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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.
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8 Tammuz July 6, 2014
Dollie Greenblatt
Mae Klee
Sarah Levin
Augusta Mermelstein
Joseph Miller
Jacob Natow
Dave G Newman
Clara Ordin
Ira I. Sonnenblick
Jack Rosenberg
Rose Stoler
11 Tammuz July 9, 2014
Samuel Aronoff
Sol Nathan Bloch
Samuel Goren
Sarah Greenbaum
Sandor Grunwald
Sam Morris Nelson
Sophia Saulson
Margaret Selik
Miriam Werzberger
Nathan Zabludovsky
9 Tammuz July 7, 2014
Louis Berkower
Mary Berman
Anna Godfrey
Charles Klavons
Bella Peck
Morris S. Wayne
Philip Yaker
12 Tammuz July 10, 2014
Florence Eglar
Anna Ginsberg
Reba Glass
Jonas Morgenroth
Joe Rott
Sylvia Schneider
Harry Schumann
Celia Terebelo
10 Tammuz July 8, 2014
Anna Berent
Tiby Burnstine
Benjamin Chernoff
Bernard Glazer
Fannie Gross
Bertha Harbor
Hannah Karbal
13 Tammuz July 11, 2014
Victor S. Axelroad
Ruth Beck
13 Tammuz July 11, 2014
Max Graj
Louis D. Grossman
Lilly Holcman
Irving Kleiff
Judith Kolender
Mildred Kurzban
Harry Linton
Max Neimark
Tcharne Schneider
Wolf Schneider
Morritz Schubiner
Gertrude Schwartz
Harry Seaman
14 Tammuz July 12, 2014
Harry Brown
Riva Browns
Molly Cohen
Anna R. Eisenberg
Richard Alan Moss
Harry Rose
Bertha Spinner
Aron Temchin
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Obituaries
A Friend And Partner
M
ichael J. George, a revered
leader of the Chaldean
American community and
a legendary businessman in Metro
Detroit, died June 24, 2014, at age 81.
"Mike George's passing is a signifi-
cant loss — not only for the Chaldean
community that he helped nurture and
shape here and around the country —
but also a loss to others
he built friendships with,
in particular, the Jewish
community:' said Arthur
Horwitz, publisher and
executive editor of the
Detroit Jewish News.
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"From the time that
Mike started building
his business here, many
people in the Jewish com- Mike Georg
munity were supporters,
friends and partners in his initiatives:'
Mike George and his brother
Sharkey built Melody Farms Dairy
from a single milk-truck route to a
multi-million-dollar corporation that
eventually acquired Sealtest, Twin
Pines and Wilson dairies among oth-
ers and was sold 11 years ago.
After the July 1967 riots, Mr.
George encouraged Chaldean grocery
and party store owners to remain in
Detroit, helping them rebuild their
locations and open additional stores.
Over the course of 30 years, he helped
finance more than 700 businesses.
Gov. Rick Snyder said Mr. George
had a "great impact" on the revitaliza-
tion of Detroit.
One project with the Jewish commu-
nity he was involved in was the Building
Community Initiative created in 2010
by the Jewish News and Chaldean News,
both based in Southfield. The project
facilitated understanding between the
two once-immigrant communities and
included joint initiatives in arts, educa-
tion and business.
"The Chaldean-Jewish Building
Community Initiative would not have
achieved the success that it has with-
out Mike George agreeing to serve as
one of our honorary co-chairs," said
Horwitz.
"When Mike George was involved
JOEL BODZIN, 78,
of Oak Park, died
June 24, 2014.
An Army veteran,
Mr. Bodzin had been
stationed in Paris.
He is survived by
his wife of 45 years,
Bodzin
Helen Bodzin; sons
and daughters-in-
law, Robert and Conni Ring of China
with something, it lent instant cred-
ibility to the initiative because of the
high regard in which he was held:"
Helping Others
Mr. George was born in Detroit in 1932,
graduated Catholic Central High School
and started the one-truck dairy busi-
ness with his father, Tom, and brother
in 1950. He served in the
U.S. Army during the
Korean War from 1953-
1955, then rejoined the
family business.
Besides spearheading
the legendary growth
of Melody Farms Dairy,
he was one of the driv-
ing forces behind the
formation of the Bank of
Michigan, which focused
on small business lending. His atten-
tion was focused on helping others. He
was considered a second father, uncle
and adviser to countless others in the
community.
Gerald Rosen, chief judge of the U.S.
District Court in Detroit, called Mr.
George "a treasure of our community"
who "has long been an important
mentor to many men and women in
our great community, and his leader-
ship, wisdom and generous heart have
endeared him to people of all faiths
and backgrounds:'
Said Horwitz, "We in the Jewish
community who have known Mike
and his family were enriched by our
cooperative experiences and we look
to others inside and outside of the
Chaldean community continuing his
work and continuing to be inspired by
what he was able to achieve.
"Truly, Mike personified the
American dream — for the benefit of
us all:'
Michael George is survived by his
wife of 54 years, Najat; six sons and
three daughters-in-law; and older
brother, Sharkey, and wife, Rita.
Contributions may be made to
the Michael J. George Charity, 30777
Northwestern Hwy., Suite 300,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334; www.
mjgcharity.org.
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Township, Alan and Stephanie Niemi
Bodzin of Centerline; daughter and
son-in-law, Esther and Mutty Tropper
of Israel; brothers and sisters-in-law,
Eugene and Catherine Bodzin of
Ottawa, Ontario, Henry "Skip" and
Barbara Bodzin of Portland, Ore.,
Bunny Bodzin; sister and brother-in-
law, Cherna and Eugene Kowalsky of
Southfield; grandchildren, Jenni Ring,
Joshua Ring, Dylan Ring, Tyler Niemi,