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December 18 2008

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r. Edward Fred Stein of
Southfield had a brother he
never knew. Fredrick was
born Dec. 22, 1924, but lived only a
week because he was a "blue baby;'
born with a hole in his heart.
Ida and Harry Stein buried their
infant son in Section J of Westwood
Cemetery in Dearborn
Heights. Section J was
where other infants born
to parents from David-
Horodok in Belarus were
buried in unmarked
graves.
On Sunday, Dec. 14,
Edward Stein knew his
brother's grave would no
longer be unmarked. An
engraved granite grave-
stone with Fredrick's
name, year of birth and
death and a Jewish star
has been provided through the Kavod
HaMet Society, a program conceived
by Jay Korelitz of Farmington Hills
and sponsored by the Dorfman Chapel
and B'nai B'rith Great Lakes Region.
At the dedication ceremony Sunday
at Dorfman Chapel in Farmington
Hills, more than 50 people gathered
to dedicate 18 gravestones provided
through donations to Kavod HaMet. To
date, 35 graves have been marked and
installed at local Jewish cemeteries.
As part of the program, the cemeter-
ies assist with research and also waive
installation fees.
"It's a wonderful program:' said
Stein, whose middle name honors his
infant brother. "The gravestone is an
acknowledgement that he lived — and
now there is a place I can go and leave
a stone. In my family and my defini-
tion, whenever I see a stone left on
a gravesite, it tells me someone still
cares about the person that's there'
In addition to his own donation to
Kavod HaMet, Stein also made a dona-
tion to the program from the local
David Horodok organization.
Several years ago, Korelitz tracked
down the 90-year-old unmarked grave
of an aunt who died in infancy and pro-
vided her gravestone. This led to more
research and the discovery that about

Dr. Edward Stein, at the
Kavod HaMet Society

dedication ceremony,

speaks of his brother
who died as an infant.

3,000 unmarked Jewish
graves exist in Metro
Detroit cemeteries.
"Our goal is clear;'
said Kavod HaMet
board member Jonathan
Dorfman. "We plan to
mark all 3,000 graves."
To be eligible for a gravestone, the
grave must be at least five years old
and located in a Metro Detroit cem-
etery. Research assistance is provided
the Jewish Genealogical Society of
Michigan and the Jewish Historical
Society of Michigan.
The dedication ceremony included
a service conducted by Rabbi Jennifer
Kaluzny and Cantor Michael Smolash
of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield in
memory of Nathan Avrushin, Theresa
Bookman, Bethie Chudnow, Henry
Demant, Steven Demant, Arthur
Elovzin, Howard Feldman, Harry Fian,
Solomon Goldstein, Charles Harris,
Roen Klein, Renee Leib, Bernard
Reichstein, Alvin Rocklin, Edward
Rouff, Fredrick Stein, Henry Warshaw
and Sarah Van Syckel.
Remarks were offered by Dorfman,
Korelitz, Rabbi Joseph Krakoff of
Congregation Shaarey Zedek of
Oakland County, Rabbi Yerachmiel
Rabin of Oak Park and Jerry Olson,
Kavod HaMet Society chairman.
To make a donation, call (248) 646-
3100, go to kavodhamet.org or send
a check to Kavod HaMet, B'nai B'rith
Great Lakes Region, 6735 Telegraph
Road, Suite 304, Bloomfield Hills, MI
48301. ❑