HOLLYWOOD — "Banjo-eyes,"
the beloved comedian Eddie Can-
tor, whose h um b l e beginnings
never let him forget there were
others in need of a helping hand,
died last Saturday at age 72.
Mr. Cantor's contributions to
Jewish philanthropies, not only in
terms of funds but physical effort
as well. were well known.
He raised hundreds of thousands
of dollars for Jewish refugees
from Hitler. for Israel Bonds, the
United Jewish Appeal, for Chris-
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EDDIE CANTOR
tians
and nondenominational
causes. Some of the memoriams
alongside his New York Times
obituary are testament to his un-'
flagging generosity:
He was national chairman of
the Builders of Israel and of the
Israel Bond Organization. He
was a longtime member of the
United Jewish Appeal cabinet
and received the UJA's coveted
humanitarian award. He was a
member of the famous , Grand
Street Boys Association and tire-
less worker for the Surprise
Lake Camp Alumni Association.
As a poor orphan brought up on
on the Lower East Side of New
York, Isidor Iskowitch knew well
the value of two weeks at a sum-
mer camp. His parents, young Rus-
sian-Jewish immigrants, died when
he was in his infancy, and the boy
I In Memoriam
In loving memory of our dearly
beloved parents and grandparents,
Max Moss, who passed away Oct.
16, 1954 (19 days in Tishri), and
Charlotte Moss. who left us Oct..
18, 1955 (2 days in Heshvan). Sadly
missed by t heir children and
grandchildren.
The Family of the Late
LESLIE MARC
HOPTMAN
Acknowledges with grate-
ful appreciation the many
kind expressions of sym-
pathy extended by rela-
tives and friends during
the family's recent be-
reavement.
The Family of the Late
ARON L EBOV I CS
Acknowledges with grate-
ful appreciation the many
kind expressions of sym-
pathy extended by rela-
tives and friends during
the family's recent be-
reavement.
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was brought up by his grand-
mother. She supported herself and
the baby by peddling, and years
later, when he became a star, he
paid her back, many times over,
for her devotion.
His beginnings in vaudeville are
recounted in Mr. Cantor's auto-
biography. "My Life Is in Your
Hands." A poor student, he would
accept odd'jobs so as not to sponge
off his grandmother. At age 16,
he won a S5 prize in an amateur
contest, and his car e e r was
launched.
From burlesque to the vaude-
ville circuit to musicals and movies
was a long climb. In between, he
married his childhood sweetheart,
Ida, the "sweet as apple cidah"
girl the world came to know from
the song. The couple had five
daughters.
Although Cantor's singing voice
was not the best. he had a nervous
energy and enthusiasm that made
him the hit of Flo Ziegfield's
Follies.
By 1929, he was a millionaire.
Then came the Crash. But the first
year after, he was on his way to
more millions as a star of talking
films. In 1931, he went into radio
work and became one of its big-
gest stars. His songs, particularly
"If You Knew Susie" and "Ida"
were trademarks.
He still had enough energy
left over to play countless bene-
fit shows, as many as six a night,
and it was said he never refused
a legitimate request for aid. He
was a consistent USO performer
during World War II. Mr. Can-
tor appeared in Detroit several
times for Israel Bonds, UJA and
Bnai Brith.
A charter member of the Actors
Equity Association, he was founder
and former.president of the Screen
Actors Guild, American Federation
of Radio Artists and the Jewish
Theatrical Guild.
After his first serious heart
attack in 1952, Mr. Cantor went
into semi-retirement and suffered
several collapses thereafter. His
wife's death in 1962 contributed
to his own worsening condition..
President Johnson presented
him with a medal for his service
to his country and humanity
earlier this year.
Tailor D. Radom
Succumbs at 67
David Radom, owner of Radom
Tailor Co., 22141 Coolidge, died
Monday at age 67. He had recently
undergone surgery at Ford Hos-
pital.
Born in Kiev, Mr. Radom fought
in the Russian Revolution and
World War I. A World War II Nazi
persecutee, he helped establish
the Jewish Martyrs Monument
Fund in Detroit in memory of the
6,000,000 Nazi victims.
