Moses Weiswasser,
Prominent Orthodox
Leader, Dies at 79
Moses Weiswasser, of 2303 Tay-
lor, one of Detroit's most promi-
nent Orthodox leaders, died May
11 at the age of 79.
Considered one of the stalwart
citizens of the early Orthodox
Obituaries
LOUIS SIPKINS, 5776 Berk-
shire, died May 4. Services at Ira
Kaufman Chapel. He leaves his
wife, Pauline; a son, Jerome
Pepper; a daughter, Mrs. Ben-
jamin Stein; a brother and two
grandchildren.
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EMMA N. KELLNER, 3341
Webb, died May 4. Services at
Ira Kaufman Chapel. She leaves
four brothers, Edward, Louis,
ax, of New York, and William,
of Los Angeles; and four sisters,
Lucille and Hannah Kellner,
Mrs. Morris : Hart, and Mrs.
Herman Pareles, of Bridgport.
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ESTER POTASCHNIK, 12132
Wildemere, died May 4. Services
at Ira Kauman Chapel. She
leaves her son, Sylvan; two
daughters, Mrs. Cecil Gaines
and Mrs. Simon Richardson;
and five grandchildren.
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MOSES WEISWASSER
community which has continued
to exist during changing times,
Mr. Weiswasser was active in
numerous causes and organiza-
tions.
He had been president of the
Jewish Children's Home, super-
intendent of the Jewish Home
for Aged, _ president of Cong.
Beth Tefilo Emanuel and one of
the founders of Yeshivath Beth
Yehudah.
Services for Mr. Weiswasser
were held at Ira Kaufman Chap-
el on Thursday, with interment
in Ma_chpelah Cemetery.
He leaves three sons, George,
Aaron and Avery; a_ daughter,
Bernice; a brother, Peter; a sis-
ter, Mrs. Minnie Leipsitz; and
five grandchildren.
In Memoriam
In loving memory . of our be-
loved son, Dr. Oscar U. Shapiro,
who passed away three years
ago, on May 19, 1952.
You are always in our hearts,
And always in our thoughts.
We miss you now more than ever.
Sadly missed by his father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. Shapiro.
Warburg One of 9
To Get HUC Degrees
CINCINNATI—In recognition of
their achievements, nine distin-
guished Americans will receive
honorary degrees from Hebrew
Union College-Jewish Institute
of Religion at the school's 71st
commencement and ordination
service here June 4. Dr. Nelson
Glueck, president of the College-
Institute, will confer the de-
grees in ceremonies at the Rock-
dale Avenue Temple.
Dr. Sylvan D. Schwartzman,
professor of Jewish education at
the College-Institute, will deliv-
er the baccalaureate address on
the subject "Emphasis for To-
day's Rabbinate."
The degree Doctor of Humane
Letters will be awarded to:
Dr. J. Victor Greenebaurn, Cincinnati;
physician and Associate Professor of Pe-
diatrics, University of Cincinnati Medical
College.
Leon Led ere d, Cincinnati; civic and
communal. leader.
Edward M. M. Warburg, New York;
president United Jewish Appeal; former
UJA general chairman; nine times chair-
man, Joint Distribution Committee.
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ANNA PORVIN, 3711 Tyler,
died May 6. Services at Ira
Kaufman Chapel. She leaves
two sons, David R, of Miami
Beach, and Harry K., of Phila-
delphia; two daughters, Mrs.
Albert Daniels and Mrs. Michael
Berkowitz; two brothers, nine
grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren.
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HERMAN SATTLER, 17581
Mendota, died May 7. Services at
Ira Kaufman Chapel. He leaves
his wife, Elsa; two sons. Norman
and Earl; a brother, Leo; and
four grandchildren.
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JULIUS DIAMOND, 2667
Webb, died May. 2. Services at
Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Sur-
vived by his wife, Mary; parents;
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. DiaL
mond; a son, Samuel Irving; a
daughter, Edith Fay; two broth-
ers and three sisters.
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FANNIE SOLOMON, 2:3 1 0 0
Sussex, Oak Park, died May 2.
Services at Hebrew Memorial
Chapel. Survived by. two sons,
Louis and Harry; a daughter,
Mrs. Joe Stein of Hawthorne,
N.Y.; a brother, nine grandchil-
dren and seven great grand-
children.
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CHARLES A. LIPCHINSKY,
3800 Blaine, died May 3. Services
at Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
Survived by his wife, Minnie;
three daughters, Mrs. George
Rapoport, Mrs. Harry Averbuch
and Mrs. Miles Mazer; a brother.
two sisters and seven grand-
children.
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SIMON EICHNER, 3252 Fuller-
ton, died May 4. Services at Heb-
rew Memorial Chapel. Survived
by a son, Sidney and a daughter,
Mrs. Lillian Cohen.
