World Famed Boxer, Ted Kid Lewis, 76

LONDON (JTA)—Ted Kid Lewis,
one of the top boxers of the 1920s
and a multi-title holder, died here
Oct. 20 at the age pf 76.
Lewis, whose original name was
Gershon Mendeloff, turned pro In
1909 and subsequently became
British welterweight and feather-
weight champion In 1913, European
welterweight a n d featherweight
champion in 1914, world welter.
weight king during 1915-16 and
1917-19, and British middleweight
champ from 1920 to_1924.
(In New York, a spokesman for
Ring Magazine, the boxing journal,
called Lewis "pound for pound, one
of the real great ones." In 1964,
the fighter was elected to the Box-
ing Hall of Fame, maintained by
Ring.)
Lewis, who retired in 1929,
compiled a record of 155 victories
and 24 losses in 253 fights. Among
his opponents were the Jewish
boxers Benny Leonard, Soldier
Bartfield and Slapsie Maxie
Rosenbloom.
In all four of his welterweight

Abraham Neiman,
Co-Founder of Store

ARLINGTON, Tex. — Abraham
Lincoln Neiman, co-founder of the
Neiman-Marcus specialty store in
Dallas, died Oct. 22. He was 95.
Mr. Neiman, his late first wife,
Mrs. Carrie Marcus and her broth-
er, Herbert Marcus Sr., founded
the specialty store by selling
ready-made clothes to women in
1907. Today the store stocks lux-
ury items and new creations in
fashion.
Born in Chicago, Mr. Neiman
worked in sales promotion with
Mr. Marcus in Atlanta before com-
ing to Dallas.

Molly

Cohen, 63

Mrs. Molly Cohen, 25501
Briar, Oak Park, died Oct. 22 at
age 63. Mrs. Cohen was a member
of Cong. Adas Shalom, its sister-
hood, Bnai Brith Tikvah Chapter,
and the Jewish National Fund
Women.
She is survived by her husband,
Norman; a daughter, Mrs. William
(Lorraine) Solomon; a brother, Ir-
win Natinsky; two sisters, Mrs.
Sarah Bronstein and Mrs. Jack
(Eve) Leeds; and five grandchil-
dren.

Professor Alfred Conrad

NEW YORK—Dr. Alfred H. Con-
rad, a City College of New York
professor of economics who allied
himself with activist students, died
Oct. 18 at age 46. He was executive
officer of the City University PhD
program in economics and vice
chairman of City University's fac-
ulty senate.
Born Alfred Haskell Cohen, Dr.
Conrad championed the cause of
Black and Puerto Rican students
who demanded greater admissions
to the City University.

championship fights, his opponent
was Jack Britton.
In 1922, Lewis lost a European
heavyweight title bid to Georges
Carpentier in a first-round knock-
out.
For the past decade, Lewis ran
a stylish haberdashery here.

Dr. John Freedman,
Ex-Detroit Specialist

Dr. Daniel E. Cohn,
Longtime Doctor

Dr. Daniel E. Cohn, a physician
in Detroit since 1921, with of-
fices in the Fisher Building, died
Sunday at age 69.
Dr. Cohn, •17609 Oak, died in
Washington, D.C. while visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Joseph (Merna)
Guttentag, who lives there.
A native Detroiter, Dr- Cohn
was a veteran of World War II
and was graduated from the Uni-
versity of Michigan's medical
school in 1921. He was on the
staff of Grace Hospital, belonged
to the Wayne County and Mich-
igan State medical societies, was
a past board member of the Jew-
ish Home for Aged and a member
of Cong. Shaarey Zedek.
Surviving are his wife, Ethel;
a son, Theodore of London, Ont.;
two daughters, Mrs. Guttentag and
Mrs. William (Susan) Shell of San
Diego; a brother, Irwin I.; and
five grandchildren.
Dr Cohn's sister, Mrs. Sadye
Cohen, died two weeks ago.

