Max Freedman, Ex-Detroiter Who Led Dr. Leon Watters,
Scientist, 89
Cleveland Jewry and Gave Millions

Philanthropist Max Freedman, up the total. If I did, I suppose
co-founder with Hyman C. Broder I'd be a millionaire."
of the Cook Coffee Co. in Detroit,
Born in Hungary, he came to
died April 12 in Cleveland. He was this country at age 23. He read
and
spoke German, Greek, Slovak,
79.
Mr. Freedman started his career Hungarian, Hebrew and Latin.
For more than a year, he attend-
as a young coffee salesman in
Cleveland and later, in Detroit, ed Ohio State University, but then
parlayed a $7,500 investment with left to come to Detroit, where he
Mr. Broder into a multimillion- and Mr. Broder founded Cook Cof-
dollar enterprise. In 30 years, he fee in 1921. Today, the company
is said to have given away millions owns and operates supermarkets
of dollars, mostly to hospitals, and discount department stores,
schools and colleges and libraries. and it is listed on the New York
Stock Exchange.
Recipients were of all faiths.
Past president and life trustee of
Last June, it was revealed that
the modest Mr. Freedman had the Jewish Community Federation
given $1,250,000 to Mount Sinai of Cleveland, Mr. Freedman was
Hospital in Cleveland. He died at presented with the Charles Eisen-
Mount Sinai after being a patient man Award in 1959. He received
the United Appeal's first distin-
for a week.
Mr. Freedman, who preferred guished service award and the
American
Jewish Committee
to remain anonymous as a giver,
once admitted: "I guess that I've Human Relations Award. He was
given away millions to various founder of the Cleveland chapter.
Mr. Freedman not only gave,
organizations. I've never added
he encouraged others to give. He
had been general chairman of the
Jewish Welfare Fund in Cleveland.
In addition, he was a past presi-
dent at Mount Sinai, member of
the board of governors of Western
Reserve University and past chair-
Unveiling announcements may be in
man of its special gifts committee,
serted by mail or by calling The Jewish
which
raised money for a science
News office, 17100 W. 7 Mile Rd., De
troit 48235. VE 8-9364. Written an- center.
nouncements must be accompanied by
the name and address of the person
He was a director of the Cleve-
making the insertion. There is a stand.
land Chamber of Commerce and
ing charge of $3.50 for an unveiling
notice, measuring an inch in depth.
of Montefiore Home for the Aged
and $7.00 for one two Inches deep with
and past president of the Oak-
a black border.
* * *
wood Club.
The family of the late Abraham
Survivors are his wife, Ruth; a
Rudack announces the unveiling son, Daniel; a daughter, Mrs.
of a monument in his memory Leonard Eigner; and six grand-
12:30 p.m. Sunday, April 23, at children.
Machpelah Cemetery. Rabbi I. Hal-
pern will officiate. Relatives and
Mrs. Kaufman, 83
friends are asked to attend.
• • •
Sophie Kaufman, a founding
The family of the late Nathan member of Cong. Ahavas Achim,
Zack announces the unveiling of of which her late husband, Ben,
a monument in his memory 11 a.m. was president, died April 13 at
Sunday, April 23, at Bnai David age 83.
Cemetery. Rabbi Halpern will of-
Mrs. Kaufman, 25990 Harding
ficiate.
Sq., Oak Park, was a life member
of Hadassah and also belonged to
Zedakah Club and the Ladies Aid
Society. Born in Russia, she was a
The Family of the Late
61-year resident of Detroit. While
living in Los Angeles, Mrs. Kauf-
SAUL ESKOW
man was a member of the city's
Announces the unveiling
home
for the aged.
of a monument in his
Survivors are a son, Ephram
memory 2 p.m. Sunday,
(Uke);
three daughters, Mrs.
April 23, at Chesed shel
Adolph (Rose) Lichter, Mrs. Rob-
Emes Cemetery. Rabbi I.
ert (Toddy) Dishell and Mrs. San-
Halpern and Cantor Acker-
ford (Lillian) Adler of Beverly
man will officiate. Rela-
Hills; a brother, Harry Rocklin;
tives and friends are asked
14 grandchildren and 28 great-
to attend.
grandchildren.

