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T.HE JEWISH NEWS
Habonim Mourn Death
Of Builder of Camp Kineret
Had Premonition That He May Not "Be So Lucky" When
He Wrote to His Friends Two Days Before Attack on
Iwo Jima; Was Honored as Leader, Builder, Artist
Heidemans' 2 Sons
Home from Overseas
Friday, April 6, 1945
Plc. Rafelson's Death on the Rhine
Brings 9th Gold Star to Beth El Flag
Another Son Serves in Ger-
The death in action, on the
Entering the service in August,
many and a Son-in-Law
Rhine, in Germany, on March 1943, he went overseas on Sept.
Is in Italy
13, of Pfc. Robert Rafelson, only-
son of Mr. and
Mrs. Mark
elson. of 18085
Oak Drive, re-
presents the
ninth Gold Star
on the service
flag of Temple
Beth El.
Pfc. Rafelson
would have
reached his 31st
birthday on
March 15.
Pfc. Rafelson
27, 1944'. He was sent to England,
and saw action in Belgium be-
fore going to Germany with hit-
unit. •
Before entering the service he
was purchasing agent in his
father's business, Boyer's. He was
a graduate of Adrian College
and received his Master's degree
from the University' of Michigan.
On Sept. 15, 1940, he was
married to Ileen Jacobson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Jacobson of 18922 Muirland.
Their son, Tommy, is 2.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heide-
.Habonim labor Zionist youth is also a possibility that I won't man of 2530 Highland had ,the
groups in Detroit and throughout be so lucky. And if such should
the country were thrown into be the case, I'd like to go over joy of a visit for Passover from
deep mourning this week when some of the things I've been their two sons, Capt. Louis and
the news arrived of the death in thinking about and to share them
action, on Iwo Jima, of 2nd Lt. with some one else.. . . so I'd
Daniel Ginsburg, of the Marine like you to hang on to this let-,
Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mor- ter till I return home, because
ris Ginsburg, of 7727 Mack Ave. I'd prefer not to go' into such a
Lt. Ginsburg was one of the digcourse before each operation.
leading figures in the Habonim
"I guess I can tell you that
movement in this part of the we're going to Iwo Jima. Al-
country. He was
though it's only a small island
practically t h e
and we probably won't be on it
organizer of the
very long, it's going to be a hell
labor Zionist
of an undertaking.
P/O Heideman Capt. Heideman
yOuth in Detroit
"It's so interesting being in the
and was the
middle of all this . • . and, as an Petty Officer Ted, both of whom
prime factor in
officer, I manage to get a little were here on leave after return-
the establish-
more of the 'inside dope' than I ing from overseas.
ment of the Ha-
Among Jewish servicemen re-
would as an enlisted man. Dur-
It was a joyous occasion when
Capt. Heideman, a physician,
bonim Camp
ing the past few weeks, I think has served overseas for 27 ported killed this week are:
two Detroit brothers, Pvt. Her-
Kineret at Chel-
I've gained a lot more concise months, having - enlisted two and
S/SGT. JACOB W. FRIED- man and SF 3/c Lester Ginsberg,
sea, Mich.
picture of the Pacific War than a half years ago. He served in BERG, son of Joseph Friedberg, met in the Philippines after •a
He not only Lt. Ginsburg
16721 Woodingham.
designed the buildings for Camp I've ever had before, and I have Iran, and then went on an im-
PFC. MORRIS J. GOLDBERG,
Kineret, but also contributed the a rough idea of what will happen portant mission to Indian, serv-
major portion of physical labor from here on in. I just hope ing in Allied hospitals on the brother of Raymond Goldberg,
everything comes out the way I Burma front. Capt. and Mrs. 2630 Blaine.
in their construction.
think it will.
Heideman 'are at the home with
Included among those reported
"Rosh" of Habonim.
"If I Don't Come Back . . ."
Mrs. Heideman's parents, Mr. wounded are:
He became the "Rosh" of the
"I've been doing little things and Mrs. Abe Dante of 2676
PVT. MARTIN S. OBER-
Habonim movement in 11338 and to keep my gang's morale up— Monterey.
STEIN, son of Mrs. Sophie
- was the guiding spirit • of the but it isn't really necessary be-
Petty Officer Heideman is a Oberstein, 3749 Monterey.
youth here until his enlistment cause they've been doing a pretty
PFC. ERNEST HERBERT
radio
technician In an aircraft
in the Marine Corps. .
good job of it themselves. I don't
Born in Detroit, 22 years ago, know if we'll still be together carrier in the Pacific. He has BROUDY, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lt. Ginsburg was graduated from after this operation, but it's grat participated in several battles. Isadore Broudy, 2666 Taylor.
PFC. HYMAN A. GOODMAN,
Eastern High School and Wayne ifying to know that most of the Together with Mrs. Heideman
University.
