Jacob Landau JTA's Founder, Dies

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Jacob as well as for the Jewish press
NEW YORK, (JTA)
Landau, founder of the Jewish and community.
As managing director of JTA,
Telegraphic Agency and its Mr. Landau's duties took him to
all parts of the world and re-
sulted in close associations with
leading statesmen in many
countries, including the late
President Masaryk of . Czechoslo-
vakia, Aristide Briand of France
and General Jan C. Smuts of
South Africa. Mr. Landau suc-
ceeded in securing the support
and participation of many out 77
standing Jewish personalities
for the JTA.
The JTA was the world's ma-
jor source of information on the
1929 riots in Palestine and on
the Hitlerite persecution of the
Jews in Germany from 1933 to
1940 when the Nazis banned its
operations there. The JTA first
LATE JACOB LANDAU
revealed to the world the sys-
managing director until his re- tematic extermination of the
tirement last July, died sudden- Jews by the Nazis during World
ly Jan. 31 after a heart attack. War II.
During World War II, Mr.
He was 59. He is survived by his
Landau took an active part in
wife, a son and a daughter.
organizing and launching the
A native of Austria, he studied Overseas News Agency, a gener-
at the University of Vienna and al news agency devoted to
participated a c t i v e 1 y in the strengthening the Allied po-
Zionist student movement there. sition and the democratic front
In 1917, he—with the help of a throughout the world. The. ONA,
small group of friends—estab- which he served as managing
lished the world's first Jewish director, worked in close associ-
news agency at The Hague, pri- ation with the JTA until their
marily to serve as a channel in separation in 1949.
presenting the Jewish case to
Louis P. Rocker, president of
the world. The agency, then the JTA, issued a statement
known as the Jewish Corres- mourning the untimely passing
pondence Bureau reached a wide of Landau.
audience on both sides of the
Publishers' Tribute
war front as well as in neutral
lands and succeeded in creating
The following - statement
a strong body of sentiment in mourning passing of Jacob Lan-
favor of Jewish claims.
dau by Philip Slomovitz, presi-
After World War I, Landau, dent, American Association of
in association with Meir Gross- English-Jewish newspapers:
"The passing of Jacob Landau
man, re-established the agency
in London as a world-wide news is a distinct loss to American
service under the name of Jew- Jewry.
"Few men of our generation
ish. Telegraphic Agency. Offices
were established in Paris, War- have contributed as much to a
saw. Berlin and New York. The single cause—and I do not hesi-
Palestine Telegraphic Agency, tate to call the creation of a
now the Israel News Agency, great news service a cause.
"Until the establishment of
was established in Jerusalem.
JTA news was carried by the the JTA, Jews everywhere were
dependent upon numerous dis-
major world news agencies.
interested services for the dis-
1VIet Leading Statesmen
semination of news affecting
Mr, Landau transferred his Jewish life. Only in the negative
headquarters to New York in aspects did AP, UP and INS ful-
the early twenties and New York fill the task of keeping us fully
became the central point of the informed on what was happen-
JTA system which was subse- ing to Jews. They reported po-
quently extended to Latin Amer.. groms and persecutions. That
ica and South Africa. The agen- was news in Jewish life. The
cy 'soon acquired the status of creative aspects were reduced to
a primary source of Jewish in- fillers and to incidentals.
formation for the general press
"The JTA stepped in to fill a
gap. Then came the great hap-
; penings in Jewry—the develop-
ment of Palestinian settlements,
the tragedies that were brought
about by Nazism, the resistance
of Jews to persecutions and to
interferences in the Holy Land
by the British and the rise of
the Jewish State. These needed
complete coverage, and that was
possible only through a Jewish
service. The JTA fulfilled this
need. It became a great cause.
"Jacob Landau made the JTA
possible. It was his brainchild.
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It was his life's work. He built
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"We mourn his passing and
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we pay tribute to his memory.
JTA continues to serve as the
One of America's newest,
most impressive monument a
and most beautiful ceme-
person could possibly hope for."
teries, dedicated to the
service *of Detroit Jews.
Dr. Boris Tchlenoff Dies
GENEVA, (JTA) — Dr. Boris
Beth El Memorial Park Tchlenoff, internationally known
28120 WEST SIX MILE ROAD
authority on social medicine and
Between Inkster and Middlebelt
professor of the University of
For Information
Bern, Switzerland, died here.
Call Mr. Segall at TR. 5-8530
He was 87.

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Obituaries

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Parley of Manischewitz Company

