and nephews as well as a number of
great-great nieces and great-great-
nephews, other family members and
friends. Those who wish to honor the
memory of Alyce Diamond are encour-
aged to make a donation to a charity
of their choice. Interment took place at
the Aaron Moshe Cemetery in Roseville.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

DEBORAH RITA
FREEDMAN, 84, of
West Bloomfield, died
Jan. 11, 2015.
She is survived by
her daughters and
son-in-law, Elissa and
Efim Burda of Orchard
Lake, Kathy Freedman
of Ferndale; son and
daughter-in-law, Mitchell and Susan
Freedman of Reston, Va.; grandchildren,
Douglas (Anat) Burda, Joshua Burda,
Michael Burda, Benjamin Freedman and
Courtney Freedman; great-grandchil-
dren, Ethan and Ilan; many other loving
family members and friends.
Mrs. Freedman was the beloved wife
of the late Sheldon Freedman.
Contributions may be made to the
Alzheimer's Association, to Seasons
Hospice or to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

HOWARD GELLER,
81, of Farmington Hills,
died Jan. 8, 2015.
He is survived by
his daughters and
son-in-law, Deborah
Geller of Vernon, N.J.,
and Stacey Lee Geller-
Geller
Distler and William
Distler of Livingston,
N.J.; son and daughter-in-law, Benjamin
Gideon and Rachel Jo Geller of West
Bloomfield; grandchildren, Nikki and
Jake Green, Ryan and Bradford Distler,
Joshua and Isabelle Geller; brother and
sister-in-law, Harry and Polly Geller;
brothers-in-law, Lewis Slepian and
Michael Slepian; loving companion,
Noreen Aberly, and her son, his best
buddy, Scotty Lewis.
Mr. Geller was the beloved husband of
the late Rochelle Joyce Geller.
Interment was at Beth El Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
Scleroderma Foundation, 300 Rosewood
Drive, Suite 105, Danvers, MA 01923,
www.scleroderma.org; Boy Scouts of
America, 1325 W. Walnut Hill Lane,
Irving, TX 75015-2079, aplacetogive.
scouting.org; or a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

MARVIN D. GERSUK, 83, of West
Bloomfield, died Jan. 5, 2015.
He is survived by his wife, Mary K.
Gersuk; daughters and sons-in-law,
Patty and Joe Carrick of Brimley, Mich.,

Julie Gersuk and Nick Rice of Warren;
sister-in-law, Helene Gersuk; cousins,
Susan and Gene Farber, Sharon and
Jimmy Gach.
Mr. Gersuk was the loving brother of
the late Jack Gersuk.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to University of Michigan Athletic
Department, 1000 S. State St., Ann
Arbor, MI 48109, support.mgoblue.
com/annual-giving; or a charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

ESTHER GREEN, 90,
of Gladwin, Mich., for-
merly of Laguna
Woods, Calif., and Oak
Park, died Dec. 27,
2014.
She is survived by
four
grandchildren and
Esther Green
two great-grandchil-
dren.
She was the beloved wife of the late
Jerome Green; loving mother of the late
Maurice and the late Milton Green.
Born in Detroit, she was the young-
est child of the late Anna and the late
Hyman Mickelson. She was the loving
sister of the late Louis and Florence
Mickelson, Harry Mickelson, Moshe
Mickelson, Faye and Irving Slutsky, Ida
and Samuel Oventhal, and Dorothy and
Bernie Appelblatt.
She is also survived by a sister-in-law,
Thelma Mickelson Mazur, many loving
nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-
nephews and cousins.
Contributions may be made to
Hadassah.

