14—THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, January 5, 1951 Obituaries EVA WOLF, 2 0 0 4 8 Mark Twain, died Dec. 27. Services were at Kaufman Chapel, with Rabbi Goldman officiating. She leaves her son, Arthur, of Chevy Chase, Md.; daughter, Mrs. Bert Marks; brothers, Mr. Joseph Chosid, Harry Simon, of Law- rence, Mass.; Carl Simon, of West Newton, Mass., and Sam Simon of Dorchester, Mass., and sisters, Mrs. John Farkus, Mrs. M. L. Roberts, and Mrs. Ethel Griff of Waltham, Mass. Inter- nient, Turover Cemetery * * * JACOB BALSER, 13218 E. Sev=. eri. Mile, died Dee. 26. Services held at Kaufman Chapel, with Rabbi Lehrman officiating. He leaves his wife, Bertha. Inter- ment, Machpelah Cemetery. * * * ABRAHAM KATZ, 12834 La- S-alle, died Dec. 26. Services were at Kaufman Chapel, with Rabbi Hershman and Cantor Sonnenk- lir officiating. He leaves his son, Dr. Joseph Katz, of Chi- cago; daughter, Mrs. Simon Slutsky; and sisters, Mrs. Green- berg and Mrs. Shandel Gach, of Los Angeles. Interment, Clover Hill Park Cemetery. * * * ANNA ANSTANDIG, 2286 Highland, died Dec. 27. Services were at Kaufman Chapel; with Rabbi Thumim and Cantor Landgarten o f f i c i ating. She leaves her sons, Abraham, of Donara, Pa., Jack, Solomon, and Sam, of Monesson, Pa.; daugh- ters, Mrs. Julius Greenberg and Mrs. Meyer- Neuman; and broth- ers, Harry and Louis Mirwizer. Interment,- Beth Abraham Cem- etery. * * * JUDA JACOBSON, Miami, Fla., died Dec. 25. Services were at Kaufman Chapel, with Rabbi L. Levin officiating. He leaves his sons, Samuel Jacobs and Ben M. Jacobs, and daughters, Mrs. Max Kumove and Mrs. Anna Jacob- son. Interment, Bnai David Cemetery. * * * ESTHER CUTLER, 1534 W. Euclid, died Dec. 29. - Services were at Kaufman Chapel, with Rabbi Sperka officiating. She leaves her husband, Morris; sons, Leon, of Schenectady; Philip; of Mendota; Ralph, Har- ry and Nathan. Interment, Machpelah CeMetery. * * MAX ROTHENBERG, 2091 W. Euclid, died Dec. 28. Services were at Kaufman Chapel, with Rabbi Stollman and Cantor H. Adler officiating. He leaves his wife, Betty; son, Melvin; broth- ers, Ben, Harry, of Miami Beach; Barney, of Pontiac; and William, and a sister, Mrs. M. D: Hasness. Interment, Machpelah Ceme- tery. * * * .. JACOB SASLOVE, 70, _ -3727 Calvert, died Dec. 20. Services were at Hebrew Benevolent So= ciety, with Rabbi Gruskin- offi- ciating. Survived by his wife, Libby; daughters, Sonia Saslove, Mrs. Shashana *Hoffnitz and Mrs. Ada Van Duren; sons, Philip and Abraham; and three grandchildren. * 4 * _ 41• ■ TILLIE WEINGARDEN, 64, 2647 Fullerton, died Dec. 31. Services were at Hebrew Benev- olent Society, with Rabbi Grus- kin officiating. Survived by her husband, Charles; daughters, Mrs. Ethel Fisher and Mrs. Fay Davis; sons, Morris and Harry; sisters, Devorah Buchner and Sarah Isaacson, both of New 'fork; brother, Max Rosen, of New York; and six grand- children. * * * • ESTHER SILVERMAN, 67, 2910 Cortland, died Jan. 1. Services were at Hebrew Benev- olent Society, with Rabbi Wohl- gelternter officiating. Survived by her sisters, Mrs. Fannie Davison, of Youngstown, 0., and Mrs. Marian Dickler; and a brother, Sam Rosen, of New Ydrk. * * * HERMAN KNOPPOW, 73, of 16530 Kentucky, died Tuesday. Services were held Wednesday at Lewis BAos. Burial, Mach- pelah. He lived in Detroit 63 years. Surviving are a daugh- ter, Mrs. Florence Harris, and a son, Milton. MARTIN SRERE, 15, of 2400 Calvert, died last Friday morn- ing. Funeral services were held at Kaufman Chapel Sunday. Burial, Clover