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BEATRICE LEACH, a former
Detroiter, died Jan. 21 at her
home in Albuquerque, N.M. Ser-
vices and interment were in
Vicksburg, Miss. She is survived
by her husband, Joe; son, Marc
Raymond; and daughter, Rose
Dori s, of Albuquerque; and
brother, David Leach; and sis-
ters, Mrs. Hattie Michaels and
Mrs. Belle Freedman, of Detroit.
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HARRY FORST, 1963 Burling-
ame, died Jan. 29. He is sur-
vived by his wife, Rose; sons,
Sidney and David, and three
grandchildren.
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ALEC DISCONT, 3210 Richton,
died Jan. 30. He is survived by
a sister, Mrs. Betty Siegel; and
a brother, Solly.
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PETER COOPER, 18266 Santa
Rosa, died Jan. 30. He is . sur-
vived by sons, Louis and Abra-
ham; daughters, Mrs. Irene
Cohen and Mrs. Addle Solomon.
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SARAH TEICHNER, 6628
Rosedale, Allen Park, Mich., died
Feb. 2. She is survived by her
husband, William B.; s o n s,
George and Thomas; sister, Mrs.
Bella Kisigmandy; brother, Emil
Foldes of Budapest, Hungary.
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JOSEPH MARCUS, 15315
Parkside, died Jan. 27. He leaves
his wife, Evelyn; son, Roy;
daughters, Roberta and Mrs.
Leonard Franklin; brothers;
Emanuel, Gabriel, Benjamin and
Ralph; sisters, Mrs. Paul Holtz-
man, Mrs. Leon Marcus and
Mrs. Fay Marcus.
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SIDNEY F. ROSEN, 18665
Warrington Dr., died Jan. 27.
Services were at Kaufman's. He
leaves his mother, Mrs. Tillie
Rosen; brothers, Harvey H. and
Albert, all of Chicago.
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JENNIE M. GREEN, 2745 Cort-
land, died Jan. 28. She leaves
her husband, Aaron; son, San-
ford; daughter, Rhea; mother,
Mrs. Ella Miller; brothers, Abe
and Joseph Miller of Florida;
two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Robins
and Mrs. Rose August.
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LOUIS AUGUST, 18938 Cher-
rylawn, died Jan. 28. Services
were at Kaufman's. He leaves
his wife, Eva; son, Herbert;
brothers, Harold, Ben and Hen-
ry; sisters, Mrs. Sam Singerman
and Mrs. Jack Schubb.

HERMAN THURSWELL, 12824
LaSalle, died Jan. 29. He leaves
his wife, Anna; son, Harry;
sister, Mrs. Max Zaum of Brook-
lyn.
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MICHAEL C. WEINER, 4095
Webb, died Jan. 29. He leaves
his wife, Rose; son, Leonard;
daughter, Florence, b r o t h e r,
Edward, and sister, Mrs. Anna
Goldstein of Cleveland; one
grandson.
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ISAAC B. KRAUSS, 3610 W.
Outer Drive, died Jan. 30. Serv-
ices were at Kaufman's. He
leaves four sons, Maurice, Ned
J., Burnett and Fred; daughter,
Mrs. Irving Rubin; brothers,
Samuel and Charles; sister, Mrs.
Ida Yoffe of Harrisburg, Pa.
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IKE B. GILLIS, Detroit Le-
land Hotel, died Jan. 31. He
leaves his son, Eugene; daugh-
ters, Mrs. Norman Dickman and
Mrs. Martin Pollock of New
York.
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BECKY JAFFE, 18662 Muir-
land, died Feb. 2. She leaves two
sons, Dr. Louis and Dr. Harold;
sister, Mrs. Morris Shiffman of
New York.
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SYDNEY J. ZWEIG, of Cleve-
land, 0., died Jan. 20. He leaves
his wife, Kitty Schwartz Zweig,
formerly of Detroit. Services
and interment were / in Cleve-
land.

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SHARP, representing Detroit National Wholesale
Grocers Co., and BERNARD MANISCHEWITZ (right) watch the
baking of Manischewitz products while on a tour of the firm's
plant in Cincinnati, 0. The occasion brought together sales rep-
resentatives from 30 western and midwest cities who attended the
sales convention in Cincinnati. D. Beryl Manischewitz, chair-
man of . the board, traced the growth of the company since its
founding in 1888, and stressed the importance of the firm in pre-
serving kashruth and Jewish customs throughout the years.

ABRAHAM

Labor Zionists to Honor Home for Aged Lists
Late Leader, Berl Kumove February Program

The Labor Zionist Movement
will honor the memory of the
late Berl Kumove on Sunday at
1:30 p.m., at the Labor Zionist
Institute. Kumove, a lifelong
member of Branch 1 of LZOA,
was founder of Branch 114 of
Farband.
Mr. Kumove made • the ideals
of Labor Zionism his way of life
and was instrumental in cultural
progress in both groups. Rabbi
Morris Adler will officiate at
the services. Members and
friends are asked to attend.

Monument
Unveilings

(Unveiling announcements may be in
serted by mail or by calling The Jewish
News office, WO. 5-1155. Written an-
nouncements must be accompanied by
the name and address of the person
making the insertion. There is a standard
charge of 52. for unveiling notices,
measuring an inch in depth).

The family of the late Rose
Oshinsky announces the un-
veiling of a monument in her
memory at 2:30 p.m., Sunday,
Feb. 10, at Chesed shel Ernes
Cemetery. Rabbi Sperka will of-
ficiate. Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.

February will be an active
month at the Jewish Home for
Aged. In addition to weekly
films and semi-weekly games
parties, the Home will have
two parties and several other
outstanding events.
This Saturday,. Cantor J. H,
Sonenklar and the choir of
Cong. Shaarey Zedek will con-
duct services at the Home, Sha-
arey Zedek Men's Club is spon
soring the service,
On Sunday at the mid-
monthly party, entertainment
will be furnished by the Lira
Society, a Polish singing and
dancing group.
On Feb, 27, at the monthly
birthday party, residents will be
entertained by Mickey Woolf
and his orchestra, Max Sosin
and Sammy Woolf.
Each Wednesday night dur-
ing the month, residents hear
outstanding Yiddish works read
by readers from the community.

Abba Eban to Inaugurate
Seminary Israel Institute

Abba Eban, Israeli Ambassador
to the United States, will inaug-
urate the new established
Seminary Israel Institute at cer-
emonies at the Jewish Theologi-
cal Seminary of America, 3080
Broadway, New York, at 8 p.m.,
Thursday, Feb. 21. He will speak
on "Nationalism • and Interna-
tionalism in Our Day" and will
launch the project undertaken
jointly by the Seminary and the
Though you are gone, beloved Jewish Agency for Palestine.
Rose, we miss you and cherish
your memory forever.
16 THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, February 8, 1952
and Rose Oshinsky.

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