THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, November 21, 1969-47

OBITUARIES

Drn Harry Arnkoff, Prominent Psychiatrist,

Pontiac Federation Leader, Dies at Age 56

IRVING BOLTON, 25425 Briar, BETTY NADLER, 20252 Scha-
Oak Park, died Nov. 16. Survived efer, died Nov. 19. She leaves a
by three sons, Robert, Dr. Alan son, Don; a daughter, Toni; one
and Michael of Ann Arbor; two brother and two sisters.
brothers, one sister and four
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grandchildren.
RICHARD REMENY, former
Detroiter of Miami, died Nov. 11.
HATTYE DAVIS, 950 Whit- Survived by his wife, Nina; a son,
more, died Nov. 19. She leaves Wayne; a daughter, Lisa; and a
two sons, Joseph and Russell; six brother, Alfred of Detroit. Inter-
grandchildren and three great- ment Miami.
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grandchildren. Services 11:30 a.m.
today at Kaufman Chapel.
ROSE RUBIN, 19100 W. Seven
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Mile, died Nov. 20. She leaves
BENNY DEREVNY, 11501 Pe- three sons, Samuel, Myer and
toskey, died Nov. 12. He leaves Lawrence of St. Ignace. Interment
two daughters, Mrs. Isadore (Dar- Boston.
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othy) Friedman of Woodland Hills,
Calif. and Mrs. Alex (Sarah)
THOMAS I. RUBIN, 821 Lone
Rhodes; one brother, one sister Pine, Bloomfield Hills, died Nov.
and 11 grandchildren.
17. Ile leaves his parents, Mr. and
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Mrs. William Rubin; and a brother,
BLANCHE FELDMAN, 11501 Ronald.
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Petoskey, died Nov. 17. Survived
JAY S. SCHULTZ, 20145 Prest;
by a son, Nathan; three (laugh-
ters, Mrs. Abraham (Foe) Fish- died Nov. 14. He leaves four sons,
man, Mrs. Walter (Sylvia) Chas- Steven, Scott, Mark and Edward;
son of Leisure City, Fla., an d two daughters, Cheryl and Lori;
Mrs. Oscar (Lillian) Kanat of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Fort Lauderdale; one sister, six Schultz; and one sister.
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grandchildren and 11 great-grand-
BETTY SILVERMAN, 12123
children.
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Monica, died Nov. 15. Survived by
RAYMOND FINE, 23170 Kipling, her husband, Levy, and noe sister.
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Oak Park, died Nov. 15. Survived
by his wife, Esther; four sons,1 ISADORE SPIZIZEN, 22719 N.
Ierome, William, Norton and Dr. Bellwood, Southfield, died Nov. 15.
Eugene Gelzayd; a daughter, Mrs. He leaves his wife, Ida; a son.
Henry (Beatrice) Freud; three Neil; a daughter, Mrs. Harold
brothers , 15 grandchildren and one (Madeline) Lampear; one brother
great-grandchild. and seven grandchildren.
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WILLIAM FINN, 19627 St. BESSIE WACHS died in New
Francis, Livonia, died Nov. 18. Castle, Pa. Survived by two sons,
Survived by his wife, Eva; a son. Harry of Detroit and Morris of
Dr. Arnold; a daughter, Lenore; North Miami; one sister, four
one brother, three sisters and two grandchildren and 10 great-grand-
grandchildren. children.
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BENJAMIN GENSE R, 19373 MORRIS WASSERMAN, 16611
Kentucky, died Nov. 13. Survived Greenfield, died Nov. 15. He leaves
by his wife, Rose; three sons, his wife, Ann; two daughters, Mrs.
Oscar, Julius and Philip of La- Jack (Beverly) Singer and Mrs.
Mesa, Cailf.; and four grandchil- Fred (Lee) Levey; four sisters and
dren. five grandchildren.
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ALEX GROSS, 20411 Snowden, HAZEL WEINSTEIN of Chico-
died Nov. 13. Survived by his wife, go died Nov. 15. Survived by a
Lillian; two sons, Jack and Paul brother, Lee, of Englewood, Calif.;
Jerome, William, Norton and Dr. and a sister, Mrs. Milton (Cerna)
grandchildren. Johnson of Detroit. Interment Chi-
cago.
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MEYER KANTOR former De- .
troiter, of Phoenix, died Nov. 13. Jack Krass, Owner
Survived by two sons, Nathan of
Detroit and Manuel of Chicago; of Royal Oak Theater
Jack M. Krass, owner of the
and a daughter, Mrs. Fred (Jean-
Main Theater, Royal Oak, for 26
ette) Gross. Interment Phoenix.
years, died last Saturday at age
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BENJAMIN KESSEL L, 911 71.
Mr. Krass, 31020 Huntley Sq.,
Berkshire, Ann Arbor, died Nov.
Birmingham, was a native of Win-
19. He leaves his wife, Mary; a
nipeg. He was a member of the
daughter, Mrs. Bruce (Sandra)
Variety Club and the board of di-
Serwin; three brothers and three
rectors, Allied Theaters of Michi-
grandchildren. Interment Cincin-
gan.
nati.
He leaves his wife, Mae; two
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sons, Marvin of New York and
JENNIE KO SL OW, 20116 Theodore; three brothers, Louis,
Burgess, died Nov. 18. She leaves Jacob and Alex; a sister, Mrs.
three daughters, Mrs. Alma Sus- Abraham (Clara) Gotthelf; and
man, Mrs. Joseph (Estelle) Tutu- five grandchildren. '
nick and Mrs. Earl (Mildred)
Parkett; one sister, 10 grandchil-
dren and three great-grandchil - Harry Scherman; Began
dren.
Book-of-the-Month Club
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NEW YORK-Harry Scherman,
SARAH LEVY, 11501 Petoskey, a founder of the Book-of-the-
died Nov. 18. Survived by two Month Club and a prime mover of
brothers, Philip Levine and Abe the mail distribution book busi-
ness, died Nov. 12 at age 82.
Levine of South Africa.
Mr. Scherman got his start in
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the
advertising and writing fields
BENJAMIN LIND E R, 23878
Coach House, Southfield, died as a reporter for the American
Nov. 19. He leaves his wife, Sesa; Hebrew, a weekly newspaper.
From a small start in 1926, he
a son, Allan; three brothers, three
sisters and three grandchildren. saw the Book-of-the-Month Club
urn
into one of the country's
Services 10 a.m. today at Kauf- t
major book sellers.
man Chapel.

