OBITUARIES

Rabbi Abraham E. Halpern, TEL AVIV, (JTA) - Eleven
for 45 years the rabbi of Con- persons were killed and seven
BLANCHE S. C 0 H N, 900
gregation Bnai Amoona, St. injured - all members of the
Louis, died in St. Louis Satur- same family-when the truck in Whitmore. died March 30. She
day night at the age of 71. which they were riding collided leaves her husband, Philip; and
two sisters, Mrs. Esther Salo-
Funeral services were held Sunday with a train.
The family had been en route mon of Dallas and Mrs. Rebecca
Monday.
He was the father of Rabbi to a cemetery for a visit to the Newman of Clarks Green, Penn.
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Mordecai Halpern of Congrega- graveside of the mother. The
ISADORE LAZAR, 3784 Stur-
, :ion Beth Shalom, Oak Park. route to the cemetery intersects
He also is survived by his wife, with the railroad track. The tevant, died March 31. He leaves
two daughters, Mrs_ Fayga Gor- driver speeded up to cross the three sons, Dr. Morton, Howard
don of Baltimore and Mrs. Leah track and beat the oncoming and Richard; two daughters,
Raskas of St. Paul, and six train but the motor of the Mrs. Samuel Essick and Mrs.
grandchildren. World War II-vintage truck Seymour Cantor; a brother, a
On the late Rabbi Halpern's failed. Its rear wheels were sister and nine grandchildren.
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40th anniversary as rabbi of caught by the train.
the St. Louis congregation,
SA.M TURKEL, 11501 Petos-
Rabbi Morris Adler of Detroit Harvard Prof. Selekman key, died April 5. Survived by a
delivered the address and
daughter, Mrs. Charles (Pearl)
praised his colleague as an Dies in Boston at 69
Cohen; a brother, and sister, of
outstanding spiritual leader
BOSTON, (JTA) - Prof. Ben- London, England; two grandchil-
whose traditional loyalties jamin M. Selekman, a labor re- dren and three great grandchil-
served him well to advance lations expert, member of the I dren.
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the standards of his congrega- faculty of the Harvard Graduate
EMMA JOFFE, 6400 Tamer-
tion.
School of Business. Administra-
Rabbi Halpern was born in tion and an active Jewish com- lane, Birmingham, died in St.
Toronto and came to the United munal leader, died here April 7 Louis, March 31. She leaves a
son, Seymour; three daughters,
States in 1913. He was educated at the age of 69.
Mrs. Reuben Levin, Mrs. John
in Canadian universities and
Born
in
Bethlehem,
Pa.,
Dr.
Freshman and Mrs. Jerome
was ordained Rabbi at the Jew-
ish Theological Seminary. He Selekman was formerly director Marx of St. Louis; three
had held many national and of the American office of the brothers and 11 grandchildren.
state posts in leading Jewish Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Interment, Detroit.
movements. In 1929 he was appointed execu-
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tive director of the Associated
SADIE S. BERMAN, 3043
Jewish Philanthropies of Boston Boston Blvd., died April 2. She
J-wish Body Urges
and was named to the Harvard leaves her husband, Joseph; and
faculty in 1935. He was a past a brother. Sam Schneider.
U.S. Act on Housing
president of the National Con-
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Bias in Washington
ference of • Jewish Communal
BERNARD WILLIAM HAY-
WASHINGTON, D. C. - The Services.
DU, 18980 Monte Vista, died
American Jewish Committee, in
April 9. Survived by wife, Mil-
testimony here, urged the U. S.
dred; a son. Martin; two daugh-
Government to take anti-trust
ters, Linda and Mrs. Joe
action against that portion of
Spitzer; his mother, Mrs. Cor-
"the real estate communiy" in
nelia Haydu; two sisters and
the nation's capital which prac-
' two grandchildren.
tices racial and religious dis-
crimination in Washington
IDA KARPF, 15866 Wooding-
(Unveiling announcements may he
housing.
inserted by mailing or by calling
ham, died April 10. Survived
