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Contributions may be 
made to Detroit Institute 
of Arts, 5200 Woodward 
Ave., Detroit, MI 48202, dia.
org; Birmingham 
Temple, 28611 W
. 12 
Mile, Farmington Hills, MI 
48334, birminghamtemple.org; 
or Virginia Mason Medical 
Center, 1100 9th Ave., Seattle, 
WA 98101, virginiamason.org/
seattle. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel. 

DR. HERBERT 
MENDELSON, 
87, of Huntington 
Woods, died Dec. 
28, 2020. 
He is survived 
by his wife, Phyllis Mendelson; 
sons and daughters-in-
law, Dr. David and Lauren 
Mendelson, Dr. Jeffrey and 
Anne Mendelson, Dr. Stephen 
and Dr. Alice Mendelson; 
daughter and son-in-law, Dr. 
Diane and Dr. Donald Levine; 
sister, Molly Hartman; grand-
children, Dr. Miriam Levine 
and Idan Kovent, Carl Levine, 
Max Levine, Faye Mendelson 
and Andrew Kulek, Zoe 
Mendelson, Eli Mendelson, 
Lily Mendelson, Ella 
Mendelson, Shira Mendelson, 
Benjamin Mendelson, Hannah 
Levine; great-grandchildren, 
Arielle Kovent, Jacob Kovent; 
many loving nieces, nephews, 
cousins, other relatives and 
friends.
Dr. Mendelson was the dear 
brother and brother-in-law 
of the late Sol Mendelson, the 
late Cyrille and the late Sam 
Cooper, the late Jerry Hartman. 
Contributions may be made 
to Yad Ezra, 2850 W
. 11 Mile 
Road, Berkley, MI 48072. A 
family graveside service was 
held at Machpelah Cemetery 
in Ferndale. Arrangements by 
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

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