Friday, Dec. 20, 1974--55

OBITUARIES

Humorist Harry Hershfield, 89

NEW YORK-Harry Hersh-
field, humorist, raconteur
and cartoonist, died Sunday
at age 89.
Born in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, the son of immigrant
parents, Mr. Hershfield went
on to become one of the na-

In the 1940's, Mr. Hersh-
field had a popular radio
show, "Can You Top This?"
for which listeners sent in
jokes to be read on the air.
Mr. Hershfield and his fel-
low joke tellers, Joe Laurie
Jr., and "Senator" Ed Ford
would tell anecdotes in the
same general category and
gauge the audience response
on a "laughmeter."
Mr. Hershfield began his
career as a toastmaster in
Chicago where he presided
at a farewell banquet for a
newspaper artist. Since that
time he was asked to preside
at various functions while
developing a repertory of
jokes.
As a cartoonist, Mr. Hersh-
field originated comic strips
with characters such as
Homeless Hector and Des-
perate Desmond. When he
moved to New York, he
created a comic strip, "Abie
the Agent" who spoke in
Yiddish orthography.
Mr. Hershfield also wrote
many articles for magazines.
He had a weekly humor
column for the New York
Daily Mirror.
He contributed his time,
energy and funds to many
charities including youth
causes in the U.S. and Israel.
One of his favorite charities
was the McCosker-Hershfield
Cardiac Home in Hillburn,
N.Y., which he founded in
1946 with Alfred J. McCosker,
then the chairman of the
Mutual Broadcasting Co.