He completed his fellows like me would like to a n d their two-year-old son, husband of Mrs. Bernice L.
V-12 training at Notre • Dame stick together. I haven't been a Mickey, they are at home with Goodman, 3290 Calvert.
PFC. WALTER SHAPIRO, 20,
University and received further strict disciplinarian, but I think Mrs. Heideman's parents, Mr.
training in South Carolina, North I've received as much coopera- and Mrs. Jack Yura, 3278 Tuxedo. infantry—wounded twice, Dec.
The Heidemans' third son, 15 in France and March 1 in
Carolina and California before tion as any of the other officers
Pvt. Albert, is serving with the Germanq; son of Mr. and Mrs.
going overseas last November. in my outfit.
Jacob Shapiro, 2689 Clements.
He had been in active service
"I think I've learned a lot from engineering corps and is now
German prisoners include the
More than 20 months.
these fellows . . . I'll always be somewhere in Germany. Their following:
He was the winner of many grateful for the experience. It's son-in-law, Pfc. Robert Selik, is
S/SGT. PHILIP SHLOM, bus-
honors in various fields.
not like being responsible fOr a serving somewhere in Italy.
Joseph Heideman is advertis- band of Mrs. Marion V. Shlom,
Pfc. Herman SF 3/c Lester
At Eastern High School, he camp or an organization, because
edited the school paper. At the stakes are so much larger— ing agent of the Detroit Jewish 3345 Richton.
two-year
separation.. Lester, who
P V T • SAMUEL BOXMAN,
Wayne he was noted for his yet there are many parallels Daily Forward.
is assigned to a supply ship,
3275
Cortland.
artistic talents. He was the win- that can easily be drawn.
I
PVT. SYDNEY L. GOODMAN, came to the island upon which
ner of Kiwanis Club prizes and think example is still the best
husband of Mrs. Grace Goodman, Herman, an infantryman, is sta-
Beaux Artes mention for his form of leadership.
tioned. Lester has been at sea
3250 Calvert.
paintings and sketches. He was
Cogs in a Machine
for two years.
graduated from Wayne in ab-
"Naturally, I hope that I'll be
They are sons of Robert
sentia upon completion of the able to came back safely and put
Ginsberg o f, 3342 Cortland.
Navy V-12 program at Notre into practice those things in
Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Levine
Herman is married to the form-
Dame.
which I believe and about which of 11845 LaSalle have been in-
Transport
er Irene Bloch of 4298 Fullerton.
Besides his parents, a brother, I've spoken and written to you
Benson, also survives Lt. Gins- and the others so much. But in formed that their son, Stanley,
Germany Pvt. Ginsberg, 26, is a grad-
burg.
case I don't, it's all right too. has been commissioned an En-
uate o-f Central High and had
His Final Letter
After all, we're all only little
sign in the Navy
Harold Hicks, news commenta- been associated with his father-
Two days before the attack on cogs in a machine, and if some of
Supply Corps.
tor,' referred to Sgt. David Sie- in-law, :Joseph Bloch, in the
Iwo Jima which cost him his us have to fall by the way-side
Ensign Levine, gel, son of Mr. and Mrs Louis Detroit Axel Shaft Co. He en-
life, Lt. Ginsburg wrote to his in order that the machine should
former stu- Siegel of 2938 Tuxedo, in one of tered service on Aug. 8, 1944
friends and described his feel- continue to run smoothly, it's
dent at Wayne his recent news broadcasts.
and took his . basic training at
ings and experiences. Here are worthwhile. After all, it's the
U., where he
Sgt. Siegel was crew chief on Camp Fannin, Tex.., ,from there
some excerpts from his letter:
machine that counts, not the lit-
was a member the air transport plane which he was sent to Ft. Meade, Md.,
• "I want to be realistic, and tle cogs.
of Pi Tau Sigma took Mr. Hicks
then to : San Francisco and over-
although I realize that the odds
"And if I don't come back, will
Fraternity,
re.
seas. He has been in the Philip-
to
the
front
Of my coming out alive and well you try to make my folks under-
ceived midship- lines. Sgt. Siegel
pines. for two months- and met.
are decidedly in my favor, there stand that it isn't such a tragedy
man's training writes to his
Rabbi Morris Adler during- this
—that their-son isn't any better
at Harvard Un- parents:
time. _ _
than anyone else's son—and un- Ensign Levine iversity and has
"I had the hon-
SF 3/c Ginsberg, 20, was draft-
fortunately, he happened to be been assigned to duty in the or being on the
ed on April 30, while a student
just as vulnerable.
