OBITUARIES
MINNIE MEYERS, formerly of
Detroit, died in Los Angeles on
March 28. Survived by two sons,
Harry and David, both of Los
Angeles; a daughter, Mrs. Simon
(Selma) Diamond of Detroit; and
three grandchildren.
her mother, Mrs. Minnie Wilder;
six brothers and two grandchil-
dren.
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SAMUEL ELKINS, 18520 W.
Seven Mile, died March 31. He
leaves sons, Dr. Edmund J. and
Donald; three brothers; a sister;
JOSEPH SCHWARCZ, 20540 his mother, Mrs. Dora Elkins;
Patton, died March 29. Survived and four grandchildren. Inter-
by his wife, Eleanor; son, Rob- ment, New York.
ert; a sister; and three grand-
SAM SEGAL, 11501 Petoskey,
children.
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died April 3. Survived by two
SARAH GARFIELD, 18486 sons, Lou and Oscar; two daugh-
Ilene, died March 29. Survived ters, Mrs. Hyman (Zelda) Kin-
by her husband, Jacob; sons, zer and Esther; a brother, two
Jonas and Fred; two brothers; sisters; 11 grandchildren; and
a sister; one grandchild; and six great grandchildren.
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two great-grandchildren.
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ANDREW GANTZ, 4000 W.
WILLIAM ALLAN JAFFA, 13 Mile, Royal Ook, died April
18100 Woodingham, died March 2. He leaves • his wife, Julia;
29. Survived by his wife, Betty; daughter, Mrs. Fred (Rochelle)
daughters, Mrs. Robert Becker, Shapiro; and a sister.
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Mrs. Allan Chafetz and Elaine;
CARL G O L D S T O N, 17557
three brothers; a sister; and
Coyle, died April 3. He leaves
three grandchildren.
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his wife, Claire; daughter, Ir-
FRANK FRIEDMAN, 19770 ma; a brother and two sisters.
Santa Barbara, died March 31.
Survived by daughters, Mrs.
JACK M. GILL, 18485 Cher-
Leona Lewis and Mrs. Morris rylawn, died April 2. He leaves
Zorn; a brother; and four his wife, Nettie; son, Jackie;
grandchildren.
daughter, Shirley Ann; three
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sisters and three grandchildren.
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IDA BLOOM, 426 Walbridge
Rd., E. Lansing, died March 29.
MARY FISHMAN, 18100 Fair-
Survived by daughters, Mrs. field, died April 3. She leaves a
David Kaplowitz, of E. Lansing, son, Ellis; daughter, Mrs. Her-
Mrs. Philip Zacher, of Pontiac man (Lillian) Weiss; three
and Mrs. Stanley Weissman, of grandchildren and a great
Elkins Park, Pa.; and seven grandchild.
-grandchildren.
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YETTA GLADSTONE, 11501
Petoskey, died March 31. Sur-
vived by sons, Max, Ben, Harry,
Avery and Joseph; daughters,
In loving memory of the late
Mrs. Jack Kramer, of Fla., Mrs. Robert Owen, who passed away
Jeanne Harris, Mrs. Seymour April 2, 1955. Sadly missed and
Jacobs and Mrs. Joseph Tracht; always remembered by his wife,
a sister; 11 grandchildren; and Esther; sons, Alan and Richard.
10 great-grandchildren.
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In loving memory of Henry
ISADORE EDWARD WEIN- Goldfaden, who passed away 16
GARDEN, 18509 San Juan, died days in Nisan, 1954. Sadly missed
March 29. He leaves his wife, and always remembered by his
Fay; sons, Leon and Jerome Win- wife, Lena; his children and
ston; a sister, six grandchildren grandchildren.
and two great grandchildren.
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In loving memory of beloved
REBECCA LEVIN, 11501 Pe- husband a:ld father, Ben Eder,
toskey, died March 30. She who passed away April 5, 1962.
leaves sons, Dr. David M. and Sadly missed and always re-
Jack L.; nine grandchildren and
membered by his wife, Pauline,
nine great grandchildren.
children and grandchildren.
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FAYE SOLOMON, Miami, Fla.,
In
loving
memory of Jack
died March 29. She leaves her
husband, Morris; son, Maurice Malin, devoted husband and
Jacobs; daughters, Mrs. Clement father, loving son and brother,
Weitzman and Mrs. Sol Silver; who passed away on April 5,
two brothers, two sisters, five 1957. Sadly missed and always
grandchildren and two great remembered by his wife,
Beatryce; children, Shere and
grandchildren.
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Michael; parents, Mr. and Mrs.
LILLIAN SMILER, 17334 Muir- Morris Malin; brothers, Larry,
land, died March 31. She leaves Iz and Ben; and sister, Mrs.
her husband, Louis; son, Barry; Irving Rich.
In Memoriam
MNIAISMINIWAZIF
OPEN LETTER and NOTICE
Our cemetery is now in the process of setting
up a uniform beautification system. If you
have not received our notice for the coming
spring season, and you are interested in beau-
tifying the graves of your dear departed,
please write to:
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NEW YORK, (JTA) — Abra-
ham Ellstein, famous Jewish
composer, died suddenly at the
age of 55. He collapsed while
discussing the work of a fellow-
composer in a synagogue in The
Bronx.
