obituaries Obituaries from page 57 MARSHA ZUCKER, 71, of Huntington Woods, died July 25, 2011. She is survived by Marsha her husband, Zucker Leonard Zucker; sons and daughters-in- law, Arnold and Joanna Zucker of Cincinnati, Ohio, Frank and Michelle Zucker of Bettendorf, Iowa; grandchildren, Benjamin, Claire, Sarah, Peter and Allison Zucker. Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to National Council of Jewish Women, 26400 Lahser Road, Suite #306, Southfield, MI 48033, www.ncjwgds.org ; or Common Ground Sanctuary, 1410 South Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302, www.commongroundhelps.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. First Lady, Freedom Fighter JTA S hulamit Shamir, the wife of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and a one-time fighter in the pre-state underground group Lehi, died July 29, 2011, at age 88 in her Tel Aviv home. Mrs. Shamir was eulogized by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the open- ing moments of the weekly cabinet session on Sunday. "Shulamit was a woman of principles — an idealist — who stood at her husband's side throughout his life," Netanyahu said. "She was a member of the Lehi; she fought for Israel's freedom. She was always faithful to the principles of the Jewish people and the Land of Israel." Shulamit Shamir was born Sarikah Levi in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a traditional Sephardi family. She became a Zionist in her grandfa- ther's home, attended a Hebrew elementary school and a Bulgarian gymnasium and joined a Betar youth club. She left school in the eighth grade and immigrated to pre- state Palestine "illegally, on a rickety boat" in 1941 with fellow Betar members and was promptly arrested by the British and held in the Atlit prison camp. A year later, upon her release from prison, she joined the Lehi underground group and became a message runner for Yitzhak Shamir, who was code-named Michael at the time. The small militant band had some 168 women in its ranks, about 20 percent of its total. Her tasks included transferring the orders for an escape from a detention camp to 20 Lehi members imprisoned there and accompanying Eliyahu Bet-Zuri to Cairo, where his mission, unknown to her, was to assassinate Lord Moyne, British minister of state for the Middle East. Moyne was killed on Nov. 6, 1944, by Bet-Zuri and Eliyahu Hakim, who were executed for the crime. When Shulamit married Shamir in 1944, the two broke an unwritten rule that activists in the underground group would not marry. "We had a lot in common, and I just fell in love with her," Shamir said in a 1993 inter- view. "I was the first to demand not to live a monastic life, and I argued that it was a normal life that would increase our strength. I demanded to marry." After their first son Yair was born in 1945, Prime Minister Yitzhak and Shulamit Shamir Shulamit went back into political activities, was arrested by the British in 1947 and went on a hunger strike for 11 days. After Yitzhak Shamir became prime min- ister of Israel in 1983, Shulamit Shamir did volunteer work on behalf of the poor and needy and established an organization for the elderly poor. She visited her homeland of Bulgaria in 1991 as wife of Israel's prime minister and received an award for her active role in renewing relations between Israel and Bulgaria. Yitzhak Shamir, 95, lives in a nursing home in Tel Aviv. Two children, five grand- children and six great-grandchildren also survive Shulamit. 1 1 - •.7:7 , • okarls • • EASIER AND CLOSER FOR YOU Because The Ira Kaufman Chapel has been in the same place for so many years, we are asked if we plan to stay. .•■ • er : 4.eas• Rk - The answer: "We're focused on improving, not moving." While we are closer to the "Old Neighborhood" the facts .• a. • 4-a 1'4,4- • show we are more convenient for the entire community. We did the math. Looking at the 10 most commonly used Jewish cemeteries in the Metro area, we are twice as close than another chapel often described as "convenient." On average, we are just six miles away. ThE Our Chapel is also easily accessible from all major freeways, with ample parking, as well as five entrances and exits. Understanding that location is important, we maintain one aft that continues to meet this community's needs. THE IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL Bringing 'together Family, Faith E Community 18325 W. 9 Mile Rd Southfield, Ml 48075 • 248.569.0020 • I•aKaufrnan.com 58 August 4 • 2011 Obituaries i RA LIMAN pEi INC.