Dr. John Freedman, a former
Detroit X-ray specialist with offices
on Cass Ave., died Oct. 19 in Palm
Springs, Calif., where he had re-
tired several years ago.
Dr. Freedman, 67, was a native
Detroiter and belonged to the Han-
nah Schloss Old Timers. While a
student at the University of Michi-
gan medical school, from which he
graduated, he was president of Phi
Lambda Kappa medical fraternity.
Surviving are his wife, Geral-
dine; a son, Donald; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Paul (Florence) Wolfe,
a doctor, and Mrs. Milton (Helen)
Weiss of Massachusetts; a brother,
Harry L. of Detroit; two sisters,
Mrs. Sam (Donna) Trabman of Historian Hofstadter,
Detroit and Mrs. Morris (Esther) Pulitzer Prize Winner
Levin; and seven grandchildren.
NEW YORK — Richard Hof-
Interment Palm Springs.
stadter, a leading American politi-
cal historian, who held the Pulitzer
Prize in 1955 and 1964, died last
Mr. Glasier, Attorney,
Saturday at age 54.
Dr. Hofstadter, DeWitt Clinton
Temple Israel Trustee
Professor of American History at
Attorney Maurice A. Glasier, Columbia University, produced 13
trustee of Temple Israel, died books, several of them best-sellers.
Oct. 23 at age 59.
Son of a Polish-born furrier, Dr.
Mr. Glasier, •7556 Fairfield, was Hofstadter went into the field of
born in Detroit and graduated history against the wishes of his
from Central High School, the Uni- father, who wanted him to study
versity of Michigan and its law law. His Pulitzer-winning books
school in 1933. He was a member were "The Age of Reform" and
of the Michigan and Detroit Bar "Anti-Intellectualism in American
association and a past vice presi- Life." His most recent book, "The
dent of the Jewish Center. His Idea of a Party System," was pub-
law office was at 2450 Guardian lished last year.
Building.
Mr. Glasier is survived by his
wife, Elena; a son, Albert; two Dr. Albert Besterman,
brothers, Louis of California and Flat Rock Dentist
Max; and four sisters, Mesdames
Dr. Albert W. Besterman, a den-
Morris (Elizabeth) Ruskin, Lillian tist with offices in Flat Rock, died
Kuschinski, Samuel (Gertrude) last Saturday at age 62.
Ungar of Youngstown and Milton
Dr. Besterman, a native of Chel-
(Celia) Beresh of Miami.
sea, Mass., lived in the Detroit
area 55 years. His home was at
18201 Midway, Southfield. A grad-
Stoppages Hobble
uate of Cass Technical High School
Lydda El Al Service
and the University of Michigan,
TEL AVIV (JTA)—A series of Dr. Besterman received a degree
"job actions" by maintenance per- from the University of Detroit's
sonnel in support of wage demands school of dentistry in 1939.
He was a member of the Detroit,
crippled El Al service out of Lydda
Michigan, American, International
Airport this week.
and
Royal Dental societies and a
The airline was forced to cancel
four of its eight scheduled flights member of the Flat Rock Rotary
Club.
Tuesday and Wednesday, and fur
Surviving are his wife, Helen; a
ther curtailments were likely un-
son, Capt. Gerald of Ft. Knox; a
less the issue is settled quickly.
daughter,
Mrs. Sima (Etta)
Airline workers flatly turned
down a proposal offered by Histad- Birach; and two grandchildren.

rut Wednesday, and negotiations
were suspended for the time being.
The El Al management, mean-
while, locked out the employes in-
volved in stoppages and other
actions that have the effect of
disrupting flight schedules.
Histadrut, Israel's labor federa-
Max Reich, NY Professor
tion, denounced the "job actions"
NEW YORK—Max Reich, a pro-
and termed the wage demands
fessor at the New York Law-School
"outrageous." According to His-
for 47 years, died Oct. 24 at age
tadrut officials, the El Al
80. •
employes are "not fighting for
bread" but only to increase their
incomes, which the union appar-
ently thinks are adequate.
The Family of the Late
Histadrut helped the El Al man-
agement break a strike by airline
MORRIS SAHAM
ground technicians and mainte-
nance workers last month.
Acknowledges with grate-
El Al is a nationally owned air-
ful appreciate the many
line heavily subsidized by the Israel
kind expressions of sym-
government. Concern was express-
pathy extended by rela-
ed for its "image" if the work
tives and friends during
stoppage continues. The El AI
the family's recent be-
management claims, however, that
reavement.
its passengers are loyal and prefer
to delay their trips rather than be
transferred to other airlines.

