Abraham Cooper Dies; Noted Leader
Was a Former Zionist President
LATE ABRAHAM COOPER
DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-27
Friday, September 25, 1953
Abraham Cooper, prominent
Detroit community leader, died
Wednesday at the age of 65,
'after a brief illness. His resi-
dence was at 1536 Chicago.
Funeral services were herd
Wednesday at Kaufnian Chapel.
Surviving him . are his wife,
Rose; son, J. Richard; two
daughters, Mrs. Paul P. BrOder
and Mrs. E. Bryce Alpern;
brother, David, and sister, Mrs.
`Abraham Sinaberg.
A . former president of the
Zionist Organization of Detroit,
Mr. . Cooper 'distinguished him-
self also in many communal ef-
forts. , He was a leader in Allied
Jewish Campaigns and his
chairmanship of Balfour Ball
Committees of the Zionist Or-
ganization resulted in the en-
listment of increasing support
for the Zionist movement.
Death Parts the Nageis
After 83 Years of Marriage
In a story run in these col-
umns on Rosh Hashanah 1952,
on The Jewish Home for Aged,
one of the article's principal fea-
tures was the story of a romance
of 81 years.
Today these same columns
must report the end of that
romance, but certainly not the
end of wonderful memories that
have stood in good stead for 83
years.
With the passing on Sept. 22
of Mrs. Miriam Nagel, whose
age was believed to be 104, the
story of one of the Home's leg-
endary figures is ended.
But, for her husband, Isadore,
105, the day was met with deep
mourning.
The couple had lived at the
Home, at 11501 Petoskey, since
1939, and despite their advanced
years were said to be still as
deeply devoted to each other as
I on their wedding day.
Indeed, Mr. Nagel still referred
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to his wife as "my bride," and
many were the hours the two
sat in silence holding hands.
The Nagels were born in Po-
land, and were married there,
coming to the United States 47
years ago.
Both were considered to be in
good health, although recently
Mrs. Nagel's hearing began to
fade, and her husband's vision
diminished. W h en e v e r "his
bride" was not feeling well, Mr.
Nagel would wait on her hand
and foot, it was reported by Ira
Sonnenblick, the Home's execu-
tive director.
Services for Mrs. Nagel were
held at Hebrew Benevolent So-
city, and burial was in Chesed
shel Emes Cemetery. Besides
her husband, Mrs. Nagel leaves
a son, Hyman; two daughters,
Mrs. Lillian Prince and Mrs.
Esther. Zaltzman; 10 grandchil-
dren, 15 great grandchildren
and seven great-great grand-
children.
Spanish Community Receives Franco's
Recognition; Thank World Jewry for Aid
MADRID, (JTA)--For the first
time since 1492, . when the Jews
were forced to flee Spain be-
cause of the Inquisition, the
Chief of State has received the
head of the Jewish Community
in Spain, it was revealed here
by Daniel Francois Baroukh,
president of the J_ewish com-
munity of Madrid.
Baroukh, in a statement is-
sued to the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, thanked the Jewish
communities of the Unite d
States, Holland and other coun-
tries for helping the Spanish
community celebrate its first
pUblic Rosh Hashanah services
thiS year for the first time in
450 years.
The Spanish leader singled
out for particular praise Rabbi
Jeshurun Cardozo of New York
who came to Madrid to conduct
the services, which were attend-
ed by representatives of the
Spanish government, the United
States Embassy in Madrid and
the U. S. Sixth Fleet.
Jews from Israel, Unit e d
I States, Britain and France also
attended the historic services,
as did representatives of Jews
living in the 10 ' other major
cities of Spain and Gibraltar.
Baroukh thanked the Ameri-
can community for the Sefer
Torah brought to Madrid by
Rabbi Cardozo, a gift of Lester
M. Friedman, and the Torah
loaned by Rabbi B. Gorodetzki
for the High Holy Day services,
which was brought to Spain by
Zachariah Schuster of the
American Jewish Committee.
He also thanked the Dutch
community which contributed
two Torahs which were flown to
Madrid in time for the services.
Baroukh said that the Madrid
community had- three Torahs of
its own, but that they were no
longer fit for use.
