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The Detroit Jewish News, 1945-06-15

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THE JEWISH NEWS

Page Twenty

Death Ends Brilliant Career

Pfc. Rodney E. Jacobson,
Able Artist, Dies in Action

When Dr. B. Benedict Glazer
pays tribute to the memory of
Pfc. Rodney Edward Jacobson
at services at Temple Beth El
at 11 a. m. Sat-
urday morning,
he will honor a
brilliant a r t ist
whose life was
cut short when
he was killed in
action in Ger-
many on May 4.
Rodney, who
w a s 22 on
March 17, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Pfc. Jacobson
Harry Jacobson of 2030 Chicago
Blvd., was popular at Central
High School, at Miami Univer-
sity, Oxford, 0., with Zeta Beta
Tau affiliates and at various
army camps at which he was
stationed. He was known for his
cartoons, art work, murals and
caricuatures.
He signed his works "Rod—."
His pen drawings, his oil paint-
ings, his cartoons have appeared
in the Central Student, the
Miami University Bulletin, the
Zeta Beta Tau Quarterly and
other periodicals. His murals
decorate the mess hall at Fort
Custer.
The cartoon reproduced here,
in which he prophesied the re-
sults of V-E Day which' followed
his death by only a few days,
appeared in the Miami Student
on April 21, 1942, and in the
Zeta Beta Tau Quarterly in
June, 1942.
A native Detroiter, he comes
from a. pioneer Detroit family,
his father and his late g7 and-
father having been born in the
same house on Catherine St.

He was in active service two
and a half years and went over-
seas last December, with the
U. S. Strategic Survey. Much of
his work had been to prepare
training pamphlets and special-
ized army art work in a division
that included linguists, artists,
photographers and engineers.
A graduate of Central High
School, he studied at Miami
University for a year and half
before entering active service.
He was confirmed at Temple
Beth El.
His brother, First Lt. Ivan
Mayer Jacobson, now stationed
in Akron, 0., is in his fourth
year with the Air Corps. Like
his brother, he is a Temple Beth
El confirmand and a graduate of
Central High and studied for
two and a half years at Wayne
University.

Lt. Berman Sees
Jewish Faith High
On Okinawa

Yeoman Ruth Cohon
Returns to Her Base

Memorial Services
For Pvt. Sapperstein
To Be Held on June 23

On Saturday, June 23, at 11
a. m., at Temple Beth El, Dr. B.
Benedict Glazer will officiate at
memorial services for Pvt. Mel-
' vin Sapperstein,
killed in Italy
on April 17. Pvt.
Sapperstein pre-
viously had
been reported
missing.
With Co. 1 of
the 361st infan-
try of the 5th
Army, Pvt. Sap-
perstein, 24, was
Pvt. Sapperstein inducted on
May 11, 1944, and had been
overseas since October. He had
been awarded the Combat In-
fantry Badge. Prior to en-
tering service he had been
associated with his father in the
Benz Glass Co.
Born in Detroit, he was grad-
uated from Central High in 1938.
He is survived by his wife,
the former Dora Alpert, his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Sol Sapper-
stein, and a sister, Eileen, all of
2923 Monterey.

Friday, June 15, 1945

A Christian's Tribute to a Jew

Pvt. Semansky's Parents
Get Note of Condolence

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Semansky of Elmhurst Ave. have been
notified by the Commanding Officer and the Chaplain of his division
that their son, Pvt. Jack Semansky, 19, was killed on March 15,
during an attack on the enemy in Germany. The family has been
given the Purple Heart,
was awarded posthumously
was a third son. To my brother
Pvt. Semansky, who was a and me he was another brother.
member of the
It made no matter as to our re-
Jewish Commu-
ligion. I have known him to
nity Center and
give us Christmas presents, yet
the AZA, was
on your religious days we never
graduated from
offered him anything that would
Cass Technical
break his fast. On Christmas he
High. He had
received our presents, on his
majored in mu-
feast days he received our
sic. His parents
blessings.
received the fol-
You see we were alike in
lowing letter
more ways than one. We never
from a non-
argued nor fought. He could
Jewish friend: Pvt. Semansky give as he could receive. It is
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Semansky:
for those who die that I am out
It was yesterday that I re- here. It is for those who died
ceived news of Jack's death. It that I would give my. life.
is my duty to tell you how sor-
I hope this gap in your life
ry I am. But it is not that reason can be filled. Adopt my brother
which prompts me to write to or me for your son, maybe we
you. It is to his memory can help.
that I do this. He was
So that others could laugh
more than an American—he was and find joy, remember that is
a kid that did what he was told. why he died.
In all the time I knew him he
If I could make the world
was always obedient to you. I laugh just once I would gladly
liked him secondly because he die.
was a great friend to my brother
Yours always,
and to me. He was the greatest

WILBUR.
friend that I have ever known. Ensign Wilbur Gregg,
To my mother and dad he U. S. N.
Friedman Tells of Using

The Jewish News
Aids Round Table
Talks Overseas

Capt.

