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LEONARD MASON and com-
pany will present a modern bal-
let revue March 6 to 8, in the
Scottish Rite Cathedral of
Masonic Teinple. Nine original
ballets will be presented by the
group, which is composed en-
tirely of local singers and danc-
ers. Mason, a Detroiter, is pro-
ducer - director - choreographer
for the show. He has been in
ihow business since he was 10,
as an actor, dancer and pianist.
OSCAR LEVANT will appear
at 8:30 p.m., Feb. 28 in Masonic
auditor i u m in
concert with the
Detroit Sym-
phony Orches-
tra. The famous
"screen and
radio pianist
'will play Gersh-
m .3 win's "Rhapso-
dy in Blue" and
Tchaikovsky's
Concerto No. 1
in B flat minor
for Piano and
Orchestra. Val-
Levant ter Poole will
conduct the Detroit Symphony
in Tchaikovsky's Overture-Fan-
,tasy, "Romeo and Juliet."
The United Hebrew
Schools of Detroit
Gratefully Acknowledge
the Receipt of
a generous contribution to the
Scholarship Fund of the Schools
from Dr. I. Z. Silvarman in
honor of the occasion of the Bar
Mitzvah of his son, Allen.
Vinnipeg to Revoke Licenses
,61 Prejudiced Merchants
WINNIPEG, Man., (JTA)-The
1City Council of Winnipeg, by a
vote of 11 to five, approved in
principle an amendment to the
zity's by-laws providing that any
license issued by the city may
be revoked if the licensee prac-
tices discrimination because of
ace creed or color.
,
Inhabitants of Remote Turkish Town .
Defy Kurdish Threats in Trek to Israel
ISTANBUL, (JTA)-The exist-
ence of a long-forgotten tiny
Jewish community in the remote
Kurdish village of Cukurca, in
southeastern • Turkey, was dis-
covered when all 26 members
of the community straggled into
Istanbul on donkeys, guarded by
a police escort, ready to leave
for Israel.
Neither the general run of
Turkish Jews nor historians of
the Jewish community in Turkey
were aware of these Jews, al-
though they claim that their
ancestors settled in Cukurca,
near the Iraq border, some 2,000
years ago. Up to six years ago,
the ancient community main-
tained its own synagogue, but
at that time the Kurds burned
it to the ground.
The 26 Jews, who will re-
News Brevities
ROTHSTELN FAMILY CLUB
will meet Sunday evening, at
Sholem Aleichem Institute. The
group recently held its first an-
niversary banquet and installa-
tion of officers at Huck's Inn.
The new president is Dr. Gilbert
Roth
* *
DETROIT SOCIAL CLUB OF
GREATER MIAMI invites all De-
troiters who plan to be in Miami
on March 1, to attend the
group's dinner dance being held
at the Latin Quarter. For reser-
vations, call Mrs. Mollie Gold-
berg, 58-3476, or Mrs. Ruth Fish-
er, 5-0614.
* * *
SERVE OUR SCHOOLS COM-
MITTEE will hold a dessert
luncheon at 12:45 p.m., today,
at International Institute. Mem-
bers and guests will meet SOS
endorsed candidates, Jane Love-
joy and Dr. Remus Robinson,
who are running in the April
election for the Board of Educa-
tion. Members of the luncheon
committee include Mesdames
Reuben Shapiro, David Feld,
Oscar Zeman, Major Siegel, Louis
Schwartz, 0. P. Pearson, Irving
Posner, Morris Brose, John
Heavenrich, Irving Pokempner,
Shmarya Kleinman, Leo Wolf
and Norville Slobin.
* * *
IGOR CASSINI, other wise
known as nationally prominent
columnist, Cholly Knickerboc-
ker, will speak on "This Is Not
Gossip" at Detroit Town Hall, at
11 a.m., Wednesday, at Fisher
Theater.
* * *
Rabbi ISRAEL I. HALPERN
will participate in a panel dis-
cussion on "Better Human
Relations," sponsored by the
Northern High School PTA at
8 p.m., Wednesday.
* * *
ALLAN J. ROTH, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Roth, of 3216
Tyler, recently gave the invoca-
tian and benediction at the first
annual volunteer workshop
luncheon of the Detroit Chapter,
American Junior Red Cross. He
was also a member of the work-
shop's steering committee.
* * *
MATTATHIAS TENT HIVE
1005 will hold a Purim party at
8:30 p.m., Thursday, at Jericho
Temple. Friends are invited.
MacCULLOCH CHA PTE R,
Better School Assn., will hold a
father and son evening at '7:30
p.m., Tuesday, at the school.
* * *
BETH MOSES PTA, of the
Tillie ' Feldman Memorial Re-
ligious School, will meet at 8
p.m., Monday. Discussion will
center on plans for holding
Sunday school classes at the
MacCulloch School.
* *
STEPHEN S. WISE CHAPTER,
American Jewish Congress, in
conjunction with National As-
sociation for the Advancement
of Colored People, will hold a
forum at 8:30 p.m., Wednesday,
at the Woodward Jewish Center.
