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NEW YORK, (JTA) — S.
Ralph Lazrus, industrialist and
philanthropist, died last week
after a brief illness, at the age
of 61.
Lazrus was, for many years,
a member of the board and
the treasurer
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of the Jew-
ish Telegra-
phic Agency,
and took an
active part in
its operations
during the cri-
tical pre-war
and war years.
He was a close
friend of the
late Prof. Al-
bert Einstein Lazrus
with whom he was associated
in a number of communal edu-
cational activities.
Lazrus was a trustee of the
Federation of Jewish Philan-
thropies of New York, a na-
tional board member of the
United Jewish Appeal since
1945 and vice chairman of the
UJA New York campaign from
1942 to 1949. He was chairman'
of the executive committee of
the Jewish Hospital of Brook-
lyn. He was one of the leaders
in the establishment of Bran-
deis University at Waltham,
Mass. In recent years he was
interested in the Chicago Medi-
cal School.
Lazrus, a native of New York
City, founded the Benrus Watch
Company with his two older
brothers in 1919 and was promi-
nent in the watch industry,
having served for 5 terms as
national president of the Amer-
ican Watch Association.
A keen student of interna-
tional affairs, he was one of
the organizers of the Overseas
News Agency established by the
late Herbert Bayard Swope,
William Allen White and Jacob
Landau in 1940 to report on
the basic developments of the
democratic fight against Nazism
and fascism. He also served on
the committee on foreign affairs
of the Democratic National
Committee's advisory council.
MEMORIALS
Hannah Harvith Dies;
Was Leader in Many
Women's Organizations
Hannah Harvith, 68, of 1001
Merton, for many years a leader
in Jewish women's organiza-
tions, died Wednesday. Funeral
services were held Thursday
afternoon at Kaufman Chapel.
Surviving her are her hus-
band, Jacob; two sons, Samuel
G. and Erwin; two sisters,
Minnie Goldfarb and Mamie
Cohen and five grandchildren.
, An organizer and a former
president of Zedakah Club,
Mrs. Harvith for many years
participated in charitable work
in Detroit. She was a founder
and a first president of the
Bnai Brith Women's Organiza-
tion, she held the post of
worthy matron of Purity Chap-
ter of Eastern Star, and was a
leader in the Ava Prenzlauer
Group and the Hebrew Baby
Day Nursery and was an organ-
izer of the women's committee
that campaigned here for a
Jewish hospital. She also was
active in Hadassah and the
Home for Aged.
Mrs. Newman, Former
NCJW Head, Dies
Mrs. Gladys Newman, former
president of the National Coun-
cil of Jewish Women, died in
Tampa, Fla., Sept. 1, at the age
of 71.
She was a native of Alma,
Mich., and came to Tampa from
Cleveland six years ago. She
was actively engaged in the
tobacco business. Her late hus-
band, Julian C. Newman, was
head of the IVI&N Cigar Manu-
facturing Co.
She was the mother of Mrs.
Elaine Rogan of Detroit and
is survived by another daughter,
Mrs. Helen Schanfarber of
Cleveland, and two sons, Stan-
ford and Millard.
Mrs. Newman was born in
Alma, Mich., and was brought
to Detroit when she was a year
old. She lived here until she
was 20. The late Rabbi Leo M.
Franklin officiated at her wed-
ding 50 years ago.
Her father, the late Max
Pollafsky, was a member of
the first confirmation class of
Detroit's Temple Beth El
which had three graduates.
Her grandfather was one of
the founders of the city of
Alma on a land grant from the
U. S. Government.
in the Jewish
tradition by
The Family .of the Late
MRS. GOLDIE
(SHAFER) WAXMAN
Acknowledge with grate-
ful appreciation the many
kind expressions of sym-
path and contributions to
so many charities in her
name during the family's
recent bereavement.
Mr. Jack Shafer
Mrs. Sol Gus
Mrs. Hyman Lepler
Mr. David B. Shafer
KARL BERG
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DIRECTORS OF FUNERALS
OBITUARIES
REBECCA KATZ, 23480 Bev-
BESSIE ELANSKY, 11501
Petoskey, died Sept. 5. Sur- everly, died Sept. 6. She leaves
vived by daughters, Mrs. Jos- a son, Herman; two daughters,
eph Rondeau, Merrimac, Mass.; Mrs. Harry Goldberg and Mrs.
Mrs. Reuben Liberman, Grand Faye Rosenbaum; a brother, a
Rapids, Mich., and Mrs. Maur- sister and eight grandchildren.
