Composer 'jlVlord ecai Sandberg TORONTO - Mordecai Sandberg, who set to music the complete Book of Psalms as part of a project of writ- ing a musical score to the Bible, died Dec. 28 at age 76. Born in Romania ,Mr. Sand- berg first started his project in 1924. His setting of the Book of Psalms took 14 printed volumes. The oratorio "Solomon" is a tetrology and occupies four evenings. H i s oratorio, "Ezkerah" ("I Remember"), written as Morton Barnett, Psychiatrist Morton Barnett, South- psychiatrist who was on the staffs of Providence and -Oakwood hospitals, died Tuesday at age 59. Dr. Barnett, 735 Ardmoor, Birmingham, was an adjunct professor at Wayne State Uni- versity's medical school and was a member of the Wayne County Medical Society. He was born in St. Catharines, Ont., and lived in the Detroit area for some 50 years., Surviving are his wife, Ann; a son, Larry; three daugh- ters, Marjorie; Mrs. Carolyn Goldstein and Mrs. Donald (Judy) Vogel; three sisters and two grandchildren. , a memorial to Holocaust vic- tims, was presented in New York's Town Hall in 1952, and the Shavuot oratorio, "Ruth," was presented in 1949. He also was the com- poser of "Three Songs of As- cent" and "Jerusalem, a Can- tata of Victory and Peace," which were heard in New York. Mr.Sandberg received a de- gree in medicine from the University of Vienria and be- came a general practitioner in Jerusalem in 1922. He visited the U.S. in 1939 and returned in 1945 to become a citizen. Pauline Stark, 64 Active Clubwoman Pauline Stark, a member of several women's organiza- tions, died Dec. 27 at age 64. Born in Russia, Mrs. Stark, 24542 George Washington, Southfield, lived 40 years in Detroit. She was a past ma- tron of Purity Chapter, Order of the Eastern - Star; and a member of Pioneer Women, Cong. Bnai David _Sisterhood, Women's Bicur Cholem and the United Friendship Cub. She leaves her husband, Edward; a daughter, Mrs. Allen (Sandra) Finn; two brothers, Benjamin Kraft of New York and A b r a h a in Devaluation Rumors Kraft of Toronto; three sis- ters, Mrs. Leo (Dora) Walt- Bring Dollar Rise man, Mrs. Norman (Tillie) TEL AVIV (ZINS - Per- Sugar and Mrs. David (Rose) sistent rumors of a new de- Moran, all of Toronto; aiid valuation have resulted in a two grandchildren. rise in the cost of U.S. dol- lars on the "unofficial ex- change" in Lilienblum St., Nancy Goldstein, 31 Nancy Goldstein, an officer where the going rate is now $1 - IL 5.10. Business cir- in several local organizations, cles are convinced that a de- died Tuesday at age 31. Mrs. Goldstein, 18787 Hil- valuation is unavoidable and will be announced soon after ton, Southfield, was a mem- ber of the board of Cong. the Knesset elections. Skyrocketing inflation has Shaarey Zedek PTA, treasur- once again made Israel an er of the Summerset Woods expensive country for tour- chapter of Women's Ameri- ists. Government figures re- can ORT and a member of leased by the statistical bu- Knollwood Country Club. She reau show that so far this was a native Detroiter. Surviving are her husband, year prices have risen an average of 23.5 per cent. By Stuart; a son, Kenneth; a year's end the inflation rate daughter, Wendy; her father, is expected to be 26 per cent. Mac Fisher; a sister, Mrs. David (Frances) Colton. Devaluation of the Israeli currency-provided it is not matched by a further