Wouk, Shulman 'Novels Amon2-, New Best-Sellin, Joseph Serlin, 67, Political Leader TEL AVIV (JTA)-Liberal Party leader and former Minister of Health Joseph Serlin, died Jan. 13 at age 67. Boi'n in Bialystok in 1906, Mr. Serlin became a promin- ent figure in Israel and the world Zionist movement. He began his Zionist activ- ities at an early age as a student of law at the Warsaw Law School where he received his degree. In 1930 he be- Best-selling novels by noted authors are among the new paperbacks issued by Simon and Schuster as Pocket Books paperbacks. Notable among the new S & S editions is "Don't Stop the Carnival" by Herman Wouk. With the Caribbea-n Amerigo Island as the setting and the New York • press agent Norman Paperman as the dominant character, this story of adventures made the best seller list and is among . the prize selection of the of-the-Month Club. -"the new list is another , highly acclaimed novel, "The Devil's Knee" by Irving Shulman. A story about mobsters, their flight to Mexico City, their new life there of "straight living," Shu/man's novel is another mark of continuous popu- larity for a noted. writer. Other Pocket Book paper- backs just issued by S & S include: "On Being Fe- male," an anthology by noted writers, edited by Barbara Stanford, who is well repre- sented in the more than two- JOSEPII SERLIN score essays in this volume: and "Arrows Four," prose came secretary to the Zion- and poetry by young Ameri- ist leader, Nahum Sokolow can Indians, edited by '1' D. in Poland and Germany. Arriving in Israel in 1933, Allen. he became one of the found- ers of the General Zionist Party-the forerunner of the Liberal Party. Mr. Serlin was a leader of the World Union of the Gen- eral Zionist Movement and eral until his death served as ex- During the ecutive chairman of its Is- coming week rael office. In the Knesset he Yeshivoth Beth dist'nguished himself as a Yehuda will brilliant parliamentarian and observe the exnert on legal questions, Yahrzeit of the and was minister of health following de- from 1952 to 1955. ported friends, WE REMEMBER 71-1:17 ■ 2 nizx with the tradi- tional Memor- ial Prayers, re- citation of Kaddish and studying of Mishnayos. Teves Stella Halfand 26 Sarah Lapinsky 26 Sadie Maltzman 26 Max Schlange 26 Jacob Sukenic 26 Joseph Wetsman 26 Rose Eisenman 27 Meyer MirsRy 27 Helen Radner 27 Beatrice Stemsay 27 Rose Bloch 28 Benjamin Danzer 28 'Lillian Epstein 28 Helen Mandell 28 Jacob Rothbard 28 Boruch Shapiro 28 Nathan Spevakow 28 Mollie Weingarden 28 George Cetron 29 Rose Fershtman 29 Mollie Greenspoon 29 Mordechai M. Hoffman 29 Charles Katz 29 P Rtrice Shoob 29 1 Z. )Ikovich 29 Shevat Saul H. Cohen 1 Fruma Edelman 1 Sadie Hornick 1 Fannie Patlojohn 1 Anna Posner 1 Bluma Rosenbloom 1 Rachel Sachs 1 Sylvia Weiss 1 Minnie Zack 1 Sarah F. Copin 2 Sarah Faber 2 Sarah Kaplan 2 Fanny Lubow 2 Martin Fine 3 Edith German 3 Zesse Katz 3 Morris Levitt 3 Flora Levy 3 Anna Mindlin 3 Sarah Saks 3 Moses H. Thorn 3 Jan. 