Seymour Simons, World Famous
Composer, 53, Called by Death
Seymour Simons, world famous
composer, whose .University of
Michigan operas and .hundreds of
songs have enchanted hundreds
of thousands of music lovers, died
last Saturday at Harper Hos-
uital, after a brief illness, at the
age of 53.
His death occurred . only three
weeks after the p
passing of • his
brother Nathan. Surviving are his
Mother, Mrs. .David .W. Simons;
his wife, Sue; three children from
wrote his first song hit, "Just
Like a Gypsy," for Nora Bayes,
for whom he later wrote two
complete shows, and he wrote
one show for Elsie Janis.
Pioneered in Radio
He organized the first big-name
band in Detroit and pioneered on
the radio with Fred Waring and
Coon Sanders. Among his famous
songs are "Whispering", "All of
me," "Honey," "Tie a Little
String Around Your Finger,"
"Breezing Along with the
Breeze.' During World War II he
worked 18 hours a day entertain-
ing in hospitals and camps for
USO.
Active in all types of commu-
nity projects, Simons was on the
board of the Jewish Community
Center, Congregation Shaarey Ze-
dek, Hebrew Free Loan . Associa-
tion, Boy Scouts, Franklin Hills
Country Club, Great Lakes Club
and Beth ..01am. Cemetery Asso-
ciation. He was chairman of the
entertainment committee of the
USO and a member of the Amer-
ican Society of Composers, Au-
thors and Publishers.
A leader in the Allied Jewish
Campaign, • he was chairman of
the artists and musicians section
of the drive.
Funeral services were held.
LATE SEYMOUR SIMONS
Monday at Kaufman Chapel. Bur-
" his first wife who died in 1928, ial was in Clover Hill Park Cem-
Shirley, Sarah and Ruthven; two etery. Rabbi Morris Adler and
brothers, Judge Charles C. Sim- Cantor J. H. Sonenklar officiated.
ons and Marvin. His residence
was at 18603 Wildemere.
Harry Berlin Heads
Son of ZOA Leader
He was born on High Street, Pharmacy Society's
now Vernor Highway. His father, Officers for the' Year
• the late David W. Simons, a lead-
er in Shaarey Zedek, the Zionist
Newly-elected. officers. of the
Organization of America in which
Aesculapian
Pharmaceutical So-
he was closely associated with-
. the late Supreme Court Justice ciety were honored at' a recent
Lois D. Brandeis, and in scores installation dinner at the Detroit
of philanthropic efforts, was a Leland Hotel.
Leaders of the group for the
member of Detroit's first nine-
year are: Harry Berlin, president;
man. Council.
While a student at the College Al Rogin, vice president; Michael
of Engineering at the University Wainer, secretary, and Harry
of Michigan, Seymour Simons Pernick, treasurer. Hyman Mar- .
wrote lyrics and composed the gobs, H. A. Katzman, Nathan
music for two U. of M. operas. He Cooper, Minetta Morger, Ed
played the cello, piano and other Rothenberg, Martin Share and
instruments and without training Morris Karbal are on the ex-
mastered the drums and early in ecutive committee.
. Chairmen of the standing corn-
life acquired fame as a drummer,
' as a member of the Central High mittees are: Hyman Margolis, en-
tertainment; Nathan Cooper,
School band.
He. served as a lieutenant with membership; Alex Brooks, con-
the 32nd Division of the U. S. servation; Mineta Morger, pro-
Army in France during World grams and publicity; Ben Bavly,
War I. After the Armistice he hospital; David Bez, dinner-dance
book; Seymour Morton, sick and
welfare; Sam Bez, auditing.
Center Cooperates
The Society will meet Monday,
Feb. 21, at the Book Cadillac. A
With Music Festival
movie on pharmacy will be
shown, followed by a social.
The Jewish Community Center
is participating in the nation-
wide observance of National Jew- Kvutzah Auxiliary
ish Music Month Feb. 12 to March Readies Luncheon Plans
15, with several Jewish music
programs. In cooperation with the.
Mrs. Julius Ring, president of
National Jewish Music Council,
sponsored by the National Jewish the Ladies' Auxiliary of Kvutzah
Welfare Board, the Center sched- Irvith, announces completed plans
for the group's 14th annual donor
uled the following events:
The Wednesday Evening Dis- luncheon to be held Feb. 23 at
La ch ar's.
cussion Group had 'a special mu-
Albert Elazar, assistant super-
sic program Feb.- 16. Wyn Gar-
den, concert soprano, accompan- intendent of the United Hebrew
ied by Vivian Kozenn at the Schools, will be guest speaker.
piano, was the featured artist. - Mrs. J. Zahavie-Shames will pre-
Sunday evening, March 6, the sent vocal selections, accompan-
ied by Lillian Robbins.
Joint Yiddish Culture Committee
Mrs. H. J. Goodman is lunch-
of the Center and the Jewish
eon chairman, with Mrs. J.
Community Council will present
Winokur, souvenir book chairman,
a Jewish music and dance festival
and Mrs. S. W. Goldberg, co :-
at the Center. The entire evening
chairman. Mrs. A. Selesny, TO.
will be devoted to Yiddish and
6-6926, is in charge of reserva-
Hebrew folk songs, selections of tions.
