• des Entire Community Honors Butzel at Funeral yederation Creates Special Fred Butzel Memorial Fund pr. Glazer, in Eulogy at Funeral Service, Calls Upon Com- munity to Dedicate Itself "to Heritage He Has Bequeathed to Us": Entire Country Honors Michigan's Great Leader Thousands of Detroiters turned out , over the week-end, at the funeral-parlor and at the funeral services at Temple Beth El on Mondaysmorning, to pay final tribute to Fred M. Butzel. Long before the scheduled hour for the service, at 11 on Monday, the auditorium of Temple Beth El began to fill y the thousands who came to onor the man whom Christians and Jews have come to recognize as Michigan's leading philan- hropist and social worker. There were Christians and Jews n the congregation. Many leading ersonalities in the community ere there. The service was con- ucted by Dr. B. Benedict Glazer, abbi of Temple Beth El. Jason ickton was the participating rganist. There was a Boy Scout onor guard in Naval uniforms. Dr. Glazer read the Fifteenth saim and selections from the wenty-ninth chapter of the Book f Job. - • "A Prince and a Mighty Man as fallen this day," Rabbi Glazer aid. "He haS left us orphaned nd bereaved.: He was an unique d inspired - ttersonality." -Speakinei:-61 the . "almost in- redible range and depth of his interest and services," Dr. Glazer aid that "f(* this we loved him d his pe*tirating intelligence, s unflagging zeal- and energy." He paid honor to his gener- ous heart OW desEribed his ac- tivities as that of a great citi- zen, a great AmeriCan, "a loyal and conscious Jew who was positive in his generous at- tachments." Dr. Glazer pointed out that • Butzel was "known and res- ected as a -national personality. e became for many the living ymbol of conscience and 'com- assion." He told of the help he xtended to students and immi- ants, and declared that "he fted the burdens and anxieties f troubled hearts." Even in the ast days he displayed his "self- orgetfulness in his hours of pain d suffering" by inquiring re- arding community activities and he progress, that was being made y the religipus school committee f Temple Beth El. Rabbi • Glazer said that Mr. Butzel "accepted faithfully his duties as a member of the Beth El religious school board," that he was a. loyal Zionist who labored to See the unfortunate people in Europe settled in the State of Israel. He concluded with the appeal: "Let us pledge ourselves to the heritage he has bequeathed; to us." The pallbearers were the mem- bers of the law firm he headed— Isidore Levin, Harry Winston, Chris M. Youngjohn, Edward Quint, Morris Stein, Henry Sills, Max Fruhauf, Jacob Keidan and Rodman Myers.. Burial was in Woodmere Cemetery. The flag at the Community Fund Building, 51 W. Warren, was at half mast. Many offices were closed to enable entire staffs to attend the funeral serv- ice. On the Sabbath, tributes to Mr. Butzel's memory were paid by Rabbis in all synagogues. The. executive boards of prac- tically all national organizations met in special sessions to adopt resolutions in honor of the great. Detroiter who for more than 40 years had given encouragement to every effort to aid the needy, to rehabilitate the homeless, to assist the downtrodden. In compliance with the wishes of the deceased and at the re- quest of the survivors—Mr. Butzel's two brothers, Michi- gan's Supreme Court Justice Henry ,M. Butzel, and . Lawrence M. Butzel of New York—there were no floral tributes. Spe- cific requests were made that memorials should be in the form of contributions to charitable causes. The first group to make special gifts to the Allied Jewish Cam- paign, in addition to their pre- vious gifts, in Mr. Butzel's mem- ory, were the members of the staff of the Jewish Social Service Bureau. . A special Fred M. Butzei Memorial Fund has been set up by the Jewish Welfare Federa- tion and the Allied Jewish Cam- paign and numerous contribu- tions to this fund have begun to pour into the Federation office at 51 W. Warren and the cam- paign office at 600 Owen Bldg. All Detroit newspapers carried editorial tributes which are re- printed in this issue. Besides MSc two brothers, his nieces and nephews, Mr. Butzel also is survived by his cousins, Emma and Leo Butzel. The Jewish News has received numerous telegrams from lead- ers throughout the country ex- THE JEWISH NEWS-13 Friday, May 28, 1948 Fred M. Butzel -resat.Vittzti Pg://9c- W4ce~ter/colicrog;‹,4,/‘);;10;iewe,."4.41 ,,iwoz./,ew.1,4-ar;e4*. twee.4,-;?./cweeer/a/.411, 4<7.4,e41wer, F,47A7--;"* . / 744" An Editorial in the Detroit News, May 22, 1948 74• 4 4 afei:c;r4,:IV;:e,.