"A pattern of planned hous- The Jewish News office, VE 8-9364. by husband, Saul; and two sons,
Written announcements must be ac-
ing discrimination" exists companied
by the name and address
Irving and Bernard.
against Jews, Negroes and mem- of the person making the insertion.
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There is a standing charge at 53.00
bers of other minority groups, for an unveiling notice, measuring
NATHAN E. EDLOFF, 2725
the committee asserted.
an inch in depth.)
Oakman. died April 4. He leaves
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Irving M. Engel, an attorney
•his wife, Shirley; two daughters,
of New York, and honorary
The family of the late Fanny ; Mrs. Melvin Malzberg and Susan;
president of the committee, Wieseithier announces the un- a brother and three sisters.
charged that in at least 13 sep- veiling of a monument in her
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arate residential areas in Wash- memory 1 p.m. Sunday, April
ANNA SMITH. 13435 Ken- ;
ington and surrounding Mary- 15, at Beth Abraham Cemetery. wood, Oak Park. died April 5.
land suburbs. realtors were re- Rabbi Halperin will officiate. She leaves three sons, Sam. Jack
responsible for "undemocratic Relatives and friends are asked and Hyman; three daughters,
and offensive practices" of dis- to attend.
Mrs. Charles Rogers. Mrs. Sam i
crimination, and a "concerted
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Lipkin and Mrs. David Deutsch;
refusal to deal" with members
The family of the late Sarah 14 grandchildren and nine great ;
of minority groups. Engel testi-
grandchildren.
fied before the U. S. Commis- Altman announces the unveiling
sion on Civil Rights which is of a monument in her memory
holding hearings on discrimin- noon Sunday, April 15, at Beth Philip Levin Dies at 72;
atory practices in the Capital. Abraham Cemetery, Woodward at Active in Many Movements
8 1/2 Mile Rd. Rabbi Sperka and
Philip Levin, of 18477 Indi-
Rabbi Halperin will officiate. Rel-
atives
and friends are asked to ana, died March 31 at the age
In Memory of
of 72. Funeral services were
attend.
held at Kaufman Chapel April 2.
SIDNEY
Surviving him are his wife,
ELKES
Anna; son, William; daughter,
Devoted husband and
Mrs. David ( Sedel) Chicorel,
father, loving grand-
and six grandchildren.
father, who passed
The deceased, a retired food
In memory of the late Pvt
away April 12, 1960.
Melvin Sapperstein, who passed dealer. was an active leader in
Sadly missed by his
away April 17, 1945. Sadly the Lithuanian Jewish Federa-
wife, Arna; children,
missed and always remembered tion and in congregational move-
Ronald a n d Norma;
by parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sol ments. He was a member of
and granddaughter,
Sapperstein, and sister, Mrs. Brith Sholom Pisgah Lodge of
Harriet Sue.
Bnai Brith, 'Northwest Young
Newton Levin.
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Israel, Jericho Oddfellows, Beth
In cherished memory of Lil- Yehudah Yeshivah and several
lian Stern, dear wife and moth- orthodox causes.
er who left us on March 31,
The Family of the Late
Romanian Jewish Historian
1958. Sadly missed by husband
PAUL
Irving Stern and daughters
Jacob Psantir, a Romanian
Estelle, Gail and Mrs. Sidney musician who spent his early
WI NKELMAN
Levethan
of
Lavithan,
N.J.
years
as a musician with a
Acknowledges with
troupe of traveling gypsies, be-
grateful appreciation
CARD OF THANKS
came in 1868 the first historian
the many kind expres-
The family of the late Max of the Jews of Romania, when,
sions of sympathy ex-
Frazein acknowledges with at the age of 48, he undertook
tended by relatives and
grateful appreciation the many to chronicle past events in the
friends during the fam-
kind expressions of sympathy life of Romanian Jewry by mak-
ily's recent bereave-
extended by relatives and ing inquiries among elderly
ment.
friends during the family's re- Jews in isolated communities
and copying cemetery records.
cent bereavement.

