Shlomo Ginossar, Son of Ahad Ha'am Samuel Travis, 56,
Judge-Designate,
Pioneer in Founding of Hebrew U.
JERUSALEM—Shlomo Ginossar, executive secretary. In this capa- Dead in Home Fire
son of Ahad Ha'am, who died here city, he accompanied Dr. Chaim

Jan. 1 at age 79, belonged to that Weizmann and Prof. Albert Ein-
small group of Zionists who labor- stein when they visited the 'U.S.
ed in the cause of the Hebrew Uni- in 1921 with the aim of raising
versity in the early days before funds for institutes of research in
it was opened.
science and medicine at the em-
President Zalman Shazar and bryo university.
other dignitaries attended his
On his immigration to Pales-
funeral.
tine in 1922, Ginossar became a
Mr. Ginossar was born in Odessa. member of a parallel committee
Later the family moved to London, established in Jerusalem. Three
and when in 1920 the Zionist Or- years later, Dr. Judah I..Magees
ganization set np a committee
was appointed chancellor of the
there to further the development of university, and Mr. Ginossar be-
the university, he was appointed came his right-hand man. From
then on he served the university
uninterruptedly throughout his
life, except for a two-year period
(1949-1951) when he was Israel's
first minister to Italy.
He was the university's first reg-
istrar and afterwards administra-
tor, and from 1937 until 1953
NEW YORK — The failure of oontinued in the service of the
George Wallace to gain national university in an advisory capacity.
appeal mainly results from the He was a member of the executive
fact that Southern political extrem- council and the board of governors
ism " is not substantially the prod- for many years, and last year was
uct of radical or national organ- elected a deputy chairman of the
ization," but rather a result of the latter body. In 1966, the university
"irrationalism (which) has become conferred on him an honorary doc-
a public way of life in the South torate in appreciation of his out-
since the early 19th Century."
standing and devoted services.
Thus the majority of his sup-
Although most closely associated
porters in the 1968 Presidential in his activities with the Hebrew
election were located in the South University, Mr. Ginossar was well-
and represented a disregard for known to the Israel public through
law and the constitutional pro- his articles in the local press and
cesses and a "regional paranoia" his participation, until fairly re-
peculiar to the South.
cently, in radio discussions on
These are some of the major problems of the day.
conclusions contained in a book-
let issued jointly here by the
American Jewish Committee and Sadie Priscol of LA;
the Southern Regional Council, Was Active Detroiter
entitled, "Radicalism—Southern
Sadie Priscol, former Detroiter
Style: A Commentary on Re-
active in local organizations, died
gional Extremism." The author
Dec.
18 in Los Angeles, it was
is Reese Cleghorn, associate
editor of the Atlanta Journal learned from her daughter, Mrs.
Nathan
(Belle) Glenner of Detroit.
and co-author of "Climbing Ja-
Mrs. Priscol, 84, had been a
cob's Ladder: the Arrival of
member of the Jewish Women's
Negroes in Southern Politics,"
European Welfare Organization,
published in 1967 by Harcourt,
Pisgah
Chapter of Bnai Brith, Ha-
Brace and World.
Based on the outcome of the dassah, Order of the Eastern Star
election, Cleghorn says that: "If and the pioneer unit of Infants
the nation is soon to be led to the Service Group. Born in Russia, she
extreme right by a demagogue, came to Detroit in 1910 and moved
as it may be, he will have to be to Los Angeles in 1944. There, she
something more than a dema- gave luncheons to benefit various
gogue of provincial thought pro- philanthropies. Her late husband,
Joseph, died 14 years ago.
cesses, rhetoric and spirit, Right-
Survivors besides Mrs. Glenner
wing radicalism in the South may
help him substantially; but in its are a daughter, Mrs. Esther Le-
vine;
seven grandchildren and 12
provincialism, it has peculiarities
that only Southerners can identify great-grandchildren. Interment Los
Angeles.
with."

Commentator Says
Wallace Appealed
to `Paranoie South

Jane Gottfried Prince,

Mrs. Minnie Matz, Sister,
and Family of the Late

MORRIS
POMERANTZ

Acknowledge with grate-
ful appreciation the many
kind expressions of sym-
pathy extended by rela-
tivees and friends during
the family's recent be-
reavement.

Prominent Woman Leader

(Direct ZIA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)

NEW YORK — Mrs. Jane Gott-
fried Prince, 73, a founder of the
Women's League for Israel and its
president for 25 years, died Tues-
day. She was honorary president
and chairman of its finance com-
mittee.
Mrs. Prince was a founder of
the Hebrew University of Jeru-
salem and was a past director of
the Federation of Jewish Women's
Organizations and the Women's
Division for State of Israel Bonds.
She was made a Hebrew Univer-
sity fellow in 1964.

