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RUTH 
BLUMBERG, 94, of 
Phoenix, Ariz., for-
merly of Michigan, 
died Jan. 22, 2019. 
She was a past 
president of Jewish 
Women International. 
Mrs. Blumberg is survived by 
her sons and daughter-in-law, 
Seth David Blumberg, Robin Jol 
and Linda Blumberg; brother 
and sisters-in-law, Herbert and 
Joyce Weberman, and Miriam 
Weberman; grandchildren, Jason 
Randolph and Dr. Michelle 
Blumberg, Zachary Simon and 
Kimberly Blumberg, Shawn and 
Rochelle Green, Ryan Blumberg, 
Brett Schmaidt; great-grandchil-
dren, Ella Rose Blumberg, Olivia 
Hannah Blumberg, Alexander 
Green, Isabelle Blumberg, Eli 
Blumberg, Andrew Rasmussen; 
many loving nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends. 
She was the beloved wife of the 
late Harry Blumberg; loving moth-
er of the late Ivan Bruce Blumberg; 
dear sister and sister-in-law of the 
late Harry Weberman, the late 
David Weberman, the late Betty 
and the late Larry Silverman, the 
late Frances and the late Kenzie 
McGinneth. 
Contributions may be made to 
Jewish Women International, 2868 
Woodbine Drive, Waterford, MI 
48328; or Yad Ezra, 2850 
W. 11 Mile Road, Berkley, MI 
48072. Interment was held 
at Hebrew Memorial Park. 
Arrangements by Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel.

DR. EDMUND JOSEPH 
ELKINS, 98, of Boca Raton, Fla., 
passed away Nov. 16, 2018. 
He was born Feb. 6, 1920, in 
Brooklyn, N.Y., to Samuel Elkins 
and Helen Rubenstein Elkins. 
Edmund was a WWII Army 
veteran. His career in oral surgery 
was spent in Detroit at Harper 
Grace Hospital and a private den-
tal practice. His retirement was 
enjoyed in Boca Raton.
Dr. Elkins is survived by his 
daughter, Karen Elkins (Craig 
Kennedy); and son, Brian Elkins. 
He was predeceased by his wife, 
Beverly Elkins.
Arrangements by Palm Beach 

National Chapel, Lake Worth, FL 
33449.

AUDREY GLADMAN, 94, of New 
York, died Jan. 20, 2019.
She is survived by her son and 
daughter-in-law, Ronald and 
Karyn Weingarden; daughters and 
son-in-law, Marsha Rosenberg 
and Valentine Pitheckoff, Iris 
Dianna; stepdaughter, Adrian 
Gladman; grandchildren, Lauren 
(Christopher) Foley, Jeremy 
(Cristina) Rosenberg, Kristina 
(Tommy) Young; great-grandchil-
dren, Ashley, Gwendolyn, Charlotte, 
Julia and Ryan; sister, Florine 
Rothenberg; brother and sister-
in-law, Raymond and Margery 
Franklin; many other loving family 
members and friends.
Mrs. Gladman was the beloved 
wife of the late Leonard Weingarden 
and the late Frank Gladman.
Interment was held at Adat 
Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery 
in Livonia. Contributions may be 
made to Hadassah. Arrangements 
by Dorfman Chapel.

BERTRAM J. 
HARRIS, 95, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died Jan. 22, 2019. 
He is survived by 
his beloved wife of 67 
years, Sylvia Harris; 
daughter and son-in-law, Marcie 
and Alan Warsh; son and daughter-
in-law, Michael and Ronna Harris; 
grandchild, Parker Harris; sister-in-
law, Doris Taxe; many other loving 
family members and friends. 
Interment took place at Beth 
El Memorial Park Cemetery in 
Livonia. Contributions may be 
made to a charity of one’
s choice. 
Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

SEYMOUR 
KLIGER, 82, of 
Farmington Hills, 
died Jan. 24, 2019. 
He is survived by 
his wife of 54 years, 
Joyce Kliger; chil-
dren, Nancy Kliger, Scott Kliger, Jill 
Kliger and Nabih Saliba; grandchil-
dren, Nathan Kliger, Zachary Kliger, 
Shayna Kliger, Camden Kliger, Sam 
Saliba and Alana Saliba; brother-in-
law, Gary Milan. 
Interment was at Clover Hill 

Park Cemetery. Contributions 
may be made to American Cancer 
Society, 20450 Civic Center Drive, 
Southfield, MI 48076, cancer.org. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel. 

