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MURIEL SESKIN, 90, of
West Bloomfield, died
Aug. 31, 2013.
She is survived by her
daughters and son-in-
law, Carol Wieland of
West Bloomfield, and
Bonnie and Peter Sobel
Seskin
of Nicholasville, Ky.;
grandchildren, Kimberly
Kingstad, Nancy and Todd Hempstead,
and Tom Sobel; great-grandchildren, Joey
Nichole Kingstad, and Tara and Travis
Hempstead; sister, Audrey Rose.
Mrs. Seskin was the cherished grand-
mother of the late Joey Wieland; the
devoted daughter of the late Sadye and
the late Joe Geschelin; the dear sister-in-
law of the late Irving Rose.
Interment was at Beth El Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to a
charity of one's choice. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
PAUL SIMKOVITZ, 81, of Detroit, died
Aug. 28, 2013.
He is survived by his sister, Irene Pianin;
nieces and nephews, Eric Pianin and Laurie
McGinley, and Harvey and Debra Klein;
great-niece and great-nephews, Alix and
Stephen Pianin, and
Benjamin Klein.
He was the devoted son
of the late Harry and the
late Rebecca Simkovitz;
the loving brother-in-law
of the late Larry Pianin;
the dear uncle of the late
Simkovitz
Jill and the late Roger
Richards, and the late Harvey Pianin.
Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
JARC, 30301 Northwestern Hwy., #100,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334, www.jarc.org ;
or a charity of one's choice. Arrangements
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
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AMY WASSERMAN, 39, died in Scottsdale
Ariz., Aug. 29, 2013.
She was the cherished daughter of the late
Eileen, and Rod and Loree Wasserman; sister
of Kurt Nicholas Wasserman-Beal and Donnie
Wasserman-Beal; niece of Gary Wasserman
and Linda Wasserman Aviv (Joseph).
She was beloved and will be missed by
her many friends, her loving cousins, and
the hundreds of students whose lives she
touched over the years.
A memorial service will be held in Detroit
at a later date.
Finance Pioneer
Muriel Siebert,
the first woman on the N.Y. Stock Exchange, dies.
JTA
In joining the exchange, Siebert had to
ask 10 men before she could find one to
uriel Siebert, the first
sponsor her application. She remained the
woman to buy a seat on the
only woman on the exchange for the next
New York Stock Exchange,
decade, according to the New York Times.
has died.
Siebert testified before government
Siebert, who also
bodies about the discrimin-
became the first woman to
atory practices of many New
head a member firm of the
York clubs, where much of
exchange as well as many
her business' networking took
other firsts, died Aug. 24,
place.
2013, in Manhattan from
She also encountered anti-
Semitism in her profession,
complications of cancer.
She was 80.
according to the Times —
Siebert also was the first
Siebert said it wasn't uncom-
Muriel Siebe rt
mon at the time in her dealings
woman to be appointed as
superintendent of banking
with trust departments.
for New York State, a position she held for
In 1983, she lost a bid for the
five years beginning in 1977.
Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.
She founded Muriel Siebert &
Siebert donated millions of dollars to
Company in 1968, about a year after
help other women get started in business
joining the New York Stock Exchange,
and finance, according to the Times.
becoming the first woman to own and
The Cleveland native came to New
York in 1954, remaining there until her
operate a brokerage firm that was a mem-
ber of the exchange.
death.
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HELPING SENIORS PAY TRIBUTE TO THEIR LOVED ONES
Temple Israel, in conjunction with its Robert Sosnick Family
Life Center, funded by the Ira Kaufman Chapel, presents the
16th Annual Kever Avot. This very special program provides
an opportunity for older adults in the community to visit the
gravesides of their loved ones. This program serves the
residents of assisted living facilities and apartments.
Spend Sunday October 6th remembering your loved ones.
Each participant will be accompanied by a volunteer on a
one-to-one basis for the morning.
For more information, please contact Stephanie in the
Temple Israel Robert Sosnick Family Life Center at
248-661-5700 or email Stephanie@temple-israel.org
THE IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL
18325 W. Nine Mile Road Southfield, MI 48075
248.569.0020 • IraKaufman.com
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