THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, January 25, 1974-47

Lewis Strauss, Ex-AEC Chairman

NEW YORK (JTA) -
Funeral services will be held
in Washington today for
Lewis L. Strauss, former
chairman of the Atomic
Energy Commission, who
died at his farm home in
Brandy Station, Va., Mon-
day. He was 77.
The funeral will be held
at Cong. Emanu-El, the Re-
form synagogue of which
Strauss had been president

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served as his personal sec-
retary during World War I.
He was a member of the
Atomic Energy Commission
from 1946 to 1950 and its
chairman from 1953 to 1958.
He led the successful battle
in the commission for de-
velopment of the hydrogen
bomb.
A self-taught amateur phy-
sicist, he had sought out
physicists fleeing from Nazi
Germany and learned from
them that uranium had been
fissioned in Germany, an
essential first step toward
creating an atomic bomb.
He also served as acting
secretary of commerce and
had been a partner in the
Kuhn-Loeb investment bank-
ing firm. He was born in
Charleston, W. Va.

Mrs. Yetta Plotnik,
Active Clubwoman

LATE LEWIS STRAUSS

from 1938 to 1948. He also
had been active in the Ameri-
can Jewish .Committee, the
Jewish Theological Seminary
and the American Friends of
the Alliance Israelite Univer-
selle after he retired. In
1926, he joined the U. S.
Navy and was appointed rear
admiral in 1945.
A close friend of President
Herbert C. Hoover, Strauss

Milton J. Lebow,
Firm President

Milton J. Lebow. president
Lebow Associates, Inc..
1728 Maplelawn, Troy, died
Jan. 17 when his private
plane crashed en route to
Akron fnr a business trip.
HP was 54.
Porn in Youngstown. Mr.
Lobow, 4640 Private Lake.
Birmingham, became presi-
dent of the company. which
manufactures. electrical me-
chanical measuring- devices,
in 1955. A registered profes-
sional mechanical engineer.
Mr. T,ebow was formerly an
associate profe'ssor at Wayne
State University's school of
engineering from 1946 to

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He was a member of the
Engineering Society of De-
troit and the Stress Analysis
Society. He alto was a mem-
ber of Cong. Bnai Moshe.
He leaves his wife, Gloria;
two sons, Mark and Dale: a
daughter. Mrs. Harry (Ellen
Sue) Schwartz: his mother,
Mrs. David (Hannah) Lebo-
witz; a brother, Aaron
Leibowitz; and one grand-

In Memoriam

In loving memory of our
dear brother, Maurice Lahr.
We miss you very much.
Your sisters, Sadie, Gertrude
and Jean; and brother, Joe.

Yetta Plotnik, an active
member in several women's
organizations, died Jan. 23.
Born in Russia, Mrs. Plot-
nik, 20521 Greenview, was a
member of Pisgah Chapter
of Bnai Brith, Jewish Home
for the Aged Women's Auxil-
iary, Alazaroff Branch of
Farband, Cong. Bnai David
and its sisterhood.
She is survived by her hus-
band,' Morris; a son, Leon-
ard Levine; five daughters,
Mrs. Henry (Frances) Bogo-
rad, Mrs. Jay (Reva) Kogan,
Mrs. Julius (Sonia) Smith,
Mrs. Herbert (Helen) Kollin
and Mrs. Marvin (Gloria)
Bookstein; 17 grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
Services 1 p.m. today at
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

BB Leader, Killed

in Accident, Mourned

HAIFA (JTA) - Dr. Ben-
Zion Kauders, international
vice president of Bnai Brith
since 1971, who was killed
Jan. 14 in a taxi-truck colli-
sion near Haifa, was praised
by International Bnai Brith
President David M. Blum-
berg as "an exemplary lead-
er who was devoted to the
maintenance of Jewish tradi-
tion and ideals."
Dr. Kauders, 66, resided
in Haifa and operated a flour
milling business.
Born in Hungary on May
27, 1907, he was a lawyer in
Budapest, a leader of the
Hungarian Jewish community
during World War II and
later was decorated by the
Israeli government for his
partisan activities.
Dr. Kauders was a mem-
ber of the Central Commit-
tee of the Zionist Organiza-
tion in Hungary and came
to Israel in 1945.

CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late
Philip H. Kesler acknowl-
edges with grateful apprecia-
tion the many kind expres-
sions of sympathy extended
by relatives and friends dur-
ing the family's recent
bereavement.

To our friends
we have been comforted by the
many expressions of warmth and sympathy.
Thank you.

