Upcoming Services
| Marge Samson | Sun May 5th at 1:30 | |
| Ruth Ann Seyburn |
Thu Apr 18th at 1:30 IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL | |
| Dr. Eric Billes |
Thu Apr 18th at 2:00 GRAVESIDE AT CLOVER HILL PARK | |
| David Robert Nelson |
Thu Apr 18th at 10:00 IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL | |
| Sylvia Sonia Hamburger |
Tue Apr 16th at 1:30 graveside at Eternal Light Memorial Gardens, Boynton Beach, Florida |
FUNERAL DETAILS
Paula Balkin
Paula Balkin, 93, of West Bloomfield, Michigan, died after sunset on 31 October 2017. The Funeral was held at IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL on Wednesday, 01 November 2017 at 1:00 PM . Rabbi Joseph Krakoff officiated. Click  to watch a video of the recorded service.Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery in San Diego, CA. Paula Balkin: Age 93, was born in Leipzig, Germany to a close loving family. After Kristallnacht, she escaped to England on the Kinderstransport and lived there until the end of the war immigrating to the United States in 1947. It was love at first sight when she met her husband Sam Thomas Balkin z"l in May and got married that July of 1948. Paula and her husband were founding members of Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park where she was actively involved in the Sisterhood. Soon after the wedding of their daughter, they retired to San Diego. She loved to attend her synagogue Ner Tamid and never missed a gathering of her current events group. A few years after her husband’s death, she returned to Oakland County, residing at the Jewish Senior Life campus in West Bloomfield, and attended B’Nai Israel. Having survived the Holocaust, Paula strove to honor the memory of her family who perished by instilling her children and grandchildren with strong Jewish values and a love for Israel. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and cousin. She is survived by her children: Herschel (Karen) Balkin, Michael (Deborah) Balkin, and Trudy (Howard) Jacobson. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Ethan (Marcia) Balkin and Eli Balkin, Elana Balkin (Gonzalo Jusid) and Aaron (Hannah) Balkin, Avi Jacobson (Rachel Roth), Jeremy Jacobson and Shira (Ross) Broms, and great-grandchildren: Sam and Adira Jacobson, Aliza Broms, and Olivia Balkin. As well as her sister: Edith Maniker. The family is most appreciative of the loving attention she received over the past several years from her many dedicated caregivers. Shivah will be observed by each of her children in their respective homes.
Local shivah will be held Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday at the home of Michael and Deborah Balkin, 6058 Simsbury Ct, West Bloomfield MI 48322. The family welcomes friends each day from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m and from 4:30-8:30 p.m. The family requests privacy from 3:00-4:30 p.m. Religious services will be held at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. It is suggested that those who wish to further honor the memory of Paula Balkin may do so by making a contribution to: Joint Distribution CommitteeClick to Visit Charity Website or Jewish Senior LifeClick to Visit Charity Website |