Adults Active in Oil Painting at Center

Members of the Jewish Community Center's adult institute
oil painting class are seen in their favorite Sunday morning ac-
tivity. The Woodward Center's Art Studio is the scene of indus-
trious activity on Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. as mem-
bers stand before their easels and apply the oils under the in-
struction of noted local artist, Ben Glicker. For information about
registering for this course, which has just started a new term, con-
tact Dr. Harry Lerner, TR. 5-8450.

Washington Registers Groups Seeking
To Develop Oil Production in Israel

WASHINGTON, (JTA) — The
Securities and Exchange C o m -
mission announced the filing of
registration statements by com-
mercial interests wishing to sell
stock to finance the exploration,
development and production of
oil and gas in Israel.
Pan-Israel Oil Co., of the Re-
public of Panama, filed a state-
m e n t seeking registration of
American voting trust certifi-
cates for 1,000,000 shares of com-
mon capital stock, one percent,
par to be offered for public sale
"as a speculation." The company
was organized under the Pan-
ama corporation law for the
purpose of seeking ant develop-
ing gas and oil in Israel.
The company has outstanding
4. 192,000 shares, of which 3,892,-
000 shares were issued to the so-
called Buckley-Newkirk groups

in exel-dage for the assignment
to the company of licenses
granted by the Petroleum Com-
missioner of Israel for the ex-
' ploration and development o f
certain petroleum interests in
Israel. The Pantepec Oil Corn-
' pang of Caracas, Venezuela, has
entered into an agreement with
Pan-Israel for drilling opera-
tions.
I Another registration state-
ment was filed by the Mediter-
ranean Corp., Inc., of the Re-
public of Panama, seeking reg-
istration of the same number of
•shares as Pan-Israel and for the
same purpose. The Mediterran-
ean Petroleum Corp. has also
•issued a major portion of its
outstanding shares to the so-
called Buckely Newkirk groups
and has a: drilling arrangement
with Pantepec of Venezuela.

Obituaries

LOTTIE DE YOUNG, 1709 I BENJAMIN KATZ, 2225 Blaine,
Burlingame, died April 5. Ser- died. March 29. Services at the
vices at Ira Kaufman Chapel. Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Sur-
She leaves her son, Sydney; \rived by his wife, Rose; three
daughter, Mrs. Jack Wagen- sons, Jack Keats, Martin and
heim; a sister and two grand- Carl Katz; a daughter, Mrs.
Harry Ostroff, and five grand-
children.
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children.
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BENJAMIN ISNER, 16163 Wis-
BRAINE SHULMAN, 11501 Pe-
consin, died April 5. Services at
Ira Kaufman Chapel. He leaves toskey, died March 30. Services
his wife, Jeanette; son, Herbert; I at Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
two brothers and two grand- !Survived by two sons, Sam and
I Aaron; a daughter, Mrs. Max
children.
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Silverstein; and five grandchil-
MARTIN GARTNER, 20450 ' dren.
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Strathmoor, died April 5. Ser-
MORRIS SLAFF, 4001 Tuxedo,
vices at Ira Kaufman Chapel.
He leaves his wife, Mary; son, died March 30. Services at the
Alex; daughter, Willa; mother, !Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Sur-
and a sister.
Mrs. Ella Gartner, of Los An- vived by a brother
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geles; and a brother, Robert.
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ROBERT LEVIN, 4751 Sturte-
SOLOMON KLEIN, 3208 W. vant, died March 30. Services
Euclid, died March 29. Services at Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
at Menorah Funeral Chapel, on Survived by his wife, Bessie; two
Puritan. Survived by his wife, sons, Charles and Dr. Manuel;
Bertha, and a brother, Joe Klein, four daughters, Mrs. Ben Pinck,
Mrs. Piero Fao, Bertha and Re-
of Philadelphia, Pa.
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becca Levin; a sister and six
:SELIG GENSER, 3345 Fuller- grandchildren.
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ton, died March 31. Services at
BENJAMIN
GOLDBERG, 3380
Ira Kaufman Chapel. He leaves
his wife, Bluma; two sons, Wil- Glynn Ct., died March 31. Ser-
liam and Leo; a brother, Ben- vices at the Hebrew Memorial
jamin; seven grandchildren and Chapel. Survived by his wife,
Lena; three sons, Ellis, Nathan
a ,,great-grandchild.
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and Sol; a brother and three
MOLLY LEVINE, 9723 McQuade grandchildren. !
died March 30. Services at Ira
MORRIS DISKIN, 3330 Webb,
Kaufman Chapel. She leaves a
son, Bernard; two daughters, died April 2. Services at Hebrew
Mrs. William Pogatz and Mrs. Memorial. Chapel. Survived by
Louis Efrusy; four brothers, six his wife, Bessie; a son, Sam;
three daughters, Ilene, Helen
sisters and five grandchildren.
and Sharon; and three brothers.
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MAURICE W. POLLICK, 2675
ROSE
MOLLIE
BUSSELL, 2024
Rochester, died April 2. Services
at Ira Kaufman Chapel. He Pingree, died April 4. Services
leaves his wife, Perle; a son, at Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
Sidney; a. daughter, Mrs. Zal- Survived by three sons, Israel,
man Cavite h, of University Joseph and Morris; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Hyman Benach and
Heights, 0., and two sisters.
Florence Bussell; two sisters and
JACOB EGLAR, 77, for 50 years six grandchildren. *
a resident of Detroit, who moved
ANNA POLLACK, 3210 Glen-
to Los Angeles eight years ago,
died in Los Angeles MondaY. Fu- dale, died March 28. Services at
neral services were held there Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Sur-
Wednesday. Surviving him are vived • by a daughter, Mrs. Hy-
his sons, Harry of Detroit and man Bloom; a sister; and three
Heiman. of Los Angeles; a grandchildren.
daughter, Mrs. Mildred Seltzer
of Oakland, Calif., and a grand- DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-27
Friday, April 9, 1954
child.

