"Back to Berlin—An Exile
Returns" is a novel about a
German, part-Jewish, who left
his homeland during the Nazi
regime, became a British sub-
ject, kept a secret of his .Ger-
man background, but later. in-
duced by his British wife, re-
turned to Germany and again
made it his home. In the in-
terim, he execoriated the Nazis
and those who followed them.
And in the course of the story,
there is a warning of a resur-
gent neo-Nazism.
Mrs. V. B. Carleton, author of
this novel, published by Little,
Brown & Co. (34 Beacon St.,
Boston 6), renders a service in
her expose of Nazism. Her story
indicates the need of further
education of the Germans and
the constant guard against the
rebirth of the Nazi curse. Al-
though the returning exile,
Erich Dalberg, is a rather weak
character and finally returns to
his native land, he, too, speaks
out on the need to re-educate
the Germans. In the concluding
chapter, which takes the form
of a letter from Erich, he
writes:
"Now that I am a German
again, I can only do everything
possible, in my small way, to
remind people of the need to
understand their past, assimi-
late it and use its lesson in order
The Family of the Late .
NATHAN
ROTHENBERG
Acknowledges
with grateful apprecia-
tion the many kind ex-
pressions of sympathy
extended by relatives
and friends during the
family's recent bereave-
ment.
In Loving Memory of
SAMUEL J.
DE ROVEN
Who passed away six
years ago, on Feb. 20,
1954 (18 days in Adar).
Sadly missed by his
wife, Mrs. Charlotte
De Rove n; children,
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
(Madeline) Barkin and
Mr. and Mrs. Murray
(I r m a) Freed; and
grandchildren.
In our hearts you
will live forever.
In Cherished Memory
of
PHYLLIS
GILMAN
Dear Daughter, Sister
and Aunt .
Who left us on Feb.13,
1955
01 days in Shvat).
Many a lonely heartache,
Often a silent tear;
But always a beautiful
memory
Of the one we loved so
dear.
: Sadly missed by her
lather, Harry' Gilman;
sisters, Mrs. Mildred
Wise, Mrs. Shirley Py-
tel and Nancy Gilman;
and her nieces and
nephews.
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to avoid an even more horrible
future." •
There is a chapter devoted to
a visit by Erich to Bergen-
Belsen. Meeting up with area
residents, they hear contemp-
tuous references to the concen-
tration camp, and Erich said to
his companion: "Don't let any-
one ever tell you anti-Semitism
is dead in Germany."
Earlier in the novel, Erich is
told by a Jewish friend in Ber-
lin: "The government is giving
restitution money to rebuild
synagogues—sometimes in com-
munities where there is not a
single Jew left. The Nazis were
so efficient. Now tears can flow,
and voices be raised in repen-
tance, 'How sorry we are—Jews,
come back and all is forgiven—!
But how can you raise six mil-
lion corpses? If you read the
German Press you will find
people proclaiming, 'There is
no lohger anti-Semitism in Ger-
many.' Well, there are no longer
any Jews to hate. That's why."
And so on, down the line,
the evidence is presented—of
crimes under Hitler and the la-
tent anti-Semitism. There are
Christians in the story who
blame themselves for what had
happened, and one of them pro-
claims that "the Nazi regime
constituted the greatest failure
of Christianity in all history.
The attemt to justify bringing
back one of Erich's relatives
from Israel is weakly justified
in the story.
In the main, however, "Back
to Berlin" is an effective expose
of the crimes of Nazism.
Thelma Blumberg Dies;
Wife of Business Leader
Mrs. Thelma Blumberg, wife
of Max Blumberg, president of
the Madison Electric Co., died
Feb. 15, at the age of 60. She
had resided at 681 Whitmore.
A native of Detroit, Mrs.
Blumberg was an active com-
munal worker. She had been a
member of Cong. Shaarey Ze-
dek and its Sisterhood, and
also belonged to Hadassah and
Women's American ORT.
Besides her husband, she
leaves a daughter, Mrs. Jerome
Sonenklar; two brothers, Saul
Hartz, of Cleveland, and Harry
Hartz, of Flint; four sisters,
Mrs. John Frazer, Mrs. Eugene
Smith, of Piedmont, Calif., Mrs.
'Sear Sandelman and Mrs. Lena
Maurice; and three grandchil-
dren.
Albert Rosenthal, Former
Detroiter, Dies in Accident
Albert Rosenthal, well known
former Detroiter who was one
of the organizers of the Union
Tire Co. of Detroit, died Feb. 9
in an accident in Los Angeles.
Mrs. Rosenthal, who was seri-
ously hurt in the accident, still
is in critical condition.
