THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Elmer Rice, 74
Playwright
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
LONDON — Elmer Rice, the
noted American playwright and
novelist, died in a Southampton
hospital Monday of pneumonia at
age 74. He was
taken off the
liner France last
week after suf-
fering a heart
attack and ad-
mitted to the
Southampton
Hospital. Pneu- Rice
monia set in later in the week.
Known as one of the formative
figures in the modern American
theater, Mr. Rice won a 1929
Pulitzer Prize for his play, "Street
Scene."
Born in New York City, the son
of Jacob and Fanny Reizenstein,
he left high school after his sopho-
more year and held jobs as a
claims clerk in a commercial house
and later as a law clerk. He later
attended law school and was ad-
mitted to the bar but quit that
profession to take up writing. He
changed his name after writing his
first play.
A prolific writer, Mr. Rice
•turned out 50 full-length plays,
foilr novels, a book about the
theater and many one-act plays,
short stories, articles, screenplays,
television scripts as well as an
autobiography, "Minority Report."
Nazi Death Camp Doctor
Dies; Escaped Trial
BONN (JTA)—Dr. Hans Eisele,
a doctor at the Buchenwald death
camp, died recently in Cairo at the
age of 55. Eisele fled from a war
crimes trial to Egypt in 1952 and
remained there after President
Nasser rejected a West German
request for his extradition.
Eisele was twice sentenced to
death by the allies for his death
camp activities but was released
in 1952. He was then arrested for
trial by a German court, but fled
Germany, turning up in Cairo.
JWV to Hold Services
May 28 at Machpelah
The Department of Michigan
Jewish War Veterans will conduct
Memorial Day services 11:30 a.m.
May 28, at Machpelah Cemetery.
Veterans families are asked to
advise the department office of
all veterans' graves not in the
veteran's section at the cemetery
in order to decorate them with
flags prior to memorial services.
Error in Unveiling Notice
Friday, May 12, 1967-47
Organization Member
Rose Hollander, 77
Rose F. Hollander, a member of
several Jewish women's organiza-
tions, among them Temple Beth
El Sisterhood, of which she was
board member and financial sec-
retary, died Monday at age 77.
Mrs. Hollander, a native of
Cleveland, lived in the Detroit area
42 years. She belonged to Beth
El, Brandeis University National
Women's Committee. Sinai Hospital
Women's Guild, Hadassah, National
Council of Jewish Women, Ameri-
can Red Cross and the Women's
Auxiliary of the Jewish Home for
Aged.
Survivors are her husban d.
Lester L., 15340 James, Oak Park*
a son, Ramon J.; three sisters, Mrs.
Sadie Weinberg of Cleveland, Mrs.
Henry (Emma) Lorber of Jamaica,
N.Y., and Mrs. Lily MacMurky of
Cleveland; and three ,grandchil-
dren.
Albert Goldman,
NY Postmaster
NEW YORK — Albert Goldman.
retired postmaster of New York,
died last Friday at age 84.
Mr. Goldman, who had been
commissioner of the city's depart-
ment of plant and structures (now
the department of public works)
before his postmastership, had
been in public office 25 years.
During World War II Mr. Gold-
man supervised 4,000 Army and
Navy postal units at home and
abroad, the largest wartime mail
volume handled anywhere. This
job brought him the Medal of
Merit.
He was a founder of the Albert
Einstein College of Medicine at
Yeshiva University and had been
active in more than 50 civic, busi-
ness and charity organizations.
Esther Grabow, 75
CANTOR MIL GILDIN
Ackerman, pres.
Cantor Simon
Bermanis, vice pres.
-
Cantor Harold
Orbach, secy.-treas.
Fannie Rosenberg;
Labor Zionist
Fannie Rosenberg, widow of
Louis Rosenberg, with whom she
was active in the Labor Zionist
movement, died Monday at age 74.