He brought his family to this
country 17 years ago, opening his
first tailor shop on Dexter Ave.
and then moving to Oak Park.
Mr. Radom lived at 17586 Wis-
consin.
A charter member of Albert
Einstein Lodge, Bnai Brith, he also
belonged to Oakwoods Lodge.
Mr. Radom is survived by his
wife, Clara; a daughter, Mrs. Louis
(Rosa) Levinson; and three grand-
children.
Rabbi Meyerowitz Dead
SCARSDALE, N.Y.—Rabbi Ar-
thur Meyerowitz died in a Valhalla
hospital at the age of 85. He had
established the first Jewish chap-
laincy in Westchester to serve hos-
pitals, jails and welfare agencies.
OBITUARIES
JACOB NOAH SEIDMAN, 19081
Bentler. died Oct. 3. Survived by
his wife, Betty; a daughter, Mrs.
Marvin (Saralee, Silver; one sis-
ter, one brother' and one grand-
child. -
* * *
ALEX FREEMAN, 15889 North-
lawn, died Oct. 6. He leaves his
wife, Esther; a son, Louis; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Isadore (Yetta) Weiner;
five grandchildren and two , great-
grandchildren.
* * *
BERTHA BERENBAUM, 20314
Murray Hill, died Oct. 7. She leaves
her husband, Max; a son, Samuel;
a daughter, El a i n e ; and one
brother.
* * *
N A TE D. EKELMAN, 22108
Dante, Oak Park, died Oct. 10. He
leaves his wife, Rose: a son, Ber-
nard; one brother, one sister, his
mother, Mrs. Bella Ekelman; and
three grandchildren.
* * *
MARY CALLOW, of Tucson.
died Oct. 11. She leaves four daugh-
ters, Mrs. Edith Williams,
Mrs. Irwin (Pearl) Atlas, Mrs. Er-
nest (Leona) Salwen and Mrs. Ir-
win (Selma) Brussell-Smith; one
sister, one brother and six grand-
children. Interment Detroit.
* * *
REVA BUSSELL, 18903 Hilton,
Southfield, died Oct. 10. She leaves
her husband, Israel; three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Sidney H. (Eileen) Blue-
stone, Mrs. Alan (Phyllis) Kohn
and Adele; three sisters and six
grandchildren.
* * *
EMANUEL ROSEN, 18459 Mon-
ica, died Oct. 11. He leaves his
wife, Sophia; a son, David; two
daughters, Marcia and Mrs. Shel-
don (Sharon) Rocklin; one sister
and one grandchild.
* * *
FREDERICK KIRSNER of Mil-
ford, Mass., died Oct. 7. Sur%hved
by his wife, Helen: two daughters,
Arlene and Barbara; two sisters, in-
cluding Mrs. Benjamin (Gertrude)
Gordon of Huntington Woods; and
a brother, Meyer.
* * *
IDA BEATRICE BUD, 3353 W.
Boston, died Oct. 13. Survived by
her husband, Aron; and two broth-
ers.
* * *
CELIA ROTENBERG of Windsor
died Oct. 10. Survived by her hus-
band, Nathan; two daughters, Mrs.
Maurice (Freda) Stone of Toronto
and Mrs. Archie "( Beatrice) Cher-
niak of Windsor; five grandchil-
dren and three great-grandchil-
dren.
Dorothy Penfil Is Dead;
Led Lansing Light Opera
Dorothy E. Penfil, former presi-
dent of the Lansing Civic Light
Opera, died Monday at age 61.
Mrs. Penfil, 6371 W. Outer Dr.,
was a Lansing resident before mov-
ing to Detroit three years ago.
She was a member of Shaarey
Zedek Synagogue in Lansing.
Mrs. Penfil leaves her husband,
Harry; two sons, Robert L. and Dr.
Richard L.; four brothers, two sis-
ters and three grandchildren.
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Friday, October 16, 1964-39
THEODORE STEIN, 657 Selden,
died Oct. 11. No 'survivors..
