aurence Harvey Dies
Laurence Har- Mr. Harvey, born Larushka
..ovie and Shake- I Mischa Skikne in Joniskis,
actor often de- Lithuania, was the son of a
..,ed as the screen's per- Jewish building contractor
fect cad, died Nov. 25 at age who moved his family to
South Africa in 1934. Young
45.
Harvey later joined the
Royal South African Navy.
Rep. Ford Relates
Following his discharge, he
enrolled for three months at
Support for Israel the Royal Academy of Dra.
NEW YORK (JTA)—Rep. j matic Arts in London before
Gerald R. Ford, the vice joining a repertory company
presidential nominee, reaf- in Manchester, England. He
firmed his support for Israel later toured the U. S. with
Monday night in his first the Old Vic production of
extensive remarks on the Henry V, and during a sea-
Middle East since he was son with the Royal Shake-
selected by President Nixon speare Company in Stratford.
to - Qplace Spiro T. Agnew. on-Avon, he met his future
occasion was the $250- wife, Margaret Leighton.
a-piate "Dinner for Life" or-
His marriage to Miss
ganized by the United Jewish Leighton ended in divorce, as
Appeal in Suffolk County. did his second marriage to
The proceeds are earmarked the widow of Harry Cohn, a
for Israel.
founder of Columbia Pic-
The Michigan Republican tures. He later married a
praised the audience for model, Paulene Stone. They
their support of Israel and have a daughter.
He appeared in about 30
said he hoped the money
raised would eventually European films. In the U. S.
"build bridges" between Tel he appeared in "Room at
Aviv, Cairo and Damascus. the Top" which led him to
Some members of the audi- stardom, "Butterfield 8,"
ence recalled that more than "Walk on the Wild Side,"
a year ago, before the 1972 "The Manchuria Candi-
presidential elections, Ford date," and his last film,
was the first prominent Re- "Nightwatch," in which he
publican to call on the Nixon starred with Rex Harrison
administration to recognize and Elizabeth Taylor.
Jerusalem as Israel's capi-
tal.
At a brief • press confer- Naphtal i Tadmor,
ence before the dinner, Ford Botany Professor
warned the Arab oil states
JERUSALEM—Prof. Naph-
not to push the U. S. in- tali H. Tadmor, Hebrew
definitely. He said his re- University professor of bot-
marks should not be con- any, died here Nov. 20 at age
strued as a threat.
49.
Born in Mannheim, Ger-
Inherited wealth is an un- many in 1924, he received
mitigated curse when di- his PhD degree at the He-
vorced from culture.—Charles brew University in 1960. He
W. Eliot.
worked as a research scien-
tist in the department of
pasture research of the agri-
culture research station at
Beth Dagon, serving as its
chairman.
During 1960-61, he was a
research fellow at the Uni-
Unveiling announcements may
be inserted by mail or by calling versity of California at
The Jewish News office. 17515 W. I Berkeley and joined the He-
9 Mile Rd., Southfield, Mich. 48075,
356-8400. Written announcements brew University faculty in
must be accompanied by the name 1966.
and address of the person making
His work centered primari-
the insertion. There is a standing
charge of $4.50 for an unveiling ly on plant ecology and its
notice. measuring an inch in application to Israeli agricul-
depth and $8.00 for one two inches
ture. In June 1972, he went
deep with a black border.
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to the USSR at the invitation
The family of the late of the Soviet Academy of
Ben Ross announces the Sciences to participate in a
unveiling of a monument in symposium on "Ecophysi-
his memory 2 p.m. Sunday, ological Basis for Develop-
Dec. 9 at Chesed Shel Emes ing Arid Zones" organized
Cemetery. Rabbi Goldman by the Academy in Lenin-
will officiate. Relatives and grad and Dushambe, near
friends are asked to attend. the Afghanistan border.
.
Monument
Unveilings
The Family of the Late
EVELYN
GAYNOR
lnounces the unveil-
g of a monument in
her memory 12 noon
Sunday, Dec. 2 at
Westwood Cemetery
(Inkster). Rabbi
Schnipper will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
The Family of the Late
MARION
LEVINE
Announces the unveil.
ing of a monument in
her memory 1 p.m.
Sunda y, Dec. 2 at
M a chpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Gorrelick will
officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
Herman Liberman,
`Pedestrian Tourist'
NEW YORK — Herman
N. Liberman Jr., who recent-
ly completed a walking tour
of Manhattan, died Nov. 26
at age 62. Mr. Liberman,
who began his tour in 1966,
photographed every house of
worship along Manhattan's
502 miles of streets, result-
ing in a total of 889 pictures.
