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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 58 | JUNE 8 • 2023 A ron M. Blumenthal, 91, of Southfield, died May 30, 2023. He was a beloved dentist in Windsor, Ontario; but, above all, he was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. Born Feb. 26, 1932, in a small town in Northeastern Romania, Aron was the youngest of six children of Meir and Chaya Sarah Blumenthal. He was the baby of the family, 13 years younger than his next oldest s...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 59 MARY BLITZ, 98, of West Bloomfield, died May 28, 2023. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in- law, Dennis and Gayle Blitz, and Andy and Lauren Blitz; daughter and son-in-law, Beverly and Michael Wallace; grandchildren, Marla and Andrew Russell, Lauren Blitz, Dr. Jason and Stacey Vieder, Brian and Jenny Vieder, Brian and Jodi Tepper, Jodi and Jason Krefetz, Ricki and Justin Brockman, Jillian and Nick ...…
…6 | JUNE 8 • 2023 essay A Plea for Pride Month W ith Pride Month upon us, I am reflecting on life as a Jewish trans lesbian woman in 2023 America. I came out in 2017 and started transitioning that year. I also started my conversion to Judaism journey in the fall of 2020 and completed my conversion at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield last December. Today, I am confronted by an intersection of both antisemitism and a...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | JUNE 8 • 2023 continued from page 59 LILLIAN STEIN, 91, of Farmington Hills, died May 29, 2023. She is survived by her sons, Keith Stein and Kevin Stein; daughter-in-law, Judy Stein; grandchildren, Jaime and Jesse Rohdy, Kathy Stein and Dave Jarrar, Dr. Melanie and Eric Morrow, Scott Stein, Jenni Stein and her fiance, Eric Klug, Jennifer Silver, Jason and Nicole Stein, Jorge Davis, and Raega...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 61 FLORA WINTON, 106, of Bloomfield Hills, died May 27, 2023. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Winton-Feinberg. She is also survived by her caregivers, Dejela, Violet, Bruna, Monda, Ilida and Alda, and many loving friends. Mrs. Winton was the beloved wife of the late Frank Winton, and the adored daughter of the late Peter Miller and the late Rosa Miller. Interment was at White Chapel Cemetery. Contri...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | JUNE 8 • 2023 Hank Greenberg Invitational is an Annual Local Tradition I n the March 16 issue of the JN, our longtime sports reporter, Steve Stein, wrote about the 32nd annual Hank Greenberg Memorial Golf, Tennis and Pickleball Invitational that will be held on June 12 at the Franklin Hills Country Club in Farm...…
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…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 7 continued from page 6 twice about persecuting and oppressing our Jewish LGBTQ family? Is it time to question Christian Zionists and our relationship with them? These are questions we need to wrestle with. The second thing that LGBTQ Jews need is to stop being reminded that Israel is the only country in the Middle East where we have rights. We know that. However, at the same time, our Israeli LGBTQ friends are ...…
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…moments continued from page 27 Rudin 50th S haron and Bob Rudin of Farmington Hills were richly blessed to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on May 27. Their treasures include Michael and Missy Rudin, Lisa and Ken McCurry and Steven Rudin. Their gems of grandchildren are Jacob, Ryan, Grant and Caitlin McCurry, and Jack and Sam Rudin. Sharon and Bob are immensely grateful to have reached this won- derful milestone in their lives and ...…
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