Rabbi Aaron M. Ashinskv Formerly
D etroit, Dies at 87; Was a Founder
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., (JTA)—The of U. S.
Mizrachi; Studied Medicine
30th anniversary of the Bnai

Three-Day Ceremony
Marks 30th Anniversary
Of Hillel Foundations

Brith Hillel Movement —'
launched at the University by
the late Rabbi Benjamin Fran-
kel—was marked by three days
of ceremonies which concluded
with the dedication of an audi-
torium, a music lounge and !
other rooms at the Frankel Me-
morial Building of the Hillel
Foundation here.
The Hillel Foundations are
religious student organizations
for Jewish youth on 205 cam-
puses in the United States,
Canada and at the Hebrew Uni-
versity in Israel. It provides edu-
cational counseling and social
activities as well as religious
services. The Frankel Memorial
Building at the University of Illi-
nois is one of 47 Bnai Brith Hil-
lel buildings and among the 17
such structures added to the
university scene in the United
States, Canada and Israel by
the Bnai Brith Hillel Founda-
tions since the close of World
War II.

New Austrian Proposals
On Jewish Claims Awaited

TEL AVIV, (JTA)—The Jewish
Claims Committee on Austria is
"awaiting" new proposals from
the Austrian government for re-
newal of negotiations" on the
Jewish demands, Dr. Nahum
Goldmann, head of the claims
committee, revealed here.
Dr. Goldmann said that "with-
in a fortnight we will know
where we stand—whether we
continue or break off contact."
Replying to questions on the
recent meeting of the executive
board of the conference on Jew-
ish. Material Claims Against
Germany, where some $9,000,000
in German reparations pay-
ments were allocated to various
Jewish groups for relief, reha-
bilitation and cultural projects,
Dr. Goldmann stated that 90
percent of the resolutions and
decisions taken at the meeting
were adopted unanimously.
From Israel Dr. Goldmann will
proceed to Bonn to confer with
German authorities on various
reparations problems as well as
on the question of expediting
individual claims for restitution
and indemnification presented
by victims of the Nazi regime.

Philip Ash Called by Death
Philip Ash, 46, of 8300 N. Cam-
bridge, died last Friday. A life-
long Detroit resident, he was
co-owner of Ash Paint Co.
Funeral services were held
Sunday at Kaufman Chapel.
Surviving are his wife, Ger-
maine; daughter, Elaine; son,
William; brothers, Nathan, Har-
old and Leo; sisters, Mesdames
Max Levinson, Harold Goodman
and Philip Gilbert.

Mrs. Thomas Marwil Dies at 45
Mrs. Josephine Marwill, 45, of
8049 Hendrie, Huntington Woods,
died Saturday at Sinai Hospital.
She was a lifelong Detroit resi-
dent, a graduate of Liggett
School and was active in many
local organization.
Funeral services were held
Sunday at Kaufman Chapel,
Surviving are her husband, Dr.
Thomas B. Marwill; son, Brand;
sister, Mrs. Florence Berger;
brothers, Ben B., Henry and
Louis Jacob.

Rabbi Mattuck Dies in London
LONDON, (JTA)—Rabbi Israel
Mattuck, a leading figure in
the British and world Liberal
Judaism movements, died here
April 3 at the age of 71. Born
in Lithuania, he studied in the
United States and was spiritual
leader of the Liberal Jewish
Synagogue here.

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Rabbi Aaron M. Ashinsky, the of New York, Mrs. Judith Rosen
oldest living rabbi in this coun- ! and Mrs. Ruth Borkon of Pitts-
try, former Detroit rabbi, died burgh. Other survivors are two
at his home. 5812 Darlington sons, Dr. Nathan Ashinsky of
Road, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh and Maurice Ashin-
April 2, at the sky of New York; two sisters,
age of 87.
Mrs. J. P. Rosenthal of Detroit
One of the and Mrs. S. Kurlander of Brook-
founders of the lyn; 12 grandchildren and nine
Mizrachi Or- great - grandchildren and the
, ganization o f following Detroit nieces and ne-
lAmerica and ! phews: Mesdames Philip Gilbert,
Canada, Rabbi I Harold Goodman, Lewis Barak,
Ashinsky, w h o Robert Tr e p e c k and Hyman
was one of the Beale; Nathan, Harold and Leo
:outstanding Ash and Manuel, Nathan, Ervin
American. ora- and Leonard Rosenthal. Anoth-
tors, was noted er nephew, one of the Ash
in many fields brothers, Philip Ash, died last
of activity and Friday at almost the same time
was among the his famous uncle passed away.
Rabbi Ashinskyfirst orthodox
rabbis to support the Zionist
Syria to Auction Cemetery
movement.
TEL AVIV, (WJA)—The Jew-
He was active in his Pitts-
burgh congregation, C h o f e t z ish cemetery of Allepo is to be
Chaim Synagogue, until shortly disposed of shortly at an auction
sale, according to a report pub-
before his death.
He assumed a pulpit in Syr- lished in the Arab daily El-
acuse upon coming to this Sham, of Damascus,
country from Poland in 1887.
In 1889 he came to Detroit
as joint rabbi of Shaarey Ze-
dek, Beth Israel and Beth
Jacob, and while holding the
pulpits here he also studied
medicine for two years in the
former Detroit College of
Medicine.
In 1896 he assumed -a pulpit I
in Montreal and went to Pitts-
; burgh's congregation in 1901,
returning to Detroit in 1926 for
a six-year stay as rabbi of Con-.
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