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`God,' Religion' Have
But One Meaning

Mrs. Gourwitz Dies
10 Days After Husband

OBITUARIES

Mrs. Sylvia Gourwitz died
March 22 in Harper Hospital
after a lengthy illness. Death
came only 10 days after the
paSsing of her husband, Morris
Gourwitz, on March 12. He had
been a co-founder and treasurer
of the Lipson Super Market
chain.
Mrs. Gourwitz, of 13161 Kings-
ton, Huntington Woods, shared
her late husband's interest in
community affairs, and was a
member, with him, of Cong.
Bnai David.
Born in Poland, Mrs. Gour-
witz had lived in • Detroit for
50 years. She was active in Ha-
dassah, Zedakah Club, Women's
Guild of Sinai Hospital and the
Jewish National Fund Auxil-
iary.
She leaves a son, Bernard;
a daughter, Mrs. Irving Levitt;
a brother, Julius Rosen; and
six grandchildren. •

PARIS. — The offices of the
AARON ASTON, 18467
ETHEL GRANT, 2698 Fuller-
Jewish Agency in Marseilles
Griggs, died in Miami, Fla., ton, died March- 18. Survived
were severely damaged by fire Editor, The Jewish News:
March 16. Services and inter- by two sons, Herman and Mor-
Sunday night and Marseilles
During the Passover season,
ment in Detroit. He leaves his ris; two daughter, Mrs. Louis
police authorities said they it is interesting to read the
wife, Clara; a son, Albert; a Stone and Mrs. Melvin Fishman;
were "certain the fire had been various articles on religion in
daughter ,Mrs. May Weiss; six a sister, seven grandchildren
purposely set."
your paper. The words "God"
grandchildren and two great and five great grandchildren.
It was the second time in six and "religion" appear to have
grandchildren.
months that a Jewish Agency different meanings to various
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HARRY LEWIS, 18010 Strath-
in France had been damaged people. Under Monotheism and
ABE
MONDSCHEIN,
3850 moor, died March 16. Survived
by arsonists. The previous ef- its original . Mosaic teachings
Turlow, N.W., Washington, D.C., by his wife, Anna; two sons,
fort, six months ago, was made there - is one—and only one—
died March 18. Services -and Edward Schwartz, of Los An-
at the Agency offices in this meaning.
interment in Washington. He geles, Calif., and Herman
city, but gasoline soaked news- • The following formula may
leaves his wife, Minnie; a son, Schwartz; a daughter, Mrs. Her-
papers had for some reason help the average person under-
Irwin; a daughter, Mrs. Theo- man Perper, of Flushing, N.Y.;
failed to catch fire.
stand MonatheiSm,. as,:-.vis: the
dore Sherbow; and eight grand- three brothers, four sisters, and
(In Jerusalem, officers of the sum total. of all . the laws of
eight grandchildren.
children.
Jewish Agency expressed the nature (science and philos-
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• belief that the Marseilles blaze, ophy) plus all the laws of
ETHEL POLLICK, 3047 Pasa-
FANNY SMALL, 13911 Pine-
like the one attempted earlier human nature (as referred to
hurst, died IVIarch 19. She leaves dena, died March 18. Survived
in Paris, was the work of Alge- and expressed in the poetry and
her husband, Samuel; three by two sons, David, of Cleve-
rian rebels, members of Algeri- prose of the Bible) equals
sons, Irving, of Detroit, and land, and Morris; five daugh-
an National Liberation Front). supernaturalism equals God.
Morry L. and William R., both ters, Mrs. Sally Feddersen, Mrs.
Reports from Marseilles re-
of Los Angeles; three sisters, Morris Weintraub, Mrs. Joseph
Freedom to seek these truths
ceived here Tuesday afternoon is a basic teaching of Exodus.
seven grandchildren and three Gonek, Mrs. Herman Brown and
indicated that the Jewish Monotheism has no room for
Dorothy; and 13 grandchildren
great grandchildren.
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Agency offices there were still slavery, or magic, or worship of
ISIDORE POSEN, of Miami,
being used despite the damage. a specific being or any other
ABRAHAM VOLOADSKY,
Files, other furniture and type- form of idol worship.
