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Questioned by Yiddish Essayist
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Mr. Joseph Kligman and his
daughter, Shulamith, request all
relatives and friends of their
late, beloved wife and mother,
Bessie Kligman, to attend the
unveiling of a monument in her
memory at 11 a. m., Sunday,
June 30, at Northwest Hebrew
Memorial Park Cemetery (Far-
band Section), Six Mile and
Middlebelt.
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The family of the late
Samuel Dvorin announces the
unveiling of a monument in his
memory at 11 a.m., Sunday,
June 30, at Turover Cemetery.
Rabbi Levin will officiate.
Relatives and friends are asked
to attend.
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The family'of the late Samuel
Novitz announces the unveiling
of a monument in his memory
at 11 a.m., Sunday, June 30, at
Machpelah Cemetery. Rabbi I.
Elam will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to attend.
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The family of the late Jack
Vosko announces the unveiling
of a monument in his memory
at 12 noon, Sunday, July 7,
at Chesed shel Emes Cemetery.
Rabbi I. I. Halpern will offi-
ciate. Relatives and friends are
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The family of the late Ida
Bend ero ff announces the un-
veiling of a monument in her
memory at 2 p.m., Sunday, July
7, at Clover Hill Park Ceme-
tery. Rabbi Segal and Cantor
Fenakel will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to attend.
ork Ban Enforced
by Tel Aviv Inspectors
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Enforce-
ment began - in the Tel Aviv
area of a law banning the rais-
ing of pigs or the sale of pork
products following approval by
the Ministry of the Interior.
The law, which outlaws pas-
'session and sale of pork
.throughout the Tel Aviv area,
permits special inspectors to
enter any place at any time for
enforcement purposes but search
of private premises requires a
magistrate's order. The old law
permitted sales in certain -areas.
The law sets a period of 42
days for winding up all pork
business.
The strange death of Barukh
Spinoza is discussed in a book-
let of the same title, written by
Eli A. Almi, the Yiddish essay-
ist, poet and literary critic, and
published by Sci-Art Publishers
(Harvard Sq., Cambridge 38,
Mass.).
That the famed Duth philoso-
pher was murdered and did not
die merely from a tubercular
infection is the Yiddish writer's
contention in the essay.
According t o biographers,
Spinoza died in February, 1677,
of a lung malady from which
he had long been suffering. The
philosopher was alone in his
two-room suite in the home of
the painter Van der Spyck.
On the previous day, Spinoza
had descended from his suite
for a pleasant chat with the
Van der Spyck family. A phy-
sician had arrived and pre-
scribed chicken broth for the
sage. Spinoza partook of the
broth; the Van der Spycks de-
parted for church, leaving Spi-
noza alone with the physician.
When they returned, they found
Spinoza dead.
The physician's identity was
never established. His name
was purposefully shielded by
Spinoza's close associates, Almi
suggests. "Such trivial details,
as the chicken broth and the
zest with which Spinoza ate are
established," the writer con-
trasts.
"When did the physician leave
the Van der Spyck home, be-
fore or after Spinoza suc-
cumbed?" he questions. "If he
left before, he must have been
aware that his patient's condi-
tion had become aggravated.
How could he leave his patient
alone" without summoning some
neighbor, Almi asks.
Found missing from the phi-
losopher's writing table was a
silver-handled knife and a book,
he notes. Who took them? he
queries.
Spinoza's death did not con-
form to that of the typical con-
sumptive. The sage was not
bedridden and gasping on the
day of his day, Almi points out.
Spinoza was active in com-
munity life. He executed diplo-
matic missions, associated with
dissenting Christian sects and
engaged in Church-State con-
troversies of his day.
Some enemy must have mur-
dered him by poisoning his
In Memoriam
In loving memory of Mrs.
Olga Jaslove, who passed away
in June, 1946.
Sadly missed by all the mem-
bers of the Olga Jaslove Family
Club and their families.
CONGREGATION
B'NAI MOSHE
Will Honor the Late
RABBI MOSES FISCHER
at a Memorial Service
SUNDAY, JUNE 30-11:00 A. M.
In the Main Synagogue, Dexter and Lawrence
Rabbi Fischer served B'nai Moshe a; its active
Rabbi for a quarter of a century and as Rabbi
Emeritus for nine years.
He was noted for his great learning and erudition
and was widely recognized as a Talmudic Scholar
of distinction.