Paper for Discussions on
Jewish Affairs

Gr 4/1110•0""•110
v.z e"

CARTOON BY "ROD—"

Yeoman Ruth Cohon, who re-
cently was home on a furlough,
has returned to her base at Glyn-
Men Display Religious Spirit co, Ga. She -
been promoted
He's Never Seen at Home,
to yeoman 2ncti..
He Writes Parents
class.
While h o m
American Jews are inclined she was enter-
to be pessimistic in their out-
tained by her
look on the future of Jewry in
parents, Mr. and ,',
the U. S. A letter from Lt. (s.g.).
Mrs. Jacob B.
Mandell Berman, stationed on
Cohon of 8435
Okinawa, takes exception to Twelfth. Hei
this attitude.
aunts, Mrs.
In a letter to
Julius
Wein- Y 2/c Cohon
his parents, Mr.
traub and Mrs. Joseph Swartz, of
and Mrs. Julius
Columbus, 0., visited her during
Berman of 60
her stay here.
Burlingame, he
states:
"Today i
Shabath S h e
vuoth. I had
forgotten a n d
wasn't going to
David Harold Weisberg, who
hoof two miles
has
served in Alaska and the
the
Lt.
Berman
through
mud to the command area where Aleutians, piloting a P-30 Air-
services are held. But I snagged cobra, has been
a covered jeep and went over. promoted to the
The small tent was filled to rank of first
its capacity, with men in lieutenant, ac-
all varieties of uniforms, most cording to word
of them still dripping from the received by his
rain . • . All of them were shar- parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Phillip
ing the meagre supply of books
. • . . Every man prayed in his Weisberg of 2972
Gladstone A v e.
own way in English or in He-
He now is sta-
brew . . .
tioned at Luke
A Religious Spirit
D. H. Weisberg
"The men by their attitude Field, Ariz. At
the time of his enlistment in 1940
and demeanor charged that tent he was a student at the Univer-
with a religious spirit that I sity of Michigan, majoring in en-
have never seen in civilian life.
gineering and aeronautics. He
These men didn't have to walk, excelled in marksmanship and
hitch or ride a boat to that tent received several awards for his
in the rain. No one urged them skill.
to come.
A brother, Cpl. Irving, 20, is
"If ever I believed that Juda- an Army Air Corps radio oper-
ism would die with this second ator in the Philippines.
and third generation in the U.
S., I was wrong. Right now in
their hearts these men are bet- that. I'd like to show him that
ter Jews than 50 per cent of the his faith in the staying power
Jews (older men) I know at of Judaism is at least justified
home.
out here."
"I may have misjudged those
A graduate of Central High,
fellows this morning. Perhaps he became an ensign in June,
that service was just one way 1942, after receiving his degree,
of giving them a break in a magna cum laude, in business
routine existence—for a group of administration, at Harvard Uni-
Jewish boys to get together, versity. He also was graduated
but I don't think so. And for from the Harvard Business
the sake of American Judaism School in industrial engineering.
I hope I'm right.
"I'm going to write Rabbi
Additional Servicemen's news
nerslaman soon and tell him
on Page 6

David H. Weisberg
Is Now a First Lt.

The Jewish News, which ser-
ves to keep the Michigan Jewish
community an informed one, has
added to its functions that of
acting as a link between our ser-
vicemen and the happenings in
the world of Jewish events with
which they frequently have lit-
tle or no contact.
A letter from Capt. Harry
Friedman, who is with the in-
fantry in Europe, expresses his
gratitude to The Jewish News
for issuing so fine a publication.
Capt. Friedman writes:
"There are very few Jewish
men in my battalion, but we
have organized so as to be able
to conduct services every Friday
evening without benefit of a
Chaplain. The quota of Jewish
personnel in this division is very
small and does not warrant a
Jewish Chaplain. After services
we usually conduct a round table
on various subjects pertaining to
Jewish affairs.
"We have a great lack of liter-
ature on Judaism, but thanks to
The Jewish News and its con-
tents of the Jewish world events,
we have been enabled to conduct
our round table in a more inter-
esting and enlightening manner.
Although I am the only Jew-
ish member from Detroit all the
other Jewish servicemen enjoy
reading The Jewish News as it
is a reminder and refreshener of
our Judaism.
"Your column 'Facts You
Should Know' has enabled those
servicemen who have been rais-
ed in a purely gentile envire-
ment, to have a better under-
standing of Judaism.
"The column 'Talmudic Tales'
has given some of us a better
philosophy of life and has led us
into many discussions on Jewish
philosophy and Jewish customs.
"I wish to express to you my
gratitude for having such a fine
publication in the city of De-
troit."

