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BY MILTON FRIEDMAN
(Copyright, 1961. Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc.)
WASHINGTON — The United
States Senate has just reviewed
the study of Hebrew in America.
Jewish progress was cited as proof
of what could be done to revive
study here of the Greek language
and the classical Greek tradition.
Noting that Harvard Univer-
sity is establishing in Washington
a world center for Hellenic stud-
ies, Senator Everett Dirksen, of
Illinois, addressed the Senate on
the desire of American Greek
groups to keep alive the ancient
tongue of their ancestors. Senator
Dirksen quoted from an article in
the "Orthodox Observer," an of-
ficial publication of the Greek
Archdiocese. Written by Prof.
Morton Smith of Columbia Uni-
versity, it was entitled: "Hebrew
—Why Not Greek?"
Professor Smith pointed out
that 100 years ago „every Amer-
ican college or high school which
had any academic pretensions of-
fered at least one course in
Greek. But today in New
City, for instance, only
- lie high school off
Greek. Enrolle
f
dents. Of
Greek nt.
was
a part of the
patter
American high
chool t
mg, according to
Prof. S
s research. A hundred
years go Hebrew
tom y taught o
ut
ant theological se
in e wake of wave f vJ ewish
i
igration, He
is
to ht in 84 public
sc
. .
Am
leges .a
brew courses.
The Se
learn tha
ity,
Hebrew
ed in
nior
high sch Is and 33 se
high
schools f the publi
chool
system.
ere are also Jewish
day sc
Is and various othe
private schools a
olleges.
Enrollment in
Yo
! •
lic school Hebre
the neighborhood
II •
of the students
The Senate w
hind this cult
was the work o
voted JOvers of th
lan-
guage, who set to wo
ve it
as a part of Amer
national
heritage. With this
they or-
ganized the Heb
Culture
Council to study the
blem and
systematically direct the cam-
paign.
Hebrew in the public school
curriculum had a wonderful ef-
fect on the morale of Jewish
youth, according to Professor
Smith. Senators noted from the
Smith report that Jewish children
were made to feel that their her-
itage was recognized by their
country. Tension between loyalty
to their homes and identification
with the "non-Jewish world" was
diminished.
The Senate was asked: "If all
this could be done for Hebrew—
as it was:—why cannot something
similar be done for Greek?"
German State Denies
Paving Way for Return
KIEL, Germany, (JTA)—Prime
Minister K. U. von Hassel, of
the State of Schleswig-Holstein,
defended his government in the
Schleswig-Holstein Parliament
here against accusations of neo-
Nazism.
He rejected- charges voiced by
Social Democratic deputies who
accused his government of "free-
ing the way for return of im-
portant Nazis to high positions
in the government administration
and judiciary."
Former U.S. Senator Herbert
H. Lehman (left) was honored
last week by the Jewish Theo-
logical Seminary of America in
recognition of his 15 years of
service as chairman of that in-
stitur oard of Overseers.
100 well-
wishers at a Chan or's re-
ception in the dining h of the
4-volume t ncino
edition of t Bible • pre-
sented to Let t an on t alf of
the Seminary by S uel H.
Dart ff of Philadelp
Faye•utt
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OBITUARIES
LILLIE KORT, 3265 W. Bos-
ETHEL LEVINE, 17513 Wis-
ton, died Jan. 17. She leaves her consin, died Jan. 19. She leaves
husband Max; a son Milton, two her husband Tobias; a brother
sisters and two grandchildren. Morris Klein; and two sisters,
* * *
Mrs. Harry Fixler and Selma
ROY YAMSHON, 15350 Park, Klein.
* * *
Oak Park, died Jan. 20, in Cam-
bridge, 0. He leaves his parents,
SAMUEL B. ESKIN, 17188
Mr. and Mrs. David Yamshon; Santa Rosa, died Jan. 23. He
a brother Danny and two sis- leaves his wife, Ann; a daugh-
ters, Rochelle and Charlotte. ter, Mrs. Sam Lipshy; four
Interment, Detroit.
brothers, four sisters and two
* * *
grandchildren.
* * *
HARRY FRIEDMAN, 9319
Broadstreet, died Jan. 19. Sur-
MYER H. FRANK, 3490 W.
vived by his wife Nessy; five Outer Dr., died Jan. 22. He
sons, Frank, Calman, Dr. Har- leaves his. wife, Lulu.