Dr. Harry Arnkoff, prominent
psychiatrist who was chief of staff
of St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in
Pontiac and who had served the
Pontiac Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion as its president, died Tues-

was graduated from Wayne State
University in 1932. lie received
his medical degree from the Uni-
versity of Michigan College of
Medicine in 1937. He was a prac-
ticing psychiatrist since 1940 with ,
offices at 909 Woodward in Pon. '
fiat.
For a number of years one of

Pontiac's outstanding Jewish
leaders, he established a close
working relationship with the
Detroit Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion during his presidency of the
Pontiac Federation and he was
among the initiators of the mer-
ger between the two federations.

A past president of the Oakland
County Medical Association, Dr.
Arnkoff was active in a number
of professional movements. He was
a member of the Oakland County
Mental Health Board, American
Psychiatry Association and took an
active part in medical delibera-
tions.
He served on the board of goy-
DR. HARRY ARNKOFF
' ernors of the Jewish Welfare Fed-
day at the age of 56. His residence eration of Detroit, and was a past
was at 150_E. Long Lake, Bloom-
president of Temple Beth Jacob in
field Hills.
A native Detroiter, Dr. Arnkoff Pontiac. His other associations in-

Bnai Moshe Administrator Welch, 71

A pioneer in the field of syna- He remained active in the syna-
gogue administrators, Nathan L. gogue and was a popular figure
Welch, died Monday at the age of in congregational circles.
71.
Executive director of Cong. c He
was an Association
active member
of
he National
of Syna-
Bnai Moshe for 33 years he was gogue Administrators.
! named emeritus two years ago.
Surviving him are se v era 1
nieces in Philadelphia.

i Bobbie Rosenfeld,
Top Canadian
Female Athlete

Yehuda Burla, Sephardic
Novelist in Israel

TEL AVIV (JTA)-Funeral serv-
TORONTO - Bobbie Rosenfeld, ices were held here for Yehuda
Canadian sprinter who won fame Burla, a prominent Hebrew novel-
in the 1928 Olympic Games at ist of Israel's Sephardic commu-
Amsterdam, died Nov. 13 at age nity, who died in Haifa Nov. 8 at
65. age 83.
Although she excelled in every
Mr. Burla had been for many
sport she tried, Miss Rosenfeld

was best known in track and field. years president of the Israel Writ-
She won a second-place silver ers Association. He drew the ma-
for his novels from Israel's
t
medal in the 100-meter sprint in
the Olympics and went on to win Oriental Jews, who were the
heroes and heroines of his stories.
a gold medal as part of the Cana-
dian women's relay team, which Among his most popular novels
were "The Songstress" and "His
set a games record of 48.2 se
Unloved Wife."
onds for the 400 meters.
Mr. Burla was the first Hebrew
She placed fifth in the finals
novelist
to write of homosexuality
of the 800-meter run, an event
as a social phenomonen and as an
she had not planned to enter.
In 1950, Miss Rosenfeld was individual predilection. He often
picked by sports writers as Can- ; expressed deep contempt for the
ada's outstanding all-round female 'Diaspora in his writing and in
athlete of the first 50 years of the public discourse. Hundreds of his
20th Century. ladmirers and disciples attended
Born in Russia, she came to his funeral.
Canada as a young girl. Outstand-
ing in track, basketball, ice hoc-
MONUMENT CENTER, INC.
key and softball, Miss Rosenfeld
661 E. 8 MILE, FERNDALE
I was joint holder of the 100-yard
1 1/2 Blocks E. of Woodward
world record at 11 seconds and
6 Blks. from 3 Jewish
broke the world record in the 220-
Cemeteries on Woodward
yard sprint at Toronto in 1925
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with a time of 26 seconds. Later,
it was found that the track on -
I which she set the 220 mark was
New Location
a foot short, and her record was
Sidney A. Deitch
erased.
For 20 years, she was a sports
DETROIT
columnist with the Globe and
MONUMENT WORKS
Mail.