in- Beatryce Malin Dies crease in prices-will en- Former Detroiter Beatryce hance the purchasing power Malin, widow of Jack Malin, of the U.S. dollar and make died in Van Nuys, Calif., tourism to Israel more at- Tuesday. Funeral services tractive. were held in Los Angeles Leading economists esti- Thursday. She is survived by a mate that when the next de- valuation comes, the rate will daughter, Shere; son, Mi- be fixed at approximately chael; mother, Mrs. Lena Solomon; brother, Arnold. U.S. $1 - IL 7. She is also survived by her Our foreign dealings are an mother-in-law, Mrs. Morris open book- generally a (Anna) Malin with whom she had been active in Detroit checkbook.--Will Rogers. community movements. YA Memoriam In loving memory of my dear husband, Miles Finkel. Fifteen years have gone but the happy memories will re- main forever. Your loving wife, Ann Finkel, and fam- ily. The Family of the Late MORRIS KARBAL Announces the unveil. ing of a monument in his memory 1 p.m. Jan. 13 at Beth Tefilo Cemetery. Rabbi Gron- er will officiate. Rel- atives and friends are asked to attend. CARDS OF THANKS The family of the late Mary Miller acknowledges with grateful appreciation the many kind expressions of sympathy extended by relatives and friends during the family's recent bereave- ment. * * The family of the late Arthur E. Scherr express their grateful appreciation to all their friends and relatives for the kind expression of sympathy extended them in their hours of sorrow. Paul• Goldman, Labor Zionist NEW YORK - Paul Gold- man, for 14 years general secretary and president of the United Labor Zionist party (Ahdut Avoda-Poale Zion), died Dec. 23 at age 69. Mr. Goldman, an attorney, was an alumnus and trustee of the Jewish Teachers Sem- inary. He began in the So- cialist-Zionist movement in his native Poland. Mr. Gold- man helped unite Ahdut Avoda with the Labor Zion- ist Organization of America in 1969, and at his death he was associate treasurer and a member of the executive committee of the Labor Zion- ist Alliance. He also was a member of the presidium of the World Zionist General Council and a leader of the National Com- mittee for Labor, ,I s r a e l, American Zionist Federation, Workmen's Circle and Jewish Labor Committee. BITUARI ES JACOB R. BERKAN, 25232 Rue Versailles, Oak Park, died Dec. 29. He leaves his wife, Dora; two daughters, M r s . William B. (Julia) Barris and Mrs. Sidney (Selda) Loeb; four grandchil- dren and two great-grandchil- dren. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, January 4, 1974-39 Rabbi Rothschild, Rights Activist troit; one brother and one grandchild. Interment Phoe- ATLANTA - Rabbi Jacob nix. Rothschild, an early support- * er of the civil rights move- ESTHER SHOICHET, 7327 ment, died here Wednesday Creek View, West Bloomfield, at age 62. died Jan. 2. She leaves two Rabbi Rothschild's Atlanta daughters, Mrs. Lewis (Syl- 'synagogue, the Hebrew Be- via) Miller and Mrs. Philip nevolent Congregation, was (Viola) Miller; two brothers, dynamited in 1958, and his MINNIE COHEN, 3170 three sisters, seven grand- family was harassed and Parkland, West Bloomfield, children and three great- threatened because of his rights activity. died Dec. 27. Survived by a grandchildren. ion, Albert; a daughter, Mrs. CHARLES SMITH, 23430 Ernest (Ann) Gradis; eight grandchildren and