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Contributions may be made
to the National Parkinson
Foundation, Adat Shalom
Synagogue or a charity of
one’s choice. Arrangements by
Dorfman Chapel.
LAWRENCE
SOLOMON, 87, of
West Bloomfield,
died Aug. 24, 2022.
Larry was a lov-
ing partner, father,
grandfather and uncle. He was
a U.S. veteran who served as
an Army medic in South Korea
and later devoted his career
to government service, work-
ing in finance for the city of
Detroit.
He won the city of Detroit
public high school tennis
championship and played ten-
nis for Wayne State University.
While serving in the Army, he
won the All Forces Far East
Tennis Tournament. Larry was
a kind and much-loved person
who will be greatly missed
both on and off the court.
He is survived by his partner,
Gail Schmitz; his three chil-
dren, Eric Solomon of Novi,
Douglas Solomon (Lauri) of
Burlingame, Calif., and Jill
White (Robert) of Portsmouth,
N.H.; his six grandchildren,
Michael, Stephanie, Rachel,
Daniel, Joshua and Elyse.
He was a devoted brother to
Charles (Barbara) and the late
Irwin (Susan). Lawrence was
the son of the late Sam and the
late Rae Solomon.
Contributions may be made
to the Arthritis Foundation, the
American Heart Association
or to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
ELYA YAKHKIND,
96, of Oak Park,
died Aug. 25, 2022.
She is survived
by her son and
daughter-in-
law, Alexander and Veronica
Yahkind; son-in-law, Yakov
Shteyngart; sister-in-law, Polina
Raginsky; grandchildren, Irina
and Dr. Edward Fruitman,
Andrew and Emily Yahkind,
Michael and Julie Yahkind;
great-grandchildren, Dr. Kate
Fruitman, Ansel Yahkind,
Hannah Fruitman.
Mrs. Yakhkind was the
beloved wife of the late Lev;
loving mother of the late
Zhanna Shteyngart; dear sister
of the late Michael Raginsky,
the late Anna Kausman.
Contributions may be
made to JFS Transportation,
jfsdetroit.org/find-help/old-
er-adults/transportation; or
Arthritis Foundation, arthritis.
org. A funeral service was
held at Hebrew Memorial
Chapel. Interment took place
at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
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SPOTLIGHT
The Zekelman Holocaust
Center welcomed U.S. Rep.
Brenda Lawrence (MI-14)
Aug. 26 as part of her work as
a co-chair of the Congressional
Caucus on Black and Jewish
Unity.
Lawrence was joined by State
Senators Jeremy Moss (MI-11)
and Adam Hollier (MI-2) as
well as other community lead-
ers. Their visit included a guid-
ed tour of the museum, a brief
session with the local press, and
a roundtable discussion on how
to create a more tolerant society
through education and action.
Rep. Lawrence was instru-
mental in securing federal
funding earlier this year for the
center’s state-wide education
programs.
Appropriations and grants
like this one help the Zekelman
Holocaust Center increase
awareness of and engagement
with the community and
ensure that it remains a vital
source of Holocaust education.
Rep. Brenda Lawrence Visits
Zekelman Holocaust Center
Join The Well for a journey of
reflection, introspection and
connection leading up to the
High Holidays.
Each week, The Well will
examine a Jewish mystical
quality and pose three ques-
tions for you to think about
during the week: one ques-
tion that encourages you to
think big and go deep, one
about your lifestyle, and one
about your community and
the people around you.
You can use these as journ-
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for a new theme and set of
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some wise words from special
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Fridays.
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Brenda
Lawrence was
instrumental in
securing funding
for the Zekelman
Holocaust
Center