Subject will be "Human Rights
and FEPC." Speakers will be
Rabbi Morris Adler, Edward
Turner, NAACP president, and
William Oliver, of the UAW-
.
main in a synagogue in Istan-
bul until they can sail for
Israel, reported that in recent
years their Moslim neighbors
have been alternately urging
and threatening them in an
effort to convert them to Is-
lam. The move to Istanbul,
en route to Israel, was opposed
by the Kurds. Fearing an at-
tack, all members of the Jew-
ish community assembled in
their infinitesimal ghetto and
maintained an armed watch
for 43 days and nights.
Finally the leader of the com-
munity managed to slip past his
Moslem "neighbors" to the near-
by town of Hakari. There he
told his story to the local Mayor.
The Mayor dispatched a police
unit to escort the Jews to safe-
ty. The trip to safety was made
on donkeys and took three days
because there are no roads in
that remote section of moun-
tainous Anatolia.
While the Jews were making
their preparations for the jour-
ney, a 14-year-old boy was kid-
napped by the Kurds ill. an at-
tempt to convert him. The boy,
Mordechai Dokumaci, refused to
change his religion, telling his
captors that he would die first.
When the community
reached safety, its leader ap-
pealed to the Turkish national
police department and to the
Ministries of Interior and Jus-
tice to rescue the boy. After
an investigation, *the police
department sent a strong de-
tachment to Cukurca and res-
cued Mordechai.
The Jews of Cukurca still speak
Aramaic. They have preserved
many of the ancient Jewish tra-
ditions, including Kashruth and
keeping the Sabbath and holy
days. After the destruction of
their synagogue they met in
private homes to conduct serv-
ices.
- Two years ago they gave a
party of Israel-bound Iraqi
Jews who passed Cukurca two
very ancient and valuable To-
rahs to take to Israel. This time,
although they left all their pos-
sessions except for some cloth-
ing, they managed to rescue •all
their religious - books, which are
extremely old.• Back in their
village they left a cemetery in
which there are tombstones dat-
ing back 1,000 years. They never
intermarried with their Moslem
neighbors and were in no way
assimilated.
Most of the adults are weav-
ers. However, they have de-
clared that in Israel they would
be willing to work at any occu-
pation offered them. The ex-
penses for their care while they
remain in Istanbul will be borne
by the Jewish Agency, which is
arranging early passage to
Israel.
Jacob Novetsky Dies
Jacob Novetsky, a founder of
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah, its
Chevra Kadisha and Cong. Aha-
vas Achim (the Delmar Street
Shul), died on Feb. '7. He had
lived at 2979 Tuxedo. -
Mr. Novetsky was affiliated
also with Yeshivath Chachmey
Lublin, Ohesed Shel Ernes, Cong.
Bnai Zion, Agudath Israel and
Cong. R. Chaim Meisels. He was
a representative of the Council
of Orthodox Rabbis in inspect-
ing meat for kashrut.
Born in Poland in 1883, Mr.
Novetsky came to Detroit in 1923.
He leaves his wife, Rose; sons,
David, Sam, Peter, Morris and
Herman; daughters, Mrs. Sylvia
Katz and Mrs. Sally Margolis;
15 grandchildren and a brother,
Sam.
Israel, Cuba to Establish
Trade, Chamber of Commerce
TEL AVIV, (JTA)-An Israel-
Cuba chamber of commerce will
shortly be established, V. M.
Kresin, Cuba's commercial at
tache in Israel, announced, He
reported that negotiations are
in progress between the two
countries for a new trade pact
under which Israel would pur-
chase 15,000 tons of sugar and a
quantity of tobacco from Cuba
annually.
THE JEWISH NEWS-19
Friday, February 20, 1953
Obituaries
ESTHER RUBIN, 1940 Pingree,
died Feb. 8. Services at Hebrew
Benevolent Chapel. Survived by
her sons: Alex, Melvin, David
and Robert; daughters: Mrs.
Sarah Citron, Mrs. Edna Rosen-
blatt, and Rose; a sister and
seven grandchildren.
* * *
HARRY HURWITZ, 2'732 Tux-
edo, died Feb. 9. Services at
Hebrew Benevolent Chapel. Sur-
vived by his wife, Jennie; sons,
Robert a n d Sam; daughters,
Mrs. Rebecca Hartman, Mrs. Lee
Kravetzker and Mrs. Florence
Bigler; three sisters and eight
grandchildren.
* R *
ROY KONOP, 11501 Petoskey,
died Feb. 12. Services at Hebrew
Benevolent Chapel. Survived by
his sons: David and Bernard, of
Port Huron, and Samuel and
Maurie; a daughter, Mrs. Helen
Berk; 11 grandchildren and a
great-grandchild.