Mrs. William Wexler
ad
Wife of Bnai Brith He

14441 W. 11 Mile Rd.
Gardner, betw. Coolidge & Greenfield
399.2711, Eve. EL 3-2722

SAVANNAH (JTA)-Mrs. Dor- ,
othy Levy Wexler, wife of Dr. Wil-
liam A. Wexler, national president
of Bnai Brith, died here Nov. 13
after a long illness. She was 58.
Mrs. Wexler was a sister of Jus-
tice Matthew M. Levy of the New
York State Supreme Court.

Ira Kaufman Chapel, Inc.

DIRECTORS OF FUNERALS

eluded Bnai Brith, Pontiac Rotary
Club, Town and Country Club and
Knollwood Country Club, of which
he also served as pre.-adent.
Surviving him are his wife, Re-
becca E.; two daughters, Diana
and Mrs. Alfred Feingold; his
mother, Mrs. Ida Arnkoff; a sis-
ter, Mrs. George Stutz, and two
brothers, Isadore and Dr. Morris
Arnkoff.

18325 W. 9 MILE RD., IN SOUTHFIELD

AND

WE REMEMBER
71101X 71`ni

During the coming
week Yeshiva Beth
Yehudo will observe
the Yahrzeit of the
following departed
friends, with the
traditional Memorial
Prayers, recitation of
Kaddish and study-
ing of Mishnayes.

Hebrew Civil
KISLEV NOV.
16
Joseph Feldman
6
Harry M. Krugel
16
6
Rachel Devorah
6
16
Burnstine
Shirley Janet
7
17
Segerman
7
17
!gnat. Weisz
7
17
I. Gunsberg
18
Ernest Levi
18
Charles G. Halpert
8
8
18
Lillie Spector
8
18
Mr. Chodoroff
9
19
Mrs. Chodoroff
19
Sonia Lefond
9
9
19
Ben Bernstein
19
9
Jack Wayne
9
19
Asna Gottlieb
Dr. Joseph Carlebach 9
19
9
19
Bertha Rubin
19
9
Lena Kort
9
19
Eva Zitrin
10
20
Mr. Brown
20
10
Alex Cohen
20
Jacob Fink
10
Rose Hannah
10
20
Solomon
10
20
Joseph Deutsch
10
20
Bernice Berman
10
20
Esther Kransberg
10
20
Joseph Gorman
10
20
Frances Jacobs
10
20
Sally Young
11
21
Harry Brown
21
11
Isidore Garber
11
21
Sarah Burnstein
11
Jeanette Schloss
21
Rabbi Shraga Faitel
11
21
Kahana
11
21
David Katler
12
22
Bessie Lifshitz
12
22
Lottie Salzman
12
22
Rebecca Rubin
12
Chaine Bas Faivel
22
22
Shimon Ben Avrom 12
Channah Bas Reb
12
22
Shmuel
12
22
Clar Zahler
12
Seymour Tilchin
22
12
22
Rubin Kaplan
13
23
Morris H. !Caner
'3
23
William Rothman
13
23
Mary Krass
13
23
Alice Katz
23
13
Esther Eckman
24
Mary Rebecca Levin 14
14
24
Julius Goldman
14
24
Moses Grossberg
15
25
Solomon Abrams
25
15
Nathan Scholnik
15
25
Nathan Shiovitz
15
25
Sarah Frank
15
25
Lillian Lerman
26
16
Beulah Gaylord
16
26
Michael Weiss
26
16
David Farber
16
26
Freda F razein
16
26
Michael Feigelman
26
Roy Charles Cohen 16
26
16
Ben Helfe',d
17
27
William Diamond
27
17
Morris Fox
27
Harold E. Shiffman 17
28
18
Samuel Zwirn
28
Morris H. Goldberg 18
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18
Cussie Brickner
18
28
Harold H. Cohen
18
28
Salty Ann Tucker
29
19
Max Unrot
29
Elchonon Greenberg 19
19
29
Nathan Yanchair
19
29
William Hodies
19
29
Louise Silverstein
29
19
Zelda Baron
19
29
Ida Margolin
29
Geraldine Greenwald 19
29
19
Zelda Bloom

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