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TRUDI MESSER, 87, of Farmington Hills,
died July 3, 2012.
She is survived by her daughter and
son-in-law, Judy and Jack Nolish of
Huntington Woods; son and daughter-
in-law, Harold and Cathy Haftka of
Rochester; grandchildren, Rachel Nolish
(Marc Meddaugh), Jeffrey Nolish, Alexis
Haftka, Chelsea Haftka; brother and sister-
in-law, William and Helene Reifler of Las
Vegas; many loving nieces, nephews, other
family members and friends.
Mrs. Messer was the beloved wife of the
late Martin Messer; the sister of the late
Albert (the late Helen) Reifler.
Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's
Association or to a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
HEIDI JO PERLMAN-
WHEELER, of Scotch
Plains, N.J., died on June
30, 2012,
She was born in
Detroit and she lived in
New York, Jersey City
and Edison, N.J., for
Perlman-
eight years before mov-
Wheeler
ing to Scotch Plains
13 years ago. She held a B.A. from the
University of Michigan in psychology
and a B.S. and M.S. from Long Island
University in health sciences and physical
therapy. She was a physical therapist for
the Visiting Nurse Association of Central
N.J. and Monroe Township, N.J. She was
a member of the P.T.A. of Scotch Plains
and the American Physical Therapists
Association.
Mrs. Pearlman-Wheeler is survived
by her husband, David Wheeler; sons,
Brandon, Ryan and Andrew Wheeler;
daughter, Jordyn Wheeler, all of Scotch
Plains; her sister, Nita (Allan) Cohen of
Birmingham; her mother, Beryl Perlman
of West Bloomfield; niece and nephew,
Annie and Ari Cohen. She was the daugh-
ter of the late Gerald Perlman.
Services were held at Congregation
Beth Israel in Scotch Plains. Interment in
Cloverhill Park Cemetery in Birmingham.
Arrangements by Ross' Shalom Chapels,
415 Morris Ave., Springfield, NJ 07081.
PHYLLIS SAMET, 86,
of Sylvan Lake, died July
4, 2012.
She is survived by
her daughters and son-
in-law, Rochelle and
Harry Dodgson of Oak
Park, Anna Samet of
Samet
Sylvan Lake; daughter-
in-law, Sandra Gross of Oak Park; brother
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and sister-in-law, Benson and Eileen
Litwak of Boca Raton, Fla.; grandchil-
dren, Jonathan and Laurie Rogoff, Aaron
Brotsky, Leah Brotsky, Lauren Brotsky
and fiance, Joseph Abrin, Raya Samet,
Mira Samet; great-granddaughter, Ashley
Rogoff; many loving nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Samet was the beloved wife of the
late Harry Samet; loving mother of the late
David Samet, the late Reva Samet; dear
sister-in-law of the late Phyllis Litwak.
Donations may be made to Lawrence
and Idell Weisberg Cancer Treatment
Center, 31995 Northwestern Highway,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334; or to a
charity of one's choice. Interment was at
Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
MIRIAM D. SANSKY, 98, of Southfield,
died July 4, 2012.
She is survived by cousins; friends,
Arnold and Elaine Schifman; other dear
friends; and caring physician for 50
years, Dr. Stanley Levy.
Ms. Sansky was the loving daughter of
the late Tillie and the late Mayer Sansky;
dear sister of the late Harold Sansky.
Donations may be made to a charity
of one's choice. Interment was held at
Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements
by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
News From Poland
(JTA) — Poland's richest person, Jan
Kulczyk, has donated about $6 million
to the Museum of the History of Polish
Jews. The billionaire's gift is the largest
to the museum by an individual donor.
The $96 million museum is set to open
next year. The money for Kulczyk's
donation will come from his company,
Kulczyk Holdings.
"Life is not just a business, not just
economics. We must remember what
was," Kulczyk said. Forbes magazine
listed Kulczyk, 62, as the world's richest
Pole, with a net worth of $2.7 billion.
A Polish orchestra is being named
for Bronislaw Huberman, founder of
the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Czestochowa City Council said the
Philharmonic Orchestra in the south-
ern Poland city will be named for the
renowned violionist, who was born there.
Huberman, a child prodigy, founded
the Palestine Orchestra, the forerunner
of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra,
in 1936. In doing so, he reportedly
saved 75 Jewish musicians from the
Nazis, supplying them with documents
and money to move to what was then
Palestine. Huberman died in 1947.