Friday, September 28, 1945

THE JEWISH NEWS

Page Twenty

Detroiter Wins Army Art Award

Firetog, Former Center
Pupil, One of 8 Winners

Bobroff Receives
Bronze Star Medal
And Purple Heart

Reunion in the Philippines

Chaplain Adler, Now in Japan,
Meets 40 Boys Front Home

Harold Bobroff, Phm 1/c, was
decorated with the Purple Heart
Shortly before he was sent to Frank Benison, 126 E. Jackson. Flint,
Sergeant's 'Soldier Resting', a Woodcut Drawing, Tops and Bronze Star Medals for Yokohama, Japan, Capt. Morris Mich., husband of Mrs. M. Benison,
2676 Leslie.
heroic achievement in connection Adler, Chaplain with the U. S.
in That Class in Exhibition at National Art Gallery
Morton L. Benyas, husband of Mrs.
Benyas, 2497 Clements.
Army, had a reunion with a Mary
in Washington; Gets $100 Bond
Lt. Samuel Jos. Faurnan, son of
number of Detroiters who served Dr. and Mrs. D. Fauman, 3200 Bos-
Blvd.
with 'him in the Philippine ton
Originally he was assigned to
For his woodcut drawing,
Lt. Herbert Levin. son of Prof.
Islands.
"Soldier Resting," Sgt. Max Army illustrators, a group de-
and Mrs. Samuel Levin, 12515 Broad-
The accompanying photograph street.
Firetog, of Detroit, won first signed to become the army's com-
Abraham Riskin, son of Mr. and
shows Chaplain Adler, who is on Mrs. Jacob Riskin, 628 E. Taylor St.,
prize in the Army's National bat artists' unit. The unit was
Flint.
leave
from
his
post
as
associate
Arts Contest. One of eight prize never activated, so Firetog left
Herman Troy, husband of Mrs.
rabbi of Congregation Shaarey Bertha
winners out of. 9,000 entries, Sgt. Fort Custer for the APG in the
R. Troy, 2911 Sturtevant.
Ralph
Trustman, nephew of Mrs.
Zedek, with Herschel L. Harris,
Firetog's picture was adjudged ASFTC's Training Aids Branch
A. Shusterman, 2638 Buena Vista.
son of Mrs. Kate J. Harris of
best in his class at the National at Aberdeen where he became
Sam Seyburn, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Seyburn. 17521 Kentucky.
9360 Genesee.
Gallery of Art in Washington, the production and liasion man
Lt. Jacob Keidan, son of Mr. and
A list of 40 other Detroit and Mrs.
between training aids and the
D. C.
Joseps N. Keidan, 2311 Calvert,
husband
of Mrs. Miriam Keidan.
Michigan
servicemen
whom
Rabbi
Sgt. , Firetog, son of Mr. and field printing office at the Ord-
Abraham Meyer, husband of Mrs.
Adler
conferred
with
in
the
Mrs. Philip Firetog of 3742 nance School.
Ruth B. Meyer, 119 Euclid Ave.,
Philippines are:
Mich.
In a long article published in
Glynn Ct., h a s
Lt. Howard Kopel, son of Dr. and
CWO Morton M. Altschuler, son of
the Flaming Bomb, his camp
been stationed
Mrs. Joseph Kopel. 2214 Chicago Blvd.
Stanley Altschuler, 9440 Dexter.
Capt. Morton Helper, son of Mr.
Lee
M.
Applebaum.
son
of
David
paper,
Sgt.
Firetog
is
called
a
at the Aber-
and Mrs. Samuel Helper.
Applebaum, 3017 Fullerton.
"capable chap with a likeable
de en Proving
Philip Belinsky, son of Mrs. Rachel
Jerome Arta. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Belinsky, 1600 Blaine.
personality."
Carl Aria, 2441 Blaine.
Grounds in Ab-
S. L. Yucht. brother of Mrs. R. D.
Sam
Cohen,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Accepts Two Scholarships
erdeen, Md., for
Brandon. 2524 Tyler.
Joseph Cohen, 2662 Monterey.
M. Kominsky, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Sgt. Firetog was offered three
Jerome Freedman. son of Mr. and
three years.
Mrs. J. A. Freedman, 2445 Ford. H. Kominsky, 1225 Clairmount.
scholarships when he was grad-
former
.A.
David Ruben, son of Mr. and Mrs.
husband of Mrs. J. G. Freedman, 2413