Hill. Surviving are his mother, Fanny, and brother, Alfred. * * * JOSEPH RICKMAN, 54, 16216 Parkside, died Dec 29. Services were at Lewis Bros., with inter- ment in Northwest Hebrew Me- morial Park Cemetery. Rabbi Halpern officiated Survived by his wife, Doris; son, Henry; daughter, Marlene; b r o t he r, Sussman, of Israel; and sisters, Mrs. Esther Sumetz and. Mrs. Shirley Hyatt. - - * * * - JULIA KREISMAN, 53, 2638 Richton, died Dec. 26. Services were at Hebrew Benevolent So- ciety, with Rabbi Peneth, of New York, officiating. Survived by her husband, Abraham; and brother, Zoltan. * * EVA GOSHMAN, 53, 1217 W. Philadelphia, died Dec. 26. Ser- viecs were at Hebrew Benevolent Society, with Rabbi Stollman of- ficiating. Survived by her hus- band, Sol; daughter, Mrs. Jane Barenholtz; son, Albert, of Colo.; sister, Rachel Cohen, of New York; and three grandchildren. Mrs. Joseph Levin Called by Death Mrs. Ida Levin, mother of Federal Judge Theodore Levin, died Dec. 28 at the age of 75, after a prolonged illness. Death occurred in Harper Hospital. Funeral services were held Dec. 29 at the Ira Kaufman Chapel on Dexter Blvd. Burial was in Clover Hill Park Ceme- tery. Dr. A. M. Hershman, Rabbi Morris Adler and Cantor J. H. Sonenklar officiated. In • addition to Judge Levin she is survived by four other sons, Saul R., Bayre, Hoke and Dr. Samuel Levin; three daugh- ters, Mrs. David Croll, Mrs. Henry Yanow and Mrs. Alan Grossman; 24 grandchildren; one great-grandchild and two brothers, Charles Rosen of Los ' Angeles and Harry Rosen of De- troit. Her husband, Joseph Levin, died in 1937. ' Her great-grandchild, son of Mrs. David Mouckley (Eunice Croll) of Toronto, was born the night before Mrs. Levin's death. Born in Lithuania, Mrs. Levin had lived in Detroit for 40 years. She was_ affiliated with many leading women's groups here. Mrs. Minnie Goldstick, HARRY TAMBACK, 73, 2010 Civic Worker, 76, DieS * * * W. Philadelphia, died Dec. 27. Services were at Hebrew Bene- volent Society. He is survived by his children in Russia. • * * SAM ZOHOTT, 60, 2201 Blaine, died Dec. 27. Services were at Hebrew Benevolent Societ y, with interment in R a dome r Cemetery. Rabbi L. Levine of- ficiated. Survived by his wife, Lena;. daughter, Norma Bren- ner, of Windsor; sons, Carl and Arthur; brother, ,Isaac; and six grandchildren. * * * AUGUST LAWRENCE FRANKLIN, 67, 10211 McQuade, died Dec. 27. Services were at Hebrew Benevolent S o c i e t y, with interment in Machpelah Cemetery. Rabbi Lehrman of- ficiated. Survived by son, Rob- ert; and three grandchildren. * * * LEIZER NEIMAN, 79, 11501 Petoskey, died Dec. 30. Services were at Hebrew Benevolent So- ciety, with interment in Stol- iner Cemetery, Rabbi I. Stoll- man officiated. Survived by his sons, Em a n u e 1 and Morris; daughters, Freda Lutsky, Rose Shapiro and Ruth Blumenthal and Sonia Freedman, of Miami Beach; sister, Mrs. Cha v e Mer etsk y; 15 grandchildren; and one great grandchild * * * MORRIS M. PENN, 42, of New York, died Jan. 1. He is survived by his wife, Mina; daughters, Lita and Bonnie; his parents, Mr: and Mrs. Aaron Penn, of Rosemont Rd., and sister, Mrs. Israel Idelsohn, also of Detroit. • YET T AN APPLEBAUM, 2680 Rochester, died Dec. 17. Ser- vices were held at Kaufman Chapel with Rabbi Segal and Cantor Fenakel officiating. .She leaves two sons, Harold R. and Lawrence of Washington, D.C.; three daughters, Mrs. Samuel Greenberg, Mrs. Maurice Ver- nick and Miss Irma G. Apple- b a u m. Interment, Machpelah Cemetery. * * * ADOLPH