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Sponsored by SAM as a gift from Cis Maisel Kellman
United States Premiere
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$67/Achnission,
Under the baton of Maestro Noam Sheriff,
one of Israel's most versatile musicians, the
Haifa Symphony Orchestra is embarking on
its first-ever tour of the United States.
248.661.1900
theberman.org
THE CENTER
www.jccdet.org
The program will include unforgettable
performances featuring the music of
Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky.
THE BERMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building
Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus
6600 W. Maple Road • West Bloomfield, MI 48322
$62/./CC/Ifern,5er
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In Memory Of
S ONIA KUDEWITZ
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who was taken from us at the remarkable age of ioo.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ADMINISTRATION, AND STAFF OF
THE JEWISH HOSPICE & CHAPLAINCY NETWORK
OFFERS HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO ELEANOR AND LARRY JACKIER,
AND TO SONIA'S EXTENDED FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
Sonia barely escaped the Nazi invasion of Baranovich, Poland on June 25, 1941.
Separated from her husband, Sam, who stayed behind to fight the fires, and with her two
young children in her arms, Sonia fled on foot. She then joined a convoy of refugees
headed to Minsk. The next day, upon seeing his father in a separate truck along the road,
Sonia's son ran to Sam moments before Nazi planes strafed the roadway with gunfire. The
trucks sped off in different directions and Sonia was again separated from her husband —
and her son. For the remainder of the war Sonia lived in a workers' barracks, her daughter
Eleanor in a nearby orphanage. After the war, Sonia and Eleanor miraculously reunited
with Sam. But the rest of the family — Sonia's mother, siblings, in-laws, nieces and
nephews, and her son — had all been killed.
Sonia, Sam and Eleanor eventually made their way to Detroit and rebuilt their lives. Sonia
was a Shoah survivor, a centenarian, and an inspiration as a mother, grandmother, and
great-grandmother. Her resilience and perseverance helped turn unspeakable misery into
a fulfilling and successful life for her family here in Michigan.
We have been honored to serve Sonia and her family at the end of her remarkable
journey.
WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER SONIA.
MAY HER MEMORY BE A BLESSING.
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Sonia Kudewitz
December 25, 1913 — January 3o, 2014
No JEW
Is EVER ALONE
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& CHAPLAINCY NETWORK'"
6555 W. Maple Road • West Bloomfield, MI 48322 • 248.592.2687 • www.jewishhospice.org
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