(Seymour) Posner; children, Susan
(Dennis) Levin, Carol (Andrew) Bass,
Gerry (Pam Reiger) Ward, Peter Ward;
grandchildren, Aaron and Jennifer Bass,
Zac Ward, Jonathan, Aaron and Miriam
Elson; many cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife,
Shirley (Ward), in 1997.
Arrangements by Fuller Funeral Home
in Naples, Fla., (239) 592-1611.
and enjoyed the finer
things life had to offer.
She was also a lifetime
supporter of Israel.
Mrs. Weiss is sur-
Hotbc UST vived by her son and
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daughter-in-law, Joseph
Rubinstein and Diane
Anderson of Lake Orion; grandchildren,
Benjamin Rubinstein, Emily Anderson.
Mrs. Weiss was the beloved wife of the
late Maximillian Rubinstein and the late
Herman Weiss.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Interment at Oakview
Cemetery in Royal Oak. Arrangements
by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
V
VIOLET FRIEDMAN
RUBINSTEIN WEISS,
87, of West Bloomfield
died Nov. 26, 2009.
Born Oct. 1, 1922, in
Mihalyfalva, Romania,
she was the only mem-
ber of a large extended
Weiss
family to survive the
c. 1970
Holocaust.
She found joy in life
nourishing her friends and family both
with beautifully prepared meals and
tales of her past. She was an avid reader
who, in her younger years, loved travel
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MELVIN WINER, 82, of Oak Park, died
Nov. 23, 2009.
He was a tool and die salesman.
Mr. Winer is survived by his wife,
Betty Winer; daughters, Lisa Winer of
Oak Park, Gail Roberts of California;
grandson, Grant Roberts; also survived
by Zoe.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to the American Heart Association, 3816
Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674,
www.donate.americanheart.org or the
Michigan Humane Society, Development
Department, 30300 Telegraph Road,
Suite 220, Bingham Farms, MI
48025, www.michiganhumane.org.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
Correction
• The obituary for William Nadler (Nov.
26) should have indicated that he is sur-
vived by his sister and brother-in-law,
Susan and Steven Eisenberg.
South African Jewish Leader
New York/JTA
Mendel Kaplan, 73, a
prominent South African Jewish leader
and philanthropist, has died. He was a
billionaire steel magnate who served as
board chairman of the Jewish Agency for
Israel for nearly a decade,
A champion of Jewish education and
Russian aliyah to Israel, he was chair of
—
the Jewish Agency,
1987-1995; chair
of Keren Hayesod's
World Board of
Trustees, 1983-1987;
and national chair-
man of the Israel
United Appeal, South
Mendel Kaplan
Africa, 1978-1987.
He established the
Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish
Studies and Research at the University of
Cape Town and the South African Jewish
Museum, and was one of the first fenders of
the City of David excavation.
"Few, if any, have done as much to build
South African Jewry into the dynamic,
vibrant community it is today,' said the
chairman of the South African Jewish Board
of Deputies, Zev Krengel.
He called Kaplan was "the father of the
South African Jewish community:'
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