Involved In Th e Community
A
the war ended in Europe, he
lbert M. Colman, 94, of
attended the Sorbonne in Paris.
Southfield, died Oct.
Later he returned to Ann
9, 2017.
Arbor and graduated from the
He started life in Toronto,
university’s law school, having
Canada, in 1923. He grew up
already completed business
in Windsor, Canada, but later
school there. He practiced law
came to the United States so
in the Metropolitan Detroit
he could attend the University
area for more than 65 years,
of Michigan and its business
Albert M. Colman
specializing in corporate
school.
and business law; he was
Shortly after the United
involved in many challenging litiga-
States entered World War II, Albert
tions and transactional cases. In his
enlisted in the U.S. Army. During his
professional community, he served on
wartime service, he became a U.S. citi-
numerous committees for the State Bar
zen, trained in the infantry and served
Association and the Oakland County
in Italy, France and Germany.
Bar Association.
His most memorable “war story” was
In the Jewish community, he served
finding two of his cousins who were
on the board of the Jewish Federation
survivors of the Lodz Ghetto and the
of Metropolitan Detroit, as president of
death camps and facilitating their entry
into the United States, where they made Jewish Family Service, as chairman of
the Professional Division of the Allied
new lives for themselves. In 1945, when
Jewish Campaign, as state judge-advo-
cate of the Jewish War Veterans and
in leadership roles of numerous other
agencies and organizations.
Mr. Colman was married to Harriet
Greenberg in 1951 and together they
were blessed with four children,
Jill (Paul) Ruskin, Jonathan (Suzi)
Colman, Jeffrey (Ellen Nissenbaum)
Colman and Joel Colman. He is also
survived by nine grandchildren,
Samuel (Chagit) Ruskin, Shoshana (Ari
Lev Fornari) Ruskin, Avital Ruskin,
Jessica (Eric) Cheng, Zachary (Bina)
Colman, Nora and Gabriel Colman,
Sandy (Chris) Brine and Jeffrey (Hien)
Ferber; as well as nine great-grand-
children, Shiran, Noa and Idan Ruskin,
Zeev and Naim Ruskin Fornari, Talia
Cheng, Aiken Colman, Aaron and Max
Brine. Albert is survived by his sis-
ters, Helen (late Phillip) Sherman and
Diane Pomish; sister-in-law, Sharon
(the late Larry) Greenberg; many cous-
ins, nieces and nephews and other
family members, as well as caregiv-
ers, Nicole Snowden, Faye and Floyd
Moore, devoted Dr. Sami Zarouk and
special friend Michael Wolfe.
Interment was at Beth El Memorial
Park. Contributions may be made
to Jewish Family Service, 6555 W.
Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI
48322, www.jfsdetroit.org; Jewish War
Veterans, P.O. Box 725066, Berkley,
MI 48072-9998, www.jwv-mi.org;
Hadassah-Greater Detroit Chapter,
5030 Orchard Lake Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48323,
www.hadassah.org/detroit; or Temple
Kol Ami, 5085 Walnut Lake Road,
West Bloomfield, MI 48323, www.
tkolami.org. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel. •
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