Page Sixteen Friday, May 12, 1944 THE JEWISH NEWS Joseph Rosenberg Help Compile Servicemen's Capt. I. L. 'Red' Haron Home Is Reported Dead Record: Send Questionaires To JWB Army-Navy Committee After 50 Bombing Missions Machinist's Mate First Oast Musician-Navigator on Leave Capt. Irving L. Haron, who School, he attended Wayne Uni- was well known in Detroit as versity for nearly four years. "Red" Haron, director of his He plays the violin and saxo- own orchestra, is home on three phone. weeks' leave after completing Capt. Haron has two other 50 bombinV .. ... brothers in service, 2nd Lt. missions o v e r. Percy H. Haron and 1st Lt. enemy terri- Daniel Haron. tory. Stationed at Ft. Meade Capt. Haron, Lt. Percy H. Haron, 34, who 28, son of Mr. is stationed with the Army and Mrs. Max G round Forces at Fort Mead, Haron of 2727 Md., has been in active service Taylor Ave., since June, 1942. He is a grad- enlisted in the uate of Eastern High School. Air C orps, as He was married in August, 1943, a Navigator, in Capt. Haron to the former Bess Holland. January, 1942. After studying- at Lt. Daniel Haron, 26, was the the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla., he was commis- first of the brothers to enlist. sioned a Second Lieutenant in He has been in active service July, 1942. Six months later he since February, 1941. He was was advanced to First Lieuten- commissioned 2nd Lieutenant ant, and in December, 1943, he in August, 1942, at Camp Lee, Virginia, and was advanced to was promoted to Captain. the rank of 1st Lieutenant in Overseas 20 Months October, 1943. He is in the Air Returning last week from Force and is stationed at the Italy, Capt. Haron h a d been Navigation School at San Mar- cos, Tex. There is one other brother, Harry, and two sisters, Mrs. Meyer Blackman and Miss Flor- ence Haron. Capt. Spiegel Hurt in Odd Accident in Italy First Lt. Second Lt. Percy H. Haron Daniel Haron overseas for 20 months. He has been in England, was one of the first men to arrive in North Africa and was on active service in Sicily and Italy. Among the awards he h a s received in active service are the Air Medal, Four Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters and one Silver Leaf Cluster. A graduate of Eastern High Meyers, Schreibman Among Casualties Among the casualties reported this week are the names of S/Sgt. -Morris Meyers and Pvt. Harry Schreibman. Both are considered dead. S/Sgt. Meyers, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Meyers of 1B141 Linwood, was reported missing aboard an England-bound bomb- er which left the North American mainland on June 21, 1943, and failed to reach its destination. Pvt. Schreibman, whose sister, Mrs. Grace Alkon, formerly lived at 2222 Clairmount, was reported missing March 24, 1943, in the North Atlantic. Many Groups Assist Serv-a-Camp Project Capt. Robert J. Spiegel of De- troit had the misfortune of be- ing oddly put out of action on the battleline at Cassino, Italy, after participating in three ma- jor engagements. He tripped over a crowbar while inspecting troops during a blackout and broke his leg in two places. He is being attended by friends from Detroit in the Wayne University Base Hospital, back of the front lines.. Capt. Spiegel, 31, was born in Chicago. After studying at Ann Arbor he ob- . • .. .......................... tamed his de- • gree at North- western Univer- s i t y, Evanston, Ill. A buyer at People's Outfit- ting Co., he en= tered the army as a second lieutenant, May 24, 1941, and Capt. Spiegel was stationed at Fort Wayne. He went overseas in July, 1942, as a member of the quartermaster's division. The Spiegels have a daughter, Bobette, age 4. Capt. Spiegel has been over- seas 22 months, and has also seen action in Sicily and Africa. He entered the Army in May, 1941. He was promoted to cap- tain April 8. Mrs. Spiegel, the daughter of State Supreme Court Justice and Mrs. Henry M. Butzel, Nlives at 18417 Monica Ave. Serv-a-Camp project of the De- troit Army and Navy Committee of the Jewish Welfare Board was assisted by the following organ- U. S. Navy Chaplains izations during the first week in Arrive in Palestine May: JERUSALEM, (Palcor)-Cap- Beth Abraham Free Loan, European Jewish Women's Wel- tain Robert Workman, Chief fare Organization, Eva Prenz- Chaplain of the U. S. Navy, ac- lauer Maternity Aid, Hebrew companied by Lt. Commander Ladies' Aid and Chodorkover Joshua Goldberg, formerly Rabbi in Astoria, Long Island, and Chabna Progressive Society. Bnai Brith Pisgah Lodge and Commander John R. Boslet, Pontiac Temple Beth Jacob Sis- Catholic Chaplain, arrived here terhood sent food packages to and were the guests of honor at a reception tendered jointly by Fort Brady and Fort Custer. the Association of Jewish Jour- Montefiore Lodge served an nalists and the press department May 1 at the Downtown USO. of the Vaad