* *
LOUIS I. SHAER. 12840 North-
field, Oak Park, died Oct. 13. He
leaves his wife, Sylvia; and a
brother, Max.
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MORRIS MARGOLIS, 610
Blaine, died Oct. 14. He leaves his
mother, Mrs. Bessie Margolis; and
three brothers.
* *
THELMA L. GORDON, 18445
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Mendota, died Oct. 13. She leaves
her husband, Herman; a daughter,
Mrs. Irvin (Eileen) Gold; and two
grandchildren.
* * *
RUTH ZALLA, 18085 Griggs,
died Oct. 14. Survived by three
sons. Alan. Harold and Jack; five
daughters, Mesdames Julius (Ger-
trude) Hirschman, Sidney (Jean)
Stolsky, Hyman (Lillian) Zalenko,
Sidney (Sylvia) Rolnick and Louis
A (Helen) Horowitz; two broth-
ers, three sisters, 16 grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren.
* * *
HARRY AVRUSHIN. former De-
troiter of Miami Beach, died Oct.
8. Survived by his wife, Fay; a
son, Joseph of Skokie, Ill.; two
daughters, Mrs. Louis (Anne) Brav-
erman of Miami Beach and 'Mrs.
Theodore (Betty) Ross; two broth-
ers, one sister and seven grand-
children.
* * *
MURRAY JOSEPH BL AC K,
17315 Kentucky, died Oct. 7. Sur-
vived by his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Black: and a son, Neil Mar-
'shall.
* * *
ALEX LIPSON. 3252 Elmhurst,
died Oct. 11. Survived by his wife,
Rose; a son, Milton; a daughter,
Mrs. Albert 1Sylvia I Miller: one
brother, four sisters and seven
grandchildren .
* * *
VIOLET GREENWALD. 21811
Kenosha. Oak Park. died Oct. 10.
Survived by her husband, Murray;
mother, Frances Sc hw a r tz; two
daughters, Arlene a n d Rochelle;
and one brother.
* * *
ABRAHAM STEIN. 19182 Mon-
ica, died Oct. 12. He leaves his
wife, Marion: a daughter, Mrs.
Donald Myrna) Ketai, one sister,
three grandchildren.
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J., died Oct. 12. Survivors are a
son, Louis, of Detroit; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Haskel Epstein and Mrs.
Sam Weisstein of New York City;
six grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
* * *
ANNA RICHARDSON of Sault
Ste. Marie, Ont., died Oct. 5. Sur-
vived by her husband, David and a
son, Frank, both of Sault Ste. Ma-.
rie; two daughters. Mrs. Harold
(Sylvia) Kessler of Ann Arbor and
Alpena and Mrs. Bernard (Helen)
Morof of Detroit; and nine grand-
children.
* * *
BEN ROVETCH of Tampa, Fla.,
formerly of Detroit, died Sept. 26.
Survived by his wife, Ethel; a son,
Warren of Boulder, Colo.; two
daughters, Mrs. Jonas (Blossom)
Carron of Tampa and Mrs. Arthur
(Shirley) Danto of New York City;
and eight grandchildren.
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died Oct. 14. She leaves three
grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
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friends, w ith the
traditional Memorial
Prayers, recitation of
Kaddish and study-
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Hebrew Civil
Cheshvan
Oct.
Zisel Silverman
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David Lapides
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Ida Elias
11
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Charlotte Hochman
11
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Mendel Rabinovitch
11
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Ben Matz
Reb Mayer Hakohen
Sarah Shirley
Tomasboff
Max Rosenbaum
Anna Fegelman
Donald Schiff
Pearl Knoppow
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12
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18
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Benjomin Zev
(William Weisz)
Mr. Galdstuck
Fannie Hubert
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Yetta Borinstein
David Friedman
Rose Wimmer
Jacob Levin
Leah Lakritz
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Annie Citrin
Frieda Lux
Fannie Zingeser
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Sarah Rubin
Halcum Goldenbero
Moses Philip Ellenson
Abraham Freed
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Riba Boesky
Lea Bluma Lipkin
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Bertha Corn
Sophie Lerman
Ethel Shorr
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