DECEMBER 19 • 2024 | 61 BENJAMIN SANDERS, 81, of Farmington Hills, died Dec. 6, 2024. He is survived by his wife, Judy Goodfriend; daughters, Alicia Sanders (Reshod), Rashawnda Sanders; stepdaughters, Debbie Kennedy (Scott), Marla Goodfriend (Terrill Spaight); grandchildren, Warren Turner, Blake and Ayden Sanders, Garrett and Jake Kennedy; many other loving relatives and friends. Interment took place at Oakview Cemetery in Royal Oak. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association or a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. ROSE WOLOK, 100, of West Bloomfield, died Dec. 8, 2024. Rose was born in Poland and came to the United States at the age of five. At Wayne State University, she earned a bachelor’s degree with a major in English and Semitics, and a master’s degree in educational psy- chology, specializing in reading and learning disabilities. For almost a quarter of a century, she was a read- ing specialist, at first in the public schools. Then she had an office in Southfield for many years. She was also a religious teacher in the school of Congregation Shaarey Zedek and Congregation B’nai Moshe. At Congregation Shaarey Zedek, she served on the education- al committee, chairing several vital sub-committees. At Adat Shalom Synagogue, she was a chairperson of the Adult Study Committee and was a life member of the sisterhood. She was also a life member of Hadassah, which she joined in 1945. She was a president of P.N.A.I., a facilitator of the Opera Group for the Institute of Retired Professionals. She was one of the rare women of her generation who had it all: marriage, a career and volunteer work. Her beloved family was always her priority. Rose is survived by her children, Phil and Fran Wolok, Deborah Levi, Dr. Davin and Carol Wolok; grand- children, Haggai Levi, Leah and Guy Avital, Sarah and Alon Tirosh, Rina Wolok and Samantha Steinberg, Eric and Amy Wolok, Lauren and Corey Light; great-grandchildren, Eyal, Ariel, Yuval, Daniel, Jonah, Shiloh, Naomi, Louis, Brayden, Sophie. A special thanks is made to all that cared for Rose in her last years: caregivers, Nedra Stephen, Maickhale Mya McMurty; Fleischman staff, Kay, Aisha, Reesie, Jenene, Regine; and the dining room staff. Rose was the beloved wife of the late Emil Wolok; loving daughter of the late Morris and the late Fannie Stol; dear sister of the late Arthur Stol and the late Anne Leibman. Contributions may be made to Hadassah, hadassah.org; IRP Detroit, 14094 Ludlow, Oak Park, MI 48237; or to a charity of one’s choice. A funeral service was held at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Interment took place at Adat Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. OBITUARY CHARGES The processing fee for obituaries is: $125 for up to 100 words; $1 per word thereafter. A photo counts as 15 words. There is no charge for a Holocaust survivor icon. The JN reserves the right to edit wording to conform to its style considerations. For information, have your funeral director call the JN or you may call Sy Manello, editorial assistant, at (248) 351-5147 or email him at smanello@thejewishnews. com. D r. Edward Malinowski, 85, of West Bloomfield, died Dec. 12, 2024. Dr. Malinowski was born in Warsaw, Poland, on May 14, 1939, as Edward Mersyk, to Marek and Stefania Mersyk. Ed and his family were forced into the Warsaw Ghetto in 1940. Ed’s father returned to their tiny apartment in the ghetto to find it empty, so he ran to the train station where Jews were being moved to extermination at Treblinka and tried to rescue both his father and son, using loose diamonds secretly sewn in some clothes. His father managed to save Ed, but his grandfather was never seen again. After the liquidation of the ghetto in May 1943, through luck and cunning, Edward, his mother, aunt and cousin survived in the outskirts and forests of Warsaw. After the war ended in 1945, Ed and other children helped rebuild Warsaw by hand, brick by brick. Since all documents were destroyed, the family name was changed to Malinowski, so that he and his mother could assimilate into Polish society and not be targeted as Jews. Ed studied violin at the Music Conservatory and aspired to become a concert violinist but knew he would never be a world-class musician, so he “disappointed” his family and decided to become a doctor. At the Warsaw School of Medicine, he met his future wife, Jolanta Okuniewicz, who would stay by his side for 62 years. While they survived the Holocaust, they could not survive the Communist antisemitism. With young daughter, Susan, in tow, they were stripped of their citizenship, their few possessions and moved around Europe until the Jewish Allied Campaign sponsored them to come to Detroit. Ed and Jolanta studied English to take and pass the medical boards, complete their residencies and Ed became a respected cardiologist and Jolanta a brilliant dermatologist. Ed spent many years working at Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit, saving many lives and training scores of physicians to do the same. Even after he retired, he was constantly on the phone, offering advice on everything from medical treatments to 401(k)s. A lifelong learner, he had knowledge that transcended medicine and music to history, geopolitics, cars, aerospace and technology. He also returned to playing the violin again with the Detroit Medical Orchestra. Ed was resolute that the Holocaust be remembered, and he served on the board of the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Detroit. His countless lectures on his experiences delivered a powerful message of hope, resilience and perseverance to thousands of students in the Detroit area. He is survived by his beloved wife, Dr. Jolanta Malinowski; daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Susan (Gary Shapiro) Malinowski; grandchildren, Mark Jerome Malinowski Shapiro and Max Mersyk Malinowski Shapiro; many other loving family members and friends. Contributions may be made to the Zekelman Holocaust Center. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. Dr. Edward Malinowski Sinai Cardiologist was Shoah Survivor