Joseph Ross, Ex-Federal's President, Joseph Hirschfeld,
VP of American Jewish Committee Detroit's Oldest

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Joseph Ross, former president of
Federal Department Stores and an
active participant in Detroit's Jew-
ish and civic life during his brief
stay here, died in New York Dec. 9
at age 52.
Mr. Ross, vice president of the
American Jewish Committee, was
chairman of Mayor Cavanagh's
Register and
Vote Committee;
chairman of t h e
Mayor's Commit-
tee for the Na-
tional Cultural
Center; and a
trustee of the De-
Ross
troit Historical
Society, Detroit Opera Association
and United Foundation.
When he was about to leave De-
troit last February, after resigning
as president of Federal's, Mr. Ross
was honored at a banquet at the
Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel. Three-
hundred leading Detroiters at-
tended.
At that time, he was given a
plaque in appreciation for his civic
work here. Chairman was the Rt.
Rev. Richard S. Emrich, bishop of
the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan.
During his 32 years in retail
merchandising, Mr. Ross had
been an executive of several
leading department stores in the

The Family of the Late

ABRAHAM KATZ

Announces the unveiling
of a monument in his
memory 1 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 18, at Chesed she)
Emes Cemetery. Rabbi
Litke will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are
asked to attend.

The Family of the Late

HARRIET
STEINBERG

Announces the unveiling
of a monument in her
memory 12:30 p.m. Sun-
day, Dec. 25, at Mach-
pelah Cemetery. Cantor
Adler will officiate. Re-
latives and friends are
asked to attend.

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nation. A native of New York, he
began his career as a packer in
Bloomingdale's Department Store
while attending Columbia Uni-
versity, from which he graduated
in 1935.
He worked as a student sales-
man at Macy's, at the same time
working part-time as a financial
reporter for the New York Times.
Mr. Ross became buyer at Macy's'
and left the company in 1944 to
become vice president and general
manager for Nieman-Marcus Inc.
in Dallas.
He became president of Daniels
and Fisher, a leading department
store in Denver, in 1954 and four
years later returned to Macy's as
president of its Davison-Paxton
Division, which operated six stores
in Georgia and South Carolina.
In 1961, he left his Atlanta home
to come to Detroit as president of
Federal's, a company with more
than 60 branches and headquarters
here. He lived at 17815 Hamilton.
Survivors are two sons, Kenneth,
a graduate student at Stanford
University, and Andrew, a student
at Brandeis University; his mother,
Mrs. Estelle Ross of New York:
and two brothers. Interment, New
York.

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OBITUARIES

Travel Agent 88

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Joseph Hirschfeld, at age 88 the
oldest travel agent in Detroit, died
Dec. 10. He operated the Joseph
Hirschfeld Agency in the Park Ave-
nue Building for the past three
years, but had been located at
various downtown locations since
1902.
From 1902 to 1918, Mr. Hirsch-
feld also owned his own bank, and
with a successful travel agency,
managed to bring over several
members of his family from his
native Hungary and send them to
school.
A generous contributor to Cong.
Bnai Moshe, when it was built on
Dexter Ave., Mr. Hirschfeld, 70
Burlingame, also was a life mem-
ber of Pisgah Lodge, Bnai Brith.
He leaves two sisters, Jenny of
Los Angeles and Mary; two
nephews and one niece.

Morris deCastro; Was
Virgin Isles Governor

Friday, December 16, 1966-39

ETTA C. ALPERT died in Water-
town, N.Y. She leaves her husband.
Max; a son, Arthur; two daughters.
Mrs. Norman Naimark of Franklin
and Mrs. Robert Squires of Long-
meadow. Mass.; and eight grand-
children.

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Mrs. Howard (Annette) Parker;
three brothers. two sisters and
five grandchildren.

ELLEN WINKLER, 23840 Mor-
ton, Oak Park, died Dec. 14. She
leaves a daughter. Mrs. Eugene
(Shirley) Hauser; and two grand-
children.

GORDON BESWICK, 15221
Northgate, Oak Park, died Dec. 11.
Survived by two daughters. Mrs.
Shirley Komer and Mrs. Gail
HARRY ZIMNER, Four Free-
Osborn of Hollywood; one brother doms House, 1600 Antietam, died
and three grandchildren.
Dec. 12. He leaves two sons, Ben
and Norman- two sisters and four
grandchildren.
ALFRED BLATT', 18632 Monica,
died Dec. 5. Survived by his wife.
Esther; two sons, Harry and Ber-
nard of Kansas City; a daughter,
Mrs. Dan (Sophie) LeVine; one
brother, four sisters and 11 grand-
children.

