obituaries Obituaries from page 48 H. ROBERT FARRAH, 81, of Beverly Hills, died Jan. 14, 2015. He is survived by his beloved wife, Deanna Farrah; daughters and sons- in-law, Rebecca and Steve Cole of West Bloomfield, Wendy and David Ramirez of Dexter; son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Kelly Farrah of Ferndale; brother and sister-in-law, Morton and Lois Farrah of Highland Park, N.J.; grandchildren, Kevin, Adam, Jaclyn and Daniel Cole, Sean and Chloe Farrah. Interment was held at the Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Lewy Body Dementia Association, to the Society for Humanistic Judaism or to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. EDWARD GLUKLICK, 93, of Southfield, died Jan. 2, 2015. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Oct. 23, 1921, and came to Detroit as a young boy with his parents and Gluklick nine siblings. Mr. Gluklick attended Cass Technical High School as a music major and became the first member of his family to graduate from high school. During World War II, he was a B-24 pilot flying from the North African and Italian theaters. After the war, he returned to Detroit, where he met Shirley, his wife to be, and entered the Yes1-0a BETH YEHUDAH 7111;l• ma /11•1LP , 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. 5 Shevat Jan. 25, 2015 Perry Feigenson Martin Keith Irwey Shimon Kohn Max Milgrom Rudolph J Newman Sol Newman Robert William Rosenbaum Maier Chaim Soloveichik 6 Shevat Jan. 26, 2015 Harry Averbach Anne Barcless Bernard Bocolor Sam Cohen Nathan Potach Abraham Shayne Mike Snider Hortense Tobin Esther Wetstein 7 Shevat Jan. 27, 2015 Helen Broad Rose Friedman Irving Gilbert building business, which led to a long career as a commercial contractor and later a surety consultant for the industry. He spent many hours composing music for the piano, some of which was produced and recorded in the 1990s. Mr. Gluklick was a prolific writer of trade publications and construction semi- nars. A true renaissance man, he acted in the movie Grand Torino, starring Clint Eastwood, who directed the movie filmed in Detroit. Mr. Gluklick, along with his wife, traveled the four corners of the world and had many friends and raised three children. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Shirley Gluklick; son and daughter-in- law, Peter Gluklick and Helen Ross of Huntington Woods; daughter and son- in-law, Karen Gluklick Braun Moore and Patrick Moore of Franklin; grandchil- dren, Helios Tenaglia, Lauren, Leah and Alex Braun, Corinne, Chloe and Cole Gluklick; sister, Freda Doroff, who is the last surviving of the 10 siblings. Mr. Gluklick was the devoted father of the late Daniel Gluklick; the loving father-in-law of the late Jeanine Gluklick and the late Robert Braun; the beloved son of the late Samuel and the late Annie Gluklick. On Saturday, Jan. 24, the family will have an open house at Karen's residence, 32475 Scottsdale Road, Franklin, begin- ning at 5 p.m.; a memorial service will be at 6:30 p.m. with a concert of his music afterward. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. Rebecca Kasoff David Ordin Abraham Schloss Morris Schwartz Yisroel Yampolsky 8 Shevat Jan. 28, 2015 Louis Blotnick Samuel Cobitz Abraham Cohn Bernard Cohn Duba Denemark Elizabeth Eizelman Sam Leider Sadie Mills Samuel M. Reichstein Alyce Rood Robert Rosenberg Milford Tachna 10 Shevat Jan. 30, 2015 Sarah Berent Celia Borlack Norman Cottler Arthur Gamburd Jack Geller Eleanor Ralph Louis Sherman Charles Tukel Rebecca Zussman 11 Shevat Jan. 31, 2015 Helen Rebecca Brainin Edsel Meretsky Mollie Morin Carl Schram Aaron Yagoda Jacob Zucker 9 Shevat Jan. 29, 2015 Clarence Camenker Celia Fine George Hyams Sonia Weisfeld Send a tribute in memory of a loved one —Visit www.DetroitYeshiva.org/JNtributes. YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH • School for Boys • Beth Jacob School for Girls • Early Childhood Development Center Weiss Family Partners in Torah Program • Kollel Bais Yehudah • Bnos Bais Yehudah—Maalot Detroit 15751 West Lincoln Drive • Southfield, MI 48076 • 248-557-6750 • Fax 248-557-6838 • www.DetroitYeshiva.org 1967070 50 January 22 • 2015 JN Obituaries A Warm, Caring Soul S ylvia Baum, who delighted in caring for her family and help- ing customers at Winkleman's stores, died at home in Southfield on Jan. 14, 2015. She was 99, and the cause of her death was Alzheimer's disease. Sylvia, the youngest of seven