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Israeli Ostrowtzier
Seeking LandSmen
for Memorial Book

A. Loewelistein Dies;
Was Meat Firni.Pres.

Alfred Loewenstein, -a .native
Detroiter who was president
and co-founder of the meat
packing firm of S. Loewenstein
and Son, died Feb. 4. He had
lived at 25034 Rue Versailles,
Oak Park.
Services will be held at 2
p.m., today, at the Brown Memo-
rial Chapel of Temple Beth El,
where he had been a member
for many years.
A veteran of World War
Mr. Loewenstein also belonged
to the Standard Club, Franklin
Hills Country Club, the Shrine
Consistory and was a charter
member of the Detroit Live-
stock Association.
He leaves his wife, Lillian;
two sons, Alfred, Jr., and Bert-
ram; a brother, Max; three
sisters, Mrs. David Marx, of Los
Angeles, Mrs. Seymour Schiff
and Ruth; and five grand-
children.

Dr. Jonah B. Wise
Dies at Age of 77

Dr. Jonah B. Wise, for many
years national chairman of the
United Jewish Appeal, one of
the outstanding leaders in the
American Jewish Joint Distri-
bution Committee and a dis-
tinguished leader in Reform
Judaism, died
in New York
Sunday night,
at the age of
77.
Rabbi Wise
was the son of
Dr. Isaac May-
er Wise, t h e
founder of the
Reform Jew-
ish movement
in this coun-
try.
He w a s the
founder a n d
for many years
Dr. Wise
the director of
the Message of Israel radio pro-
gram.
" By appointment of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, he was
a U.S. delegate to the Inter-
national Refugee Conference in
France in 1938.
Dr. Wise was rabbi of New
York's Central Synagogue which
was established by his father.
The son followed. in his father's
footsteps, and in later years, was
frequently referred to as the
"elder statesman" of the Reform
movement.
Rabbi Wise was a dynamic
figure in the tremendous relief
and rescue operation for Ger-
man Jewry, which became a
matter of life and death with
the advent of Hitler. He went
to Germany to establish a tem-
porary relief program until the
leadership and resources of the
American Jewish community
direct,
knowing
could be mobilized. He was one
the needs of the heart and mind.
of the founders of the UJA in
Like a benevolent Father
he smiled upon all,
1939 and served as a national
fed the hungry,
chairman until 1958 when he
closed the eyes of the dying,
helped the young grow,
was named honorary national
never forgetting the special ones
chairman.
who loved him for

In a communication from the
Irgun Yotzei Ostrowtzie in Is-
rael, The Jewish News is in-
formed that the survivors of
the city of Ostrowzie, Poland,
who Caine through the Nazi
Holocaust of the last war are
planning the issuance of a
memorial book dedicated to
those from their city who died
during the war.
The organization wishes to
receive memoirs, photographs
and other historical data con-
cerning the city and its inhabi-
tants. The request of all form-
er Ostrowtzier that they for-
ward any of these materials
available. They are especially
interested in photographs of
the main Jewish buildings, such
as the synagogue. Materials
submitted will be returned to
the sender after use, if it is
so requested.
Persons wishing to send ma-
terials or to communicate with
the group can do so by writing
Irgun Yotzei Ostrowtzie in Is-
In loving memory of our de-
rael, 9 Ofakim St., Tel Aviv. voted brother, William George
Publication is set for April of Caplan, who left us on Feb. 6,
this year, so speed in submit- 1941.
ting documents, photographs
"Though absent from us,
and other material is essential.
You are ever so near."
Sadly missed by his brother,
Israel Ury Dies at 71
Dr. B. B. Caplan and family, and
NEW YORK (JTA) — Israel his sister, Ann Feldman and
B. Ury, leader of the Jewish family.
Labor Committee, died sud-
denly yesterday of a heart at- The Sun Has Set
tack, while visiting .the home
In Memoriam—
of a friend. He was 71 years
Dr. Albert E. Bernstein
old. Born in Russia, he came to
By
the United States in 1910. He BLANCHE SWATLO GORDON
was a member of the board of The heavens were shrouded in grief
directors of the Jewish Daily
at the loss
of a true healer as
Forward, the Yiddish Scientific
God meant a healer
Institute and other Jewish
to be,
simple,
institutions.