Surviving him are two sons,
Lawrence, who has gained na-
tional fame for his work on
Broadway and Hollywood musi-
cals, and David, now associated
with a New Jersey chemical
concern, who was • one of the
youngest men to receive a Ph.D.
at Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and who conducted
specialized work at the Weiz-
mann Institute in Israel; and
three grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rosenthal
flew to Los Angeles to attend
Sam Zingeser Dies
the funeral services of their
Sam Zingeser, a barber here brother and brother-in-law.
for many years, died Feb. 14.
He had resided at 17550 Santa
•
Businessman Slain
Rosa.
OBITUARIES
RAE C. LEVY, 18435 Sor-
rento, died Feb. 15. She leaves
a son, Robert Leslie; • a sister,
Mrs. Morris Nover, of Saginaw;
and three grandchildren.
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ANNA OLSHANSKY, 11501
Petoskey, died Feb. 15. She
leaves two sons, Leon and
Abraham; five daughters, Mrs.
Meyer Levin, Mrs. Phillip Tru-
bow, Mrs. Louis Bregman, Mrs.
Al Cohen and Mrs. Al Tennen-
house; a brother, 18 grand-
children and 19 great grand-
children.
ROSE JACOBS, of Detroit
and Miami, died Feb. 14, in
Miami. Services and interment
in Detroit. She leaves her hus-
band, Abe; three sons, Sam,
Donald and Morris; four
daughters, Mrs. Jay Joseph,
Mrs. Joe Steiner, Mrs. Helen
Weingarden and Mrs. Louis Ei-
senberg; a brother, a sister, 17
grandchildren and a great
grandchild.
* * *
ADEL KAMER, 18603 Wis-
consin, died Feb. 14. He leaves
his wife, Elsie; three daughters,
Mrs. Sol Friedman, Mrs. Ernest
R. Baker and Mrs. Ben Malin;
and seven grandchildren.
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SAM KURETZKY, 2932 Mon-
terey, died Feb. 12. Survived by
his wife, Bessie; two sons, Louis
and Saul; two daughters, Mrs.
Nathan Rakotz and Mrs. Samuel
Mehler; a brother, a sister and
nine grandchildren.
MORRIS GEVERCER, 3322
Lawrence, died Feb. 15. Sur-
vived by his wife, Sarah; three
sons, Harry, Sol and Gerald; a
brother and a grandchild:
JACOB GOLDMAN, 3531 W.
Outer Dr., died Feb. 11. He
leaves a son, Harold; two grand-
children and two great grand-
children.
*
HELEN ELKINS, 18520 W.
7 Mile, died Feb. 16. Services
and interment in New York, ar-
ranged by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
She leaves her husband, Sam-
uel; two sons, Dr. Edmund and
Donald, of New Jersey; three
brothers, two sisters and four
grandchildren.
31—THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS—Frid ay, February 19, 1960
Effective Expose of Crime of Nazism
in V. B. Carleton's 'Back to Berlin'
LEO BRODY, 77344 Indiana,
died Feb. 7. Survived by his
wife, Ann; two sons, Joseph
and Harold; his mother, Mrs.
Chava Brody; three brothers,
three sisters, and two grand-
children.
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MYRIEM KAYE, 17603 Ohio,
died Feb. 16. Survived by her
mother, Mrs. Tonie Sulimovici;
a brother, Eli Sulimovici; and
a sister, Mrs. Alice Berenhole.
* *
HERMINA STEIN, 1096 Wa-
terman, died Feb. 16. She
leaves her husband, Anton.
JOSEPH BROWN, 657 Sel-
don, died Feb. 9. He leaves four
brothers and two sisters, all
from out-of-town.
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EDITH' SEGAL, 16167 Sussex,
died Feb. 9. She leaves three
sons, Jack H., Albert S. and
Maurice; seven daughters, Mrs.
Peter Farfanick, Mrs. Bert
Samuel S. Solender Dies
Thomas, Mrs. Murray Saft, Mrs.
Samuel S. Solender, of New
Vincent DeLaura, Mrs. Edward York, who in 1958 retired as
Meding, Mrs. Edward Parker executive director of the YM
and Mrs. Fred Kohn; a sister and YWHA of Washington
<
Born in Poland, Mr. Zingeser in Attempted Robbery
and 13 grandchildren.
Heights and Inwood, a post he
was a Detroiter for 45 years. Reuben Cohen, 62, proprietor
CHARLES VARNEN, 29193 held for 29 years, died Sunday
He was the proprietor of the of a beer store on the East Side,
Jacquelyn, Livonia, died Feb. at the age of 70.