Opener Scheduled
by Kvutza Ivrit

OBITUARIES

PEARL BRADFIELD, 20687
Kensington, Southfield, died In
Tucson Oct. 23. She leaves a son,
Fred of Tucson; a daughter, Mrs.
N. J. (Margaret) Reisman; one
brother, four grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
• • •
JACK A. COHEN, 16185 Car-
riage Lamp, Southfield, died Oct.
24. Survived by his wife, Beatrice;
a son, Stuart, of Lansing; two

daughters, Mrs. Alan (Judith)

Harwood of New York and Mrs.
Lester (Sheila) Kalisher; one
brother, one sister and one grand-
child.
•
• •
DORA EPSTEIN, 11501 Peto-
skey, died Oct. 25. Survived by
friends, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Lei-
berman and Dr. and Mrs. Allen
Weisberg.
• • •
HARRY GOODMAN, 20712 Knob
Woods, Southfield, died Oct. 24.
He leaves his wife, Mary; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sy (Mitzie) Jacobs; one
brother, one sister and two grand-
children.
• • •

LEON KONSTANTIN, 10821
Santa Maria, died Oct. 25. Sur-
vived by his wife, Nettie; a son,

Jacob Schnipper,
Father of Rabbi

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15325 W. 9 MILE RD.. IN SOUTHFIELD

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WE REMEMBER

rimme ritc

Mr. Schnipper, a native of Belcz,
Poland, lived in Philadelphia for
many years and owned a dress
shop there.

Darr
ng the comb"
weak Yeshiva Both
Yolanda will eissorve
the Yakrzeit of the
follewiag departed
friends. with the
traditioaal Merawrial
Prayers. rockstiou of
Kaddish and study- •
leg of Mishima&

Surviving besides his son in
Detroit are his wife, Lena; a son,
Hyman; and three grandchildren.

In Memoriam I

In loving memory of our dear
beloved parents and grandpar-
ents, Max Mosse, who passed away
Oct. 16, 1954 (19 days in Tishre)
and Charlotte Mosse, who left us
on Oct. 18, 1955 (2 days in Hesh-
van). Sadly missed by all of us.

New Locatior,
Sidney A. Deitch

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Palmer, William (Pau line)

Schwartz and Sam (Doris) Troia,
all of Detroit; and four grandchil-
dren. Interment Los Angeles.
• • •
BETTY PEARLMAN, 18624
Roselawn, died Oct. 23. She leaves
a son, Harvey; two daughters, Mrs.
Max (Geraldine) Miller and Mrs.
Norman (Lois) Hoffer; three
brothers, two sisters and seven
grandchildren.
• • •
EDWARD ROSENBERG, 3812
W. Grand, died Oct. 22. Survived
by a niece, Mrs. Dorothy Rohlig.
• • •
CHARLES SEDER, 5867 Pine-
croft, Orchard Lake, died Oct. 29.
He leaves a brother, Manning.
• • •
JACK J. WANDER, 25350 Green-
field, Oak Park, died Oct. 28. He
leaves his wife, Hattie; two
sons, Seymour and Robert; one
brother, three sisters and five
grandchildren.

Jacob Schnipper, father of Rab-
bi A. Irving Schnipper of Cong.
Beth Moses, died Oct. 22 in Phila-
delphia. He was in his late 70s..

Itzhak Margalit, director of the
Hebrew department at the Jewish
Center, will discuss Israel's secur-
ity at the opening meeting of
Kvutza Ivrit, 8:30 p.m. Saturday
at the honie of Michael Michlin,
25195 Montmartre, Oak P a r k.
Hebrew-speaking guests are in-
vited.
Hade Hakvutza, the 30-year-old
annual publication of the Kvutza
Ivrit, recently appeared, with an
anthology of writings by such He-
braists as Bernard Isaacs, Maurice
Nobel, Meyer Mathis, Wolf Snyder
and many others.

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William; a daughter, Mrs. Mau-
rice (Sylvia) Stotzky; four grand-
children and one great-grandchild.
• •
•
ANNA LEACHMAN, 18098
Burt, died Oct. 27. Survived by
her husband, Jack; two daughters,
Mrs. Alfred (Joyce) Spiegel and
Mrs. Stewart (Carol) Ettinger; one
brother, two sisters and six grand-
children.
• •
•
IRENE MARKS, former De-
troiter of Los Angeles, died Oct.
21. Survived by her husband,
David; two daughters, Sharon and
Adele of New York; four brothers,
including Max and George Barahal
of Detroit; six sisters, including
Mesdames Morris (Sarah) Hurwitz,
Edith Baker, George (Rose)

L E N A GREENBERG, 19144
Lahser, died Oct. 27. Survived by
two sons, Ben and Simon; two
daughters, Mrs. Nathan (Ida)
Taksier of Miami and Mrs. Irving
(Louise) Wasserman; nine grand-
children and four great-grandchil-
dren.
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