Geraldine Levit, a resident of Walled Lake, Michigan, died on October 30th, 2022 at the age of 91. Funeral services arranged by The Dorfman Chapel.

Location of Service:

The Dorfman Chapel- main chapel (map to our Chapel)

Date of Service:

Wednesday November 2nd, 2022

Time of Service:

2:30 PM  

Interment at:

Clover Hill Park, 2425 E 14 Mile Rd, Birmingham, MI

Officiant:

Rabbi Joseph Krakoff  

Shiva Information:

The family will be sitting through Sunday evening at the residence: 214 Shore Brook Ln. Walled Lake MI 48390 Phone: (248) 302-4321.

Religious services will be held on Thursday evening at 7:00PM and Sunday evening at 5:30PM.

Shiva Hours: Wednesday- following the interment until 8:00PM
Thursday- from 2:00PM until 4:00PM, then 6:00PM until 8:00PM
Friday- from 12:00PM until 4:00PM
Sunday- from 2:00PM until 4:00PM, then 5:00PM until 8:00PM.  
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Charitable contributions:

The Jewish National Fund
78 Randall Ave.
Rockville Center, New York 11570
Phone: (800) 542-TREE

or to The Heschel Center
www.Heschel.org.il  

Family Members:

Geri Levit grew up in the old Jewish Neighborhood in Detroit (Elmhurst, Richton) in a loving home with her parents and older brothers, Jerome and Yis. She graduated from Cass Technical High School where she majored in vocal music. After graduation, she joined the very first Habonim Workshop, spending most of a year in the new state of Israel, visiting with relatives while participating in the program. Among them were Yis and his wife Tzila, founding members of Kibbutz Sasa in the Galilee.

Upon her return, she attended Wayne University where she studied archeology, among other subjects, an interest she developed while working on digs in Israel. She met her future husband, Dan Levit, on the bus to Wayne, where he was a law student. He had been born in the British mandate of Palestine, and grew up in Ramat Gan, a rural village at that time. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, and before he was sent overseas, Geri and Dan were married by Rabbi Morris Adler in the Adlers' living room. They traveled together to Verdun, France, where he was a lawyer for the Army, and she taught preschool to the Army families' children.

Upon their return, Geri and Dan bought a house on Beaverland, in Detroit. They had three children, Lisa, Jonathan, and Dona. Later, when their two bedroom house became a bit small for their family of five, Geri and Dan moved to the Churchill Commons subdivision in Farmington Hills. Geri had a long career as a preschool teacher, day camp leader, popular Hebrew School teacher, and teachers' union organizer at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, the shul her parents joined when they first arrived in Detroit. For decades, former students would approach her, and she always recognized them, calling out their Hebrew names. She had a second career performing folk and Jewish music for various groups all over the Detroit area. In later years, her daughter Dona joined the staff and Geri loved having Dona as a colleague. Geri also hosted a community access cable talk show under the auspices of Shaarey Zedek, interviewing all kinds of people whose stories were of Jewish interest.

Geri had many close friendships throughout the years; from Habonim, Wayne, Shaarey Zedek, Beaverland, and Churchill Commons. She was a loving wife, a supportive and accepting mother to her children, and a devoted Safta to her grandchildren. We miss her!

Geri is survived by her children, Lisa (Daniel) Newman, Jonathan Levit, and Dona Levinson; grandchildren Sivon Levinson, Edon Levinson, Sonny Newman, and Vera Newman; sister-in-law Betty Stasson; nieces, nephews, and many friends.

She was predeceased by beloved husband S. Daniel Levit; parents Sylvia and Bernard Stashefsky; brothers Jerome Stasson and Yisrael Stashefsky; and sister-in-law Tzila Stashefsky.  

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