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GERALD ALBERT
ZAHLER, 73, of Grosse

Point Park, died Aug. 2,
2012.
He is survived by his
wife, Mary Zahler; sons
and daughters-in-law,
Erik and Lisa Zahler of
Za hler
Brighton, Anthony Zahler
of Alexandria, Va., Scott Zahler of Ypsilanti,
Steven and Andrea Kasiborski of Grosse Isle,
John and Mary Kay Kasiborski of Findlay,
Ohio; daughter, Beth Kasiborski of Mount
Pleasant; brother and sister-in-law, Richard
Zahler and Patricia Petrat of Brighton; sisters,
Rosemarie Cowlin of Sterling Heights, Susan
Petersen of Lincoln, Calif.; grandchildren,
Karly Zahler, Elizabeth Zahler, Adrianna
Zahler, Ryan Zahler, Reilly McNamara,
Adelle Kasiborski, Jonah Kasiborski, -
Calvin Kasiborski, Cole Kasiborski, Liberty
Kasiborski, Nicholas Kasiborski, Sara
Kasiborski; mother, Rita "'Judy"' Zahler
Mr. Zahler was the loving son of the late
Abraham Zahler; dear brother-in-law of the
late Douglas Cowlin.
Contributions may be made to Chamber
Music Society of Detroit, 31731 Northwestern
Highway, Suite 259W, Farmington Hills,
MI 48334; or to a charity of one's choice.
Interment was at Beth Abraham Cemetery in
Ferndale. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

Marvin Hamlisch, 68

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omposer and musician Marvin
Hamlisch died Aug. 6, 2012, at
age 68 after a brief illness.
As a composer, Hamlisch won virtu-
ally every major award that exists: three
Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a
Tony and three Golden
Globe awards.
For Broadway, he
wrote the music for
his groundbreaking .
show A Chorus Line,
which received the
Pulitzer Prize, as well
as music for They're
Playing Our Song,
The Goodbye Girl and
Sweet Smell of Success.
He was the com-
poser of more than
40 motion picture
Marvin Hamlisch
scores including his
Oscar-winning score
and song for The Way We Were and his
adaptation of Scott Joplin's music for The
Sting for which he received a third Oscar.
His prolific output of scores for films
include original compositions and/
or musical adaptations for Sophie's

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Obituaries

Choice, Ordinary People, The Swimmer,
Three Men and a Baby, Ice Castles,
Take the Money and Run, Bananas,
Save the Tiger and his latest effort, The
Informant!, starring Matt Damon and
directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Hamlisch held the posi-
tion of principal pops con-
ductor for the Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestra,
Milwaukee Symphony
Orchestra, Dallas
Symphony Orchestra,
Pasadena Symphony and
Pops, Seattle Symphony
and San Diego Symphony.
He was musical director
and arranger of Barbra
Streisand's 1994 con-
cert tour of the U.S. and
England as well as of the
television special, Barbra
Streisand: The Concert (for
which he received two of his Emmys).
Hamlisch was a graduate of the
Juilliard School of Music and Queens
College (where he earned a bachelor of
arts degree). He believed in the power
of music to bring people together. 7_

Calls For Tolerance After
Murders At Sikh Temple

(JTA) — Religious groups called for tol-
erance after six people were killed in an
attack at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin.
The Foundation for Ethnic
Understanding, the Jewish Council for
Public Affairs, the Jewish Theological
Seminary, Rabbis for Human Rights-
North America, the Reconstructionist
Rabbinical College and the Rabbinical
Assembly of Conservative Judaism
joined with Shoulder to Shoulder, a
national interfaith organization, to
encourage Americans to join special
services with their local Sikh communi-
ties in the wake of Sunday's shooting
outside Milwaukee.
As well as the murders, at least three
people, including a police officer, were
injured in the attack. The gunman, who
was killed by police, was identified as
the former leader of a white suprema-
cist heavy metal band
The Anti-Defamatioh League con-
demned the violence and reached out to
the national Sikh community to express
concern, condolences and solidarity, as
well as offer its resources and guidance
on institutional security and response
in the aftermath of a hate crime.

