THE JEWISH NEWS
Page Twenty
Purim Program in a Dutch Town •
Pvt. Lifsitz Killed
Pfc. Yanich Tells of Services ID. Germany; Gets
Star for Heroism
In Rejuvenated Synagogue
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Yanich of
2319 Leslie have received an in-
teresting letter from their son,
Pfc. Joseph I., stationed in -Hol-
land. In it he
describes t h e
remnants of the
Jewish c o m-s .
Munity and the
Purim services
in a rejuvenat-
ed synagogue.
Pfc. Yanich
writes: "Today I
attended s e r v-
iees for Purim
in a synagogue Pfc. Yanich
which had been desecrated by
the Nazis. MoSt of its interior
furnishings had been either car-
ried away or destroyed. With
the aid of the AMGOT and the
Jewish families the synagogue
has been rededicated. There were
many children in attendance.
These children were saved from
Nazi atrocities by being placed
in the -homes of Dutch Christian
families.
- Dutch Children Participate
"A Purim program was held
with the young Dutch boys and
girls participating. A play writ-
ten in verse depicting the story
of Purim was given in Dutch.
Then two girls in a speaking and
singing duet told the story of
how the synagogue had been de-
stroyed and how the Americans
had come and built it anew.
"Starting next week, we will
held our weekly services in a
synagogue in a close-by town.
It, too, was virtually demolished
by the Nazis. With the aid of
the army commanders in this
area, it has been repaired and
refurnished. However; of the
50. or more families which re-
sided there before the war only
one has returned. GIs will be
the main devotees."
Central High Graduate
Pfc. Yanich, 20, is a Central
High graduate and was in his
first semester at Wayne when he
was inchicted on Aug. 16, 1943.
After taking his basic training
at Ft: Denning, Ga., • he spent
three months at the University of
Detroit as an ASTP engineering
student. However, with the dis-
solution of the program, he was
assigned to an armored ,.i.tafantry
division at Camp Polk, La.
In November, 1944 he was sent
to England and has served in
France. At present he is at-
tached to headquarters finance
division in Belgium.
Pfc. Yanich's father is a vet-
eran of the last war, having
fought in Palestine with the Jew-
ish Legion.
Central Faculty, Students Pay
Tribute to Lt. R. N. Wienner
Twice Wounded Previously,
Detroiter Given Silver
Star Posthumously
Pvt. Mortimer Lifsitz, 23, only
child of Mr. and Mrs. Max Lif-
sitz, 2619 Webb, and husband of
the,, :7;. Shirley Borock of
2615 Webb, was
killed in Ger-
manyon Nov.
17, affe
r having
been wounded
previo u s l y on
4June 17 and
Sept. 2 in
France.
- P v t . Lifsitz
was awarded
the Silver Star
Pvt. Lifsitz posthumously for
heroism in leading a group for-
ward, "materially influencing
the encounter," against an ene-
my position when the group
temporarily had stopped because
of intense 'fire.
A Central High -graduate, he
had worked with his fattier prior
to entering the service In May.
1943. He had been overseas a
year.
Lt. Goose Avoids
Mid-Air Crash,
Saves Fortress
Detroit Pilot's Feat Is Told
Over WWJ; Diving Ship
Died in Action on His Ninth Mission Over Cebu, in the
Puts Out Fire
Philippines; His Brother Is Now in. Active
Lt. Samuel Goose, son of Mr.
Service in Italy
- News of the death of Lt.
Robert N. Wienner. on his ninth
flight, over Cebu, in the Philip-.
pines, came as a shock to
faculty, alumni and students of
Central High
School,
tributes w e r e
paid to his mem-
ory at school
assemblies.
L t Wienner,
23, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harris
W. Wienner of
1 6 G 0 . 4 LaSalle,
was always pop-:
ular in school's
he attended. Lt. R.Wienner
He was president of his classes
at Roosevelt, Durfee- and Cen-
tral. from which he was grad-
uated. He was a student at the
University of Michigan at • the
I . time of his enlistment- in Febru-
ary, 1943, in the Air Corps.
Pfc. H. Wasserman
gets Purple Heart_
He was commissioned in April,
1944. and has been. overseas
since last September. He was
reported missing on Dec. 7, but
last week the War Department
officially notified his parents
that it had definitely been
established that he was killed in
action.
His brother, Lt. James M.
Wienner, a bombardier now sta-
tioned in Italy, is serving with.
the 15th Air • Corps. Both were
called to active service at the
same time. Lt. James, 21, was
a University of Michigan Junior
at , the time of entering service.
He was also commissioned in
April, 1944.
Mr. and Mrs. Wienner's ,son-
in-law, Pvt. Joe Nellis, has been
in service seven months. He was
formerly an attorney with the
OPA in Washington.