In Memoriam

The Family of the Late

MR. BENJAMIN
BRODY

Of Windsor, Ontario
Acknowledges with
grateful appreciation
the many kind expres-
sions of sympathy ex-
tended by relatives and
friends during the fam-
ily's recent bereave-
ment.

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H. J. HEINZ CO,, Dept. J2
Pittsburgh 30, Pa.

his hearty laugh,
witty words,
handsome face,
abundant life
bursting from him
like a Sun shining upon all.
The Sun has set,
but the warmth is left.

Three Israelis Die
in Mysterious Explosion

TEL AVIV (JTA) — Three
youthful Israelis were killed
and a fourth seriously wounded
by a mysterious explosion in a
vacant house in the Zavdiel
settlement in the Lachish area.
A. major rain and windstorm
lashing the area interfered with
investigation, but first reports
said that a suspicious parcel
brought into the building was
responsible for the blast, which
wrecked the building and tore
a huge crater in the ground
below it. It was ascertained
that the explosion was not the
result of an attack.
The dead, all members of
the Livni family, are: Israel,
18; Etzioni, 11, and Moshe, 9.
The settlement, established in
1950, is settled chiefly by
Yemenite families, and is
affiliated with the Agudas Is-
rael movement.

Morris Shatzen Dies;
Leader in Bnai Brith

Morris Shatzen, former De-
troiter who moved to the West
Coast 10 years ago, died in Los
Angeles Monday night at the
age of 73.
Surviving him are his wife,
Lydia; daughter, S y 1 v i a; son,
Harold, two grandchildren, and
two sisters, Rebekah Tannen-
baum of Miami and Alma Rain-
man of Los Angeles. There are
several nephews and nieces, in-
cluding Al Nichamin, William
Shatzen and Mrs. Fay Slobin of
Detroit.
Mr. Shatzen was president of
Pisgah Lodge of Bnai Brith in
Detroit and during his residence
here was active in Allied Jewish
Campaigns and served on the
board of the Jewish Welfare
Federation.
He was active in Bnai Brith
ranks, in the Council and Fed-
eration fund-raising and in be-
half of Cedars of Lebanon
Hospital in Los Angeles.

Warsaw Rising Papers

LONDON (WJA)—The His-
torical Office of the Polish
Army, according to Warsaw
Protest Holding of
radio, has received from pri-
vate collections "6,000 valuable
City Elections in
documents, the archives of the
Toronto on Saturday Home Army H.Q. and the com-
TORONTO (JTA)—The Cana- mand of the Warsaw Rising."
dian Jewish Congress protested
plans of the Toronto City ad-
MONUMENTS
ministration to hold the next
municipal elections on a Satur-
r . r- TV
day in November.
Irving Oelbaum, CJC vice-
president and Toronto com-
munity leader, in his protest,
pointed out that observant Jews
would be barred, by their re-
ligious scruples, from casting a
ballot on the Sabbath. Also, he
Manual Urbach & Son
noted, observant Jews could not
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serve as poll watchers or either
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aid a candidate or run for office
in a Sabbath balloting.

OBITUARIES

ANNA MOLLEY, 11501 Petos-
key, died Feb. 2. Survived by
two nieces, Mrs. Ida Miller, of
Miami Beach, Fla., and Mrs.
Loretta Davis, of San Diego,
Calif.
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D 0 R A GOLDFARB, 19506
Prairie, died Feb. 2. Survived
by two sons, Irving and George
L. Gibson, of Louisville, Ky.;
a daughter, Mrs. Ira Stone; a
brother, a sister., seven grand-
children and four great grand-
children.