Rabbi Fischer took an active interest in communal
affairs and his talents and serv'ces were always
available to numerous Jewish causes in secular as
well as religious matters.
The public is invited to join B'nai Moshe members
in paying deserved tribute to this distinguished
religious leader of our people.
Obituaries
BENJAMIN STEI NBERG,
broth or in some other manner,
2966
Glendale, died June 24.
the essayist concludes.
Survived by his wife, Anna; a
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Almi, author of scores of son, Philip; a brother, and two
books and monographs on a grandchildren.
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variety of subjects, recently
also has published another book
MORRIS JACOB SILVER-
of Yiddish poems, "Letzte Gez- STEIN, 11501 Petoskey, died
book, "My Credo." In the lat- June 25. Survived by three
ter, he advocates vegetarianism, sons, Hyman and Max Silver-
calling the eating of meat by stein and Berel Bulba; eight
human beings unethical. He ex- grandchildren, and six great-
presses belief in psychic forces, grand chi ld ren.
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in ,a life after death and in
faith, asserting that "reason
SOPHIE GOLD ALPER,
without faith is as one-sided as 11501 Petoskey, died June 22.
faith without reason."
She leaves her husband, Na-
than; three sons, Erwin Gould,
Prof. Moshe Weizmann of Los Angeles, Dr. Joseph S.
Gould, and Michael Gould, of
Dies in Israel at 80
Prof. Moshe Weizimann, since Washington, D.C.; seven daugh-
1924 professor of organic chem- ters,"Mrs. Leon Mandell, of Mt.
istry and director of laboratories Clemens, Mrs. Israel Damsky,
of the Hebrew University. died of Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. Albert
in Jerusalem T u e s d a y. He Dutsh, of Huntington Woods,
would have been 80 next month. Mrs. Adolph Velasco, of Los
Dr. Weizmann, brother of the Angeles, Mrs. Paul Blender
late Dr. Chaim Weizmann, first and Jennie Alper, of Chicago,
President of Israel, was born and Mrs. William Salomon, of
in Motel, Russia. He received Silver Springs, Mo.; a brother,
an agricultural engineering de- seven grandchildren and four
gree at the Polytechnical In- great grandchildren.
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stitute in Kiev in 1905 and a
doctorate in chemistry at the
LILLIAN GREENBAUM,
University of Geneva, Switzer, 24051 Jerome, Oak Park, died
land, in 1970. He settled in June 22. She leaves her hus-
Palestine in 1922.
band, Harry; a son, Arnold;
Before settling in Palestine, two daughters, Mrs. Melvin
Prof. Weizmann was a chemist Nord and Mrs. Earle Kanners;
in factories in Moscow, Berlin her mother, Mrs. Henrietta
and Geneva. He was assistant Leichtman, of Syracuse, N.Y.;
professor of chemistry at Mos- two sisters, two brothers and
cow University. He contributed four grandchildren.
many articles to professional
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magazines.
MINNA MILLER, of Hills-
He was a delegate to World
Zionist Congresses from the dale, Mich., died June 23. She
leaves her husband, Jay J.; two
6th to the- 21st Congresses.
Israel Moscow Envoy
Returns; Will Review
Soviet-Israel Relations
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Col.
Josef Avidar, Israeli Ambassa-
dor to Soviet Russia, returned
to Israel for a visit during
which it was assumed he would
review with Foreign Ministry
officials recent Soviet-Israel
and Soviet-Middle East rela-
tions.
Diplomatic sources noted that
the current visit came during
rumors of a tendency toward
improvement of Israeli-Russian
relations, although official For-
eign Office circles denied any
indication of such a trend.
Hebrew U. Gets Fund to Aid
Swiss Non-Jewish Students
JERUSALEM (JTA)—A
scholarship fund of 30,000 Swiss
francs has been set up at the
Hebrew University to honor the
Swiss Rev. Dr. Paul Vogt for
his humanitarian care of Jew-
ish refugees during the second
World War and for his serv-
ices for Israel.
The fund was established by
Dr. Joachim Teitel of Zurich
and is intended to assist non-
Jewish students of Swiss na-
tionality or Swiss residents ma-
joring in philosophy, theology
or archaeology to study at the
Hebrew University.
Dr. A. S. Schwartz, Oldest
Hebrew Poet in U.S., Dies
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Dr.