The family of

MORTON BARN ETT

Herman D. Weiss;
Sold Auto Parts

Herman D. Weiss, a manu-
facturers representative for
auto parts and accessories,
died Jan. 20.
Born in Russia, Mr. Weiss,
26251 Cornwall, ' Southfield,
was a member of the Hannah
Schloss Old Timers Club, the
Old Newsboys, the board of
the Detroit Businessmen's
Club of the City of Hope and
Congs. Beth Abraham-Hillel
and Shaarey Zedek and
Temple Israel.
He leaves his wife, Ger-
aldine; two sons, Norton and
Dennis G. Simon; two
daughters, Marcia and Mrs.
Jerome J. (Judy) Rollins; a
brother, David; a sister,
Mrs. Henry (Lillian) Stone;
and seven grandchildren.

Karl S. Kutinsky,
Shoe Store Owner

Karl S. Kutinsky, owner of
Kay Bee Shoes, a group of
shoe stores on Detroit's East
Side, died Jan. 20 at age 78.
Born in Lithuania, Mr.
Kutinsky, 18455 South Dr.,
Southfield, was a member of
Adat Shalom Synagogue and
Pisgah Lodge of Bnai Brith.
He leaves his wife, Irene;
two sons, Leslie and Dr.
Jerome Kurtis.; two brothers,
Isadore and Morris; a sister,
Mrs. Karl (Irene) Mindell;
and six grandchildren.

Sports. Writer Dies

NEW Y 0 R K - Leonard
Shecter, former New York
Post reporter and collabora-
tor on "Ball Four," a book
on baseball by Jim Bouton,
died Jan. 19 at age 47. He
began his career as a copy
boy for The Post, rose to
copy editor, night editor and
general columnist as well as
sports reporter and sports
columnist.

Israelis Give Blood
to Drive in NYC

NEW YORK (JTA) - A
delegation of officials from
the consulate general of Is-
rael here. headed by Consul
General David Rivlin, do-
nated a pint of blood each
in response to a general
appeal from the city's blood
bank to help_ end a blood
shortage and to express ap-
preciation to the citizens of
New York for their support
and actions in behalf of Is-
rael.
A spokesman for the con-
sulate general, who reported
this action, said that Dr.
William Hirsh, director of
the blood bank, thanked the
delegation and noted that the
blood shortage had caused a
number of operations to be
postponed.

OBITUARIES

DAVID BRODATZ, 3275 W.
Grand, died Jan. 23. Survived
by a daughter, Mrs. Norman
Schurgin.

Marvin; two daughters, Mrs.
Alvin (Sylvia) Schultz and
Marion; one brother, one
sister and nine grandchildren.

ANNIE COSTRELL, 19100
W. Seven Mile, died Jan. 17.
Survived by two sons, Edwin
S. of Potomac, Md., and
Louis of Silver Spring. Md.;
a daughter, Mrs. Walter
(Natalie) Frazis; one broth-
er, one sister, 11 grandchil-
dren and two great-grand-
children.
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H U G 0 FRIEDENBERG,
died Jan. 20. He leaves two
sons, Edward of Ormond
Beach, Fla. and Dr. Martin
L. of Miami Shores; six
grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren.
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REVA GINSBERG, died
Jan. 20. She leaves two
brothers, Morton and Irving
Espar.

JOSEPH SCHECHTER,
16851 Biltmore, died Jan. 22.
He leaves his wife, Celia; a
son, Philip Flax; a daughter,
Mrs. Martha Gordon; four
grandchildren and one great-
great grandchild.

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ARLENE JACOBS GOLD-
FARB, former Detroiter of
Los Angeles, died Jan. 19.
Survived by her husband,
Max; a brother, Dan Jacobs,
and a sister. Mrs. Morris
(Ann) Watnick, both of De-
troit.

ELLEN GREENSTONE.
15276 Miller, Oak Park, died
.Tan. 18. She leaves two sons.
Milford of Van Nuys and
Robert of Grand Rapids; a
daughter, Mrs. James (Elsie)
Marks; six grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
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LOUIS GRUSKIN, 25576
Shiawassee, Southfield, died
Jan. 23. He leaves his wife,
Bessie; a daughter, M r s
Benjamin (Irene) Lusky; one
brother and four grandchil-
dren.

JENNIFER GUIP of To-
ledo, died Jan. 18. She leaves
her parents, Dr. and Mrs.
David (Susan) Guip; her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles (Ruth) Benjamin
and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
(Audrey) Guip, all of De-
t.roit; and her great-grand-
mother, Mrs. Russell (Ethel)
Haskell. Interment Detroit.
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HELEN KAPLAN, former
Detroiter of Windsor, died
Jan. 20. Survived by a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Gerald (Florence)
Simrod of Windsor; a son,
Jose ph of St. Petersburg,
Fla.; six grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.

