Prof. Moshe Stekelis, Famed
as an Israel Archeologist
JERUSALEM-Prof. Moshe Ste-
kelis, credited with the finding of
40,000 archeological items, includ-
ing four Stone Age skeletons, died
Monday while making plans for
another large-scale expedition. He
was 69.
Dr. Stekelis, professor of pre-
history at the Hebrew University,
collapsed in his home during a
meeting about arrangements for a
trip to the Jordan Valley, where
in 1959, he and two scientists of
the Hebrew University -found
traces of a civilization 250,000 to
500,000 years old.
Shortly after getting his degree
in archeology in 1924 at the Uni-
versity of Odessa, Prof. Stekelis
was exiled to Siberia for his Zion-
ist activities, which were illegal in
the Soviet Union.
He continued research in pre-
history and anthropology during
the three years he was in Siberia.
He moved to Palestine in 1928.
In 1960, his expedition dis-
covered -the remains of one of
the earliest human creatures on
the west bank of the Jordan
River at Afikim, two miles south
of the Sea of Galilee.
Crude bone implements, the
earliest ever found, were among
Lillian Hirschelman
Killed in Auto Mishap
Lillian B. Hirschelman, an in-
surance agency supervisor, was
killed in an automobile accident
at Northland Dr. and Greenfield
Rd. March 9. She was 62.
Mrs. Hirschelman, born in To-
ronto, lived in Detroit 45 years.
She was supervisor of the Meadow-
brook Insurance Agency, 15670
W. 10 Mile, Southfield, and was a
member of the Questers Society
and a past officer of the Detroit
Insurance Women.
Mrs. Hirschelman, 25516 Lin-
coln. Terrace, Oak Park, leaves a
son, Michael; a daughter, Mrs.
Donald (M arily n) Ross; her
mother, Mrs. Dora Cohl; a brother,
Samuel; a sister, Mrs. Muriel Lip-
son; and four grandchildren.
The Family of the Late
GUS A. GELMAN
Announces the unveiling
of a monument in his
memory 1 p.m. Sunday,
March 19 at the Work-
men's Circle Cemetery,
Row 5, Grave 14, Sec-
tion B. Rabbi Neiman will
officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
The Family of the Late
ARTHUR J. and
RUTH RICH I E
Announces the unveiling
of monuments in their
memories 1:30 p.m. Sun-
day, March 19, at Clover
Hill Cemetery. Rabbi
Prero will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are asked
to attend.
the discoveries unearthed there,
including also hundreds of arti-
facts and more than 35 kinds of
vertebrate animals.
In 1945, at the southwest shore
of the Sea of Galilee, Prof. Ste-
kelis found the remains of a com-
munity dating from the end of the
3rd and 4th Centuries before the
Christian era.
Thirteen years ago, he directed
an expedition to Mt. Carmel,
where the remains of a settlement
dating back perhaps 50,000 years
were found in a cave in the Zikh-
ron Yaacov region south of Haifa.
Frank Hoffman, Age 84;
Ex-Plumbing Contractor
Fund Is Established
in Memory of Teacher
Mildred Friedenberg
Friends and colleagues of Mil-
dred Friedenberg, a victim of the
recent airplane crash near Kenton,
0., have established a tribute fund
to which contributions may be sent
in her memory.
Arrangements are being handled
by Miss Rose Poskel, assistant
principal at Pitcher School, where
Miss Friedenberg had taught art
since 1964. Miss Friedenberg was
in Columbus completing arrange-
ments for an exhibit of her water-
colors before taking the plane trip
back to Detroit. The crash took
the lives of 38 passengers.
The fund will be used to en-
courage art talent at the ele-
mentary school level, an area in
which -Miss Friedenberg was
particularly concerned.
For information, call Miss Pos-
kel after school hours at 863-5028,
or direct checks to her at the
school, 19779 Stahelin, Detroit
48219.
Frank Hoffman, a charter mem-
ber of the Plumbing and Heating
Contractors Association of Detroit,
died Tuesday at age 84.
Mr. Hoffman, a retired plumb-
ing and heating contractor, lived
at 18517 Indiana. Born in Russia,
he lived in Detroit 56 years.
He was a member of Pisgah J. Weingarten of Houston;
Lodge of Bnai Brith, and Mosaic
Was Community Leader
Lodge, F&AM.
