nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Sleutelberg was the beloved
wife for 50 years of the late Simon
Sleutelberg.
Contributions may be made to
Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900
Northfield Parkway, Troy, MI 48084;
the Hudson Public Library, 205 S.
Market St., Hudson, MI 49247; or to a
charity of one's choice. Interment was
at Maple Grove Cemetery in Hudson.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.

DONALD SNIDER,
86, of Farmington
Hills, died Oct. 13,
2012.
He is survived by
his beloved wife,
Pavlina Snider of
Farmington Hills;
Snider
sons and daughters-
in-law, Bill and Debbie Snider of West
Bloomfield, Steven and Lillian Snider
of San Antonio, Texas; daughter and
son-in-law, Lori and Matt Middleton of
Davisburg; other children, Doris Apel,
Ingrid Apel, Roland (Renee) Apel;

sister and brother-in-law, Annette and
Gerald Freedman of Davisburg; grand-
children, Jason Snider, Jodi (Kevin)
Longueil, Bryan (Jessica) Fanick,
Daniel Snider, Emily Snider, Loren
Snider, Ashley Middleton, Ashley
(John) Ricketts, Ashleigh Apel, Joshua
Apel; great-grandchildren, Xander, Ari,
Finn, Lucie and Camille.
Contributions may be made
to Hadassah c/o the Doll Project.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

ESTHER STYBEL, 93, of West
Bloomfield, died Oct. 10, 2012.
She is survived by her son and
daughter-in-law, Harvey and Debbi
Stybel of West Bloomfield; brother,
William Lublin of Israel; grandchil-
dren, Jeremy (Abby) Stybel, Alyssa
Stybel, Ryan (Kristina) Stybel; great-
grandchildren, Ella, Landon and Corey.
Mrs. Stybel was the beloved wife of
the late Louis Stybel; the mother of the
late Ted Stybel.
Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Interment took
place at the Adat Shalom Memorial
Cemetery in Livonia. Arrangements by

Story of American Jews Will Be Told
At New National Museum In Washington

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major new museum in
Washington will tell the story
of American Jews along with all
other Americans. There are approximately
5 million Jewish Americans, making up a
little under 2 percent of the U.S. popula-
tion.
The proposed National Museum of the
American People will tell the stories of
Jewish Americans along with the stories
of all of the other peoples that have come
to this land and nation. It has support
from major national American Jewish
organizations, including the American
Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors
and Their Descendants, American Jewish
Committee, Hebrew Immigrant Aid
Society (HIAS) and Russian American
Jewish Experience.
These organizations are part of a coali-
tion of more than 150 ethnic and minor-
ity organizations that are calling for a
bipartisan presidential commission after
the election to study establishment of the

museum.
"Our nation's capital is rich with muse-
ums and monuments that stand as testa-
ment to individuals and groups of varied
races and ethnic backgrounds," said
Richard T. Foltin, director of National
and Legislative Affairs for the American
Jewish Committee. "A National Museum of
the American People would celebrate not
just the individual story of each of these
groups, including American Jews, but also
the cumulative story of all Americans—
from the earliest, indigenous peoples to
the many races, religions and ethnicities
who continue to arrive at our shores in
waves of immigration.
"Like most of our fellow Americans,
Jews came to this country as immigrants
from many distinct areas of the world—
Germany, Russia, Latin America, Iran,
India, Africa and more," he said. "Over
time, we have become a part of the broad-

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