SIGMUND LITTMAN, 13100
Northfield, Oak Park, died
Jan. 22. Survived by his wife,
Lena; two sons, Walter and

It's Free Education
Any Time, Any Place Hemingway Crony

NEW YORK - The Jewish
High School Student Alliance
has initiated a new concept
in Jewish education, "Edu-
cation at Your Convenience."
Any group of 15 or more
students may select the time,
place and subject they wish
to study, and they will be
provided, at no charge, with
a qualified instructor.
This extracurricular Jew-
ish education is an expansion
of the already existing Jew-
ish Free High School, organ-
ized two years ago with the
cooperation of the American
Zionist Youth Foundation.
For information, contact
the Jewish High School Stu-
dent Alliance, 515 Park Ave.,
New York 10022.

NEW YORK - Harold A.
Loeb, a member of the Wall
Street banking family and
associate of Ernest Heming-
way following World War I,
died Sunday in Morocco
where he was vacationing.
He was 82. Loeb was publish-
er of "Broom," an influen-
tial literary magazine in the
early 1920s.

SARA SIMS, 15309 North-
gate, Oak Park, died Jan.
20. She leaves her husband,
Eugene; a son, Alan; a
daughter, Mrs. Isaac M.
(Judy) Engelbaum; two
brothers, three sisters and
four grandchildren.
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JACK (BESSE) SNIT-
KOFF, 14 Charlotte, died
Jan. 21. No survivors.
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ESTHER STAHL, former
Detroiter of Florida, died Jan.
23. Survived by her husband,
Howard; two sons, Edward
and Michael; her mother,
Mrs. Anne Ring; one brother
and two grandchildren. Serv-
ices 10:30 a.m. today at
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

I. PAUL (IZZIE) WROT-
SLAVSKY, former Detroiter

Sidney A. Deitch

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DINAH YELLAN, former
Detroiter of Charlotte Har-
bor, Fla., died Jan. 22. Sur-
vived by her husband, Na-
than; two sons, Robert of
Lansing and Steven of
Phoenix; two brothers and
one grandchild.

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WE REMEMBER

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the
coming week
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.

During

Teves Jan.
Bessie Bicoll
4
27
Abraham M. Corn 4
27
Sarah Hootner
4
27
Louis Kideckel
4
27
Rose Pollack
4
27
Max Sitrin
4
27
Perry Feigenson 5
28
Clara Maltz
5
28
Max Milgrom
5
28
Sheldon B.
Richie
5
28
29
Harry Averbach 6
Sam Cohen
6
29
Sidney Feldman 6
29
Dina Manheim
6
29
Joseph Penfil
29
6
Esther Steinberg 6
29
29
Esther Wetstein 6
Yisroel B'R D.
Haley'
7
30
Sam Z. Hirschman 7
30
30
Rebecca Kasoff 7
Jennie Mattler
30
7
Dora Pearlman
7
30
Abraham Schloss 7
30
Morris Schwartz 7
30
Seymour L. Sobol 7
30
Samuel Cobitz
8
31
Duba Denemark 8
31
Matle Diamond
8
31
Sam Leider
8
31
Samuel M.
8
31
Reichstein
8
31
Alyce Rood
31
Robert Rosenberg 8
8
31
Lea Siebner
Feb.
9
Celia Fine
1
Jacob Gottlieb
9
1
Gussie Siporin
9
1
9
Pearl Helper
1
Harold W. Isser 9
1
1
Joseph Jones
9
Morris Rosenberg 9
1
1
Edward L. Small 9
Yaakov Z. Stern 9
1
Goldie
Blumenthal
10
2
2
Bessie Goldfarb 10
Joseph H. Heller 10
2
Charles Tukel
10
2
Rebecca Zussman 10
2

Yeshivoth Beth
Yehuda

15751 W. 101/2 Mile
Southfield

Phone 557-6750

BERG & URBACH

Ex-Film President

NEW YORK - Benjamin
Kalmenson, retired president
of Warner Bros. Pictures,
Inc., died Jan. 18 at age 75.
He first joined Warner Bros.
in 1934 and was promoted
through the ranks of the dis-
tributing, sales and executive
ends of the corporation.

of Mexico City, died Jan. 20.
Survived by his wife, Betty;
a daughter, Vivian; a
brother, Ben of Detroit; and
four sisters, Mrs. Aaron B.
(Fay) Margolis, Mrs. Sam
(Blanch) Freedman, Mrs.
Charles T. (Ray) Gellman
and Ida, all of Detroit. In-
terment Mexico City.
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