Germany Refuses to Waive Visa Requirements by Israel Citizens Although BONN (JTA) West Germany now admits visi- tors from many countries with- out prior-issuance of a visa, she is not willing to relax visa re- quirements for Israeli nationals, Federal Minister of the Interior Dr. Gerhard Schroeder has in- formed the Social Democratic Opposition. Ii sponsoring a Social Demo- cratic motion to abolish the need for entry visas in the - case of I s r a e l i visitors, • Bundestag deputy Dr. Karl Mommer ar- gued that "we have moral ob- ligations toward the citizens of Israel that should prompt us to handle this matter as liberally as possible." He pointed out that the moral benefit gained by unilateral abrogation of the mandatory visa requirements would outweigh any disadvan- tage through the possible influx of undesirable elements. Exploit Loopholes in German Laws BONN (JTA) — The presi- dent of the Bundestag, the lower house of the West German legis- lature, has charged that neo- Nazis and former Nazi leaders are exploiting loopholes in Ger- man laws to sue for "damages" resulting from denazification proceedings and were attempt- ing to revive Nazi ways. The denunciation of neo-Nazis and former big-shots by Dr. Eugen. Gerstenmaier, a promi- nent Protestant layman and leading figure in the Adenauer Christian Democratic U n i o n, was first carried in a radio broadcast. He . had his speech published in the Government Information Bulletin Feb. 28. Earlier; he conferred with lead- ers of all parties on means of preventing "professional Nazis" from infiltrating the govern- ment apparatus and from tying up the government with suits for "damages." Dr. Gerstenmaier, however, said he saw no reason to fear a significant neo-Nazi revival in the near future. He de- nounced such evidences of neo- Nazism .as the singing of Nazi marching songs at a recent get- together of Wehrmacht vet- erans, the acquittal of Nazi war criminals in several recent trials and an upswing in threatening letters by former Nazi and Gestapo members. 131 Rabbis. Ordained At Jeshiva University NEW YORK, (JTA) One hundred and thirty-one rabbis were ordained by Yeshiva Uni- versity at the largest rabbinical convocation in Jewish history. The rabbis, gradUates of the University's Rabbi -Thaac Elcha- nan Theological Seminary, .re- ceived "Sernicha," . the highest degree , in Jewish theological learning iron). ,Dr; Sainuel Bel- kin, president.- The graduating class included rabbiS from 15 states and 7 vfOreign countries. Fourteen chaplains in service with v armed . forbes in this country and abroad were also included in. the group. For the first time, four . South Ameri- cans .fro-m -.Brazil, Argentina, Peru and :Chile were ordained by the institution. v. The "Semicha" exercises, held every three yearS, also marked the 60th anniversary of the Seminary, founded in 1896 and named in honor of Rabbi Isaac 'Elchanari Spector, recognized as the - greatest religious authority and leader of the 19th century. In accordance with tradition, the exercises were held on the 21st of Adar, corresponding this year to March 4, the anniver- sary of the death of Rabbi Spector (1817-1896). 31—Detroit Jewish News 6 Frida March In his reply, the Minister of the Interior recalled that a con- siderable number, of "illegal returnees" from Israel had cbme to Germany, mainly in 1953, with 800 of them falling back upon German public welfare as- sistance in Foehrenwald Camp al'bne. Although Israel had declared its willingness in principle to take back any of its citizens expelled from Germany, tech- nical transportation difficulties had made it impossible, with one single exception, to deport to Israel the "illegals" against who expulsion orders had been issued and who were not pre- pared to leave Germany volun- tarily. Therefore, the Minister ar- gued, the unilateral abrogation of visa requirements would saddle German public welfare agencies with heavy costs "and probably would not correspond to the interests of the State of Israel." Minister S c h r o e d e r, who stressed repeatedly that these "illegals" had not "formerly lived in Germany," failed to mention that almost all of them had been in German concentra- tion or DP camps. At the same time, however, he made it clear that Israeli nationals who had been residents of V Germany prior to the Nazi era would en- counter no difficulty in securing tourist or transit visas. Monument Unveilings (Unveiling announcements may be inserted by mail or by calling The Jewish News office, VE 8-9364. Written announcements 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 Sophie Cohen announces the unveiling of a monument in her memory at 1 p.m., Sunday, March 11, at Clover Hill Park Cemetery, Rabbi - Gruskin V will officiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. * * * The family of the late Leo A. Coskey announces the unveiling of a monument in his memory at 11:30 a.m., Sunday, March 11, at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Rabbi Arm will officiate. Rela- tives and friends are asked to attend. * * * The family of the late Nathan Lee announces the unveiling of a monument in "his memory at 1' p.m.," Sunday, March 18, at Beth Tefilo Emanuel Cemetery. Rabbi Wohlgelernter will offi-. ciate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. In Memoriam In loving memory of our dear brother and son, Jerome :Zack, who paSsed away on March 15, 1955, and V our dear mother, Sarah Zack, who passed away on April 15, 1946. Sadly missed and forever in our hearts. * * * In loving memory of our dearly beloved husband, father and grandfather, Mr. Philip Kaufer, who passed away two years ago, on April 6, 1954 (four days in Nisan). Sadly missed and never for- gotten by his wife, Helen; daughter, Mrs. Bertha V Robbins; brothers, Sam and Nathan. Kaufer; and families. * * * In loving memory, of- our be- loved sister, Eleanor Velick Epstien, who left us on March 16, 1945. Gone but not forgotten. . Sadly missed by her brother - Zolli, Convert to Catholicism, Dead Obituaries LOUIS PELAVIN, 9387 Broad- street, died March 1. Services at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Survived by his wife, Pearl; son, Irving; four daughters, Mrs. David Rosenthal, Mrs. Reuben PacerniCk, of Flint, Mich., Mrs. Louis Greenfield and Mrs. Larry. Goodman; and nine grandchil- dren. * * * ALBERT WASSERMAN, 18284 Ilene, died March 3. Serv- ices at Hebrew Memorial Chap- el. Survived by his wife, Pearl; a daughter, Mrs. Ina Carol Adams; two sisters and a grand- child. * * * . HARRY BRODER, 3752 Long- fellow, died March 1. Services at Ira Kaufman Chapel. He leaves his wife, Clara; a son, Joseph; a daughter, Mrs. Ben Heller; two brothers and five grandchildren. * * * SADIE MOLTZ, 11501 Pet6s- ky, died March 1. Services at Ira Kaufman Chapel. She leaves her son, Abraham, a daughter, Mrs. Harry Lichtman, 10 grand- children and six great grandchil dren. * * * GUSSIE SCHNEIDER, 3800 W. Outer Dr., died March 3. Services at Ira Kaufman Chapel. She leaves three sons, Irwin, Max and Harry; four daughters„ Pearl, Mrs. Jack Rosenthal, Mrs.. Herbert Grossman and Mrs. Vic- tor Bloomfield; and eight grand- children. * * * WILLIAM EPSTEIN, 19129 Hubbell, died March 2. Serv- ices at Ira Kaufman Chapel. He leaves his wife, Anna; a son, Leonard; two daughters, Mrs. Norman Feingold and Sharon; two brothers, a sister and a grandchild. * * . • • . BETTY WEINTRAUB, 20437 Sheffield, died March 5. Ser- vices at Ira Kaufman Chapel. She leaves her husband, Mor- ris; a son, Jacob Michael; a daughter, Beverly; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hornick, of Toronto; a brother and a sister. * * * SHELDON A. UTCHENIK, 3740 Kendall, died March 5. Services at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Utchenik; and two brothers, Joseph and Merlin E. * * * Rev. OSCAR BARAHA L, 13521 Norfolk, died March 