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HARRY LEVY, 80 Winder, died
May 3. Services at Hebrew Me-
morial Chapel. Survived by two
sons, Herbert and Abraham of
Brooklyn, N.Y.; a brother and
five grandchildren.
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JULIUS LEVIN, a Detroiter for
nearly 50 years, died May 3, in
Los Angeles, Calif., where he had
moved only last year after re-
tirement. Services and burial
were in Los Angeles. He leaves
his son, Charles; • and three
daughters, Celia Bowman, Mrs.
Madeline Burton and Mrse. Lil-
lian. Morrison, all of Los Angeles.
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LAWRENCE W. HORDS, 2922
Six rabbis, alumni of the Col-
lege-InstitUte, will receive the Pasadena, died May 9. Services
honorary Doctor of Divinity de- at Menorah Funeral Chapel, on
Puritan, with interment in New
gree. They are:
Philip D. Bo okstaber, Congregation York. He leaves his wife, Shir-
Ohev Sholom, Harrisburg, Pa.
Abraham Feinstein, Mizpah Congrega- ley; a daughter, Mrs. Gloria
tibn Chattanooga, Tenn.
Sternberg; two sons, Stuart and
Ariel Goldburg, Congregation Beth Howard; a sister, Dor o t h y
Ahabah, Richmond, Va.
Norman Goldburg, Walton Way Temple, Hordes; and two grandchildren.
Augusta, Ga.
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Victor E. Reichert, Rockdale Avenue
Temple, Cincinnati.
MORRIS
BLOOM,
a Detroiter
Morris M. Rose, Tree of Life Congre-
for 30 years, died May 10, in
gation, Morgantown, W. Va.
Hollywood, Fla., where he had
resided for the past five years.
Mrs. Sophie Rosenwald
Services and interment were in
Adler Dies in California
Hollywood. He leaves his wife,
Anna; two sons, Joseph and Mil-
LOS ANGET,F,S, (JTA) –
Sophie Rosenwald Adler, widow ton, of Detroit; two daughters,
of Max Adler and sister of the Mrs. Lester Bernbaum, of De-
late Julius Rosenwald, died at troit, and Mrs. Louis Beresh, of
her Beverly Hills home at the Hollywood; and nine gramdchil-
Oren.
age of 84.
Maimonides' Anniversary
To Keynote Jewish Book
Council Anhual Meeting,
Monument Unveilings
(Unveiling announcements may be In-
serted by mail or by calling The Jewish
News office, VE. 8-9364. Written an-
nouncements must be accompanied by
the name and address of the person
making the insertion. There is a standard
charge of $2.00 for unveiling notices,
measuring an inch in depth.)
The family of the late Philip
Kaufer announces the unveiling
of a monument in his memory
at 11:30 a.m., Sunday, May 15,
at Beth Abraham Cemetery,
Woodward at 81/2 Mile Rd. Rab-
bis Halpern and Gorrelick will
officiate. Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
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The family of the late Herman
Stern announces . the unveiling
of a monument in his memory
at 1 p.m., Sunday, May 15, at
Nusach Harie Cemetery. Rela-
tives and friends are asked to
attend.
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The family of the late Maxine
Rosenthal announces the un-
veiling of a monument in her
memory at 10 a.m., Sunday, May
15, at Machpelah Cemetery.
Cantor Sonenkler will officiate.
Relatives and friends are asked
to attend.
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The family of the late Gussie
Gellispie announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in her mem-
ory at 11 a.m., Sunday, May 15,
at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
Cantor Sonenklar will officiate.
Relatives and friends are asked
to attend.
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The family of the late Harry
Rosenberg announces the un-
veiling of a monument in his
memory at 1 p.m., Sunday, May
15, at Clover Hill Park Ceme-
tery. Rabbi Hershman will of-
ficiate. Relatives and friends are
asked to attend.
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The family of the late Mollie
Coleman announces the unveil-:
ing of a monument in h e r
memory at 2 p.m., Sunday, May
15, at Hebrew Memorial Park
Cemetery. Rabbi I. Stollman will
officiate. Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
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The family of the late Joseph
(Joe) Freedman announces the
unveiling of a monument in his
memory at 12 noon, Sunday,
May 15, at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Rabbi Adler and Can-
tor Sonenklar will officiate. Re-
latives and friends are asked to
attend.
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The family of the late Diane
Pearl Rosberg announces the
unveiling of a monument in her
memory at 11 a.m., Sunday, May
15, at Hebrew Memorial Park
Cemetery, Gratiot at 14 Mile Rd.
Relatives and friends are asked
to attend.