ARTHUR 
EDWARD LERNER, 
71, died in Ann 
Arbor on Jan. 15, 
2019, the oldest of 
five children.
He was born May 
1, 1947, to George J. and Selma 
Lerner. He attended Mumford 
High School and the University of 
Michigan, where he received a B.A., 
and taught and worked toward a 
master’
s degree in sociology. 
As a teen, Art loved folk music 
and was an early and passionate 
supporter of The Ark until his 
death. He took an interest in the 
growing field of organizational 
development and was hired by the 
firm of Dannemiller Tyson as a 
consultant, where he worked for 
more than a decade. He continued 
working as a consultant on various 
projects for Ford Motor Company, 
Home Depot and other companies 
over the years. 
Mr. Lerner is survived by his 
brothers, Kenneth (Katherine 
McDowell) and Joey (Alaine); 
sisters, Amy Slavitt and Rosanne 
(Dan Prindle). He will be missed by 
many. 

c. 1942

ALLEN 
MALINOFF, 97, of 
Ann Arbor, died Jan. 
21, 2019. 
Born in St. Paul, 
Minn., Allen moved 
to Detroit with his 
family as a young 
child and grew up 
there. As a teenager, he learned to 
fly airplanes at Willow Run and 
Ann Arbor airports. After America 
entered WWII, he began flight 
training with the Civil Aeronautics 
Administration. He then entered the 
U.S. Navy and graduated as a naval 
aviator in 1943. Mr. Malinoff served 
as a fighter pilot aboard the USS 
Hoggatt Bay aircraft carrier in the 
Pacific until the end of 1946.
After his military service, he 
attended Wayne State University. 
While there, he met Rhoda. They 

M

erwin S. Goldsmith, 81, of New York, died 
peacefully on Jan. 21, 2019, in New York 
City. 
He was born in Detroit to Alice and Max 
Goldsmith. He became a bar mitzvah and was also 
confirmed at Adat Shalom Synagogue, which his par-
ents were instrumental in founding in the 1940s. 
Gifted with a stirring voice, he led youth services as 
a teenage cantor on High Holidays at the synagogue. 
Following graduation from Mumford High School in 
1955, he attended Wayne State University, ultimately 
earning a bachelor’
s degree at UCLA. He honed his 
acting skills at the prestigious Old Vic Theatre in 
Bristol, England, and Liverpool 
Playhouse. He also served proudly 
in the U.S. Air Force.
In an acting career that spanned 
six decades, he played hundreds 
of roles. His Broadway and 
off-Broadway credits include 
Grand Hotel, Me and My Girl, Rex, 
Chemin De Fer, Minnie’
s Boys, 
The 1940s Radio Hour, The Little 
Prince, Wanted, After-Play and 
Yours, Anne. He toured nationally 
in Fiddler on the Roof, appeared 
in the hit television series The Good Wife and had a 
recurring role for several years in the long-running 
television series Law and Order.
Based in New York City, he moved effortlessly 
between stage and screen, comedy and drama, musi-
cals and plays. He was equally comfortable playing 
classic roles in Hamlet, Volpone and Hedda Gabler, as 
he was playing zany characters in Pal Joey, Playboy of 
the Western World and Room Service. His movie cred-
its include Cadillac Man and Quiz Show.
Mr. Goldsmith contributed his energies and talents 
to numerous organizations, including the Century 
Association, the Players Club, Park Avenue Synagogue 
and Sigma Alpha Mu.
U.S. District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith eulogized 
his brother during a graveside ceremony on Jan. 23 at 
Adat Shalom Memorial Park. “He has set an enduring 
example of a life well lived; a life of art and beauty; a 
life of instruction; a life filled with love of family; a 
live of devotion to Jewish values; a life of robust civic 
engagement. In the midst of our bereavement, we are 
strengthened by the towering nobility of the life he 
led.
”
Mr. Goldsmith is survived by his wife, Barbara 
Parry Goldsmith; stepson Jamie (Katie) Parry; their 
daughter, Sally; siblings, Barbara Goldsmith Levin, Dr. 
Jonathan (Luba) Goldsmith, Steven Goldsmith and 
Judge Mark (Judy) Goldsmith; 14 nieces and nephews; 
11 great-nieces and great-nephews. 
Contributions may be made to a charity of one’
s 
choice. Services and interment were held at Adat 
Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. 
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. ■

A Gifted Performer

Goldsmith
c. 2010

