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MILDRED
SIMON, 78, of
Farmington Hills,
died July 16, 2014.
She was born
in England. Milly
lived on a kibbutz
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in Israel in her
Simon
early 20s. She met
her future husband while vacation-
ing in the United States with her
family. She attended Wayne State
University and obtained her law
degree. Mrs. Simon handled pri-
marily workers' compensation and
was appointed as an administrative
law judge by Gov. James Blanchard.
She continued to practice law until
her untimely death.
Mrs. Simon loved the theater, arts
and animals. She was a docent at
the Detroit Zoo and traveled exten-
sively throughout the world. She
was a loving and loyal friend and
relative.
She is survived by her nieces
and nephews, Stephen (Joanne)
Solomons, Lawrence (Stacey)
Shulman, Richard (Trista) Shulman,
Valda Harris; great-nieces and
great-nephews, Nick and Kate
Shulman, Alex, Sawyer and Ruby
Shulman, Adam Solomons, Laura
Solomons, Katie, Hanna.
She was the beloved wife of the
late Max Simon; daughter of the late
Solly and the late Polly Solomons;
the sister of the late David
Solomons.
Contributions may be made
to Hadassah Medical Center,
the Michigan Humane Society
or to a charity of one's choice.
Interment took place at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in
Livonia. Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
Correction
The obituary for Deborah Bresoff-
Leach (July 10) should have indi-
cated that she is survived by her
mother, Betty Becker Bresoff.
Jews Most Popular Group In America?
New York/JTA
ews are the most warmly regarded
religious group in America, accord-
ing to a new survey by the Pew
Research Center.
The survey of 3,217 adults conducted in
June asked respondents to rate their feelings
toward various religious groups on a scale of
1 to 100, with 1 being coldest, 100 warmest
and 50 meaning they have neither positive
nor negative feelings.
Jews rated 63, slightly ahead of Catholics
(62) and evangelicals (61). Buddhists, Hindus
and Mormons prompted neutral ratings,
from 48 to 53. Muslims were given the worst
rating, at 40. Atheists rated 41.
Respondents rated their own faith groups
highest, the survey said, explaining that
evangelicals and Catholics are so fondly
viewed in the United States because they are
the country's largest religious groups (the
survey counted Protestants as evangelicals).
Together, Catholics and evangelicals repre-
sented 52 percent of respondents.
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Jews gave themselves an 89 rating. For
other faith groups, Jews gave Catholics a 58
rating, Buddhists 61, Hindus 57, atheists 55,
Mormons 48, Muslims 35 and evangelicals
34.
Evangelicals in the survey rated Jews posi-
tively with a rating of 69.
Sixty-one percent of respondents said they
know someone who is Jewish; Jews constitute
approximately 2 percent of the U.S. popula-
tion.
The survey showed a divide between older
and younger Americans. Older Americans
view Jews, evangelicals and Catholics most
favorably. Younger Americans gave higher
ratings to atheists and Muslims than older
Americans did — ratings of 49 each by
Americans aged 18-29.
Jews were viewed most favorably by whites,
at 66. Blacks and Hispanics each gave Jews
a 58. Blacks gave evangelicals and Muslims
more favorable ratings than whites.
The survey had a margin of error of 2.2
percentage points.
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