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Sholom: Aleichem' s Son-in-Law, B. Z. Goldberg, Journalist, Dead
NEW YORK — B. Z. Gold-
berg, pen name of Ben Zion
Waife, son-in-law of Sholom'
Aleichem, died last Friday.
in a Tel Aviv hospital, He
was 78.
A writer for Jewish publi-
cations in the U.S. and cor-
respondent for Israeli news-
papers, Mr. Goldberg (the
name with which he achieved
fame) was a columnist for
more than 50 years for The
Day Jewish Morning Journal,
which was the largest Yid-
dish-language daily news-
paper here until its publi-
cation ended last year.
Mr. Goldberg came to the
U.S. in 1907. He received a
BS degree at Columbia Uni-
versity in 1918 and an MA
in psychology in 1919. At
Columbia, he joined with stu-
dents who knew Yiddish to
help newly arrived immi-
grants with language prob-
lems.
Mr. Goldberg got the apart-
ment and Sholom Aleichem's
daughter too. He and the
former Marie Rabinowitz
(Aleichem's real name was
Solomon Rabinowitz) were
soon married.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
His column in The Day
Jewish Morning Journal in-
cluded articles on anything
from foreign affairs to book
reviews. If his articles
evoked controversy, he would
say, "I enjoyed the fights."
Mr. Goldberg wrote on all
One of Mr. Goldberg's fa-
phases of Jewish life and vorite stories concerned the
wrote several articles on his meeting of Sholom Aleichem
visits to the Soviet Union to and Mark Twain. At the
study Soviet Jewry, Later, meeting, someone said to the
he wrote for The Jewish latter, "This is the Jewish
Week, an English-language Mark Twain." Mark Twain
newspaper, and other Yid- replied, "Tell him I am the
dish publications.
American Sholom Aleichem."
In 1964, Mr. Goldberg was
Mr. Goldberg had intended
instrumental in the building to remain in Israel for sev-
of Beit Sholom Aleichem, the eral months to write a series
home of more than 300 manu- of articles and was doing
scripts and other memora- research at the time of his
bilia of Sholom Aleichem.
death.
OBITUARIES
LENA AIKEN, 15100 W. 10
Mile, Oak Park. died Dec.
28. She leaves a son, Dr
Max; two daughters, Mrs.
Joseph (Dorothy) Bluestein
and Mrs. John (liarhet)
Mishark of Winona, Minn.;
one brother, six grandchil-
dren and one great-grand-
child.
• • •
FANNY HARTMAN, 5919
Oakman, died Dec. 30. She
leaves two brothers-in-law,
Manuel M. and Sam Hart-
man;
a sister-in-law, Mrs.
Theodore H. (Sarah) Schatz;
and two nephews.
• • •
B. Z. GOLDBERG
Nathan Agree, Downtown Synagogue Founder
Nathan A. Agree, founder He was a member of Tem- Mr. Agree, 20600 Knob
and board chairman of the pie Beth El anti its men's Woods, Southfield, leaves his
Soon after Jewish humorist Isaac Agree Downtown Syna- club, Zionist Organization of wife Dorothy; two sons,
gogue, died Monday at age Detroit, Men's Chapter of George Agree and Galli-Bald-
Sholom Aleichem arrived
80.
ORT, Pisgah Lodge of Bnai win; four daughters, Mrs.
here, Mr. Goldberg invited
Mr. Agree, former owner of Brith, Craftsman Lodge of Robert (Flossie) Geller, Mrs.
him to lecture to the Yiddish-
the Detroiter Hotel, was a the Masons, Moslem Temple, Marvin (Trudy) Stearn, Mrs.
speaking students at Colum-
real estate investor and an Detroit Consistory, Crescent Samuel (Margie) Hack and
bia. He recalled the author's
honorary member of the Mas- Shrine Club, City of Hope, Mrs. Richard (Dorothy) Ir-
response:
ter Plumbers Association. United Hebrew Schools apd win of Chicago; a brother,
"'You want me to come to Born in Russia, he was a
CARIH, of which he was an Charles; 16 grandchildren
lecture, I haven't even man- resident of the Detroit area
honorary member.
and five great-grandchildren.
aged to get an apartment for 60 years.
yet.' I said you can get an
apartment. He said take my
daughter and go and get an
•
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Lester Pearson's Death at 75
Mourned in Jewish Community
Dr. Jacob Rubin,
Zionist, Author, 62
Card of Thanks
The family of the late
Harry E. Festenstein ac-
knowledges with grateful ap
preciation the many kind
expressions of sympathy ex-
tended by relatives and
friends during the family's
recent bereavement.
The Family of the Late
LILLIAN
OSSEPOW
Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
her memory 11 a.m.
Sunda y, Jan, 7, at
Chesed She! Emes
Cemetery. Cantor Adler
will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked
to attend.
NEW YORK—Dr. Jacob A.
Rubin, director of the Jew-
ish National Fund Founda-
tion of Greater New York
and author of books on Is-
rael, died of a heart attack
last Thursday. He was 62.
During Israel's early years
as a state, Dr. Rubin was
a member of the Provisional
Council of State. He edited
several Israeli newspapers
and later became a corres-
pondent for them. Among his
works was "Pictorial History
of Israel."
Dr. Rubin, a native of Po-
land, earned degrees in law
and diplomatic studies at the
University of Lvov. He emi-
grated to Israel, where he
worked in farming, road
building and journalism.
In World War II, he served
in the Jewish Brigade, and
saw action in North Africa
and Italy.
