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Regina Silberstein
Funeral Rites Held

Ben-Ami, Gillette Join in Refuting Charges,
on Misuse of the Proceeds of 'A Flag Is Born

Private funeral services were
held Tuesday for Mrs. Regina
Silberstein, who died Sunday at
her home at 55 Rhode Island. Rab-
bi B. Benedict 'Glazer conducted
the services at the residence.
Burial was in Clover Hill Park
cemetery.
Born in 1890 in Hungary, Mrs.
Silberstein was the widow of Na-
than Silberstein, founder of the
Michigan Chandelier Co. and the
Lincoln Manufacturing Company.
Despite a prolonged illness, Mrs.
Silberstein retained membership in
many organizations, including
Temple Beth El, Hadassah, the
National Council of Jewish Wo-
men, Women's Auxiliary of the
Jewish Home for the Aged, and
Women's Auxiliary of the United
Hebrew Schools.
Surviving are her mother, Mrs.
Antoinette Sobel; children, Mrs.
William Weiss, Milton J. Doner
and Wilfred B. Donor; brothers,
Louis, James, David, Max and
Murray Sobel; and sister, Mrs.
M. Reichner.

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paign" without having that come
money collected after the play is
out in the open.
any indication—there were very
As I said before, I for one,
few unmoved people in that au-
don't care who sponsors the play
dience.
and in all fairness It should have
Frankly, even if the devil him-
received the support of every
self had sponsored this play for
theater-lover—Jew or Gentile. It
his own profit, I would still urge
certainly should have received the
every Jew and Gentile in this
support of every Jew who is fight-
country to see it. After all, the
ing for the survival of the Jew.
purpose of the play is, without
Our sling-shots will never stand
question, propaganda. It is aimed
up against British tanks. The
to arouse the sympathy of the
only other weapon left to us is
world—for which our Zionist or-
the voicd of world opinion—the
ganization is spending many a
voice of protest, the one that will
dollar, but I'm afraid, not quite
tear at the human heart-strings!
as effectively.
Or, as Ben Hecht says in his
VISITS BEN-AM!
play: "Are we arguing our rem-
But aside from the play (maybe
nant of Jewry out of existence?"
it's the lawyer in me), I decided
Mr. Editor, I never questioned
to find out for myself: I arranged
your sincerity but now I • want to
to see Mr. Ben-Ami personally,
congratulate you on your brave
and visited him after the show
stand and position.
from 11 until 2 in the morning.
SEYMOUR TILCHIN
Here's what he told me:
Senator Gillette's statement said:
1. He, as well as the other actors
"All money from 'A Flag Is
in the cast, get a bare minimum
Born' goes to the repatriation fund
pay for their brilliant perform-
headed by Messrs. Ben Hecht,
ances.
NO VIOLENCE IN VOTE
Will Rogers, Jr. and Louis Brom-
JACOB
BEN-AMI
Ben
Hecht,
who
wrote
the
play,
2.
WARSAW (JTA)—Reports indi-
field. Every dollar is sent to Eu-
organized it, not 'only doesn't get
will serve no particular pur- rope where it is applied to evacu- cate that Sunday's elections were.,,
a single penny for it, but has it
pose; neither will I sit back and ating displaced persons from po- not marred by anti-Jewish via-
actually
contributed
further
sums
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fence.
merely take on a "whispering cam- grom areas to Palestine."
from his own pocket.
THOSE TEARS that are fall-
I asked him if he knew where
ing out MacKenzie High School the money was going. He said that
way were caused by Sonny Taub he was told that the books and
and his Central High basketball records of the "repatriation fund"
cohorts.
were, open for inspection to any-
It seems that the well-man- one and as long as the books are