Sgt. Singer Is Reported
Liberated in Germany

Sgt. Sidney Singer, originally
reported .missing-.and later known
to be a German prisoner of war,
has been liber-
a t e d, according
to informa-
tion released by
the war depart-
ment.
Son of Mrs.
Leah Singe r,
2 6 4 3 Elmhurst,
he is a Cass high
graduate and
h a d attended
Wayne Univer- ggt. Singer
city for three years before he en-
listed in March of 1942.
A waist-gunner, he had com-
pleted more than half of his mis-
sions when taken a . prisoner.

Gold Brothers
Meet in Paris

S/Sgt. Meyer Gold, youngest
of three brothers in service,
writes that "March 10, 1945, will
be a day I'll long remember, for

SAMUEL AND MEYER GOLD

on that day I met brother Sam-
uel (also a Staff Sergeant), after
after two and a half years."

Samuel, stationed in England
for 16 months, was transferred
to France, and the brothers knew
at once that they would meet. •
They are the sons of Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Gold of 1502 Glynn Ct.
The third son in service is
M/Sgt. Rubin Gold, who is sta-
tioned in the Marianas.

Report Liberation
Of Sgt. B. Goldman

Sgt. Benjamin Goldman, a
Fortress radioman first reported
missing in action and later
known to be a prisoner of war,
has been liber-
ated. He had'
been • overseas
just three
weeks when his
plane failed to
return from its
mission on
June 21, 1944.
Sgt. Goldman,
22, is a grad-
uate of Central
High and had Sgt. Goldman
attended Wayne University. He
enlisted in the Air Corps in Sep-
tember, 1942, but was not called
to active duty until March 10,
1944.
He is the son of J. C. Goldman
and the late Mrs. Rose Goldman.
His wife, Jane, resides at 3351
Elmhurst Ave.

Capt. Eisenberg Ends
30-Day Leave After
Returning From Italy

Capt. Harry Eisenberg, son of
Mrs. Gussie Eisenberg of 1942
Gladstone, has arrived home
from southern Italy. He was
home on a 30 day leave which
he spent with his mother and
friends.
Overseas 11 months, he com-
pleted 50 missions over Ger-
hany, serving
as a bombardi-
er-navigator. He
possesses t h e
DFC, the Air
Pvt. Marcus Nodel is complet- Medal
ing a 45-day furlough after more three Oak Leaf
than 30 months overseas. He Clusters and the
is the son of Mr.
Purple Heart.
and Mrs.' Ben
Prior to en-
Nodel of 2647
tering service in
Gladstone.
July, 1941, he
Pvt. Nodel,
was with theCapt. Eisenberg
who arrived
Southern California Glass Co. in
from Italy, has
California. He is a graduate of
been in the
Western High. Capt. Eisenberg
army four years,
left this Friday for Santa Ana,
having entered
Cal., for reassignment.
service on June
9, 1941, and had
Liberated This Week
been overseas Pvt. Nodel
since Nov. 2, 1942. He partici-
This week's list of liberated
pated in the Battle of Tunisia, German prisoners of war in-
the Italian campaign and the cludes the following:
crossing of the Arno River. Orig-
S/SGT. PHILIP SHLOM, hus-
inally with the Coast Artillery,
Infantry, he now is attached to band of Mrs. Marion V. Shlorn
of 3345 Richton.
the 15th Air Force.
F/O BERNARD A. JACOB-
Pvt. Nodel wears the European SON, son of Mrs. Anna Jacobson
Battle Ribbon with three Battle of 3006 Doris.
R
Sti abrbsonand the Pre-Pearl Harbor
LT. CHARLES A. EPSTEIN,
son of Stella Epstein, 16221.
A Detroit Times employe prior Monte Vista.
PFC. BARNEY SMILO, son of
to entering the army, he will re-
port to Camp Sheridan, Ill., on Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Sinilo, 2902
Clements.
June 19, for reassignment.

Pvt. Nodel to End
Furlough June 19

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