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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
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