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68 November 23 • 2017 jn of blessed memory soul continued from page 67 sisters and many loving nieces and nephews. He was the beloved husband of the late Elsie Tatelbaum; cherished brother of the late Alice Markel and the late Margie and late Milton Bieber. Interment was at Beth Abraham Cemetery. Contributions may be directed to any brain trauma center; the Hebrew Benevolent Society, 26640 Greenfield Road, Oak Park, MI 48237, hebrewmemorial.org or (248) 543-1622; or a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Trunsky RONALD TRUNSKY, M.D., 86, of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 10, 2017. He was a promi- nent psychiatrist in the Detroit Metropolitan area. Dr. Trunsky served as a captain in the U.S. Army and ran a hospital in Perigueux, France. After completing his military service, he returned to the Detroit area and was a founding partner of CPSPC-Comprehensive Psychiatric Services PC in Southfield and, most recently, in Farmington Hills. Dr. Trunsky graduated from the University of Michigan medical school in 1956. He served as chief of staff at Sinai Hospital and as a pro- fessor of psychiatry at Wayne State University. Dr. Trunsky is survived by his wife of 56 years, Judy Jenkins Trunsky; daughter and son-in-law, Noreen and Kenneth Buckfire of New York; sons and daughters-in-law, Jefferey Trunsky and Judy Goodwin of Illinois, and Matthew Trunsky and Jami Small of Birmingham; grandchildren, Annabel Buckfire, William Buckfire, Alexander Buckfire, Elizabeth Trunsky, Matthew Trunsky, Sarah Trunsky, Andrew Trunsky, Lily Trunsky and Charlotte Trunsky. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Nov. 24, at 2 p.m. at the Ira Kaufman Chapel in Southfield. Donations may be made to the Trunsky Medical School Scholarship Fund at the University of Michigan Medical School or to the charity of one's choice. JTA A uthorities in Bologna, Italy, last week announced the discovery of the site of the city's medieval Jewish cemetery, which was destroyed in 1569. Archaeological excavations in 2012-14 uncovered 408 graves, making the cemetery the largest medieval Jewish cemetery known to date in Italy. The discovery announced by the Bologna and regional superintendence for archaeology was presented at a news conference by Bologna Mayor Virginio Merola and other officials, including Bologna's chief rabbi and Jewish commu- nity president. "It is a unique discovery," Merola said. "It is an enrichment of the cultural story of our city and of the presence of the Jewish community in Bologna." In a statement, the superintendence said the graves discovered included those of women, men and children, and some "included personal ornaments made of gold, silver, bronze, hard stones and amber." It said the cemetery was dis- covered during excavations being carried out in relation to the construction of a residential complex. The area, which is in and around via Orfeo, was used as a Jewish cemetery from the 1390s, but it was destroyed in 1569 after Pope Pius V banished Jews from everywhere in papal territories except Rome and Ancona. In November 1569, Pius handed over the cemetery to the nuns of the nearby cloister of St. Peter the Martyr and gave them permis- sion "to dig up and send, wherever they want, the bodies, bones and remains of the dead: to demolish, or convert to other forms, the graves built by the Jews, including those made for living people: to remove completely, or scrape off the inscriptions or epitaphs carved in the marble." Four ornate Jewish gravestones now displayed in Bologna's Civic Medieval Museum are believed to have come from this cemetery. The superintendence statement said the 408 graves uncovere d by the excava- tions were "perfectly aligned in parallel rows, with ditches dug in an east-west direction and the heads of the dead on the west end." It said no trace of tomb- stones had been found, but 150 graves showed clear signs of deliberate desecra- tion. • Lost Jewish Cemetery Discovered in Italy