Leumi, Jewish Na- For information regarding USO tional Council. On a special services, call Miss Fineman, MA mission for the Navy Depart- 8400. ment, they covered 2,000 miles of the Caribbean and Middle LT. BERNARD A. WERBE has East areas. been advanced to First Lieuten- ant. He is stationed at Greens- Sarnoff in Overseas boro, N. C., and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Werbe of 2074 Post With the A.E.F. Atkinson. * * * LONDON (JPS)-David Sar- DR. BEN C. ROSS has been noff, president of the Radio Cor- promoted from Captain to Major. poration of America, commission- Major Ross entered the Army ed a colonel with the U. S. Army, Air Corps in May, 1942, and has has been appointed to the com- been overseas 18 months. He is munications branch of the Public a veteran of four campaigns: Relations Office at Supreme North Africa, Pantelleria, Sicily Headquarters of the Allied Ex- and Italy where he is now sta- peditionary Force, it was an- tioned. nounced here.. Was Chairman of Detroit Habonim Organization Joseph Rosenberg, Motor Ma :, chinist's Mate First C 1 a s s, USNR, is dead as a result of drowning which occurred on May 2, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rosenberg of 1975 Pingree were notified this week by Vice Admiral Randall Jacobs, Chief of Naval Personnel, Wash- ington, D. C. In a telegram dated May 5, Vice Admiral Jacobs expressed the Navy De- partment's re- grets and stat- ed: "His remains were not recov- ered. If further information is received you will be n°.0/fled promptly. T h e Na vy, Depart- M/M Rosenberg ment extends to you its sincerest sympathy in your great loss." M/M Rosenberg was chairman of the Habonim Organization of Detroit, the labor Zionist youth movement, prior to his enlist- ment two years ago. He was 20 years old. Won Scholarship An excellent student, he won a year's scholarship at Lawrence Institute of Technology. He was graduated from Wilbur Wright Vocational School on Feb. 10, 1942, receiving a B-plus average for three years, and his teacher, F. C. Gordon, recommended him "for any available scholarship" because of his outstanding record. The last time M/M Rosenberg wrote to his parents, his letter was dated April 26. He is survived, besides h i s parents, by his sister, Helen Ritter, whose husband, Jack Ritter, is in service and is sta- tioned at Fort Sheridan. His father is financial secre- tary of t h e Radomer Verein, whose meeting last Monday night was called off in tribute to the memory of Joseph Rosen- berg. • Tribute by Uncle M/M R o s e n b e r g's uncle, Joshua Joyrich, wrote a poem in tribute to his nephew which closes with the following two stanzas: But we can't believe it to be true, Miracles are known to have happened before; Just like Captain Kats, also you May be spared. Oh, God, we'll thank you evermore. Your parents hope that not in vain was your education, , And fervently anticipate ' further in- formation As to the whereabouts of their only boy, And trust you'll be found and turn their sorrow into joy, One of the builders of Kvutza Kinneret at Chelsea, Mich., M/M Rosenberg served as president of Detroit Habonim for two years. A tribute to his memory was issued this week by Habonim, through Esty Carson, Rosh Machaneh. Jewish War Vets to Hold Memorial Services May 21 NEW YORK-The 49th annual national memorial services of the Jewish War Veterans of the U. S. will be held Sunday, May 21, at Temple Emanu-El, Fifth Avenue and 65th St., New York. Services will be preced- ed by a parade of metropolitan posts, auxiliaries and youth groups as well as units of allied veteran groups, military and civilian organizations. The announcement of the serv- ices and parade was made by Archie H. Greenberg of Brook- lyn, national commander. Report Sgt. Shapero Died In North Sea " Sgt. Charles Shapero, who was previously reported missing, is now reported to have died in the North Sea on March 23, 1943. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Shapero of 4065 Elmhurst Ave., he was 21 years old. - His sister, Mrs. Pearl . Soffin of 4290 Webb Ave., announces that he has been awarded the Purple Heart posthmnously, The record of servicemen com- piled by the Detroit Army and Navy Committee of the -Jewish Welfare Board contains the names of the - following Majors in the U. S. Army: Martin Max Alexander, Harry E. August, Benjamin Henry Bad- er, Paul D. Bromberg, Martin L. Butzel, Alex S. Friedlaender, Moses Michael Frohlich, Alfred M. Glazer, Ervin Greenbaum, Morton Hack, Edgar A. Kahn, Louis S. Lipschutz, Harold N. Lurya, Ralph A. Mayer, Maurice Meyers, Samuel G. Reisman, Harold Abraham Robinson, Adolph A. Schmier, Oscar David Schwartz, Hyman Saul Sugar, Harry A. Topcik, Irving Louis Turow, Max Weil, Raymond Win- terfield. The Jewish Welfare Board has complete information • on these men. However, the J. W. B. also has a list of the following Majors about whom complete informa- tion is lacking: Michael Alpern, Sam S. Alt- shuler, Alfred A. Blomberg, Harold M. Dana, Nathaniel L. Feldman, Jerome I. Hauser, George Lachar, Louis L. Leland, Oscar A. Markus, Solomon G. Meyers, Pauline B. Muller, Carl G. Seasward. It is important that the Jewish Welfare Board should have com- plete information about men and women in the armed forces. Relatives and friends are called upon to secure the questionaires available at the office of the Jew- ish Welfare Board at the Jewish Community Center, 8904 Wood- ward, and to supply the Army and Navy Committee with the re- quired information. This is most important-in or- der that the record of service- men should be complete. 