YeShiv"a School for Boys • Beth Jacob School for Girls • Early Childhood Development Center 15751 W. Lincoln Drive • Southfield, MI 48076 • (248) 557-6750 "One who provides the education for anther's child is considered in Heaven as a partner in the raising of that young person" During the coining week, the students of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah will study in memory of the following deported friends. In ruldirion, Kaddish will be said during the daily minyan. A Gift To The Community Esther Allweiss Ingber Special to the Jewish News center. Betty personally urged Marvin's support for the hospitals of U-M and Royal Oak-based Beaumont. Prosperity also enabled the couple hough philanthropic dona- to experience and share good times. tions made with husband, The Dantos were members of Franklin Marvin, brought acclaim to Hills Country Club and Bloomfield Betty Danto, "she really was a private Open Hunt Club. They collected art person — not one to toot her own glass and traveled the world, from horn:' noted daughter Gail Danto. One benefit of their generosity is the exploring the Galapagos Islands to Marvin and Betty Danto Family Health catching the latest theatrical shows in New York, London and Paris. A natural Care Center, a 165-bed nursing facility athlete, Mrs. Danto swam, played ten- on the Jewish Community Campus in nis, golf and softball, went bowling West Bloomfield. and ice skating. Betty Danto, 87, died May 31, 2009. Nana was "on a mission The Bloomfield Hills resi- to live her life to fullest, to dent had battled multiple enjoy every moment with myeloma, a type of cancer, her family and her many for more than six years. friends," grandson Brian "She stayed strong and said. She was also a painter, focused throughout her ill- "spilling her vision of the ness," said Brian Hutcheson, world out onto her canvas," 23, who gave a eulogy for he said. "Nana" on behalf of all the People were drawn to grandchildren. The family's Betty Dan to Mrs. Danto's "friendly spiritual leader, Rabbi manner, witty and wry Daniel Syme of Temple Beth sense of humor, deeply rooted values El in Bloomfield Township, also spoke and marvelous disposition," said Rabbi at the June 2 service. Syme. `Betty was that rarest of women, Betty, born in Detroit in 1921, and stunningly beautiful physically but her sister Carol were daughters of with an inner graciousness, strength, Ruth and Earl Englander, founder of determination, radiance and devotion the former Englander furniture stores. to friends and family" Her dad's friends included Detroit Added Brian, "Nana was an optimist Tigers Hank Greenberg and Charley with an iron will — she was selfless, Gehringer — who played catch with always thinking of ways she could be little Betty in her family's backyard. of service to others." "Though bright and perceptive," she Betty Danto is survived by her hated school and dropped out, said beloved husband, Marvin Danto; Rabbi Syme, but "at age 16, she met daughters and son-in-law, Joanne the boy with whom she would share Danto and fiance Arnold Weingarden her life." of Birmingham, Gail Danto and Art Five years later, Marvin and Betty Roffey of Bloomfield Hills; son and were wed — a marriage lasting 67 daughter-in-law, James and Sandy years, the rest of her life. Their first Danto of Bloomfield Hills; grand- daughter, Joanne, was 21/2 before children, Jennifer and Noah Shore, she met her soldier father when he Evan Danto, Lindsay Danto, Jessica returned from World War II. The Hutcheson, Brian Hutcheson; great- Dantos went on to have Jim and Gail. grandson, Owen Shore; sister, Carol Marvin Danto worked with his Novitz of Okemos; sister-in-law, Elaine father-in-law at Englander's and rose to Lacoff. Also survived by children of prominence in the furniture industry. Sandy Danto, Aaron and Julie Feinberg, In 1975, he broke ground on the inno- Tovah Feinberg, Josh Feinberg. vative Michigan Design Center in Troy Interment at Beth El Memorial Park. With financial success, the Dantos Contributions may be made to Jewish sought opportunities to help others. Hospice and Chaplaincy Network, For many years, their foundation at 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, Interlochen (Mich.) Center for the Arts MI 48322, www.jewishhospice.org ; provided scholarships for children. The or University of Michigan Cancer Dantos gave several million dollars Center Development Office, c/o to the University of Michigan Health System to fund research on scleroderma Dr. Jakubowiak Multiple Myeloma and cardiovascular conditions. In recent Research Fund, 301 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor, 48104. 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