Ellstein, born in New York,
acquired a Juilliard School of
Music fellowship when he was
18. In his youth he became a
well-known piano accompanist to
many stars, traveling in many
parts of the world. He wrote the
music for a number of operettas
and musical comedies. A year
ago, his opera, "The Golem,"
based on the H. Leivick literary
work of that name, was produced
by the New York. City Opera,
after having been commissioned
by the Ford Foundation.
Philanthropist Paley
Dies in Palm Beach
PALM BEACH, Fla., (JTA)
— Samuel Paley, prominent
Philadelphia Jewish philanthro-
pist, died here at the age of 87.
He was a former member of the
board of the Columbia Broad-
casting System.
Born in Russia, Paley was
brought to this country in 1883.
He was an honorary director of
the Allied Jewish Appeal, the
Federation of Jewish Charities
and the Albert Einstein Medical
Center, all in Philadelphia. He
recently donated a wing, the
Paley Clinic, to the Center.
Paley founded and endowed
the Samuel Paley Lectureship
on American Culture and Civili-
zation at the Hebrew Univer-
sity in Jerusalem for the pur-
pose of permitting distinguished
Americans to visit and lecture
in Israel.
Joseph G. Aller Dies
A Detroit attorney active in
Temple Israel, Joseph G. Aller,
14241 Wales, Oak Park, died
March 31. He was 57.
Mr. Aller was a graduate of
old Central High School, Wayne
State University and the Univer-
sity of Michigan Law School. He
was a member of Perfection
Lodge, F. & A. M., the Detroit
and Michigan bar associations
and Tau Epsilon Rho law frater-
nity. Surviving are his wife,
Mae; a son, Michael; a daughter,
Mrs. Maurice Alpert; two
brothers, two sisters and two
grandchildren.
Monument
Unveilings
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The family of the late Morris
Sriro announces the unveiling
of a monument in his memory
12:30 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at
Chesed shel Eines Cemetery
(Pinskar Section). Rabbi Donin
will officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to attend.
Jewish Intellectual Bemoans Fellows
Who Sever Ties with Community
By PROF. MILTON KONVITZ come about. Although it has
(Professor of Industrial and
taken years, American colleges
Labor Relations, and Professor of
and universities have at last
Law, Cornell University. Presi-
dent, Hebrew Culture Founda-
shown • a willingness to follow
tion; Fellow, American Associa-
the example set by Harvard in
tion for Jewish Education.)
A radical change has come 1925 with the appointment of
about with respect to the admis- Prof. Harry A. Wolfson.
sion of Jewish intellectuals into
With support from the Hillel
the academic marketplace. Foundations, or the Hebrew
Thousands of them today teach Culture Foundation, or the Na-
in the sciences, mathematics in tional Foundation for Jewish
the humanities
Culture, or from private re-
and social
sources, chairs in Jewish studies
studies on a
have been opening up all over
the United States; and a great
basis of equal-
ity, as to rank
many mere such chairs or even
and tenure,
departments could be estab-
with theirnon-
lished but for a lack of suffi-
cient financial support from the
Jewish col-
Jewish community.
leagues.
Most of
But the Jewish cultural scene
them, how- . . .
in the United States has been
ever, are Jews
so tragically neglected that we
only in the
are hardly prepared to take ad-
vantage of the academic break-
sense that they
through. We have already lost
had Jewish
much time and many of our
parents. They Konvitz
have evaded or escaped from best minds and talents.
the Jewish community and have
CARD OF THANKS
no Jewish ties or loyalties.
The family of the late Harry
But among the Jews who are
professors there are a minority Leaderman acknowledges with
who are deeply involved, deeply grateful appreciation the many
committed and well - informed kind expressions of sympathy
Jewish intellectuals. Though extended by relatives and
few in number, and though a friends during the family's re-
new phenomenon on the Ameri- cent bereavement.
can campus, their role is not to
Ruben Gomperz, a Jewish
be under - estimated; for • they
offer, by their example, a vision banker who lived in Prussia in
to thousands of Jewish students the 17th century, was purveyor
that it is not necessary for the to the electors of Brandenburg
Jew to drift with the main and other princely houses. A
stream in the world of oppor- tax collector for the Duchy of
tunism, and to become faceless, Cleve, he was the first Jew to
trivial and alienated; that it is hold office in Brandenburg.
still possible for the Jew to
assert himself in his Jewishness
through an autonomous decision
and a free act. .
The National Hillel Faculty
Project is a commendable at-
tempt to recognize this fact and
to give it community signifi-
During the coming
week Yeshiva Beth
cance and direction.
Yehuda will observe
With respect to the study of
the Yahrzeit of the
Jewish subjects, taught by Jew-
following departed
ish scholars, a notable and
friends, with the
wholesome change has quietly
traditional Memorial
WE REMEMBER
717:7i
St. Louis Federation
Converts Publication
Into Community Newspaper
ST. LOUIS, (JTA)—The St.
Louis Light, established by the
Jewish Federation in 1947, will
be converted into "a full-fledged
community newspaper," it was
announced by Milton Frank,
president of the Federation.
The paper will be published
every other Wednesday and will
accept advertising to help de-
fray costs of publication.
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Kaddish and study-
ing of Mishnayes.
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55 -- THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS -- Friday, April 5, 1963
Abraham Ellstein,
Noted Composer, Dies