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NORMAN LEVY, 
82, of Oak Park, 
died March 13, 
2023. 
He is survived 
by his wife of 
58 years, Phyllis “PJ” Levy; 
children, Larc and Albert 
Bogdan, Douglas and Heather 
Levy, and Shawn Levy; 
grandchildren, Coral Bogdan, 
Celia Levy, William Levy, 
and Audrey Barlow; sister, 
Corinne Levy. 
Mr. Levy was the adored 
son of late Louis Levy and the 
late Jeannette Levy. 
Contributions may be 
made to Yad Ezra, 2850 W. 
11 Mile Road, Berkley, MI 
48072, yadezra.org/donate; 
or to a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangement by Ira Kaufman 
Chapel.

ANITA MANN, 
76, of Huntington 
Woods, died 
March 12, 2023. 
She is survived 
by her husband 
of 53 years, Stephen Mann; 
daughter and son-in-law, 
Donna and Mark Bauer of 
Clawson; son and daughter-
in-law, Keith and Dulce 
Mann of Huntington Woods; 
grandchildren, Morgan 
Bauer, Allison Mann, Tyler 
Mann; brother and sister-in-
law, Steven and Susan Cross 
of Henderson, Nev.; sisters 
and brother-in-law, Lisa 
Ericksen of Royal Oak, Bette 
and Stan Cohen of Phoenix, 
Ariz.; nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and friends. 
Contributions may 
be made to Juvenile 
Diabetes Association, 
24359 Northwestern Hwy., 
Southfield, MI 48075; Crohn’s 
& Colitis Foundation, 25882 
Orchard Lake Road, Suite 

102, Farmington Hills, MI 
48336. A funeral service was 
held at Hebrew Memorial 
Chapel. Interment took place 
at Machpelah Cemetery in 
Ferndale. Arrangements by 
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
 

FREDA 
WEBERMAN, 90, 
of West 
Bloomfield, died 
March 11, 2023. 
She is 
survived by her children, 
Marc (Carol) Weberman, 
Ed (Jane) Weberman, 
Aron (Cheryl) Weberman 
and Bruce Weberman; 
grandchildren, Lora (Dave) 
Vinande, Leon Weberman, 
Jeffrey Weberman, Nathan 
(Nicole) Kahn, Daniel 
(Carly) Weberman, Max 
Weberman, Alex Weberman, 
Lindsey (Joseph) Waldman, 
Brian (Jill) Weberman, Dr. 
Rachel (Dr. Bradley) Stone, 
Eric (Sarah) Weberman; 
great-grandchildren, Isaac, 
Charlotte, Eliana, Isabel, 
Lilah, Violet, Brendan, Gene, 
Natalie, Maya, Jude and 
Sadie; brother and sister-in-
law, Barry and Pat Levine; 
many loving nieces, nephews, 
other family members and 
friends. 
Mrs. Weberman was the 
beloved wife of the late Leon 
Weberman; sister of the late 
Mike (Sheila) Levine, the 
late Miriam (the late Dovid) 
Ben Nachum, the late Cecilia 
(the late Ben) Pivoz, the late 
Bella Jewell, the late Phyllis 
(the late Nate) Stone and the 
late Ann Levine; dear sister-
in-law of the late Abraham 
(the late Leah) Weberman; 
grandmother of the late 
David Weberman.
Interment was held at 
Beth Abraham Cemetery 

in Ferndale. Contributions 
may be made to Yad Ezra or 
to a charity of one’s choice. 
Arrangements by Dorfman 
Chapel.

GLORIA D. 
WHITE, 85, of 
West Bloomfield, 
died March 9, 
2023. 
She is survived 
by her daughter and son-in-
law, Michele and Mitchell 
Bleznak; grandchildren, 
Adam (Meryl) Bleznak, David 
(Sonya) Bleznak and Julia 
(Matthew) Gorman; great-
grandchildren, Frankie, Stella, 
Grant and Oren; sister, Eileen 
(the late Gary) Hadrich; 
many loving nieces, nephews, 
other family members and 
friends.
Mrs. White was the beloved 
wife of the late Walter White. 
Interment was held at Beth 
El Memorial Park Cemetery 
in Livonia. Contributions 
may be made to the Michigan 
Animal Rescue League or 
to the Michigan Humane 
Society. Arrangements by 
Dorfman Chapel. 

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In the early 1960s, Raphael 
Mechoulam was a fledgling 
researcher keen on exploring 
the science behind cannabis, a 
stigmatized plant whose specific 
medical properties were not 
yet known. Over decades, he 
became a pioneer in cannabis 
research, whose findings about 
the psychoactive substance 
helped ease its entry out of the 
counterculture and into the 
mainstream. 
Mechoulam died in Israel at 
age 92; his death was announced 
Friday by American Friends 
of the Hebrew University, 
where Mechoulam helped 
form The Hebrew University 
Multidisciplinary Center for 
Cannabinoid Research in 2017.
“Most of the human and 
scientific knowledge about can-
nabis was accumulated thanks 
to Prof. Mechoulam,
” Hebrew 
University President Asher 
Cohen said in a statement. 
“He paved the way for ground-
breaking studies and initiated 
scientific cooperation between 
researchers around the world. 
Mechoulam was a sharp-minded 
and charismatic pioneer.
”
As a professor in the Hebrew 
University School of Pharmacy, 
Mechoulam and his research 
team isolated THC, the psycho-
active component of cannabis, 
as well as cannabidiol, or CBD, 
an active ingredient in cannabis 
with a range of medicinal ben-
efits. 
He was born in Bulgaria in 
1930 and immigrated in 1949 
with his family to Israel. 

Raphael Mechoulam, 
Israel’s ‘father of 
cannabis research,’ 
dies at 92

JTA

YORAM ASCHHEIM/HEBREW UNIVERSITY

