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DR. LEONARD YOVIS,
75, of West Bloomfield,
died Sept. 18, 2012.
He is survived by
his beloved wife,
Arlene Yovis of West
Bloomfield; &ugh-
-.
ters and sons-in-law,
Yovis
Karyn and Stuart Faye
of West Bloomfield, Gayle Yovis of West
Bloomfield, Dana and Joshua Krut of
Hollywood, Fla.; sister, Sandra Kellman
Kurtz of Sylvan Lake; grandchildren,
Samuel Faye, Eden Faye, Benjamin Krut,
Leah Krut. He is also remembered by
many loving nieces, nephews, other family
members and friends.
Contributions may be made to Bright
Pink, 670 N. Clark St., Suite 2, Chicago,
IL 69654, brightpink.org . Interment took
place at the Beth El Memorial Cemetery
in Livonia. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
BESS ZECHMAN, 96, of Huntington
Woods, died Sept. 30, 2012.
She graduated from Central High School
in 1933 and the University of Michigan
Dental Hygienist School in 1934. She was
a member of Congregation Shaarey Zedek
and its sisterhood as well
as the Michigan Dental
Hygienist Association.
Mrs. Zechman is
survived by her son,
Neil Zechman of
Birmingham; nieces and
nephews, Nathalie and
Zechman
Dr. David Zeff, Karen
and Frank Rosen, Dr. Shelly and Jordan
Schreier, Sheri and Philip Czwagenberg,
Elaine Gilbert, Rebecca Silk, Steven and
Brenda Friedman, Ralph and Carol Isberg,
and Joan Zechman Brower.
She was the beloved wife of the late
Manuel Zechman; the devoted sister of
the late Annabell Isberg, the late Kate
Weisman, the late Edith Gilbert, the late
Dorothy Heller, the late Nathalie Isberg
and the late George Isberg; she was the
loving aunt of the late P. David Weisman,
the late Lenore Friedman, the late Elaine
Isberg Howard and the late Brooke Isberg.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Donations may be made to
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375
Bell Road, Southfield, MI 48034, www.
shaaereyzedek.org ; or a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
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Obituaries
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger,
New York Times Publisher
(JTA) — Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, who
was publisher of the New York Times
for more than three decades, has died.
Sulzberger died Sept. 29, 2012, at his
home in New York following a long ill-
ness. He was 86.
He was publisher for 34 years begin-
ning in 1963. His son Arthur Sulzberger
Jr. took over from him as publisher in
1992 and as chairman in 1997.
The Sulzberger family had bought the
newspaper in 1896.
The elder Sulzberger made the deci-
sion in 1971 to publish the classified
Pentagon Papers, which offered a Defense
Department history of the U.S. involve-
ment in Vietnam. The documents were
published after a U.S. Supreme Court
challenge by the Nixon administration.
The Times won 31 Pulitzer Prizes dur-
ing Sulzberger's tenure. He also helped
boost subscriptions and annual revenue.
Sulzberger, who was known by
the nickname "Punch," served in the
Marines and was a graduate of Columbia
College.
Heirs Sought For Assets
Of Holocaust Victims
(JTA) — A nonprofit entity set up by
the Israeli government is launching a
campaign to find the North American
heirs of Holocaust victims entitled to
unclaimed assets.
The Hashava Company, which was
established by a 2006 law, is seeking
to find the rightful heirs of more than
60,000 unclaimed assets held in Israel.
Thousands of Jews across Europe
invested in pre-state Israel prior to
World War II, and those investments
have continued to grow.
The Company for Location and
Restitution of Holocaust Victims'
Assets in Israel, or Hashava
the
Hebrew word for restitution — is
responsible for finding heirs to the
investments and has set up an online
database allowing individuals to
search for family names.
The campaign, which is scheduled
to last until mid-November, includes
media advertisements, as well as out-
reach to synagogues and Jewish orga-
nizations.
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