Solomon Ruben. 16595 Washburn.
uated from Cass Tech: a Ralph
Leslie.
fashion illustra-
William Shpagal, son of Mr. and
Max
Itscovitz,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Harmon Booth, which meant an
tor for Bass-
Mrs. Shpagal, 3743 Calvert.
Itscovitz, 2025 Blaine.
Louis Weber, brother of Miss
outright grant of funds with
Luckoff, I n c ,
Irving W. Katz. son of Mrs. Ann
Dorothy Weber. 2432 Highland.
Katz, 3045 Cortland.
which to study; a Meinsinger,
Detroit a dv er - _
Major M. L. Falick.
Jack Landsberg, son of Mr. and
with tuition to that famed art
Capt. Bernard Stamel.
tising firm, Sgt. Sgt. Firetog
Mrs. I. Landsberg, 2291 Blaine.
Capt: Hyman H. Cohen.
Milton Lebowitz. son of Mr. and
Firetog, 26, received his art train- school, and another scholarship
Chaplain Albert Gordon. son of Mr.
Mrs. Joseph Lebowitz, 2737 Gladstone.
ing at the Jewish Center and has to the Pittsburgh Art Institute.
Lt. Morris H. Lessen. husband of and Mrs. Abe Gordon, 2659 Webb.
PHM 1/c Bobroff Decorated
Mrs. Morris Lessen, 2725 Boston Blvd.
Firetog accepted two of the
been a recepient of many scholar-
Sherivin Molonon. son of Mr. and
Yom Kippur Services in
ships and awards before entering offers, the Booth award which with operations against the Mrs. A. Molonon, 3814 Burlingame.
Max Schubiner, son of Mrs. Rose Yokohama's Oldest Church
he used to attend the Society enemy on Iwo Jima, from Feb.
the army.
Schubiner, 3200 W. Chicago, husband
of Arts and Crafts School by day 24, 1945, to March 16, 1945.
General Informs Him
YOKOHAMA, (JTA)—For the
Sgt. Firetog received notifica- and the Meinsinger institute by
He served with the Third
first time in the history of Japan,
tion of his national award, plus night.
Marine Division, as a .. ,medical
the empire of the rising sun
He is married to the former corpsman. On March 8, In Thile he
a $100 war bond, from Brig. Gen.
heard the shofar blown by an
Herbert J. Lawes, commanding Helen Volk, also an artist whose was attached to a line cornpany,
American soldier at the conclus-
general of the Army Service home is in Detroit but who is an assault company nearby
ion of Yom Kippur services,
living
and
working
in
New
York.
Forces Training Command.
suffered heavy casualties from
which were attended by several
an enemy mortor barrage.
"hundred Jewish men of the U.S.
Without regard for his own
armed forces.
safety, he voluntarily w e n t
The services were held in a
through enemy fire to bring aid
Presbyterian Church, by the sea,
to the wounded. He himself was
the oldest in Japan. Chaplain
painfully wounded, but carried
Morris Adler of Detroit pro.-
After serving in the U. S.
on until all wounded men were
nounced a memorial prayer "for
army for four and a half years,
treated and evacuated.
HERSCHEL L, HARRIS and
those of every creed who gave up
the last eight months on a spe-
He returned to the battalion
CHAPLAIN MORRIS ADLER
their lives in this war to the end
cial assignment in the East
aid station fo r treatment only
of Mrs. Dorothy Schubiner, 3262 Bur- that freedom might live." Cpl.
after his return
when ordered to do so by his lingame.
Daniel Cohen of Brooklyn, N.
r o m overseas,
Seymour B. Stein, son of Mr. and
company commander.
Y., blew the shofar.
Mrs.
Stein,
3224
Tuxedo.
'Eiarold Karpel
The above picture was taken
Henry Warshaw, son of Mr. and
The church was offered for the
now holds the
at an assembly held on Guam, Mrs. A. Warshaw, 2737 Elmhurst.
Marvin Schneider, son of Mrs. M. Jewish High Holy Day services
status of Veter-
during presentation ceremonies. Schneider, 2669 Glynn Ct.
by Pastor Ra.uk Watnake who
