brother of the late Shelley Berkson;
son-in-law of the late Dr. Howard
Burkhead.
Interment at Beth El Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to

Swarthmore College Swim-A-Thon,
in Memory of Harold Weiner, 500
College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

Hero To Soviet Jews

Charles Vanik, the congressman whose
name graces legislation that helped free
thousands of Soviet Jews, brought liberal
civil rights luster to the hard-edged Cold
War battle for human rights.
A Democratic member of the Ohio del-
egation to the House from 1955-1981, he
died Aug. 29, 2007, in Florida. He was 94.
Vanik joined Sen. Henry "Scoop"
Jackson, D-Wash., in authoring the his-
toric 1974 Jackson-Vanik amendment to
the Trade Reform bill that stipulated free
emigration markers in order for the Soviet
Union to qualify for favored trade status.
Leaders of the movement to free Soviet
Jews say the amendment was critical to
allowing thousands of Jews out of the
Soviet Union.

Making a Lasting Memor

At The Ira Kaufman Chapel, we help your family with the final tribute of those you love

"Celebrate the Journey: 1907-2007"
Jewish Home & Aging Services
Concert featuring Three Cantors Plus One
5:30 pm, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007
Detroit Opera House
1526 Broadway,
Detroit
Musical tribute to Jewish composers
from Hammerstein to Bernstein.
Executive Director Carol Rosenberg
will be honored.
Proceeds benefit
Acts of Loving Kindness-
Gemilut Chasadim Fund
which helps support
residents who cannot afford their care.

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