ned MacKenzie quintet was all open to the public, he is satisfied
set to wipe the floor with the that the money is being used
Trailblazers last week.
properly.
Instead, the scrappy Central MEETS OFFICERS
He then suggested that I meet
five, led by tiny Mr. Taub, over-
came a four-point deficit in the Mrs. Louis Untermeyer, treasurer,
game's last few minutes to and Maurice Rifkin, secretary, who
squeeze past the Stags, 22 to 19. • were here in Detroit. Thus, the
Taub with eight points and Abba four of us met and we talked
Shapiro with seven were Central's further.
Mrs. Untermeyer and Mr. Rivkin
top scorers.
A few days later, Sonny tossed were very cooperative. They con-
in 15 markers as Central downed firmed that the books and records
Redford 33 to 28 for its third win of the League on this fund were
open for inspection and that at
in four starts.
any time that I, or any representa-
• • •
BENNY GOLDBERG of Detroit tive would like to come to their
was ranked tenth among bantam- headquarters and check them, they
o r Flot
exec
weights by Nat Fleischer in an would gladly let us do so.
They also pointed out to me
article appearing in Ring Maga-
zine, a 'boxing publication. Other two articles on page 5 of the New
York Times on Jan. 18, 1947. These
Jewish fighters listed included:
Light-heavyweight, Gus Lesne- articles specifically name the ship
and the purchaser, leaving no
14, 190
sproso .1.4ctrietto)R.
vich, Cliffside, N. J., champion.
JANUARY
woos
Middleweights, George Abrams, doubt as to the fact that the
New York, 5, and Artie Levine, League has had a hand in it. They
also pointed out an article in the
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Brooklyn, 8.
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Lightweights, Allie Stolz, New- Newsweek of this week to the
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same effect.
THE NATIONAL
FOUNDATiON
'THE ANNUAL MARGO OF DIMES CAMPAIGN
WILL DE
CONDUC*
ark, N. J., 10.
31.
I will not go into the difficulties
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that
Mrs.
Untermeyer
and
Mr.
LEND
IT
THE SIXTH HIGHEST game in
TED BY VILE COUNTY CHAPTER
N WILL
FOR WHEN PARALYSIS IN DETROIT OF
FROM
JANAR
DETROIT
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Bnai Brith bowling history was Rifkin met in trying to get some
kind of cooperation or sponsorship
rolled last week when Goody Kap- from our Jewish Community Coun-
lan of Columbus, 0., set pins fly-
THEIR
HEARTIEST
SUPPORT
IS MY
HOPE THAT
PORT ARO VI WISH THAT 111E CAMPAIG
ing for a 266 score. Kaplan start- cil and some individuals because
HA
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ed slowly with 176 in his first of pressure put on them, because
DE A SUCCESSFULONE.
Is TWO OUT V THE PAST THREE
YEARS,
DETROIT IIIIS
S
INFANTILE
PARALYSIS.
game and 157 in his second.
• • •
Of
Turover Calls Meeting
LEONARD STEINER and
A SERIOUS
EPIDEMIC
. SUFFERED
YEAR ESPECIALLY,
THE
PEOPL.c OF
OF THE
DETROIT
HOE fOODATION
REASON 10 OE
EXISTENCE
NATIONAL
FOR
Sidney Schwartz, both of Brook- to Read Survivor List
lyn, teamed up to win the East-
A mass meeting of the Turover
11it
Of 41
ern junior tennis doubles cham- and Umgegend Relief Committee
THANKFUL FOR ALYSIS.
A TOLL
pionship in New York recently. will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday,
VICTIMS, TOOK ALL TIMER, THE
LE PAR
THAT
INFANTI
Al
430
Steiner defeated Schwartz for Jan. 26, at the Turover Synago-
ISE EPIDEMIC HAD
THIS
the national junior singles crown gue, Linwood and Richton avenues.
Of
LIVES itAgY
OF THEM
HELPLESS
CHILDREN.
OF OWES
010 THEIR
UTMOST
10 PROVIDE EVERY
last summer.
Rabbi Isaac Stollman will of-
()PIANOS III THE TREATMENT
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ficiate. Names of European sur-