(43$•1,0 /:44/ ,t9foriae./.4- _-fredf, ,z4w.14VP-rxe)1 flAs).•-',eratowsee/ , ;1 1 :7,..i 2 /irmww, dyntezelee44444-e;7"#!--174" wwewisz•elall ,e;t4:1G4.440-?",eiX/~vwwmers6,...;,./,owww-" . ,:www-wemes-.4/ ,s97we t7etg:/,cri'vA-A.,,,:%/AaAtie/A460.), tY.A.1,0;we ,:el/r.a/c/Oier,ter eee,, ,;w4eew./i4twoo4f/ , owwrifrieifAcwor.wagc ,-- ..7 4ecerafccifAttehizaP-e>erwro-/-4,swZeme.,1,..t. ,/,41wntff,/i 6 ,.)4s,0 c.A&VIiiftge/. ..cone44siziee,fr-/ 4,cgov•r;e:,e/ ..:::41,v0..dwect9-4 , ,nige./f17,7 xe-w. so440/f/a7u46,1%/3-or,44maxzw, 1444. w:„,sr ,e,,exeed-2.6-31('2 When the late Fred M. Butzel celebrated his 50th birthday, on Aug. 25, 1927; Detroit Zionists honored him with an inscription is the Jewish National Fund Golden Book and with an engraved resolu- tion, reproduced above. The resolution was signed by Maurice H. Zackheim, president; Dora B. Ehrlich, vice-president; the late Abra l- ham J. Koffman, treasurer; Israel Zilber, secretary; Abraham Cap- lan, financial secretary. The Detroit' Times Tribute (From the Times Editorial Page, May 22, 1948) It is rare that a civic leader's himself or his money because he death can leave such a real sense expected anything in return ex- of loss in so many places as did cept the personal gratification of the death of Fred M. Butzel. relieving humanity in whatevei , If any one in the history of way he could. He , headed Jewish- Detroit had the' right to be called charities- and participated in the "beloved" in the true sense of the affairs of his people but he was word, it was he. For none in a too much of a humanitarian to lifetime of 70 years could do more be confined into even such a for so many in a selfless benev- mold. He founded the Boy Scouts in olence that knew nothing of race, Detroit and the Boy's Republic creed, color or station in life. Fred Butzel loved his fellow and the city's playground systeni. man so well that he gave all who But more than his public bene- came to him of his time, money factions were those of which none and his heart. It mattered not to knew except the recipients whO came to his office and his moct- pressing sorrow over Mr. But- him that occasionally his trust . est home. was 'betrayed. He expected the zel's death. - Fred M. Butzel won many high_ (A special section of this issue vagaries of human nature to mock honors during his lifetime. But his efforts now and then but it of The Jewish News—Pages 11 his memorial is in the hearts of to 14—is devoted to tributes to never made him bitter or less those in high places and low who Mr. Butzel. Other tributes will understanding, found in his wisdom and kind. His philanthropies were many. ness and human understanding, be found in the editorial on Page 1, Purely Commentary column His interests were as broad and as well as in his boundless char- on Page 2 and Danny Raskin's as deep as his fine mind. ity, the 'way to renewed hope column on Page 21.) Fred Butzel never gave _ of and a better form of life. Presentation of Bronze Bust to Fred M. Butzel On His 70th Birthday Among the most recent honors extended to the late Fred M. Butzel was the presentation of a bronze bust made of him on the occasion of his . _ 70th birthday by the eminent sculptor, . Walter Midener. The presentation was made on Oct. 26, 1947, at the home of Mrs. Hoke Levin, chairman of the committee which ar- ranged the presentation of the gift.' In the photo are, left to right: ISIDORE LEVIN, who made the presentation; MR. MIDENER, MR. BUTZEL and MRS. LEVIN. —rnoto b Paul Kirsch. Jewish News Photographer