6—Friday, haw 2, 1972
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Detroit Builder Joe Holtzman
Joseph "Joe" Holtzman, pioneer
Detroit builder who numbered his
famila, his business and Israel as
his chief interests, died Tuesday at
age 77. Former chairman of the
Detroit Allied Jewish Campaign
and of the United Jewish Appeal.-
he remained honorary national
chairMan of the UJA until his
death.
Italakhically Valid Israel's Refusal to Ransom Hostages
NEW YORK—The obligation to Yosef, a commentary coMposed
risk one's life in the preservation by Rabbi Joseph Karo o holds that
of law and order, and a general "one is obligated to expose Oneself
rule prohibiting the payment of ex- to possible danger in order,Ito res-
another person in Certain
cessive ransom are arnona halakhic cue
principles cited in defense of danger." Rabbi Gershuni. hdwever,
Israel's refusal to exchange im- notes numerous authoritteS who
prisoned terrorists for hostages of disagree with this ruling,tating
hijac'ced airliners. that "when both dangers ar mere-
ly potential, no overt ac ion is
The cruidelmes of Jewish law re-
iatin , to hijackin"s and a number mandated."
of ethe- contemporary issues are
examined in a "Survey of Recent
Halakhic Periodic Literature" by
Rabbi J David Bleich. a member
of the talmudic faculty of the
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological
Seminary and an instructor of
philosophy at Yeshiva University's
Stern College for Women.
Israel's steadfast resolve not to
The company in which Mr. Holtz-
release terrorists for hostages, as
man remained active until retire-
'n
the 1970 hijacking of several
THE LATE JOSEPH HOLTZAN
ment in 1964. dealt in residential,
jetliners
and their diversion to
commercial and industrial build-
was based on two factors,
as an officer and longtime di-
ina Holtzman-Silverman has built
' acco-ding to Rabbi Bleich: Acced-
rector.
12.000 homes and 2,500 apartments !
, na to the demands of the terror-
.
Mr. Holtzman's interest in Is-
.
-at the beginning concentrating
ists would establish a dangerous
on volUme business for blue-collar ! rael ran deep. He visited there ! Precedent and could strengthen
workers, but later dealing in , many times, as far back as pre-
future demands of guerillas; and
higher-priced homes and apart- ! s ate days when he went to , although release of prisoners might
mends Many subdivisions were be- • Europe for the Joint Distribution ' sax e the fives of hostages, the re-
Committee to help with survival
gun by Holtzman-Silverman.
'eased terrorists would be free to
work in the concentration camps_
, :rain endanger the lives of Israeli
The latest of several shopping;
Mr. H oltzman helped initiate the citizens-
zens
centers developed by the firm is
-
Old
in
Old Orchard, at Maple and Or- ! Allied Jewish Campaign here n
Rabbi Bleich examines the
chard Lake Rds , and one of its 1946, and he quickly emerged on validity of these considerations
indastrial projects is a large com- ! the national UJA scene. Ile fre-
in the writings of a prominent
RI, erv,ew. Mr. Holtz- qu•ntly spoke at fund-raising gath-
pies
in
rabbinic scholar, Rabbi Judah
!7.111,-; two sans Irwin and David, erinaa around the country
Gershuni, who relates the prob-
Ile and a number of either De-
lem to the more general question
troiters. particularly Edward Levy,
of the propriety of paving ran-
.:a -.0 business time}
were instrumental. in creating the
som in order to secure the re-
I or his role as a pioneer De-
Rock
Products
Corp.
in
Israel
lease of hostages.
troit builder, Mr. Holtzman was
which
produced
the
crushed
stone
Turning to the Mishna. Rabbi
honored with !Michigan Builders
so necessary for building and road Gershuni quotes a definitive state-
t
ense No. 2. He 1.4 as a found-
er o! the Builders Association of ' construction in Israel's early days .
Ilistadrut joined as partners in the not
m•nt
that captives
are
to declaring
he ransomed
if the sum
Metropolitan Detroit and served
operation and later took control.
demanded is "greater than their
Mr. Holtzman. 333 Covington,
went into the building business in
1919. soon after coming to this
country from Russia. The firm be-
came Holtzman and Silverman in
the 1930s, when he was joilned by
his brother-in-law, Nate Silverman.
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Paper Says Jewish Unit
Diverting Olim to U.S.
TEL AVIV
— liatzofe,
the organ of the religious parties
in Israel. has charged an Ameri-
c a n -Jewish organization (not
named) with having persuaded
! Soviet Jewish immigrants "to go
to the United States instead of
immigrating to Israel."
According to the story. repre-
sentatoes of the unidentified or-
ganization made contact with So-
viet Jews in Vienna and altered
their plans by offering help in
bringing them to America Ila.
trate further charged that this is
nat. an isolated case
Sources in. Israel deny the ac
tird s of thl, chat
irg, that
170 So,et Jea.,
iaead
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IF YOU TURN THE
De fending Israel's action,
Rabbi Gershuni argues that just
as an individual is obliged to
sacrifice his life on behalf Of his
country in time of war, so is he
also duty-bound to assist in the
preservation of law and order
even at the risk of his owe life.
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The Tire People
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alma" This limit. Rabbi Bleich
Mr. lioltaman numbered David
Ben-Gurion, taolda Meir and Jer- said. is placed upon the amount
usalem Mayor Teddy Kollek among which they may he paid as ran-
som because of concern lest 'the
his friends, and on several occa-
=ions was entertained with his wife abductors succeed in extorting
in the Mel apartment. When the exhorbitant sums, thereby encour-
aging the kidnaping of additional
prime minister was in the United
victims.
States recently, she was advised
Insofar as endangering one per-
of Mr. Dultzman's illness and sent
son, or a group of people in order
him a personal note.
to sr" c t he lives of others. Bei
Mr. Holtzman•s wife, the former
Helen Horwitz who he married
here in 1926, preceded him in
AJCommittee Publishes
death a year ago.
.
'72-73 School Calendar
A onetime DSR commissioner
under Mayor Eugene VanAntwerp, • NEW YORK — The American
pub-
Mr. lioltaman was highly regarded -Jewish Committee announced pub-
as an arbitrator in personal dis-Ilication of its 1972-1973 School ;
all
important
putes between community leaders C Calendar. listing
who were in conflict over property patriotic and religious observances.
never The School Calendar, covering
or financial affairs.
lie
the school year from September
charged a fee for this service.
Mr. Holtzman was a member of 1972 to September 1973, explains
tong Shaarey Zedek for some 40, Protestant, Catholic, SIostem and
years and was a charter member, ! Jewish Holy Days. The calendar,
in 1927, of Knollwood Country Club. with an easel back, can be oh-
Surviving besides his two sons tamed with quantity prices at re-
are a daughter, Mrs. Jay R osa li e) quest from the American Jewish
Sosnick; a brother, Albert of Palm • Committee national headquarters.
Springs, Calif.. three sisters, Mrs. 165 E. 56th St. 10022.
Since release of the terrorists
would have undermined law and
order in Israel, the government, in
Rabbi Gershuni's opinion,
was
justified in refusing to release cap-
tured terrorists despite the fact
that the lives of innocent people
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