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By ROBERT E.
SEGAL
(A Sores Arts Feature)
OBITUARIES
Anyone interested in the Phi Delta Theta originally
As the battle lines tight-
history of the rise and de - insisted that the brothers
ened, old guardsmen threw
cline of the American fra - possess only "full Aryan
frantic passes: In 1946, the
ternity and sorority system blood"; but in 1953 after Phi
dean of students at the Uni
should not miss the United Delta chapters were suspend- versity of California, trying
ERWIN BEURER, 19320
Press report describing an ed at Williams and Amherst to buoy the sagging hopes
SADIE LAYTON (LIP Sept. 15 He leaves his wife,
election at Bowdoin College. colleges for pledging "non- of the brothers, declared to Greenfield, died Sept. 14. He SITZ), former Detroiter of Shirley (Tannenberg); a son,
An attractive co-ed, with Aryans," the national of- the applause of the National leaves a son, Roland 11., and Miami Beach, died Sept. 14: Wayne; two daughters, Tina
the improbable name of Miss ficers found just the rhetori- Interfraternity Conference two grandchildren.
She leaves a brother, Charles and Jodi; his parents, Mr.
• • •
Barney Geller, was washing cal blood transfusion needed that demands for the end of
Layton. Interment Detroit.
and Mrs. Harry (Ida) Son-
dishes in the fraternity house by declaring all a pledge had fraternity discrimination had
MAX DOBKIN, 19100 W.
• • •
kin; and one brother.
when she received word that to be was "socially accept- their roots "in Marxian con- Seven Mile, died Sept. 14.
PEARL SCHMISEL of Mi-
that she had been elected able."
cepts." A year later, the Survived by his wife, Ida; a ami Beach died Sept. 17 . THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
president of old Psi U's
Thousands of young Jew- chairman of the conference sort, Samuel; three daugh- She leaves a brother, liar-
Friday, Sept. 22, 1972-47
Bowdoin chapter. Promptly ish men and women going asserted that fraternities had ters, Esther, Mary and Nor- vey Harris; and a sister,
she dropped the dishcloth into college in the '90s and "a democratic right to dis- ma; and five grndchildren. Mrs. Oscar (Gertrude) Fein-
and picked up the gavel.
e •
a
•
the early years of the 20th criminate." A few years
berg. Interment New York.
MONUMENT CENTER, INC.
Although American social Century found refuge from later, Albert S. Bard, a Chi
LULA K. FRANK, 18520
• • •
441 E. 8 MILE, FERNDALE
fraternities first seem to such discriminatory bars by Psi in good standing from W.'Seven Mile, died Sept. 17.
1", Slacks E. of Woodward
FANNY .611YKEWICII,
have started at Union College participating in fraternity 1888 on, wrote in Banta's She leaves a cousin, Louis
4 Elks from 3 Welsh
19365
Whitcomb,
died
Sept.
in Schenectady in 182.5 while and sorority life exclusively Greek Exchange that the Kositchek of Lansing. Inter-
Cornet•rles en Woodward
20. Survived by her hus-
sororities were born in 1870, Jewish. In these years of system of 100 per cent rush- ment Lansing.
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band, Jake; two sons, Harry
it is noteworthy that an early black - white
polarization, ing, guaranteeing fraternity
• • •
and Laurence Shy; three
push was given the fraternity Greek letter clubs establish- admission to all desiring,
WILLIAM HARBAL, 1322 daughters, Mrs. Eva Ep-.
system shortly after the Civil ed and maintained by Blacks struck him as "mere Hit-
Chatham, Flint, died Sept. stein, Mrs. Joe (Belle) Green.
Sidney A. Deitch
War.
promise to be among the last lerism."
18. Survived by a son, Sam- baum and Mrs. Joseph
In his excellent book, "Fra- to flourish in America.
DETROIT
But in 1961, Barry Gold- uel of Detroit; three daugh- (Rose) Rubin; 10 grandchil-
ternities Without Brother-
The onslaught against fra- water had decided that fra- ters, Mrs. Anna Rosenberg
MONUMENT
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dren
and
22
great-grandchil-
hood," Alfred McClung Lee ternity and sorority bias ternities were "mere bas-
of Detroit, Mrs. Irving (Ju- dren.
111411 w 11 Mae Ka
asserts that a group of c ame initially with the close tions of Communism" while
• • • .
C•••.•••• • Gretwevio
dith) Shapiro and Mrs. Rudy
ere
Sw 113•41)11
former Confederate army of- of World War II when the a past president of Delta
(Lillian) Goldberg of De-
SADIE SIMONS, 275 Mer-
ficers, all fraternity men, scandal of segregation in the Upsilon concluded that "al-
troit; three brothers, 11 ton, died Sept. 16. She leaves
formed a society in 1866 and armed forces pained the con- ways behind these attacks on grandchildren and 10 great-
t wo daughters, Mrs. Harriett
called that convivial group sciences of countless return- fraternities, you find a Jew, grandchildren.