Mr. Liberman was a mem-
ber of the New York Stock
Exchange since 1931. He also
was a trustee and past presi-
dent of the board of directors
of Grand Street Settlement,
which provides cultural and
recreational activities f o r
children and adults on the
Lower East Side.
Manes Hecht,
Pediatrician
Dr. Manes S. Hecht, a
pediatrician with offices at
26711 Woodward, Huntington
Woods, died Nov. 21 at age
66.
Dr. Hecht, 26550 Hendrie,
Huntington Woods, was born
in Baltimore and lived 28
years in Detroit. He was
graduated from John Hop-
kins University's school of
medicine and was a prac-
ticing physician for 40 years.
He was a past president of
the Detroit Pediatric Society,
head of the Rheumatic Fever
Clinic at Children's Hospital
and a World War II medical
corps captain. He was a
board member of the Cham-
ber Music Society and a
member of Temple Beth El.
He leaves his wife, Mar-
jorie; and three daughters,
Mrs. David (Betsy) Summer,
Miriam and Deborah.
Samuel Leavitt,
Store Founder
Samuel P. Leavitt, an in-
dependent supermarket pio-
neer who was in the produce
business for 43 years, died
Nov. 22 at age 79.
Mr. Leavitt, 15146 James,
Oak Park, was born in New
York City and lived 62 years
in Detroit. He began his in-
dependent supermarkets in
1920 with the Michigan-Gil-
bert Supermarket, 6401 Mich-
igan, which he maintained
for nine years. In 1929 he
founded the Leavitt Quality
Market at Mack and Marl-
boro Ayes. and later the E
and L Market at Dix and
Southfield Rds. and the Mill_
tary Market in Port Huron.
For the past 10 years, Mr.
Leavitt was a licensed real
estate broker with American
Custom Homes. He was a
member of Temple Beth El
for more than 45 years,
Pisgah Lodge_ of Bnai Brith
and Grand Street Boys of
New York.
He leaves his wife, Helen;
a daughter, Mrs. Gertrude
H. Evans; a brother, Ben-
jamin; two sisters, Mrs. Jack
(Freda) Levitsky and Mrs.
Jim (Sadie) James; four
grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
Simeon Cugell,
Attorney, 90
Simeon Cugell, a retired
attorney who was a member
of the Michigan Bar Asso-
ciation since 1910, died Tues-
day at age 90.
Mr. Cugell, 16369 Melrose,
Southfield was born in New
Haven, Conn. and lived 63
years in Detroit. He was
graduated from Yale Univer-
sity and the University of
Detroit law school. He was a
member of Temple Beth El.
He leaves two daughters,
Mrs. Charles (Billie) Nagler
and Mrs. Herbert (Frances)
Philipp; two sisters, Mrs.
Samuel (Bess) Persky and
Mrs. Harris (Anne) Rosen-
baum, both of Connecticut;
and two grandchildren.
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OBITUARIES
ANNA BARNETT, 12800
W. Nine Mile, Oak Park,
died Nov. 25. She leaves her
husband, Charles; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Arman A. (Ruth)
Shulman; one brother and
one grandchild.
*
EDITH G. BLOOMGAR-
DEN, 4230 Carey, Birming-
ham, died Nov. 26. She
leaves a daughter, Mrs.
Maurice B. (Dorothy) Wein-
er; three grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
* * *
JOSEPH BROWNSTEIN,
15716 Belden, died Nov. 28.
Survived by his wife, Fay;
three brothers and one sis-
ter.
* * *
IDA FELDMAN, 15100 W.
10 Mile, Oak Park, died Nov.
27. She leaves three sons,
Sam, Abe and Ben; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harry (Ann) Gur-
vis; one sister, nine grand-
children and 12 great-grand-
children.
* * *
BENJAMIN G A S T M A N,
15201 James, Oak Park, died
Nov. 25. Survived by his
wife, Lillian; one brother
and two sisters.
• *
MICHAEL GREENBERG,
died in Windsor, Conn. Sur-
vived by his wife, Ann; two
daughters, Mrs. Stanley
(Susan) Pearlson and Mrs.
John (Edith) Eckstrand; and
a sister, Mrs. Hy (Yetta)
Gordon of Detroit.
*
JAMES GREENWALD,
15341 Hartwell, died Nov. 26.
He leaves his wife, Laura;
four sons, Marcus of Tampa
and William Greenwald and
Nicholas and Frank Green-
stein; two daughters, Mrs.
Phil (Maryanna) Rembiesa
and Mrs. Jess (Evelyn)
Stearn; one brother, 16
grandchildren and 10 great-
grandchildren.
a daughter, Nettie, all of Los
Angeles; three brothers,
Morris, Ben and Max Nosan-
chuck, all of Detroit; one sis-
ter, six grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
Interment Israel.