Port Commander
Gets 3d Award
Pfc. Harold Wasserman, 19,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Was--1
serman, 2911 Sturtevant, is hos- I-
pitalized in England with wounds
sustained in France on Dec. 30.
He haS been awardedthe Purple
Heart, according to word re-
ceived by his parents.
A Central High graduate,..he
enlisted in the Jeaerves before
his 18th birthday and Was sent
to the University of KansaS as
an engineering student. He en-.
tered the army actively on Feb:
12, 1944, and took • his basic.
:training at Ft. Bragg, N. C., with
an infantry unit. He was sent to
France the following October.,
Pfc. Wasserman has two.
uncles serving with the armed
forces. Both T/5 Arthur Fealk.
. who is in Germany,,and T/5 Hy-
. man Fealk, who is, in Hawaii,.
are his mother's brOthers.
COL. JULIUS KLEIN
Jewish GIs Hold Services
In. Goebbels' Former rustle
PARIS (JPS) — • American
Jewish GIs held a service March
3 in one of the large assembly
halls of the Rheydt Castle, near
Munchen-Gladbach, which form-
erly belOnged to Joseph Goeb-
bels. German minister of propa-
ganda. The service was conduct-
ed by Chaplain Judah P. Nei=
ditch and attended by Allied
Jewish chaplains, as well as
high officers..
Col. Klein, former Chicago
newspaperman, has been deco-
rated with the Legion of Merit,
according. to an announcement
from Pacific Ocean Area head-
quarters. As' port commander of
a South Pacific base, Col. Klein
was cited for "exceptionally
meritorious conduct in the pe_
formance of outstanding services
from July 8, 1943, to Jan. 15,
1945." The award -, is Col. Klein's
third commendation.
and Mrs. David Goose of 3840
Monterey, has accomplished the
nearly impossible. In. a broad-
cast over WWJ.
arold. True
commented o n
this feat saying:
"Incide n t a 11 y,
when three en-
gines of a four-
engine bomber
conk . out, . it's
usually curtains,
but a Detroit
pilot managed
Lt. Goose
to bring his
Flying Fortress, 'Leading Lady,'
home after a dizzy spin over
Germany. Lt. Samuel Goose was
flying . in soupy weather and
nearing the bomb run when
suddenly another Fortress loom-
ed out of the thick_ .dog and
Goose made' a . ' di -Ve to avoid
collision. It was then that the
engines started to go.
" 'We went into a spin losing
altitude at 3,000 feet a minute.
We were ready to bail out the
moment I'd ring the alarm. but
I was too busy with those en-
gines.' The -speed • of the plane
put out - the fire in two of the
engines and the motors took
hold."... •
Lt Goose, stationed in Eng-
land, is a graduate of Central
High • and attended Wayne for
one year before entering the air
force in January, 1943. In 1944
he was .commissioned at MOody
Field, Ga. - He was sent overseas
the following November.
He has three nephews in the
armed. forces. They are Pvt.
Murray Bloom in France, Lt.
(j.g.) Herman Bloom in Hawaii
and Sgt. Monty Goose in the
Southwest Pacific.
,
My Soldier-Dad
By HATTIE MORRIS
To all little boys and girls who
have.fathers . over t here, : but to. one
in particular who is just two years
old. His name is David Allan
Herzberg,
.My father is a soldier
Across the briny sea;
He fights to -make.. a -.better world
• For boys like- you and me.
My mother's heart is heavy.
But she does not moan or weep.
She tells me of my soldie•-dad
When •I lay me down to sleep.
•
And when the guns are silent,
And tl-Q skies. have ceased their roar.
I'll proudly watch the men march
•
home
And •my father's here once more.
•
And so I pray each evening
For God to bless my dad.
And bring him back. alt. safe and
sow ,r1
To a Oldier- 4 "gime lad.
•
Friday, March 16, 1945
Leads 1,200 Bombers over Reich
Capt. Baden, 20, Is Lead
Navigator on Heavy Raid
The dream of every American
airman in the 8th Air Force—
to lead an air armada over con-
tinental Europe—was realized
recently by 20-year-old Capt,
Lee M. Raden, squadron lead
navigator. Navigating a Flying
.
Pvt. Salinger Is
A Nazi Prisoner
Was Active in Habonim; His
Brother Is With Anti-
Aircraft Battalion
Pvt. Seymour Salinger, .21, who•
had been in this country only
five years, having.come. from
Lithuania, is a prisoner of war
in Germany. His family receiv-
ed a post card from him from
Stalag IV-B i nmrs-
which he writes it
that he is - in
good 'health.
They have as
yet received no
official report
from- the W a r
Department. a
Pvt. Salinger,
who had been a
very active
member of Ha- Pvt. Salinger
bonim, labor Zionist youth
group, is a graduate of Central
High and was an engineering
student at Wayne when he was
inducted, in September, 1943.
