Safeguards assuring proper
burial for known, deceased
Jews whose remains are un-
claimed by relatives or friends
have been written into Senate
Bill No. 1277 creating an
anatomy committee within the
State Department of Health.
The bill, which passed the
State Senate and is now up for
a vote in the House of 'Repre-
sentatives, would turn all un-
claimed bodies over to educa-
tional institutions requiring
them for medical instruction.
At the request of the Hebrew
Benevolent Society and the
Council of Orthodox Rabbis,
and through the efforts of Sen.
Charles H. Blondy, two specific
changes were recommended to
the original bill.
One amendment specifies
that the religion of the de-
ceased be made known to the
committee, whenever that in-
formation is available. This
would be added to other
statistics such as name, age, sex
and cause of death.
The second provision states
that if the deceased was a

member of a religious faith
maintaining a benevolent as-
sociation, the association will be
notified of the death and the
body surrendered upon request.
Rabbi Israel I. Rockove, ex-
ecutive director of the Hebrew
Benevolent Society, in a letter
to Sen. Blondy applauding the
Senate's action, said that the
bill, as amended, "preserves
the tenets of our religion and
the aims and services of our
institutions."

Third of Bulgaria's
6,000 Jews Seek
Israel Immigration

43 Years, Dies at 63

Services were held Tuesday,
at Ira Kaufman Chapel, for
Dr. Abraham Koven of 21940
Gardner, Oak Park. Dr. Koven,
63, a Detroit physician for 43
years, died Sunday at Univer-
sity Hospital, Ann Arbor, after
five weeks of hospitalization.
He was diagnostician for the
Detroit Health Department for
35 years, was on the staff of
Detroit Memorial Hospital and
maintained offices in the Pro-
fessional Bldg.
Dr. Koven was born in New
York and graduated from the
Windsor Collegiate Institute
and the Detroit College of
Medicine. He was a member
of the American Medical Ass'n.,
American Academy of General
Practice, Wayne County Medi-
cal Society, Perfection Lodge
F. & A.M.; and American Legion
Julius Rosenwald Post.
He is survived by his wife
Lillian; two daughters, Mrs.
P. H. Garvin and Mrs. Jacob ,
Auslaender; three brothers,
Theodore, Benjamin and Mil-
ton Kovinsky; three sisters,
Mrs. Morris Passman, Mrs. Ed-
ward Wolf and Mrs. Harry
Lewen, and two grandchildren.