WA
SERVICE 10 OUR
CINCINNATI'S Jewish Center vivors will be read. All landsleit
II00ERN MEDICAL
Of
basketball team has erased all are invited.
DREADED CRIPPLER.
doubts as to what team is tops in
IS EASY
10 SEE WHY WE
ARE ISEING ASKED AGAIN
'11THSUCH
AN OUTSTANDING
RECORD
the Queen City Major A. A. U.
,
League. Riding on the crest of a Mizrachi Group Plans
OF 0DIMES.
coosustre, IT MARCH
13-game winning streak, the Cen-
MA
ONE,
SO
THAT
WE
SUPPORT THE URGE YOU TO JOIN 0110 ME NOW IN DOING YOUR
ter men are now eyeing an unde- Shower for SOS Drive
TO
feated season.
Food and clothing contributions
HAVE BEEN
III THE PAST,
TO MELT THE
A SUCCESSFUL
gAv MAKE
I THIS CAMPAIGN
DISEASE.
Center also has the top A. A. U. will be the price of admission
polntmaker in Iry Block, who to the Young Women's Mizrachi
14£
UTMOST PREPARED,
10
AS
piled up 41 points in two games SOS shower at 8:30 p. m. Sunday,
ONSUAOHT_AND
ONG DAY CONQUER IMIS THE
Kt
MAY
last week. In those contests, his Jan. 26, in the Rose Sittig Cohen
team connected for 115 points, Bldg.
while holding their opponents to
Archie L. Davidson, humorist,
66.
will appear on an entertainment
• • •
program.
A"OUT THE ONLY bright spot
in Wayne University's seventh
straight loss, the one at the hands ly turned it down as he has ac-
of Ohio University, 52 to 36, was cepted a position with an adver-
the work of Chuck Frankel, Navy tising firm in New York.
Ross, winner of the Silver
veteran and former member of the
Norman (Oklahoma) NATTC Star, whiles Marine on Gua-
quintet, winners of 26 out of the dalcanal, has KO'd his most in-
28 games Frankel played. Chuck sidious opponent, Mr. Drug Ilab-
The Sponsors of This Message Urge You to Contribute Generously
got off the bench late in the sec- it. He became addicted while
trying
to
soothe
migraine
head-
ond half to chalk up nine points.
malaria.
He came back the following aches resulting from
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week to dump in 10 points and
OVER 300 PLAYERS are parti-
help lead Wayne in its victory
cipating on 31 teams in the four
. 9035 TWELFTH ST.
over Western Reserve.
leagues operating under Jewish
• • •
Community Center auspices.
FRANK SINATRA was one of the
Checking down the roster, we
8928 TWELFTH ST.
many pals who greeted Barney find the following names: David
Ross, former lightweight and wel. Burnstine, Irving Laker, Lloyd
terweight champion of the world, Adelson, Lawrence Trute, Leonard
1420 WASHINGTON BLVD.
when the ex-Sarge was released Brose, Murray Schwartz, Theodore
from a Lexington (Ky.) hospital Allen and Jack Jutnick.
last week.
Put them all together and you
Frankie-boy offered Barney have the Harry Thomas aggrega-
a job as matchmaker for his pro- tion, which Is running away with
jected boxing shows, which he will the Major Basketball League. Ten
3659 GRATIOT
put on if the state athletic com- games have meant 10 victories for
9419 DEXTER BLVD.
mission approves. Barney evident the Thomas team.

THIS DAN DWORSKY chap
seems to do just about every-
thing.
A little fellow who weighs in at
210 pounds, young (19) Danny has
won the plaudits of Cliff Keen,
University of Michigan wrestling
coach, whose compliments are as
rare as pineap-
ple juice in Af-
ghanistan.
Keen not only
says that Dan
is a good wrest.
ler, but adds
that the Sioux
City, Ia., prod-
uct is the best
grunt and groan
Beckman ' prospect to hit
the Ann Arbor campus since 1928.
The Wolverine mentor also
thinks that if Danny is a good
boy and works real hard he
should be a cinch for the Olym-
pic team.
Dworsky, who picks up his pin
money as an artist; played a lot
of football at U. of M. in 45 and
46. He is a full back.

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