seven Parklawn, Oak Park, died Dec. 21. Survived by his wife, great-grandchildren. Anna; two daughters, Mrs. * * * SHIRLEY GOLD, 20089 St. Sylvia Weitzman and Mrs. Marys, died Jan. 1. Survived Frank (Thelma) Jerofsky; During the by two brothers, Samuel and one sister, three grandchil- coming week Hyman; and a sister, Mrs. dren and six great-grand- Yeshivoth Beth children. Sophie Kuhn. Yehuda will * * observe the EVA STEINMETZ, 27726 ISAAC HOFFMAN, 28130 Yahrzeit of the Tavistock, Southfield, died Rudgate, Farmington, died following de- Dec. 27. Survived by four sons, Dec. 29. Survived by her hus- parted friends, band, Julius; a son, Howard Samuel, Max, Alex and Will- with the tradi- iam M.; two daughters, Mrs. of Saginaw; a daughter, Mrs. Pauline D. Grant, tional Memor- David (Edith) Epstein and Lee (Gladys) Lyons of Santa ial Prayers, re- Active in Groups Barbara, Calif.; one brother, Mrs. Bennett. (Betty) Wolfe; citation of Pauline D. Grant, an active 16 grandchildren and two one sister and five grand- Kaddish and children. member of several women's great-grandchildren. studying of organizations, died Dec. 28 Mishnayos. ROZELLE (LACHMAN) at age 66. AROSE KANTERMAN, 20670 Mrs. Grant, 30410 South- Kensington, Southfield, died VINEBERG, former Detroit- Teves Jan. Diana Blank 12 6 field, Southfield, was a past Dec. 28. She leaves her hus- er of Palm Springs, Calif. Gittel Freeman 12 6 matron of Purity Chapter, band, Joseph 0.; and two sis- died Dec. 29. She leaves two Joseph Katz 12 6 Fayga Kuhn 12 6 Order of the Eastern Star; a ters, Mrs. Hyman (Sally) daughters, Mrs. Edward Levi Kuhn 12 6 (Elise) Neiger of Pine, Colo., founder and past grand ma- Drazin and Mrs. Nathan (Ida) Morris Schechter 12 6 and Mrs. Shirley Roth of Bertha Zeff 12 6 tron of the Golden Chain, De- Nager. David Ben East Lansing; two sisters, troit Link; and a member of Rafael M. 13 7 four grandchildren and four Bessie Boesky the Zuran Temple Shrine, 13 7 RUTH KLEMPNER, 15075 great-grandchildren. Arthur M. Glaser 13 7 Hadassah, Women's Ameri- Lincoln, Oak Park, died Dec. Harry Grossman 13 7 * * can ORT and the Sinai Hos- 31. Survived by her husband, Jennie Kozer,- 13 7 Morris Leider 13 7 ETHEL WANDRUFF, 22140 pital Women's Guild. lzsak Marton • 13 7 Ben; a daughter, Mrs. Joe She leaves --her husband, (Jean) Climstein; four sis- Dante, Oak Park, died Dec. Jacob Rotenberg 13 7 Samuel Saltsman 13 7 Daniel; two sons, Barry and ters and three grandchildren. 23. Survived by two sons, Esther Schwartz 13 7 Robert of Capitola, Calif., and Earl G.; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha K. * * Silverman 13 7 Stanley of Sebastopol, Calif.; Ben (Rose) Bailes and Mrs. Gittel Sitrin 13 7 HATTIE LANSKY, 20533 a daughter, Dr. Sonia Sla- Jack (Stella) Rosen of Brook- Henry Cohen 14 8 Shaina Jolk 14 lyn; and five grandchildren. Greenview, died Jan. 1. Sur- vensky of Chicago; her 8 Louis Sender 14 vived by three daughters, mother, Mrs. Ida Wandruff; 8 Hilde Sosnick 14 8 Mrs. Marvin (Isabel) Mar- two sisters and seven grand- Louis Zide 14 8 Fannie Harris Irving Rosenthal, 77, kowitz, Mrs. Samuel (Fern) children. 