CHICAGO, (JTA) — The classical Jewish family, directed by ancient Jewish traditions, is breaking down in the United States because radically new conditions have altered life in this country, Dr. Nahum N. Glatzer, professor of Jewish His- tory at Brandeis University, told an audience of 1,000 guests at the 100th anniversary dinner of the Jewish Family and Com- munity Service. "The Jewish family stood for standards of life and action," Dr. Glatzer said. "It strove for continuity; it considered itself an integral part of a greater whole; it was an active group, with the home as its cen- ter; it was a learning group. "Under ideal circumstances this type of family could coun- teract fragmentalization of life; it could achieve a measure of wholeness." That world, except for a few, yet strong, tradition-directed homes, is no more, Dr. Glatzer declared. He said that "in the foreseeable future we can en- visage an ever greater Ameri- canization of the Jewish family; already 80 percent of American Jews are native born; there will therefore be greater homo- geneity and better technical understanding between the gen- The Family of the Late ABIGAIL SAPERSTEIN Acknowledges with grateful apprecia- tion the many kind ex- pressions of sympathy extended by relatives and friends during the family's recent bereavement. In Memoriam SAMUEL WEISMAN (Departed Sept. 9, '56) A devoted father, gentleman and scholar. Missed by his sister-in- law, Ruth, and, son Asher. The Family of. the Late GERTRUDE CUKERMAN Acknowledges with grateful appreciation the many kind ex- pressions of sympathy extended during the family's recent bereave- ment. The Daughters of the Late CHARLES BROWN Mrs. David M. Zellman, Mrs. Maxwell Gold, Mrs. Max Shelden and Mrs. Jule Bloom and their families acknowl- edge with grateful ap- preciation the many kind expressions of sympathy extended by relatives and friends during the family's re- cent bereavement. erations of the parents and children. "But the better technical un- derstanding' may help only in avoiding emotional fractions." Dr. Glatzer continued. "It will not help to surmount the deep- seated isolation that separates the generations. The smoother- functioning family will not have gained inner strength. The in- dividual will not expect to derive his affirmation from the family unit to which he be- longs." Dr. Glatzer emphasized "that the old patriarchal family life has been replaced by the child- centered home, that a wait-and- see existence has been substi- tuted for the life of values; and that we have rapidly aban- doned both the element of wholeness and the factor of hu- man concern that characterized the old home." He predicted that "the family will grow more and more functional, increas- ingly institutional." "To counteract this trans- formation," he said, "our public institutions, synagogues, social service groups, schools, hospi- tals will have to undergo a radi- cal change of heart. As much as possible, they will have to break away from the bu- reaucratic, mechanical approach, from routine and precedent, and to decide that, like himself, one's neighborhood is a human person." Samuel A. Goldsmith, execu- tive vice-president of the Jewish Federation, predicted that much more emphasis on preventing "the growing tensions of family living" will be one of the de- velopments in family welfare service. He said that in the Chicago area, this development would come about by the exten- sion of the Jewish Family Serv- ice "Family Life Education" program. He also told the 1,000 OBITUARIES DAVID BORLACK, 2907 Calvert, died Sept. 29. He leaves his wife, Celia; two sons, Herman and Saul; a daughter, Mrs. Fred Green; a brother, a sister and four grandchildren. * * * guests that he foresaw not only a continuing increase in the number of aged in every com- munity but also a dramatic in- crease in longevity. Boy Turns Question Into an Adventure WZO Expansion Favored by AJLI NEW YORK, (JTA)—Support for the decision of the Zionist Actions