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The family of the late Mary
Climstein announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in her mem-
ory at 11 a.m., Sunday, May 15,
at Hebrew Memorial Park Cem-
etery, Gratiot at 14 Mile Rd. Rel-
atives and friends are asked to
attend.
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The family of the late Adella
Solomon announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in her mem-
ory at 11 a.m., Sunday, May 15,
at Machpelah Cemetery. Rabbi
Sperka will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to attend.
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The family of the late Joseph
Finkel announces the unveiling
of a monument in his memory
at 1 p.m., Sunday, May 22, at
Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Rab-
bi Adler will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to attend.
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The family of the late Sophie
Cicurel and Max Cicurel an-
nounces the double unveiling of
monuments in their memory at
1 p.m., Sunday, May 15, at Mach-
pelah Cemetery, Woodward at
8 Mile Rd. Rabbi Gorrelick will
officiate. Relatives and friends
are asked to attend .
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The family of the late Max
Schoenfeld announces the un-
veiling of a monument in his
memory at 11:30 a.m., Sunday,
May 15, at Westwood Cemetery,
on Michigan, in Inkster. Rabbi I.
Stollman will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to attend.
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The family of the late Eileen
Yanover announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in her mem-
ory at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 22,
at Machpelah Cemetery. Rabbi
Adler will officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to attend.
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The family of the late Hattie
Fisher announces the unveiling
of a monument in her memory
at 1 p.m., Sunday, May 15, at
Oakview Cemetery, in Royal Oak.
Rabbi Pram will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are asked to
attend.
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The family of the late Edward
Benjamin announces the unveil :.
ing of a monument in his mem-
ory at 11 a.m,,. Sunday, May 22,
at Northwest Hebrew Memorial
Park Cemetery, 28500 W. Six
Mile, near Middlebelt. . Rabbi
Segal and Cantor Fenakel • will
officiate. Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
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Announeement is made of the
unveiling of a monument in
memory of Dr: Jack L. Mille:r by
Mrs. Jessie Miller, Mrs. Samuel
W. Leib, Mrs, • A _ l Mitteldorf and
Mr. Maurice Miller, s widow,
sisters and brother of Dr. Miller,
on Sunday, May 22 at 2 p.m. at
Clover Park Cemetery. Rel-
atives and friends are asked to
attend. -
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The family of the late Anna
Garland announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in her mem-
ory at 1:45 p.m., Sunday, May
15, at Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Eskin will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are asked to
attend.
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The family of the late Hyman
Levitsky announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in his mem-
ory at 12 noon, Sunday. May 15,
at Machpelah Cemetery, Wood-
ward at 8 1/2 Mile Rd. Rabbi
Sperka will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to attend.
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NEW YORK Dr. Mordecai
Kaplan will deliver the keynote
address at the annual meeting
of the National Jewish Welfare
Board—sponsored Jewish Book
Council of .America, next Tues-
day evening, at the Community
House of New York's Congrega-
tional Shearith Israel.
The Book Council meeting is
dedicated to the observance of
the 750th anniversary of the
death of Maimonides, author of
the "Guide . x) the Perplexed," a
philosophical defense 'of Juda-
ism, and the "Mishneh Torah,"
which summarizes the entire
spiritual and intellectual con-
tent of the Talmud into one or-
ganized whole. .
An exhibit of scholarly works
on the Talmud into one organ-
ized whole.
An exhibit of scholarly works
on Maimonides by American
Jewish authors, arranged' by the
Mendel Gottesman Library of
Yeshiva University, will be a
highlight of the meeting.
Prof. Boehm Turns Over
Congress Prize to Community
FRANKFURT, (JTA) —Prof es-
sor Franz Boehm, who was one
of four winners of the American
Jcwish Congress' Stephen Wise
Awards, has donated the $1,000
prize connected with that award
to the local Jewish community.
Prof. Boehm‘ headed the West
German team at the reparations
negotiations with Israel at The
Hague three. years ago. He is
widely credited' w having
broken the back of the "silent
oppOSition" aimed at sabeitaging
those negotiations,
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The family of the late Joseph
Zuchter announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in his mem-
ory at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 15,
at Chesed shel Emes Cemetery.
Relatives and friends are asked
to attend.
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Friday, May 13, 1955
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The family of the late Herman
Rosenberg announces the un-
veiling of a monument in his
memory at 2 p.m., Sunday, May
15, at Workmen's Circle Ceme-
tery, 14 Mile and Gratiot. Rabbi
Lehrman will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to attend.
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The family of the late Samuel
Alderman announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in his mem-
ory at 11 a.m., Sunday, May 15,
at Beth Tefilo Emanuel Ceme-
tery. Rabbi Wohlgelernter will
officiate. Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
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