3 In Flint Family In Active Service Capt. Levi Back on Sick Leave; First S. Pacific Chaplain An increasing number of fam- ilies in Michigan report having three or more brothers and in- Reunited With Family After laws in service. 26 Months; Expected to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shapiro Visit With Family Here 1443 Chevrolet Ave., Flint Capt. Eliezer A. Levi, who was Mich., have two the first Jewish Chaplain to serve sons and a son-4-. in-law in ser- with the U. S. Army in the S. vice. Pacific, is back in this country and is expected to visit in De- Ensign troit with his sister and brothers Shapiro, 21M -Mrs. Leo Weisenfeld, Abbe and years old, w a David Levi-when he secures sick recently gradu- ated from Mid- Ensign Shapiro leave after being examined at shipman School, U.S.N.R., Co- Percy Jones Hospital in Battle lumbia University, New York. Creek. He was home on a 14-der- leave After a separation of 26 and has returned to his post at months, Mrs. Levi and their three Fort Lauderdale, Fla. children joined him in Battle Creek last week. In August, 1941, he left his rabbinic post in AubUrn, N. Y., to become rabbi of the Eastern Suburbs Synagogue in Sydney,. Australia. After Pearl Harbor, his family was evacuated and re- turned to this country. He en- listed in the U. S. Army as a Chaplain in 1942, served in the Guineas during the 1942-43 cam- paigns and was the first Jewish Chaplain in service there. Later R 2/c Shapiro Sgt. Edelberg he met many Detroiters, among His brother, Arthur Shapiro, them Chaplain Albert Gordon. 23, was recently promoted to He contracted jungle fever, was Radioman, 2/c. He is stationed in Kodiak, Alaska. He has been hospitalized in 1943, returned later. for limited service and is in Alaska since January, 1943. now awaiting decision on the re- Their brother-in-law Sgt. Nat sults of his medical examination Edelberg is stationed at Brook- at Percy Jones Hospital. He re- ley Field, Mobile, Ala. M r s . turned to this country April 19, Edelberg is making her home landing in San Francisco. with her parents in Flint. Capt. Levi's sister, Mrs. Meyer Rotenberg, was in Detroit. this Lt. Paul Commissioned week and addressed Young Israel groups. Mrs. Rotenberg is a pro- Pilot at Napier Field fessor of physics at the University Lt, Lawrence Paul, son of of Toronto and is a regular con- Mr. and Mrs.. Harry A. Paul tributor to Jewish Standard of • •• of 18630 Nor th - Toronto. lawn Ave., was commissioned a Lieutenant Pilot on April 15, at Napier Field, Dothan, Ala., specializing i n fast pursuit JERUSALEM (JPS-Palcor) - ships. Of the 41,000 Palestine residents A graduate of serving with the military, naval Lt. Paul E 1 o n College, and security forces, 30,000 are North Carolina, and of Central Jews, it is reported by The Pal- High School, Lt. Paul also estine Post, only English-lan- studied at Ludwig Military guage daily in the country. By Academy, Avon Park, Fla. He the end of January, 1944, their enlisted in 1942 from Lawrence distribution among the services Technical Institute where he had was as follows: 32,060 Palestin- nine more months to study to ians are with the British forces, receive his degree in aeronauti- and 9,608 are with the local aux- cal engineering. iliary police services. The com- During a furlough at home munal distribution was as fol- recently, before returning to lows: Napier Field, Lt. Paul's engage- With the forces: 23,324 Jewish ment was announced to Miss Phyllis Rosenberg, daughter of men and women and 8,745 Arabs; Mr. and Mrs. Morris Rosenberg with the auxiliary police-5,790 Jews and 3,818 Arabs. Of the of Northlawn. Ave. * * * 23,324 Jews in the British forces MAJ. HENRY A. CHAPNICK, 930 are in the Royal Navy; 1,700 who was promoted from Captain are with the Royal Air Force; while stationed at Fort Custer, 3,000 (women) are with the Aux- has received an appointment to iliary Territoritorial Service; 450 specialize at the Mayo Clinic in are with the Women's Auxiliary Rochester, Minn., where he has Air Force, and the remainder are 41,000 Palestinians In Active Services Include 30,000 Jews been since April 1, in the Army.