• Mouchette: Georg
A London Times obituary, eval-
uating the works of Georges Ber-
nanos (1888-1948), said that "lit-
erature for him was a kind of
sacrament." B e r n a n o s' "Mou-
chette," now available as a Holt,
Rinehart and Winston volume,
proves and emphasizes this de-
served tribute.
"Mouchette" is a short novel,
and it is a remarkably impressive
work. A literary gem, in a transla-
tion from the French by J. C.
Whitehouse, this novelette is a
very human document.
It has been called melodra-
matic. Actually, it is a most
dramatic work and its motiva-
tion is based on a young farmer
girl's distress, on the bitterness
of life that ends in self-destruc-
tion, while the craving for sur-
vival vanishes in a sea of pov-
erty and self-abnegation.
There is something deeply mov-
ing about this theme. It is a tragic
tale that is marked by much bit-
terness, yet there is something el-
evating in the literary approach
to a theme that leads only to death
es Bernanos Classic Gilbert Gindich, 80,
while the living struggle for exist-
Dies in Auto Crash
ence.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, November 18, 1966 47
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OBITUARIES
Gilbert Gindich, 23661 Marlow,
Mouchette, the farmer girl, on
the way home from school, is de- Oak Park, was killed in an automo-
tained by a cyclone, she meets a bile accident Nov. 10 at Greenfield
family acquintance who believes and 10 Mile Rds. in Oak Park. He
he has murdered a man, she con- was a passenger in a car driven
SHIRLEY DEVLIN, 19751 Bilt-
RUTH MILLER, 19199
soles him, is willing to help him. by Mrs. Bertha Weintraub of Prest more, died Nov. 15. Survived by died Nov. 14. Survived by Littlefield,
her hus-
In her girlhood—the is yet hardly Ave. She was treated for injuries four daughters, Rhona, Cindra, band, Jacob; two sons, Robert
and
Laurie and Sherry; and her mother Milton; four sisters, and
a woman—she feels a desire for at Providence Hospital.
seven
Mrs.
Esther
Brandman.
,
him. She returns home to learn
grandchildren.
Two youths in another car, which
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that the man who was believed to crashed into the Weintraub car,
have been murdered was alive and were also injured.
DAVID FELDMAN, 20820 Wake-
SHIRLEY OKUN, 24280 Clover-
that the man she befriended was
Mr. Gindich, 80, born in Rus- field, Southfield, died Nov. 14. He lawn, Oak Park, died Nov. 15. Sur-
arrested on a charge of a having sia,
lived in the Detroit area for leaves his wife, Ida; three sons, vived by her husband, Albert; two
dynamited more than 11 kilometers 31 years.
He was a member of the Sam, Abe and Ben; a daughter, sons, Gary and Robert; a daugh-
of the river . . . "
Going
Like
Sixty Club at the Oak Mrs. Harry (Ann) Gurvis; seven ter, Kathy; her parents, Mr. and
Thus the tragedy continues, the
Park
Community
Center and the grandchildren and five great- Mrs. Charles Zallon of Rochester,
thoughts of life, the approach to
N.Y.; and three sisters.
Korisditchever
Aid
Society.
He was grandchildren.
death, the urge to end life and a dental technician.
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Mouchette's suicide.
HERMAN ROTHSTEIN, 2547
ETTA GOLD, former Detroiter
Survivors
are
a
son,
Dr.
Harold
"Suicide only really frightens
of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Nov. 14. Third, died Nov. 12. No survivors.
those who are never tempted by Dix; two daughters, Mrs. Irving Survived by her husband, Dave;
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it and never will be, for its dark- (Mary) Adler and Mrs. Lee two sons, Elliot and Stephen, both
SADIE
SACHS,
746 Collingwood,
ness only welcomes those who (Elaine) Fenton; two brothers, of Detroit; a daughter, Mrs. Lawr- died Nov. 10. She leaves two sons,
Dr.
I.
H.
