JOHANNESBURG, (JTA) —
Local leaders of all political
parties and racial groups at-
tended funeral services for the
late Alferd Markman, Jewish
Mayor of Port Elizabeth for the
last two years, who died sud-
denly.
Among the mourners were
leaders of the white and non-
white communities, as well as
prominent personalities among
the English and the Afrikaans
residents of Port Elizabeth.
Markman, who had been active
in Port Elizabeth politics, was
also one of the outstanding
leaders in Jewish communal
affairs.
Clothing Firm President
Meyer Kestnbaum, Dies
President of the clothing firm
of Hart Schaffner & Marx,
Meyer Kestnbaum died in his
Chicago office late Wednesday
of a heart attack. He was 64.
Surviving are his wife, Gert-
rude; a son, Robert Dana of
Chicago; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth
Louise Lichterman of Detroit;
and two grandchildren.
The Family of the Late
HARRY M.
KRUGEL
Acknowledges w ith
grateful appreciation the
many kind expressions
of sympathy extended by
relatives- and friends
during the family's re-
cent bereavement.
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OBITUARIES
Frederick Brown, Noted
Jewish Philanthropist,
Dies in New York at 90
Jewish Telegraphic Agency Gives
Explanation of History-Making
Transoceanic Message in Hebrew
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Fred-
MARY GLAVONS, 3779 Mon-
terey, died Dec. 10. Survived by erick Brown, noted Jewish phil-
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Israeli tance of nearly 8,000 miles,
husband, Louis; four sons, Al- anthropist and, for many years,
three years ago. A year later,
fred, Charles, David and Mar- one of the foremost real estate newspapers this week featured
it established the first direct
vin; one daughter, Mrs. Max operators in New York, died reports on the new communicad
tions system designed by the New York-Tel Aviv radio-
Kieran; four sisters and four here yesterday, aged 90.
He had been active in the Jewish Telegraphic Agency printer circuit.
grandchildren.
The new service was formally
and Press Wireless, Inc., to
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affairs of the Federation of
opened on Dec. 7 with the
meet
the
special
requirements
JACOB SHIFFMAN, 11501 Jewish Philanthropies of New
method transmission of a message from
Petoskey, died Dec. 10. Sur- York City since the early days of the Israeli press for a
Eleazar Lipsky, president of the
vived by two sons, Morse and of e organization. In 1926, he of overseas communication in
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, to
Joseph; one daughter, Mrs. Fred donated to Federation the land its own language.
The Hebrew language alpha- Prime Minister David Ben-
Erlebacher; two grandchildren upon which it built its old per-
bet
was used for the first time Gurion.
and two great grandchildren. manent headquarters, which it
on Dec. 7 in transoceanic radio Ben-Gurion Lauds JTA
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occupied for three decades.
LOUIS KLEIN, died Dec. 11. During that building campaign news communications when the Transmission in Hebrew
Survived by one brother, alone, Brown donated more JTA opened a new radio fac-
simile circuit between its New! .JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Prime
Samuel of El Mpnte, Calif.
than
$1,700,000
in
land
and
York headquarters and the Tel Minister David Ben-Gurion laud-
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cash to the Federation.
Aviv office' of the Israeli News ed this week the start of trans-
LEON COLBERT, 18020 Steel,
mission of Hebrew language
In addition to his work with Agency, its Israel subsidiary.
leaves his wife, Rose; two sons,
news material on the new radio
Previously,
Israeli
newspaper
,
Federation,
for
which
he
served
Raymond and Manford; four
facsimile circuit of the Jewish
correspondents
wrote
their
dis-
as
a
trustee
for
12
years.
Brown
daughters, Mrs. Jack Seskin,
Telegraphic Agency between its
Mrs. Ben Feldman, Mrs. Aaron was president of the Hospital patches in a transliterated He-
New York headquarters and the
Sultan and Mrs. Seymour Peiss; for Joint Diseases, to which he brew, using English characters
made large donations; contribu- to represent the Hebrew, Tel Aviv office of the Israeli
and 16 grandchildren.
