Obituaries

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GERTRUDE RUSH
WILLENS, 96, a Detroit
native, died Sept. 8, 2009,
in Sarasota, Fla., after
moving from Detroit in
1970 with her husband,
Lionel, who died in 1998.
Mrs. Willens was a
Wiliens
lover of chamber music
and jazz, excelled at
ceramics and gardening; she enjoyed ten-
nis, sailing, skiing, entertaining and cook-
ing. A skilled dental hygienist for years in
Detroit, she volunteered at Sinai Hospital's
cleft palate clinic.
She is survived by son, Alan of Oak
Bluffs, Mass.; daughter, Kathy of Brooklyn,
N.Y.; niece, Winny of Sarasota; four grand-
children; seven great-grandchildren.
A private family memorial is planned in
Sarasota. Contributions may be made to
Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Housing Council
Foundation, Sarasota Orchestra, Brandeis
National Committee or a favorite charity.

EDITH WOLF, 91, of
West Bloomfield, died
Sept. 22, 2009.
The retired owner
of Hats by Edith in
Brooklyn, she was also
a past volunteer with
Hadassah and JARC.
Wolf
Mrs. Wolf is sur-
vived by her sons and a
daughter-in-law, Mitchell and Elaine Wolf
of West Bloomfield and Ronald Wolf of
Pontiac; grandchildren, Evan, Michael and
Sloane Wolf.
She was the beloved wife of the late
Sam "Rudy" Wolf and was the last of 10
children.
Interment in New York. Contributions
may be made to Hadassah-Greater Detroit
Chapter, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48323, (248) 683-5030,
www.detroithadassah.org or JARC, 30301
Northwestern Hwy. #100, Farmington Hills,
MI 48334, (248) 538-6611, www.jarc.org .
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

LARRY ZIFF, 97, of
Walled Lake, died Sept.
22, 2009.
He is survived by his
beloved wife, Ellen Ziff;
daughters and son-in-
law, Mimi McCullough
of Beverly Hills, Tammy
Ziff
and Ken Golder of
Charlotte, N.C.; brothers and sister-in-law,
Albert and Gerry Ziff and Sam Ziff; devot-
ed extended family, Jeffrey Soffa, Larry
(Lydia) Soffa, Helayne (Terry) Marchand,
Fred (Mary Jane) Weiss, Karen (Murray)
Eaton, Leonard (Wendy) Weiss and Judy
Weiss; 20 loving grandchildren.
Mr. Ziff was the dear husband of the late
Marian Ziff; brother of the late Hy Ziff and
the late Pat (the late Eli) Yaphe.
Contributions can be made to a charity
of one's choice. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.

Mass Graves To Be Surveyed
Berlin/JTA A new project will survey
mass graves and Jewish cemeteries in the
Baltic states where Jewish communities
were largely destroyed during the Shoah.
The aim is to identify and repair the
neglected sites, which often are the last
reminder of once-vibrant Jewish com-
munities, according to a statement
released by Lo Tishkach-Do Not Forget, a
project coordinated by the Conference of
European Rabbis and sponsored by the
Conference for Jewish Material Claims
against Germany.
Youth groups in Latvia, Lithuania and
Estonia will begin a training program
soon. They will being work in early spring.
The groups will assemble geographical
data, take photos and report on the condi-
tion of the sites. Of particular importance
is assessing the need for fences or demar-
cations in keeping with Jewish law.
The "identification and protection [of
the cemeteries] is fundamental to the bat-
tle against Holocaust denial:' Lo Tishkach
Executive Director Philip Carmel said.

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