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 Yeshivoth Beth Yehuda 1 575 1 W. 10 1/2 Mile Southfield Phone 5 57-6 7 5 0 a i l Myrtle Jacobson, 54, Dean at NY College NEW YORK-Dean Myrtle . Saxe Jacobson, director of the Brooklyn College School of General Studies, the eve- ning division, died Jan, 13 at age 54. Dean Jacobson, who headed the 8,500-student eve- ning session since February 1971, long championed de- gree-bearing education for adults and those who worked in the daytime. Sabbath Uplifted . The oncoming of the Sab- bath is attended by an up- lifting of the heart, its depar- ture by a gnawing melan- choly. Farewell to the glimpse of paradise! Its hours are treasured for pray- er, for sacred study, for pur- ity of conversation and thought, for the complete deletion, of course, of world- ly calculations (it is even for. bidden to have money in one's pocket on the Sab- bath!), for rest, for grati- tude, and for the impotence of the outside world to inflict suffering. Thus it was; the exile itself was forgotten on the Sabbath. This and more is the word Shabbos in Yiddish. How is it to be "translated"?-Mau- rice Samuel, in "The Profes- sor and The Fossil." OBITUARIES MORRIS BAND, 25125 Biarritz, Oak Park, died Jan. 15. He leaves his wife, Lena; a son, Oscar; two daughters, Mrs. Phillip ( Rebecca ) Orrin and Mrs. Nathan (Dorothy) Bernstein of Sacramento; one sister and eight grandchil- dren. BERG a URBACH Max Silk, 79, Ex-Bar Owner MINNIE A. ZACK Elks. He leaves his wife, Edriq . and a sister, Mrs. Jack (Sylvia) Reitman. Mother of Actress NEW YORK - Mrs. Agnes G. Zimmerman, mother of singer-actress Ethel Merman 'lied here Jan. 14 at age 90. Besides her daughter, she leaves her husband, a retired accountant. Service 1: 1•1'1 I-0 1 Max Isber g Aurora VP , seph (Lenore) Rich; one JOSEPH SHEFMAN, 26620 brother, a nephew and two Summerdale, Southfield, died grandchildren. Jan. 14. He leaves his wife, Attorney Max M. Isberg, Rose; a son, Harry; a daugh- former vice president of ALLAN KANTER, former ter, Sarah; five grandchil- Aurora Gas Co., died Wed- Detroiter of Los Angeles, dren and two great-grand- nesday at age 65. died Jan. 10. Survived by a children. Mr. Isberg, 1348 Charring- * brother, Morrey of Detroit. ton, Birmingham, had offices HARRY SHERMAN of at 2210 Fisher Building. He ROBERT H. LUX, died Jackson died Jan. 10. He was a graduate of Wayne MEYER B. BECKMAN, Jan. 15. Survived by three leaves his wife, Orine; a son, State University's law school former Detroiter of El Paso,: brothers, Morris, Nathan and Robert M. of Citrus Heights, in 1936. died Jan. 15. He leaves lwo Louis; and a sister, Mrs. Calif.; one brother and four Born in Detroit, Mr. Isberg daughters. Mrs. Kenneth Martha (Goldie) Hechtman grandchildren. Interment De- was an Air Force veteran troit. ( Barbara ) Given and Mrs. of San Diego. of World War II. He was a Stanton (Gail) Corbat of Los former board member of Angeles: one sister and six JACK WALD, 21865 Avon, MOLLIE ROTT, 17385 Ken- Cong. Shaarey Zedek. grandchildren. tucky, died Jan. 14. Survived Oak Park, died Jan. 11. Sur- Survivors are his wife, by five sons, Norton Boyar- vived by his wife, Ruth; a Elaine; a son, Ralph; and IRENE BERN S, 4804 sky and Joseph, Max, Saul son, Stanford; a daughter, a daughter, Brooke; his Woodland, Royal Oak, died and Manuel; a daughter, Mrs. Jack (Phyllis) Wino- mother, Mrs. Freda Isberg. Jan. 16. She leaves a son, Mrs. Daniel (Rhoda) Brick- grad of Windsor; one brother Philip: 'her mother, Mrs. ner; 37 grandchildren and 33 and five grandchildren. Sidney A. Deitch Louis (Susan) Beck; and one great-grandchildren. brother. MURRY WEISBERGER, DETROIT PAULINE SANDL E R. 17501 Evans, Southfield, died MONUMENT WORKS 24630 Seneca, Oak Park, died Jan. 15. Survived by his wife, ANNA (ZUSMAN) EHR- 14441 W. 11 M:Ie Rd. LICH, died Jan. 10. She Jan. 15. She