Upcoming Services
| Ellen Feldman |
Tue May 7th at 1:30 GRAVESIDE AT MACHPELAH CEMETERY | |
| Donald Mendelssohn |
Tue May 7th A PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICE | |
| Scott "Scotty" Kline |
Mon May 6th at 2:00 IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL |
FUNERAL DETAILS
Judith Leonore Veit KleinJudith Leonore Veit Klein, 91, of Silver Spring, Maryland, died on 13 December 2016. The Funeral was held at The Davidson/Hermelin Chapel at Clover Hill Park, 2425 14 Mile Rd, Birmingham MI 48009 on Thursday, 15 December 2016 at 11:00 AM . Rabbi Joseph Krakoff officiated. Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
Judith Klein, 91, passed away peacefully at home after a short illness. Judith was born in Berlin to Heinrich and Irmgard Veit Simon on June 14, 1925. Following Kristallnacht November 1938, Judith found refuge in the UK under the Kinderstrasport program. She married, age 18, to Henry Weill with whom she had three children, Michael, Margaret and David. That marriage ended in divorce. Age 29, Judith began studies for a BA in Economic History at the London School of Economics where she met her future husband, Thomas Klein. They married June 1958, moved to Silver Spring in 1959. They had two children, Richard and Edward. Judith earned an MA in Economics from American University and then worked as a Researcher with Prof. William Parker of Yale on a Ford Foundation financed study of changing agricultural productivity in antebellum South. Judith then worked for the Robert Nathan Associates and later as an Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland. Judith's hobby was knitting, creating artistic designs as well as beautiful sweaters and socks. She was a charter member of the Museum for Women in the Arts and of the Holocaust Museum. Judith is survived by her husband, Thomas, three children, Michael, Margaret and Edward (Melissa), grandchildren, Stephen, Courtney (Christopher Doi), Melanie (Pascal Chautard) and Zachary, and great-grandchildren, Meredith and Amelia. Following the service at Clover Hill, the family will be returning home, and there will be a memorial service at Congregation Ohr Kodesh, Chevy Chase, MD on Sunday, December 18 at 12:00 noon. Shiva will be at the family home in Silver Spring Saturday through Tuesday evenings, with Maariv at 7:30 p.m. It is suggested that those who wish to further honor the memory of Judith Leonore Veit Klein may do so by making a contribution to: United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumClick to Visit Charity Website or National Museum for Women in the ArtsClick to Visit Charity Website |