MEHLER, 2202 Eu- clid, died Dec. 24. Services were held at Kaufman Chapel with Rabbi Morris Adler and Cantor Jacob Sonenklar officiating. He leaves his wife, Rose; two sons, Morton acid. Samuel; one daugh- ter, Mrs. Sam Arbit; one broth- er, Leo. Interment, Clover Hill Park Cemetery. * * * HAROLD NEWHOUSE, .2025 Fullerton, died Dec. 24. Services were . held at Kaufman Chapel with Rabbi Joseph Tnumin and Rabbi Israel Halpern officiating. He leaves his wife, Gertrude; one daughter, Rochelle; father, Adolph Newhouse; three broth- ers, Joseph, Ben and Louis; two sisters, Mrs. Mickey Radkin and Mrs. Henry BerkoWitz. Inter- ment, Beth Abraham Cemetery. * * * MARY NADLER, 9387 Wilde- mere, died Dec. 24. Services were Mrs. Minnie Goldstick of 17566 Parkside, for many years a leader in Detroit Jewish worn- men's organizations, died last Saturday at the age of 76. Born in Warsaw, she had lived in De- troit for 50 years. She was mar.- ried in Toronto in 1893. Funeral services were held Sunday at Lewis Bros. Burial was in Machpelah Cemetery. Dr. A. M. Hershman, Rabbi Mor- ris Adler and Cantor J. H. Son- enklar officiated. Surviving are four sons, Na- than H. Goldstick, assistant corporation counsel; Dr. Hilliard W., Dr. Mauride C. and Leo J. Goldstick; a daughter, Mrs. Martin L. Friedman; her sisters, Mrs. Nettie Barris and Mrs. Ter- esa Solomon, and a - brother, Fred E. Caro, 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was one of the organizers of the Jewish Woman's Euro- pean Welfare Organization and was a member of the Hadassah, Jewish Home for the Aged, Sis- terhood of Harry B. Keidan Bnai Brith Chapter, Purity Chapter of Eastern Star and Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Her husband, the late Susel Goldstick, was known in the leading Jewish communit y movements. Billikopf, Dean of Social Workers, Dies at Age of 67 Jacob Billikopf, one of the most distinguished Jewish lead- ers and scholars, dean of the social workers in this country, died in Philadelphia Sunday morning. Son-in-law of the late Louis Marshall, he was, for 40 years, in the thick of Jewish activities and possessed records that threw light on major issues af- fecting our .people throughout the world. - . He knew Presidents intimate- ly, conferred with leading world personalities in matters involv- ing equal rights for Jews and was active in relief and ‘recon-, struction movements. A prolific. writer, Dr. Billi- kopf's letters touched on major political and economic issues and were . published at great length by the New York Times and other leading publications, and his articles ,were published in the Nation and the_ .Survey. Born in Vilna, Lithuania, in 1883, he was brought to this country in 1897. His first social service post was as superintend- ent of the Jewish Settlement in Cincinnati in 1904. His other positions included : United Jew- ish Charities, Milwaukee and Kansas 'City; president, Missouri Conference of Charities; vice- president, Kansas City Board of Pardon and Paroles, 1917-1919; executive director, American Jewish. Relief- Committee and member of JDC; executive di- rector, Philadelphia Federated J e wish Charities; chairman, arbitration board, New York clothing in d u s t r y; president, National Conference, J e wish Social Workers; treasurer, How- ard University; president, Na- tional Conference of Jewish Social Service. The .University of Richmond conferred upon him an honor- ary LL.D. degree in 1928. Mrs. Avrunin, Founder of First Mich. -Jewish -Camp, Dies; -llu.sband