11501 Petoskey, died March 19. Fla., died March 12. He leaves
writers were destroyed by the
Survived
by three sons, Jack, his wife, Esther; a son, Leon,
Monotheism t e a c h e s, and
flames on the second floor of Israel hasproved again and
George and Maurice Victor; a of New York; a brother, George.
• daughter, Mrs. Martha Vetenson, Posen, of Detroit; and a sister,
the Agency offices. Marseilles againt no law of nature
(Unveiling announcements may
police believed that the culprits can be changed by prayer ex- be inserted by mailing or by call- of Los Angeles, Calif.; 11 grand- Mrs. jennie Babushkin.
The Jewish News office. VE
had entered the offices during cep that of human nature. But ing
children and four great grand-
8-9364. Written announcements
CARD OF THANKS
the night with pass keys.
children.
must
be accompanied by the name
our attitude towards destiny, and address
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of the person making
The family of the late Sam-
and how to deal with nature, the insertion. There is a standing
JEAN SHIRLEY COHEN, uel Techner acknowledges with
Form Tracing Service
charge of $3.00 for an unveiling
can be changed.
18241 San Juan, died March 22. grateful appreciation the many
notice, measuring an inch in
depth.)
for Agadir Victims
—SOL A. DANN
She leaves her husband, Sidney; kind expressions of sympathy
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PARIS, (JTA) — A tracing,
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The family of the late Max H. two sons, Ronald and Martin; extended by relatives and-
service to collect and dissemi-
Chafets announces the unveil- her mother, Mrs. Rose Gold- friends during the family's
nate information about Jewish The Modern Enemies ing of a monument in his mem- berg; a brother and a sister.
recent bereavement. •
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victims and survivors of the
ory at 1 p.m., Sunday, March
Also
Are
Doomed
BENJAMIN
GREENBERG,
Agadir disaster, has been es-
27, at Machpelah Cemetery. 16564 Indiana, died March 23.
tablished in the Jewish com- Editor, The Jewish News:
Relatives and friends are asked He leaves three sons, William
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munity school of Casablanca.
My girl friend, who lives in to attend.
P., Joseph S. and Louis M.; five
The address of - the service is a suburb of a large Midwestern
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grandchildren and a great
174 Boulevard Ziraoui in Casa- city wrote me of a dreadful
The family of the late Morris grandchild.
blanca.
experience she had. .The phone Karpman
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During the coming
announces the unveil-
The Alliance Israelite Uni- rang in her home at 2:30 in the ing of a monument in his mem-
NETTIE BENNETT, 20050
week Yeshiva Beth
morning.
She
was
alone
with
a
verselle issued a call for help
Yehuda will observe
ory at 12 noon, Sunday, April Marluwe, died March 19. Sur-
for all the victims of the earth- teen-age sister. She kept asking, 3, at El Moishe Cemetery, Ma- vived by her husband, Max;
the Yahrzeit of the
"Who is it"? Finally a muffled sonic Blvd. near Gratiot. Rabbi four sons, Harvey, Leslie,
quake in Agadir, Morocco.
following departed
friend s, with the
Several Jewish organizations voice of a man said, "This is Gorrelick . will officiate. Rela- Steven and Joel; a daughter.
traditional M e mo -
in France have already joined Hitler." She wrote me she was lives and friends are asked to • Renee. mother, Mrs. Rose Gold-
'
rial Prayers, recita-
the efforts on behalf of the quaking with fear.
rich; and
four sisters.
attend. -
tion of. Kaddish and
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Agadir victims. Among these
I kept thinking of this, and
studying of Mish-
• EMANUEL KUVET, 4286
organizations are the Consis- about -the swastikas that are
nayes.
toire Central of France, the smeared on synagogues every Jordan Publishes First Clements, died March 21. He
Representative C o u n c i 1 of where in the world. I had read English-Language Dail leaves his wife, Elaine• a
