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THE JEWISH NEWS

'Sweating Out a Mission'

L4. Berman Values Souvenir,
Citations for 50 Missions

His chest bedecked with ser-
vice ribbons and awards, 1st Lt.
Erwin Berman returned home
from 50 missions as lead naviga-
tor . on a B-24 Liberator over
Europe. He wears the Air Medal
with three Oak,,„
Le a f . Clusters,'
two Bronze:
Stars • for t e
invasion of
Southern France
and Italian Cam--
paign- and a
Presidential Ci-
tation for out-
standing w o r k
over the Ploesti
Oil Fields.,
Over Yugosla- Lt. Berman
via, flak from an 88 mm. cannon
burst into the plane and missed
his head about half an inch. He
soon discovered that it had pass-
ed through an ammunition can
without exploding and lodged in
the other side of the plane! He
has it as one souvenir of the
phrase, "Sweating out a Mission."
Superstitions High
Superstitions are high among
the boys who do their fighting
from the clouds, and Erwin kept
his pet one from the first mission
on; giving it all the credit for his
being here tqAtay, He wore the
same two pairs of socks each
time he went up but makes sure
to declare that the hose were al-
.. ways washed However, they
had holes as big as half-dollars
and he wouldn't dare sew them.-
Of all his experiences, Erwin
says-he willgnever forget his part
in the invasion of Southern

Lazaroff-Kort Marriage
Performed h Omaha

The marriage of Miss Nora
Kort, daughter of Mr, and Mrs.
M. Kort of 1935 Taylor Ave., and
Cpl. Aaron Lazaroff, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob
Lazaroff of 2256F
Hazelwood Ave,,
in . Omaha, Neb.,:
on Jan. 15, was
occasion for a
reunion of fam-
ily and friends.
In addition to
the bridegroom's
parents, the mar-
riage ceremony
was attended by
his sister, Emma Cpl. Lazaroff
Lazaroff Schaver, his brothers
and sister-in-law, Abe Lazaroff
and Mr. and Mrs, Morris Laza-
roff.
Cantor Aaron Edgar of Omaha,
former Detroiter, and Rabbi
Goldstein, performed the• cere-
mony.
Cpl. Lazaroff has been in ser-
vice for two years. He is a gun-
ner on a B-29. He is stationed in
Naraska.

Mrs. Saferstein Heads
Center Service Wives

At the last meeting of the Ser-
vice Wives of the Jewish Com-
munity Center, Mrs. Sadie Safer-
stein was elected president, Mrs.
Frances Markowitz and Mrs. Ida
Bader, vice presidents; Mrs. Es-
ther Sibrach, recording secretary;
Mrs. Sophie Stoler, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Julia BorM,
treasurer; mesdames Pauline Fa-
bian, Frances Agranoff, Miriam
Ferst, Sylvia Winton, Helen
Sherman and Fridell Whiteman,
members of the board.
Mrs. Frances Markowitz, pro-
gram chairman, announces that
Mrs. Caroline Einstein, home eco-
nomics teacher in the Public
S&Aools, will address the next
meeting on Thursday, on "Home
Making." An open discussion
will follow.
Wives of service men are 'in-
vited to join this group and to
come to the next meeting.

Bernard Stein Gets
Commission h AAC

Lt. Bernard Stein was rec&iatly
commissioned in the Army Air
Corps and is now taking an ex-
tensive course in Radar at Vic-
torville, Calif. His wife, Dorothy,
left this week to join him.
Lt. Stein is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Stein of 3287 Elmhurst.
His brother, Pfc. Richard _Stein,
lOth the Marines overSeas.

France, for which he received a
Bronze Star. Specific orders had
been given not to drop their
boMbs anywhere between France
and Italy.
About two hours before reach-
ing the target, they lost use of
one engine. If they let their load
go to lighten the plane, the lives
of those below would be endan-
gered. The crew voted not to
turn back and try to make it to
the target. Soon another motor
began smoking and losing this
engine would mean the end of
everything for that crew. But,
with a full load of gas and bombs,
they made it to the target and
dropped their load three minutes
before the deadline.
9 Hours in the Air
The crippled ship returned
home on two engines after nine
hours and 15 minutes in the air.
Erwin completed his 50 mis-
sions in only four and a half
months. The other month and a
half he spent traveling to and
from the U. S. At one time, he
was called upon, as lead naviga-
tor, to fulfill 13 missions in 16
days over Germany, Italy, Yugo-
slavia, Hungary, Romania and
Czechoslovakia. He has been
over Germany nine times.
Before leaving for service, two
years ago, Erwin majored in law
for three years at Wayne U. He
is 24, a graduate of Northern
High, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
M. Berman of 2242 Blaine Ave.
He is married to the former Ruth
Morganroth, who returns with
him to Miami Beach, Fla.