Dex-Wood Barber Shop, former- was shot and killed by two ban-
ly on Dexter and now on Wyo- dits, who attempted to rob him
ming Ave. Active in many corn- last Thursday night.
munal organizations, he was a
Mr. Cohen, of 3840 Buena
leader in the Turover Aid Soci- Vista, had $2,000 in his pocket
ety, Rihzener Farein and the and another $10,000 locked in
Zh•tomer 'Aid Society. the safe, which the bandits left
He leaves his wife, Sophie; a untouched after the shooting.
Services for Mr. Cohen were
son, Dr. E. R. Zingeser; a
daughter, Mrs. Louis Gross; held at the Ira Kaufman Chapel.
three brothers, two sisters and He leaves his wife, Belle a son,
Lawrence; a brother, a sister
seven grandchildren.
and seven grandchildren. Only
two months ago, the Cohens
Atlanta Jewish Leader,
daughter, Mrs. June Zucker-
Barney Medintz, Dies
man died of asthma leaving four
ATLANTA, (JTA) — Barney small children.
Medintz, president of the At-
lanta Jewish Community Center
and a national vice president Dr. Rivkind Dies ; Was
of the Council of Jewish Fed- El Al Deputy Director
erations and Welfare Funds,
(Direct Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
died at, the age of 50.
TEL AVIV — Dr. Abraham
He was a national leader of
the United Appeal and the Rivkind, veteran Zionist and
Israel Bond organization and a deputy director of El Al, Israel
vice-president of the National National Airlines, died here
Community Relations Advisory Wednesday m,)rning, after a
brief illness. He was 53.
Council.
Born in Lodz, Poland, Dr.
Rivkind participated in all
Zionist Congresses since 1929.
In Loving Memory of
He was senior official of Keren
Our
Hayesod until he was appointed
Dearly-Beloved Brother
in 1948 to establish the Israeli
airline.
ABRAHAM
FELDSTEIN
Who passed away on
Feb. 14, 1955 (22 days
in Shvat).
Sadly missed and al-
ways remembered by
his brothers, Manuel
• and Henry, and his sis-
ter, Leah.
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10. He leaves his wife, Lillian;
three daughters, Mrs. Eugene
Tapper; Mrs. Fred Larchyk and
Mrs. Roy Gealer; and three
grandchildren.
*
ROSE SAMUEL, of Pico Ri-
vera, Calif., died Feb. 10. Serv-
cies and interment in Detroit.
MACK H. LOBER, 16580 Ap-
poline, died Feb. 16, in Miami
Beach, Fla. He leaves his wife,
Esther; a son, Alan; a daughter,
Sharon; his mother, Mrs. Ben
Katz; a brother and, a sister.
• *
HARRY STONE, 3831 Ken-
dall, died Feb. 12. He leaves
his wife, Anna; two sons, Julius
and Arnold, of Saginaw; a
a daughter, Mrs. Karl Singer;
and five grandchildren.
•
GOLDIE SOLOMON, 2689 W.
Boston, died Feb. 11. Survived
by a sister, Esther Leberstein;
three nephews, Dr. Roy Gilbert,
Jack Goldstein and Cy Gold;
and two nieces, Mrs. Murray
Winkler and Mrs. Ben Ager, of
Miami Beach.
I In Memoriam I
In loving memory of Rose
Hershman, dear mother and
grandmother, who passed away
on Feb. 9, 1956 (27 days in
Shvat).
Sadly missed by her daugh-
ter, Shirley Altman; son, Irving
All.1111.111111111111k Hershman; and grandchildren.
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During the coming
week Yeshiva Beth
Yehuda will observe
the Yahrzeit of the
following deported
friend s, with the
traditional M e mo -
rial Prayers, recita-
tion of Kaddish and
studying of Mish-
nayes.
Hebrew Civil
SHEVAT FEB
Robert H. Singer
22
Samuel H. Wainger 22
Bernard Elson
22
Abraham Bolker 22
Rachael Glazer
22
Malka Cohen
22
20
20
20
20
20
20
Fanny A. Smith
Ghana R.
Applebaum
23
21
23
21
Pearl Rottenberg
24
22
H. J. Diamond
Sampson Bagel
Minnie Korman
Jenny Zack
Rachel Dann
Morris Bernstein
Henry Goodman
R. Karpf
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Jenny Shore
26
Sam Evans
26
Harry Cohen
26
Theodore Lipman 26
Goldie Cooper
26
24
24
24
24
24
Hyman Altman
Manual Urbach & Son
7729 TWELFTH ST.
Ira Kaufman Cha p e Inc.
DIRECTORS OF FUNERALS
1 WE REMEivIER
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Bessie Baker
28
Abraham Meyers
28
Lifsha Oleshansky 28
Harry Reisman
28
Shrago F. Joseph 28
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12305 Dexter
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