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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Friday, May 24, 1963 —
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Czar Had Nowhere
Source Given
Go, Ben-Zvi Did
for Requirements to Itzhak
Ben-Zvi, the late Presi-
dent of Israel, left Russia as a
in -Mourning
very young man to go to Pales-
By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX
(Copyright, 1963,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
tine and help make the dream
of the Jewish State come true.
The Soviet Ambassador said
to him, "Why did you leave
Russia?"
"I didn't like the Czar," said
Ben-Zvi. "Either he had to go
or I had to go."
"Why didn't he go?" asked
the Soviet Ambassador.
"He had nowhere to go," said
Ben-Zvi. "I had."
The practice of consoling
mourners comes under the cate ,.`
gory of showing kindness and
grace (Chesed) to one's fellow
NORTHLAND
man. It is one of those practices
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said to have demonstrated to
LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE man. The Talmud (Sotah 14a)
Agent For
in commenting upon the verse
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the loss of his father Abraham. Lieberman, a prominent journal-
Thus we are likewise command- ist, critic, essayist and a member
TILE
ed to comfort those who mourn of the editorial staff of the Jew
among us.
ish Daily Forward, died here
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father Isaac who was mourning in 1905 where he continued his
the loss of Abraham. It is re- education.' His career as a Yid-
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COURTEOUS AND
that comforting the mourners is Yiddish Tageblatt after which he
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one of the things that "brings wrote for the Zeit, official organ
OVER 40 YEARS
good into the world (Aboth of the Poale Zionist movement.
J. LEVI, OWNER
D'R'Nathaii 30:1).
He became a staff member of
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When visiting the House of the Forward in 1924.
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mourners one must wait for
He was a wide participant in
the mourner himself to open the burgeoning literary Yiddish
the
conversation.
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. . . and none spoke a word unto
He was a brother of the late
him; for they saw that his grief Samuel Lieberman of Detroit.
was very great." Subsequently
DRESSMAKING
the Bible tells us "After this
Job opened his mouth" .(Job
All Kinds of Alterations
3:1). It is claimed that this is
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done because one of the basic
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In loving memory of the late
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May 21, 1942 (five days in Si-
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There is not a man who does
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ed be the judge of Truth." (Job
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Who passed away May
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Jewish Library Body
Convenes in Cleveland
The Jewish Library Associa-
cion will hold its convention
June 2-5 at the Statler-Hilton
Hotel in Cleveland. Theme of
the one-year-old association's
parley is "Better Jewish Librar-
ies With Better Service."
The organizition represents
all branches of Judaism. It was
founded largely through the in-
spiration of Miriam Leikind,
librarian at The Temple, Uni-
versity Circle and Silver Park,
Cleveland. Among the speakers
at the convention will be Her-
bert C. Zafren of the Hebrew
Union College Library in Cin-
cinnati, and Rabbi Goodman,
associate editor or the National
Jewish Welfare Board Circle.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late Isidor
P e r c h i c k acknowledges with
grateful appreciation the many
kind expressions of sympathy
extended by relatives a n d
friends during the -family's re-
cent bereavement.
The Family of the Late
REVA CARP
Acknowledges with
grateful apprecia-
tion the many kind ex-
pressions of sympathy
extended by relatives
and friends during the
family's recent be-
reavement. Also thank-
ing Rabbi Segal, Rabbi
Adler and Cantor Fe-
nakel.
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the Jewish martyrs of the War-
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NOTICE
CLOVER HILL PARK CEMETERY
Office and Cemetery
Will be closed
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 29th AND
THURSDAY, MAY 30th
-Shavuoth Holiday Observance
ANNOUNCEMENT
All those who wish to beautify the graves of
their loved ones at the NUSACH HARI
CEMETERY are asked to contact
MR. HYMAN KABER
2536 Pasadena
TO 8-9440
Res., LI 6-3205
Due to the Shovuos Holiday
The Hebrew Memorial Park
(CHESED SHEL EMES CEMETERY)
AND ITS OFFICES
WILL BE CLOSED ON
WEDNESDAY, May 29th
and
THURSDAY, May 30th
(Memorial Day)
w
A Memorial Plaque
for the Late
SAMUEL —
and MARION
WEISMAN
Will be dedicated on
Shavuot, May 30, at
the Shaarey Zedek
Synagogue. Friends
are respectfully invited
to attend.
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The HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
(Chesed Shel Emes)
WILL HOLD MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES
SUNDAY, JUNE 2nd, at 1:00 P.M.
At the Veterans Section of Their Cemetery
HEBREW MEMORIAL PARK
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In Blessed and Beloved Memory of Our Dear
With the Participation of Julius Rosenwald Post
No. 218 of the American Legion
LOUIS MARGOLIS
Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka (of Young Israel of
Greenfield) will officiate.
who passed away May 30, 1962. "Forever in our
hearts." His devoted wife, Lily; children, grand-
children and great grandchildren.
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FAMILIES, RELATIVES, AND FRIENDS
ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
Morris Dorn, President
Edward Miller, Vice-President
Ben Schneider, Vice-President Samuel S. Partner, Cemetery Chm.