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OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY
R
abbi Yosil
Rosenzweig, 76, of
Oak Park, peace-
fully passed away in West
Bloomfield on June 21, 2023.
Rabbi Yosil Rosenzweig
touched the lives of countless
individuals through his teach-
ings, music and rabbinical
care. Even his birth was a
symbol of hope when he was
born to Holocaust survivors,
Helen (Chaichu) and Jacob
Rosenzweig, on April 23, 1947,
in a displaced persons’ camp
near Innsbrook, Austria.
Yosil was a gifted composer
of Jewish music. His song “Hu
Yiftach Libenu” won the 1978
Chasidic Festival and “Pitchu
Li,” “Tzadik Katamar Yifrach,”
and others profoundly influ-
enced Jewish music since
the 1970s. Many of his songs
were made popular by the
Diaspora Yeshiva Band.
Many knew Rabbi Yosil as
a dedicated teacher, imparting
his wisdom through formal
programs best known as a
founding teacher of L’ivnot
U’lhibanot. Others remem-
ber him as a compassionate
congregational rabbi, serving
communities from Winnipeg,
Manitoba; to Windsor,
Ontario; Newport News, Va.,
to Schenectady, N.Y. Beyond
his role as a teacher and rabbi,
so many knew him as Kathy’s
beloved husband, sharing a
deep bond and a life filled
with love and partnership in
education, music and creating
a home that was open to hun-
dreds around the world.
He was predeceased by his
wife, Kathy Rosenzweig. He is
survived by his children and
grandchildren, Yudi, Kelli,
Jackson and Eli Rosenzweig
of Detroit, Miryam
Rosenzweig and Matthew
Burchi of Milwaukee, Wis.,
Benji, Sarah, Na’amah and
Ellah Rosenzweig of Detroit,
Devorah, Yair and Libby
Klartag of Israel, Layah
Rosenzweig of Israel.
In honor of Rabbi Yosil’s
memory, contributions
may be made to the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit or the Friendship
Circle of Michigan. In his
final years, he found sup-
port through the various
programs offered by the
Jewish Federation and Jewish
Senior Life, enabling him to
age with dignity and grace
and continue as an edu-
cator and teaching classes
at the Prentis Apartments.
The family continues to be
supported by the people,
programs and community
of the Friendship Circle of
Michigan. Contributions
may be made to Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit, 6735 Telegraph
Road, Suite 30, Bloomfield
Hills, MI 48301; Friendship
Circle, 6892 W
. Maple
Road, West Bloomfield, MI
48322; or Jewish Senior Life,
6710 W
. Maple Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322.
A funeral service was
held at Hebrew Memorial
Chapel. Interment took place
at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
A Beloved Teacher
Rabbi Yosil Rosenzweig
cousin, Evan Egrin; his lifelong
friend, Richard Stocker.
Mr. Egren was the devoted
son of the late Betty and the late
Moe Egren; the cherished broth-
er of the late Norman Egren
and the late Renee Rochlin, the
late Harold Egren and the late
Ronald Egren; loving uncle of
the late Robert Egren.
Interment was at Clover Hill
Park Cemetery. Contributions
may be made to a charity of
one’s choice. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
GERALDINE
“GERRY”
FINEGOLD, 95, of
West Bloomfield,
died June 17, 2023.
She was a mother,
teacher and school
psychologist. Associations to
which she belonged includ-
ed National Association of
School Psychologists, American
Federation of Teachers,
Michigan Association of Retired
School Personnel and Institute
for Retired Persons as well as the
Jewish Community Center.
Ms. Finegold was employed
as a teacher by Tuscon Public
Schools and Detroit Public
Schools. She was a consultant in
learning disabilities and emo-
tional impairment for Royal
Oak Schools. She worked as a
school psychologist for Wayne
Intermediate, Oak Park and
Macomb Intermediate school
districts.
She earned bachelor’s and
master’s degrees from Wayne
State University and University
of Detroit, in addition to an
Education Specialist degree from
Wayne State University. Post-
degree work was also completed.
Ms. Finegold is survived by
her daughter and son-in-law,
Natalie and Glenn Lapin; son
and daughter-in-law, Richard
Finegold and Rita O’Laughlin;
grandchildren, Andrew Lapin
and Anna Megdell, Michelle
Kay, Jill Finegold and Tony
Grinshpan, Matthew and
Mallory Rose, and Robert
Finegold and Tina Wozniak;
great-grandchildren, Jeffrey and
Rachel Rose; other loving rela-
tives and friends.
Ms. Finegold was predeceased
by her grandson-in-law, Stephen
Kay; and her parents, Mary and
Samuel Tennebaum.
Interment was at Machpelah
Cemetery. Contributions may
be made to Temple Emanu-El,
14450 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, MI
48237, emanuel-mich.org; Jewish
Senior Life of Metropolitan
Detroit, 6710 W. Maple Road,
West Bloomfield, MI 48322,
jslmi.org; or to a charity of one’s
choice. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
LORRAINE CLARE
GREENBERG, 94, of Oak Park,
died June 15, 2023.
She is survived by her daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Marcie and
Rich Fincher of Southfield;
grandson, Zack Fincher; many
nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Greenberg was the
beloved wife of the late Henry
Greenberg; loving mother of the
late Joseph “Joe” Greenberg.
Contributions may be made
to Jewish Family Service,
25900 Greenfield Road, Oak
Park, MI 48237; or Michigan
Animal Rescue League, 790
Featherstone, Pontiac, MI
48342. A graveside service
was held at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Arrangements by Hebrew
Memorial Chapel.
JOSHUA HAROLD LEOPOLD,
70, of Farmington Hills, died
June 18, 2023.
He retired after 36 years as
a schoolteacher in the Detroit
c. 1970