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Soul
of blessed memory

“doll” Gitty.
He retired in 1982, and they moved 
from Detroit to Florida to spend 
many happy years.
Mr. Dater was a devoted family 
man, always so proud of his children 
and grandchildren.
He is survived by his daughters, 
Dr. Marcy Dater Weiss and Cheryl 
Dater; grandchildren; Ryan Weiss, 
Kevin Weiss, Dr. Elizabeth Katz, Dr. 
Alexis Katz and Shoshana Katz; loving 
sisters; Clarice (Bruce) Simons and 
Renee (Jerry) Gerger.
He was the husband of the late 
Gitty Dater.
Interment was at South Florida 
National Cemetery. Contributions to 
honor his memory may be made to 
Jewish War Veterans (JWV
.org) or 
Wounded Warrior Project.

DR. LOUIS EGNATER, 
94, of Huntington 
Woods, died April 3, 
2020. 
Dr. Egnater is survived 
by his children, Beth 
and Jeff Applebaum, Joel Egnater and 
Bruce Stumvoll, Ruth Egnater and 
Lenny Silverman, and Dean Egnater 
and Karen Halberg; grandchildren, 
Barbara Applebaum and Luke Rygh, 
Dana Applebaum, Jordan Silverman 
and Maggie Field, Carly Silverman 
and Sara Young, and Gabrielle 
Egnater; great-grandchild, June Rygh. 
He was the beloved husband for 62 
years of the late Ina Egnater; the lov-
ing brother of the late Jack and the late 
Gertie Nater, and the late Barney and 
the late Carol Egnater. 
Interment was at Clover Hill Park 
Cemetery. Contributions may be 
made to a charity of one’
s choice. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

SARAH ENGEL, 96, of 
West Bloomfield, died 
April 7, 2020.
She is survived by her 
sons and daughter-in-law, 
Dr. Jerry Engel, Dr. Joel 
(Cindy) Engel; grandchildren, Alex 
and Michelle Engel; many loving niec-
es, nephews, other family members 
and friends. 
Mrs. Engel was the beloved wife of 

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He Pursued
Human Rights
R

abbi Daniel Fogel, 
87, passed away in 
West Orange, N.J., 
on April 5, 2020.
Dan was born in 
Wyandotte, raised on the 
top floor of Fogel’
s Super 
Service, a gas station his 
father bought after losing 
the family home in the 
Great Depression.
He graduated from the 
University of Michigan with 
a degree in political science. 
There he developed his 
passion for Michigan sports, 
was elected as president of 
Hillel and met the love of 
his life, Eleanor.
Following his calling 
to make a difference in 
people’
s lives and serve 
the Jewish community, 
he received his rabbinic 
ordination and master’
s 
of Hebrew letters from 
Hebrew Union College in 
1960. From 1960-1966, he 
was assistant/associate rabbi 
at Temple Sinai in Roslyn 
Heights, N.Y. In 1966, he 
became the senior rabbi 
of North Shore Synagogue 
in Syosset, N.Y., where he 
served for more than 30 
years, during which time he 
also received an honorary 
doctor of divinity. Upon 
retirement, he continued as 
rabbi emeritus, enriching 
three generations of 
congregants’
 lives and their 
connections to Judaism 
through his warmth, 
compassion and wisdom. 

Beyond North Shore, Dan 
pursued many opportunities 
to support individuals 
within his community, 
including as a marriage 
and family counselor and 
chaplain at the Merchant 
Marine Academy. 
Dan was also deeply 
involved in civil and 
human rights. He was at 
the forefront of the Civil 
Rights Movement in the 
United States, marching in 
St. Augustine at the request 
of Dr. Martin Luther King 
Jr. with 15 other rabbis. 
Together, they were jailed 
as part of the largest mass 
arrest of rabbis in history. 
His sense of justice led 
him to actively support 
refuseniks, Soviet Jews who 
were denied permission 
to emigrate. He traveled 
to the Soviet Union to 
meet with them and help 
provide for their basic 
and religious needs. He 
encouraged activism within 
his community, developing 
a Social Action Committee 

at North Shore Synagogue.
Rabbi Fogel’
s 
contributions have been 
honored by the Anti-
Defamation League, United 
Jewish Appeal and Long 
Island Committee for Soviet 
Jewry, among others.
Dan inspired countless 
people, none more so 
than his family. He loved 
his family deeply and was 
especially proud of all his 
grandchildren, who thought 
of him as their hero. No 
one could lead a seder like 
Dan, who ended the motzi 
(prayer before eating) by 
saying, “play ball.” Dan 
always was and will always 
embody the true essence 
of what it means to be a 
mensch. 
Rabbi Fogel was the 
loving husband of Eleanor 
(Shur) Fogel; father of 
Kenneth (Nancy) and 
Caren (Douglas); brother of 
Miriam Battle and Dorothy 
Harwood; grandfather of 
Rachael, Rebecca, Sarah, 
Ben, Alicia and Arianna. 
Contributions may be 
made to Temple Sharey 
Tefilo-Israel, North Shore 
Synagogue, the Michael 
J. Fox Foundation for 
Parkinson’
s Research, 
Dr. Rick Hodes Medical 
Program or an organization 
of your choosing. For 
further information, please 
go to irakaufman.com. 
Local arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel. 

Rabbi Daniel Fogel