He also thanked Mrs. Joshua
Goldberg, wife of Commander
Goldberg, highest ranking Jew-
ish chaplain in the U. S. Navy
for sending quantities of prayer
books, prayer shawls and hats
for use during the services.
Israel Explores Possibility of
Refining Oil from Soviet Union
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—The
cOthinercial possibilities of 'a So-
viet offer to supply crude Oil to
Israel for processing in the Haifa
refineries are' under study, it was
diseloaed' by' I. It. Kosloff, Israel
fuel commissioner.
A `drum 'of the oil is expected
here within a month to deter-
mine whether the Haifa equip-
ment can handle the quality of
oil offered. Freight charges and
price of 'the oil' are yet to be
clarified.
A Foreign Ministry spokeSruan
said there was no political rea-
son why Israel should not avail
herself of the Soviet offer. Sev-
eral NATQ state s, including
France and Italy he pointed out
are buying oil from Russia and
her • satellites.
. The offer of oil supplies was
the first commercial offer made
by the Soviet Union since diplo-
matic relations were re-estab-
lished this summer.
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Dedicate Stockholm Memorial
STOCKHOLM, (JTA)—A stone
.
memorial to the victims of Nazi
persecution was dedicated in the
Stockholm Jewish cemetery at a
ceremony 'conducted by Chief
Rabbi Kurt Wilhelm. The monu-
ment was designed by Mrs. R.
Hedemann, a sculptress who was
herself a refugee.
Monument
Unveilings
(unveiling announcements may' Oa in-
serter 'by mail or by calling The Jewish
News office, VE. • 8-9364. 'Written an-
nouncements must - be accompanied ay
the name ana address of the person
making the insertion. There is a standard
charge of $2. for unveiling notices,
measuring an inch in death).
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The family of the late Sam
and Esther Wittus • announces
the double unveiling aaf monu-
ments in their memory at 2
p.m., Sunday, Oct. 11, at Chesed
shel Emes Cemetery. Rabbi Rab-
inowitz will officiate. Relatives
and friends are• asked to attend.
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The family of the late Ross.
Robbins announces the unveiling
of a monument in her memory
at 12 noon, Sunday, Oct. 11, at
Clover Hill Park Cemetery
Rabbi Hershman will officiate
Relatives and friends are asked
to attend. •• •
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The family of the late • David
Grossman announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in his mem-
ory at 2:30- p.m., Sunday, Oct. 4.
at Bnai David Cemetery. Rabbi
Gruskin will_ officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to attend.
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The family of the late Mrs.
Ruth Ackerman announces the
unveiling of a monument' in her
memory at 1 p.m., Sunday, Oct.
4, at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
Rabbi Klein will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are asked to
attend:
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The family of the Jeanne
Canvasser announces the un-
veiling of a monument in her
memory at 11:30 a.m., Sunday,
Oct. 4, at Oak View Cemetery,
Rabbi Adler will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are asked to
attend.
Eric Mendelsohn Dies;
Was Famous Architect
SAN FRANCISCO, (JTA)—Eric
Mendelsohn, noted Jewish archi-
tect, died here at the age of 66.
Mr. Mendelsohn, who fled the
Nazis in 1933, worked in Eng-
land until 1941 when he came
to the United States.
Among his better known works
are the residence of the late
President Weizmann of Israel
and the Hadassah Hospital in
Jerusalem. He also designed the
Albert Einstein Tower of Pots-
dam, an astrophysical institute
designed to test Prof. Einstein's
theory of relativity.
In the United States he de-
signed a projected memorial in
New York to the 6,000,000 Jews
murdered by the Nazis in Eur-
ope.
Editor Menachein Ribalow Dies
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Mena- States, died here from a heart
chem Ribalow, editor of Hadoar, ailment. He was 58 years old.
Born in Chudnow, in the
Ukraine, he came to the United.
States in 1921 and took an act-
ive part in developing Hebrew
literature in this country, soon
becoming vice-president of the
Histadrut Ivrith of America
which promotes the Hebrew
language. As editor of Hadoar,
he distinguished himself in de-
veloping the publication into one
of the best Hebrew-language
magazines in the world.
