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…obituaries ELLA BERMAN, 89, of Southfield, died Dec. 21, 2014. Born in Negresht, Romania, Mrs. Berman survived the concentra- tion camps with her sister Esther. Berman She met Ludwig, her beloved husband, in a displaced persons camp following the war. Her legacy will be her loving family as well as her gift for cooking. She worked as a gourmet kosher caterer at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Ann Arbor for more than 15 years and was the...…
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