15 9 Bella Kowa! 15 9 Lutz and Mrs. S. J. (Odes) * Palisades Operator Joseph Levine 15 9 Elden; one s i s t e r, • eight Adolph Mehler 15 9 OPHIE WEILER- died NEW YORK - Irving grandchildren and six great- Aaron Tilchin 1 S 9 Dec. 31. She leaves a daugh- Max Wasserman 1 5 9 Rosenthal, owner and oper- grandchildren. Hyman Weisberg 1 5 9 ter, Mrs. Eugene (Marjorie ator of the Palisades Amuse- * Boruch Yagoda 1 5 9 J.) Wilk; one brother, two Simon Axelrod ment Park in Fort Lee, N. J. 1 6 10 KATE MESSENGER, 20855 sisters and two grandchil- Abraham I. from 1934 to 1971, died Dec. Chesluk 1 6 10 27 at age 77. His was the Lahser, Southfield, died Dec. dren. Rose I ngeroff 1 6 10 * 31. Survived by her husband, Molly Jacob 1 6 10 age-old American success Jacob Koss 1 6• 10 Leon; a daughter, Mrs. Ted NORMAN WEISMAN, story: he started out selling Reuben Miller 1 6 10 (Terry) Zufelt; and two sis- 26339 York, Huntington Dora W. Milling 1 6 10 newspapers at age 6 to help Sarah L. Sacher 1 6 10 Woods, died Dec. 27. He support his widowed mother ters. Jennie Eifer 1 7 11 * leaves his wife, Joan; a son, Aaron Dubnove 1 7 11 on the Lower East Side of Norman Skolnick 1 7 11 DAVE ROSS, former De- Samuel; a daughter, Sarah, New York. Evelyn Woolman 1 7 11 Mae; and two brothers, Paul troiter of Phoenix, died Jan. Sarah Zarankin 1 7 11 He was chairman of Ac- Chaim H. and Morton. 1. Survived by his wife, Mari- tions Ads, Inc., of Newark Applebaum 1 8 12 Isaac Bloom and Philadelphia, an adver- lyn; a daughter, Mrs. Burton 1 12 Jennie tising • company, and Miss (Roberta) Gorelick of De- Sidney A. Deitch Blumenfeld 1 8 12 America Teen-Ager, Inc. Mary Coscarelly 1 8 12 DETROIT Isadore Danto 1 8 12 which produces beauty Ben Sigel, Printing Julie A. Gersten 1 8 12 MONUMENT WORKS pageants for television. FTe Jacob Goldis 8 12 Bessie Krusner 18 12 also was involved in real Firm Salesman, 67 14441 W 11 Mdc Rd Sylvia Gardner • bete. Cool.dge 6 C.,eer•l,"Id estate and amusements de- Moorawnick 18 12 1112711 IE,,e •26.1330 Ben Sigel, a salesman for Ida Wasserman 18 12 velopments. Robert Weisz the Safran Printing Co. 43 18 12 years, died Tuesday at age Teen Killed at Party 67. Yeshivoth Beth MONUMENT CENTER, INC. Allan S. Goodman, a 16- Mr. Sigel, 20636 Kensington, Yehuda 641 E. 8 MILE, FERNDALE year-old junior at Harrison Southfield, was a trustee of Ph Blocks E. of Woodward • 15751 W. 10 1 /1 Mile High School in Farmington Oakland-Century Lodge of 6 Blks from 3 Jewish Southfield Cemeteries on Woodward Hills, was stabbed to death Bnai Brith and a member of early Tuesday at a New Adat Shalom Synagogue. He Phone 557-6750 LI 24266 JO 4-5557; Year's Eve party in South- was a native of Lafayette, field. Ind., and came to the Detroit The alleged assailant, Ron- area 45 years ago. In the ald Oster, 26, of Livonia, was 1930s, he was city handball ordered held without bond in champion for several years. the Oakland County Jail. Surviving are his wife, Allan, son of Dr. and Mrs. Harriet; a daughter, Mrs. the in I i ihnumenh David J. (Clarice) Goodman, Marvin (Maureen) Gladstone 15956 George Washington, of East Lansing; a brother, FORMERLY KARL BERG MEMORIALS Southfield, also leaves a sis- Meyer; two sisters, Mrs. MANUEL URBACH & SON ter, Susan; and his grandpar- Morris (Belle) Winer and ents, Mrs. Lois Ettinger and Mrs. Lena Kingston; and four 13405 CAPITAL at COOLIDGE • OAK PK. • LI 4-2212 - Fred Ettinger. grandchildren. - BERG & URBACH Ira Kaufman Chapel, Inc. Worldwide Service WE REMEMBER 111M2 71 652 18325 W. 9 MILE RD., SOUTHFIELD Elgin 1-5200 Ira Kaufman-Herbert Kaufman