Mr. Ribalow was also editor
of the American Hebrew year-
book Sefer Hashanah. He was
the author of several books on
Hebrew and Yiddish literature
and editor of an anthology of
Hebrew poetry. He also published
MENACHEM RIBALOW
numerous articles in New Pales-
the only weekly magazine pub- tine, official organ of the Zion-
lished in Hebrew in the United ist Organization of America.
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Obituaries
JACOB SHAPIRO, 12210 Moni-
ca, died Sept. 15. Services at
Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Sur-
vived by his sons, Joseph and
Sam Shapiro; daughter, Mrs.
Bernard S o f f i n; and eight
grandchildren.
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ABRAHAM CARR, 2285 Pin-
gree, died Sept. 16. Services at
Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Sur-
vived by his wife, Pauline; son,
George; a sister and three
grandchildren.
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PEARL JA COBS, 20164 Schaef
er, died Sept. 15. She leaves her
husband, Wolf; and a daughter,
Mrs. Jacob M. Chinitz, Services
and interment in New York.
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ROSE MEYERSON, 2080 At-
kinson, died Sept. 14. Services at
Ira Kaufman Chapel. She leaves
her sons, Meyer, Samuel and
George; daughters Mrs. Meyer
Pearson, Mrs. Aaron Silverman,
Mrs. . Eugene Sims, Mrs. David
Weiner, Mrs. 'Gerald Stein rind
Mrs. Fred Cohen; a brother, sis-,
ter, 17 grandchildren and a great
grandchild.
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CHARLES HAMBURGER, 4231
Monterey, died Sept. 16. Services
at Ira Kaufman Chapel. He
leaves two brothers, Cecil Ham-
burger and Harry Hammer, and
two sisters, Mrs. Rose Nathanson
and Mrs. Jack Chait.
LOUIS COHEN, 11501 Petos-
key, died Sept. 17: Services at
Ira Kaufman Chapel. He 'leaves
his son, Irving; daughters, Mrs.
Kate Wolstein and Mrs. Murray
Maisel; a brother and four
grandchildren.
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ANNA H. ROTH, 4322 Cortland
died Sept. 18. Services at Ira
Kaufman Chapel. She leaves her
husband, Adolph, sons, Harry G.
and Murray; daughters, Betty,
Mrs., Saul Raub, Mrs. Roy Pat-
ton and Mrs. Morris Zaremberg;
a brother, sister and eight
grandchildren.
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MOORIN, 17341
Fairfield, died Sept. 17. Services
at Ira Kaufman Chapel. He
leaves his wife, -Tillie; .sons, Ber-
nard and Manuel; daughters,
Mrs. James W. Faerel and Ruth
Moorin, also four grandchildren.
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ESTHER PINTARICH, 6355
London, died Sept. -20. Services
at Ira Kaufman Chapel. She
leaves her husband, John J.,
sons Michael Stuart and Paul
Jeffrey; two brothers and a sis-
ter,
SIDNEY J.
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BERTHA LOW
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ton, died Sept. 16. Services at
Ira Kaufman Chapel. She leaves
her sons, Seymour, Joseph B.;
and Ellis and a grandchild.
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BERTHA BERGER, 2915 Oak-
man, died Sept. 17. Services at
Ira Kaufman Chapel. She leaves
her husband, Joseph; • sons,
Maxwell and Julius; daughters
Mrs. Alex Fisch and Mrs. Nathan
Maxman, a sister and eight
grandchildren.
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Pinkhas .Gingold Dies
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Pinkhas
Gingold, noted Jewish educator
and director of the Cultural De-
partment of the Jewish National
Labor Alliance-Farband, died
here. He was 59. •
Claims Conference
To Offer Legal Advice
The Conference on Jewish
Material Claims Against Ger-
many is discussing with URO
(United Restitution Office) ar-
rangements for legal assistance,
'in filing claims under the Ger-
m a n Federal Indemnification
Law, to Jewish victims of Nazi
persecution unable to afford
private counsel.
The conference will soon pub-
lish t h e location of offices
throughout the world which will
supply information to assist
claimants in drawing up their
claims. Claims must be filed on
official forms, which are not yet
available. When these have
been released by the German
government the conference will
announce where they can be ob-
tained: -
In order to 'assure ample time
for the filing of claims, the law
provides a period of two years
for their submission to the gov-
ernment. The deadline is Oct,
1, 1955.'
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