Reported Missing,
Rosenbaum Writes
He's Only Wounded

His Letter Precedes Correct-
ed War Dept. Notice
Telling of Safety

Reported missing on Dec. 6,
Pfc. Irving J. Rosenbaum, 20,
in a letter to his parents written
three days after being wounded,
disclosed his safety 10 days be-
fore a second telegram from the
war department corrected its
original report.
Pfc Rosen-
baum, a Cass
Tech honor:
graduate in ar-
chitectural draft-
ing at the age of
17, was employ-
ed by the U.S.
Army Map Ser-
vice. Drafted on
March 27, 1943,
he took his basic
training at Camp Pfc. Rosenbaum
Rucker, Ala., and from there
was sent to Boston College under
the ASTP engineering program.
When the program was elimin-
ated after eight and a half
months, he was given credit for
one and one half years' work to-
ward a degree in civil engineer-
ing. He was returned to the in-
fantry and based at Camp Jack-
son, S. C., where he received the
infantry badge.
Overseas since August and
fighting in France, his outfit
was given the combat award.
Pfc. Rosenbaum, son of Mr.
and Mrs. David Rosenbaum,
15880 Tuller, received the Purple
Heart on Dec. 8, his twentieth
birthday.

Pvt. Fred Zieman
Recovering in Italy

Pvt. Fred Zieman, 23, is re-
covering in a hospital some-
where in Italy from shrapnel
wounds incurred on Oct. 11 while
on active duty in France.
A recipient of the Purple
Heart, he is the son of Sam
Zieman of 3378 Elmhurst Ave.
Pvt. Zieman, who attended
Central High School, had been
employed in the Vickers plant
until entering service 15 months
ago. He was sent to England in
April and from there went to
France,

S/Sgt. Aaron's Memory
Honored By Detroiters

Numerous tributes were paid
this week to the memory of
S/Sgt. Louis Aaron, who was
killed in action during the in-
: vasion of Leyte.
He served with
the Amphibious
Corps of the In-
fantry.
In service
since 1941, he
participa t ed in
the battles of
Attu and the
Aleutians.
His wife is the
S/Sgt. Aaron f o r m e r Jean
Remer. He leaves two sisters,
Rose Gravitz and Betty Aaron,
and four brothers, Samuel S.,
Zal, Cy and Cecil.
S/Sgt. Aaron was prominent
in printers' and Bnai Brith
circles.

Late Pfc. I. Cohen
Awarded Medals

Mrs. Julia Blitz of 3221 Glad-
stone Ave. has received word
that her son, Pfc. Irving Cohen,
19, who was killed on July 9,
1944; has been posthumously
awarded both the Purple Heart
and the Presi-
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dential Unit
tation for action
in the Asiatic-
Pacific area and
that after the
war he will be
awarded the
Asiatic - Pacific
Campaign Med-
al.
A veteran of
Guadalcanal and
Tarawa, he en- Pfc. Cohen
listed in August of 1942 and was
sent overseas two months later.
A former employe of Sams
Inc., he was a graduate of North-
ern High.
In addition to his mother, he is
survived by his sister, Mrs. Alex
Baker, 2501 Cortland Ave.

Pvt. Walter Shapiro
Wounded in Action

Overseas since the first week
in October, Pvt. Walter Shapiro
has been wounded in France, his
parents learned recently. He was
with an infantry •
division.
Pvt. Shapiro
20, attended Cass
Tech and was
inducted into
the army on
April 1, 1943.
First stationed
at Camp Gor-
on, Ga., he was
sent to Ft. Jack-
son, S. C., and Pvt. Shapiro
from there to Eng land.
Pvt. Shapiro is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Shapiro, 2689
Clements.

Lt. Rosenberg Safe
After Bailing Out;
Escapes Germany

When 2nd Lt. Irwin Rosenberg
returns home, he will have a
most thrilling story to tell of
his escape from the Germans.
On Oct. 23, Lt.
Rose nberg, 19
son of Mr. and
Mrs. Morris
Rosenberg of
2283 W. Grand,
was reported
missing over
Germany.
This week, his
parents received
word from their
ion that after Lt. Rosenberg
he had bailed out he managed
to make his way back to his own
squadron. The details of the
story, of course, will have to
wait until after the war.
Lt. Rosenberg is a Central
High graduate. He studied at
Wayne and received his Jewish
education in the Arbeiter Ring
Shule. He has been in service
18 months, received his training
at Beloit, Wis., and has been
overse4; • six _months.

