Pearl Melnick Zeltzer

Family members include: Beloved Wife of George "Mike" Zeltzer; Dear Mother of David (Rita Addison) Zeltzer, Gary (Janice) Zeltzer, Elliot (Dr. Susan) Zeltzer and Jeremy (Kevin Dennis) Zeltzer; Loving Grandmother of Marc (Miha) Zeltzer, Joe Zeltzer, Ari Sachter Zeltzer, Ruth Zeltzer, Stuart Zeltzer, Paul Zeltzer and Barry Zeltzer; Sister of Lillian Horn.

Pearl was a Registered Nurse and was part of the Nurse Cadet Corps in World War II. A Trustee of the Michigan Opera Theatre,  Pearl played a pivotal role in establishing their dance program. A Patron of the Arts, she was an active member of the National Foundation for Jewish Culture. A Fellow at Brandeis University, she was a key player in the Center for Judaic Technology at Brandeis. Along with her husband, George "Mike" Zeltzer, they established an annual lecture for the Cohn Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University which placing its focus  on Women in Judaism. Pearl was an Associate Member of the Detroit Institute of Arts, and a major supporter of the Stratford Festival as well as the Shaw Festival.