Merson of Chicago and Mrs.
"Kuklos," the Greek word ing veterans. And in 1954 or a divinity student —
Nat (Betty) Korash; one
for circle. "For alliterative when public school desegre- seldom an engineer."
brother, one sister, three
purposes," Prof. McClung gation was demanded by the
Well, it's been great fun; Barbara Roby Killed
grandchildren and two great-
points out, "the word Klan Supreme Court, efforts by and lots of nahas to the
in Water Mishap
grandchildren.
was added, the Kuklos be- young idealists to end the Bowdoin co-ed chosen the
♦
During the
• • •
Barbara Carol Roby, 19-
came Kuklux or Ku Klux." color bar in the Greek units fraternity president of the
corning w • • IL
NORMAN
SNITZ,
27200
year-old daughter of Mr. and
Yeshivoth Seth
(Ironically, some word took sharper point.
year.
Mrs, Samuel Roby, 5703 Franklin, Southfield died
'if • It • d • will
watchers have told us that
Swan Lake, West Bloomfield, Sept. 19. Ile leaves his wife,
eh
the
the abrasive and thoroughly
was killed in a water skiing Sarah; a son, Stanley; two
Yiehrseit of the
distasteful epithet, "kike,"
daughters,
Mrs.
Harold
f•Iliewiag de-
accident Sunday on Cass
had a similar start: immi-
(Flora) Cherny and Mrs.
Lake.
parted humid.,
grants unable to write their
Aaron (Rosalyn) Stern;
with
the tradi-
names were urged to draw a
Miss Roby, who was born
Sarah Seltzer, a forme ✓ ciety and Jewish Family and in Detroit, was a graduate three brothers, two sisters
tional
Memor-
circle or "Kykle.")
and five grandchildren.
high school teacher and a n Children's Services as well of West Bloomfield High
ial Prayers, re-
Fraternities and sororities
• • •
active volunteer worker in as in the Allied Jewish Cam- School and belonged to
cit•tion •f
came to represent snobbery
SEYMOUR SONKIN, 14320
K • eldish and
at its collegiate apex during a number of community paigns and a number of civic Temple Emanu-El.
Borgman, Oak Park, died
studying of
the same years that teach- movements, died last Frida y; movements.
Survivors besides her par-
Mi•/mays
at
Grace
Hospital,
after
a
She was devotedly inter- ents are five brothers, Terry,
ings of modern racism by
brief illness. She was 69.
ested in educational projects Steven, Jeffery, Jerry and
Thaws' me.
Madison Gran t, Lothrop
Morris
Surviving
are
her
husband
,
and
work among youth, and Dr. William; two sisters,
Stoddard and Houston Stew-
Silverstein
16
24
art Chamberlain were find- Prof. Lawrence Seltzer, pro - she served on the board of Mrs. Phyllis Kowal and Mrs.
Mae Z•lickson 16 24
Morris Goldberg la 24
ing acceptance by some lessor of economics at Wayne Billet Foundation of Wayne Doris Klavons; and her
Oars Rosen 16 24
Americans who should have State University, where he State University. She also as- grandfather, Meyer Bush.
Gl•ved
Edelman
le 24
known better. Into the char- headed his department for sisted in Hillel Foundation
Esther R. Smith 16 24
several
years;
a
son,
Dr.
activities
at
the
University
of
ter of the Greek letter clubs
L•el• M. Sauls•n 14 24
Sam Fink
14 74
were written such terms as Ronald A. Seltzer of Palo Michigan and Michigan State International Law
Sam Margolin 17 25
"must not be of Mongolian, Alto, Calif.; a brothe r, University.
Minnie Kicackel 17 25
Expert Murdered
Willis." Solomon 17 25
George
Levin;
three
sisters,
Malaysian, Negro, or Jewish
Lilly Z. Stein 17 25
NEW ORK — Wolfgang
ffet• R. Sas
blood"; "must be of pure Mrs. David (Freda) Sand-
Samuel Kanners, 80; Friedmann, Berlin-born pro-
Avrohorn
17 25
Caucasian blood." Poor old Weiss, Mrs. Benjamin (Lib-
Stanley •ravver
IS 26
lessor of international law
bie) London and Mrs Jack Leather Supplier
Samuel Zeitocte
1•
26
and director of international
Jacob Gestic
IS 24
(Rose) Gould; and four
Samuel Kanners, founder legal research at Columbia
Sadie Ettinger
111 W
grandchildren.
Sol Ke•rtooit•
18
I&
in 1921 of S. Kanners - and University, was stabbed to
IN MEMORIAM
Philip Robinson
IS 24
Mrs. Seltzer taught science Co. (now Kanners and Pa-
Samuel Ki•1
18 26
death by three teen-age mug-
Abraham S.
at Cooley High School for 25 trize on Second Ave.), leather
The HEBREW BE-
gers Wednesday.