NEW YORK, (JTA)—A re-
port on the situation of the
Jews in Bulgaria was issued
by the Institute of Jewish Af-
fairs of the World Jewish Con-
gress. The report estimates
that there are about 6,000 Jews
in Bulgaria, living in Sofia and
11 other localities. They are
mostly elderly people, the
younger Jews having emigrated
to Israel after the last war.
Of the 6,000 abou' t 2,000 have
registered for emigration to
Israel, but emigration was sus-
Jewish Leaders in
pended last July "for the time
being," the report states. It
Foreign Aid Group
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — A quotes Menahem Cohen, a
number of national Jewish lead- member of the Central Jewish
ers were named among 200 lead- Consistory of Sofia, as stating
ing citizens who accepted spon-: that Bulgarian Jews are em-
(Unveiling announcements may
sorship of the Committee for ployed in factories, coopera-
be inserted by mailing or by call-
International Economic Growth, tives, state enterprises, in the ing
The Jewish News office, VE
it was announced by Eric John- liberal professions, universities, 8-9364. Written announcements
must
be accompanied by the
public
office,
and
as
journalists
ston, chairman of the commit-
name and address of the person
tee. The committee will func- and artists.
making the insertion. There is a
charge of $2.00 for an
"The Central Consistory, the standard
tion as a private, non-partisan
unveiling notice, measuring an
group to coordinate and chan- executive organ of the Jewish inch in depth.)
* *
nel information about the Mu- religious communities, does not
The family of the late Bertha
tual Security Program to na- deal any more with social wel-
tional organizations and the fare affairs, which have been -Berkowitz announces the un-
taken over by the State," the veiling of a monument in her
general public.
Among those named were report says. "In 1957, the "sixth memory at 1 p.m., Sunday,
Rabbi The odor e L. Adams, conference of the Jewish corn- March 30, at Beth Abraham
president of the Synagogue munitieS—the first since 1952— Cemetery. Rabbi Segal will of-
Council of America; Philip M. took place. The meeting was ficiate. Relatives and friends
Klutznick, president of the Bnai critical of the work of the Con- are asked to attend.
* * *
Brith; Rabbi Max D. Davidson, sistory. It is not clear, although
The family of the late Samuel
Perth Amboy, N.J.; Rabbi Abra- it could be inferred from the
ham J. Feldman, Hartford, reports that this was due, at Konop announces the unveiling
Conn.; Mrs. Moise Cahn, presi- least in part, to the principles of a monument in his memory
dent of the National Council of which guide the cultural work at 1 p.m., Sunday, March 30, at
Jewish Women; Rabbi Julius of the Consistory. Its work was Machpelah Cemetery. Rabbi
Mark, New York; Rabbi Aaron described as "part of the ac- Lehrman will officiate. Rela-
Blumenthal, Mt. Vernon, N.Y.; tivity of our government and tives and friends are asked to
Rabbi Solomon Sharfman, New our party," the approach to attend.
York, and Rabbi Abba Hillel Jewish problems being based
on the "guiding light of Marx-
Silver, Cleveland.
ism-Leninism.
"The Conference decided to
form a Cultural Association of
In precious memory of Pfc.
Bulgarian Jews with branches Robert Paul Weisman, our
in Sofia and the provinces," the dearly beloved son and brother,
Lowest Prices for Highest
WJC report continues. "The who died March 20, 1945 in the
Quality Granite and Outstanding
Designs
Consistory has the leading part service of his country.
in the Association. In addition
Always remembered and al-
DETROIT MONUMENT
to this new body, there exists ways missed by his mother,
WORKS
the cultural body "Cituliste," father and brother, Donald.
* *
2744 W. Davison car. Lawton
which also has branches in
Sofia and the provinces. It co-
DI 1-1175
TO 8-6923
In loving memory of Molly
operates with the Consistory. Gurovsky, our dear daughter
Upon the establishment of the and sister, who left us on
Cultural Association, the com- March 22, 1951.
munities held constituent as-
Sadly missed by the entire
semblies of the branch associa- family.
tions in Sofia and a number
of other cities. The branches Nochum B. Minkoff Dies
are apparently not large: the
Nochum Boruch Minkoff, well
meeting in Sofia was attended known Yiddish author, profes-
by 250 persons."
sor of Yiddish language and
According to the Chief Rabbi literature at the Academy for
in Sofia, he is the only rabbi Higher Jewish Learning in New
in the country; in addition,
ork, died last Friday at the
Manual Urbach & Son
there are a number of cantors age of 64. He was a brother of
7729 TWENFTH ST.
who officiate at services in the Isaiah Minkoff, NCRAC direc-
TY 6-7192
various synagogues, the WJC tor.
report states.
At the time of his death,
Minkoff was editor of the Yid-
dish literary monthly, Zukunft.
In addition to his own volumes
"Peace of Mind Protection"
of poetry, he wrote three books
on American Yiddish poetry.

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OBITUARIES

DONALD ROSENFIELD, for-
mer Detroiter and a resident of
Garden Grove, Calif., died March
8 of leukemia at the City of
Hope Medical Center, Duarte,
Calif. Services and interment
were in Los Angeles. He leaves
his wife, the former Marion
Cohen; three daughters, Shel-
ley, Karen and Gloria; a son,
Kenneth, and his mother, Mrs.
Max Cohen, of Detroit. Contri-
butions in his memory may be
sent to the City of Hope.
* * *
JULIUS WASSERMAN, of
Santa Monica, Calif., died there
March 11. Interment in Detroit.
He leaves his wife, Rose; three
sons, Irving and Harry, of Cali-
fornia, and Morris, of Detroit;
three daughters, Mrs. Nathan
Levitt, Mrs. Leonard Marx and
Mrs. Bernard Raitt; seven
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
* * *

