, Robert Clifton Dies;

Secrets of Eloquence

Square Garden rocked with joyful
By DAVID SCHWARTZ
(Copyright. 1965, JTA Inc-)
delight . . •. General Lucius D.
Abba Eban's speech last week Clay. honored by the Israel Bond
before the United Nations drew organization in Kansas City last
a packed attendance and by all week. is a relative of Cassius Clay,
accounts made a strong impres- not the colored fighter, but the

OBITUARIES

Former City Editor
of The Jewish News

Robert Ingman Clifton. former
JULIE ANN GERSTEN, 124 N. FANNIE DIRENFELD of Cleve-
city editor of The Jewish News.
Berkshire, Bloomfield Hills, died land died Dec. 20. Survived by
died Nov. 19 in Barrie, Ont.
Toronto-born Clifton had a long Dec. 23. She leaves her parents, four sons, Harry of Tucson. Morris
sion. Addressing the United Na- great Southern abolitionist after career in newspaper work and Mr, and Mrs. Charles Gersten; a of Oak Park, Bernard B. and Jo-
two
tions is a severe test for any. whom the colored fighter was public relations both here and in brother, Leon; a sister. Iris. and seph. both of Cleveland;
her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. daughters. Mrs. Sam (Lillian) Wax-
speaker. It is like addressing an named.. General Clay was given Canada. where he was a citizen.
Clifton lived with his wife. the David Jalan. man and Mrs. John (Ruth) Batista,
assembly of orators. • a medal for his rescue of survivors
: both of Cleveland; three brothers,
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Listening to Eban speaking is in the concentration camps. His former Ethel Crossland, at 218
one sister, 11 grandchildren and
like listening to Rubinstein at the great relative was one of the Kempenfeldt. Barrie.
. PHYLLIS M. HITTLEMAN, 26 great-grandchildren. Interment
He
was
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a
reporter
with
the
piano. Disraeli spoke of one who most distinguished fighters in the
22458
Greenview,
Southfield,
died
.
was "inebriated with the exuber- south against slavery . . . Henry Hamilton Spectator and Windsor Dec. 23. She leaves her husband,
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ance of his verbosity." Eban has Clay. the man who said I would be Daily Star before coming to De- Douglas; a son. Raymond; a daugh-
BENNIE PEISECHOW, 24610
a wonderful verbosity, but he has rather right than President. was troit to work on the Free Press ter, Sandra; her parents. Mr. and
it under control. Not so long ago. a distant relative of the General and The Jewish News. When he Mrs. Nathan Goldman; and a sis- Sherman. Oak Park. died Dec. 23.
Survived by son, Abraham PechOw,
Eban. speaking• of some political . . . It may well be that General returned to Canada, he opened a ter.
of Union. New Jersey: daughter,
figure. said that the latter expres- Clay has some distant Jewish rela- drug store and stationery business
Airs_ Mollie Whiteman, of Flint;
sed "a minimum amount of tines too. for the Gratz's of Phila- until retirement several years ago.
CHARLES1
EVANS,
21850
Vir-
'
and
four grandchildren.
thought in a maximum amount of delphia. an old Jewish family in
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ginia.
Southfield,
died
Dec.
24.
words." That is a very forceful America. were intermarried with
Red Farm Economist, He leaves two brothers, Harry and
MAX WASSERMAN. 13685 Ken-
phrase and is typical of Eban. the Clays.
Abe.
Why does Danny Kaye visit Rebecca Levin, Dead
wood. Oak Park, died Dec. 26.
Oratory is . not simply the piling
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Survived by two daughters. Mrs.
up of words. Sometimes the cut- Israel so often? He told an Israeli
MOSCOW — Soviet farm econ-
JENNIE N A C H M A N. 20134 Arnold (Esther) Manko and Mrs.
ting down of words to one pithy reporter that this is his ninth visit omist Rebecca S. Levin died Dec.
Lauder, died Dec. 24. She leaves Herbert (Riva) Scherr; and three
and Brooks Atkinson, former 18 at age 65.
sentence 'is far more effective.
drama critic of the New York
During a Stalin campaign. in the two sons. Herman and Monroe; grandchildren.
Words and style alone, h owever
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Times: who now writes a different 1940s, Miss Levin. a Jewess, fell two daughters, Mrs. Harry (Sue)
good. Eban knows, are insufficient.
sort of column. left last week for into disfavor and was ousted as a 'R u b en f i r e and Mrs. Norman
SARAH REPITOR, 24000 Jer-
As Balfour once said of Asquith, i
Israel. Atkinson says everybody corresponding member of the So- (Anne) Zacks; eight grandchildren ome, Oak Park, died Dec, 27. Sur ,
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id .
. A s q u ith
am a f rai • d
seems to have such. a swell ti m e i viet Academy of Sciences. She was and seven great-grandchildren.
vived by two daughters. Mrs. Ida
of style does not help him when;
In rehabilitated after Stalin's death,
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Zimberg and Mrs. Saul (Bessie)
he has nothing to say." Eban t oo in Israel, he decided to go.
HENRY BARNETT of Sacra- Rott; two sisters, 11 grandchildren
has humor. He is quick to per- Brooklyn. they are bringing a bit but her health was impaired and
ceive a comic situation. Recently of Israel over here. Quite a num- , she did not resume her active role. mento, Calif., died Dec. 26. He and 16 great-grandchildren.
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ber of stands selling such Israeli A deputy director of the Insti- leaves three daughters. Mrs. Sam
in Israel, as Deputy Prime Minis - 1
h
u mus and falafel tute of World Economy and World (Ellen) Horanstein, Mrs. Marjorie
LOUIS
RCKMAN,
O
82 King,
favorites
as
ter, he welcomed the International:
Chess tournament and began by have sprung up in that borough Politics. abolished by Stalin in Bernstein and Mrs. Irving (Lila) died Dec. 28. No survivors.
1947• she was a graduate of the Jaffee; two brothers, one sister,
saying a sentence or two iv various
Institute of Red Professors. high- seven grandchildren and two great
of the languages of the chest play-
er educational institution of the grandchildren. Interment Detroit.
ers from the different nations and Glendale Files Charges
a
early Soviet period.
then Eban remarked, "But I . sup- Against Nazi Leader
Her best known work was a
pose you would all understand if
ABRAHAM SABOL. 15817 Wood-
LOS ANGELES (JTA) — The commentary on Lenin's study of ingham, died Dec. 29. He leaves
I spoke Yiddish." (So many of the
players from the various nations city of Glendale, adjoining this "Capitalism and Agriculture in the a son, Daniel Dickstein; a daugh-
During the coming
city, filed charges in municipal United States." She was a member ter, Mrs. Gertrude Barback; and
are Jews.)
week Yeshiva Beth
Yehuda will observe
It looks like soon anyone wish- court against Ralph Forbes, self- of the Communist Party since one sister.
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styled American Nazi leader, ac- 1918.
the Yahrzeit of the
ing to read American literature
following deported
ABE POLUKOFF, 20201 Strath-
will have to first learn Hebrew. cusing him of violating a city
building
ordinance
forbidding
the
friends, w i t h the
Lala Kaufman, Daughter moorm, died Dec. 29. He leaves a
Anyway, the current American best
traditional Memorial
use
of
a
private
residence
as
a
son,
Leonard;
a
daughter,
Mrs.
seller, "Herzog" by Saul Bellow
of Sholem Aleichem, Dies Jack Rachman; and five grand-
Prayers, recitation of
is replete with quotations from the public meeting hall.
NEW
YORK
(JTA)—Mrs.
Lala
Kaddish and study-
Forbes, who leased a house in
children.
prayer book and the Torah — in
ing of Mishnayes.
Kaufman.
a
writer
and
the
eldest
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Hebrew. Also, he quotes many Glendale, has announced he would daughter of Sholem Aleichem, the
use
it
as
a
"western
division"
Civil Hebrew
TILLIE
STARK,
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Stans-
must
Yiddish expressions. Bellow
great Yiddish author, died Dec. 26.
Jan. Teves
have had a very Jewish upbring- headquarters of the American Nazi Mrs. Kaufman, widow of Dr. bury, died Dec. 29. Survived by
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her hubsand, Hyman D.: two sons.
2
Rose Bloch
ing . . . It's odd how language Party. If convicted, Forbes may be Michael J. Kaufman. was 77.
28
2
Lillian Epstein
Sam and Seymour of New York;
stays with us. Read an interview subject to a fine of $500 and up
2
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Mollie Weingarden
The
only
one
of
Sholem
Alei-
in a New York paper this week to six months in jail, or both.
3
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George Cetron
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles chem's six children to follow a and a daughter. Anna.
with Elizabeth Taylor and she used
3
Mollie
Greenspoon
writer's career, Mrs. Kaufman con-
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Mordechai Matil
Snow-making machines are in
the expression - 0i Gevald." Once County Board of Supervisors voted tributed ab2ut 2,000 short stories
3
29
Hoffman
a Jew. I guess you are always a to look for stronger state laws to
operation
at
more
than
30
of
Mich-
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3
Beatrice
Shoob
to the Jewiih Daily Forward. the
Jew. "Oi Gevald" by the way. prevent the Nazi Party from es- New York Yiddish daily, during igan's 89 winter sports areas. A
Shevat
1
4
-would make a wonderful title for tablishing a headquarters in Glen- the past 40 years. Born in Kiev. number of resorts also feature
Fruma Edelman
1
4
Fannie Patlojohn
a book. Writing the book should dale or elsewhere in California.
Mrs. Kaufman was educated in tobogganing. sleigh rides. skating.)
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Anna Posner
be easy, once you have such a
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Rachel Sachs
Russia and Switzerland and came swimming. ski jumping and night
title. Speaking about Yiddish ex - Neo-Nazi Leader Gets
Fanny Briskin
2
5
to the United States with her hus- skiing.
S
Sarah
Finley
Copin
2
pressions. when non-Jewish Cary
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band in 1922. Her husband died
Sarah Faber
2
5
Grant at the Israel Bond 3 Y ears in Chile Prison
in 1938.
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Sid Wolfson's
Martin Fine