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ice Steinberg, Los Angeles;
eight grandchildren and two
ELSIE SPITZER, 16930 Mon-
great grandchildren.
te Vista, died Sept. 6. She leaves
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a daughter, Violet.
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FANNY GOODSTEIN, 16626
Greenlawn, died Sept. 5. Sur-
ERNEST BROD, 19481 Schae-
vived by a son, Dr. Joseph fer, died Sept. 7. He leaves his
Goodstein; a brother and a wife Lilly; two sisters, Mrs.
grandchild.
Eric Carpel and Mrs. Melanie
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Erlich; and a brother Otto Ger-
KENNETH MOLITZ, 21650 man.
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Sussex, Oak Park, died Sept.
3. Survived by his wife, Lilo;
FRED MELLER, 24271 Rose-
a daughter, Michele Arlene; wood, died Sept. 7. He leaves
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel his wife Eva; a son Jeffrey;
Molitz; grandMother, Mrs. Til- mother Mrs. Mary Meller; and
lie Linden, and two brothers.
a brother.
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RACHEL COHN, 11501 Pe-
MARY ABRAMS, 2635 Cort-
land, died Aug. 29. She leaves toskey, died Sept. 2. She leaves
her husband, Max; sons, Philip a son, Dr. Jack L. "Cohen; three
and Harold; two brothers, daughters, Mrs. George :Men-
three sisters and four grand- delsohn of Jackson, Mrs. Arthur
Benson of Pontiac and Mrs.
children.
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Carl Mintz, and seven grand-
MICHAEL GALSKY, 18200 children.
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Woodingham, died Aug. 29. He
ESTHER SIEGEL, 1 7 5 2 6
leaves his wife, Rose; two
daughters, Mrs. Rita Mason Santa Rosa, died Sept. 3. She
and Mrs. Louis Dunn; three leaves a son, Dr. Henry Siegel;
brothers, three sisters and two two daughters, Miss Ann Sie-
gel and Mrs. Albert Farber;
grandchildren.
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two brothers, three sisters and
MURRAY MILKIN, died four grandchildren.
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Aug. 29. He leaves a son, How-
GUSSIE LEVINE, 2 4 3 2 1
ard, of New York; a daughter,
Mrs. Donald Gillard, four sis- Blackstone, died Sept. 3. She
leaves a son, Lewis F. Lavine;
ters and one grandchild.
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five daughters, Mrs. Maurice
HARRY GREEN, 2635 Cort- Cornfield, Mrs. Max Covensky,
land, died Aug. 30. He leaves Mrs. Harry Horwitz, Mrs. Her-
his wife, Ann; a son, Max; a man Kazdan and Mrs. Saul
daughter, Mrs. Hal Eisenberg, Nyman; 14 grandchildren and
eight great grandchildren.
and three grandchildren.
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HARRY STRAGER, 12840
WOLFE COHEN, 4080 Elm-
hurst, died Aug. 30. He leaves Columbia, died Sept. 4. He
his wife, Lillian; five sons, leaVes his wife, Loretta; three
Jack, Sam; Meyer and Saul sons, Melvin, Edward and
Cohen and Harry Brown; three Alan; two brothers, and two
daughters, Mrs. Isadore Bruck, sisters.
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Mrs. Victor Sherman and Mrs.
PETE KASSEL, St. Peters-
Harry Weinstein, of Chicago,
burg, Fla:, died Sept. 4. He
and six grandchildren.
leaves his wife, Sophie; a
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BEVERLY GOLDBERG, brother, Al, and two sisters,
18495 Appoline, died Aug. 31. Mrs. Rae Marks and Mrs. Pearl
She leaves her parents, Mr. Fenkell of Marine City.
and -A lb e r t Goldberg; two
SAMUEL BECKERMAN,
brothers, Carey Joel and Rich-
ard, and her grandparents, Mr. 13304 N. Norfolk, died in MiL
and Mrs. Nathan Levenson and and Sept. 4. He leaves his wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee Gold- , Rebecca; three sons. Oscar, Jo-
i -seph and Maurice; a brother,
berg.
two sisters and seven grand=
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JACOB SCHULDINGER, 3204 children.
