ROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE HISTORY OF JEWS IN MICHIGAN ri IRVING L KATZ ARTICLE 68 Biographical Sketches of Early Michigan Jews AM SAULSON, one of the outstanding Mann!. Jews of Mich WILLIAM WILLI was born in Suvalk, Poland, in 1856, and came to Alpena Mich. at the age of 16. He moved to St. Ignace, Mich., in 1880 where he attained a prominent position in that community, serving as mayo for several terms and as president of the First National Bank. He was also one of the nrannt7.ee of the St. Ignace Lodge No. 391 F.&A.M. Substitute Drafted for Buckley Bill (Continued from page 3) churches, municipal agencies and so forth. That's where the battle should be fought. And that's why we recommend Bucklin Moon's recent book, "The High Cost of Prejudice." Here Is a book that Miss Hobson should — or, rather, should have read before, tackling the subject of her belt- seller.... • • • SOME STATISTICS THE EXACT NUMBER of Cana- dian Jews who served in the armed forces is 16,883. .. A few weeks ago the Rt. Hon. Wm. Lyon Mackenzie King, prime minister of Canada, paid public tribute to the Jewish community of Canada for its war effort. . . . Jews in Pales- tine have the invention bug. . .c. 550 new patents, including 200 new inventions, have been registered In Palestine so far this year.... Most of the inventions are for the build- ing trades and chemical industry. . . . Believe it or not, Palestine sells shirting and women's dresses to Denmark. . . . In the period from Feb. 21, 1945, to March 8, 1946, 345 books were published in Palestine ... 296 in Hebrew, 17 in English, 15 in Arabic and 17 in other languages. . . . "Oedipus Reif" was produced by the Pales- tine Habimah under the direction of Tyrone Guthrie, the famous British producer, who came to the premiere in Tel Aviv in an armor- ed car. . • • • STORY OF THE WEEK ONE OF THE MUFTI'S hench- men, on the hunt for cash, entered the house of a chalutz in a Palestine colony, but, after hav- ing searched it thoroughly found nothing worth stealing. As he was leaving, the owner of the house woke up and called after him: "I say, please close the door as you go out." "I like that!" exclaimed the thief. "For all the great riches that I have taken from your house you now want to exploit me and make a slave out of me" , Mr. Saulson moved to Detroit in 1894 and immediately took an ac- tive interest in Jewish communal affairs. His sincerity and zeal soon won him many friends. He was a member of Congregation Shaa- rey Zedek for many years while living in St. Ignace and came to Detroit regularly for the Holy Day services. On moving to Detroit he be- came actively engaged in the af- fairs of the congregation and served on the board for many years and as president from 1903 to 1908. It was during his admin- istration that Shaarey Zedek be- gan to lean toward the conserva- tive movement and Dr. Abraham M. Hershman was brought here. Mr. Saulson was especially in- terested in bring back Jewish young people to the synagogue and instilling in them a Jewish _,.>: consciousness. He was one of the WILLIAM SAULSON organizers of the Talmud Torah and served as president over a long period. He gave freely of his time and energy to the United Jewish Charities (now the Jewish Welfare Federation) and was an enthusiastic supporter of every Jewish movement. Ill health necessitated his retirement as president of the Peerless Manufacturing Co. and a change of residence to California where he died in 1917. He was brought to Detroit for internment. Mr. Saulson was married )in 1881 to Anna Reinhartz 'of St. Ignace and they were the parents of one daughter, Ida (Mrs. Harry Lieber- man). Their granddaughter is Mrs. Jack. Fogel. • • • ALEXANDER TANNENHOLZ was born in Poland in 1846 and died in Detroit in 1920. He came with his parents to New York in 1858 and shortly afterwards moved to • Detroit. He first engaged in the cigar making business and later in the liquor business. He was also a charter member of the first Detroit lodge of the Order Kesher Bartel (Iron Knot), one of the earliest members of the Chevrah Kadishah, and an active member of Pisgah Lodge Bnai Brith and the lodge of the Order Sons of Benjamin. Mr. Tannenholz was married in Detroit to Anna Levy and they were the parents of Leonard, Ben (a resident of Detroit), Evelyn, Pearl (Mrs. Hugo Lowenthal), Lillian (Mrs. Morton Nathan of Detroit), Maurice and Ella. ■ •••• ■ •• ■ •••••• ■■•■ •..... In loving memory of Norman Margolis, who passed away one The unveiling of a monument in year ago, June 7 (8th day of memory of Rebecca Bornstein will Sivin). Ito was loather true and kind, take place at 1 p. m. Sunday, June None On earth like 10111 3ou'll And, 15, at Nusach Arie Cemetery, For all of us he (NI his nest. Woodward avenue, north of Eight Sadly missed by his sisters and Mile road. brothers. In loving memory of our near The family of the late Ignatz Auslander announce the unveiling mother, Molly Gedrich, who passed of a monument in his memory at away 15th day of tivan, 1946. Sadly missed by her husband, 2 p. m. Sunday, June 15, at Oak- daughters and sons. view Cemetery. --- The family of the late Barnum L. Bliss announce the unveiling of a monument in his memory at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 8, at Mach- pelah Cemetery. NEW YORK (WNS) -- The Am- The families Averbuch, Perl- erican Jewish Committee this week mutter, Nitchum and Robiner an- submitted to the United Nations'-' nounce the unveiling tlf the monu- Committee on Palestine a state- ment in memory of Abraham Ro- ment which affirms the Jewish biner at .; p.m. Sunday, in Chesed right to immigrate to and settle in Palestine and urges establishment Shel Emes Cemetery. of a United Nations trusteeship to see to it that, "in the name of The family of the late Max Lef- right and in the name of human- kowitz announce the unveiling of ity alike," those Jewish rights a monument in his memory at be enforced. 2:30 p. m. Sunday, June 15, at The British White Paper, ending Machpelah Cemetery. immigration and restricting Jew- ish land purchase, is characterized The family of the late Belle as a "breach of trust" which "must Sweet announce the unveiling of be struck down." The American a monument in her memory at Jewish Committee opposes immedi- noon, Sunday, June 15, at the Bnai ate determination of Palestine's David Cemetery, Harper and Van final political constitution but if final determination must be made, Dyke avenues. the statement says, partition along the lines urged last slimmer by The unveiling of a monument In the members of the Jewish Agency memory,, of Asher Itzkowitz will is the only solution. take place at 3 p.m. Sunday at Chesed Shel Emes Cemetery. A J Committee Asks Trusteeship The family of the late Shifra Nathanson announce the unveil- ing of a monument in , her mem- ory at noon, Sunday at Chesed Shel Emes Cemetery (Hebrew Memorial Park) on Gratiot avenue east. Rev. Cantor Rev. Yehudah Loewy 2tafai%..f.mtat Ntaunatati, (rryttlide • ) er4Inie „anel VoloyneJ Ten Quality Drug Stores trRiliTuRE Detroit'. 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