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JennieGrossinger, Resort Founder
NEW• YORK-Jennie Gros-
singer, co-founder with her
husband of the renowned
Grossinger's resort in the
Catskills, died Monday, eight
years 'after' her h8sband's
death. She was 80.
Founded in 1914, the resort
grew to a virtual municipal-
ity with its own post office,
police and fire department
and luxury accommodations.
The famous and the near-
famous relaxed, and many
athletes trained there.
Born in Vienna, Mrs. Gros-
singer came to the United
States in 1900 and was
naturalized in 1919.
Educated in New Y o r It
public schools, she got her
first job at age 13, sewing
buttonholes during a 101/2
hour day.
She married her cousin,
Harry Grossinger, in 1912.
Mrs. Grossinger was said
to epitomize the tone of the
resort, what with her gentle
"Jewish mother". ways. As
many as 150,000 guests a
year were treated to the lav-
ish ambience of the place.
She often would take the
stage of the 1,700-seat audi-
torium to thank the visitors
for taking the trouble to
come-visitors who included
both dignitaries and average
people who saved to spend
a week there.
Her fame was such that
her death was reported on
page one of the New York
Times, in itself a rarity.
Despite its luxuriousness,
the resort maintains a Jew-
ish flavor. There is no smok-
ing on Friday night and Sat-
urday, and the cuisine is
strictly kosher. Nevertheless,
2$ per cent of the guests
JENNIE GROSSINGER
are Gentile.
Among her many philan-
thropies were a clinic and Bessie Knoppow,
convalescent home in Israel,
and she frequently made ap- Former Teacher
peals for Israel Bonds.
Bessie Knoppow, a former
She will be buried beside
teacher at Alger Elementary
her husband on a hill in
and Beth Yehudah schools,
Ahavath Israel Cemetery
died Sunday at age 62.
overlooking the hotel.
Mrs. Knoppow, daughter
of the late Rabbi Louis Kap-
lan, dean of the Orthodox
Rabbinate of Chicago, was
chose Gershon Kurman of granddaughter of the late
Rehovot as the likely suspect. Rabbi Shlomo Nossan Cutler
The supervisor phoned Ger- of Detroit. She was born in
shon's home but his wife an- Chicago and lived in the De-
swered and said her husband troit area 40 years.
did not own any property in
A graduate of Wayne State
Tel Aviv. The supervisor sug- University, Mrs. Knoppow
gested that he probably did was a member of Louis
own the house but hadn't let Marshall Lodge of Bnai Brith
his wife know.
and was co-editor of the
They filed suit against Ger- chapter newsletter.
shon Kurman who was sum-
Mrs. Knoppow's brother-
moned to Tel Aviv on three
in-law, Rabbi Maneheim
different occasions.
Goodman of Chicago offici-
Finally, it became appar-
ated at the funeral at Hebrew
ent to the court that Gershon
Memorial Chapel.
was not the owner of the
Mrs. Knoppow, 14821 Lin-
house. The court awarded
coln. Oak Park, leaves her
him expenses for his travel
husband, Nathan; a son,
and time.
Kenneth; a daughter, Mrs.
The fudge then turned on
Robert (Dr. Joyce) War-
the supervisor and asked him
shawsky of Edina, Minn.;
why, out of 27 Kurmans, he
three brothers, Bernard and
had picked on Gershon.
Henry Kaplan of Chicago
The supervisor said that and Maurice Kaplan of Bos-
Gershon Kurman sounded
ton; and a sister, Helen
like the name of a man with Goodman of Chicago.
property.
What's in a Name?
(From Israel Magazine)
TEL AVIV - A municipal
inspector found overflowing
rubbish bins in the courtyard
of a house on Frug St.
Residents said the owner of
the house was a man named
Kurman who had died but
another man named Kurman
now came around for the
rent. Nobody knew his first
name.
The inspector and his su-
perior found 27 Kurmans in
the telephone directory and
Bonds Out to Collect
$300 Million Pledges
NEW YORK (JTA) - The
next six weeks should bring
the total cash receipts of the
Israel Bond Organization for
1972 to an all-time record
high of $300,000,000, it was
announced by Sam Rothberg,
general chairman.
He made this forecast as
the Israel Bond national cam-
paign executive committee,
initiated an intensive nation-
wide end-of-the-year cash col-
lection effort to achieve that
objective.
Leo Bernstein, executive
vice president of Israel
Bonds, said that the attain-
ment of the $300,000,000 cash
figure this year would rep-
resent an increase of 20 per
cent over the $251,000,000
in cash Bond sales realized
in 1971, which was the big-
gest year to date in the cam-
paign's history.
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Ex-Head of Bale JWV
Morris Simons, past com-
NEW YORK - Nathan M. mander of Bale Post of the
Ohrbach, founder of Ohr- Jewish War Veterans, died
bach's department store Tuesday at age 74.
chain, died Sunday at age
Mr. Simons, 24224 W.
87.
Seven Mile, was an army
Mr. Ohrbach began his private serving under then
career selling women's coats Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing
in a corner of a friend's in the pursuit of the Mexican
millinery store in Brooklyn bandit-revolutionary Pancho
and went on to become a Villa along the Texas-Mexico
merchandiser of high fashion border.
at low prices. By the time
Surviving are his wife,
he sold the business to a Yetta; three sons, Myron,
Dutch company in 1962, he William and Sidney; two
had eight stores in New daughters, Mrs. Philip (Bar-
York and Los Angeles. The bara) Hollander of Chicago
CARD OF THANKS
Jack
(Miriam)
The family of the late Alvin first was opened in 1923 and Mrs.