Monument
Unveiling

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In Memoriam

In loving memory of mother and
wife Lillian Stern, who passed
away April 20 (10 days in Nisan).
Sadly missed and always remem-
bered by her husband Irving Stern
and daughters.

Joseph Franovitz Dies;
Was Active Detroiter

Joseph Franovitz, a Detroit resi-
dent for 51 years who was active
in many local organizations, died
Monday at age 64.
Mr. Franovitz, 16168 Oxley,
Southfield, was a member of
Craftsmen Lodge F&AM Cong.
Bnai Moshe, Louis Marshall Lodge
of Bnai Brith, the Hebrew Bene-
volent Society and was president
of the Crescent Shrine Club.
Born in Hungary, Mr. Fran-
ovitz was self-employed in the
real estate business. He is sur-
vived by his wife, Ida; a daughter,
Mrs. Harold (Loree) Marks; one
sister and four grandchildren.

CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late Sarah
(Garfield) Massey acknowledges
with grateful appreciation the
many kind expressions of sympathy
extended by relatives and friends
during the family's recent bereave-
ment.

IN BLESSED MEMORY
OF

The Family of the Late

Robert Shatanoff

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.

Beloved husband, father

and grandfather

April 22sd, 1943—
18th day in Nis**

FOREVER IN OUR
HEARTS

OBITUARIES

(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)

NEW YORK — Private family
services were held here Wednesday
for Dr. Leon L. Watters, scientist,
teacher and amateur historian of
Judaism, who died Monday at age
89.
Dr. Watters developed the sterile
catgut uniformly used in medical
work while on the staff of Bellevue
Hospital. During World War I, he
designed and built the first port-
able disinfectors for the army and
navy and in World War II, he de-
signed a mobile hospital unit used
by the British in North Africa.
In 1940 he wrote a series of
articles on famous scientists for
the Universal Jewish Encyclopedia.
He was a former president of the
Jewish Welfare Board of New York,
'a former vice president of the He-
brew Technical Institute, and a
former treasurer of the Young
Men's Hebrew Association. In 1962
he was recipient of the distinguish-
ed alumnus award of the Univer-
sity of Utah. He set up several
scholarships and student loan
funds at the university.
He combined his interest In
Judaism and his love for his na-
tive Utah in a book, "Pioneer
Jews of Utah," which was pub-
lished in 1952 by the American
Jewish Historical Society. The
book received an award from the
Jewish Book Council.
In 1934, at the suggestion of lead-
ing scientists who were personal
friends, including Albert Einstein,
he set up a laboratory for atomic
research at the California Institute
of Technology.
Born in Salt Lake City, he re-
ceived his BS degree at the age
of 18. He entered Columbia Univer-
sity in 1897 where he earned a
masters degree. Dr. Watters was
named assistant professor of or-
ganic chemistry in 1899 and re-
ceived his doctorate a year later.
He later served as head of the
Cincinnati University chemistry
department and then returned to
New York to become assistant city
chemist.
Interment was In Salt Lake City.