Committee to have non- Zionist groups represented in the World Zionist Organization has been voiced at a meeting of the national board of direc- tors of the American Jewish League for Israel, held at the Hotel Wellington here. Judge Louis Levinthal, hon- orary president of the League and member of the 19-man con- stitution committee of the World Zonist Organiation, re- ported on the "far-reaching and fundamental changes" in the structure of the WZO, which are now under consideration. "The overwhelming majority of American Jews," he said, "are demonstrating their sincere con- cern for Israel and in the crea- tive survival-of the Jewish peo- ple. They are fully worthy of membership and representation in the World Zionist Organiza- tion without regard to political party affiliations." Ezra Shapiro, president of the League, outlined a program of activities for the League for the coming months. The meeting, which also was addressed by Dr. Israel Gold- stein, honorary president of the League, who just returned from a world tour, and Louis Lipsky, decided to convene the annual conference of the League in New York during the first week in December. Steve Golden is a 17-year-old Jewish boy from Long Island, N.Y. Just out of high school, he had a problem which he could solve in one other place than Beersheba. Glancing one day through the newspaper, he read an article about experiments on solar energy being carried out at the Negev Arid Zone Research In- stitute. Something did not_click. There was a mistake some- where. Steve showed the story to his physics teacher who agreed that the writer of the article had probably made a mistake, and the teacher suggested that Steve should write to the Insti- tute and - ask for clarification. Steve was of a different mind. Why write if one can visit the Institute? Lack of money was no obstacle. He managed to get himself hired as a deckhand on a Greek freighter and came to Israel, even bringing a little pocket money with him. He hitchhiked and worked from Metulla to Eilat and visited the whole country—in- cluding, of course, the Negev Research Institute, where he received the reply to his query. • LOUIS B. FABRICANT, 1532 Ansell, Cleveland, 0., died this week. He leaves his wife, Bessie; two nephews, Dr. Herman I. and Ben E. Berlin, of Detroit; and five nieces, Mrs. David Kliger, Mrs. George Koven, Mrs. Sidney Cohn, Mrs. Murray A. Chayet, of Detroit, and Mrs. George Feinberg, of Sacra- mento, Calif. * * * EVA LIEBERMAN PERCHI- KOFF, 20072 Picadilly, died Sept. 24. She leaves two sons, Nathan Lieberman, of Miami, and Morris Lieberman, of De- troit; three daughter s, Mrs. Bertha Lewin, Mrs. Fay Heady and Mrs. Sarah Jay; nine grand- children and nine great grand- children. * * * SAMUEL GERTLER, 3945 Lin col n, died Sept. 24. He leaves a brother, Peter; two sisters, Mrs. Rose Schiff and Mrs. Jessie Nathanson. * * * LOUIS ALPERT, 19000 Burt, died Sept. 28. He leaves his wife, Jennie; a son. Harold; two daughters, Mrs. Louis Greek and Mrs. Ralph Rose n; a brother and six grandchildren. * * * Memory of Good Deeds Fills Void on New Year Missing this year among the regular contributions made dur- ing the High Holiday season to the League for Religious Labor in Israel was the contribution of Mrs. Sarah Faber. Regularly, Mrs. Faber, de- spite blindness for over 20 years campaigned among her friends and in the community for funds for the Israel organization. Her deeds were recalled anew last week by community lead- ers when they paid tribute to her in a brief unveiling cere- mony. Mrs. Faber died last year at the age of 92. (Unveiling announcements may be inserted by mailing or by call- ing The Jewish News office, VE. 8-9364. Written announcements must be accompanied by the name and address of the person making the insertion. There is a standard charge of $2.00 for an unveiling notice, measuring an inch in depth.) * * * The family of the rate Wil- liam Cutler announces the un- veiling of a monument in his memory