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grated to Israel in 1951 and 
later moved to the United 
States, where she settled per-
manently in 1973. A lover of 
classical music and literature, 
she inspired many through 
her intellectual curiosity. 
She was a distinguished 
professor at the Dept. of 
Chemistry and Biochemistry 
at the University of Detroit 
Mercy. 
Appointed to visiting pro-
fessorships all over the globe 
— Israel, France, Germany, 
Japan, and Italy — she enthu-
siastically combined research 
and travel, making friends 
and forming life-long col-
laborations with colleagues 
abroad. Her research in the 
field of polymer and mem-
brane science was widely 
valued.
Her long list of awards, 
grants and fellowships 
includes numerous National 
Science Foundation Awards 
for Exceptional Creativity 
in Research, the Maria 
Sklodowska-Curie Medal 
from the Polish Radiation 
Research Society, the 
Founders’
 Fellowship of 
the American Association 
of University Women and 
an honorary doctorate 
from Linköping University, 
Sweden. 
Her warmth and joie de 
vivre enriched the family’
s 
lives, and they will miss her 
terribly.
Dr. Schlick is survived by 
her husband, Haim; children, 
Tamar, Yaël and Daphne; 
sons-in-law, Rick Solway, 
Glenn Willmott and Joshua 
Winterfield; nephew, Ilan; 
grandchildren, Sabina, Daniel 
and Rafael.
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MIRIAM SHENKMAN, 99, 
of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 
2, 2020.
She is survived by her 

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