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MEYER DREWS, 11707 Birwood,
died Dec. 10. Survived by his wife,
Ida; a son, Newton of Florida; one
brother and four grandchildren.
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CHRISTIANSTED, Virgin Is-
lands (JTA) — Morris de Castro,
a Sephardic Jew who served as
governor of the United States Vir-
ABRAHAM EHRENFELD, 17409
gin Islands from 1950 to 1954, Birwood, died Dec. 9. Survived by
died of a heart attack here Friday. his wife, Pearl - and one brother.
Mamie Kogan, 69,
He was 64.
Interment Woodbridge, N.J.
Mr. de Castro was born in the
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Home Relief Founder Virgin
Islands to a St. Thomas
ISADORE JACOB, 18300 Ilene,
Mrs. Mamie Kogan, a founding commission merchant. He entered
member of the Home Relief So- government service in 1918, and died Dec. 9. Survived by his wife,
ciety and active member of other was appointed governor of the ter- Molly; four daughters, Mrs. David
local organizations, died Dec. 8 in ritory in 1950 by President Harry (Rose) Feldstein, Mrs. Max (Mari-
an) Raimi, Mrs. Bernard (Frances)
Los Angeles while on vacation. •
S. Truman.
Katz and Mrs. Joseph (Sylvia) Lip-
Mrs. Kogan, 69, of 19255 Burling-
son; one brother, one sister, seven
ton, was a Detroit area resident 47
years. She belonged to Hadassah, Mrs. Arthur Howard, 49 grandchildren and four great-
Margo Duncan Howard, wife of grandchildren.
the auxiliary of the Jewish Home
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for Aged, National Council of Jew- Arthur Howard, a partner in How-
ish Women and Cong. Shaarey ard Brothers Builders and Devel-
BENJAMIN KAUFMAN of Sagi-
opers, died Monday at age 49.
Zedek.
naw died Dec. 13. Survived by
Mrs. Howard, 25137 W. Roycourt, his wife, Isabelle; a son, Jerald;
She leaves a son, Jay M.; a
daughter, Mrs. Richard (Ruth) Huntington Woods, was a life resi- two daughters, Barbara and Nancy;
Felmus, of Beverly Hills, Calif.; dent of Detroit. Besides her hus- and two brothers in Detroit, Sam-
four brothers, Arthur, George and band, she leaves a daughter, Mrs. uel and David.
Sam Stone of Los Angeles and James (Michelle) Williams.
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SAMUEL LAVINE, 15411 North-
Saul (Mollie) Tafler; and seven Next Heimland Feature
gate, Oak Park. died Dec. 9. Sur-
grandchildren.
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vived by his wife, Lena; and two
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grandchildren.
"The next issue of `Sovietish
Esther Preston, Windsor
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Esther Shepherd Preston, 61, of Heimland' will print the 'Ballad
BERNARD WILLIAM LITVEN,
of
Peace'
by
the
well-known
Is-
Windsor, died Monday. She was an
24080 Ithaca. Oak Park. died Dec.
active member of the local Bnai raeli poet Avi Shaul, dealing with 11. Survived by his wife, Sharon;
Brith Women Chapter 80 in Wind- the heroic struggle of the Vietnam- two sons, Joseph and David: his
ese people. Motle Saktsier, a poet
! sor.
of Kishinev, translated it from He- mother, Celia; and one sister.
Mrs. Preston is survived by her
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husband. Isadore; three daughters,
JOE MILLER, 1522 E. Lafay-
Mrs. Norman (Evaline) Fellander
El Al's Passengers
ette, died Dec. 9. Survived by a
and Mrs. Donald (Roseann) Sta-
The El Al Israel National Air- brother, Nathan; a sister, Mrs.
shefsky, both of Livonia and Mrs.
lines last year flew a total of Ida Miller; and one nephew.
Lawrence (Doreen) Kau f ma n;
more than 105,000 passengers in
three brothers, Maurice and Ben
its transatlantic crossings.
DAVID STEIN, 13325 S. Nor-
of Detroit and Reuben of London,
folk, died Dec. 14. Survived by
Ont.• four sisters, Mrs. Morris
his wife, Ida; a son, Irwin B. of
(Annie) Storm, Mrs. Joseph (Ida)
Silver Spring, Md.; a daughter,
Shlafman, Mrs. Louis (Bessie)
Shore and Mrs. Robert (Shirley)
Coleman; and three grandchildren.

Rabbi Me'ir said: A man's words
should always be few when ad-
dressing God.—Berakot, 61a

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cantors who gave us com-
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bereavement. Our sincer-
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