Monument
Unveilings

IDA M. GOLDFINE, 17028
Addison, Southfield, died April
1. She leaves a son, David B.;
two daughters, Frieda Goldfine
and Mrs. Albert Klaiman; and
four grandchildren.
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SCOTT MILLMAN, 2 0 9 9 6
Vaughn, died April 9. Survived
by parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Millman; a brother. Mark; and
grandparents, Mrs. Ida Millman
and Mr. and Mrs. Israel Wood-
row.
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JACOB MINKOW. 11501 Pe-
toskey, died April 11. Survived
by a son, Philip; a daughter,
Mrs. Edward (Ann) Hoffman;
seven grandchildren and six
great grandchildren.

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NATHAN NAFTALY, 2605
Sturtevant, died April I. He
leaves his wife. Rose; a son.
William; two daughters. Mrs.
Velma Kahan and Mrs. Samuel
Geller: eight grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.

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DIRECTORS OF FUNERALS

SAM FRANKLIN, formerly of
Detroit, died April 7 in Memphis,
Tenn. Survived by wife, Eva;
four sons, Harry and Morris, both
of Memphis, Abe of Blyville,
Ark., and Manny of Detroit; two
daughters, Mrs. Ruben Apple-
baum and Mrs. Harry Burnstein
of Memphis; 13 grandchildren
and five great grandchildren.

BEN EDER, 13514 S. Norfolk,
died April 5. Survived by wife,
DAVID LEACH. 17183 Green- Pauline; a son, Charles; a daugh-
lawn, died April 8. He leaves his ter, Mrs. Meyer Gallup; two
wife, Bessie; a son. Robert; a brothers and five grandchildren.
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daughter, Mrs. Stuart Taub; two
sisters and two grandchildren.
JENNIE ISENBERG, 28704
Stuart, Southfield, died April 7.
SAMUEL ZATKIN of Flint Survived by a son, William; three
died April 8. He leaves his wife. daughters, Mrs. Renan Susman,
Eva; and two sisters. Mrs. Rose Mrs. Irwin Meisel and Mrs. Harry
Morrison and Mrs. Anna Rappa- Ungar; four brothers. a sister
port of Washington. D. C. Inter- and eight grandchildren.
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ment, Detroit.
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JOSEPH A. GELMAN, 18652
ESTHER STOLLER. 13241 W. Robson, died April 6. Survived
Chicago. died April 3. She by wife, Rose: a daughter, Mrs.
leaves her husband, Joseph: six Jack Berke of Los Angeles; a
sons, Max. Herman. Jack, Irving, sister, five grandchildren and
Robert and Louis: a daughter, three great grandchildren:
Mrs. Charles Cushner: 15 grand-
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children and 10 great grandchil-
HARRY A.I3LITZ, 11501 Petos-
dren.
key, died April 7. Survived by
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two sons, Bert and Raymond; a
NATHAN HARNICK, 19170 daughter, Mrs. Milton Bogrow
Lesure, died April 4. He leaves and seven grandchildren.
his wife. Dee; a son. Bryce; a
brother and three sisters.

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MARIAN E. GO LD STE I N,
18314 Murray Hill, died April
8. She leaves her husband, Paul;
a brother, Harry Levinson; and
four sisters, Mrs. Frances Green-
blat, Mrs. Helen Newcorn, Mrs.
Barney Newman and Mrs. Sally
Goldstein.

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47 - THE DETROIT J EWIS H N EWS — Frid ay, April 13, 1962

11 in Family Killed
When Train Hits
Truck Near Tel Aviv

Rabbi M. Halpern's
Father Dies in St.
Louis at Age of 71

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