World's Foremost Yiddish Poet
H. Leivick Dies in New York at 73

NEW YORK, (JTA) — H.
Leivick, considered by most
literary critics the world's fore-
most Yiddish poet, died here
Dec. 23 after a long illness—
two days before he would have
celebrated his 74th birthday.
Born Leivick Halper, on 'Dec.
25, 1888, in Igumen, Russia, he
came to the United States in
1913, after escaping from
Czarist exile in Siberia.
Leivick's outstanding work—
The Golem, a dramatic poem
based on the legend of the

the Jewish Theological Semi-
nary of New York in 1958 as
well as the P. Hoffer Prize for
excellence in Yiddish literature
in 1954, and the Louis LaMed
Prize for outstanding work in
Yiddish poetry in 1946. He was
very popular in Israel, where
he had been a guest of the Israel
government five years ago, as
well as wherever Yiddish is
spoken and read throughout the
world.
Funeral services were held
on Wednesday in the Riverside
Memorial Chapel. Many promi-
nent leaders in Jewish cultural
life attended the services.

Yiddish Composer
Michael Gelbart Dies

OBITUARIES

NEW YORK (JTA)—Michael
Gelbart, a prominent cantor and
composer of Yiddish melodies,
died here Dec. 23 at the age of
73. He was for many years in
charge of music programs at
the Workmen's Circle schools
in this country.
Born in Poland, Gelbart be-
came choir director of the larg-
est synagogue in Lodz, Poland,
at the age of 16. He came to
the United States in 1912, and
served as cantor in various syn-
agogues in this country before
settling in New York. He was
the author of numerous books
of children's melodies, and set
to music many outstanding Yid-
dish poems. He also composed
the music for a number of oper-
ettas and several children's pub-
lications.