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JACOB PHILLIPS, 2647
Hazelwood, died Feb. 1. Sur- .
viyed by his wife, Sylvia; three
sons, Louis, of Hempstead, N.Y.,
Eugene and Joseph; a daughter,
Betty, of Miami; three brothers
and three grandchildren.
* * *
ETHEL ROSEN, 18937 Santa
Rosa, died Feb. 3. Survived by
a son, Sam; two daughters,
Mrs. Sam Gilman and Mrs. Ben
Kopitz; a brother, eight grand-
children and four great-grand-
children.
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PAULINE RATNER, St. Clair
Shores, Mich., died Jan. 30. She
leaves three sons, S. Dudley,
Milton and George S.; eight
grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren.
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JACOB LAPPIN, 2974 Sturte-
vant, died Jan. 31. He leaves
three sons, Dr. Irwin I., Dr.
Milton NI. and Samuel; two sis-
ters and five grandchildren.
* * *
FANNIE TURKEL, 11501 Pe-
toskey, died Jan. 21. Survived
by her husband, Samuel; a
daughter, Mrs. Charles Cohen;
two brothers, two grandchildren
and a great grandchild.

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MORRIS R E U B I N, 16914
Tireman, died Feb. 3. Survived
by his wife, Etta; a daughter,
Camille; three brothers, • Ben,
Albert and Nathan; and a sister,
Mrs. Ann Averbach.
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ESTHER LEWIS, 2665 Bos-
ton, died Feb. 3. She leaves a
brother, Joseph H.; and a sister,
Lillian.
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LOUIS DAVIS, 3280 Waverly,
died Jan. 31. Survived by his
wife, Bessie; a daughter, Mrs.
Saul Green; and two grandchil-
dren.
* * *
CELIA ANTMAN, 3710 Bur-
lingame, died Jan. 30. Survived
by three sons, Harry, David and
Solly; a daughter, Mrs. Julius
Berkowitz; two sisters, and four
grandchildren.
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YUDA GERSHFANG, 13660
Elgin, Oak Park, died Jan. 30.
Survived by two sons, Suchar
and Lippa, of Kishenev, Russia;
a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Dunn;
six grandchildren, and a great
grandchild.
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ABRAHAM TURKENICH,
19301 Lesure, died Jan. 29.
Survived by a daughter, Mrs.
Milton Bernstein; two sisters, a
grandchild and a great grand-
child.

NATHAN NADLER, formerly
of Detroit, died Jan. 27, in
Memphis, Tenn. Services and in-
terment in Memphis. He leaves
his wife, Ray; two sons, Joseph,
of Chicago, and Meyer, of De-
troit; two daughters, Mrs. Ida
Slobasky, of Sarnia, Ont., and
Mrs. Kay Lacye, of Urbana, O.;
and nine grandchildren.
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J E N N I E FRIEDENBERG,
23060 Kipling, Oak Park, died
Jan. 30. She leaves her husband,
Harry; two brothers, Max and
Jack Bell; and two sisters, Mrs.
Rose Cohen and Mrs. Joseph
Newman, of Memphis, Tenn.
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NATHAN GRAY, 21940 Park-
lawn, Oak Park, died Jan. 31.
He leaves his wife, Yetta; two
Sons, Joshua N. and Philip; two
daughters, Mrs. Joseph Schwartz
and Mrs. Gerald Salk; three
brothers, a sister in Scotland
and four grandchildren.
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ALBERT SKLAR, died in -
Miami Beach, Jan. 29. He leaves
a son, Lawrence; a daughter,
Mrs. Sidney Chafetz, three
brothers and three grandchil-
dren.
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MOLLY FRANK, 3200 Boston,
died Jan. 31. She leaves her hus-
band, Benjamin; two sons, Jay
F. and Dave; two daughters,
Mrs. Louis Richman and Mrs.
Harold_Meyer; and eight grand-
children.

Enrolled in the Boy Scouts of
America are more . than 4,-
780,000 boyd and leaders.

WE REMEMBER
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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.

Mary Fill
Leah Hirsch
Fanny Hubert
Ben Weider
Sema Kaila bas R.
Moshe

Hebrew Civil
Shevat Feb.
29
7
29
7
29
7
29
7

Doris Seidel

29

30

Adar 1

Jeannette Heller
Bernstein
Max Harris
Fannie Remer
Rose Orkin
Mary Weingarden
Joseph Freedman

1
1
1
1
1
1

9
9
9
9
9
9

Chananya Willis
Sara Miller
Mrs. Wolfson
Ben Solomon
Bella Ellias

2
2
2
2
2

10
10
10
10
10

Jennie Feldman
Isaac Ziotnik
Israel Goldin
David Goldman

4
4
4
4

12
12
12
12

Sol Korinsky

5

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