t2—Friday, Jaw 12, 1973
THE DETROIT JEWISH MEWS
J ewish
News Supersalesman Ben Gorney Is 80 ( Australian Jews
Sponsor Settlement
On Friday mornings, when
JERUSALEM ( JTA )—Na-
Ben Gorney delivers The
hal Ketura, a settlement
NEW YORK (JTA) —1 weeks ago, will be on tour Jewish News to the North-
north of Eilat sponsored by
gore than 100,000 persons throughout the U.S. for the land merchants he serves , he
Australian Jewry, was dedi-
,f all ages—many of them next six months. Because of is reminded of the days long
cated last week with Prime
• ildren and college stu- the demand of Jewish organ- ago when a young boy helped
Minister Rupert James Ha-
lents—have viewed the first izations, institutions and the support his family by selling
mer of Victoria State partici-
.howing of a photographic general public, the exhibit newspapers on the streets
pating
in the ceremonies.
of
Detroit.
exhibit iu the U.S., "The may have to continue into the
The Australian leader and
iolocaust and Resistence."
Gorney has come a long
fall.
44 Jewish donors from Aus-
The display, which was re-
The display commemor. way since then. An important
tralia are touring various
eased to the public six ates the 30th anniversary of part of the newspapers he
development
projects under-
ghetto uprisings in Nazi oc- carries to his customers are
taken
by the Jewish National
the advertisements he sells
cupied
Europe.
The
Ameri-
Creative Photography
Fund.
can Federation of Jewish for The Jewish News.
Nahal Ketura, a paramili-
And so, today, The Jewish
Fighters, Camp Inmates and
tary settlement on 3,600 du-
• Candids
Nazi Victims asked Yad News honors one of its own:
nams (900 acres) of JNF
• Commercial
Ben
Gorney,
supersalesman,
Vashem, Israel's National
land, eventually will pass in-
• family Portraits
Remembrance Authority, to who will turn 80 on Thurs-
• Executive Portraits
to civilian hands.
prepare
the exhibit. There day. It will be the same day
• Children Steadies
that
he
and
his
wife
Rose
are 10 duplicate mobile ex-
• Restorations
MR. AND MRS. BEN GORNEY
YOUR CANDID COLOR
• Costa. Framing
hibits circulating throughout celebrate their 57th wedding
•
•
•
anniversary.
the U.S.
basketball,
baseball
and
foot-
with him a fount of experi-
What amazes his co-work-
Official Y.S. Government
All major American Jew- ern and customers is his un- ball at the old Hannah ence in the clothing industry.
ALBUM
P
& Immigration Photos
ish organizations are spon- flagging energy and good Schloss Building (Jewish It was only natural that be
WILL
soring the exhibit.
Center)
near
the
Gorneys'
354-1677
would gravitate to the ap-
nature. A job that calls for
Moshe Sheinbaum of Shein- dependability (what adver- High St. address. (His long- parel accounts, although he
gold Publishers said those tiser wants to be kept wait- time organization affilia-
affilia- handles other firms as well.
groups involved in the dis- ing on a busy day?)
studio of photography
all tions are with Perfection
"My customers know I
L
Lodge
of
the
Masons
and
the know their business," he said,
plays'
presentation
to
the
kinds of weather would tiro
25211 Telegraph Road
WHEN PHOTOGRAPHED BY
Denver
Shriners).
American
Jewish
communi-
a
much
younger
man.
His
Closed Mondays
"and they often ask any ad-
From Zuckerman's Gorney vice about merchandising
ty are convinced that the colleagues were surprised to
moved
to
Goldberg
Brothers
display has heightened the learn that his impending
and promotion." He attrib-
Fil l
UNDER NEW
awareness of the Holocaust birthday would be his 80th. Dept. Store, near Crowley's, utes his sales technique to
12 MANAGEMENT
among Jewish and non-Jew-
Ben doesn't mind sharing where he met a pretty sales- "believing in myself and my
AND ASSOCIATES
ish youth and among the his secret: ,He exercises girl in sportswear named company," enjoys the con-
la 1-8196
general public.
daily, sees the doctor every Rose. "I took her out of her tact with people and as far as
UT ME SNOW YOU A NEW
For instance, the exhibit, three months and has a com- misery," Ben says, and they he's concerned, "I'll never
DIMENSION
IN NN3TOGRAPNY
were married on Jan. 18, retire."
which has appeared in more plete physical once a year.
than 50 locations in the past
Each morning in summer, 1916, by Rabbi Hershman at
six weeks has also brought he uses the pool at his Lah- Shaarey Zedek.
