Dr. J. Gilbert Israel Dies at 65 - Swiss Law Frees Unclaimed Assets of Nazi Victims
Dr. Joseph Gilbert Israel, a try Club, at the clubhouse, and
prominent Detroit area physi- drew such large audiences that
cian who wrote a number of it necessitated repeat perform-
articles for medical journals ances.
and several entertaining plays,
Surviving Dr. Israel are his
also, died July 7. He was 65.
wife, Jane; a son, Alan; two
Born in Russia, Dr. Israel, daughters, Mrs. Sidney Rubin
19670 Shrewsbury, lived here and Mrs. Philip Steinway; a
brother, Dr. Barney; a sister,
for more than
Mrs. Irwin Mann; and a grand-
40 years. He
attended New
daughter.
York Univer-
sity and Tufts
Medical C o 1 -
lege. He was
an instructor
at the Detroit
Dr. Hillel Bavli, professor of
College of
Hebrew literature at the Rab-
Medicine and
binical School of the Jewish
was a member
Theological Seminary College
of the Interna-
of Jewish Studies, died July 6
tional College
at Montefiore Hospital, New
of Surgeons
York. He was a noted scholar,
and the Amer-
author and translator, and at
i c a n College
the time of his death had been
of Surgeons.
affiliated with the Seminary for
Dr. Israel
more than 40 years.
served as a
Born in Pilvishki, Lithu
surgical c o n -
in 1892, Dr. Bavli came
sultant for the
country in 1912. He w
Grace hos-
ated from Columbia
Dr. Israel
pitals and had
been a member of the Selective with an M.A. degre
Service Board in Wayne County ceived the degree of
Hebrew Literature
for 31 years.
He was credited with a num- Seminary. ,
ber of contributions to medical - Dr. Bavli was the a
science and wrote important several volumes of poe
essays on medicine. He also
was deeply interested in dra-
matics and wrote several plays.
One of them was staged by
members of Knollwood Coun-
Dr. 'Hind Bavli,
Noted Poet, Dies
Victims of Nazism all over
the world are expected to bene-
fit from a Swiss action aimed
at releasing heirless assets un-
claimed since 1945, according
to the World Jewish Congress.
In a message from Switzer-
land to the New York hea
quarters of his organization,
Dr. Nahum Goldmann, pre
dent of the World Jewish
press,- said that he met
Friedrich Wahlen, the
President of Switzerla
with Ludwig von Mo
of the Federal Depar
Justice and Police.
Dr. Goldmann, who
the Preseident of the Jew's
Agency- for Israel, expressed
satisfaction on behalf of the
organizations he represents at
the decision of the Swiss gov-
ernment to submit a draft law
concernin
esumab
erty
o the Nazis, or
eirs have not . applied
- the assets since 1945. These
assets '11 be put at t "s-
wii •x nd
posal
•
ra
help
tim f
ance of su
stressed' by D
aw
er
ann especially si
I, Nazi as-
- nd o
zerland and other
neutral countries were used for
similar purposes.
The draft bill will be pre- the sum involved, but it is ex-
sented by the Swiss Federal pected that millions of dollars
Government th can- are involved.
the co
tonal goy
overn-
try.
other interested
Time to Relax !
1 1 have until Aug. 31
esent their views, after
ich the bill will go to the
Lower Chamber - of the Swis
Parlia t • en to t
Hi
er
, by
ake it man-
anks, organiza-
private citizens hold-
heirless assets unclaimed
since 1945 to register them with
the government of Switzerland
within six months after passage
of the law. •
There is no estimate as to
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Joel David Wolfsohn
Dies in Washington
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Joel
David Wolfsohn, 60, president
of the Jewish Community Coun-
cil of. Greater Washington,. and
a former U. S. Assistant Secre-
tary of the Interior, died of a
heart attack while attending a
family reunion in Gary, Ind.
Wolfsohn, a native ' of Chi-
cago and newspaperman there
in his youth, became an at-
torney. In 1934, he came to
Washington-and assumed duties
as executive secretary of the
National Power CommiSsion,
forerunner of the present Fed-
eral Power Commission.
During the Hitler era in
rope, Wolfsohn left the Govern-
ment to serve in London - as
European director of the Amer-
ican Jewish Committee. He di-
rected that organization's work
in aiding Jewish refugees in
post-war Europe and was the
Committee's Washington repre-
sentative in 1949 and 1950.
He later became Assistant
Secretary of Interior and served
in that capacity until 1953.
Former Secretary of Interior
Oscar Chapman, under whom
Wolfsohn served, said that "he
was one of the most conscienti-
ous public servants and most
loyal men I ever knew."
Aaron Levinson Dies
A prominent former De-
troiter, Aaron Levinson, 630 N.
Oakhurst, Beverly Hills, Calif.,
died July 9 in Los Angeles.
ral
A graduate of e
d
n 1912
High Scho • • e
ichigan
the Univ ity
1 ,• he was
School
mast of B•• mg m Maso
of
s • re
Lod and
er
edic
Ga ay
Lo • ngeles.
fe,
his
rvivi
ons,
two
n Wa
tephen; a ister,
r an
Ar
thers,
wo
ess
Mr
nson of
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am.
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Dr. Hillel Bavli
among them "Collected Poems,
published in Palestine in 1938;
"Adereth Ha Shamim" (Man-
tle. of Time), published in Is-,
rael in 1955, "L'Rahela (To -
Rahela), "Ruchot Nif Gashot"
(Encounter of Spirits), and
"Niginot Aretz" (Melodies of
the Land). He was noted for
the translation into Hebrew of
such works as Charles Dickens'
"Oliver Twist," (1942), and
Shakespeare's "A ntony and
Cleopatra" (1953), for which
he won the Lamed Prize in
1954.
Dr. Bavli also wrote in Eng-
lish. In addition to a collected
volume, "Essays in Literary
Criticism," there have been ar-
ticles in many periodicals, and
two recent volumes "Essays in
Hebrew" and "Some Aspects
of Modern Hebrew poetry,"
both -published in 1958.
He , was the author of the
definitive article, "The Mod-
ern Renaissance of Hebrew Lit-
erature" which appeared in
"The Jews: Their History, Cul-
ture and Religion," edited by
Dr. Louis Finkelstein and pub-
lished by • Harper Brothers.
A frequent contributor to the
Hebrew periodical Hadoar, Dr.
Bavli was president of the He-
brew P.E.N. Club (Poets, Es-
sayists and Novelists) and as-
sociate editor of the Matz He-
brew Classics.
He leaves his wife, Rahela
Bar Ardon, and a son, Samuel,
both of 900 W. End Ave., New
York.
Funeral services were held
Friday at the JeWish Theologi-
cal Seminary, New York. Inter-
ment was in Israel.
He that knows nothing of it
may by chance be a prophet,
while the wisest that is may
happen to miss.
-Benjamin Franklin
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