a n.'of World
Leon Burg, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bobroff has been in service
lived in the U. S. for 20 years.
Burg, 17510 Prairie.
War II and is
since May 12, 1943. He is the hus- Sol Cyril
Astrein. son of Mr. and Mrs. A congregation of soldiers, sail-
readjusting him-
band of the former Ethel Reznick Oscar Astrein, 2680 Rochester.
' Harold B. Beck. son of Mr. and Mrs. ors' and marines, some of them
self into civilian
of Leslie Ave. and the son of Mr. Morris
Beck, 3017 Gladstone. husband with sidearms, attended Kol
life.
of Mrs. H. Beck. 1662 Elmhurst.
and Mrs. Nathan Bobroff.
son of Mrs. Nidre and all the other services.
Irving G. Benison,
Now employed
with a sheet
metal and air
H. Karpel
conditioning firm, Karpel is pur-
SGT. IRVING STROBING
suing a course in that trade in
Sgt. Strobing, Army radio oper-
night school. He and his wife are
residing with his parents at 9755 ator whose voice was the last
Capt. Genser, who is stationed
Sol Collins, who has serv-
Broadstreet. A brother, Pfc. heard before the fall of Corregi-
To Joseph Hershkowicz, in the
Jack, in the Pacific over two dor, was among the thousands of ed overseas for three years with at Camp Polk, La., and is engaged
years, is believed to be in Tokyo heroes liberated from Jap prison the famous 57th Fighting Corps, in signal corps , instruction, rec- clothing business, here is a mes-
camps who recently arrived at has returned to the U.S. and ently was pro-
sage froM T/5 Mickey Hem, in
now.
Germany:
Harold Karpel's last assign- Hawaii,. last Pacific stop before has been discharged from the moted from First
AAF under the
ment for the army was serving reaching the states. His home is
"Your sister, Estera Ruchi
Lieutenant. His
point system.
as an experimental subject at in Brooklyn.
Friedman (Sometband was maid-
wife recently
During
his
,-,stay
the Climatic Research Labora-
en name) died in a concentration
joined him and
:::overseas, Sgt. is making her
tory in Lawrence, Mass. He saw 7,000 Commit Suicide
camp along with three sons, but
Collins
had
visit-
service in Africa and Italy and In Prague Since May
her husband, Leib, a pretty 16- 1
home with him.
ed in Palestine
has served as driver for Gen.
year-old girl named Anna, and a J
Son of Mr. and
and w a s im- Mrs. Benjamin
boy, Samuel, survived and are )
Clark, the late Ernie Pyle, Al
PRAGUE, (JTA) — Approxi-
pressed deeply Genser of 3286
now in Bad Mergenstein, Ger-
Jolson and others.
with the work
mately 7,000 repatriates, the ma-
B uena Vista,
many."
of the Jewish
jority of them Jews, have com-
Capt. Genser had
The above informatiOn was con-
pioneers.
mitted suicide since May, it is
Capt. Genser
tained in a short letter which
He is confirm- served two years
reported here. The impossibility
overseas, in England, France,
ing his art career Belgium and Germany. His Hern wrote to his mother, Mrs.
Sgt. Collins
of earning a living is the imme-
diate reason given in most cases. and is going to Chicago to study brother, Pfc. Julius Genser, is Freda Lefton, in which he writes
that he found five Jewish people
Most of the victims are old interior decorating and design- now serving in Germany.
in Bad Mergenstein. • "They were
In service 43 months, having people. Upon their return to ing.
in Buchenwald for almost four
enlisted after the attack on Pearl Prague they learned that their
Upon his arrival in Detroit,
years. Our boys, Jewish, took ,
Harbor, T/Sgt. Earl Jacobson, families perished in the Nazi Sgt. Collins was feted by his
up a collection of candy, ciarets,
son of Mrs.