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING OF
THE HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
for the election of members of the Board of
Directors will take place on Thursday evening,
January 11, 1973, 8:30 P.M., at their building,
26640 Greenfield Road, Oak Park, Michigan.
The following have been placed in nomination:
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Jacob Maw
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Cheri. S. Ow*"
S•rmol Bremer
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Wore. I. Cooper
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Henry OroorArow.
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Joseph OA Eromon
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Other nominations can be mad• in Our form of a petition
signed by 30 mambo's in good standing, and prositnt•d to
the President at least three days before the Mooting.
MONTREAL (JTA) — Two the architect of the plan
major Jewish organizations which resulted in the crea-
expressed grief at the death tion of the state of Israel."
of Lester B. Pearson, former The statement also recalled
prime minister of Canada that Mr. Pearson was sym-
and one of the architects of pathetic to the Jewish corn-
the historic United Nations munity's pleas seeking asy-
partition plan that led to the lum for the victims of the
establishment of Israel. war" in Europe.
Mr. Pearson, who died of
Philip Givens, QC, MPP,
cancer at age 75, won the president of the Canadian
Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 Zionist Federation, recalled
for his activity in 1956 during that Mr. Pearson "conducted
the Suez Canal crisis that led the brilliant negotiations that
to the establishment of a led to the establishment of
United Nations Emergency the state of Israel by the
Force to keep peace between United Nations on Nov. 29,
Israel and Egypt.
1947.
He was the president of
Throughout his tenure in-
the UN General Assembly in of f ic e he continually ex-
1952.
pressed concern "for the sur-
Sol Ranee, president of the
Canadian Jewish Congress,
issued a statement express-
ing sorrow at the passing of
"a great friend of Israel and
the Jewish people"
and as
Jerome Prag,
Local Dentist
Jerome Jack Prag, a De-
troit dentist for more than 40
years, died Dec. 30 at age 67.
Dr. Prag, a 1928 graduate
of the University of Michi-
gan's dental school, had of-
fices on Calvert and Wood-
ward Ayes. for four decades,
but his recent office was in
the Fisher Building. A native
Detroiter, Dr. Prag, 20736
Knob Woods. Southfield, was
a member of Cong. Shaarey
Zedek.
vival of the Jewish state.
Canada has lost a remark-
able citizen and Jews a good
friend."
Samuel Ratensky,
NY City Planner
NEW YORK — Samuel Ra-
tensky, a city planner for
the governments of New
York City and the state of •
New York for 25 years died
last Thursday at age 62.
Mr. Ratensky studied un
der architect Frank Lloyd
Wright and served on several
planning, urban renewal,
housing a n d development
boards. He studied housing in
Europe and in the Americas
on a fellowship of the New
York chapter of the Ameri-
can Institute of Architects.
Surviving are his wife, Dor-
othy; a son, Lowell; two
daughters, Mrs. David (Fern)
Jacobs and Mrs. Sanford
(Sabra) Shekter; a brother,
Milton; three sisters, Mrs.
Harry (Selma) Bockoff, Mrs.
Stanley (Rhea) Klein and
Mrs. Franklin E. (Helene)
Dorman; and eight grand-
children.
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IGNAZ LANGNAS, 16140
Carriage Lamp, Southfield,
died Dec. 31. Survived by his
wife, Dora; a son, Dr. Jo-
seph; a daughter, Mrs. Ber-
nard (Betty) Lis; one brother
and seven grandchildren.
• • •
MURIEL C. LIPSON, 830
Merton, died Dec. 29. She
leaves a daughter, Mrs. Ira
(Theda) Rodman; and one
brother.
•
• •
SOLOMON LUMBER G,
19100 W. Seven Mile, died
Dec. 29. Survived by four
daughters, Mrs. Abram
(Sarah) Fieldman, Mrs. liar-
vey (Rhea) Frank, Mrs. Fred
Sociologist, Author
Dr. Samuel Koenig
NEW YORK—Dr. Samuel
Koenig, former chairman of
the department of sociology
and anthropology at Brook-
lyn College and former Ful-
bright professor at Bar-Ilan
University in Israel, died '
last Friday. He was 73.
Dr. Koenig wrote several
books, including "Jews in a
Gentile World," and served
on the National Commission
on Hebrew Language and
Culture, on the Commission
for the Study of Jewish Edu-
cation in the U. S, and on
the council of Yivo Institute
for Jewish Research. In
1950, he studied cultural
trends in Israel under a grant
from the Social Science Re-
search Council.
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• • •
MOSES MORRIS of Pas-
saic, N. J., died Dec. 24. lie
leaves two sons, Lester and
Seymour; two daughters,
Mrs. Beatrice Smith and Mrs.
Melva Kent; seven grand-
children
and three great-
grandchildren. I n t e r m ant
Spring Valley, N. Y.:
WOLF ROSENBACM, 14420
Pearson, Oak Park, died Jan,
1. Survived by four sons,
Morris, Sam, Irving of Los
Angeles and Zvi of Tel Aviv;
two daughters, Mrs. Jack
(Freda) Bokner and Mrs.
Abe (Sarah) Goren; 10
grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren.
• • •
ADELE (Mrs. Israel)
STILLERMAN, 23021 Kipling,
Oak Park, died Dec. 29.
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MILTON TODD, 6790 Tele-
graph, Birmingham, died
Jan. 2. lie leaves a daughter,
Mrs. Walter A. (Geraldine)
Goodman; and three grand
children. Interment Cleve-
land.
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