THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Friday, Sept. 4, 1959 — 30
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Dr. Raphael Lemkin, Dies; Leader
Yeshivah Leader
Morris W. Zack Dies in Movement to Outlaw Genocide
Morris W. Zack, of 25710
Salem, Huntington Woods, died
Monday at the age of 66.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at Hebrew Memorial
Chapel.
Surviving
him are his
wife, Sarah;
sons, Eugene
M. and Samuel
N.; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Carl
Scram; nine
grandchi 1-
d r e n; two
brothers, Hy-
man and Louis, M. W. Zack
and a sister, Mrs. Carl Schram.
The decaesed was active in
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah, hav-
ing served as chairman of a
number of the school's fund-
raising events.
He also was actively associ-
ated with Congregation Bnai
David, the Hebrew Benevolent
Association, the Home for the
Aged and a number of other
local agencies.
Obituaries
CHARLES SCHWARTZ, 3788
Dr. Raphael Lemkin, of New as an adviser to the War De-
York, creator of the internation- partment and later to Justice Tyler, died Aug. 27. He leaves
al movement to outlaw geno- Robert Jackson, chief U. S. his wife, Gussie; sons, Sidney,
cide, died of a heart attack last prosecutor at the Nuremberg Abraham and Robert; three
KE 7-1908
sisters in New York and five
UN 4-0708
war crime trials.
Friday at the age of 58.
grandchildren. -
While
practicing
law
in
War-
At
the
time
of
his
death,
he
LEVI MOVING CO.
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saw,
in
1933,
he
started
a
cam-
COURTEOUS AND EFFICIENT
was working on his autobiogra-
JOSEPH INWALD, Brooklyn,
paign
before
the
League
of
SERVICE OVER 40 YEARS
phy, "Unofficial Man", a title
N. Y., died in Detroit Aug. 28.
J. LEVI, Mgr. ED LEVI, Ass't.
which came from a New York Nations to outlaw mass murder He leaves his wife, Miriam;
18276 STRATHMOOR AVE.
Times editorial two years ago of people because of their re- sons, Dr. Samson, Chester and
DETROIT 21, MICHIGAN
calling him "that exceedingly ligion or ethnic origin. He Martin; a daughter, Mrs. Irving
patient and totally unofficial failed to obtain League action Levine; 11 grandchildren, and
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Porch, floors, steps, kitchen cabi-
man" who conducted a private on this score. However, after brothers and sisters in England,
nets. doors, panelling. Work my-
campaign to end mass killing World War II, he continued Interment was in New York.
self UN 4-1897.
of body and mind for national, his campaign before the United
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cleaned. 24 hour janitor service.
ethnic, racial or religious rea- Nations.
DR. ADOLPH KUPERMAN,
Smith. UN 4-9263.
Instrumental
in
the
drawing,
sons.
18310 Marlowe, died Aug. 27.
CARPET CLEANING by Leonard.
In 1953, Dr. Lemkin asked up and adoption of the interna- He leaves his wife, Sophie, and
Holiday cleaning. Special rates. LI
the United Nations to find the tional law against genocide, he a daughter, Mrs. Jack Helfand.
1-3748.
Soviet Union and its satellites was nominated for the Nobel
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ROSLYN MEISNER, 25497
guilty of having violated the Peace Prize in 1950 and 1952.
and material. Free estimates. VE
He received the Grand Cross Hereford, died Aug. 27. Sur-
6-8410.
1948 Genocide Convention, bas-
ing his charge on attempts to of Cespedes from Cuba in 1950 vived by her husband, Dr. Harry
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washing, insured, guaranteed. Im-
exterminate minorities behind and the Stephen Wise Award Meisner; sons, Marc, Carl, Ned
mediate service. UN 4-0326.
the Iron Curtain, especially the of the American Jewish Con- and Grant; a daughter, Gail;
gress in 1951. His teaching her mother, Mrs. Helen Rice of
PAINTING and decorating. Recrea-
Jews.
tion rooms, pickling and varnish-
and a sister.
ing. Very reasonable. Free esti-
In his book, "Axis Rule in posts included positions at Yale, Toledo; a brother
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Newark Law School of Rutgers
mates. Work guaranteed. UN
Occupied
Europe",
published
in
4-7123.
RICKIE SMOLKA, 20476
1944 by the Carnegie Endow- University and Princeton.
Carol,
died Aug. 28. She leaves
ment for International Peace,
55--MISCELLANEOUS
a son, Louis; a daughter, Mrs.