Was National Labor Zionist Leader Mrs: Clara Avrunin, • of 2541 LaSalle, founder of Michigan's first private Jewish camp, who was known to thousands for the activities she sponsored for eight years at the Avrunin Camp at Grass Lake, Mich., died Dec. 29. Funeral services were held last Sunday at Lewis Bros. Surviving her are two sons, Victor, who has been making his home in Israel' for the past decade, and Daniel; a grand- daughter, the recently adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Avrunin; three sisters, Esther Primak and Vitia Marlan of Los Angeles and Emma Fabri- cant of Chicago; four brothers, Abraham and Eli Elconin of De- troit, Dr. David Elcorrin of Mil- waukee and Benjamin Elcohin of Los Angeles. Mrs. Avrunin was active in numerous relief and social serv- ice organizations. Her husband, the late George Avrunin, was one of the most distinguished leaders in the Poale Zion. He was editor of the H. M. Caiserman Dies Yiddisher Kemfer, labor Zion- ist weekly, before enlisting in the JewiSh Legion during World War I. He died in 1922 of an illness contracted in Palestine during the war. In Detroit he was known as an outstanding Jewish orator and his organiza- tional ability was widely ac- claimed. His memory was hon- ored here by the naming of Branch 79 of Jewish National Workers Alliance (F a r band) as the George Avrunin' Branch. Dr. Yehuda Rokach Dies JERUSALEM (JTA)—Dr. Ye- hudah Leib Rokach, 60, vice- chairman of the Israel Medical Association and One of Israel's foremost physicians, died here Dec. 25. Gavriel Grad, Composer, Dies JERUSALEM (JTA)—Compos- er Gavriel Grad died here at the age of 60, He was the author of over 5010 works, including 200 popular and youth songs. When Hitler assumed power, Mr. Grad returned his German diplomas to the Nazi authorities. MONTREAL, (JTA) — Thous- ands of Canadian Jews attended the funeral of Hanane Meier Caiserman, founder and gener- al secretary of the Canadian Jewish Congress, who died here at the age of 67. Mr. Caiserman helped organ- ize the Canadian ZiOnist Organ- ization in 1925 and 1926 and the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society of Canada in 1920. The tireless communal worker and Lab or MANUAL URBACH & SON Zionist also aided in the estab- In loving memory of our hus- lishment of the Jewish People's 7729 TWELFTH ST. • band and father, Abram Wino- Library and various J e wish TY. 6-7192 kur who passed away on Thurs- school movements. day, January 19, 1950 (Shevat 11) His sweet nature and gentle DETROIT'S FINEST FUNERAL' HOME spirit will live in our hearts al- ways. Sarah Winokur, Celia Singer and Molly Zimmerman. . * * * In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Martin Fine, who passed away four years ago, three days in Shevat. Sadly missed by his mother. Gone, but never forgotten. In Memoriam held at Kaufman Chapel with Rabbi Benjamin Gorrelick and Cantor Hyman Adler officiating. She leaves her husand, Dudley; three daughters. Mrs. Raymond Hertz, Mrs. Samuel Baxter and Mrs. Arnold - Topy; her mother, Mrs. Benjamin Richman; one brother, Max Richman; two sis- ters, Mrs. David MoSkowitz and Mrs. David Bartz. Internment, Beth Moses Cemetery. * * * HARRY BRANDT; 2695 Glad- stone, died Dec. 25. Services were held at Kaufman Chapel with Rabbi Leizer Levin and Rabbi Leon Fram officiating. He leaves his wife, Lilly; two sons, Sam and Irving; one sister, Mrs. Is a d or e Millman. Interment, Beth Isaac Cemetery. 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