* * *
ford W. of Pittsburgh, Pa.,
Julius of St. Paul, Minn, and
MARY SELLING (WEIN-
Lester; a daughter Mrs. Alex- GARDEN), 3710 Burlingame,
ander Bobkin; two brothers and died Jan. 23. She leaves a son,
15 grandchildren.
Charles; three daughters, Mrs.
* * *
Alfred Davis, Mrs. Edward
STEVEN PAUL LOWINGER, Greenfield and Mrs. Herman
23101 Avon, Oak Park, died Krotor of Ann Arbor; three
Jan. 19. He leaves his wife grandchildren and five great
Bella; three daughters, Mrs. grandchildren.
* * *
Allen Halper, Mrs. Floyd Har-
RUVAINE Z. UNGER, 21971
ris and Mrs.. Charles Levy; his
mother, Mrs. Sarah Lowinger; Ontaga, Farmington, died Jan.
one brother, two sisters and six 22. He leaves his wife, Helen;
a son, Craig; two daughters,
grandchildren.
* * *
Perra Gail and Karen; and his
SARAH HOOTNER, 14049 mother, Mrs. Esther Unger.
* * *
Wales, Oak Park, died Jan. 21.
Survived by her husband Isaac;
MARC HAIMS, 20408 Chey-
a son Joseph; daughters, Mrs. enne. Survived by wife, Pauline;
oseph Ginsberg and Mrs. Wil- a son, Jack; two brothers, Leon
liam Pitt of N. Hollywood, of Long Island and William of
Calif.; two sisters, two brothers, Milan, Italy: •
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10 grandchildren and 11 great
grandchildren.
PHILIP Z. ARNOLD, 16228
* * *
Greenlawn. Survived by wife,
NATHAN BISGIER, 12357 Susie F.; sons, David, Bernard
Santa Rosa, di -d JanSur- Daniel, Newton and Raphael;
vived by his fe er; a a brother, Harry Arnovitz; and
son Se
iamsville, nine grandchildren.
* * *
N.
andchild.
* * *
RAYMOND MA
_NDELL MEN-
JACOB KARBAL, 4240 Mon- DELSON, 21500 McArthur, War-
terey, died Jan. 21. Survived by ren City, died Jan. 23. Survived
his wife Sarah; two sons, Carl by wife, Betty.
* * *
and Harold T.; two daughters,
WINIFRED ANNE, KATZ
Mrs. ni Norber and. Mrs. Sam
four brothers, nine (WEINBERG), formerly of De
dchildren and five great troit, died Jan. 17 in Brookly
N.Y. Survived by ,, her husband
grandchildren.
* * *
Charles; father, Kolman Wein-
MARY KAUFMAN, 3770 W. berg; sisters, Sandra Weinberg,
Boston, died Jan. 21. Survived Lillian Thomas and Sylvia Biller;
by her husband, Abraham; and brothers, Sidney and Larry.
two sons, Joseph and Isadore;
five grandchildren and five'
great grandchildren.
* * *
In loving memory of Anna
MAX SHIFMAN, 19733
Schaefer, died. Jan. 19. Survived LaBret, who passed away Feb. 8,
by his wife Sarah; two sons, 1949. Sadly missed and always
Benjamin and Harry; two remembered by her daughters,
daughters, Mrs. Rose Tarnoff Clara Levinson, Dorothy Wunt-
and Mrs. William Utley; one ner and Ida Gottesman• e. on,
sister, eight grandchildren and Ben.
10 great grandchildren.
* * *
niversity of Michigan
3 ex
SAMUEL HERMAN, 2
•t n courses in
Rutherford, died Jan.• 21.
o 'er Mic • n
1959 .
leaves his wife, Gertrud
daughter, Mrs. Irving Kushn
and three brothers.
* * *
FANNIE • FELLER, 22330
Greenview, Southfield; died Jan.
21. She leaves three sons, Ben,
Milton -and George; a daughter,
Mrs. Maurice Sell; one grand
child and three great grandchil-
dren.
.
Dolph Sch
the Syra
cuse N. •
•
tball team
in th
al as etball Asso-
tion,
the only Jewish star
n the game which once bo ted
of scores of outstand• J
athletes. But Schaye
for a basketball play
question is asked
much lona!' he can
ex ted that his ar he'd
to
down, but- he
h
Schayesis now say-
reporters, " th . • k I c
play until I'm 3
he the
a lot of
ut Schayes, who
as lo
headlines to Cham-
erlai
aylor and Robertson,
but still has scored more points
than anyone in the history of
the professional sport. An ex-
coach of the New York Knick-
erbockers, Fuzzy Levane, doesn't
think Schayes can last much
longer.
