Obituaries

Obituaries from page B41

LAURA ZOLKOWER, 88, of Southfield,
died June 1, 2009.
She is survived by her daughters
and sons-in-law, Elissa Grossman of
Huntington Woods, Susan and Lawrence
Kessler of London, England; grandchil-
dren, Brett Grossman.
Mrs. Zolkower was the beloved wife of
the late Meyer Zolkower; the loving grand-
mother of the late Jeffrey Grossman; the
dear sister of the late Robert Wertheimer.
Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Kadima,
15999 W. 12 Mile Road, Southfield, MI
48076 or to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

Corrections

• The obituary for Leonard Mark Young
(May 21) should have indicated that he
was the dear brother of the late Sam (Gail)
Young and the beloved uncle of the late
Sheryl Young.
• The obituary for Harold Blumeno
(June 4) should have indicated that contri-
butions may be made to March of Dimes,
27600 Northwestern Highway, Suite 150,
Southfield, MI 48034.

Rights Activist Si Frumkin,
Fought To Free Soviet Jewry

Los Angeles JTA — Leading Soviet Jewry
and human rights activist Si Frumkin
has died.
Frumkin, who founded the Southern
California Council for Soviet Jews in
1968 and helped make it a mainstream
American cause, died May 22 after bat-
tling cancer. He was 78.
At the funeral, Los Angeles County
Supervisor Zev Yaroslaysky eulogized
his fellow activist as a one-man rapid-
response force for Jews in trouble.
Citing one of many examples of
Frumkin's ingenuity, Yaroslaysky recalled
that when a Soviet freighter arrived in
the port of Los Angeles, the two buddies
rented a motorboat and headed out to
the ship. Their plan was to paint Let the
Jews Go on the side of the ship; but when
they cut their boats engine, it kept drift-
ing away. Frumkin solved the problem by
attaching a toilet plunger to the ships side
and keeping hold of the handle.

Is The Ira Kaufman Chapel considering a new location in the future?

Born Simas Frumkinas in Kovno (now
Kaunas), Lithuania, Frumkin was 11
when he was consigned to the Kovno
ghetto and 14 when he was liberated
from the Dachau concentration camp.
He arrived in New York in 1949, earned
a college degree and, after moving to Los
Angeles, became the owner of a success-
ful downtown textile company.
When news of the plight of Jews
trapped in the Soviet Union trickled out
in 1968, Frumkin turned to full-time
advocacy for their cause and founded the
Southern California Council for Soviet
Jews. In the following decade, he was
instrumental in moving the issue from
a fringe movement to a mainstream
American cause.
With the Soviet Jewry battle won,
Frumkin turned to integrating the newly
arrived immigrants into American life
and took up the causes of Ethiopian
Jewry, insurance payment for impover-
ished Holocaust survivors and the fight
against neo-Nazis in Skokie, Ill., and
elsewhere.

One Of 2 Jews Killed By Kabul
Bomb Is Burried At Arlington

Washington/JTA — An Israeli-American
intelligence contractor killed in
Afghanistan was buried in Arlington
National Cemetery.
Shawn Pine, a former U.S. Army
Ranger who was training Afghan army
soldiers, was killed by a roadside bomb
in Kabul last month, the Jerusalem Post
reported.
Pine, 51, died in the same explosion
that killed another Jewish U.S. intelli-
gence officer, First Lt. Roslyn Schulte, 25.
He was buried June 2.
A lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army
Reserves, Pine also served in the Israeli
army's elite Golani Brigade after making
aliyah with his family at age 17, before
returning to the United States.
In 2001, Pine accused the U.S. Army
of taking his security clearance away
because of his ties to Israel. An Army
appeals board eventually reinstated the
clearance.

We planned ahead, considering carefully the central location to
the cemeteries and the population we serve. The location and
building still fit our needs perfectly today. Our extensive parking
area and four points of entry and exit make us easily accessible
from all directions.

My six- and eight-year old children are very close to their
grandfather who's dying and in Hospice care. I want to bring them
to the Chapel, but not the cemetery. Is this the right decision?

I'm often asked this question. Remember, what children see is often
less frightening that what they imagine. I find it best to discuss the
entire process from death to burial prior to the funeral. Knowing
what to expect usually allows them to participate throughout.

My mother has organized a pre-arranged funeral with a graveside
service. If our family wants to change that for any reason, such as
the weather, can we alter the arrangements?

Yes, we meet and review all of the arrangements. When a graveside
service has been predetermined, there is an understanding that
severe weather could alter the plans.

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