After his basic training in
Georgia, he was assigned to
an ASTP unit at the Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania un-
til the abandonment of the .pro-
gram. From there he went to
Indiantown . Gap, Pa., and was
sent to England in August, 1944.
The following Octobe•_ he went
to France.
• With the 95th infantry division
Of Patton's 3rd Army he was re-
ported missing on Nov. •29, after
having participated in the battle
for Metz.
Pvt. -• Salinger,. who possesses
the Combat Infantry medal, had
made his home with his brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Joel Salinger of 2440 Hazelwood
Ave. He has two other • broth-
ers, Manuel and Ben, and a sis-
ter, Rella, residing in Detroit.
Another brother, Harry. lives-in
Tel Aviv, Palestine. - A fifth .
brother, Pfc. Martin, is with an
artillery battalion
in England. His mother, who
has not been heard from during
the war period, had been in Lith-
uania.
PORT HURON
J. Adinoff Given
Navy Commission
Joseph Adinoff, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Adinoff, 2818 Elec-
tric, Port. Huron, was commis-
sioned an ensign in . the USNR
at ceremonies in the cathedral
of St. John the Divine, New
York. He has
reported to. the
Naval Training
Station at Bain-
ridge, Md., for
further • assign-.
ment.
Ensign Adin-
off was gradu-
,ated -from Port
Huron high ,in
1941 a n d at- Ens. Adinoff
Huron- Junior College before en-
Eating ., in the Navy in June,
1942. He also studied chemical
engineering at the University of
Michigan. Ensign Adinoff re-
ceived midshipmen training at
Columbia University.
His brothers, Pvt.. Morton, - a
former .Detroit attorney, who is
-an MP at Ft. Custer, and Dr.
Bernard, a chemist at the Dayton
Rubber Manufacturing
C o . ,
Dayton, 0. spent the past week
end with their parents in Port
Huron.
Fortress, he led 1,200 bombers
over Germany. News of his ex-
ploit was received last • week by
his. father, Harry M. Raden, 100
W. Euclid.
•
"Well, 001 guess I have added
another milestone," he wrote
from England on Feb. 24, "but
I can't tell you
the exact date.
I have now had
an 8th Air Force
lead, 1,200
bombers behind
me on the mis-
skin. It has been
my dream and
the dream of
all airmen. Like
my Captaincy, it
was something Capt. Raden
I had hoped for, but never
thought would happen."
Lead Navigator
This flight climaxed many
missions which -Capt. Raden has
completed since his arrival ia
England last July. 'When he fin-
ished a tour of rhiSsions in Octo-
ber he was promoted . to first
lieutenant. and made squadron.
lead navigator. At this time he
received the Air Medal with Oak
Leaf Clusters.
One of the youngest lead navi-
gators in the 8th Air Force, he
was not promoted to captain—the
customary rank for his -position
—until he had passed his 20th
birthday on Jan. 4.
Capt. Raden attended the Uni-
versity of Wisconsin and enlisted
after reaching his 18th birthday.
He was commissioned last April
at Ellington Field, Tex.
Major Reisman's
ideas Help Fliers
A
At t Rest Centers
Maj. Samuel G. Reisman, 27,
a flight surgeon at Normoyle,
San- Antonio, Tex. ; has the dis-
tinction of haVing been one of
the first flight
surgeons to
establish rest
centers for fliers
suffering from
combat fatigue.
He had spent :::••••
more than 21
months overseas
in• the South Pa-
cific Area.
Many .01 .Maj.:.
Reisman's find- Maj. Reisman
ings and recommendations have
.materially aided treatment • of
fatigued pilots and have affect-
ed the air forces' present rota-
tion policy.
Commissioned in 1940
Maj. Reisman, who received
his commission on Sept. 14, -1940,
served in New Caledonia, New
Zealand, Fiji, Guadalcanal, 'Bou-
gainville and several other iso-
lated outposts. In describing_
some of his experiences, he rem
marked: "Besides my work,
which is always most thrilling to
me, the crash of a fighter plane
near our landing strip at Miinda
gave me my most thrilling ex-
peaience overseas."-
When a plane which failed to
take off on the muddy strip,
crashed and burst aflame, its
machine. guns began to fire - from
the intense heat. Disregarding
the flames, he pulled the uncon-
scious pilot to safety. "
Wayne U. Graduate
•Maj. Reisman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Max E. Reisman, 2742 Cal-
vert, is a graduate of the Wayne
Medical School and interned at
Grace Hospital. He received . his
Jewish education in the. United
HebreW Schools.
Three other ,members of his
family, all physicians, are serv-
ing at various posts throughout
the world. They are his brothers,
Capt. Frank A. and, Lt. David;
and a brother-in-law, Capt. Max
Steiner,. who is married to the
former Mildred Reisman. Mrs.
Steine:r and their son, Mickey,
reside at 19482 Roselawn. An-
other brother, Dr. Nathan 'Reis-
man, is a practicing physician
here.
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