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OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY
60 | JULY 25 • 2024
J
N
ELIZABETH
SANDY, 101, for-
mer Detroiter of
Boca Raton, Fla.,
died June 16,
2024.
She had a tre-
mendous zest for
life and for her
family. She lost
her father, moth-
er and brother
in the Holocaust. She sur-
vived by escaping from a
forced labor battalion march
and finding shelter in the
Swiss Consulate Annex in
Budapest, called the Glass
House.
The murder of her imme-
diate family made her value
all the more her new family,
including her husband, the
late Gabor; her son, Robert;
her daughter, Carol; their
spouses, Elaine and Lenny;
her grandchildren, the late
Steven; Rachel, Matt (spouse,
Alison); and Alison; her five
great-grandchildren, Sol,
Matilda, Jake, Benny and
Mason.
She had two treasured
causes, Israel and Holocaust
education. She gave talks
about her experiences to
student groups ranging
from fifth-graders to college
students. In one talk, she
was asked what is different
now than in the 1930s. She
replied that the difference is
Israel. In the 1930s, the Jews
being persecuted had no
place to go; now they have
Israel.
Donations in her honor
may be made to a chari-
ty that cares for seriously
wounded Israeli soldiers,
fidv.org; to the Sandra
Bornstein Rhode Island
Holocaust Education Center,
bornsteinholocaustcenter.
org; or the U.S. Holocaust
Museum at donate.ushmm.
org.
In 2019, the U.S. Holocaust
Museum interviewed
Elizabeth about her life and
her experiences during the
Holocaust. You can view
this interview at collections.
ushmm.org/search/catalog/
irn714922.
BETTY SCHARE, 87, of
Bloomfield Hills, died July
16, 2024.
She is survived by her son,
Mark Risin; daughters and
son-in-law, Audrey Risin,
and Julie and Jayson Rolnick;
grandchild, Benjamin Risin;
many loving nieces, neph-
ews, other family members
and friends.
Betty was the beloved wife
of the late Jerry Schare.
Interment took place
at B’nai Israel Memorial
Gardens in Novi.
Contributions may be made
to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.