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Bloomfield, MI 48343, or to a charity of
one's choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
Bloomfield Hills; nieces and nephews, Lisa
Schwartz and Steve Ivanyi, Joel and Debra
Schwartz and their daughter, Yana Schwartz.
Mrs. Magiera was the dear sister-in-law
of the late Roberta Schwartz.
Interment at Beth El Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made to ALS of
Michigan, 24359 Northwestern Highway,
Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48076, www.
alsofmi.org . Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
DAVID RUSS, 99, of West Bloomfield, died
Aug. 23, 2010.
He is survived by his daughters and
sons-in-law, Judith and Steve Russ-Leon
of Dartmouth, Mass., Charlotte and David
Fauman of Ann Arbor; son-in-law, David
Zgoralski; sister, Adele Hirsch of Traverse
City; grandchildren, Rachel Fauman, Naomi
Fauman; loving nieces and nephews.
Mr. Russ was the beloved husband of the
late Sylvia Russ; loving father of the late
Toby Zgoralski.
Contributions may be made to David
and Sylvia Russ Fund at Fleischman
Residence, 6710 W. Maple, West Bloomfield,
MI 48322. Interment at Beth El Memorial
Park in Livonia. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
EDWIN "TUT" MENTZEL, 60, of Oak
Park, died Aug. 25, 2010.
He is survived by his daughter and son-
in-law, Mikki and James Hill of Southfield;
son, Jay Mentzel of Beverly Hills; grandchil-
dren, Sianna and Layla Hill; former wife,
Anita Resnick; sister, Lois Freeman of Oak
Park, nieces, nephews, other family mem-
bers and a world of friends.
Mr. Mentzel was the beloved son of the
late Morris and the late Anne Mentzel;
the dear brother-in-law of the late Earl
Freeman.
Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Temple
Kol Ami, 5085 Walnut lake Road, West
ICATHRYNE YAFFE, 92, of West
Bloomfield, died Aug. 28, 2010.
She is survived by her daughter and son-
in-law, Diane and Joel Fink of Commerce
Township; grandchildren, Jeffrey Fink,
Ronald Fink, Lisa and Mark Kent; great-
grandchildren, Ariel Fink, Rachel Kent, Max
Kent, Carly Kent.
Mrs. Yaffe was the beloved wife of the late
Allen David Yaffe.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Services and interment
at Hebrew Memorial Park in Clinton
Township. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
Benjamin Kaplan,
Nurenberg Attorney
JTA — Benjamin Kaplan, who helped draft
the American portion of the indictment of
Nazi war criminals tried at Nuremberg, has
died.
Kaplan, who was a law professor at
Harvard and served on the Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court, died Aug. 18 of
pneumonia at his home in Cambridge,
Mass., at the age of 99.
He joined the staff of U.S. Supreme
Court Justice Robert Jackson in 1945 when
Jackson had been named chief prosecutor
for the United States at Nuremberg. Kaplan
oversaw the legal staff in Washington that
was gathering evidence for the case. He also
helped draft the American contribution
to the indictment, which accused the Nazi
defendants of crimes against humanity. He
reportedly declined the invitation to be one
of the prosecutors to give evidence before
the international tribunal.
The army awarded Kaplan a Bronze Star
for his service.
Kaplan taught for 25 years at Harvard,
beginning in 1947 and taught two cur-
rent Supreme Court justices, Ruth Bader
Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer, according
to the New York Times.
In 1972, he was appointed to the
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court,
where he served until mandatory retire-
ment at the age of 70. He then served on
the Massachusetts Appeals Court, deciding
cases until just a few years ago.
3 Persian Jews
Slain In L.A.
JTA — Three members of Los Angeles'
Iranian Jewish community were shot and
killed in West Hollywood.
Pirooz Moussazadeh, 27, and his
brother, Shahriar, 38, and Bernard Khalili,
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