How Detroiter Aided in Birth of Israel
Detroiters had a key role in the
underground struggle which made
possible the founding of Israel.
Harry "Hershel" Cohen, who,
along with Sally Fields, was re-
cently honored with the award of
the "Fighters for
Israel" Emblem,
presented at the
Shaarit Replay-
tah Israel Bond
dinner, had been
a pioneer in ef-
forts to send help
even before the
rebirth of the
Jewish nation.
Cohen, founder
Cohen
and owner of the
Hershel Electronics Corp., joined
the effort in 1945, at a meeting
held in the New York penthouse
home of Rudolf G. Sonneborn,
when 16 Americans and one Cana-
dian met with David Ben-Gurion,
then chairman of the Jewish
Agency Executive, on July 1, 1945.
Cohen became an adviser to
the Hagana. As owner of an
electronics firm, he supplied
transmitters and receivers for
every tank and truck that took
part In the liberation of the
Negev. He supplied the kibutzim
with 250 radios for communica-
tion and signaling purposes, and
Marshall Lodge, Bug Brith,
helped finance the gift.
At the request of Gen. Mickey
Marcus, the American Jewish of-
ficer who had come to help Israel
obtain freedom and gave his life
to the cause of an independent
Jewish state, Cohen sent certain
vital supplies.
Charlotte Kabeck Wed
to I. Charles Rudner
In 1948, Cohen became the turers and dealers, Cohen ob-
Michigan chairman of Material tained the aid of Fred Poncher of
for Israel, Inc., of which Mrs. Chicago in persuading manufac-
Fields was Midwest director. A
caravan of trucks loaded with
food, clothing and other supplies
for Israel was sent from Detroit
to New York, and then trans-
shipped.
Later, Cohen received a letter
from Chaim Pekeris, chairman of
the department of applied Mathe-
matics at the Weizmann Institute,
who asked Cohen to supply the
parts so that Israel could build a
computer.
At a convention in Chicago .3f
radio and electronics manufac-
turers to donate the computer
parts, and Weizmann scientists
built the Jewish state's first com-
puter, worth over $500,000. At that
time, Cohen met with the late
Albert Einstein.
Cohen was personally thanked
for cultural projects were made
this week to American pre-doctoral
scholars by the National Founda-
tion for Jewish Culture, it was an-
nounced by Rabbi Daniel Jeremy
Silver, president of the foundation,
which this year celebrates its 10th
anniversary.
Among the recipients is Jeffrey
H. Tigay, a Detroit native study-
ing at Yale University, whose sub-
ject. is "Lamentations Over the
Destruction of Cities."
The new grants, averaging about
$2,000, bring to $394,000 the grants
made by the foundation since its
inception.
Subject matter of the projects
aided by the grants cover a wide
variety of subjects ranging from
such contemporary themes as "The
American Catholic Church and the
Jewish State" to such a medieval
dissertation as "A Study of Abra-
ham ben Sem Bibago, a 15th Cen-
tury Spanish-Jewish Philosopher."
Two of the 14 research pro-
jects concern Israel, six are
devoted to literature and philo-
sophy, two to contemporary poli-
tical problems and four to Jew-
ish communities throughout the
world, both past and present. Of
the recipients, four are from
Columbia University, three from
Brandeis University, two from
the University of Wisconsin and
one each from Yale, Pennsyl-
vania, New York, Yeshiva and
Brooklyn.
year bring to over 200 the finan-
cial grants given to graduate stu-
dents for scholarly projects in our
10-year history. The American
Jewish community will be greatly
enriched by the creative fruits of
these youthful scholars in various
fields of special Jewish interest.
We are proud that in the past de-
cade we have been privileged to
assist Jewish scholarship in this
country. But we are aware that
our efforts do not begin to meet
the needs for financial aid to
scholarship."