Mrs. Rosenberg, 18082 Mark
Twain. was born in Poland and
lived in Detroit 39 years. She was
a member of the Chaim Weizmann
Society, Gold Star Parents, Poale
Zion and Farband. Mr. Rosenberg,
who died in 1965, was chairman of
Farband and secretary-treasurer
of Poale Zion.
Surviving her are a daughter,
Mrs. Helen Ritter; a brother,
Joshua Joyrich; and a sister, Mrs.
Esther Zyskind.
Dean of Playwrights
in. Argentina Dead at 72
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.
OBITUARIES
EVA BRENNER of Bay City died
May 8. She leaves two daughters,
Mrs. Theodore (Yvette) Mandell,
and Mrs. Robert (Norma) Rittman:
four sisters and seven grandchil-
dren. Interment Detroit.
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NANCY B. BURKE, 16185 Rose-
mont, died May 7. She leaves her
husband, John; a son, Kenneth;
and two daughters, Beverly and
Janice.
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BERNARD CARROLL. 13401
Northfield, Oak Park, died May 7.
He leaves his wife, Lillian; a son,
Belden; one brother, three sisters
and three grandchildren. Interment
Hartford, Conn.
*
MOLLIE COHEN, 11501 Petos-
key, died May 10. Survived by
two daughters, Marion and Mrs.
Alfred D. (Lillian) Bricker; one
sister and three grandchildren.
* * •
HELEN COLUMBUS. 11501
Petoskey, died May 9. Survived
by her husband, Elmer L.; three
sons, Ben, Henry and Samuel; four
daughters, Mrs. Glenn (Celia) War-
ren, Mrs. Leslie (Ann) Shoemaker,
Mrs. George (Frances) Wanzug
and Mrs. Albert (Bertha) Grant;
three sisters, 16 granchildren and
two great-granchildren.
* * *
SAMUEL EICHNER, former De-
troiter of Beverly Hills, died May
4. Survived by his wife, Phyllis:
a daughter, Shelly; his mother,
Mrs. Regina Eichner of Detroit:
two brothers, Theodore and Al-
exander, both of Detroit; and three
sisters, Mrs. Philip (Gertrude)
Maskin and Mrs. Edward (Evelyn)
Kohleriter, both of Detroit, and
Mrs. Harry (Lillian) Brilliant. In-
terment Los Angeles.
HERMAN KOBLIN, 24641 Ken
osha, Oak Park, died May 5. Sur-
vived by his wife, Sylvia; a son,
Victor; a daughter. Mrs. Sherman
(Elaine) Chyette; four brothers,
one sister, and five grandchildren.
*
DORA LIPMAN, 18280 Ohio,
died May 7. Senived by a son,
William; and two grandchildren.
• • •
ALFRED H. MILLER, 11501
Petoskey, died May 5. Survived by
his wife, Dora; a son, Herbert N.;
a daughter, Mrs. William (Selma)
Brookstein; one brother, one sis-
ter, three grandchildren and two.
great-grandchildren.
* a •
DAN H. SOFER, 10701 Santa
Maria, died May 6. He leaves his
wife, Henrietta; and a sister, Mrs.
Celia Sapiro.
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•
IRA WAGMAN, former De-
troiter of Phoenix, died May 8.
Survived by his wife, Ida; three
sons, Louis of W. New York, N.J.,
Bernard of Edison, N.J., and Sey-
mour of Detroit; three daughters,
Mrs. Sarah Murtz and Mrs. Salva-
dore (Anne) Ascione, both of De-
troit, and Mrs. Charles (Clara)
Graves of California; one brother,
one sister, 11 grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
• * *
IRENE WOHL. 17510 Wisconsin,
died May 8. Survived by her hus-
band, Eugene; a son, Steven; two
sisters and two grandchildren.
KALMAN ELKIN, 27356 Selkirk,
Southfield, died May 10. Survived
by two sons, Irving and Harry of
Long Island; a daughter, Sylvia;
one brother and three grand-
children.