HERMAN FIDLER, 14634
Cherrylawn, died March 11. He
leaves his wife, Ann; three sons,
Leonard, Bernard and Arthur;
two daughters, Mrs. Lyle Leeds
and Mrs. Harry Posar; three
brothers, two sisters and nine
grandchildren.'
* * *
JACOB S. FASSBERG, 4089
Waverly, died March 13. Sur-
vived by two sons, Harry R. and
Charles; a brother, a sister and
four grandchildren.
* * *
REBECCA FINKELSTEIN,
20104 Hubbell, died March 19.
Survived by a sori, Samuel; two
daughters, Mrs. Morris Weiss
and Mrs. Herman Cohen; a
brother, a sister and five
grandchildren.
a.
* *
ANNETTE BENSMAN, 21621
Kenosha, Oak Park, died March
19. She leaves her husband,
Morris; a daughter, Susan; her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bo-.
gorad; two brothers, Marty and
Herbert; and a sister, Etta.
* *
SAMUEL BENSMAN, 19030
Braile, died March 19. He
leaves his wife, Lillian; a son,
Dr. Wayne T.; daughter, Mrs.
Henry Kowalsky; two brothers,
four sisters and three grand-
children.
* * *
HELEN BARACH, 2415 W.
Grand, died "March 16. She
leaves her husband, Simon; a
Son, Herbert, of Pittsburgh; a
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Katz; a
brother and four grandchildren.
* * *
FEITEL NUSENBAUM, 19946
Snowden, died March 16. He
leaves his wife, Lena; a son,
Sol; a daughter, Mrs. Sidney
Schwartz; a brother, a sister
and three grandchildren.
• * *
ADOLPH FREEDMAN, '746
Collingwood, died March 16.
He leaves a son, Sidney Leo;
and two daughters, Viola and
Mrs. William Silverstein of
Brooklyn, N.Y.
*
*
MARTIN ISAACS, of Brook-
lyn, N.Y., died March 13. He
leaves his wife and two broth-
ers, of Brooklyn; and another
brother, Theodore Isaacs, • of
Detroit.

JACK WALDBOTT, 18626
Monica, died March 10. Sur-
vived by a cousin, Emil Wald-
bott.
* * *
HARRY GORDON, 17375
Kentucky, died March 10. No
survivors.
* * *
BENJAMIN COOPERSTEIN,
18950 Santa Rosa, died. March
13. Survived by wife, Lena; son,
Nathan B.; two daughters, -Mrs.
Celia Burke and Mrs. Sheldon
Loewy, and six grandchildren.
* * *
HELEN FREEDMAN, 2714
Richton, died March 12. Sur-
vived by her husband, Luis; two
sons, Charles and Walter; two
daughters, Mrs. Sidney Brick-
ner and Mrs. Sol E. Goldberg;
four sisters and three grandchil-
dren.
* * *
JOSEPH SABLE, 2668 Sturte-
vant, died March 15. Survived
by his wife, Hilda; a son, Nor-
man; a daughter, Mrs. Meyer
Lullove; a sister, and eight
grandchildren.
* *
MITCHELL B. ROBINSON,
950 Whitmore, died March 19.
He leaves his wife, Alma; a
son, Eliot; two brothers, Joseph
and. Jules; and two sisters, Mrs.
William B. Isenberg and Mrs.
Floyd Rindley.
* * *
MICHAEL SHAPIRO, 1095
Goyeau, Windsor, Ont., died
March 18. Survived by his wife,
Chana; two daughters, Lana
and Mildred; and a sister of
Haifa, Israel.
* * *
JOSEPH S. KLEIN, 11501 Pe-
toskey, died March 11.

4, WE REMEMBER
71-1:1Z2

During the coming
week Yeshiva Beth Ye-
huda will observe the
Yahrzeit of the follow-
ing departed friends,
with t h e traditional
Memorial Prayers, reci-
tation of Kaddish and
studying of Mishnoyes.

Hyman Taback
Louis Alper
Berta. Palman
Sarah Seigel
Louis Gladstone

Hebrew Civil
Nissan March
1
22
22
22
1
22
22

Abe Barg
Chava Yaker
Shelly L. Gold
Esther Gellman

23
23
23
23

2
2
2
2

David Toker
Fanny Heifetz
Mannie Cohen
Samuel Israel

24
24
24
24

3
3
3
3

Goldie B. Rapp
Jack Malin

25
25

4
4

Flora Morris
Samuel Remer
Chaye Esther Singer
Ephraim Ticktin.

26
26
26
26

5

Dora Lutsky
Minnie Lazarus
Nathan Lee

27
27
27

6
6

Irving Osnos
David J. Kabaker
Musha Stein
Meyer Berman

28
28
28
28

7
7
7
7

Yeshiva Beth Yehuda
12305 Dexter
WE 1-0203

The excellent facilities of The Ira Kaufman
Chapel are known and available at a cost
within the reach of all.

WJC

Book Shipments To
Polish Jewish Repatriates
Several shipments of Yiddish
books have recently been sent
by the World Jewish Congress
in New York to the Cultural
and Social Association of the
Jews of Poland, primarily for
distribution among Polish Jews
repatriated from Russia.

The Ira Kaufman Chapel

Director of Funerals

9419 Dexter

5

TYler 4-8020

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39-THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS—Friday, March 21, 1958

Dr. Abraham Koven,
Jewish Burials Assured in Bill
Creating State Anatomy Committee Detroit Physician