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Monterey, died Aug. 31. He
IDA
LEIDERMAN,
3820 Bur-
leaves his wife, Katie; a son,
Max; a daughter, Mrs. Sidney lingame, died Sept. 7. Survived
Krandall of Miami Beach, a by a son, Frank; a daughter,
brother, a sister and four, Mrs. Samuel Feldman, of Wind-
sor, Ont.; and two grandchil-
grandchildren.
dren.
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BEATRICE CRONE, Pontiac,
JENNIE
WEINER,
25621 Col-
died Sept. 1. She leaves a son,
leen,
Oak
Park,
died
Sept. 7.
Nathan D. of PontiaC; a daugh-
Survived by three sons, Solo-
ter, Mrs. Robert H. Friedman;
three sisters and ten grand- mon, of Long Beach, Calif., Al-
bert and Philip; a daughter,
children.
Mrs. Philip Rosenthal; 11 grand-
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and six great grand-
MORRIS OSLIK, 20178 Mey- children,
children.
ers, died Sept. 2; He leaves his
wife, Bertha; two sons, Abra-
ham and Samuel; a sister, four
children and four great grand-
children.
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Lowest Prices for Highest
Quality Granite and Outstanding
GLADYS ROSENGARTEN,
Designs
10309 Curtis, died Sept. 6. She
DETROIT
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leaves her husband Louis A.; a
son, Stanley I.; two daughters,
WORKS
Mrs. Bernard Levin and Dr.
2744 W. Davison cor. Lawton
Marjorie Ross, of Battle Creek;
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a sister, and six grandchildren.
Cemetery Memorials
"Dependable & Responsible Since 1873"
20021 Jas. Couzens Hwy.
Dr. Sydney K. Beigler,
Surgeon, Dead at 58
chapel,- : I nc.
9419 Dexter
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Dr. Sidney K. Beigler, 58, a
surgeon here since 1930 and a
member of the Harper and
Sinai Hospital staffs, died Sept.
5. Dr. Beigler, of 26637 York,
Huntington Woods, was a native
of Detroit.
A graduate of the University
of Michigan medical school, he
taught at the University of
Wisconsin and attended the
University of Berlin, Germany,
before beginning his practice in
Detroit.
Among his many affiliations
with various medical organiza-
tions, were the Wayne County
and Michigan medical societies,
American College of Surgeons,
Detroit Academy of Surgery
and Maimonides Medical
Society.
He is survived by his wife,
Elizabeth; two daughters, Mrs.
Joel Hepner and Mrs. Martin
Fine; three grandchildren, two
brothers and two sisters.
Louis (Lazer) Levin Dies;
Was Yeshiva Co-Founder
Louis (Lazer) Levin, founder
and co-owner of the Grand
River Lumber Co. and a co-
founder of Yeshiva Beth Ye-
huda, died Monday at the age
of 74.
Mr. Levi n, of 18901 Ken-
tucky, was a Detroit resident
for 55 years. He was born in
Lithuania.
A retiree since 1955, he was
a past president of Cong. Bnai
Israel, past vice president of
Cong. Mogan Abraham and a
member of Cong. Knesset Israel
of Miami Beach, and Mizrachi.
He is survived by a son
Reubin; three daughters, Mrs.
Morris Sukanic, Mrs. Harr y
Cohen and Mrs. Sidney Glick;
f a brother, Jack, of Chicago; a
sister, Mrs. Rose Alexbaum, of
Israel; six grandchildren and
two great grandchildren.
The Family of the Late
SAM VERONA
Acknowledge
with grateful apprecia-
tion the many kind ex-
pressions of sympathy
expressed by friends
and - relatives during
the family's recent be-
reavement.
WE REMEMBER
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During the coming
week, Yeshiva Beth
Yehudo will observe
the Yohrzeit of the
following departed
friends, with the
traditional M e mo -
rial Prayers, recita-
tion of Kaddish and
studying of Mish-
nayes.
Hebrew - Civil
ELUL SEPT.
Jacob Kaner
9
Harry Levin
10
13
Anna Radner
11
Sarah Langwa Id
11
Solomon G. Chinitz 11
Ethel Leiderman
11
14
14
14
14
12
Abraham J. Hudosh 12
15
D.. Ungar
16
13
Sigmund M. Thorn • 14
17
Chana D. Kazerinski 15
Avrohom M.
15
Kazerinski
18
18
Yeshiva Beth Yehuda
12305 Dexter
WE 1-0203
A funeral in the best of taste
is not - expensive . at the
Ira Kaufman Chapel
39 - THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Friday, Sept. 11, 1959
Lazrus Dies at 61;
Friend of Einstein