* * *
ANNA KITTY, 11501 Petosky,
died Feb. 14. Services at Hebrew
Benevolent Chapel. Survived by
her sons: Sam, of Montreal,
Louis, of Windsor, Harry, of
Brooklyn, N.Y., and Abraham;
a daughter, Mrs. Goldie Ashepa;
two sisters, 16 grandchildren and
29 great-grandchildren.
• * *
SAMUEL WAINGER, 3266
Webb, died Feb. 7. Services at
Ira Kaufman Chapel. He leaves
his sons, Dr. Morris A. Wayne,
Dr. Max Wainger and Jack
Wainger; daughters, Mrs. Sam-
uel Coggan and Mrs. Maurice
Starr; a brother, sister and
eight granchildr en.
* * *
CHARLES KANFER, 19169
Lauder, died Feb. 9. Services at
Ira Kaufman Chapel. He leaves
his wife, Rebecca; son, Ray-
mond; daughters, Mrs. Adolph
Gallas, of Los Angeles, and Mrs.
Edward Lutz; a brother, two sis-
ters, eight grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren
* * *
DAVID HILLENBERG, 13209
Norfolk, died Feb. 9. Services
at Ira Kaufman Chapel. He
leaves his wife, Rose; and son,
Dr. Sidney Hillenberg.
* * *
HARRIETT DWORKIN, 17522
Indiana, died Feb. 10. Services
at Ira Kaufman Chapel. She
leaves her daughter, Mrs. Har-
old Greenblatt, a brother and
three sisters.
* * *
SOPHIE PATTERSON, 4021
Elmhurst, died Feb. 10. Services
at Ira Kaufman Chapel. She
leaves her husband, Harry; sons,
Sidney and Jerome; a daughter,
Ruth; father, Abraham Shore,
of San Francisco; a brother and
four sisters.
* * *
HYMAN KATZ, 18940 San
Juan, died Feb. 10. Services at
Ira Kaufman Chapel. He leaves
his wife, Sarah; daughters, Mrs.
Herman Littky and Mrs. Ruth
Bessman; and a sister.
* S *
JOSEPH GOLDSHER, 18041
Roselawn, died Feb. 10. Services
at Ira Kaufman Chapel. He
leaves his wife, Ruth; daughters,
Mrs. Shirley Lawe, of Los
Angeles, and Mrs. Herbert H.
Warren; a brother and two
grandchildren.
S * *
•
ELSIE LEVEY, 17502 Roselawn,
died Feb. 11. Services at Ira
Kaufman Chapel. She leaves her
husband, Jerome; sons, Allan
and Donald; parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Noah Bargman, of Toronto;
a sister and two grandchildren.
*
JACK H. KESSLER, 24768
Renssalaer, Oak Park, died Feb.
10. Services at Ira Kaufman
Chapel. He leaves his wife, Wini-
fred; daughter, Mrs. Charles
Burns and a brother.
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ABRAHAM FREEDMAN, 2743
Monterey, died Feb. 11. Services
at Ira Kaufman Chapel. He
leaves his sons, Sidney, Elmer
and Samuel; a sister and three
grandchildren.
* * *
MORREY A. SIEBLER, 19214
Kentucky, died Feb. 13. Services
at Ira Kaufman Chapel. He
leaves his wife, Rose; and three
brothers.
In Memoriam 1
In loving memory of Pearl
Strohl, who passed away on
Feb. 20, 1947.
Sadly missed by her children
and grandchildren.
*
* *
In loving memory of • dear par-'
ents, Sophie Siegel, who passed
away on Feb. 14, 1952, and Harry
Siegel, who passed away on Feb.
17, 1952.
Sadly missed by their sons, Sol
and Boaz Siegel.
* * *
In loving memory of my dear
wise and beloved mother, Ern-
ma Katz o qit z, who passed
away one year ago, 16 days in
Shvat, 5712.
* * *
In loving memory of our be-
loved father, Sidney Frank, who
left this world 19 years ago, 29
days in Shvat, 1934.
You are forever in the hearts
of all your children.
* * *
In loving memory of our be-
loved father, Joseph Velick, who
left us Feb. 18, 1943 (13 days in
Adar) ; our beloved sister, Elea-
nor Velick Epstein, who left us
March 16, 1945 (two days in
Nisan) ; and our beloved broth-
er (Chap) Casper C. Velick, who
left us March 18, 1949 (17 days
in Adar).
Sadly missed by Al and
Ida Velick.
*
In sacred memory of Taube
Segal, who passed away ten
years ago on March 8, 1943 (the
first day of Adar).
Sadly missed by her husband,,
Sam, and children, Paul, Oscar,
Lou, Esther and, Zelda.
Oak Park F.H.A. Mortgages
Available at 41/4 Percent
In a story in the Feb. 6 edi-
tion of The Jewish News, it was
stated that Practical Home
Builders has many homes avail-
able in Oak Park, which are ob-
tainable on F.H.A. 4 1/2 percent
mortgages. This should have
read F.H.A. 4 1/4% mortgages.
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