Dr. Lemkin reviewed the Nazis' D. Tannenbaum,
Nat Singer; five grandchildren
annihilation program. The word
WANTED-Window Fan to
and 12 great grandchildren. In-
"genocide" is said to have been Israel ZOA House
fit Fenestra window. UN
terment was in Cleveland.
1-6668.
used
here
for
the
first
time
to
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Director,
Is
Dead
HAMBURG, (JTA) - Four
SMITH TOOLS for sale, very reason- editors of Krystall, one of the describe mass killings.
SOPHIA KRAIZMAN, 20267
TEL
AVIV,
(JTA)
-
David
He and his brother Elias, of
able. WE 4-6499.
most widely-circulated picture
Tannenbaum, director of the Rosemont, died Aug. 29. Sur-
UNUSUAL Star-Burst Brass ceiling magazines in West Germany, Montreal, were sole survivors of
ZOA House vived by her son, Jack J.; two
lamps. Large 24-arm size Sacrifice
their
family,
which
was
wiped
here, died sisters, five grandchildren and
$65. Miscellaneous lawn equip- won their fight against the ap- out by the Nazis in the 1939
ment. EL 6-9393.
pointment of a former Nazi
Aug. 29 of a three great-grandchildren.
invasion of Poland.
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heart attack.
SYNAGOGUE desires used Upright diplomat to a key post on the
Born in Bezwodene, the son
JOSEPH B. ROSENFELD,
piano, gratis, will pay moving publication.
He
was
62
charges. Call 10-4 p.m. weekdays,
Axel Springer, the magazine's of a farmer, Dr. Lemkin held
years old. 3380 Glynn Ct., died Aug. 24.
UN 4-6428.
publisher, announced that Dr. degrees from the Universities of
Born in Den- Survived by daughters, Mrs.
Paul Schmidt, had "voluntarily" Lwow and Heidelberg and was
ver, Colorado, Louis Eisen, Hemet, Calif.; Mrs.
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fluent in nine languages. A
resigned
as
political
editor
of
he was active Helen Timoner, Los Angeles;
GOODS AND FURNITURE
the publication. The four edi- lawyer and former secretary of
in the Amer- Mrs. Bertha Shanker; two
tors had refused to work with the Committee on Codification
ican
Zionist grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
FOR SALE
Schmidt and had threatened to of the Laws of the Polish Re-
movement
• * *
resign if he remained a mem- public, upon his immigration to
Tannenbaum
and
lived
in
A beautiful DINING ROOM
the
U.
S.
in
1941,
he
taught
law
SARAH
MERVIS,
11501 Pe-
ber of the staff.
SET and DINETTE SET.
at Duke University and served Israel for various periods. He toskey, died Aug. 26. Survived
Schmidt,
a
former
official
in
was
appointed
director
of
the
Lamps, carpets, very reason-
by husband, Israel; son, Hyman;
the Nazi Foreign Office under
ZOA House, a social and cul-
able. 3315 Clements. No Sat-
Joachim von Ribbentrop, had Ida Guggenheimer,
tural center maintained in Tel daughter, Mrs. Sam Freed, of
Windsor; four brothers, .a sis-
urdays.
been exposed as having played
Aviv by the Zionist Organiza-
ter; five grandchildren and a
a major role in the deportation Hadassah Pioneer,
tion of America, about two
great-grandchild.
Israel Routine Certificates
of Jews from Hungary in the
months ago.
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summer of 1944. He was the Dead at Age 93
Should Not Be Confused with
Dr. Tannenbaum was con-
SARAH
WANDER,
2531 Pas-
author of a memorandum to
Mrs. Ida E. Guggenheimer, a sidered an authority on Pales-
Endorsements of Campaigns
the Nazi Ambassador in Buda- pioneer in Hadassah and an tinian economy prior to the adena, died Aug. 26. Survived
by daughters, Mrs. Joseph Gold
Certificates of the Israel Min- pest which outlined prepara- early proponent of women's
establishment of the Jewish
istry of Welfare should not be tions to be made for the large- suffrage, died Aug. 30 at the State. He was at one time the and Mrs. Hyman Denenberg of
New York, and eight grand-
interpreted by the public as en- scale deportations and meas- age of 93. She lived in New director of the Palestine Eco-
children.
nomic Bureau of the Zionist
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dorsement of fund raising ac- ures to forestall any outcry in York.
the free world.
A founder of the women's Organization of Am e r i c a.
