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that recognizes
each family's individual needs.
During the 1980s, Mr. Techner's
sons joined the business and it was
renamed SSI. Throughout the 1980s
and 1990s, SSI continued to grow by
tapping into global markets (Europe,
Japan, Taiwan, Korea) and became the
leading manufacturer of large vehicle
automatic washing systems.
He is survived by his wife, Myrna
Techner; daughter, Dale Techner
Sparague of Bloomfield Hills; sons and
daughters-in-law, Charles and Paula
Techner of Toronto, Sam and Susan
Techner of Toronto; grandchildren,
Kyle, Jaime and Emily Techner and
Regine Sparague; David and Ilene
Techner and many other nieces, neph-
ews and friends.
Services and interment in Toronto.
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ments by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
Rabbi David Lieber, 83
New York/JTA — Rabbi David
Lieber, the president emeritus of the
American Jewish University, died
Dec. 15, 2008, of a lung ailment at his
Beverly Hills home.
He was 83.
The first full-time president of the
University of Judaism, Rabbi Lieber
oversaw its development from a small
training program for Hebrew teach-
ers into a full-fledged university with
undergraduate, graduate and rabbinic
training programs.
Last year the university was
renamed the American Jewish
University after merging with the
Brandeis-Bardin Institute.
Rabbi Lieber also was the general
editor of Etz Hayim, the Conservative
movement's contemporary Torah com-
mentary.
Born in Poland, Rabbi Lieber came
to the United States as a child and was
educated at the City College of New
York, the Jewish Theological Seminary
and Columbia University.
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia
s a young girl in the early
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