Friday, January 19, 1945

Eskin Describes
Work of French
Underground

Pfc. L. Hollander
Wounded, Returned
To U. S. Hospital

Pfc. Leo Hollander, 21, is re-

in an army hospital in
Detroit Chaplain Views Role cuperating
Chicago after having been return-
of Organized Movement
ed to this country about three
weeks ago. He suffered bullet
Around Marseilles

A well organized and well dis-
ciplined underground movement
composed of many religious and
social factions was discdvered
by Capt. Herbert S. Eskin, Jew-
ish Chaplain of Detroit, when he
entered Marseilles, France, with
the U. S. invasion forces.
Writing to the National Jew-
ish Welfare Board, Chaplain Es-
kin revealed that this organiza=
tion operated in
and around0
Marseilles f o r
two years des-
pite severe re-
taliatory m e a -
sures by t h e
Nazis.
One section of
t h e resistance
movement that
terrorized t h e
Nazis with
bombing of mili- Capt. Eskin
tary objectives and persistent
sniping, was led by a young "Lit-
vishen Yiddel", a former "Yesh-
ivah bother" whose scholarly ap-
pearance would never arouse
suspicion that this mild manner-
ed individual was the efficient
leader of the underground.
Among the duties of the
"Union" during the occupation
was liberating Jews from their
oppressors. Their energies now
are directed toward rehabilita-
tion of homeless and poverty-
stricken civilians.
Chaplain Eskin concludes with
a description of a liberator's cele-
bration held by civilians and
American soldiers. He writes:
"Although we were unable to
converse very well with the civ-
ilians yet our `simcha' was great
for we all sensed the brotherly
kinship. We danced for hours,
drank wine, extended `L'chaim'
to one another and wound up the
well attended and jolly evening
with the singing of the ‘Marseil-
laise' and the 'Star Spangled
Banner.' "
Chaplain Eskin was vice-
president of Pisgah Lodge of
Bnai Brith when he entered the
Chaplain's Corps in 1943. He
held the pulpit in Port Huron at
the time of his enlistment.

Capt. KeSS in Hawaii
Capt. Arnold Kass is now in
the Hawaiian Islands, serving
with the U. S. Army as derma-
tologist. His wife, Regina, and
son, Roy, are at home on LaSalle
Blvd.

DDITIONAL SERVICEMEN'S
NEWS ON PAGE 20

wounds of the left hand and wrist
while fighting with the infantry
in France on Nov. 12.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Hol-
lander, 1164 Collingwood, he re-
ceived his high school education
in New York and later attended
Lawrence Institute for two years
after he moved to Detroit with
his parents. Inducted in August
of 1943, he was enrolled at the
University of Cincinnati under
the ASTP program, but was
withdrawn when it was abandon-
ed. He was sent overseas in
September.
He has two brothers in ser-
vice, Pvt. Martin; 23, serving with
the infantry in the South Pacific,
and Dave, 30, with the Merchant
Marine.

Lt. and Mrs. Klein
Visit Parents Here

Lt. and Mrs. Alfred Klein are
visiting their respective parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Deszo Klein, 3204
Gladstone, and Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Fleish, 3221 Tyler. Lt.
Klein is on leave :-
from his post at
General Hospit-
al, Santa Fe, N.
M.
A graduate of
entral High,
Wayne College
of Liberal Arts
and t h e Wayne
Medical School,
he interned at
Receiving Hos- Lt. Klein
pital. He entered service on Jan,
5, 1944.
Lt. Klein was married to the
former Jean Fleish on June 21,
1942.
A brother, Lt. Louis T. Klein,
is the adjutant of his squadron
at the air base in Ardmore,
Okla.

Local Troups Continue
To Aid USO Programs

The Detroit Army and Navy
Committee of the Jewish Wel-
fare Board announces that the
following organizations partici-
pated in the USO-JWB programs
at the USO, the Center Sunday
morning breakfast and at the
Belcrest:
Women's Auxiliary of United
Hebrew Schools, Young Women's
Mizrachi and David Horodoker
Independent Ladies' Society.
Contributions have been re-
ceived to the Serve-a-Camp pro-
ject from organizations and in-
dividuals.

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