WE REMEMBER -
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Chanukah festival told about the . SANTIAGO (JTA 1--Franz Heinz
"Bubi" and "Zadi" (Yiddish for : Pfeiffer. a 26-year-old leader of a
grandfather and grandmother) of Chilean neo-Nazi movement. was Death Takes the Son
"Europe, all M a d i s o n sentenced to three years in jail of Writer Sholem Asch
eastern E
' for an attempt in 1958 to set fire ' SAN FRANCISCO (JTA)--Na-
than Asch, son of the late Jewish
to a Jewish club here.
Pfeiffer. who last summer an- author Sholem Asch. died here
The Family of the Late

nounced t h a t he would lead "a , after a brief illness at age 62. A

HARRY
PEARLSTEIN

Acknowledges with grate•
ful apprecia:ion 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

BEN STARR

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.

battle against Jews," had also been native of Poland. he started writ-
. indicted for having tried to dyna- ink in Paris in the 1920s and pub-
mite a synagogue in Santiago in ' lished four novels and a non-fiction

work in English. His theme:. were
1958 at about the same time three I
ited
other synagogues were attacked. ! based entirely on life in the United

A few months ago. Pfeiffer re - :

Work-
established the Chilean Nazi Work-
ers Party, which had flourished
during the Second World War.

States.

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