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A Beautiful Spirit
Ronelle Grier
Special to the Jewish
R
egina Feuer and her late hus-
band, Arthur, fled Nazi Germany
for America just before the worst
of the violence and death. Eventually
settling here, the couple dedicated their
lives to helping fellow Jews who survived
the Holocaust begin their lives anew in
Detroit and get compensation from the
German government.
Mrs. Feuer, 95, of Oak Park, died on
Feb. 13, 2011. A beautiful woman, inside
and out, she was as modest as she was
selfless.
"Mom was the least vain woman I
knew," said daughter Peggy Feuer of
Sonoma, Calif. "She taught us that what
was going on inside a person was most
important. She always told us to look
down, not up — meaning that we should
focus on people who had it worse and
needed our help, not at those we envied."
Regina was born in Berlin, where her
parents, Caecilia and Oskar Landau, had
moved from their native Poland. When
she was 16, she met her future husband,
Arthur Feuer, who was 20. He came to the
United States in 1936; and she followed
him a year later, escaping the genocide
that took the lives of her parents and
brother.
Aiding Holocaust Survivors
They married in the United States. Years
later, Arthur served as an examining
physician for the German consulate,
documenting the health problems of
Holocaust survivors so they could file
claims for the physical and mental suf-
fering at the hands of the Nazis.
The couple worked as a team, help-
LEONARD GOODMAN, 83, of Bloomfield
Hills, died Feb. 23, 2011.
He was the founder and owner of
Goodman Investments.
Mr. Goodman is survived by his wife
of 60 years, Ann Goodman; daughters
and sons-in-law, Laurie and Dr. Peter
Winston of West Bloomfield, Rhonda and
Dr. Shlomo Mandel of Bloomfield Hills;
son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Margo
Goodman of Bloomfield Hills; grand-
children, Randy and Michelle Winston,
Stacie and Ryan Berman, Ryan and Jolie
Goodman, Eric and Sharon Goodman,
Nicole Mandel and Jonah Mandel; great-
grandchildren, Sloane and Morgan
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ing people rebuild their lives and obtain
reimbursement for their horrific losses.
Mrs. Feuer assisted with the paperwork
and then joined the Resettlement and
Restitution Department of Detroit's
Jewish Family Service as a social worker,
helping survivors deal with the emo-
tional and social effects
of their experiences.
The Feuers built a life
based on a shared desire
to help others, a strong
commitment to Israel, a
liberal political ideology
and a passion for sing-
ing. Regina performed
in the Don Frohman
Chorus, which later
became the Metropolitan
Chorus.
"They epitomized a
wonderful partnership,
Regina Feuer
comfortable and joy-
ful with each other, like bookends?' said
Rabbi Harold Loss of Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield, where Mrs. Feuer was
an active member for more than 60 years.
When Arthur passed away in 1992, the
family worried about how Regina would
cope; but, according to grandson-in-law
Paul Peterson of Chicago, she "gathered
herself and plunged straight back into
life."
She was active in many organizations
that encompassed a variety of social
and political concerns. She was a past
board member of the Michigan chapter
of the Israel Cancer Society, a past officer
of Americans for a Progressive Israel,
a former member of the Detroit Labor
Zionist Organization (now Ameinu) and
the Detroit Zionist Federation. She was
also a member of B'nai B'rith, the Jewish
Berman, Brady Winston, A.J. Goodman
and Blake Goodman; brother, Dr. Milton
Goodman of Orchard Lake; sister, Eleanor
Meyers of West Bloomfield; brother-in-law
and sister-in-law, Albert and Hilda Ginns;
many loving nieces, nephews and friends.
He was the dear brother-in-law of the
late Mae Goodman, the late Dr. Edward
Meyers, the late Bernard and the late
Shirley Ginns and the late Jack and the late
Sarah Ginns.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to a char-
ity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
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Community Council board, the Gray
Panthers and a life member of Hadassah.
She was honored by the Zionist
movement and by Jewish Senior Life of
Metropolitan Detroit with an Eight Over
Eighty award for service to the commu-
nity. Regina and Arthur were made
Always Helping Others
Even when Mrs. Feuer officially retired
after 35 years, she continued to work with
Holocaust survivors until just months
before her death and was always available
to anyone who needed her help.
"It wasn't so much about what she did
although she achieved much;' said her
daughter Sandy Baranes of Boca Raton,
Fla. "It was who she was, a loving and
authentic person who gave of herself?'
She supported numerous charities,
refusing to cut back on her donations
even when her own income was limited
because people were counting on her. She
imbued her children, grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren with her generous
spirit, encouraging them to help those in
need, regardless of their religion, race or
age.
"We had a very open household?' said
daughter Susan Hoffman. "She taught us
that it was important to help other peo-
ple — and she set a wonderful example
of being forgiving, of never holding a
grudge:'
In her 95 years, Regina Feuer
embodied the Jewish concept of
tikkun olam (repairing the world); giv-
ing tirelessly to her family, her friends,
her community and the countless
Holocaust survivors whose lives she
helped to rebuild.
Mrs. Feuer is survived by her daugh-
ters, Susan Hoffman of Oak Park, Peggy
Feuer of Sonoma, Calif., Sandra Baranes
of Boca Raton, Fla.; son, Alan C. Feuer
of Royal Oak; grandchildren, Yonit
Hoffman and Paul Peterson, Rebecca
Slazinski, Julia Slazinski, Sabine Baranes;
great-grandchildren, Ariella Hoffman-
Peterson, Joshua Hoffman-Peterson;
brother-in-law, Karl Unger; nieces and
nephew, Sharon and David Halper, Jane
Unger. Also survived by the Malter
Family, the Pollak and Kaplan families
and many, many friends.
Mrs. Feuer was the beloved wife for
55 years of the late Dr. Arthur Feuer;
devoted daughter of the late Caecilia and
the late Oskar Landau; cherished sister
of the late Lottie Sandler and the late
Meinhardt Landau; dear sister-in-law of
the late Gisela Unger.
Interment was at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
the Jewish National Fund, 78 Randall
Ave., Rockville Centre, NY 11570, or to a
charity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel. I I
DR. MARTIN J.
GORELICK, 100, of
Orchard Lake, died Feb.
24, 2011.
He was a World War
II veteran. A graduate
of what later became
Wayne State University
Gorelick
School of Medicine, Dr.
Gorelick was an office in the U.S. Army
Medical Corps from 1941 until 1946,
serving in General George Patton's Third
Army. He was stationed in various loca-
tions across the U.S. and as a major he was
in charge of the health of 6,000 men in
uniform
He was a practicing physician for 42
years and a founding member of the
American Academy of Family Physicians.
He was on the staff of Grace Hospital
throughout his career and was a found-
ing physician of Oakwood Hospital. He
was elected chief of the family practices
section of Grace Hospital and filled that
position from 1974-1976. Upon retirement
from private practice in 1977, Dr. Gorelick
became a member of the faculty of Wayne
State University School of Medicine with
responsibility for developing a family
practice clinic for medical residents on
rotation.
He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1910,
honorary members of the Holocaust
survivors group Shaarit Haplaytah.