4. Services at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Survived by his wife, Pearl; four sons, Barney, of Los Angeles,- Hyman of New York, George and Max; seven daughters, Mrs. Morris Hurwitz, Mrs. Joseph Baker, Mrs. David Marks, Mrs. Daniel Silverman, of Los Angeles, Mrs. George Palmer, of Adrian, Mich., Mrs. William Schwartz • and Doris; . a sister, 20 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. * * * EMMA WECKSTEIN, 83, of 2888 Monterey, died March 6. Services at Ira Kaufman Chap- el. She leaves three sons, Char- les and Abraham, of Detroit, and Paul, of Los Angeles; two daughters, Mrs. Louis Eisen- berg and Mrs. Paul Masser- man; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. * * * LOUIS R. SEITON, 62, of 19355 Marlowe, died Wednes- day. Funeral services were held Thursday at Kaufman Chapel. He was president of Standard Metals Co. and active in Ahavas Achim. Surviving are his wife, Jennie; daughter, Mrs. Carl Lip- nik; son, Herbert, and three grandchildren. * * * LILLIAN KAPLAN, 3 8 4 1 Cortland, died March 3. Services at Menorah Funeral Chapel, on Puritan. Survived by two song, Joseph, of Flint, ,and . Sheldon; Prof. Eugenio Zolli, former Chief Rabbi of Rome, whose conversion to Catholicism was a sensation shortly after World War II, died in Rome at the.. age 'of 75. Newman, Mrs. Phyllis Seman- sky and Mrs. Jeanette Green- berg; two brothers, two sisters, 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. * * * • ALBERT SCHWARTZMAN, 3266 Leslie, died March 5. Ser- vices at Ira Kaufman Chapel. He leaves a sister, Mrs. Rebecca Goodman. * * * HERMAN L. MILNER, 2298 Highland, died March 1. Serv- ices at Menorah Funeral Chapel, on Puritan. Survived by his wife, Bertha; two daughters, Mrs. Jean Rottenberg and Mrs. Marian Gaber; a brother, four sisters and four grandchildren. He was born in Poland, came to Italy as a young boy, was Chief Rabbi of Trieste and taught at the Universities of Padua and Rome. He was Chief Rabbi of Rome from 1940 to 1945 and when he became a Catholic he changed his first name from Israel to Eugenio. He was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis. He explained that he had adopted the name Eugenio in apprecia- tion of the aid given to Jewish William Hoffman Dies at 72 sufferers from Nazism and William Hoffman, 72, of Fascism by Pope Pius XII, the 18225 Santa Rosa, well known former Eugenio Pacelli. Detroit merchant and communal worker, died last Friday. Fu- Godfrey, Canadian Leader, Dies Samuel Godfrey, Canadian neral services were held in Jewish leader and industrialist, Kaufman Chapel Sunday. In the shoe business' in High- died in Toronto at the age of 56. land Park for 49 years, Mr. He was a cousin • of Judge Hoffman was active in the Theodore, Dr. Samuel, Saul R. Zionist movement, Bnai Brith, and Hoke Levin of Detroit and Shaarey Zedek and . Turover of Mrs. David A. Croll, wife of Society. Canada's Senator C r o 11; and Surviving are his wife, Pearl; brother-in-law of Abbe Levi of son, Dr. Maxwell M. Hoffman; Detroit. daughters, Mesdames Joseph Mr. Godfrey received the Pohl, Meyer L. Goldstein and Order of the British Empire for Sidney Z. Leib; nine grand- World War II services. children and two brothers. awl ■ INIMMIlawr . CEMETERY MEMORIALS Novelist Gorin Dies TEL AVIV (JTA) Nathan Gorin, teacher and author, died here Feb. 28. He was 69. A na- tive of Lithuania, Mr. Gorin came to Palestine in 1935. He was a well known novelist in Israel and was active in writers and teachers organizations. Lowest Prices for Highest Quality Granite and Outstanding Designs DETROIT MONUMENT WORKS 2744 W. Davison, cor. Lawton DL 1-1115 TO. 8-6923 Amsterdam Editor Dies THE HAGUE (JTA)—Philip MONUMENTS Pinkhof, well known ._.Dutch., journalist and editor for half a century of "De Telegraaf" of Amsterdam, died at 73. He was the author of many books and musical revues. • Owner . 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