obituaries

'An Incredible Zest For Life'

Ronelle Grier
Contributing Writer

L

arry Wayne lived a legendary life.
From a Nazi-occupied ghetto in
Poland and the horrors of the
death camps — to the United States,
where he was able to attend school, estab-
lish a career and build a large, loving
family.
Mr. Wayne, who lived in West
Bloomfield with Marilyn, his wife of 64
years, died April 8, 2014, at age 90.
Like most Holocaust survivors, his life
was shaped by that experience — but
he chose to use it as a catalyst for joy
instead of bitterness, believing the best
way to "show Hitler" was to appreciate
the life he had been given and live it to
the fullest.
"My father was truly an amazing man"
said daughter Brenda Wayne of West
Bloomfield. "He had an incredible zest for
life and appreciated everything he had.
When my father did anything, it was done
with passion. Not a day went by without
him acknowledging how wonderful his
life was:'
Life was not always wonderful for Larry
Wayne. He was born in Lodz, Poland, in
1923. His innocent teenage years were
cut short by the Nazis, who moved the
local Jews into a small ghetto, enclosed by
barbed wire. Here he was forced to work
all day and subsist on small portions of
bread and watered-down turnip soup.

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20 Nisan April 20, 2014

Max Boesky
Max Louis Brown
Max Friedlander
Eli Gerson
Pauline Goldberg
Stanley Hart
Dr. Morris H. Marks
Morris Pushkin
Miriam Rosenheck

21 Nisan April 21, 2014

Louis Corman
Samuel Herskovic
Melvyn Katz
Samuel Katz
Sol Osborne
Sarah Sitrin
Jack M. Unrot

22 Nisan April 22, 2014

Chashe Bas Reb Pinchas
Lena Berman
Meta Betansky
Morton Golditch
Meyer Boruch Marcus
Marvin Polinsky
Samuel D. Radner
Joseph Meyer Raimi
Samuel Salasnek

When he was 18, his father had died,
and he and his mother and three sib-
lings; Jack, 16, Ruth, 13, and Isaac, 11,
were loaded into a freight car and taken
to the death camp at Birkenau, next to
Auschwitz. His mother and youngest
brother were immediately sent to the gas
chambers while he, Jack and Ruth were
remanded to work
camps.
For years he
endured unspeak-
able horrors,
working in a coal
mine he described
as "Dante's
Inferno" and being
forced to stay in
solitary confine-
Larry Wayne
ment in a three-
foot-wide cell for
a trumped-up sabotage charge. Each day,
more than 20,000 prisoners were killed
and cremated, yet Larry and brother Jack
continued to survive.
Toward the end of the war, the fleeing
Germans moved the surviving prisoners
back toward Germany. At one point, after
being separated from Jack, Larry was shot
trying to escape, but he eventually made
it to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
in Germany and was liberated by U.S.
troops. He later wrote a 40-page memoir
describing his experiences, which he sent
to anyone who asked him about his tattoo
or what it was like for him during the war.

During the coming week, the students of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah
will study in memory of the following departed friends.
In addition, Kaddish will be said during the daily minyan.

Dora Schmaltz

23 Nisan April 23, 2014

Gertrude Garmel
Mildred Frances Glassheim
Solomon Goldberg
Litman Gould
Frieda M. Green
Max Lipson
Gould Litman
Harry Meretsky
Kalman Schweitzer
Joseph David Steinberg

24 Nisan April 24, 2014

Martin Baggleman
Louis Dinkin
Miriam Dubin
Beila Einhorn
Chana Einhorn
Dovid Einhorn
Hershel Einhorn
Miriam Einhorn
Yeshaya Einhorn
Yitzchok Einhorn
Sarah Fantich
Bernard Helfgott
Joseph Kohn
Aharon Lewinter

Hershel Lewinter
Lazer Lewinter
Mayer Lewinter
Mollie Lewinter
Shlomo Lewinter
Mary Papo
Isadore Podolsky
Isadore Rabinovitz
Baila Revzin
Rose Wool

25 Nisan April 25, 2014

Etta Shapero
Leo Simon
Fanny Weindling
Isaac Zingeser

26 Nisan April 26, 2014

Mor Breuer
William Goldstein
Hyman Gross
Raphael Herschfus
Maurice Kahldon
Pearl J. Klein
Barnet Lynn
Mildred Schumann
Morton Schuster
Norman Silverman
Joseph Weinenger