SARAH FISHER, former two sons, Steven and Gary; Dec. 13. Survived by his wife,
Detroiter of Columbus, Ohio, two daughters, Sheryl and Valeria; and two sons, Mil-
died Dec. 15. She leaves a Mindy; her parents, Mr. and ton and Anthony S.
son, Gerald; two daughters, Mrs. Morris (Eva) Sher; her
Mrs. Harry (Lois) Bressler grandmother, Mrs. Esther
and Mrs. Marlin (Honey) Cohen; and one brother.
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Abramson of Highland Park,
MYRON PILNICK, 17160
Ill.; three sisters and six
grandchildren. Interment De- Richard, Southfield, died
During the
Dec. 14. Survived by his
troit.
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coming week
wife, Beatrice; a son, Albert;
Yeshivoth Beth
ROSE MATENKY FOWL- a daughter, M r s. Melvin
Yehudah will
ER, 19100 W. Seven M i 1 e, (Sandra) Forman; two
observe the
died Dec. 14. Survived by brothers, one sister and four
Yahrzeits of the
a son, Seymour Matenky; a grandchildren.
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following d (s-
daughter, Mrs. Leon (Mis-
ported friends,
MILTO N RAPPAPORT,
cha) Schlinger of Flint and
with the tradi-
19150 12 Mile, Roseville,
five grandchildren.
tional Memor-
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died Dec. 18. Survived by his
ial Prayers, re-
LENA GERSHONOFF, wife, Sally; three daughters,
citation of
22041 F o s t e r Winter Dr., Mrs. Joseph (Doris) Puglisi,
Kaddish and
Southfield, died Dec. 12. Sur- Mrs. Frank (Joyce) DiPros-
Studying of
vived by three daughters, per and Mrs. Jerry (Anita)
Mishnayose
Mrs. Meyer (Sarah) Millman, Weinhaus; and seven grand-
Li
Mrs.
Sherman
(Mary)
children.
TEVECDEC.
HARRY HERSHFIELD
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Bernard Bloch 8 22
Shapiro and Mrs. Sheldon
Fayga G. Chesluk 8 22
tions' most well known toast-
(Lilyan) Martin; six grand-
MEYER RIVKIN, 21951
Rose Feld 8 22
PARIS - Anatole Litvak, children and 10 great-grand- Avon, Oak Park, died Dec.
masters •and columnists. A
A. Aubrey Jacob 8 22
8 22
Harry Keys
renowned movie director, children.
prolific. author, one of Mr.
13. Survived by h i s wife,
8 22
Israel Lubow
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died
at
age
72.
Hershfield's most popular
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Eva; two sons, Bernard and
Edith L. Marx
Dorothy
Misrach
8 23
Bbrn
in
Russia,
Litvak
books is "Laugh Louder, Live
LEONARD GORMAN, for- Norman; a daughter, Mrs.
8 22
Reva Schoichit
made his first movie in mer Detroiter of Hollywood, Bernard (Gladys) Cohen;
Longer."
8
22
Israel Shulman
8 22
Leningrad in 1924 and his Fla., died Dec. 17. He leaves one Sister and eight grand-
Sam Siegel
9 23
Pauline Cohn
last in France in 1970. Among his wife, Claudia; a daughter, children.
Nettie Friedman 9 23
Harry Hooberman,
his most notable successes Mrs. Gary (Barbara) Pol-
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Aaron Natinsky 9 23
Benjamin
were the 1934 production,) lack; his parents, Mr. and
BENJAMIN RONIS, for-
Longtime. Lawyer
9 23
Schiussel
"Mayerling" with Danielle Mrs. Sidney Gorman; two mer Detroiter of Gaithers-
9 23
Mendel_Stawis
Harry Hooberman, an at-
Hyman R. Cohen 10 24
Darrieux and Charles Boyer sisters and two grandchil- burg, Md., died Dec. 8. Sur-
torney for the past 34 years,
Menaehem M.
and "The Snake Pit," which dren. Interment Detroit.
10 24
vived by his wife, Anne; a
Cohen -
died Dec. 18 at age 57.
starred Olivia DeHavilland.
Samuel D.
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son, Sean; one brother, two
A native Detroiter, Mr.
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24
Freeman
After "Mayerling" Litvak
SOPHIE HERMAN, 19320 sisters, Mrs. Victor (Alice)
Benjamin Green 10 24
Hooberman was a graduate
went to Hollywood and be- Votrobeck Dr., died Dec. 15. Ross and Mrs. Louis (Faye)
Rose Grossberg 10 24
of Wayne State University's
Chaye L.
came an American citizen. Survived by two sons, Harold Starr, both of Detroit; and
24
10
Grossman
law school. He was a mem-
During World War II, Lit- of Middletown, Va. and Leo- his Parents, Mr. and Mrs.
24
Celia Kapetansky 10
ber of the Michigan and
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10
Saul Kohen
vak was a member of the nard; a daughter, Mrs. Lewis Marcus (Ida) Ronis of De-
24
10
Sol
Levin
American Bar Associations.
U.S. Army Special Services (Gladys) Klein; two sisters troit. Interment Maryland.
24
Jacob K. Palman 10
He resided at 31310 Stone- Ann Rosenbaum,
24
film unit. But after the war, and five grandchildren.
Morris Radner 10
(The senior Mr. Ronis died
Mendel & Baila
wood Ct., Farmington Hills.
he
went
back
to
France.
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Rotenberg
Dec. 17).
He is survived by his wife, Wife of Founder
10 24
8. Family
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ADA N.,HOROWITZ.,
Julius Schwartz 10 24
Martha; four sons, Peter of of Jewelry Firm
25063
Greenfield,
Southfield,
Bertha
Skolnick
10 24
MARCUS
RONIS,
10
Louise,
Jennie Caplan, 84,
Los Angeles, Robert, Daniel
Hyman Snyder 10 24
Ann K. Rosenbaum, wife
died Dec. 13. She leaves 'a Highland Park, died Dec. 17.
and Arthur; two brothers, of the president and founder Active Clubwoman
Rachel Sperling 10 24
brother, Isadore Hurvitz; and Survived by his wife, Ida; a
Rebecca
Sam and Eli; a sister, Mrs. of Meyer Jewelry, died Dec.
10 24
Weisberg
Jennie Caplan, an active two sisters, Jean Horowitz son, David of Silver Spring,
Merwin (Mary) Solomon; 18 at age 72.
Jennie
member of -several women's and Mrs. Bernard J. (Libbie) Md.; two daughters, Mrs.
11 25
Applebaum
and two grandchildren.
Born in Bay City, Mrs. organizations, died Dec. 18 Sneider.
Dora Broncwaig 11 25
Victor (Alice) Ross and Mrs.
Samuel B.
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Rosenbaum lived 55 years in at age 84.
Louis (Faye) Starr` and 13