Dix
of
Sherman
Oaks,
are predestined to it," is the
ence (Eileen) Kushner of Detroit; Murry L. and Kenneth; four grand-
manner in which Bernanos de- Calif., and Dr. R. H. Dix of Mexico; one brother, one sister and two children and one great-grandchild.
a
sister,
Mrs.
Victor
(Rose) Dix; grandchildren.
fines the Mouchette suicide.
Interment Chicago.
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And in this fashion is delineated and eight grandchildren
a tragedy in superb literary style,
ELEANOR
WILBER,
19333 Shi-
ABRAHAM GORDON, 68 Sibley,
making this novel an outstanding Walter D. Heller, 73; died Nov. 16. No survivors.
awassee, died Nov. 15. She leaves
work by a great writer whose crea-
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a son, Gerald of Los Angeles;
San Francisco Leader
tivity is a sacrament.
JOSEPH HERMAN, 18611 Pine- one brother and two sisters.
SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) — hurst, died Nov. 11. He leaves
"Mouchette" originally appeared.
in French in 1937. It was Berna- Walter D. Heller, civic leader of two daughters, Mrs. Benjamin
nos' last novel.
San Francisco and a vice president (Roselea) Kohen and Mrs. Harold
of the National Jewish Welfare (Sylvia) Harrison; and five grand-
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AARON MARKS, 17375 Kentucky,
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During the coming
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of corporations.
ing charge of $3.50 for an unveiling
week Yeshiva Beth
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notice, measuring an inch in depth,
The
board
of
Israel
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Yehudo will observe
the Joint Defense Appeal and the Louis and Sidney Weinberg; a
and $7.00 for one two inches deep with
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ment Corporation declared a year- United Negro College Fund. Born daughter, Mrs. Morris (Betty)
the Yahrzeit of the
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following deported
end dividend of 45 cents per com-
friends, with the
The family of the late Mamie mon share ($12.50 par) payable in San Francisco in 1894, Mr. Watnick; one brother, four grand-
Heller
was
graduated
from
Stan-
children
and
three
great-grand-
traditional Memorial
Bloom announces the unveiling of Jan. 15 to shareholders of record
ford University in 1916.
children.
Prayers, recitation of
monument in her memory 2 p.m. Nov. 30. In addition, a foreign tax
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Kaddish and study-
Mr. Heller was a former presi-
Sunday, Nov. 20, at Chesed shel credit of at least 23 cents per share
ing
of Mishnoyes.
RUTH KAPLAN McPHERSON,
Emes Cemetery. Rabbi Litke will is expected, which together with dent of JWB's Western Region,
18657
Grandville,
died
Nov.
of
the
San
Francisco
Jewish
14.
Com-
Hebrew Civil
officiate. Relatives and friends are the interim dividend of 30 cents
Center and of the Jewish Survived by her husband, Edgar
asked to attend.
Kislev
Nov,
per share will bring the total paid munity
C.;
a
son,
Neal;
a
daughter,
Linda
Federation of San Fran-
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Shirley Janet
shareholders during the fiscal year Welfare
Segerman
7
20
The family of the late Samuel ending Nov. 30, 1966 to at least cisco. He served on the board of Ann; her mother, Mrs. Sarah Kap-
I. Gunsberg
7
20
Ignatz Weisz
7
(Danny) Drapkin, brother of Sol 98 cents per share. This is the the Council of Jewish Federations lan; two brothers and four sisters.
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and
Welfare
Funds,
the
advisory
Drapkin, Ginger Blair, Marion twelfth consecutive year in which
A. Chodoroff
8
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council
of
the
national
executive
Ernest Levi
Grosslight and Sally Fields an- IDC has paid cash dividends.
8
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board of the Boy Scouts of Amer- Clergymen Honor Memory
Charles G. Halpert
8
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nounces the unveiling of a monu-
The directors of AMPAL — ica and the USO. He was the re- of Denver's Rabbi Adelman
Lillie Spector
8
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ment in his memory 1:30 p.m. Sun- American Israel Corp. declared a cipient
of a JWB 1964 Frank L.