HOUSTON, Tex. (JTA) - Joe
He leaves his wife, Dora; a son,
Weingarten, considered widely as
Albert; and two grandchildren.
one of Houston's outstanding citi-
zens, died here at age 82.
Israel Population Hits
He was chairman of the United
2,650,000; Natural Rise
Jewish_ Campaign twice, and was
one of the founders of Cong. Beth
Among Arabs Over Jews
Yeshurun. The Jewish Community
JERUSALEM (ZINS)-The nat- Center, on behalf of which he has
ural increase of Israel's population been active for many years, voted
in 1966 only totaled 56,000, accord- March 9 to name its main building
ing to a report from official the Joe Weingarten Building.
sources.
Weingarten was also very active
The over-all population of Israel in many non-Jewish causes.
as of December 1966 totaled 2,650,-
000. Of this number 2,340,000 were
Jews (88 per cent) and 12 per cent Sarah Katz, Age 80
other national minorities. The _ Sarah Katz, a member of Pio-
percentage of natural increase is neer Women, Hadassah and the
2.2, remaining at a stable level as
Bereznitzer Aid Society, died Mon-
day in Miami Beach. She was 80.
compared with previous years.
Mrs. Katz, 3771 W. Outer Dr.,
The largest percentage in nat-
ural increase has been marked up was born in Poland and lived in
by the Arabs. Their birth rate is Detroit 55 years. She leaves a
three times that among the Jews. daughter, Mrs. Sam Rhodes.
This phenomenon, on the one hand,
and immigration and reduced 4 U.S. Firms Banned
Aliya, on the other hand, explain
the rising growth ratio of the by Jordanian Govt. for
Arabs in the over-all total of the Dealing With Israel
Israeli population.
LONDON (JTA) - The Jordan-
Government Sunday barred
Anglo-Sephardic Accent ian
nine companies, four of them
LONDON (ZINS) - The London American, from doing business in
Board of Jewish Religious Educa- Jordan, because they trade with
tion has come out firmly in favor Israel, it was reported from
of the Israeli Sephardic pronuncia- Amman.
tion of the Hebrew language being
The four American companies
introduced in its synagogue classes are National- Steel and Tinplate
and centers. The board also de- Warehouse, Inc., of Pennsylvania;
cided that new teachers would be Jantzen, Inc., and seven of its
asked to attend a course of lec- branches; Studebaker Corporation
tures in order to learn the sephar- and 14 of its branches in England,
die pronunciation.
Canada, Mexico, Switzerland and
the United States, and Staples and
Specialties International of New
York.
The other companies named
"Lest We Forget"
were two in Britain and one each
in India, Singapore and Belgium.
HARVEY L. KAHN
Loving husband, father,
son, brother and friend.
Born, Oct. 22, 1922. Died,
March 23, 1965. Sadly
missed by his wife PHYL-
LIS, children Karen, Mar:
ci, Douglas and Sarah.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late Meyer
Nusbaum acknowledges with grate-
ful appreciation the many kind ex-
pressions of sympathy extended
by relatives and friends during the
family's recent bereavement.
The Family of the Late
SADIE BOCKOFF
To families who have loved one intered in the
'WORKMEN'S CIRCLE CEMETERY
Several- bills for grave care have been returned to us due to
wrong addresses - WE. URGE YOU TO CALL US AT
KE 7-5440.
OBITUARIES
MABLE B A R N E T T, 15416
Northgate, Oak Park, died March
10. Survived by two brothers,
George Goldstein and Allen Gil-
bert.
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ADOLPH BASSIN, 17591 Santa
Rosa, died March 11. Survived by
his wife, Ertha; three daughters,
Mrs. Saul (Ruth) Stein, Mrs.
Douglas (Dorothy) Frazein and
Mrs. Joseph (Diane) Savin; one
brother and eight grandchildren.
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LIPOT REIN, 18708 Schaefer,
died March 14. Survived by his
wife, Julia; three sons, Sander,
Laci and P a 1 i e of Israel; two
daughters, Mrs. Pearl Feldheim
and Mrs. Sandor (Elizabeth) Weiss;
one sister, 14 grandchildren and
six great-grandchildren.
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JULIUS BRENNER, 11501 Pe-
toskey, died March 12. He leaves
a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Shapiro;
and two grandchildren,
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FAYE COHEN, former Detroit-
er of Fort Worth, Tex., died, leav-
ing her husband, James; a son,
Harold; two daughters, Beverly
Moses and Rhoda Schultz; three
brothers and two sisters.