Pacific.
first Allied
Stripe
at Central High and was sent to
"I guess I haven't done much
He is a graduate of Tilden Transport Plane
Great Lakes for his boot train--
in my short life so far. I haven't High School, Brooklyn, N. Y. ever to land on
ing. He has been on sear duty
• ITALY—Sgt. Irving E. Pom- learned very much—just enough
since July, 1943.
ish, son of Morris and Esther to realize that I still have a great and was a student at the Col- German s o i 1,
lege of the City of New York and we were the
Pomish, 18650 Woodingham, De- deal to learn.
before coming to Detroit to ma- second airplane Sgt. Siegel
troit, has completed 30 months
"But if I've served as a stim-
of foreign service and is now en- ulus to even a few kids to try to triculate at Wayne. He was for of any type or nation to land
titled to • wear five gold overseas reach higher—to bring some good nearly 18 months at Central in Germany. One American fight-
Michigan College, Mt. Pleasant; er plane was the only aircraft to
stripes on his left sleeve.
into the world, then I think my
" Sgt. Pomish, a control tower life so far has been worthwhile. when he first entered active land ahead of us."
Sgt. Siegel enlisted in the Air
operator with the oldest and I only hope I'll get a chance to service.
Corps Dec. 8, 1941, and has been
most active P-38 Lightning make it more so in the future."
overseas 17 months. He was sta-
By NORMAN LOURIE
Pvt. L. Cohn Wounded
Photographic R e c o n n aissance
tioned in England for more than
Squadron in the ,
WITH THE JEWISH BRI-
In
Action
in
Germany
a year and is now in France.
Mediterrane a n
GADE (JPS-Palcor) — A recent
Our Photographer
theater, has
exploit of the Jewish Brigade
In less than seven .months of
been overseas
In
at the 8th Army front here is
service with 'the infantry, Pvt.
since September,
the capture of three escaped
Louis Cohn, 18, has been in Eng-
1942. Before en- ,
German prisoners-of-war, who
Herman Krieger, auxiliary land, France, Belgium and Ger-
listing in Janu-
were stopped by an alert sentry
photographer of The Jewish many. He wasg::::<:‘ t •M:
ak
ary, 1942, he at-
News, who turned 18 two months wounded on •
Mrs. Eleanor Rogoff Kowal of just as they were about to step
tended Wayne:
ago, is now serving as an Air - Feb. ,19,
Normandy Ave. has been in-. safely across into their own
University. H E
Cadet and is -
fighting in Ger
formed that her husband, Nathan lines with valuable information
W a s graduated
many.
stationed at
H. Kowal, son of Mr. and Mrs. and installation sketches, after
s a qualifies.
hitch-hiking 400 - miles through
Shepard Field,
A June grad-
H.
Kowal of
radio operator Sgt. Pomish
Allied territory.
Texas.
uate of Central
Clements
Ave.,
from Scott Field, Ill.
High, Pvt. Cohn,
H e enlisted
The Germans, one an officer,
has been pro-
In addition to the European, last January,
who is the son
were dressed in British battle-
moted from en-
African, Middle Eastern theater but was n o t
of Mr. and Mrs.
dress. They were stopped at a
sign to -lieuten-
ribbon with four campaign stars called to active
Harry Cohn of
road
junction by a Jewish Bri-
ant
junior
grade
and the good`conduct medal, Sgt. service until
2470 Buena
gade sentry who became suspic-
in the U. S.
Pomish also wears the Distingu- two weeks ago,
V i s t a, entered Pvt. L. Cohn Naval Reserve.
ious when they gave him con-
ished Unit Citation badge which first being sent
service on Aug. 16, 1944, and
tradictory answers. In response
Lt. Kowal, 22,
the War Department recently to Fort Sheri-
took his basic training at Camp w a s graduated
to a demand for. identity papers
awarded his outfit for "outstand- dan before go-
Robinson, Ark. He has been from Wayne
H. Krieger
they produced a bogus document
ing performance of duty in ac- ing to his present post.
overseas since January. ,
typed in English.
University a n d'
tion against the enemy."
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Pvt. Cohn is at present in a w a s commis-
Lt. Kowal
One man, a typical Nazi, 24
Louis Krieger, 1653 Collingwood, hospital in England recovering sioned at Notre Dame University years old, said he had joined the
Other Servicemen's
and is a graduate of Highland from a thigh wound and a broken in 1943. He is at present stationed Hitler Youth Movement when he
Stories on Page 10
Park High SchooL
leg.
in the Aleutian Islands.
was eleven.
Killed, Wounded, Ginsberg Boys
Prisoners, Among Hold Reunion
Many Casualties In Philippines
Stanley. Levine gets
Ensign Commission
Sgt. Siegel on 1st
US
Plane
To Land in
-
Sgt. Pomish Gets
.5th Overseas
.
-
Jewish Brigade
Sentry Captures
3 Escaped Nazis
Active Service
.
Kowal Is Promoted
To Lieutenant (j.g.)