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GERTRUDE SILVER, 97, of West
Bloomfield, died Feb. 23, 2015.
She is survived by her sons and daugh-
ter-in-law, Judge Michael and Bari Silver
of Port Saint Lucie, Fla., Sheldon Silver;
grandchildren, Adam and Jared Silver;
many loving nieces, nephews, other family
members and friends.
Mrs. Silver was beloved wife of the late
Dr. David I. Silver; the sister of the late
Marian Plotkin.
Interment was held at the Machpelah
Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may
be made to the Alzheimer's Association or
to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements
by Dorfman Chapel.
SUZANNE STOLLMAN, 61, passed away
unexpectedly in Fresno, Calif., on Feb. 25,
2015.
She was born on Sept 4, 1953, and
grew up in Huntington Woods. She was a
dedicated nurse, passionate animal lover
and world traveler. The family's hearts are
broken.
Suzanne was the beloved daughter of
the late Ethel Stollman; loving sister of
Lisa Stollman of New York City, Adrienne
Wein of East Lansing and Margo Stollman
of London, England; granddaughter of the
late Ella and Sam Cohen, and Rabbi Isaac
Stollman.
A memorial service will be held this
spring in NYC. Contributions may be made
to a pet charity of one's choice.
PAULA URBACH, 94, of Southfield, died
March 1, 2015.
She is survived by her son, Ronald
Urbach of Sunnyside, N.Y.; daughters and
sons-in-law, Deborah and Richard Warsh of
Bloomfield Hills, Joan and Kenneth Stern
of Bloomfield Hills; sister-in-law, Trudy
Futerman; grandchildren, Daniel Warsh
and fiancee Ryan Garber, Jonathan Warsh,
Andrew Stern, Natalie Stern.
Mrs. Urbach was the beloved wife of the
late Kurt Urbach; dear sister of the late Fred
Futerman.
Contributions may be made to Hadassah,
5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield,
MI 48323; Holocaust Memorial Center,
28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington
Hills, MI 48334; Congregation Beth Ahm,
5075 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield,
MI 48322; or to a charity of one's choice.
Interment was held at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park in Livonia. Services and
arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
Davidson Foundation Awards
$2 Million To ShalomLearning
ShalomLearning Inc., a nonprofit organiza-
tion dedicated to cultivating a lifelong love
of Jewish learning among Jews of all back-
grounds and affiliations by harnessing tech-
nology and the latest educational practices,
has been awarded a $2 million grant from
the William Davidson Foundation.
With the grant also comes a challenge to
the Jewish philanthropic community.
In making the grant, the founda-
tion indicated its decision to invest in
ShalomLearning stems from its deep com-
mitment to advancing Jewish education by
merging ancient wisdom with modern tech-
nology. The foundation was able to witness
the impact of ShalomLearning partnerships
with Detroit-area synagogues as well as
other pilot projects around the country.
"We created ShalomLearning as a new
platform for Jewish learning that is adap-
tive and flexible to meet the needs of
Jewish families because research on young
Jews consistently reveals a declining com-
mitment and involvement by Jewish fami-
lies in traditional frameworks of Jewish
life and education," said Devin Schain, co-
founder and chairman of ShalomLearning.
"THE TIME YOU SPENT WITH
US AND MY CHILDREN
TALKING ABOUT MY FATHER
AND EXPLAINING THE
PROCESS OF DYING HELPED
MAKE THIS TIME OF SADNESS
AND LOSS TOLERABLE."
WE APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK WE
RECEIVE FROM THE FAMILIES WE SERVE.
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"This grant from the William Davidson
Foundation will fuel our efforts to expand
Jewish learning and enrichment regardless
of location or affiliation"
The grant has been awarded in two
parts: The first $1 million of support
is immediate and will be utilized by
ShalomLearning to scale up operations
and outreach across the United States. The
balance of the grant comes in the form
of a "challenge grant:' designed to inspire
deeper investment among Jewish donors
in education and innovation.
The William Davidson Foundation
will match all new donations to
ShalomLearning, on a one-to-one basis,
up to $500,000 in 2016 and $500,000 in
2017. All donations in the 2015 and 2016
calendar years from new contributors will
qualify for the match.
Over the next three years,
ShalomLearning plans to expand enrollment
from its current level of 300 students and 15
certified teachers to more than 1,800 stu-
dents and 100 teachers around the country.
To help support the Davidson
1:1 Match Grant, contact Executive
Director JoshuaTroderman at Joshua@
ShalomLearning.org.