siblings, was the last member of a generation that came from Bialystock, Poland's once- thriving Jewish community. Her family spoke Yiddish at home before immigrat- ing to America in the early 20th century. Sylvia's father, Avraham Epstein, arrived in 1916 and was joined by Sylvia Baum his wife, Gela, the following year. Sylvia, who emigrated through New York's Ellis Island in 1923 at age 8, was the first of her siblings to gradu- ate from an American high school. The family settled in Sheepshead Bay, a work- ing class Brooklyn neighborhood near Brighton Beach, where her father worked as a shammes (caretaker) in a nearby synagogue and as a bookbinder of prayer books. At age 19, Sylvia's oldest sister, Freidel, organized a shidduch (proposed marriage arrangement) with a suitable prospect in Bialystok. Sylvia returned to Europe after high school in 1937 and married Leon Baum, a skilled jeweler who learned the diamond trade through an apprenticeship. The wedding took place in Bialystok. Leon joked that Sylvia's sister sent him a photo of the actress Betty Grable with a note that read "This is my sister!" The couple soon returned to New York and settled in Michigan within a year. Their marriage lasted until his death in 1993. Sylvia and Leon started their family in the depths of the Great Depression in a small flat on Tyler Street in Detroit. The war in Europe was under way, and Poland was overrun in 1939. Leon's siblings and parents were lost, and Bialystok's Jewish population never recovered. The experi- ence left an indelible mark that affected the couple's relationship with each other and their lives in Metropolitan Detroit. Leon steadily became more religious as he built a diamond tool business that tapped his skills as a trained jeweler. He eventually opened a small factory in Highland Park that sold diamond drills and grinding wheels to Ford, General Motors and Chrysler. Sylvia's connection to Bialystok was per- manently severed, and her focus became a new existence in America that incorpo- rated traditions and values from Jewish life in Eastern Europe. She initially focused on raising their three sons, Martin, Ronald and Jack, and then pursued other interests that used her instincts for helping others, particularly in social settings. Her seders and other holiday meals were constant streams of dishes prepared in accordance with traditional recipes. She rarely sat down until dessert and coffee were served. Sylvia began to build her own social network at Na'amat USA (formerly Pioneer Women), a philan- thropic group that worked to improve the lives of women, children and families in Israel. When her children were older, she found work at Winkleman's, a women's retail clothing chain started on Fort Street in Detroit. She thrived for more than 20 years in the fast-paced environment of holiday sales and soon developed a loyal follow- ing of middle-class clients. Other women were drawn to her natural sales approach, which was reassuring and highly ethical. Shoppers were never asked to spend more than they could afford. In private, Sylvia described herself as heimish, a common term for a warm, down-to-earth person. In Sylvia's upbring- ing, it was a proud distinction that denoted dignity and stability. She knew exactly who she was in life and what made her happy. She also had a gift for making those around her happy. Sylvia Baum is survived by her three sons and daughters-in-law, Martin and Marcia of Detroit, Ronald and Gail of Highland Park, Ill., Jack and Claire of Birmingham; five grandchildren, Monica, who is married to Craig Campbell, Benjamin, Susan, Elizabeth and Eric; and three great-grandchildren, Andrew, Hollis and Henry; nieces and nephews; caregiv- ers, Patience McGill, Elaine and Paris Craighead. She was the beloved wife of the late Leon Baum; dear sister and sister-in-law of the late Ralph and the late Margaret Epstein, the late Zalman Epstein, the late Esther and the late Benjamin Halpern, late Freda and the late Max Levine, and the late Golda Epstein. Interment was at Nusach H'ari Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may be made to Na'amat USA, 21515 Vanowen St., Suite 102, Canoga Park, CA 91303, (844) 777- 5222, www.naamatorg; Congregation T'chiyah, 15000 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, MI 48237, (248) 542-0900, www.tchiyah.org; or a charity of one's choice. Arrangements were by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. ❑