Abe Cherow Says:
Gorney's next employment
a greater demand for litera- ser Rd. apartment. In winter,
ture on the Holocaust. he swims twice a week at the was with Frank and Seder, a
ONLY ARTISTIC
Thousands of booklets on the Jewish Center. lie neither department store on Wood-
Holocaust have been sold at smokes nor drinks. "But I ward and Clifford, where he
UPHOLSTERERS
a P
was fur buyer for several
the sites of the exhibit, and love women," he admitted.
GUARANTEES
The woman in his life, the years. Seder was so im-
the demand is increasing.
CONSTRUCTION FOR
SHOW REPAIR
pressed
with
Ben
that
he
former Rose Lieber, is a per-
10 YEARS.
Don't throw thorn away
fect cccnplement to the robust took him to Pittsburgh to
SERVICE WHILE
Ben. She is a delicate, at- head the F&S coat depart-
WE GIVE YOU 10 DAY
YOU SHOP
tractive woman whom Ben ment. After many years
DELIVERY SERVICE.
fondly calls "Mother."
there, he was transferred to
,
ORTHOPEDIC WORK
Available for All Occasions
CALL LU 4-5900
20 years risporrenr•
They
have
a
son,
Richard,
the
Bailey
Co.
store
in
TEL-TWELVE MALL
FOR A FREE
who is a U.S. government Cleveland, where Ben super-
MAGICAL MEL
Telegraph Cor. 12 Mile Rd.
HOME CONSULTATION.
chief engineer in Bettendorf, vised merchandising and buy-
547-2464
355-2467
Ia.; a daughter, Mrs. David ing of wearing apparel and
YOU'LL BE GLAD
(Shirley) Goldsmith; seven furs.
YOU DID!
grandchildren and two great-
The Denver Dry Goods Co.
in
Denver
grandchildren.
was his next stop,
ARTISTIC UPHOLSTERERS
They'll be together for a but acceding to his wife's
5755 SCHAEFER Rb. Abe Cheroot', President of
big party organized by Mrs. request to get closer to home
(I block North of Ford Rd.) Artistic Upholsterers, is seen
Goldsmith and her daughter he took a job with Lamson
Dearborn — LU 4 - 5900
daily on your TV screen.
Carol Dressler.
Brothers Co. in Toledo. Five
Open Daily 13 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Ben was 7 when his par- years later, after serving as
ents brought him and his two buyer and merchandiser of
brothers to Detroit from all wearing apparel, Ben and
Bialystok, Russia. His moth- Rose "came home."
er's love for music was in-
Ben's retirement lasted
fectious. One son, Jay, turned two weeks. Champing at the
to composing.
His fa- bit to become active again,
mous "Brother, Can You Ben turned to newspaper ad-
Spare a Dime?" inspired by vertising. For 10 years, he
Complete line of party items
the Depression, ironically was a salesman for the
• Shower a Wadding Gifts
made him a fortune. Living Northwest Detroiter.
• Contemporary Gifts • Cards's. Invitations
first in Hollywood and then
In March 1970, Ben joined
Mon., Tues., Wed. 10-6, Thurs. 10-9, Fri. 10-Midnight
New York, he still collects The Jewish News, bringing
Sat. 10-6, Sun. 12-5
royalties for "Brother" and
• 'Get Ready for Love."
2675 COOLIDGE, BERKLEY
399-1 1 1 1
Ben turned to different
musical pursuits:
Encour-
aged by Cantor Rogoff of
Cong. Shaarey Zedek on
Winder St., the boy sang so-
prano in the holiday choirs
for several years. Although
his voice went through two
changes, he still managed to
FAMOUS MAKER
r each a high C as a young
man.
But music remained a
Dacron & Cotton
hobby. The 1906-07 depres-
ion put an end to Ben's
and AI Cotton
chooling at Cass Tech, and
$299 $399
e was forced to go to work
cling newspapers and shin-
ing shoes. Because his fa-
her, a tool and die maker,
$ 4 99
ould find no employment,
LONG S. SHORT
en had the responsibility
SLEEVES
f feeding the family. The $8
e could make on weekends
Henan Goldblatt plays a
ept them going.
lead role in "To Live Another
His first real job was as Summer," opening with its
man Friday at the Len all-Israeli cast at the Jewish
W 1, 4 NN - s APPAREL
-
' z uckerman ready - to - wear Center 7:30 p.m. Sunday and
s tore on Woodward Ave. It continuing through Jan. 21.
9:30-5:30 Mon.-Sat.
Lincoln 7-3883
Weds., Thurs. tel 9 p.m
was an encounter with the There will be a matinee per-
25250 Greenfield, Oak Park
c lothing industry that would formance of the musical re-
263 W. NINE MILE ROAD
Id evelop into a lifelong ca- vue 3 p.m. Jan. 21. Tickets
FERNDALE, MICH. 48220
reer,
are on sale at the Jewish
Ben still found time to play Center.
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