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Mr. and Mrs. Al B. Podell of
Encino, Calif., announce the en-
gagement of their daughter Arlene
Sherry to Lee Kanon Alpert, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Alpert of
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The bride-elect attended the
University of Arizona and received
her undergraduate degree from
San Fernando Valley State College,
where she is presently completing
her masters degree work in elem-
entary education.
Mr. Alpert attended Wayne
State University, where he served
as president of the Interfraternit)
Council, centennial year home-
coming king, and treasurer of
Omicron Delta Kappa, national
honorary leadership fraternity. He
also was president of the Great
Lakes Regional Interfraternity con-
ference and affiliated with Tau
Epsilon Phi Fraternity. He receiv-
ed his bachelors degree from the
University of Southern California,
Los Angeles. Presently he is at-
tending Loyola University's school
Mrs. Lena Trepel of Mark Twain Ave. celebrated her 80th birth- of law.
day at a brunch in the Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel, given in her honor by
A July wedding is planned.
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"Medicine in the 1970s" will be
the theme of the annual Alumni
Day scientific program to be held
in the Zuckerman Auditorium of
Sinai Hospital Wednesday.
This year's program will focus
on population growth and the in-
In a Sunday afternoon ceremony
in the Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel,
Charlotte Rae Kabeck was wed to
I. Charles Rudner. Rabbi M.
Robert Syme and Rabbi Irwin
Groner officiated.
Parents of the couple are Mrs.
Louis E. Rudner of Renfrew Ave.
and the late Louis E. Rudner and
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kabeck of
Grenwald Dr., Southfield.
The bride wore a gown of peau
de soie and carried a single orchid
on her bible.
Bridesmaids were Mrs. Arnold
Shenkman, Barbara Wauldron and
Chris Dabrowski.
Stephen Rudner, the bride-
groom's twin brother, served as
best man. Ushers were Harry
Keidan, Joseph Exe and Alvin
Sallen.
The couple took a honeymoon
trip to California.
Goldman in Ann Arbor, 663-4129.
In announcing the grants, two of
which are renewals, Rabbi Silver
said: "The 14 awards made this
at Sinai to Focus on
`Medicine in '70s'
creasing demand for quality health
services.
Three speakers will focus on
unique aspects of the problem.
They are:
Dr. Avedis Conabedian, profes-
sor of health care organization,
school of public health, University
of Michigan, "Issues in the Assess-
ment of the Quality of Medical
Care."
Dr. Robert Feldman, project
chief, multiphasic screening pro-
gram, Kaiser-Permanente Medic-
al Group, Oakland, Calif., "Multi-
phasic Screening."
Dr. Cesar Caceres, professor of
medicine and chairman of the de-
partment of clinical engineering,
George Washington University
Medical Center, Washington, D.C.,
"Computers and Decision in Elec-
trocardiography."
The program, coordinated by Dr.
Herbert Ravin, chief of medicine,
will be combined with the quarter.
ly meeting of the medical staff.
will pay for cartage of the piano
to its building in Ann Arbor. Inter-
ested contributors may call Rabbi
A Judaism and creative arts
program involving dance, chorus
and the plastic arts will be estab-
lished this fall at the Bnai Brith
Hillel Foundation on the campus
of the University of Michigan.
by the late Chaim Weizmann and
The program, conceived by Rabbi
later received the Weizmann Gerald Goldman, director of the
Medallion, presented by the foundation, will be funded through
board of governors in 1966. A a grant from the United Jewish
plaque at the Weizmann Insti- Charities of the Jewish Welfare
tute bears Cohen's name.
Federation of Detroit. The Hillel
Malcolm, Cohen's son, assisted foundation is seeking a good con-
his father in aiding Israel.
cert or baby-grand piano which
may be donated as a tax-deductible
gift to the Hillel Foundation, which
Alumni Dav Event
MRS. I. CHARLES RUDNER
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Jewish Arts Program
Planned at U. of M.;
Hillel Seeks Piano
Detroiter Among 14 Recipients
of Grants in Jewish Scholarship
NEW YORK — Fourteen grants
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