obituaries Obituaries from page 65 LILLIAN RUSKIN, 95, of Southfield, died March 1, 2013. She is survived by her son and daughter- in-law, David and Gloria Ruskin of West Bloomfield; daugh- Ruskin ter, Laurie Ruskin; grandchildren, Rachel Ruskin, Julie Ruskin Ohana and Ofer Ohana; great-grandchildren, Avital and Shai Ohana. Mrs. Ruskin was the beloved wife of the late Harold Ruskin; the loving sister of the late Louis Brownstein and the late Hilda Gornbein; the dear sister- in-law of the late Ruth Brownstein, the late Abraham Gornbein, the late Edythe and the late Leon Cutler, the late Philip and the late Faye Ruskin, and the late Betty and the late William Yaker. Interment was at Westwood Cemetery. Donations may be made to Hillel Day School, 32200 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, www. hillelday.org.; Frankel Jewish Academy, 6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, www.frankelja.org; or Young Judaea, 575 8th Ave., 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018, www.youngjudaea.org . Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. MILDRED TENEBAUM, 101, of Royal Oak, died March 1, 2013. She is survived by her; son, Sanford Tenebaum of Birmingham; daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Arnold Gluck of Scottsdale, Ariz.; sister, Henrietta Powers of Bay Harbor, Fla.; grandchil- dren, Dr. Marci (Craig) Stewart, Carrie (Paul) Ward; great-grandchildren, Noah, Aaron, Benjamin, Jack; many loving family members and friends. Mrs. Tenebaum was the wife of the late Newton Tenebaum. Contributions may be to the International Myeloma Foundation or to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. Corrections • The obituary for Dorraine Zief (Feb. 28) should have stated that arrange- ments were by Ira Kaufman Chapel. • The obituary for Marlon Sundheimer (Feb. 28) should have stated he was the beloved son of the late Bruno and the late Bessie Sundheimer. FROM THE FAMILIES WE SERVE "I want you to know how much I appreciate you being there every step of the way. No request seemed too large to handle. The word 'no' is simply not in your vocabulary!" We appreciate the feedback we receive from our community. THE IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL Bringing h Together Family Faith & Community , 18325 W. 9 Mile Rd Southfield, MI 48075 • 248.569.0020 • IraKaufman.com 66 March 7 • 2013 Obituaries Rabbi Met With Palestinians Jeremy Sharon Jerusalem Post He had been strongly critical of the recent "price tag" phenomenon in which extremist elements in the settlement move- abbi Menachem Froman, the ment have carried out arson and vandalism much-loved rabbi of the Tekoa attacks against Palestinian civilian and settlement in the Gush Etzion religious targets. region, south of Jerusalem, died on March After one of the first such attacks in 4, 2013, at the age of 68 after a long battle 2010 against a Palestinian village in with cancer. He suffered a seri- .q. the Gush Etzion region where ous decline in health on Sunday .5r: a mosque was torched, Froman and was unconscious and criti- visited the site of the attack, along cally ill over the past two days. with several other prominent area Froman, a leading figure in rabbis, to deliver new Korans to the national-religious movement, replace those burned in the attack. The rabbi held talks with for- was diagnosed with colon cancer more than two years ago. mer Fatah and PLO leader Yasser Rabbi For many years, Froman Arafat, Hamas founder Ahmed Menach em Yassin, Palestinian Authority would give a Torah lesson on Froman the book of the Zohar, a work of President Mahmoud Abbas and Jewish mysticism, every Sunday many local religious leaders in the night. The same session was held without West Bank. the rabbi at his home in Tekoa this past In addition, Froman proposed a solution Sunday night, attended by 200 of Froman's to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict whereby students and devotees. the Israeli settlements in the West Bank Froman had been an advocate for would remain intact within a sovereign peace and dialogue with the Palestinians, Palestinian state. The maverick rabbi also despite also supporting the settlement supported Abbas' push for recognition of a movement since its inception. Palestinian state at the U.N. in 2011. R ❑