Hebrew Civil
y daughter, Michelle;
e; eight broth-
'
French Jews, and the Unified in The Jewish News about an
ADAR MAR.
LONDON, (WJA)—The first ers and sisters in New York.
SoCial Fund.
American Fuhrer; George Lin- English-language
Fanny Polansky
daily in Jor-
27
26
Eva Levin-Sandweiss 27
coln Rockwell, who hands out dan, Jerusalem Times, made its
26
Joseph Levenberg
27
26
leaflets
in
Washington,
D.C.
New York UJA Given
Rose Kaner
appearance in the Jordanian
27
26
$10,000,000 Start at Dinner that Jews should be put into sector of Jerusalem on March
Theo. Wasserman
28
27
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The gas chambers. I and other Jew- 4.
Marvin Albert
28
27
Sam Rudy
28
27
United Jewish Appeal of Great- ish boys and girls begin to won-
In its leading article, the four-,
der:
"Why
does
everyone
hate
e• New York- inaugurated its
Cella
Rhinestone
29
28
page newspaper said in the first
Mary Ernstein
29
28
22nd annual campaign with a us?" I have spoken to some kids issue that it supported the Arab
NISAN
$10,000,000 dinner at the Hotel around here and they said if national movements, including
Jacob Dach
1
29
Roosevelt. Gov . Nelson A. Rock- people feel this way they hate the Arabs' aspirations regard-
Hyman Taback
1
29
efeller and Mrs. Eleanor Roose- being Jewish.
Louis Gladstone
1
29
ing Palestine. It was against
Louis
Alper
1
29
in the Jewish
velt were among the 800 per-
The sabbath a week ago was all tendencies aimed at splitting
Berta Palman
1
29
sons prominent in business, called "Shabbat Zachor" when the Arabs.
tradition by
Abe. Barg
2
30
civic affairs and philanthropic God instructs the Jewish people
King Hussein of Jordan said
Chava Yaker
2
30
endeavors who gathered to to remember Amalek and how in a welcoming article he hoped
Esther Gellman
2
30
launch - the drive. Israel's Am- he wanted to destroy us. Purim the new paper would give all
Fanny Heifetz
3
31
bassador Avraham Harman was reminds us of Haman and the English-speaking people the
Samuel Israel
3
31
Mannie
Cohen
3
31
among the principal speakers. same story, and it is almost world over "a true picture of
APRIL
Pesach with its story of Phar- modern Jordan."
3201 JOY RD. .
Juda Gottlieb
4
1
Neer to the Hebrew B
lent Society
aoh and his plans to destroy
Jack Malin
4
1
Goldie B. Rapp
us. So this is a very old story,
ZE5iiiiSATUIDAYS
4
1
MONUMENTS
and JEWISH HOLIDAYS
and, as the Haggadah s a y s, Severe Drought Causes
Yeshiva Beth Yehuda
"They rise up in every genera- Israel Water Rationing
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JERUSALEM—The
Ministry
So what can we do about it?
/A
Know about our long and proud of Agriculture anounced that
history and, then, somehow one water rationing will be insti-
is not nearly so afraid. The tuted during the summer
ancient enemies went down, the months, with a goal of saving
Manual Urbach & Son
50,000,000 cubic meters of
modern ones will too.
FOR ALL JEWISH CEMETERIES BY
water.
7729 TWELFTH ST.
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TY 6-7192
The objective is to conserve
14281 Wales
water resources severely de-
Oak Park
"Dependable & Responsible Since 1873"
pleted by the worst drought
onytovnpo ptr-r ,8 ;,58
ninn
ever recorded in the country.
The
nationwide
water
reduction
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np"ti
T3)r.);$1 npzi.i 171118
The Detroit Committee of Bar Ilan University pays
will range from 15 to 20 per
tribute to the memory of the revered leader and teacher
20021 Jas. Couzens Hwy.
VE 8-8660
cent of the normal supply for
domestic use. Agricultural uses
THE LATE RABBI A. M. H ERSHMAN
SAMUEL GORLICK
also will be curtailed. The Min-
on his First Yahrzeit, this Saturday, the 27th day of Adar
Manager
istry said it was preparing a
HEBREW MEMORIAL COUNSELOR
list of priorities for water use.

Monument
Unveilings

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31-TH E DETROIT JEWISH NEWS—Frid ay, March 25, 1960

Arsonists Damage
Jewish Agency's
Office in France