Rivka Chodoroff
9
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DENVER (JTA) — Clergymen
day, Nov. 27, at Machpelah Ceme- dividend of 30 cents per share, Well Award.
Jack Wayne
9
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and laymen of all faiths paid trib-
tery. Rabbi Gamze will officiate. equal to a rate of 6 per cent on
Lena Kort
9
22
Bertha
Rubin
9
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ute
to
Rabbi
Samuel
Adelman,
a
Relatives and friends are asked to its 4 per cent preferred stock, pay-
Dr. Joseph Carlebach 9
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leading Denver rabbi, who died
attend.
Sonia Lefond
9
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able Feb. 6 to shareholders of Moscow Virologist
last week at age 50.
Eva Zitrin
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9
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record Dec. 31. This will be the
Catholic, Protestant and Jewish
The family of the late Irving 25th consecutive annual dividend Prof. Lev Zilber, 72
Alex Cohen
10
23
Rose Hannah
Reifler announces the unveiling of paid by AMPAL — American Is-
MOSCOW—Prof. Lev A. Zilber, religious and lay leaders expressed
Solomon
10
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a monument in his memory noon rael Corp.
leading virologist who devoted his shock and called the death "a
Asna Gottlieb
10
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great
loss
to
our
community."
Rab-
Bernice
Berman
10
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Sunday, Nov. 27, at Beth Abraham
life to studying the causes of
Jacob Fink
10
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Cemetery. Rabbi I. Halpern will
plague, cholera, smallpox and can- bi Adelman was a member of the
Joseph Gorman
10
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executive committee of the Rab-
Frances Jacobs
10
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officiate. Relatives and friends are Mrs. Pearistine, 78 •
cer, died Nov. 10 at age 72.
Esther Kransberg
10
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binical
Council
of
America,
and
in
asked to attend.
Prof. Zilber led an expedition
Yisroel Brown
10
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of Flint Community
in 1937 to the Far East that dis- 1949 he was honored by Gov. Al-
Harry Brown
11
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fred
Driscoll
of
New
Jersey
for
his
Clara Belle Pearlstine, a founder covered the cause of encephalitis
Sarah Burnstine
11
24
Jeanette Schloss
of Flint's Temple Beth El and a (sleeping-sickness) and developed civil rights leadership. He then
11
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The Family of the Late
David Katler
11
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past president of its sisterhood, the theory of its transmission. He held a pulpit in Dover.
died Nov. 9 at age 78.
Rebecca Rubin
12
was an honorary member of the
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BERNARD
Seymour Tilchin
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Mrs. Pearlstine, born in Ne- New York Academy of Sciences,
Channah Bas Reb
braska, had been a Flint resident the British Royal Medical Society
JANOWITZ
Schmuel
12
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MEMORIAL GIFTS
Rubin W. Kaplan
12
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48 years. She was a 40-year mem- and of American, French and Bel-
FOR A FRIEND OR LOVED
Bessie
Lifshitz
12
25
Announces the unveiling
ONE OR TO REMEMBER AN
ber of Hadassah and in 1958 was gian cancer research associations.
Clara Zahler
12
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ANNIVERSARY to advance
of a monument in his
named Flint's "woman of t h e
health-care, vocational train-
Alice Katz
13
memory 11 a.m. Sunday,
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week."
ing, care for the aged in Is-
Moris H. Kaner
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rael will be gratefully re-
Nov. 27, at Machpelah
William Rothman
Mrs. Pearistine leaves a daugh- Norman Buckner, 82
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ceived and acknowledged by
Mary Krass
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Cemetery. Rabbi Arm and
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ter, Mrs. Lois Ettinger of Oak
Norman Buckner, founder and
H ISTADRUT
Cantor Bermanis will of-
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah
Park; one brother, three sisters, president of the Buckner Finance
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Mr. Buckner, a resident of the
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Pontiac area for 50 years, lived
Sidney A. Deitch
at 2720 Pine Lake, Orchard Lake.
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