at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 11, at Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery. Rabbi Prero will officiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. . • In cherished memory of Jack Finkelstein, dear husband and father, who left us on Oct. 6, 1956. Always in our hearts, he is sadly missed by his wife, Lil- lian, son, Sanford, daughter, Anita, and grandchildren. I ra Kaufinan Chape DIRECTORS OF FUNERALS 9419. Dexter • 4. * * CELIA MEDOW, 13230 La- Salle, died Sept. 30. Survived by a son, Morris, of Los Angeles; two daughters, Mrs. Mollie Tendler and Mrs. Irwin Meyers; 11 grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. * * * FANNIE F. TEICHNER, formerly of Detroit, died at her residence, Fifth Avenue Nurs- ing Home, New York. Survived by two daughters, Mrs. Kather- ine T. Rose and Mirriam Teich- ner; and two grandchildren, all of New York. J. M. Rossin Dies; Was Builders' Vice-President James M. Rossin, local resi- dential builder and a vice-pres- ident of the Metropolitan De- troit Builders Association, died Sept. 28, at the age of 49. He had resided at 18205 Oak Dr. Mr. Rossin, a co-owner of Rossin and Associates, was a member of Temple Beth El and its Men's Club, Knollwood Country Club and the Covenant Club. He was a director of the National Association of Build- ers. He leaves his wife, Marjorie; a son, Keith Edward; a daugh- CELIA LEE, 1615 Canfield, ter, Joyce Anne; two brothers, died Sept. 27. She leaves a sis- Albert and Ben; and three sis- ter, Mrs. Anna Kea. ters, Mrs. Sam Druch, Mrs. * * * Julius Lasser and Mrs. Frank JOSEPH C. HALLER, 19377 Dubin. Archdale, died Sept. 29. He leaves his wife, Ida; two sons. Morris Shapiro Killed Alex and George; a daughter, in Automobile Accident Mrs. William Bowden; a - Morris Shapiro, 2689 W. BOS- brother, Harry Cohen; and six ton, died Sept. 27, after being grandchildren. struck by a car while walking * * * across Livernois, at Cambridge. MILTON I. B U C H M A N. Services were held at the He- 15051 Pearson, Oak Park, died brew Memorial Chapel. Sept. 24. Survived by his par- He is survived by two sons, ents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Harry, of Detroit, and Joseph, Buchman; grandmother, Mrs. of Encino, Calif., and five grand- Sarah Buchman; a b r o the r. children. David; and a sister, Jeanette. * * * DORA NUEMAN FEENAM, 3375 Coiling-wood, died Sept. 27. Survived by her h u s b a n d, Charles; two sons, Louis and During the coming William Nueman; three daugh- week Yeshiva Beth ters, Mrs. David Shackett, Mrs. Yehuda will observe Al Berson, of Saginaw, and Mrs. the Yahrzeit of the Raymond C e r d a; a brother, following departed friends, with the two sisters, 12 grandchildren traditional M e mo - and four great grandchildren. rial Prayers, recita- * * * tion of Kaddish and JACOB FEFFER, 2988 Glen- studying of Mish- dale, died Sept. 26. Survived by nayes. his wife, Eva; a son, Harry, and Hebrew Civil a daughter, Mrs. George Natin- TISHREI OCT. sky, both of Dallas, Tex.; a 3 Tillie Feldman 1 1 Martha Schwartz 3 sister and nine grandchildren. WE REMEMBER 717:1 742 717N Monument Unveilings In Memoriam ISAAC GRASS died in Los Angeles, C a 1 i f., on Sept. 28. Services and interment in De- troit. He leaves a son, Morton; three daughter s, Mrs. Alex Schreiber, of Los Angeles; Mrs. Kap Faudem and Mrs. Irving Yarrows; and seven grand- children. 79 - THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Friday, October 2, 1959 Brandeis Professor Issues warning: `Traditional Home Breaking Down' TY 4-8020 Samuel Skolnick Aaron Nosanchuk John Hayman 2 2 2 4 4 4 Anne Weiswasser Morris Ausubel - Isadore Levine Molly Zelikowitz Goldie R. Yellin 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 Nettie Zack 4 6 Bella Boesky Max Potok 5 7 7 7 9 9 5 Robert Garnick • Pearl Gendler 7 Yeshiva Beth Yehuda 12305 Dexter WE 1-0203 Whatever the hour, day or night, call us and our service is immediately yours. , 41 4tioi,.# 0,4%,•• •, • • •