Obituaries Avila ran BEI DR David Techner's father, Harry, was not religious, but discussions with rabbis on Jewish views about death and afterlife comforted him greatly at the end of his life. "The rabbis said the shema with my Dad while he laid in his hospital bed dying, and he never would have done that alone," said David Techner, co- founder and president of Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network. "I watched my father die in peace, and that became the vision for Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network." The jEWISHOSPICE & CHAPLAINCY NETWORK . 6555 W. Maple Rd. • West Bloomfield, MI 48322 248.592.2687 • www.jewishhospice.org Yeshitla School for Boys • Beth Jacob School for Girls • Early Childhood Development Center 15751 W. Lincoln Drive • Southfield, MI 48076 • (248) 557-6750 "One 4oho provides the education for another's child is considered in Heaven as a partner in the raising of that young person" During the coming week, the students of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah will study in memory of the following departed friends. In addition, Kaddish will be said during the daily minyan. 30 Av August 31, 2008 Edward Enkin Eugene Gordon Louis Harold Kay Sam Kitty Vernon Martell Morris N. Posner Israel Schwartz Jonas Torgow Joseph Weingarden Frieda Flekel Sarah Markowitz Sarah Richman Ida Schwartzman 1 Elul September 1, 2008 Abner Dunn William Hoffman Max Randell Benjamin Terebelo Lena Bartick Ida Cohen Lee Eichner Becky Epstein Hinde Gunsberg Elizabeth Haber Ida Rosen Eva (Grunberger) Weiss Leah Wolpert Rivka Wolpert Shaina Wolpert 2 Elul September 2, 2008 William M Goodman Gordon Hootner Louis Kellner Louis Pollack Samuel Ydzchok Simon Morris Suffrin Edward Zold Julie Gottlieb Ida Malzberg Clothlide Marx Belle Rosen Fannie Stem Edith Wainer Betty Weinstein Fischer 3 Elul September 3, 2008 Sidney Averbuch Isadore Harry Keit Louis Rose Samuel Toby Lillian Brower Esther Brown Johanna Feiner Etta Felsenfeld Feiga Goodstein Esther Greenberg Merle Jalan Helen Quidd Anna Radom 4 Elul September 4, 2008 Joseph Faigin Sam Gruskin Ervin Klein Louis Levin Samuel Spinner Benjamin Nathan Susman Anna Eskin Goldie Kotlier Ida Leiderman Debra Francine Liss Anna Shulman Joan Phillis Traurig 5 Elul September 5, 2008 Philip Baxter Nathan Goldin Morris Gormezano Richard Arthur Gomey Ben Hellen Louis Levinson David Shir Moses Marcus Sauerhaft Aaron Schey Sam Selitsky Abraham Sussman Minnie Barsky Flora Elfer Sarah Foon Rae Harris Family Kaplan Esther Leon Gussie Seder Esters Sosna Fannie Weiss 6 Elul September 6, 2008 Chaim Yrtzchok Band Daniel Epstein Martin Harris Pavel Khitrik Sarah Aronow Roza Fastovskaya Anna Goldstick Anne Jacobs Mildred Lieber Esther Rosen Betty Yaker May Zwerling MONUMENT CENTER INC. Monuments and Markers Bronze Markers Memorial Duplicating Cemetery Lettering & Cleaning CEMETERY INSTALLATION ANYWHERE IN MICHIGAN Call 248-542-8266 661 E. 8 MILE ROAD FERNDALE 1 1/2 blocks East of Woodward 1324950 B38 August 28 • 2008 Calif., formerly of Oak Park, died Aug. 16, 2008. She is survived by her loving sons, Richard Rubin and compan- ion, Pat Rouen of Friday Harbor, Wash., Donald (Ellen Kotler) Rubin of West Bloomfield and Andrew (Annete) Rubin of Madison, Wis.; brother, Norman (Sharon) Schiffer of Clermont, Fla.; grandchildren, Joshua Rubin, Penina Rubin, Orin Rubin and Kaia Rubin. She was the loving companion of the late Nate Berlin; beloved daughter of the late Joseph and the late Esther Schiffer. Interment at Mount Sinai Cemetery Memorial Parks and Mortuaries, Hollywood Hills, Calif., (800) 600- 0076. Contributions may be made to a synagogue or charity of one's choice. ROSE SCHIFF, 92, of Southfield, died Aug. 20, 2008. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Diane Schiff of Farmington Hills; daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and Ralph Bovitz of Encino, Calif.; grandchildren, James Schiff, Cara Bovitz, Gregory and Rachel Bovitz; great-grandchildren, Sari Bovitz, Annie Bovitz, Sammy Bovitz. Mrs. Schiff was the beloved wife of the late Jacob Schiff. Contributions may be made to the Kidney Foundation of Michigan, 1169 Oak Valley, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 or to a charity of one's choice. Services and interment at Adat Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. MORTON A. SILVERMAN, 78, Send a tribute in memory of a loved one -- www.DetroitYeshiva.org/JNtributes "Same Location 80 Years" SYLVIA RUBIN, 87, of Los Angeles, of Farmington Hills, died Aug. 18, 2008. A retired women's clothing salesper- son, he had been an Army supply staff Silverman sergeant during World War II. Mr. Silverman is survived by his wife, Ilene Silverman of Farmington Hills; children, Nancy and Kenny Stocker of Farmington Hills, Kenny and Erin Silverman, Carole and Kenny Allen; grandchildren, Jake and Hannah Stocker, Jack Allen, Abby and Kate Silverman, Daniel Stocker; sister, Elaine Merkovitz; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Danny and Estelle Robbins, Jerry and Marge Robbins and Joel Gerson; many loving nieces, neph- ews, cousins and friends. He was the beloved son of the late Ida and the late Harry Silverman; the cherished brother-in-law of the late Ralph Merkovitz. Interment at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Hebrew Free Loan, 6735 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. MYRON SIMON, 80, of Irvine, Calif., died Aug. 18, 2008. A professor of English and American literature in California since 1969, he was a member of the American Association of University Professors and he also belonged to the Modern Language Association. Mr. Simon is survived by his wife, Judith of Irvine; children, Paul and Susan Simon of Los Angeles, Sarah and Ross Mack of Riverside, Calif.; grandchildren, Ethan and Kirsten Mack, Molly Simon; sisters and a brother-in-law, Barbara Hollander, Miriam and Jack Waren of Hartford, Conn.; brother and sister-in-law, Sidney and Mariette Simon; his family in Hungary, including his mother-in- law, Elizabeth, and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Peter and Antonia and Andres and Mariann; his former wife, Nola Simon; cousins, nieces, nephews, devoted friends and col- leagues. He was the loving brother of the late William Simon; cherished brother-in- law of the late Phil Hollander. Interment at Beth Ahm Cemetery. Contributions may be made to U. C. Irvine, Department of English, Attn: Carolyn Canning-White, 272 Humanities Instructional Building, Irvine, CA 92697-3376, (949) 824-8494, humanities.uci.edu; or University of Michigan Library/ Labadie Collection, Attn: Julie Herrada, 7th Floor Hatcheer Graduate Library, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1205, (734) 764- 9377, give@umich.edu . Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ARTHUR J. STEINBERG, 89, of Southfield, died Aug. 21, 2008. He is survived by his wife, Gloria Steinberg; children, Joel and Florence Steinberg of Huntington Woods, Lois and Alan Winer of Farmington Hills, Andrea and Tom Serowik of Huntington Woods, and Sarah and Dr. Charles Silow of Huntington Woods; sister and brother-in-law, Beverly and Herbert Orenstein of Skokie, Ill.; grandchildren, Robert and Lory