Road, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48033.
Interment was held at Beth El Memorial
Park in Livonia. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.

RUTH COHEN SIEGEL,
86, passed away Dec. 16,
2015, in Bloomfield Hills
at the home of her
daughter and son-in-law,
Karen Siegel and David
Propis.
She was born and
Siegel
raised in Boston, Mass.,
to Sam and Fanny
Getrya Cohen and was
the middle of three daughters, all of whom
were first-generation Americans. As a
young adult, Ruth became involved in the
Zionist Pioneer Movement and remained a
staunch Zionist her whole life.
In the early 1950s, she moved with her
husband, Stanley Siegel, to Puerto Rico
and became another kind of pioneer. She
was the driving force behind the construc-
tion of the JCC de Puerto Rico, also known
as Sharey Tzedek Synagogue. She collected
money by sitting at a table near the gang-
way of cruise ships with a sign that said,
"Help us build a synagogue here:' From

Puerto Rico, the family moved to Atlanta,
Ga., in 1965, where she became active in
Hadassah, Federation, NCJW, ORT, Senior
University at Mercer University, AIPAC,
CUFI, the symphony, opera and the
Holocaust museum. She also transcribed
books into Braille.
After 46 years in Atlanta, Ruth moved
to be near her daughter in Michigan,
where she felt she had returned to her
roots, enjoying the four seasons and the
lilac trees she loved while growing up in
Boston.
Mrs. Siegel is survived by her son and
daughter-in-law, Morrie and Leigh Siegel
of Miami, Fla.; daughters and son-in-law,
Randie Siegel of Atlanta, Ga., Karen and
Hazzan David Propis of Bloomfield Hills;
sister, Dorothy Kaufman; grandchildren,
Lillian Siegel, Sarah Siegel, Dena Propis,
Sam and Elyse Propis.
She was the dear sister and sister-in-
law of the late Carol Krems and the late
Alberto Kaufman.
Contributions may be made to
Hadassah, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48323; Friends of IDF,
P.O. Box 999, Walled Lake, MI 48390; or
the Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123
Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills,

MI 48334. A fund is to be determined
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375
Bell Road, Southfield, MI 48034. Services
and interment were held at Crestlawn
Cemetery in Atlanta. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

LOLA TAUBMAN, 88, of Ann Arbor, died
Dec. 19, 2015.
She is survived by her daughters and
son-in-law, Ruth Taubman of Ann Arbor,
Alyssa Taubman and Robert Rothman

of Ross, Calif.; son and daughter-in-law,
Richard and Alison Taubman of Beverly
Hills; grandchildren, Rachel Taubman-
Glickfeld and Greg Glickfeld, Danielle
Taubman, Talia Rothman, Matt Rothman,
Henry MacConnel, Jack MacConnel; many
other loving family members and friends.
Mrs. Taubman was the beloved wife of
the late Samuel Taubman.
Contributions may be made to the

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