Carl Braun, the present coach
of the Knicks, praises Schayes
along different lines. "What
sticks in my mind about him is
that every night he puts on his
sneakers he plays to the best of
his ability — whether it's for
18,000 here at the Garden or
800 in Syracuse, he knows only
one way."
Schayes himself is known to
be a mild player, a modest man.
Yet he told Shecter something
surprising.
"It may sound immodest,"
Schayes confided, "but I'd like
to be thought of as the greatest
ballplayer who ever lived."
He is not spectacular enough
• ENCE L. CHUDLER,
to achieve that goal. But
13 Northlawn, died Jan. 23.
sidering that he was o
6
foot eight giant in c'
e ball He leaves his wife, Ann; a
(he played for N
, and it son, Gerald; two daughters, Mrs.
was doubted that
could make hillip Baum and 1/ s. Erwi
ve
ers
it in the pr ssional loop,
randc
Schayes has c e a very 1
way. Everyon n the gam
spects his se discipline,
is
ENT
constant efforts
better him-
S
self (he still practi
st Quality Granites
fouls although few players in
Personalized Designs
Priced Reasonable
the game's annals have bettered
2744 W. Davison cor. Lawton
him at the free line) and his
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constancy.
Ira
iauf
DIRECTORS OF FUNERAL
In Memoriam
MEMORIALS
in the Jewish
tradition by
KARL BERG
MEMORIALS
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CLOSED SATURDAYS
and JEWISH HOLIDAYS
01'114 SUNDAYS
Detroit Attorney
Harry Cohen Dies
A Detroit attorney for 46
years, Harry Cohen, 17188 In-
diana, died Jan. 22 at the age
of 68.
Born in Philadelphia, he
moved here 50
years ago and
was graduated
from the De-
troit College
of Law in 1914.
He was a
member of,
Bnai Brith and
Temple Beth
El.
Surviving
Mr. Cohen are
Mr. Cohen
his wife, Flor-
ence; a sc n, Norman; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frederick Sauve; two
brothers, a sister and four
grandchildren.
Charles Ginns Dies
Co-founder and owner of the
Central Waste Company for 30
years, Charles Ginns, 19377 Win-
throp, died Jan. 25.
He was also president of the
Metal Reclaiming Company and
was a member of the Berditchever
Zhitomer Society and Cong. Bnai
David.
Surviving are his wife, Sarah;
three sons, Jack, Bernard and
Albert; one daughter, Mrs. Leon-
ard Goodman, and nine grand;
children.
Jewish Groups Oppose
Cardinal on Federal
Aid to Church Schools
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Five
major national Jewish organiza-
tions took issue vigorously with
Cardinal Spellman's demand for
federal aid for church schools.
In a statem
Jewish
e Jewish
Labor
the U.S.A., the
Vete.'an
American Hebrew Con-
Unio
ions an the United Syna-
gr
at such
,,ue of Am i
. Co
d would .v
stitution.
During the coming
week Yeshiva Beth
Yehuda will observe
the Yahrzeit of the
following departed
friends, with the
traditional M e mo
rial Prayers, recita-
tion of Kaddish and
studying of Mish-
nayes.
Hebrew Civil
Shevat January
ssie Gruber
a rbal
nnie Faber
14
14
14
31
31
31
Noah Keys
Helen Silberston
Molly Plotkin
Debora Shcolnick
Elijah Oppen
Rachel Fishman
15
15
15
15
15
15
1
1
1
16
Jack Feldman
16
Moshe Goldfarb
16
Gusti Solomon
Joseph Louis Bale 16
2
.2
2
2
February
1
1
17
3
Herbert B. Bunin 18
18
Morris Goldberg
Joseph Goldberg
18
18
Israel Slicklin
18
Morris Sherman
Arthur E. Plotnick 18
4
4
4
4
William Greenstein 19
19
Morris Singer
19
Sarah Kane
19
Louis Cohen
Aharon Patterson 19
5
5
5
5
5
Mina Wolman
David Kahrnoff
Abraham
Turkenich
4
4
20
6
20
6
Yeshiva Beth Yehuda
12305 Dexter
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31 - THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Friday, J anuary 27, 1961
Jewish Theological
Success of Hebrew
in U.S. Envy of Greek Seminary of America
Lauds Senator Lehman
Speaking Americans