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Lansing Jewish Activist
D
orothy Silk, 90, died Jan. 3,
2011.
She was born in South
Bend, Ind., on May 9, 1920, the
daughter of Charles Roth and Lena
Mentzel Roth. She graduated from the
University of Michigan in 1941 with a
degree in economics and then worked
in Washington, D.C., as an economist
for the War Production Board.
She returned to South Bend and
married Leonard Silk on Thanksgiving
Day 1942. They were married for 59
years until Leonard's death in 2002.
Their sons, Spencer and Jim, were born
in South Bend. The family moved to
Lansing in 1955 and to East Lansing
in 1959. She worked for many years as
coordinator of volunteer services for
the Lansing Public Schools.
Throughout her life, Mrs. Silk was
involved in volunteer work for the
communities and causes that were
important to her and, well into her
80s, played leadership roles in many
organizations. In 2008, she was an
honoree of Eight Over Eighty, an
annual event sponsored by Jewish
Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit,
recognizing eight distinguished people
over 80 who have shown dedication
to the Jewish value of tikkun olam,
"repairing the world."
She was active in Hadassah, the
Greater Lansing Jewish Welfare
Federation and Congregation Shaarey
Zedek of East Lansing. In 1996, the
Lansing Jewish Federation honored her
as a "Driving Force Behind Federation
Endeavors." She was active in the
Michigan Jewish Conference, which
serves the political and community
relations needs of the state's Jewish
community. Also, she was one of three
women of different religions who
started the Lansing Interfaith Council
in 1970 to bring together people of dif-
ferent faiths to fight racial prejudice.
The Annual Inter-Faith Day, a program
of fellowship and discussion, grew to
attract more than 200 people a year.
DOROTHY HABER, 91, of Farmington
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Hills, died Jan. 8, 2011.
She is survived by her sons and
daughters-in-law, Lawrence and
Barbara Haber of Commerce, Jerald
and Marcia Haber of Farmington Hills;
sister, Jane Shayne of Farmington Hills;
grandchildren, David (Jodie) Haber,
Julie (Sam) Gendler, Jennifer (Adam)
Fishkind, Jeffrey (Mary) Haber, Carolyn
(Greg) Keller; great-grandchildren,
Although a loyal graduate of U-M,
she volunteered and served in lead-
ership positions for programs at
Michigan State University. She was
a member of the board of directors
of Friends of Theatre at MSU. For
many years, she was coordinator of
MSU Evening College's "Brush up
and Brunch:' a popular speaker series
featuring well-known artists and
scholars. Mrs. Silk served as president
of the Liberal Arts Dean's Community
Council and was active with the
Friends of Kresge Art Museum and
the Inner Circle of the Wharton Center
for Performing Arts. She was also a
member of the board of the Michigan
Nonprofit Association.
Mrs. Silk was honored by the
Michigan Historical Museum for her
efforts, with four others, to create the
Docent Steering Committee. She was
a director of the W.B. and Candace
Thoman Foundation, which supports
educational programs in the Lansing
area and MSU students from develop-
ing nations. She was also a member of
the Women's Club of Lansing. She bal-
anced her deep commitment to Jewish
and community concerns, the arts and
social justice with deep commitment
to her family. She was a proud and
caring wife, mother and grandmother
and an accomplished cook and she
loved traveling with her husband.
Mrs. Silk is survived by her sons
and daughters-in-law, Spencer A.
and Beverly Silk of Bloomfield Hills,
James J. and Jean V. Silk of New Haven,
Conn.; grandchildren, Stephanie,
Jonah, Stephen and Kira.
Funeral services were held at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 1924
Coolidge Road, East Lansing; Rabbi
Amy Bigman officiated. Interment
at Evergreen Cemetery in Lansing.
Contributions may be made to Hillel
of MSU, the Greater Lansing Jewish
Welfare Federation or Kresge Art
Museum. Arrangements by Estes-
Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Fl
Justin, Zoey, Jacob, Joseph, Aidan, Jillian,
Alexander and Amelia.
Mrs. Haber was the beloved wife of
the late Harold Haber; sister of the late
Anne Gaynes and the late Gloria Swibel;
sister-in-law of the late Sidney Shayne.
Interment at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to Yad Ezra or to a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.