EVELYN SARAH LANDAU,
JENNIE EDWARDS of Pon-
10701 Santa Maria, died Dec. tiac died Dec. 21. Survived by
25. Survived by three brothers, a brother; Nathan; a sister-in-
Samuel, Irwin and Aaron; and law, Mrs. Max Edwards; a niece
two sisters, Mrs. David (Rachel) and a nephew.
B o d z i n and Mrs. Joseph
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(Pauline) Schwartzberg of
FLORENCE WILHELM, of
Cleveland, 0.
18010 Greenfield, died Dec. 22.
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Survived by son, Dr. Seymour
DENA FARFEL, 3709 Rich- K. Wilhelm; a daughter, Mrs.
ton, died Dec. 23. Survived by a Jack (Dr. Joyce Wilhelm) Co-
son, Sam Farell; three sisters hen; a brother, four sisters and
and a grandchild.
four grandchildren.
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LEWIS KLEIN, 20222 Schae-
IDA TAPPER, 2231 Ewald
Circle, died Dec. 21. Survived fer, died Dec. 21. Survived by
by husband, Peter; two sons, wife, Rae; two daughters, Sylvia
David and Julius; a daughter, and Mrs. Maurice Wilson; a sis-
Mrs. Barton (Thelma) Hecht; ter, three brothers and three
Israel Ministry
two brothers, two sisters and grandchildren.
Taken to Court on
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eight grandchildren.
Denial of TV License
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SOLOMON A. LAIKIND, of
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
Ely Robinson Dies
BESSIE LUDIN, 24321 Wild- 35047 Nancy, Wayne, died Dec.
to The Jewish News)
20. Survived by son, David; a
JERUSALEM — Victor Arwas,
Real estate operator Ely Rob- wood, Oak Park, died Dec.' 23. daughter, Diane; two brothers,
Survived
by
a
son,
Irving;
a
a London businessman, Wednes- inson, 681 Covington, died Dec.
grandchildren.
daughter, Mrs. Sidney (Alice) a sister and two
day was granted a show cause 24 at the age of 62.
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Fogel;
a
brother,
a
sister
and
order against the Ministry of
Owner of the Robinson Build-
DORA COHEN, 14574 Stoe-
Posts, requiring the Ministry to ing, 18450 Livernois, he was in 10 grandchildren.
pel, died Dec. 21. Survived by
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come into court and show why the furniture business here for
I two brothers, John and Harry
BEATRICE (BABE) SUT-
it should not grant to Arwas a nearly 40 years. He was a mem-
Pruss; a sister, Mrs. Jacob Katz, _
TON, 24325 Custis, Southfield,
permit for the operation of a ber of Cong. Shaarey Zedek.
and a grandson, Harold Silk:
Surviving Mr. Robinson are died Dec. 24. Survived by a
television station in Israel.
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daughter,
Mrs.
Norman
Singer;
his
wife,
Rose;
three
sons,
Mar-
According to Arwas' complaint
MARY HARRIS, 19270 Afton,
to the court, he had applied for vin, Sherwin and David; a two brothers, a sister and two died Dec. 22. Survived by a
a TV license for the operation daughter, Mrs. Ralph Borin; five grandchildren.
daughter, Mrs. Isadore Ham-
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burger; a brother, four sisters,
of a privately-owned TV station brothers, Louis, Charles, Mor-
ROSE JONES, 746- Coiling- five grandchildren and 10 great-
in this country in partnership ris, Abe and Phillip; a sister,
H. LEIVICK
with the Worldwide Broadcast- Mrs. Mollie Perlmutter; and wood, died Dec. 25. Survived by 'grandchildren.
seven grandchildren.
two sons, Harry L. and Ben; two
Maharal of P r a g u e—is con- ling Co.
sisters; six grandchildren and
He
contended
that
his
appli-
sidered one of the greatest
Hyman Drapkin Dies at 86 four great-grandchildren. Inter-
works of Modern Yiddish litera- cation had been referred to the
Hyman Drapkin, a Detroit resi- ment, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Prime
Ministers
office,
but
that
ture.. It was translated into He-
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dent
since 1910, died Sunday, at
the
permit
was
never
granted.
brew and was produced by the
LENKE
DICKER,
16524 Wis-
the
age
of
86.
Funeral
services
He
maintained
that,
under
the
Habima Theater of Moscow for
country's wireless-telegraph ordi- were held Tuesday at the Chesed consin, died Dec. 23. Survived
the first time in 1927.
During the coming
by two daughters, Mrs. Manning
In his youth, Leivick studied nance, he is entitled to such a shel Ernes.
week Yeshiva Beth
Green and Mrs. Adolph Bieder-
Surviving
him
are
three
daugh-
license.
District
Court
Judge
for the rabbinate in the yeshi-
Yehuda will observe
two brothers, a sister and
voth of Berezino and Minsk. I Ehahu ianni gave the Ministry ters, Mrs. Samuel Wexler, Mrs. a man;
the Yahrzeit of the
grandchild.
Jacob
N.
Seidman
and
Mrs.
Wil-
110
days
to
respond
to
the
show
following deported
Later he joined the Bund, the
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1r.