NeWs Agency,
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ted $800,000 for the Frederick sounds.
In a message to Eleazer Lip-
Israeli correspondents sta-
ERNEST ISZAUK, 19440 Brown Building of New York
Hubbell, leaves his wife, Helen; University; and was very active tioned in the United States will sky, president of the Jewish
a son, Steven; one brother and on behalf of the Hebrew Uni- now be able to write their Telegraphic Agency, Ben-Gurion
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two sisters.
versity in Jerusalem, United messages in Hebrew for trans- said: "The beginning of trans-
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mission in the Hebrew alpha- Atlantic transmissions in He-
WILLIAM MANDEL, 18714 Jewish Appeal, Beth Israel Hos- bet. The Hebrew copy is trans- brew letters represents an im-
pital,
Hebrew
Union
College,
Santa Rosa, leaves his wife,
mitted on facsimile equipment portant milestone in the revival
Ida; two sons, Herbert L. and and many other communal in the JTA New York office of our ancient language. I hope
causes.
Earl S.; three brothers, Jack
over Press Wireless transmit- these transmissions will- assist
of Ottawa, Harry and Isadore
ters. The signals are received in the strengthening of ties be-
of Montreal; and a sister, IVIrs. ' Dr. Isaiah Sonne Dies
by the Israeli News Agency's tween Israel and the Jewish
Isaac Shore of Montreal.
radio station in Tel Aviv and communities outside of Israel
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Was Famed Scholar
converted into printed copy and aid in the spreading of the
HARRY MILLER, 9946 Hol-
CINCINNATI — Dr. Isaiah there on facsimile reception Hebrew languages in those com-
mur, died Dec. 13. He leaves Sonne, internationally famous
munities."
his wife, Sophie; one son, Rob- scholar and retired member of equipment.
The facsimile system, which
ert Mendelsohn; one daughter, the faculty of Hebrew Union
Mrs. Max Silverstein of Mil- College-Jewish Institute of Re- will supplement the JTA regu-
waukee; and seven grandchil- ligion here, died Nov. 27 at 73. lar radio printer system on
the 6,000-mile New York-Tel
dren.
Dr. Nelson Glueck, president Aviv circuit, is considered by
of Hebrew Union College-Jew- engineers to be less, subject to
D
coming
ish Institute of Religion, offici- atmospheric disturbances than
es
ated at funeral services Nov. 29 the radioprinter. It cannot,
Yehuda will obse
and a cable from President Ben however, transmit at the same
the Yohrzeit of the
Zvi of Israel, expressing the speed as the radioprinter. John
fol owing depo
sorrow of the Jewish State, was McGivern, European vice-presi
f ends, with the
Im- one of many messages received dent of Press Wireless, Inc.
JERUSALEM, (JTA)
adi
ressive funeral services, in from far corners of the world. was_,present in the INA radi
hich religious leaders of both
A leading member of the fac- station in Tel Aviv n the
e Ashkenazi and Sephardi ulty of the Collegio Rabbinic.
rst facsimile trans
ommunities participated, as the Sephardic rabbinic sc. .1 from New York was reco
well as leaders of the Govern- on the Isle of Rhodes, Dr. ne
T
J e • s h Telegrap
Hebiew Civil
ment,, members of the Cabinet, was one of the distin' shed A
d the first
Kislev Dec.
rad
and other. leading Israeli per- company of European 4 ewish
inte
it
Girsh Grand
tran
sio
ween
sonalities, were held here for specialists forced into -xile by
Teves
an
annesburg
the late Rabbi Zvi Pessah fascism.
Frank, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi
Esther Shuster
K rendel Salasnek
of Jerusalem, who died Dec. 10
Jacob J. Lipshinsky
at the age of 76.