Jacobson acknowledges with after his family came to this Waren; a brother, Ben; and
country
from
Austria.
14
grandchildren.
grateful appreciation t h e
Mr. Ohrbach served as
many kind expressions of
sympathy extended by rela- vice president and trustee Marion Zamek, 59,
of
Montefiore Hospital, trus-
tives and friends during the
family's recent bereavement. tee of the Federation of Hampton Teacher
Jewish Charities and treas-
Marion Zamek , an elemen-
urer of the American Jewish tary school teacher for more
Committee.
than
30 years, died last Sat-
The Family of the Late
urday at age 59.
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BERNARD
Mrs. Zamek, 27075 Har-
The Family of the Late
vard, Southfield, taught for
WH ITEMAN
the
past seven years at
His brother Ernest L.
LARRY MORRIS
Leonard of Toledo and
Hampton Elementary School.
FOGEL
A graduate of Wayne State
sister Mrs. Boris
Announces the unveil-
(Hilda) Raphael
University, she belonged to
Acknowledge with
ing of a monument in
Hadassah and Marshall Chap-
his memory 1 p.m. Sun-
Sun-
grateful
appreciation
ter of Bnai Brith. She was
day, Nov. 26, at Beth
the many kind expres-
born in Poland.
sions of sympathy' ex-
Tefilo Emanuel Ceme-
Mrs. Zamek leaves two
tery. Cantor Klein will
tended by relatives
daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Ei-
and friends during the
officiate. Relatives and
leen) Markson and Mrs. Myra
friends are asked to
family's recent be-
Mancilla of Sherman Oaks,
reavement,
attend.
Calif.; four sisters and one
grandchild
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OBITUARIES
MAX BERNBERG, 25208
Pierce, Southfield, died Nov.
21. Survived by his wife,
Minnie; a daughter, Merle;
and two brothers.
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SARAH COHAN, 20430
Cheyenne, died Nov. 17. Sur-
vived by her husband, Louis;
two sons, Israel and Jack;
a daughter, Mrs. George
(Eva)
Greenfield;
seven
grandchildren
and
three
great-grandchildren.
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ISADORE DOREN, 19100
W. Seven Mile, died Nov. 19.
Survived by his wife, Anna;
three sons, David of Howell,
Simon of Costa Rica and
Harry; and three grandchil-
dren.
LILLIAN FRANK, 19200
Appleton, died Nov. 17. She
leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Werner (Gertrude) Osten and
Mrs. David (Harriet)
Schwarz of Denver; one bro-
ther, three sisters and five
grandchildren.
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JOSEPH GLASMAN of
Trenton, died Oct. 31. Sur-
vived by a brother, Morris
of Pittsburgh.
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LOUIS GOLDSMITH, 20538
Huntington, died Nov. 18.
Survived by a son, Jeffrey;
two brothers and one sister.
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LYMAN HARRIS, 15700
Providence, Southfield, died
Nov. 20. He leaves his wife,
Lillian; two sons, Rowland
and Douglas; a daughter,
Mrs. Robert (Audrey) Weiss
of Pennsylvania; one brother,
one sister and 10 grandchil-
dren.
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Dr. JOE HERTZBERG of
Toledo, died Nov. 17. Sur-
! vived by his wife. Mary;
three brothers, including
Ralph of Detroit. and one
sister. Interment Toledo.
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RICHARD KLINE. 15307
Northgate, Oak Park, died
Nov. 20. Survived by his
wife, Eva; a son, Jerry; one
i sister and three grandchil-
dren.
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SOPHIE' KORNBLUM,
19100 W. Seven Mile, died
Nov. 19. Survived by two
nephews, Willi and Martin;
and two nieces, Steffi of
Lakewood, N. J., and Fianna
of Germany.
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HARRY LESSING, 3396
Baby, Windsor, died Nov. 16.
Survived by his wife, Freda:
a son, Bear! of Chicago; and
a daughter, Mrs. Leon
(Molly) Lutren.
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IDA MENKOWITZ, 16824
Washburn, died Nov. 18.
Survived by a son, Philip;
Tourism Income Up
JERUSALEM (J T A) -
Israel's foreign currency in-
come from tourism was
$276,000,000 during the first
eight months of 1972, com-
pared to 5230,000,000 during
the same period last year.
Training the People
I know of no safe depository
of the ultimate powers of so-
ciety but the people them-
selves, and if we think them
not enlightened enough to ex
ercise their control with a
wholesome discretion, the
remedy is not to take it from
them, but to inform their du
cretion by education.
-Thomas Jefferson
three brothers, one sister.
two grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
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REGINA NEIMARK, 22170
Ridgedale, Oak Park. died
Nov. 19. Survived by her
husband, Samuel; two sons,
Seymour and Herbert Gor-
man; three brothers,. one
sister and four grandchil-
dren.
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LORRA1NF: D. ROITER,
20120 Renfrew, died Nov. 21.
She leaves a daughter, Mrs.
Seymour (Trudy) Gilmore;
one brother, one sister and
two grandchildren. Interment
New York.
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JENNIE SHEAR, 19100 W.
Seven Mile, died Nov. 17.
Survived by a niece, Mrs.
Ben (Sarah) Weitzer.
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SANFORD SIDELL, 22600
Sutton Ct., Southfield, died
Nov. 20. He leaves his wife,
Ella; two sons, Keith and
Sidney A. Deitch
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SAMUF,I, TRABM AN, 18426
Hubbell, died Nov. 18. Sur-
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two daughters, Arline and
Bernice; two brothers and
one sister.
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