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ABRAHAM FOX. 12800 W. Nine
Mile, Oak Park, died May 6. Sur-
vived by his wife, Jennie; a son,
Dr. Kenneth of Knoxville: a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jerome (Toby) Shatanoff;
two brothers and three grandchil-
dren.
* • *
DAVID JOSEPH HARTMAN,
361 Covington, died May 11. He
leaves two brothers, Samuel and
Glenn; and a sister, Mrs. Jean
Tyner.
• • •
MINNIE ISRAEL, 18491 In-
diana, died May 10. She leaves her
husband, Ruby; two daughters,
been scheduled to end his tour Mrs. Seymour (Annette) Serling
in a few days and return to the
and Mrs. Louis (Bernice) Newman
foreign ministry in Israel.
of Chicago; one sister and three
grandchildren.
I In Memoriam I
In memory of beloved husband
and father David Goldsmith who
passed away the 6th day of Iyar.
Lonely and sadly missed, your
warmth and your love sustain us.
Always remembered by w i f e,
Mary; and children, Sheldon, Paul
and Charlene.
The Family of the Late
The Family of the Late
ROSE KOSMAN
Cantor Shabtai
Louis Goldsmith, 20038 Cooley,
who was a charter member of
Farband Branch 13, now Branch
79, which inaugurated the Labor
Zionist movement in Detroit, died
Tuesday at age 80.
Surviving him are his wife, An-
na; daughter. Mrs. Irving (Dena)
Greenberg, and a son, Morris of
Los Angeles.
Mr. Goldsmith was a retired
member of Local 208 UAW and
had been an active labor leader
for many years. He was among
the most devoted workers for His-
tadrut and Jewish National Fund
and was deeply interested and ac-
tive in the Farband Shule.
BUENOS AIRES (JTA)—Samuel
Eichelbaum, noted Argentine Jew-
ish playwright, died Monday at
72. He was considered the dean
of Argentine dramatists.
Born in Dominguez, a Jewish
Colonization Association settlement
in Entre Rios Province, Mr. Eichel-
baum received many national and
Morris Weinstein;
local awards for his plays which
Owned Fashion Shops
dealt with contemporary Argentine
Morris Weinstein. owner of the life.
Among his plays was one on a
Children's Fashion Shops in Won-
derland and Livonia and Macomb Jewish theme, "Tranquility in the
Village,
which dealt with the
malls, died Tuesday at age 52.
Mr. Weinstein, 18319 Green- struggles by early pioneering Jew-
wald, Southfield, was in the chil- ish colonists.
dren's clothing field 29 years. Born
in Detroit, he was a member of Shmuel Harman Dies;
Cong. Beth Abraham and Pisgah
nvoy to Belgium
Lodge, Bnai Brith.
BRUSSELS (JTA) — Shmuel
Surviving him are his wife, Harman, first
secretary of the Is-
Sarah; a son, Leonard; two daugh-
rael Embassy here and head of
ters, Carol and Joyce; and two its consular section, died Tuesday
sisters, Mrs. Al (Rose) Felsot and at age 55. He had served here
Mrs. Arthur (Florence) Weintrob. for the past six years and had
The Jewish News regrets the
Esther Grabow, a founder of the
error in the April 28 announce- Home Relief Society, died Wed-
ment of a monument unveiling in nesday at age 75.
memory of Rose Biber. The name
Mrs. Grabow, 4380 Squirrel,
listed in the notice was incorrect Bloomfield Hills, was a Detroit
native. She belonged to Temple
Israel, National Council of Jewish
Women and Hadassah.
The Cantors Association
Survivors are a son, Leonard J.;
a daughter, Mrs. James (Betty)
of Metropolitan Detroit
Jones; three brothers, Sam, Ben
announce with deep
and William Jacob; a sister, Mrs.
regret the untimely
Reeve Sobel; and three grand-
passing of
children.
"Blessed Be His Memory"
Louis Goldsmith,
Pioneer in Labor
Zionism, Dies at 80
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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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