Lipson
IS
24
years, and retired from the and shoe store suppliers in
NEVOLENT
S 0 C I-
Sam Weintraub IS 24
Dr. Friedmann, 65, who
Sol Stein
school system 10 years ago. Detroit, died Sept. 14. He
19
77
ETY (Chesed Shel
fled
from
Nazi
Germany,
had
Reim
19 27
She was active on the boards was 80.
E m e s) remembers
Etta
been a civil court judge in
Jos...awn
of Tamarack, Fresh Air So-
19 77
their departed board
Mr. Kanners, born in Ro- Germany before World War
Ida• K•lim•rt
It
27
members whose Vor-
Isadore
mania, lived at 22700 Sara- II.
S wim...11r
19 27
zeit is observed in the
toga, Southfield. He was a
Robert Jonas
Police sought three youths
Jack
Goldin,
Age
51;
19 27
Sony Salem
month of Tishri.
charter member of Temple in the crime, described by
11 27
Worry Levin
It 27
Area Meat Dealer
Israel, and belonged to Pis- Mayor John Lindsay as the
Adolph Goldman 20 . 26
SAM SANDWEISS
Sam
Jack Harold Goldin, as- gah Lodge, Bnai Brith.
A telephone call to us
worst outrage in his seven
E ntimvitch
20
28
(Organizer and First
Surviving are his wife, •years in City liall.
sociated for many years with
Harry A.
gives you the assurance
Pres.)
Davidson
W 28
that a man you know is
Goldin's Kosher Meat and Ida; a son, Victor; a daugh-
1.1••ry W•cl•r
20
21
5th of Tishri
helping you
Poultry Market on W. Seven ter, Mrs. Myron (Rosalie)
Chariot Rubel
711
WI
Morri• S•haryt
September 13th
21
71
Mile Rd., died Sept. 16.- He Sempliner; two brothers, one Helen Sugarman,
We can make the desired
Aaron K•hn
21 21
sister and nine grandchil-
was 51.
Harry Jieffin
71
arrangements
regardless
29
Active
in
Clubs
CITEUN
••••I Kind
dren.
11
it
of where a death occurs.
Mr. Goldin, 19571 Beaver-
Sarah Levin
21
29
(Pres. Chevra Kadisha
Helen R. Sugarman, active
Rose Schw•ris
land, was a member of Cong.
21 29
Abraham
in
women's
and
Jewish
or-
from its inception)
'Root of Our Tragedy'
Beth Abraham, and belonged
Oakrn•n
77 70
20th of Tishri
ganizations, died Sept. 19 at
Yett• Goicher
22 30
to Craftsman Lodge of the
The root of the Jewish trag- age 62.
Levet J. Conan
September 28th
77 30
Masons and to the Detroit edy is not to be found in the
Fde•rd Simon
72 30
Mrs, Sugarman, 20679 Ken-
Michael Sera,.
72 30
Area Retail Kosher Meat unfavorable attitude of other
IDA SOLOMON
sington, Southfield, was a
Dealers.
peoples
toward
us;
nor
is
this
(Pres. Ladies Auxil-
member of Cong. Shaarey
16325 W. Nine Mile Rd.
Yeshivath Beth
He leaves his wife, Shirley the fundamental reason for Zedek and was a past
iary from its incep-
vice
Southfield
M.; a son, Lawrence; two Zionism. The real reason lies president of the sisterhood
Yehuda
tion)
Elgin 7-5200
daughters, Barbara and Pen- in what the Jewish people
15751 W. 1054 Mile
27th of 'Tishri
of the synagogue. She was a
nie;
his
parents,
Mr.
and
(consciously,
subconsciously
Southfield
Ira and Herbert Kaufman
October 5th
member of Iladassah, Zada-
Mrs. Abe Goldin; and one or unconsciously) always
Phone 557-6750
kah Club, City of Hope and
sister.
longed for—social independ- the National Council of Jew-
ence—and it will not find rest ish Women. She also was a
until it re-establishes its na- past secretary of Knob
OUR SINCEREST SYMPATHY
tional statehood. —Vladimir Woods Chapter, Women's
to the family of
Zev Jabotinsky.
American ORT.
JACK HAROLD GOLDIN
Surviving are her husband.
whose passing on Saturday morning left a
No individual should be Samuel: a son. Donald, and
deep void in our lives.
subjected anywhere, by rea- three grandchildren.
HARRY AND PHYLLIS SAMET
son of the fact that he is a
FORMERLY KARL BERG MEMORIALS
Jew, to a denial of any corn-
and Family
It's when,. people do not
1.1.• ■ •• make 4n•menals Jn tnbate I. oar dna. {nen. to
MANUEL URBACH & SON
mon
right or opportunity en- know how to play, that they
Annmean 114a/ Mayan Davad
care el D. John Mamas
joyed by non-Jews. —Louis forget how to think and how
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21631 Ganinar Oak Perk M, •1237
D. Brandeis. to live.
Nit REAADABER
11»1
Mrs. Lawrence Seltzer, Science
Teacher, Active Civic Volunteer
If a death
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occurs away
from home...
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