11 25
Kempner
21 States Teaching Detroit. She was a member Formerly of Bay City, Mrs. SARAH KRAFT, 19100 W. grandchildren.
11 25
Solomon Leash
11 25
H.
Levin
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of Temple Beth El, Franklin Caplan lived 60 years in De- Seven Mile, died Dec. 13.
11 25
Morris Levin
Hebrew in Schools Hills
Country Club, Women's troit. She was a member of Survived by two- brothers,
IZAK SPOKOJNY, 24080
Solomon
NEW 'YORK (JTA) - He- American ORT and Hadas- Hadassah Women's Bicur Simone Rabinovich of Miami Eastwood, Oak Park, died
11 25
Lizewski
Mildred
brew is now taught in 144 sah.
Cholem, Women of Jewish Beach and - Joseph; a daugh
Moskovitz
11 25
public' high schools in 21
Jennie
She leaves her husband, National Fund and the Mon- ter-in-law, Mrs. Charles Mu-
Si ney A. Deitc
Rosenzweig
11 25
states, "the widest national Meyer; a daughter, Mrs. Ber- day Night Ladies Social Club. casey; step-children, Harry,
Theresa
acceptance of the Hebrew nard (Marjorie) Siegel; a sis- She resided at 18223 Indiana. Sidney and Morris Kraft and
Sonnenfeld
11 25
. DETROIT
language program e v e r
Diana Blank
12 26
She leaves four sons, Au- Mrs. Anna P o s e n, Mrs.
ter, Mrs. Louis (Minnie) Si-
Dina Cohen
12 26
reached in the public school mon of Miami; and two brey, William, Sherman and Joseph (Sarah) Parker, Mrs.
MONUMENT WO
Gittel Freeman
12 26
R . gil
14441 W. 11 Mile Rdit
system in this country," ac-
Joseph Katz
12 26
Irving of Akron, Ohio; a bro- Albert (Libby) Posen •and
grandsons.
Gardner, betw. goolidge Si Greenfield
Fayga
Kuhn
12 26
cording to a report by Dr.
ther, Leo Berman of Cleve- Mrs. Jules (Shirley) Kraft;
Levi Kuhn
12 26
399-2711. Eve. 626-0330
Judah Lapson, executive di-
land; eight grandchildren and three grandchildren - and six
Morris
-
-
-
Schechter
12 26
rector of the National Hebrew Phyllis Robb, 60
two great-grandchildren.
great-grandchildren.
Bertha Zeff
12 26
Culture Council: He said the
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David
Ben
MONUMENT" CENTER, INC.
Official at WSU
list includes Michigan.
Rafael M.
13 27
DAVE KRAUSE, former
Bessie Boesky
13 27
661-1E. II MILE, FERNDALE'
Phyllis Robb, registrar at Walter Lippmann,
Dr. Lapson said enrollment
Jennie Eifer
13 27
Detroiter of Miami Beach, : 11/2 Blocks E. of Woodward
in public high school Hebrew Wayne State University's Retired Journalist
Arthur M. Glaser 13 27
6 Blks from 3 'Jewish
died Dec. 12. Survived by
Harry Grossman 13 27
language classes has in- school of social work, died
Centatarlas on WOodward
two
brothers,
John
of
San
NEW
YORK-Walter
Lipp-
Jennie Kozel
13 27
creased to 6,220 in the 1973- Dec. 14 at age 60. ,
Morris
Lerder
13 27
Francisco, and Joseph; two
Jo_ 4,555*'
Izsak Marton
13 72
A native Detroiter, Mrs. mann, retired columnist and sisters, Mrs. Flora Nochman •1.1 24266
74 school year. He said the
author
who
was
described
as
Jacob
Rotenberg
13 27
increase was part of an up- Robb was acting registrar
Samuel Saitsman 13 27
and Mrs. Katherine Seed.
the
dean
of
American
polit-
for
10
years.
She
was
active
Esther Schwartz 13 27
ward trend in such enroll-
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Bertha K.
ment during the past five in the Sholem Aleichem In- ical journalists, died Dec. 14
PETER ORDEN, 15351
Silverman
13 27
at
age
85.
years and that it was particu- stitute, and a member of
Gittel
13 27
Sitrin
He was one of the most in- Oak Park Blvd., Oak Park,
Henry Cohen
14 28
larly meaningful because of a Hadassah, American Jewish
died
Dec.
18.
Survived
by
his
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Shaine
Jolk
28
general decline in, foreign Congress and the American fluential writers of his time wife, Gussie; two daughters,
Louis Sender
14 28
in
a
career
that
spanned
six
AND
Hilde Sosnick
14 28
re study in the high Jewish Committee. She re-
Mrs. David (Sophie) Guss
Louis Zide
14 28
•-) during the same sided at 27405 Greenfield, decades of Depression, war and Mrs. Walter (Eva) No-
and international confronta-
Southfield.
Pei
Yeshivoth Beth
She leaves her husband, tion. Among his many awards wicki; one brother, one sis-
ter, six grandchildren and
Daniel E.; a son, Harvey D. were two Pulitzer Prizes.
Yehudah
FINE MONUMENTS
JWB to Award Prize of San Francisco; a daugh- He died in a New York nine great-grandchildren.
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NEW YORK - A national ter, Mrs. Christopher (Linda nursing home of a heart ail-
15751 W. Lincoln Dr.
SINCE 1910
Jewish book award-for an- Ruth) Bragg of Ann Arbor; ment.
SANDRA (SANDY) PERL-
Southfield
.13405 CAPITAL at Coolidge
English translation of a Jew- her mother, Mrs. Sarah
MUTER, 27430 Harvard,
Phone
557-6750
ish classic-has been estab- Sacks; and a sister, Mrs._ Affection moves him less, Southfield, died Dec. 17. Sur-
OAK PARK - LI 4-2212,
lished by the Jewish Welfare Ray (Ettie) Raphael.
vived by her husband, Alan;
antagonism more.
Board Jewish Book Council.
A .$500 award and citation
will be presented for a new
translation of a book 'origin-
ally published prior to 1920
at the 1975 National Jewish
Ira Kaufman-Herbert Kaufman
Book Awards ceremony of
the JWB Jewish Book Coun-
cil.
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NATHAN BROWN, 15305
Northgate Blvd., Oak Park,
died Dec. 17. Survived by his
wife, Lena; three daughters,
Mrs. Sophie Garber, Mrs.
Abraham (Frieda) Samoss
and Mrs. Nat (Betty) Starr;
one sister, 12 grandchildren
and eight great-grandchil-
dren.
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SYLVIA 'CHASSON, for-
mer Detroiter of Leisure
City, Fla., died Dec. 14. Sur-
vived by her husband, Wal-
ter; a brother, Nathan "Son-
ny" Feldman of Detrot; two
sisters, Mrs. Abe '(Fae)
Fishman and Mrs. Oscar
(Lillian) Kanat, both of
Detroit. Interment Florida.

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