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

OBITUARIES

Samuel L. Travis, who was to
become Huntington Woods muni-
cipal judge Jan. 20, died early
Sunday morning in a fire that de-
stroyed his home at 26039 York,
Huntington Woods.
Mr. Travis, 56, was a prominent
attorney with the firm of Travis,
Warren, Nayer and Burgoyne in
the Penobscot Building. He was a
member of Temple Israel
Cause of the fire was undeter-
mined. Mr. Travis' wife Berneice
and two sons, Samuel L. Jr. and
Michael, escaped unharmed from
the 2 a.m. blaze.
A native Detroiter, Mr. Travis
was a 1937 graduate of the Univer-
sity of Michigan Law School He
was a World War II veteran, hav-
ing served in the army as a cap-
tain.
Mr. Travis was appointed to
the judgeship by the Huntington
Woods City Council to fill a
vacancy. He was a former city
commissioner, past member of
the Oakland County board of
supervisors, former Pleasant
Ridge city attorney, former spe-
cial assistant attorney general
for the state of Michigan and
past president of the Michigan
Chapter, American Right of Way
Association.
Surviving besides his wife and
two sons are a daughter, Mrs.
David (Bonnie) Muzzell of Grand
Rapids; his mother, Mrs. Sara
Trunsky; three sisters, Mrs. Sam-
uel (Florence) Malbin, Mrs. Leo-
nard (Helen) Levin and Mrs. Sam
(Lois) Gross of Fort Lauderdale;
and three grandchildren.

HARRY BERNSTEIN, 13241 W.
Chicago, died Jan. 2. No survivors.
• • •
JULIUS GENDEL, 4412 W. Web-
ster, Royal Oak, died Jan. 7. He
leaves his wife, Fannie; a son, Al-
bert; two daughters, Mrs. Ben
(Betty) Lerner of Midland and
Mrs. Leonard (Lois) Pershin; and
eight grandchildren.
• • •
ANNA LAX, former Detroiter, of
Fort Lauderdale, died Jan. 4.
Survived by two sons, Harold and
Philip; her mother, Mrs. Gussie
Lax of Montebello, Calif.; one
brother, three sisters and four
grandchildren.
• • •
ISAAC LEVITT, 30500 Southfield,
Southfield, died Jan. 5. He leaves
his wife, Katie; a son, Dr. Irving;
a daughter, Mrs. Morris (Louise)
Berri's; one brother and five
grandchildren.
• • •
MAX MINER, 18001 Roselawn,
died Jan. 3. He leaves a daughter,
Mrs. Benson (Pearl) Ginsburg of
Storrs, Conn., and three grand-
children.
• • •
SARAH NEIMARK, 11501 Petos-
key, died Jan. 1. Survived by two
sons, Joseph A. Jaye and Irving
Jaye of Los Angeles; a daughter,
Mrs. Dora H. Joskovitz; two step-
daughters, Mrs. Robert (Faye)
Friedman and Mrs. Beatrice Gold-
man of Skokie, Ill.; one brother,
eight grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
• • •
Dr. Eleonore Sterling,
ELEANOR ROBBINS, 14140 Vic-
Author, Educator in
toria, Oak Park, died Jan. 4. Sur-
Germany, Dead at 43
vived by her husband, Saul; two
NEW YORK—Word was received sons, Arnold and Dennis; a daugh-
by the American Jewish Commit- ter, Mona; and three sisters.
tee of the recent death in Germany
of Dr. Eleonore Sterling, 43, author
and educator who was the Commit-
tee's (and Jewish News') corre-
spondent in that country for 10
years.
Alta Boyarsky, wife of Cantor
Born in Heidelberg, Dr. Sterling
came to the United States as a Rubin Boyarsky, died Monday at
child during the Hitler era. Her age 78. She resided at 19320 Green-
parents, who remained in Ger- field.
Cantor Boyarsky is former can-
many, died there.
Dr. Sterling, who studied at tor of Cong. Beth Tefilo EmanneL
Columbia University and the New
Born in Poland, Mrs. Boyarsky
School, returned to Germany in lived in Detroit 38 years. She was
1949 and received her doctorate a member of Adas Shalom Sister-
in political science at Frankfurt hood and Hadassah.
University six years later. Subse-
Surviving are two sons, Hyman
quently, she was assistant to Prof. Boyer and Casper Boyer of Brook-
Carlo Schmid at the university's lyn; a daughter, Mrs. Norman
institute of political science. At the (Esther) Allan; six grandchildren
time of her death, she was profes- and six great-grandchildren.
sor of political science at the Peda-
gogic Academy in Osnabrueck.
Sid Wolfson's
A contributor to British and
MONUMENT CENTER, INC.
German publications, Dr. Sterling
661 E. a MILE, FERNDALE
received a John Hay Whitney Fel-
11/2 Blocks E. of Woodward
lowship in 1952 and the Leo Baeck
Blks. from 3 Jewish
Prize in 1959. Perhaps her best
Cemeteries on Woodward
known work was "The Imperfect
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State," a collection of eight studies
on dictatorship and democracy pub-
lished in 1965.
Sidney A. Deitch Cr Son
Her most recent volume, In col-
DETROIT
laboration with Dr. Dietrich Ander-
nacht, was a compilation, "Docu-
NTWORKS
ments of the History of the Jews in
1 4 4 4 1 W. 11 M;le Rd.
Frankfurt, 1933-1945."