David Sturman
Rabbi Frank was born in
Pauline Weinstein
Lithuania. He arrived in Pales-
Celia Chesluk
In loving memory of beloved
Abraham Pupko
tine when he was 16, coming
Joseph H. Shanbom
here with his father, the late husband and father Morris Pik-
Rose Marks
passed
away
Dec.
18,
stein,
who
Adolph Escoff
Yehuda Leib Frank, one of the
Sam Solomon
1958.
Sadly
missed
and
always
founders of Hadera. A leading
Reinstein
Joseph. Scherr
rabbinic figure in this country remembered by his wife, So-
all his adult life, Rabbi Frank phie; daughters, Mrs. Elaine
in the Jewish
Israel Fishman
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Axelrod and Mrs. Roslyn Kauff-
Harry Surath
4
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has headed the Jerusalem Rab
tradition by
Samuel Bienenfeld
4
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man; and grandchildren.
binical Court since 1936.
Eva Stein
4
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Pauline Surowitz
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The Israeli Cabinet, which
usually meets on Sundays, re- Mrs. Max Warburg Dies
Sarah Rachel
Lubetsky
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cessed its weekly session early
Mrs. Alice Magnus Warburg,
Bessie Shorr
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to permit members of the Cab- widow of the eminent philanth-
Jacob Levin
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Tony Thorn
5
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inet to attend the funeral: ropist and world renown ed
3201 JOY RD.
Bettevotest Society
Hest w *he
Many thousands walked behind banker, Max M. Warburg, died
Samuel Robinson
Norman Stern
CLOSED SATURDAYS
the bier through the streets of in her New York home, Dec. 7,
Jacob Cohn
and JEWISH HOLIDAYS
this city, as soldiers aided po- at the age of 86.
OPEN SUNDAYS
lice in directing traffic and
Yeshiva Beth Yehuda
keeping the crowds flowing on Arrest Auschwitz Officer
Wier 6-0196
12305 Dexter
the way to the cemetery.
Charged with Mass Murder
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Eulogies were delivered by
FRANKFURT, (JTA) — The
Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak
public prosecutor announced here
Nissim, Tel Aviv Chief Rabbi
former assist-
Issar .Unterman, and Chief
ant commandant o
e concentra-
bi Reuvan Katz, of Pe
tion camp at Ausch tz, has been
ISH CEMET
vah. Official eulogies
e Aub-
cutor said
pr
'sue
e Israel
lished on behalf o
secuted on
e City of
Chief Rabbinate,
murder of
Jerusalem, Poale gudat Isra
esponsible Since
ependable &
witz.
and the Council f Sephard
Communities.
OIT MONUMENT
The rabbinical
WORKS
closed for the day in mourning
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Best Quality Granites
for Rabbi Frank's passing, and
Personalized Designs
yeshivahs from all over Israel
Priced Reasonable
SAMUEL GORLIC
sent delegations of mourners
2744 W. Davison cor. Lawton
here to participate in the funer-
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al services.
31 -- THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS -- Frid ay, D e cember 16 , 1960
Mayor Alfred Markman
Dies in South Africa
.
WE IREMEMEER
1-ItTIV 717aV
Israel Mourns Death
of Ashkenazi Chief
i Rabbi Zvi Frank
In Mem
Mrs. Mildred Madven,
Jeffrey and Eileen,
and Mr. Ben Madvin,
Wife, children and
brother of the late
NATHAN
MADVEN
acknowledge with
grateful appreciation
the many kind expres-
sions of sympathy ex-
tended by relatives and
friends during the fam-
ily's recent bereave-
ment.
In Memoriam
To Our Dearest Sister
ROSE
SCHWARTZ
Who passed away on
Dec. 24, 1957 (first day
of Tebeth). The mem-
ory of her is forever
lasting in our hearts
and will never be for-
gotten. So sadly missed
by her sisters, Betty
and Ethel, and brother,
Frank.
Ira Kau
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