gas chambers. Finding no homes sisters and brothers, Mrs. William
etc. and last night I took it down
Bertha Jacobson,
and no jobs, they preferred to Klafer, Mrs. Gus Jacobs, Mrs. I.
to them.
was promoted to
end their lives rather than con- Saffer, Mrs. Jack Rubin, Dr.
"If you know the Hershkow-
Staff Sergeant
Allen
Collins
and
Louis
Collins.
tinue a miserable existence.
on Aug. 25.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shafer of iczes in Detroit, please tell them]
Overseas 20
2632 Monterey are eagerly await- that they can get in touch with
months, S/Sgt.
ing the return of one of their these people through me. Please ,
Jacobson parti-
two sons in service following a send lots of packages of food—I
cipated in five
letter from Jack, who writes that don't need it but these Jewish
of
major battles,
he expects a 30-day furlough im- people do. There are loads
serving first with
mediately upon his return to the them around these parts await-1
ing for transportation to Pales-(
the 1st Army
States.
tine. - We must do all we can to
and then with
Written Request Required to Send Paper to Men in
Jack, who is 30, is a corporal, help them."
S/Sgt. Jacobson
the 9th.
Navy and Marines; Special Rate_is $2 Per Year; Vets
an engineer in the AAF, and
He closes with "Please take my',
He has been in England,
David, 22, also a corporal, is with next month's allotment and buy
Offered Free Ads in Classified Columns
France, Belgium, Holland and
a ground crew. Both in the ser- food with it, send it in small
Germany.
vice 30 months, their paths packages."
In accordance with Post Office regulations, The Jewish
A radio operator in t h e
crossed twice while overseas.
News will be able to accept gift subscriptions for service-
The soldier's mother can be
Armored Division, he has done
Last December they met in Italy reached at TO. 8-5415 or TO.
men, on the occasion of Hanukah, until Oct. 15. These sub-
outstanding work and holds five
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and last month they held a re- 8-8590.
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U. S. Army, at the special servicemen's rate of $2.
union in Trinidad.
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Subscriptions for those serving in the Navy and with the
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — More
The older Shafer now has 62
Marines continue to require a written request from the men
end of December.
points, and according to a recent than 2,000,000 listeners have at-
in service.
The Jewish News continues to offer free to servicemen
announcement, will be eligible tended 1,309 concerts in the nine
The needs of our fighting men
the use of our classified columns for Jobs and. Homes
for discharge early this winter. years since the Palestine Or-
are provided for in the War
Wanted Ads.
Jack is married to the former chestra was founded, the man-
Chest.
Parents and other relatives of men in service are invited
Ruth Eisner, who with their agement disclosed as plans were
Give liberally to and work for
to send us the names of returnees and those discharged from
daughter, Beverly, resides on laid for the new season, begin-
the success of the Was Chest, Oct.
service for publication in our columns.
ning Oct. 11.
Burlingame Ave.
to 31.

H. Karpel Returns;

Voice of Corregidor

In Army 41/2 Years

Collins Discharged
From AAF, Relates,
Visit to' Palestine
Sgt.

Oscar Genser Gets
Rank of Captain

Jacobson Promoted
To Staff Sergeant

Cpl. Jack Schafer,

Brother Meet Again

Jewish News Accepting Gift
Subscriptions for Servicemen

T/5 Hern Locates
Kin of Detroiters
In a German Town