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and cousins. 
Mrs. Jacobson was the 
beloved wife for 59 years of the 
late Stanley Jacobson; the dear 
sister of the late Harry Moses 
and the late Ziggy Moses; the 
devoted daughter of the late 
Amelia and the late David 
Moses. 
Interment was at Machpelah 
Cemetery. Contributions may 
be made to a charity of one’s 
choice. Arrangements by Ira 
Kaufman Chapel.

LILLIAN EFROS 
KAUFMAN, 98, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died Jan. 21, 2023. 
She is survived 
by her sons and 
daughters-in-law, Alan and Sue 
Kaufman, Steven Kaufman and 

Ellen Karpman; grandchildren, 
Jodie Kaufman Davis and Jamie 
Davis, Emily Kaufman Hunegs 
and Josh Hunegs, Danny and 
Morgan Kaufman; great-grand-
children, Ella, Madeline and 
Jonah Davis, Aiden, Sadie and 
Golda Hunegs, Sophie and 
Henry Kaufman; sister, Beverly 
Willett; sister-in-law, Margot 
Efros; many loving nieces, 
nephews, cousins and friends. 
Special thanks to Lillian’s devot-
ed caregivers.
Mrs. Kaufman was the cher-
ished mother of the late Judie 
Kaufman; the loving sister of 
the late Leonard Efros, and the 
late Jerry and the late Ada Efros; 
the dear sister-in-law of the late 
Norman Willett; the devoted 
daughter of the late Max and 
the late Rose Efros. 

Interment was at Adat 
Shalom Memorial Park. 
Contributions may be made to 
Adat Shalom Synagogue, Lillian 
Kaufman Endowment Fund, 
29901 Middlebelt, Farmington 
Hills, MI 48334, adatshalom.
org/tributes; Jewish Hospice & 
Chaplaincy Network, Lillian 
Kaufman Shabbat Fund, 6555 
W
. Maple, West Bloomfield, 
MI 48322, jewishhospice.org/
donate/tributes; Hillel Day 
School, Kaufman Athletic 
Endowment Fund, 32200 
Middlebelt Road, Farmington 
Hills, MI 48334, hillelday.
org; or Yad Ezra, 2850 W
. 
11 Mile Road, Berkley, MI 
48072, yadezra.org/donate. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

DR. JOSEPH 
“JERRY” 
LAPIDES, 91, of 
Southfield, died 
Jan. 25, 2023. 
He is survived by 
his wife, Arlene Gorelick; sons 
and daughters-in-law, Louis 
Lapides and Ann Meehan, 
Michael and Joyce Lapides, 
Jonathan Lapides, Sam Lapides 
and Maureen Maki; daughter, 
Sharon Lapides; grandchildren, 
Elizabeth, Jennifer, Michelle, 
Jacob, Ilana, Daniel, Ilan, Laure; 
great-grandchildren, Isabella, 
Nathaniel, Liam, Noam, Ariel, 
Ron, Matan. 
Contributions may be made 
to Congregation Beth Shalom, 
14601 Lincoln, Oak Park, MI 
48237; or to a charity of one’s 
choice. A funeral service was 

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Serving each family.
Consoling each heart.
For 105 years.

