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JULY

Dr. Jill Susan Syme, 
mental health practi-
tioner and Rebbetzin 
at Temple Beth El 
(wife of Rabbi Daniel 
B. Syme), died at 77. 

Sue Marx, Oscar-
winning film maker 
and photographer, 
died at 92. 

Burton Farbman, 
local entrepreneur 
and community lead-
er, founder of the 
Farbman Group, died 
at 80. 

Alan E. Schwartz, 
attorney, prominent 
community leader and 
philanthropist, and 
founder of Honigman 
LLP (formerly, 
Honigman Miller and 
Schwartz), died at 97. 

Paul Reubens, actor/
comedian best known 
for his character, “Pee 
Wee Herman,” and 
son of one of the five 
pilots who founded 
the Israel Air Force, 
died at 70.

Barbara Nusbaum, 
prominent local com-
munal leader, volun-
teer and philanthro-
pist, died at 88. 

Rosalyn Rebeck, 
longtime supporter 
of Yad Ezra and past 
president of B’nai 
B’rith, died at 72. 

AUGUST

Dedi Graucher, 
famous 
Chasidic singer, 
died at 62. 

Dianne Feinstein, 
long-serving 
Democratic sena-
tor, died at 90. 

Judge Edward 
Sosnick, well-respect-
ed jurist who presided 
at Michigan’s Oakland 
County 6th Circuit for 
25 years, died at 82. 

SEPTEMBER

Memoriam

2023

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