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JEAN COHEN, 3698 Oakman,
died March 8. Survived by a son,
Michael of Vestal, N. Y.; two
daughters, Mrs. Leo (Florence)
Levine and Mrs. Phillip (Ruth)
Kline of Satelite Beach, Fla.; one
brother, two sisters and five
grandchildren.
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ADOLPH FOX, former Detroiter
of San Francisco, died March 9.
Survived by his wife, Cecelia; two
sons, Alexander and Fred; two
brothers, including Morris of De-
troit; and one grandchild.
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FLEANOR FREEMAN, 1201 La-
fayette Towers W., died March 14.
She leaves her husband, Mel-
bourne; a daughter, Ronna; one
brother and one sister.
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SIDNEY FRIEDMAN, 746 Col-
lingwood, died March 6. He leaves
two sisters, Viola Freedman and
Mrs. William (Lillian) Silverstein
of New York.
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THEKLA GABBE, 11501 Petos-
key, died March 13. Survived by a
brother, -Herbert Meyers; and a
sister, Mrs. Emily Dykes of Los
Angeles.
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JACK KEATS, 20862 VanAnt-
werp, Harper Woods, died March
14. Survived by his wife, Adele;
mother, Mrs. Rose Katz; one bro-
ther and one sister.
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REBECCA LIEFER, 11501 Pe-
toskey, died March 10. Survived
by - three sons, Meyer, Dr. Morris
J. and Dr. Saul; a daughter, Mrs.
Maurice (Bessie) Davis; and five
grandchildren.
PA,....,";:'
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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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JOSEPH ZUCKERBERG, 18716
Indiana, died March 10. Survived
by his wife, Betty; a son, Irwin;
one brother and one grandchild.
t) WE REMEMBER
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Daring the - coming
week Yeshiva Beth
Yehiida will observe
the Yahrzeit of the
following departed
friends, with the
traditional Memorial
Prayers, recitation of
Kaddish and study-
ing of Mishnayes.
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Hebrew Civil
Adar II Mar.
7
19
10
Benjamin Topor
10
Bertha Fischer
Louis David Feldman 10
22
22
22
Faige Sender
Karen Einhorn
Sarah Bass
Harry Faber
11
11
11
11
23
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23
23
Hirsch Neimark
Tchesna Neimark
Harry Altman
Rebecca Barron
Morris Abel
13
13
13
13
13
25
25
25
25
25
Julius Hess
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah
15751 W. 10 1 /2 Mi. Southfield
Phone 353-6750
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SARA LISNER, former Detroit-
er of St. Louis, died March 10.
Survived by three daughters, Mrs.
Phillip R. (Jean) Kravetz, Mrs.
Louis (Zelma) Steinbaum and Mrs.
Rose Levi.
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LOUIS PERETZ, 17170 Meyers,
died March 12. Survived by a bro-
ther, Hy of Flushing, N.Y.; and a
sister, Mrs. Becky Fortus of Mon-
treal.
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DAVID PERNICK, 21900 Fern,
Oak Park, died March 15. He leaves
his wife, Minnie - a son, Leonard;
two sons, Mrs. Abe (Pearl) Fried-
man and Mrs. David (Susan)
Brady; one brother and six grand-
children.
* * *
SALLY POMPON, former De-
troiter of Los Angeles, died March
6. Survived by her husband, Sid-
ney; a son, Bernard; a daughter,
Mrs. Leo (Selma) Kaufer; her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Moses Kreid-
man; two brothers, three sisters,
including Mrs. Harold (Areva)
Ginsberg and Mrs. Louie (Rose)
Sclmeider of Detroit, and two
grandchildren.
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ESTHER ROBIN, former De-
troiter of Los Angeles, died March
2. Survived by two sons, Marvin
and Leonard; one sister and two
brothers, including Jack N. Tucker
of Detroit and Alexander Tucker
of Flint. Interment Los Angeles.
* * *
GUSTIE ZBICK, 18430 Wood-
ingham, died March 10. She leaves
her husband, Abraham J.; a son,
Dr. Raymond Zbick of Chicago;
three daughters, Mrs. Irving
(Doris) Broder, Mrs. Leon (Max-
ine) Feig, and Evelyn; two broth-
ers, three sisters and three grand-
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