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ERIC SCOTT
NICHOLSON, 38, of
Pontiac, died July 15,
2018.
He is survived by
his loving parents,
Cheryl and Sandy
Nicholson; sister, Lisa
Nicholson
McNulty and fiancé,
Rodney Doud; com-
panion, Tracie Purdy; nieces, Madison
and Alexis; many other loving family
members and friends.
Contributions may be made to any
mental health organization or to a
charity of one’s choice. Arrangements
by Dorfman Chapel.

WILLIAM
WINSHALL, 73, of
Farmington Hills,
died July 16, 2018.
He is survived by
his beloved wife,
Karen Winshall; son
and daughter-in-law,
Winshall
Brian and Maggie
Winshall; daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Dana and David
Kelman; grandchildren, Leo and Luke

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Winshall, Emily and Olive Kelman;
brother and sister-in-law, Robert
Winshall and Azieb Afwork; sisters,
Marjory Winshall and Julie Winshall.
Mr. Winshall was the dear son of the
late Jack and the late Phyllis Winshall;
son-in-law of the late Oscar and the
late Beatrice Hertz.
Interment was held at the Beth
El Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Contributions may be made to the
Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation.
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. •

Last week in Farmington Hills, 16 educa-
tors brought the Holocaust back to the
forefront of education during a weeklong
intensive seminar. Now in its seventh year,
the seminar was one of many taking place
across the country this summer, orga-
nized and sponsored by the Olga Lengyel
Institute (TOLI).
Teachers from across Michigan and
nearby states had the opportunity to meet
with Holocaust survivors, hear their tes-
timonies, and engage in new pedagogical
principles to bring these experiences back
to their classrooms.
The Holocaust Memorial Center
Zekelman Family Campus was the
venue for the weeklong seminar. Corey
Harbaugh and John Farris, the seminar
leaders, said they benefited from the cen-

ter’s many resources on the Holocaust
and its vast network of Michigan survi-
vors. The teachers, “many of whom have
never knowingly met a Jewish person
before,” says Farris, were presented with
many opportunities to delve deep into
the Holocaust and reflect their thoughts
through writing during the process.
A new education mandate in Michigan
was passed in 2016, requiring students
from grades 6 to 12 to receive at least six
hours of Holocaust and genocide educa-
tion.
The professional development contin-
ues after the seminars, when teachers
can access mini-grants of amounts up
to $1,000 to support projects that bring
Holocaust and social justice education to
wider audiences. •

OBITUARY CHARGES

The processing fee for obituaries is:
$100 for up to 150 words; $200 for
151-300 words, etc. A photo counts
as 30 words. There is no charge for a
Holocaust survivor icon.
The JN reserves the right to edit
wording to conform to its style
considerations. For information, have
your funeral director call the JN or you
may call Sy Manello, editorial assistant,
at (248) 351-5147 or email him at
smanello@renmedia.us.

Women’s Foundation Grants Set

The Jewish Women’s Foundation of
Metropolitan Detroit (JWF) marked its
18th grantmaking year with $229,539 in
support of organizations that advance
social change by expanding opportuni-
ties for Jewish women, their families
and community.
Each trustee has a vote in support-
ing these organizations by pooling their
charitable donations and then, together,
deciding how to allocate funds. “I am

very proud of the JWF and the grants it
has approved,” said Patrice M. Phillips,
JWF chairperson.
To see grants awarded in 2018, go to
jwfdetroit.org/grants/grants-awarded.
For more information about joining the
Jewish Women’s Foundation, contact
JWF Director Susan Cassels Kamin at
(248) 203-1524 or email kamin@jfmd.
org. •