Joseph F. Barr, Former Commander Executive S. Kanat
of National JWV, Dead at Age 65, of Food Fair Dies

WASHINGTON — Joseph F.
Barr, former national commander,
administrator and executive di-
rector of Jewish War Veterans of
the USA, died June 25 at age 65.
Having served the Jewish War
Veterans for many years both in
a lay and official capacity, he was

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The family of the late Jesse
Johnson announces the unveiling
of a monument in his memory 10
a.m. Sunday, July 4, at Northwest
Hebrew Memorial Park. Rabbi Se-
gal will officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to attend.
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The family of the late Alex
Freeman announces the unveiling
of a monument in his memory
noon Sunday, July 11, at North-
west Hebrew Memorial Park. Rab-
bi Gorrelick will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are asked to at-
tend.
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The family of the late Julius M.
Singer announces the unveiling
of a monument in his memory
9:30 a.m. Sunday, July 4 at North-
west Hebrew Memorial Park. Rab-
bi Segal will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to attend.
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The family of the late Charlotte
Fabian announces the unveiling of
a monument in her memory 1:30
p.m. Sunday, July 4, at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Rabbi Goldschlag
will officiate. Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.

The Family of the Late

MORRIS SNOW

Announces the unveiling
of a monument in his
memory 1 p.m. Sunday,
July 11, at Chesed shel
Emes Cemetery. Rabbi
Gruskin will officiate. Re-
latives and friends are
asked to attend.

The Family of the Late

FRANCES LEVEY

Announces the unveiling
of a monument in her
memory 11 a.m. Sunday,
July 11, at Northwest
Hebrew Memorial Park.
Rabbi Segal, Rabbi
Vieder and Cantor Fenak-
el will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to
attend.

The Family of the Late

KATIE BERGER

Announces the unveiling
of a monument in her
memory 2 p.m. Sunday,
July 11, at Chesed shel
Emes Cemetery. Rabbi
Goldschlag will officiate.
Relatives and friends are
asked to attend.

considered "Mr. JWV." Barr re-
tired from his post as assistant
associate general counsel of the
Veterans Administration in Oc-
tober, 1954, to assume office as
the national commander of the
Jewish War Veterans for the year
1954-55.
A member of the Bar of Massa-
chusetts and of the District of Col-
umbia, he was on the staff of
National University School of
Law as an instructor on federal
laws relating to military service.
An Army veteran of World War
I, Mr. Barr served the Jewish
War Veterans of the USA as na-
tional judge advocate in 1934-45.
He was a member of the National
Committee on Observance of Vet-
erans' Day.
He had the longest continuity
of service as an elected member
of JWV's national executive com-
mittee and was a member of the
executive committee of the Na-
tional Community Relations Ad-
visory Council.
Mr. Barr had been chairman of
the Washington, D.C. Armed Ser-
vices Committee of the Jewish
Welfare Board for over 14 years.
He was first vice president of the
Jewish Community Council of
Greater Washington, a member
of the American Legion for 35
years and a member of the Post
Mortem Club in Washington, D.C.
Chairman of the government
division of UJA of Greater Wash-
ington for 14 years, he was a mem-
ber of the executive committee of
the National Conference of Chris-
tians and Jews, of the Community
Chest and of the UJA. He was
a member of the board of direct-
ors of the Hebrew Home for the
Aged and of the Jewish Social
Service Agency. Mr. Barr was na-
tional administrator of the Jewish
War Veterans from November
1955 until August 1959, at which
time he was appointed national
executive director, from which
position he retired March 31, 1964.
Born in Poland, Mr. Barr was
brought to this country at age 4.
Reared in Boston, he received his
law degree at Boston University.

Sol Kanat, co-owner and assis-
tant secretary of Food Fair Mar-
kets, died Monday at age 63. Mr.
Kanat, 12767 Lin-
coin, Huntington
Woods, was a De-
troit area resi-
dent 45 years. He
was born in Rus-
sia.
A member of
Cong. Shaarey
Zedek, he be-
longed to Oak
Park Lodge,
F&AM, Bereznit- Kanat
zer Aid Society, Histadrut and
Labor Zionist Organization. Mr.
Kanat also was chairman of divi-
sions of several Israel Bond drives
and a member of the Supermarket
Institute.
Survivors are his wife Helen; a
son, Dr. Irvin; a daughter, Mrs.
Walter (Evelyn) Hoffman; and six
grandchildren.

Horsewoman Lottie Wolf
Dead at 68 ; Owned Stables

Lottie Wolf, owner of the Lottie
Wolf Racing Stables in the area,
died Thursday at age 68. She lived
at 19763 Cranbrook.
Born in Windsor, Mrs. Wolf
lived in Detroit 54 years. She be-
longed to Hadassah, Cong. Shaarey
Zedek and Cong. Shaar Hasho-

mayim of Windsor.
Survivors are her husband, Ed-
ward; four sons, Morton of Miami
Beach, Roy, Stanley and Charles;
two brothers, Theodore and Milton
Kovinsky, both of Windsor; two
sisters, Mrs. Harry (Sarah) Lewin
and Mrs. Morris (Betty) Passman;
and six grandchildren.

