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be made to Parkinson’s 
Foundation of Michigan, 
30400 Telegraph Road, Suite 
150, Bingham Farms, MI 
48025, parkinsonsmi.org; 
Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut 
Lake Road, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48323, temple-israel.org/
tributes; or to a charity of 
one’s choice. Arrangements 
by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

ROSE G. 
FREEDMAN, 101, 
of West 
Bloomfield, died 
May 10, 2022. 
She is survived 
by her son and daughter-
in-law, Michael and Nanci 
Freedman of Birmingham; 
daughter, Wendy Freedman 
of West Bloomfield; sister, 
Sylvia Smaller; sisters-in-law, 
Mae Fink-Woodberg, Alyce 
Freedman; many loving niec-
es, nephews, other relatives, 
caregivers and friends. 
Mrs. Freedman was the 
beloved wife of the late Max 
Freedman; loving daughter 
of the late Fannie and the 
late William Fink; dear sister 
and sister-in-law of the late 
Albert Fink, the late Harry 
Smaller, the late Harold 
Freedman. 
A graveside service was 
held at Hebrew Memorial 
Park. Arrangements by 
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

EUGENE 
FRIEDMAN, 88, 
of West 
Bloomfield, died 
May 11, 2022. 
He was a 
Magistrate for 46th District 
Court in Southfield. 
Mr. Friedman is sur-
vived by his beloved wife, 
Vivian Friedman; children, 
Darryl (Tori) Friedman, 
Stacey Reed. Also, sur-
vived by his other children, 
Avery (Marlene) Gottfried, 

Dr. David (Rabbi Pamela) 
Gottfried and Lisa (Rich) 
Pooler; grandchildren, 
Jennifer DeLia, Jeffrey 
DeLia, Madison Friedman, 
Mallory Friedman, Matthew 
Gottfried, Rachel Gottfried, 
Maital Gottfried, Shira 
Gottfried, Jonah Gottfried, 
Mollie Pooler and Georgia 
Pooler; he was the devoted 
brother of Gilbert (the late 
Helene) Friedman and Elaine 
(Mark) Lavetter; many other 
loving family members and 
friends. He was the father of 
the late Neal Friedman.
Interment was held at 
Machpelah Cemetery in 
Ferndale. Contributions may 
be made to a charity of one’s 
choice. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel.

JAMES “JIMMY” 
GELL, 72, of West 
Bloomfield, died 
May 9, 2022.
He is survived 
by his wife of 49 
years, Vera Gell; sons and 
daughters-in-law, Jeffrey 
Gell and Elana Goldenberg, 
and Jared and Lauren Gell; 
grandchildren, Jesse, Levi, 
Tate, Georgie, Teddy and 
Frankie Gell; sister and 
brother-in-law, Nancy Gell 
and Andrew Montgomery; 
brothers-in-law, and sisters-
in-law, Mickey and Myrna 
Shanker, and Dr. Alvin and 
Susi Schoenberger; mother-
in-law, Lola Schoenberger. 
He is also survived by 
Lindsay Liss and many lov-
ing nieces, nephews, cousins 
and friends. 
Mr. Gell was the loving 
brother of the late Susan 
Shanker; the devoted son 
of the late Carol and the 
late Ted Gell; and the dear 
son-in-law of the late Igor 
Schoenberger. 
Interment was at 
Beth El Memorial Park. 

Contributions may be made 
to Hebrew Free Loan, 6735 
Telegraph Road Suite 300, 
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, 
hfldetroit.org; Yad Ezra, 2850 
W. 11 Mile Road, Berkley, 
MI 48072, yadezra.org/
donate; Temple Israel, Susan 
Shanker Camp Scholarship 
Fund, 5725 Walnut Lake 
Road, West Bloomfield, MI 
48323, temple-israel.org/trib-
utes; or to a charity of one’s 
choice. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

RUTH GILAN, 88, 
of Union, N.J., 
formerly of 
Bloomfield Hills, 
died April 24, 
2022.
She was born in Warsaw, 
Poland, on May 5, 1933, 
and moved to Israel (then 
Palestine) as an infant so her 
family could be closer to her 
older brother who was study-
ing at Mikve Israel. Mrs. Gilan 
and her mother traveled from 
Palestine to Poland during 
the summer of 1939, and 
she described the harrowing 
account of witnessing and sur-
viving the German invasion of 
Poland on Sept. 1, 1939.
These experiences moti-
vated Mrs. Gilan to become 
a teacher and share her love 
and passion for Judaism, Israel 
and the Hebrew language. 
She received a bachelor of 
arts from Hunter College and 
a teaching degree from the 
Herzliah Hebrew Teachers 
Institute of New York. For 
more than 40 years, she taught 
at afternoon and day schools, 
most recently at Hillel Day 
School in Farmington Hills.
Mrs. Gilan is survived by 
her children, Marilyn (Dr. 
Leonard) Bielory, Cheryl 
(Mutty) Slansky and Ethan 
(Lisa) Gilan; grandchildren, 
Dr. Brett (Rada) Bielory, 
Amy (Robert) Stern, Rena 

Kirsch, Eden Gilan and Jonah 
Gilan; great-granddaughters, 
Arabella and Sasha Bielory.
She was the beloved wife 
of Daniel Gilan; the devoted 
daughter of the late Hyman 
and the late Rebecca Wheat; 
the loving sister of the late 
Noach Wheat and the late 
Chava Weitz. 
The family would like to 
recognize and thank her aides, 
Sofie Chausi and Tea Martin, 
for their kindness and care 
during the past eight years.
Contributions may be made 
to any cause benefitting and 
furthering Jewish education.

DAVID 
GOLDMAN, 51, a 
resident of 
Cumming, Ga., 
formally of West 
Bloomfield, died 
April 30, 2022. 
He is survived by his 
beloved wife, Jennifer 
Goldman; children, Ben 
Goldman and Addison 
Goldman; parents, Jill and 
Jules Goldman; sister and 
brother-in-law, Jennifer and 
Ethan Frank; niece, Sophie 
Frank; nephew, Jonah Frank; 
mother-in-law, Bonnie Miller; 
many loving aunts, uncles, 
other family members and 
friends. 
Interment was held in 
Atlanta, Ga. Contributions 
may be made to the American 
Heart Association or a charity 
of one’s choice. Arrangements 
by Dorfman Chapel.

DR. WILLIAM 
GREENBERG, 78, 
of West 
Bloomfield, died 
May 6, 2022.
He is survived 
by his wife of 57 years, Dr. 
Joann Greenberg; son and 
daughter-in-law, Dr. Jason 
and Selina Greenberg; 
daughters and son-in-law,