MORRIE GREENE, 95,
of Farmington Hills,
died Jan. 9, 2015.
He is survived by his
son, Jonathan Greene
of Farmington Hills;
brother and sister-in-
law, Isaac and Barbara
Morrie Greene
Green; brother-in-law,
Fred Sachs; nephew,
Tom Sachs.
Mr. Greene was the beloved husband
of the late Constance Greene; the cher-
ished father of the late Victoria Greene;
the devoted son of the late Abe and the
late Freda Green.
Interment was at Beth El Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made to
American Heart Association, P.O. Box
15120, Chicago, IL 60693, www.
americanheart.org ; or Temple Israel,
5725 Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48323, www.temple-isra-
el.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

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A Leader In Law
And Politics

D

avid Lebenbom, 89, of
Bloomfield Hills, died Jan. 7,
2015.
He was born in the Bronx, N.Y., in
1925, the oldest of four children of a
poor family. He graduated from Central
High School in Detroit, served
in the U.S. Army Signal Corps
during World War II, graduated
from Wayne State University and
Columbia Law School.
Mr. Lebenbom was a distin-
guished member of the Michigan
State Bar for more than 60 years.
During his career, he was a pio-
neer in the law governing the care
and treatment of the elderly in
Michigan. During his long career,
he served on the Law Revision
David
Commission, co-authored the
Michigan Public Health Code
and represented the Health Care
Association of Michigan.
In addition to practicing law, Mr.
Lebenbom served as Wayne County
Democratic Party Chairman during John
F. Kennedy's successful presidential run
in 1960 and served as Robert Kennedy's
campaign chairman in Michigan in 1968.
He also served as a past president of the
Jewish Community Council and served
on the board of the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit.

Yeshiva

BETH YEHUDAH

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Mr. Lebenbom is survived by his chil-
dren, Sally and Don Keaton, Matthew
and Andrea Lebenbom, and Michael
Lebenbom; grandchildren, Joshua and
Moriah Mansour, Benjamin and Shayna
Keaton, and Steven, Daniel and Sonya
Lebenbom; brother
and sister-in-law,
Milton and Marjorie
Lebenbom; sister,
Pearl Bellom; long-
time companion,
Cecelia Benner; many
other loving relatives
and friends.
He was the beloved
husband of the late
Elaine Lebenbom;
the cherished father
Lebenbom
of the late Miriam
Lebenbom Mansour.
Interment was at
Beth El Memorial Park. There will be
a public memorial service and unveil-
ing in July. Contributions may be
made to Detroit Symphony Orchestra,
Elaine Lebenbom Annual Memorial
Award for Women Composers, 3711
Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48201,
www.detroitsymphony.com ; or an art
or Jewish communal charity of one's
choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman
Chapel.

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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.

27 Teves Jan. 18, 2015

Harriet Jean Beale
Sophie Berman
Jerome Saul Coleman
Eleanor Greenwald
Stella Helfrand

28 Teves Jan. 19, 2015

Betty Barcus
Leah Bello
Benjamin Danzer
Bernard Barney Limond
Sigmund Littman
Helen Mandell
Ann Mitteldorf
Rita Lynn Roth
Mollie Weingarden
Alma Derin Yaffe

29 Teves Jan. 20, 2015

Ivan S. Bloch
George Cetron
Rose Fershtman
Mary Gertrude Goodman
Mollie Greenspoon
Charles Katz
Gladys Mallin
Etta Markoff

Beatrice Shoob
Pearl Zeff Volkovich

1 Shevat Jan. 21, 2015

Saul H. Cohen
Fruma Edelman
Louis Gruskin
Sadie Hornick
Sara Iglewicz
Fannie Patlojohn
Lloyd J Paul
Irwin Pavorsky
Yetta Plotnik
Rachel Sachs
Sylvia Weiss
Minnie Zack

2 Shevat Jan. 22, 2015

Sarah Finley Copin
Sarah Faber
Sally Feinberg
Martin Fine
Harry Glassman
Allen Rosenfeld
Phillip Singerman

3 Shevat Jan. 23, 2015

Isador Buchfirer
Zesse Katz
Flora Levy
Anna Mindlin
Avrum Moscovici
Max Philip Niskar
Paul Rodner
Melvin Wallace

4 Shevat Jan. 24, 2015

Henry Faigin
Manny Feder
Frieda Kabeck
Lee Lyons
Esther Pechensky
Rose Pollack
Brana Simis
Max Sitrin

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