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Obituaries

A New Life In Detroit
Larry reunited with Jack and Ruth and
came to Detroit, at the recommendation
of some Michigan soldiers he met after
the war. He graduated high school and
attended Wayne State University and had a
successful career as a life insurance sales-
man for Metropolitan Life.
At the River Rouge
pool in Detroit, Larry
met his cherished wife.
Although Marilyn was
initially drawn to his
"gorgeous" blue eyes
and sun-bright smile,
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his kind nature and
upbeat outlook on life,
always focusing on the
bright side of every
situation. Their 1950 wedding at the
Book Cadillac hotel marked the beginning
of 64 years filled with happy times and
mutual devotion.
"My dad used to say, 'I am the richest
man I know",' said Brenda. "He was com-
fortable, but by far, he was not the wealthi-
est. So I would ask, 'Dad, why do you say
you are the richest man you know?' His
answer was very simple: 'I have a family
that money can't buy: He felt truly blessed"
His children appreciated his "street
smart" advice and his ability to evaluate
a situation and offer suggestions without
being judgmental.
One of his great passions was golf, and
he would arrive at the first tee every morn-
ing at 7 a.m., regardless of the weather,
enjoying tunes from the radio in his golf
cart. His love of music extended to opera
as well as Hebrew and liturgical music. He
led High Holiday services at Young Israel
of Oak Park and, later, his fellow worship-
pers at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield came to recognize his distinc-
tive voice and inimitable style of singing
the HaMotzi, the blessing over bread.
"He loved to have the microphone in
his hands" said Rabbi Joseph Krakoff,
who spoke at his funeral at Ira Kaufman
Chapel in Southfield.
Larry was a life master bridge player,
a hobby he shared with Marilyn, and he
loved to read, often staying up late at
night to finish a favorite book. He enjoyed

Klau

CAROL KLAU, 63, of
Miami Beach and
Chicago, died April 11,
2014.
She is survived by
her beloved husband,
Anthony Brown; mother,
Helen Klau; brother,
Morris Klau; sisters and
brother-in-law, Robin and

table-hopping at restaurants, sometimes
introducing himself to strangers when he
was unable to find anyone he knew.
"He was magnetic when he walked into
a room, and he engaged you and made
you feel like you were part of his family"
said Brenda.
"He wasn't a big man, but he was a
giant to us. He taught us the importance
of family and this will continue with each
generation"
At the funeral, some of Larry's nine
grandchildren paid tribute to their
beloved grandfather. Carly Wayne said
her zaydie "lived his life in the now,
enjoying everything he had in that
moment and just being so appreciative
of the great privilege of being alive — a
privilege he certainly recognized:'
Larry Wayne is survived by his wife
of 64 years, Marilyn Wayne; sons and
daughters-in-law, Marshall and Ronni
Wayne of Las Vegas, Michael and Lori
Wayne of West Bloomfield, Mitchell and
Robin Wayne of Bloomfield Hills; daugh-
ter, Brenda Wayne of West Bloomfield
and Gary Karp; grandchildren, Seth
Wayne and partner Jason Hamblin,
Brandon Wayne and fiancee, Alexis
Kandel, Blake Wayne, Morgan Wayne,
Taylor Wayne, Spencer Wayne, Jake
Wayne, Carly Wayne and fiance Ben
Mansfeld, Jeffrey Berris; brother and
sister-in-law, Jack and Johanna Wayne of
West Bloomfield; sisters-in-law, Roslind
Hayes and Alice Kaufman; nieces, neph-
ews and a world of friends.
Mr. Wayne was the devoted son of the
late Aryeh Melach and the late Bluma
Weintraub; the loving brother of the
late Ruth Kent, the late Itzik Weintraub,
the late Fela Weintraub, the late Shlomo
Weintraub; the dear brother-in-law of the
late Kurt Kent, the late Dr. Louis Hayes,
the late Bernard Kaufman.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be directed
to Friends of the Israel Defense Forces,
Michigan Chapter, P.O. Box 999, Walled
Lake, MI 48390, www.fidf.org ; Holocaust
Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake
Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, www.
holocaustcenter.org ; or a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

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Gary Wine of West Bloomfield, Susan Klau;
nieces, Carly Wine, Jaimee Wine; aunts,
cousins, numerous friends; her dog, Elvis.
Carol was the beloved daughter of the
late Harold Klau.
Contributions may be made to the
Carol Klau Fund to Feed the Homeless.
Interment took place at the Adat Shalom
Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.