leaves a sister, Violet; a son, James; a Gardner, betw. Coolndge & Greenfeqd 311 1711, Eve 416-0330 leaves two sons, Dr. R. Paul Mrs. Albert (Estelle) Kauf- datighter, Rita; two brothers Zusman and Herman H. Zus- man of Washington, D. C.; and one sister. man; and five grandchildren. two grandchildren, Mrs. Bur- ton (Barbara) Conn of San HARRY WOLFE, 14151 MONUMENT CENTER, INC. JOSPEH FE LC H, 2921 Diego; and Robert Burke; Greenbriar, Oak Park, died 661 E. 8 MILE, FERNDALE and two great-grandchildren. Jan. 15. Survived by his wife, 1 1/2 Blocks E. of Woodward Berkshire, Birmingham, died Jean; a son, Dr. Robert; a 6 Blks from 3 Jewish Jan. 12. Survived by his wife, Cemeteries on Woodward PEARL SCHNEIDER, died daughter, Mrs. Melvin (Mari-1 Rebecca; two sons, Dr. Rich- Jan. 10. Survived by two lyn) Gvazda; one brother L I 2-8166 ard of Elsmere, N. Y. and JO 4-55571 sons, Leonard . Brand of and two grandchildren. Paul; a daughter. Mrs. Lowell, Mass., and Allen R. seph (Deborah) Buglisi of Franklin Sq., N. Y.; and one Brand; four brothers, five sisters. seven grandchildren sister. and three great-grandchil- dren. SARAH FREEDMAN, 20292 * Greenview, died Jan. 14. She mumenh SADIE SHACKMAN, 21451 leaves a daughter, Mrs. Jo- Westhampton. Oak P a r k. FORMERLY KARL BERG MEMORIALS died Jan. 11. Survived by her MANUEL URBACH & SON Rose B. German. . husband, David; a daughter. Mrs. Harold (Ilene) Mathis: Ex-Saleswoman one brother, one sister and Rose B. German, a sales- • two grandchildren. woman at the J. L. Hudson Co.'s Northland store since Author, Music Critic 1953, , died Jan. 15 at age 70. NEW YORK-Sidney Fin- Thank you so much for Mrs. German, 24010 Gen- eva, Oak Park, retired in kelstein, music critic and your kind expression of sympathy 1971. She was a member of author of 10 books and scores Temple Beth El and its of articles on music, died for our mother, sisterhood, a past president Jan. 14 at age 64. He was a member of the staff of Van- of Silverman Detroit Auxil- KITTY STONE iary of the Jewish War Vet- guard Records from 1951 to erans and a member cf 1973. Hadassah, Jewish Home for Her children the Aged Women's Auxiliary The Family of the Late and Women's American ORT. She leaves two daughters. JACK Mrs. Nathan (Adele) Lipson and Mrs. Sidney (Sondra) SCHWARTZ Gorosh; a sister, Mrs. Harry Acknowledges with L. (Nell) Berger; and three grateful appreciation grandchildren. the many kind expres- In memory of our dear beloved sions of sympathy ex- tended by relatives and friends during the fam- Mother who passed away ily's re cent bereave- ment. Max Silk, retired owner of Jan. 20, 1969 the Bagley Bar in the Michi- gan Building, died Jan. 17 at age 79. In Loving Memory of Born in Poland, Mr. Silk Our Dear Father, retired two years ago after Grandfather and owning the bar since 1939. Great-Grandfather Yahrzeit will be observed Thursday, He was a member of the PHILLIP ROSENBERG Who passed away three years ago, Jan. 20, 1971. Sadly missed and al- ways remembered by his children Esther and Dave, Max and Ann, Rose a n d Mitchell; grandchildren a n d great-grandchil- dren. Jan. 24, 1974 First day of Shevat (Jan. 4) Who is sadly missed and will always be remembered as the most beautiful mother in the world. Ira Kaufman Chapel, Inc. C) THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, January 18, 1974-47 d • Elgin 1-5200 Ira Kaufman-Herbert Kaufman 18325 W. 9 MILE RD., SOUTHFIELD I S .-1