liam Levin; three sons, Jules of
friends, with the
Jewish revolutionary movement icause order.
Los Angeles, George and Jack;
IRVING- FISHER (formerly
traditional M e mo
in Russia, and came into contact
10 grandchildren and two great- of Detroit) died Dec. 18 in Los
rial Prayers, recita-
with Yiddish literature for the First Stage of Israel
tion of Kaddish and
grandchildren.
Angeles, Calif. Survived by two
first time.
Water Project Slated
studying of Mish-
A founder of the Mogilever sons, Arthur of Los Angeles
In 1906, he was sentenced to
noyes.
Society, and of the Carpenters and George of Oak Park; two
four years' imprisonment for for Completion in '64
Union, the deceased was active daughters, Mrs. Darwin Fielding
Hebrew Civil
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
his revolutionary activities, but
Teves Dec.
to The Jewish News)
in the Arbeiter Ring and other of Los Angeles and Mrs. How-
Krendel Salasnek
managed to smuggle his writ-
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JERUSALEM—The first stage movements here.
Jacob
J.
Lipshinsky
ard
Copley
of
Cleveland;
11
2
29
ings out of his cell. These were I of Israel's national water proj-
Esther Shuster
2
29
grandchildren
and
a
great-
published in the Zeitgeist of ect which will divert water from
David Sturman
3
30
grandchild.
New York in 1907. Arrested the Jordan River to, the Negev
Rose
Marks
3
30
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Celia Chesluk
3
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again in 1912, he was sent by will be completed during 1964,
Pauline Weinstein
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30
ANNA (ALTA) KATZ, 19311
the . Czarist authorities into life- I the Ministry of Finance an-
Sam Solomon
Rutherford, died Dec. 22. Sur-
Reinstein
3
time exile in Siberia. He nounced here Wednesday.
30
Adolph Escoff
3
30
escaped. however, and came to
In loving memory of our dear vived by husband, Joseph; two
Joseph H. Shanbom
3
30
The total cost of the first
sons, Leo and Allan; two daugh-
Abraham Pupko
mother,
the United States.
Henda
Rose,
who
passed
3
30
stage, according to the announce-
Joseph Scherr
3
30
Leivick wrote numerous ment, will total more than $100,- away eight days in Tavis, 1952. ters, Mrs. Moses Kaplan and
Samuel Bienenfeld
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You are not forgotten, Mother Mrs. Milton Gorelick; six grand-
poems and dramas which were 000,000.
Morris
Koss
4
31
children and a great-grandchild.
dear,
published both in the United
Pauline Surowitz
4
31
During the first year of opera-
Israel Fishman
4
31
States and abroad. In 1936, he
Nor will you ever be.
Eva Stein
tion, the pipeline will be able
4
31
joined the editorial board of to carry 180,000,000 cubic meters As long as life and memory Lena Lebster Dies at 97
Jacob Shevitz
4
31
Harry Surath
4
31
last,
the New York Day-Jewish Jour-
of water to the south. This ca-
Lena
Lebster,
17158
Santa
Jan.
nal. In 1951, he became asso-
We will always remember
Bessie
Shorr
5
pacity will be tripled when the
1
Barbara, died Dec. 25 at the
thee.
ciated with Zukunft, a Yiddish
Sarah Rachel
second stage of project is com- We miss you now, our hearts age of 97.
Lubetsky .
5
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literary m o n t h l y, which he
Tony Thorn
pleted.
Surviving are a daughter,
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are sore,
edited prior to his illness.
Rose Wolfgang
5
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Mrs.
Lawrence
Adell;
three
He was awarded an honorary
As time goes by, we miss you
Samuel Robinson
6
2
grandsons, Robert, Franklin
Jacob Cohn
more.
Doctorate of Hebrew Letters by YIVO Conference
6
2
and
Marvin
Adell;
and
eight
Your loving smile, your gen-
Fannie Gutman
7
3
Discusses Holocaust
great-grandchildren.
Ben
Feldman
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tle face,
David W. Diskin
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
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Mrs.
Lebster
was
a
resident
Author Wallant Dies
None can ever fill your va-
Benjamin H. Ettinger 7
3
here for 80 years.
Liba Esther
Edward L. Wallant, noted au- annual conference of the Yivo
cant place.
Institute
for
Jewish
Research
Agranovitz
7
3
thor of "The Pawnbroker," died
Sadly missed by your family,
Ethel Leah Weiner
7
3
opened here with addresses by
Sidney A. Deitch
Lee Gladstone
7
3
suddenly on Dec. 5.
Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Rose, Mr.
Dr. Jacob Robinson, an expert
Dr. Joseph M. Berris 7
3
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MONUMENT
The deceased was one of the on the history of the Nazi holo- and Mrs. Edward Rose, Mrs.
Zelda Kleiman
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