MONUME

Se•..een Cos' doe E. Greer , .

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen.
Charles E. Goodell, New York Re-
publican, and Abie Nathan, the
Israeli peace pilot, have announc-
ed that a ship will sail. from New
York harbor this weekend, carry-
ing some 3,000 tons of food, cloth-
ing and medical supplies for resi-
dents of the breakaway Biafran

•

KATHLEEN (KITTY) SPRING,
former Detroiter of Los Angeles,
died Jan. 4. Survived by a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sam (Evaline) Krasner
of Sepulveda, Calif.; four brothers,
including Sidney Seyburn of De-
troit; a sister, Mrs. Oscar (Ethen
Kahan, a native Detroiter; and
two grandchildren. Interment Los
Angeles.

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REMEMBER
711:TA? MIN

During the cueing
week Yeshiva Beth
`Allude will observe
the Yahrzea of the
following departed
friends, wails the
traditional Mera•riel
Prayers, recitation of
Kaddish and study-
ing of Misiusayee.

Myron Rosenthal
Jacob Lieberman
Anna Harris
Ida Boesky
Miriam Berrie
A. L. Damen
Sarah Tunis
Sarah Repitor
Yechezkel Weiss
heckle Mason
Itzik Serail Selig
Harry Morrison
Isaac Honig
Nagel Dworkin
David Drazin
Ecliwr Slayer
Aran* Hoffman
Minnie Handler
Nathan Goldman
Louis Berman
Allen 1.. Leach
Fannie Weingarden
Max Schlange
Sadie Manxman
Stella Helfand
Jacob Sukenic
Helen Ratner
Leib H. Weinstein
Meyer Mirsky
Beatrice Stepsay
Boruch Shapiro
Lillian Epstein
Rose Bloch
Mollie Weingarden
Helen Mandell
Jacob Rothbard

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province of Nigeria. Nathan said
he had collected funds in the
Netherlands to charter the ship
which will arrive in New York
Saturday.

In prehistoric times women re-
sembled men, and men resembled
beasts.—Anatole France.

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DIRECTORS OF FUNERALS

DAVID RUBIN, 16113 Pennsyl-
vania, Southfield, died Jan. 4 in
Florida. Survived by three broth-
ers, Morris, Edward of Las Vegas
and Louis; and two sisters, Mrs.
Ben (Eva) Vogel and Elayne, both
of Los Angeles.
• • •
ALTER SCHRIER, former De-
troiter of Los Angeles, died Dee.
31. Survived by his wife, Fannie;
two sons, Harold and Irwin; four
daughters, Mrs. Bee Salt of De.
troit, Mrs. Raymond (Ida) Conn,
Mrs. Harry (Dorothy) Meyers and
Mrs. Robert (Shirley) Tauber; 12
grandchildren and 11 great-grand-
children. Interment Los Angeles.
• • •
E S T H E R SCHWARTZ, 16615
Stoepel, died Dec. 31. Survived by
cousins.
• • •
PAUL SELBY, 16891 Washburn,
died Jan. 2. Survived by his wife,
Margaret; two daughters, Mrs.
Marietta Chicorel of New York
City and Mrs. Bennie (Doris) Zak;
one sister and three grandchildren.

Alta Boyarsky, 78;
Wife of Cantor

Nathan Plans to Ship 3,000 Tons of Aid to Biafra

. Acknowledges with grate-
-fill appreciation the many
kind expressions of sym-
pathy extended by rela-
tives and friends during
the family's recent be-
reavemenL

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