Jewish music and Hassidic and
modern Palestinian folk dances.
The following artists will par-
ticipate: Fannie Aronson and the
Center Dance Group; Julius
Chaj es, composer-pianist; Sadie
Braver Cooper, violinist, and
in finding jobs for
Marguerite Kozenn, dramatic so-
prano.
HELP WANTED!
Folks Past 50!
Marjorie Lawrence Includes
Jewish Music in Her Program
Marjorie Lawrence, leading
dramatic soprano at the Metro-
ies until she was stricken with
politan and other opera compan-
polio, has announced that she will
include Jewish music on her ex-
tensive concert programs during
the Jewish Music Festival "be-
cause Jewish music, expressive of
the whole gamut of personal and
group emotions of the Jews, is
an integral part of their life."
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It's vital!
6—THE JEWISH NEWS
• Friday, February 18; 1949
Menahem Rubin
To Direct Play for
Farband Concert
Menahem Rubin, prominent
Jewish actor, will direct the play,
in three scenes, "The Last Pic-.
ture," at the annual concert of
the Jewish National Workers Al- .
MENAHEM RUBIN
liance, SUnday evening, Feb. 27,
at the Jewish Center.
The concert, sponsored by the
City Committee of - the Farband
(JNWA), will feature, in addition
to Rubin, the following noted ac-
tors: Judy Knight, Jan. Schaff and
Al Harris; all of New York.
Recitations, songs and special
presentations will be on the pro.-
gram. The artists will present se-
lections from Peretz, Bialik, Glat-
stein, Magner and others.
Tickets are available at the
Labor Zionist Institute, Linwood
and Pasadena; Metro Music
House, 10324 Dexter; Zion "Book
Store, 9008 12th St., and the Jew-•
ish. Center.
Rabbi Ellison to Address
Hapoel Hamizrachi Sunday
•
Hapoel Hamizrachi of Detroit
will hold a business:cultural
meeting Sunday, Feb. 20, 8 p.m.,
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. B.
-Wrotslaysky, 3424 Edison. •Rabbi
Abraham Ellison, midwestern
field director, will be guest
speaker. Miss Drora Selesny will
sing some of the latest songs of
Israel.
A classified ad in the Jewish
News will bring results. Call WO.
5-1155 before 10 a.m. Wednesdays.
Poop NH,
Shoshana Harielli, Israeli Students
At Ferris Institute, Feted at Dinner
Three Israeli students at Ferris —spoke briefly and described the
Institute, Big Rapids, Mich., and spirit of Israelis who fought with
Mrs. Shoshana Harielli of Jer- bare hands against serious odds.
usalem, guest in Detroit of Pion- They explained that the Arabs
eer Women's Organization, were fled from Israel because they
honored at a dinner last Satur- had hoped to come back and
day night at Hotel Statler. Arnold plunder and rob and to take from
Neiss, Dr. S. E. Barnett and Ben-. the Jews what they, had built, but
jamin Goldman were the hosts. they defeated their own pur-
Another guest at the dinner was poses. The heroism of Haganah,
Dr. Archie Jones of the Ferris the youth groups, the Scouts and
Institute faculty, who accompan- the women were outlined in their
ied the Israeli students to De- talks.
troit.
Dr. Jones expressed thanks for
In an informative and moving the privilege of seeing the new
address, Mrs. Harielli, who rep- developments in our day and the
resents Israel's Moatzot Hapoalot realization of Prophecy. Brief re-
and the Histadrut, described the marks were delivered by Philip
hardships that were encountered Slomovitz and Rabbi Leon Fram.
by the Jews in the battle for
freedom. With the home made
weapon, the "Dovidel," named in Highly-Prized Articles
honor of the present Prime Min-
Donated for Sale at
ister David Ben-Gurion, Israeli
defenders fought against great ORT's Antique Show
odds. "They won ,because they
founght 'as Jews for self-respect,
Among the- highly-prized arti-
honor and country," Mrs. Harielli cles contributed by members of
said.
the Michigan Regional chapter of
Describing the determination of ORT for their antique show and
the Jews to live an honorable sale is a carved, hand-wrought
existence, Mrs. Harielli said that silver pitcher and loving cup, pre-
the feverish activities in state- sented to the donor's, parents on
building have placed great re- their wedding day.
sponsibilities upon world Jewry.
This, and other valued antiques,
She said that while serious bur- will be on sale from 10 a.m. to
dens were involved in the settle- 10 p.m., Monday, Feb. 28, in the
ment of 130,000 Jews in Israel in ballroom of the Lee Plaza HoteL
1948, the expectation is that 250,-
Mrs. Arthur Bloom and Mrs.
000 will be welcomed in 1949,— Milton Okun are chairmen of the
a task for which increased help affair, assisted by Mesdames Al-
will be needed.'
bert Krohn, collecting; Harold
The three Israeli students— Shapiro, tickets; Ellis Fisher,
Shalom Katzprowsky, Alexander salesmanship; Joseph Fenton and
Aizenberg and Gregory Wolosow `Harold Kukas, coordinators.
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