Jack Garfield

ROSE DROOTMAN, 11501 Pe-
toskey, died April 15. She leaves
a son, Leonard; a daughter, Mrs.
Ben (Sarabel) Panter; one brother,
one sister and six grandchildren.
• * •
HARRY Y. FRIDSON, 19158
Hartwell, died April 13. Survived :
by his wife, Mariann; his mother,
Mrs. Rose Fridson; two sons
Howard and Martin; and two '
brothers.
• • •
WILLIAM GOLDMAN, 21701
Whitmore, Oak Park. died April
13. Survived by two sons, Abe of
Paramus, N.J., and Robert; a
daughter, Mrs. Alfred (Gertrude)
Goldman of Los Angeles; one
brother, eight grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren.
• • *
JOYCE GROSS, 19474 Montrose.
died April 15. She leaves her hus-
band, Eugene; two sons, Jerrold
and Barton, and one sister.
• • •
BETTY JAFFE, 681 Whitmore,
died April 18. She leaves her
mother, Mrs. Sophia Jaffe; and
two sisters, Mrs. Jack (Helen)
Mandiberg and Mrs. Leo (Luce)
Lipton.
• • •
PETER KRAMER, 20404 Chey-
enne, died April 14. Survived by
his wife, Clara; a daughter, Mrs.
Bernard (Mary) Lee of Oakland,
Calif.; and three grandchildren.
• • •
BEN LUPOVITCH, of Pitts-
burgh, former Detroiter, died April
8. Survived by his wife, Irene;
a son, Aaron; a daughter, Susan;
his mother, Mrs. Dora Israel of
Detroit; four brothers, Sam, Joe,
Abe and Charles Israel, and a
sister, Mrs. Sidney (Nellie) Kraft,
all of Detroit.
• • •
ETHEL REICHSTEIN, former
Detroiter of San Antonio, died
April 14. She leaves two sons,
Stuart and Buhlee; a daughter,
Miriam; three brothers, Charles
Goldstein, William Grey a n d
Archie Grey, all of Detroit; four
sisters, Naomi Goldstein, Mrs. Na-
thaniel (Ella) Goldstick, Mrs. Saul
(Ruth) Rosenzweig and Mrs. Syl-
van (Hinde) Rapaport, all of De-
troit; and three grandchildren. In.
terment Detroit.
• • •
JULIUS SISKIND of London,
Ont., died April 5. Survived by
his wife, Sadie; a son, Harry of
Detroit; a daughter, Mrs. Jack
(Hilda) Berger of Miami Beach;
one brother, one sister, seven
grandchildren and two great-grand.
children. Interment London.
* s •
JACOB SUSSMAN, 3296 Whit-
ney, died April 14. Survived by
his wife, Anna; two sons, Morris

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and Sol of Battle Creek; two
daughters, Mrs. Esther Brown and
Mrs. Jacob (Rachel) Wald of
Bronxville, N.Y.; one sister and
two grandchildren.

JULIUS WALTER WEBBER,
17543 Santa Rosa, died April 17.
Survived by two sisters, Sarah and
Mrs. Victor (Jennie) Rosenberg.
• • •
ADELE WEINNER. 17378 Men-
dota, died April 19. She leaves
Frank
Mrs.
three daughters,
( Anne) •B e r m a n, Mrs. Leon
( Edith) Koeffler of Erie, Pa., and
Mrs. Meyer (Alice) Feldman;
one brother, 15 grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.

Editor's Mother Dies

BOSTON—Mrs. Sarah Weisberg,
mother of Joseph G. Weisberg,
executive editor of the Boston
Jewish Advocate, died April 14.
Besides her son she is survived
by her husband, Abraham Weis-
berg, business manager of the Jew-
ish Advocate, and her brother, Dr.
Alexander Brin, publisher of the
Advocate. The late Joseph Brin,
co-publisher of the paper, was her
brother.

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week Yeshiva Beth
Yehuda will observe
the Yahrzeit of the
following departed
friends, with the
traditional Memorial
Prayers, recitation of
Kaddish and study-
ing of Mishnoyes.

Hebrew Civil
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Nissan
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23
Neva Lubetsky
23
13
Jacob Sklar
23
13
Max Steingold
23
13
Rachel Fine
24
14
Anna Shere
24
14
Jacob Goodman
24
14
Benjamin Sachs
24
14
Sophia Helfend
25
15
Marcella Maiseloff
Thelma Ray
25
15
Broderson
26
Edward E. Schultz 16
26
16
!Wan Isaac
16
26
Jane Feintuch
Rachel Leah Bas
26
16
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Morris Greenberg
Morris Canvasser
David King
David Solomon
Irving Sperka
Sarah Cohen
Benjamin Abramowitz
Wolf Henigman
Louis Forman
Bertha Potak
Eli Scherr
Amelia Meisner
Henrlette
Loewenstein
Samuel Fields
Hyman Berman
Pauline Goldberg
Ida Solai Kaplan
Anna Weissler
Goldenberg
Morris Schwartz
Mershel Ben Meir
Hakohen
Minnie Diamond

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