SARAH HOFFMAN, 11501
tivities in the United States, a
"We must prepare the forth- Zionist organization along with Earlier, he held the post of di-
Petoskey, died Aug. 27. Sur-
spokesman of the Jewish coming large - scale action the late Henrietta Szold, Phila-
rector of the Metropolitan office vived by sons, Alex of Los An-
Agency's committee on control against the Budapest Jews by delphia-born Mrs. Guggenheim- of the ZOA in New York.
geles and Julius of New York; a
and authorization of campaigns inciting incidents of sabotage er was later president of the
daughter, Mrs. Ervin Schachter;
stated. Recently, a number of and revolt," he directed the New York chapter, helping raise
six grandchildren and three
fund raising offices of Israeli envoy. He said explosives funds to send medical units to Wanda Landowska,
great-grandchildren.
should
be
planted
in
syna-
institutions, whose activities
• 4:
Palestine.
Harpsichordist,
Dies
have not been authorized by gogues and Jewish community
Besides her many affiliations
MILTON GERALD DRAP-
Death
at
the
age
82
brought
the committee, have reproduced buildings "so that the enemy with women's organizations,
to an end the rich career of KIN, 17516 Kittridge St., Van
these certificates in their pro- will not be able to shout about such as the board of the Wo-
Wanda Landowska, noted Nuys, Calif., died Aug. 27. Sur-
German
cruelty."
men's Trade Union League in pianist and harpsichordist, Aug. vived by wife, Natalie; parents,
motional literature.
association with Mrs. Franklin 16 in Lakeville Conn.
Mr. and ' Mrs. Ben Drapkin;
D. Roosevelt, Mrs. Guggenheim-
Born in Warsaw, Poland, she daughters, Laurel, Mallory and
er helped establish sound work-
began
her career in 1906, as a Janie, and a sister.
ing conditions and adequate
BY HENRY LEONARD
concert
pianist, with success-
wages for women in industry.
ETHEL SANDLER, 3385
She was also responsible for the ful tours of Europe. Concen- Richton, died Aug. 30. Survived
II
trating
particularly
on
classics
I
r(
settlement here of many Ger-
by her husband Harry and two
man educators and professional of the 17th and 18th centuries, daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Turk-
she
favored
Bach.
men who were fleeing the
enich, of New York City, and
After 13 years of teaching Mrs. Diana Widman, of Bronx,
Nazis.
She leaves a daughter, Mrs. harpsichord in Paris, she be- N.Y.
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Clara G. Binswanger, a sister, came a professor in Berlin.
Miss Sophia Espen, three grand- After the war, she returned to
ISADORE LEZ A K, 18494
children and four great grand- Paris where she later opened Stoepel, died Aug. 30. Survived
children. Her husband was the her own school for harpsichord. by a daughter, Mrs. Sol Levine;
Having performed extensive- a brother, and two grandchil-
late Jay Caesar Guggenheimer,
ly in Europe and Russia, where
a New York lawyer.
dren.
she became the intimate friend
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of
writer
Leon
Tolstoy,
Miss
Mrs. Jacob Cukerman Dies
ROSE COHEN, 18034 Green-
Gertrude Cukerman, for many Landowska made her American lawn, died Aug. 31. Survived
years a prominent leader in debut in 1923 with the Phila- by three sons, Bertram, Na-
the Sholem Aleichem circles, delphia Orchestra, Leopold than, of Battle Cr e e k, and
died suddenly on Tuesday night. conducting. A success wherever Martin; t w o daughters, Mrs.
Funeral services were held she performed, Miss Landowska Harry L. Friedman and Mrs.
Thursday at Kaufman Chapel. returned to her villa at Saint- Hy Saham; 11 grandchildren
Surviving are her husband, Leu-La-Foret near Paris where and a great grandchild.
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Jacob, who shared her inter- she inaugurated her own con-
Funeral services will be held
ests in Sholem Aleichem and cert hall.
As the Nazis entered Paris, at noon today at Kaufman
other activities; a daughter,
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Mrs. Jerome Mark, and two she was forced to flee to south- Chapel for Mrs. ANNA GOR-
ern France, and from there to DON, who died on Sept. 2. Sur-
grandchildren.
viving are her children, Samuel,
Mrs. Cukerman also was ac- America.
"And If you wish to hear Cantor Blackstein sing
A composer and writer in her Sidney, of Los Angeles, Mrs.
tive in the Jewish Center Book
Grace after your meal, just press button number
Fairs and assisted in the gath- own right, Miss Landowska was Lew Levitt and Mrs. Alfred Lib-
ering of Yiddish books in the named a Chevalier of the lick, of Rendondo Beach, Calif.,
16 on the juke box."
Copt. 1958, Leonard Pritikin
and six' grandchildren.
French Legion .of Honor.
annual displays.
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