*
*
DAVE RABINOWITZ, 16275
Harden Cir., Southfield, died
Nov. 24. Survived by his wife,
Mollie; two sons, Seymour
and Dr. Bert; a daughter,
Mrs. Seymour (Shirley E.)
Sterling; three brothers, one
sister and 14 grandchildren.
* *
MARJORIE ROBERTS,
22650 Pontchartrain, South-
field, died Nov. 23. She
leaves her husband, David
M.; a son, Harold; two
daughters, Karin and Ilene;
her father, Harry Katzman;
and one sister.
* * *
ESTHER SACHS, 27676
Sutherland, Southfield, died
Nov. 25. Survived by four
sons, Dr. Maurice of Omaha,
Sidney, Sol L. and Theodore;
a daughter, Mrs. Harry B.
(Freda) Handelsman of
Sacramento; two sisters,
eight grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren.
*
*
DAVID SCHWARTZ, 17150
Meyers, died Nov. 28. He
leaves a grandson, Eugene
L. Silverman; and two great-
grandchildren.
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*
JENNIE SHULMAN of
West Orange, N.J., died Nov.
19. Survived by three sons,
William and Morris, both of
Detroit and Ralph; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Moe (Freda) Frank
of Hillside, N.J.; three sis-
ters, seven grandchildren
and seven great-grandchil-
dren.
MARY ESTHER STAHL,
26715 Greenfield, Southfield,
died Nov. 20. Survived by a
son, Irving D. of Springfield,
0.; two daughters, Mrs. Jul-
ius (Norma) Klempner of
Windsor and Mrs. Seymour
(Judith) Greer; one sister,
10 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
SARAH KARP, 31606 Hal-
dane, Livonia, died Nov. 23.
Survived by a son, Dr. New-
ton E.; three daughters, Mrs.
David (Mildred) Perlman of
MARY WEINBERG, 13318
Toledo, Mrs. Arthur (Elea-
nor) Leebove and Mrs. Jack S. Norfolk, died Nov. 28.
(Rita) Goyer, three brothers, Survived by two sons, Mau-
two sisters, eight grandchil- rice Wayne and Wolf; a
dren and four great-grand-
children.
Sidney A. Deitch
YEHUDAH NELSON, for-
mer Detroiter of Israel, died
Nov. 22. Survived by two
sons, Robert and Morris, and
Jack Freedman, 66,
Glove Co. Ex-Owner
Jack Freedman, retired
owner of Freedman Glove
and Cap Co. in Detroit, died
Sunday at age 66.
Mr. Freedman, 25605 Green-
field, Southfield, was a mem-
ber of Beth Abraham-Hillel
Synagogue, Z a g e r Stone
Lodge of Bnai Brith and Yid-
dish Folks Ferein. Born in
Hungary, he lived in the De-
troit area 51 years.
He leaves his wife, Ann; a
son, Jerome; a daughter,
Mrs. Leslie (Dvora) Vilcone;
two brothers, Sam and Mor-
ton; a sister, Mrs. William
(Millie) New.
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coming wee k
Yeshivoth Beth
Yehuda will
observe the
Yahrzeit of the
following de-
parted friends,
with the tradi-
tional Memor-
ial Prayers, re-
citation of
Kaddish and
studying of
Mishnayos.
Kislev Dec.
Shirley J.
Segerman
Ignatz Weisz
A. Chodoroff
Larry M. Fogel
Charles G.
Halpert
Louis Langwald
Ernest Levi
Lillie Spector
Albert Suffrin
Ben Bernstein
Dr. Joseph
Carlebach
R. Chodoroff
Asna Gottlieb
Lena Kort
Sonia Lefond
Bertha Rubin
Lillian Victor
Bernice Berman 1
1
Alex Cohen
Joseph Deutsch 1
1
Jacob Fink
Joseph Gorman 1
1
Sam Horowitz
Frances Jacobs 1
Esther
1
Kransberg
Rose H. Solomon 1
1
Sally Young
11
Harry Brown
Sarah Burnstine 11
Isidore Garber 11
Rabbi Shraga
11
F. Kahana
11
David Katler
Charles A.
11
Kamer
Jeanette Schloss 11
11
Jennie Shear
Chaya R. Bas
Yechiel
12
Chaim D. Ben
Ruben
12
Rubin W.
Kaplan
12
Sanford L.
Ketchen
12
12
Bessie Lifshitz
Rebecca Rubin
12
Lottie Salzman
12
Seymour Tilchin 12
Clara Zahier 12
Channan B'Reb
Shmuel 12
Esther Eckman 13
Moris H. Kaner 13
Alice Katz
13
Mary Krass
13
Ida Menkowitz 13
Reaina Neimark 13
William
Rothman
13
Belda Vinikoff 13
Jack Zalmanow 13
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