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WJCongress Pioneer Dies

"There are two motives for read-
NEW YORK—(JTA)—Mrs. Kate
ing a book: one, that you enjoy it;
Knopfmacher, the first member of
the other, that you can boast about
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it." —Bertrand Russell
in its founding period and later ad-
ministrative secretary of the or-
ganization's New York office, died
June 22 in Mount Sinai hospital
In Memory of the Late
after a long illness. She was 75.
Born in Berlin, she was for
JEAN H. SMITH
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Mexican activities of the World
Who passed away June
Jewish Congress.

Survived by her husband, Julius;
two sons, Harry and Sheldon; two
daughters, Mrs. George (Jean)
Seid and Mrs. Lawrence (Molly)
Wizel; one brother and six grand-
children.

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SIMON GOLDSMITH, 29470
Ward, died June 23. Survived by
wife, Anna; two sons, Walter of
Columbus, 0. and Raymond; two
brothers; two sisters and two
grandchildren.
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ISAAC RUSHEVSKY, 18646 Ilene,
died June 29. Sudvived by three
daughters, Mrs. Mary E. Wolin,
Mildred and Mrs. Alfred C.
(Sophie) Allan; three brothers,
four sisters and three grandchil-

dren.

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EDITH WEINTRAUB, 22031
Cloverlawn, Oak Park, died June
24. She leaves her husband, Mm,-
ray; two sons, Jeffrey and Rich-
ard; her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Winkler; one brother and
one sister.

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the Yahrzeit of the
following departed
friends, with the
traditional Memorial
Prayers, recitation of
Kaddish and study-
ing of Mishnayes.

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Zina Rabinovitz, 70, Dies
in Israel; Was Author

TEL AVIV (JTA) — Zina Rab-
inovitz, well Hebrew and
Yiddish author, died here Sunday
at age '70.
Born in Bessarabia, Mrs. Rab-
inovitz spent most of her life in
the United States before settling
in Israel.

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brother, one sister and seven
grandchildren.
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HARRY SHARE, 18639 Stoepel,
died June 27. He leaves a son,
Leonard; two daughters, Mrs.
Maurice (Annette) Marcus and
Mrs. Harry (Dolores Wolff; and
four grandchildren.
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GERTRUDE HARTIVIEN, former
Detroiter of Miami, died June 23.
She leaves a son, Jerry; three
daughters, Mrs. Isabelle Rosen-
thal, Mrs. Bertha Kirzner and Mrs.
Marian Cooper; two sisters and
eight grandchildren. Interment
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SOLOMON DUNN, 3710 Burlin-
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SARAH LEVINE, 11501 Petosky,
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David (Dvorah) Nameri, both of
Israel; seven grandchildren and
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Irwin Niman, 18645 Flamingo,
Livonia, died Thursday. Mr. Ni-
man, 42, was a real estate sales-
man. Born in Detroit, he was a
Marine in World War II. He be-
longed to Temple Beth Am, Bale
Post of the Jewish War Veterans
and the American Legion.
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Owned Willis' Show Bar Elaine; three daughters, Suzette,
Samuel Rosenthal, owner of the Heidi and Lori; his father, Max-
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Tuesday. Mr. Rosenthal, 68, of David (Fern) Keats.

was a Detroit-area boxing promoter.
Pittsburgh-born, he lived in De-
troit 40 years.
Survivors are a son, Dr. Herbert
of Glen Rock, N.J.; two daughters,
Mrs. Arthur (Jean) Fishman and
Harry Greenberg Dies
Mrs. Raymond (Florence) S. Kud-
ish of Lodi, N.J.; two brothers,
In Rome; Labor Head
both of Pittsburgh; and six grand-
ROME (JTA) — Hary Green- children.
berg, a vice president of the In-
ternational Ladies Garment Work-
ers Union for more than 30 years, Harold Kratze Dead
died here Saturday night of a
Harold J. Kratze, co-owner of
heart attack. He was 75.
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Mr. Greenberg was in Rome at- cern in Southfield, died Monday at
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of the. World ORT Union, an or-
Born in Milwaukee, Mr. Kratze
ganization he had been associated lived in Detroit 35 years. A World
with for more than three decades. War II veteran, he was a member
In addition to being chairman of of Temple Beth El.
the administrative committee of
He leaves his wife, Ruth; a son,
ORT, he was also vice chairman Charles; his mother, Mrs. Frances
of Histadrut National Committee Kratze; and a brother, Bert.
for Labor Israel in New York.

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