Abraham Shmu el Schwartz,
oldest Hebrew poet in the Unit-
ed States, died at his home here
June 18. Born 81 years ago in
a small town near Vilna, Rus-
sia, he came to this country in
his early youth and was one of
the founders 60 years ago of
the organization known as
"Mefitze Sefat Ever" ("Pro-
moters of the Hebrew Lang-
uage"). Most of his poems were
published in Hadoar, only He-
brew-language weekly in this
country.
Yitzhak Shenhar Dies
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Yitz-
hak Shenhar, Hebrew writer
and translator, died here June
18. He was 50. Shenhar, who
was recently named consul-
designate at Bombay, translated
into Hebrew the works of Kaf-
ka, Tolstoy and Gogol. He was
also a member of the board of
the Israel Writers Association.
sons, Dr. William I., of Jack-
son, and Larry, of Sherman
Oaks, Calif.; three brothers,
two sisters and three grand-
children.
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MANDEL MEYERS, 1029
Pleasant, Worcester, Mass, died
June 19. A Detroiter for 35
years, Mr. Meyers moved to
Worcester five years ago. While
a resident here he was a mem-
ber of Temple Beth El and the
Masonic order. He leaves two
daughters, Mrs. Madaline Gross,
of Worcester, and Mrs. Mildred
Binzer, of Toledo, O.; a brother
and five grandchildren.
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SAMUEL SOLTAR, 65 Merri-
man, Ashville, N.C., died June
17. Services at Hebrew Mem-
orial Chapel. Survived by two
daughters, Mrs. William Zahler
and Mrs. Robert Dorman; two
brothers, Benjamin and Harry;
a sister, Rose and two grand-
children.
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YETTA WEINGARDEN,
11501 Petoskey, died June 21.
Survived by two sons, David
and Louis; a daughter, Mrs.
Effron Adelson and three grand-
children.
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REBECCA STERN, 19751
Littlefield, died June 21. Sur-
vived by two sons, Irving and
Jack; three daughters, Mrs.
Harold Groff, Ida and Mrs. Al-
len Krakow; and 10 grandchild-
ren.
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ANNA E. SOLOMON, 4056
Elmhurst, died June 22. Surviv-
ed by her husband, Mandel;
three sons, Samuel H., Harry
3. and Edward A.; a daughter,
Mrs. Louis Model; eight grand-
children rid four great grand-
children.
SAMUEL WILFRFT) POS-
NER, 3303 Sturtevant, diecl June
21. Survived by his wife, Elea-
nor; a daughter, Sydney and
two sisters.
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SELMA MORRISON, 9541
McQuade, died June 21. Sur-
vived by her husband Harry; a
son, Theodore; two brothers and
two grandchildren.
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LOUIS B. BARAK, 11501
Petoskey, died June 18. He
leaves two sons, Dr. Lewis R.
and Dave; five daughters, Mrs.
Morris Borson, Mrs. Sarah
Starikoff, Mrs. Mitchell Gold-
stone, Mrs. Leslie Fox and
Fannie; three brothers, a sister,
12 grandchildren and IC great
grandchildren.
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SAMUEL C. STEIN, Pontiac,
died in Pontiac, June 19. He
leaves his wife, Bella; a son
Morrey; a daughter, Mrs. Ken-
neth Hoard; two sisters and a
brother.
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LEO HIRSHFIELD, 18980
Greenlawn, died June 21. He
leaves two sons, Lyle W. and
Sanford J.; a daughter, Mrs.
Leonard Horwitz; a sister and
six grandchildren.
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MOLLY OSTROW, 15854 Ken-
tucky, died June 21. She leaves
her husband, Morris; a son,
Lawrence; a daughter, Mrs.
Charles Jaslove; two brothers,
two sisters and four grandchil-
dren.
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NATHANIEL L. PERNICK,
18400 San Juan, died June 21,
He leaves his wife, Jeanette;
two sons, Lawrence R. and
Roger J.; three brother and a
grandchild.
Ex Publisher Lippa Dies
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Leo Lippa, a former show-
man and newspaper publisher,
died June 24, at his home, at
15458 Ward. Services were at
Ira Kaufman Chapel.
Mr. Lippa published the
Wayne County Democrat and
operated the Lippa Amusement
Co., before devoting his efforts
to the printing business.
He was founder and first
president of the Michigan
Showmen's Association and a
member of the Elks.
He leaves his wife, Viola;
two daughters, Mrs. Sallie Mae
Smith and Mrs. Patricia Ford;
three brothers, three sisters
and a grandchild.
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