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Jewish Converts in the U.S.
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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, January 24,1975-S5
In the 17th Century, Jew- percent of the conversions,
ish slave owners converted an impending or existing
Joseph F. Hirsch,
their slaves to their faith and marriage to a Jew was in-
both
of
Southfield;
and
19
died
Jan.
16.
Survived
by
a
HARRY ABRAMS of New
many black Jewish congre- volved; female proselytes out- York, died Jan. 19. Survived sister, Mrs. Mollie Haber of grandchildren. Interment Insurance Agent
gations today are made up, numbered males five to one; by his wife, Ethel; two sons, Philadelphia.
Joseph F. Hirsch, a life
Windsor.
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. in part, of descendents of the number increased yearly. Jules of Detroit and Alfred;
insurance agent, died Jan.
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these early converts, Ency-
ANNA PUDAVICK, 18245 16 at age 56.
a daughter, Mrs. Leonard
PAULA GROSSMAN, 21941
clopaedia Judaica states.
A native Detroiter, Mr.
Margalit Sela, 49
(Mildred) Rosenthal; two Parklawn, Oak Park, died Appoline, died Jan. 22. Sur-
- This conversion was one
brothers, Yitzhak and Chaim, Jan. 17. Survived by her hus- vived by her husband, Hy- Hirsch was a certified life
Weizmann
U.
Aide
of the more unusual, but by
both in Israel; six grand- band, Morris; a son, Richard man; a son, Stuart - two underwriter with Massachu-
NEW YORK-Mrs. Marga- children and one great-grand- A. of La Mirada, Calif.; a daughters, Mrs. Jacob (Shei- settS Mutual Life Insurance
no means unique, aspects of
, Jewish growth among gen- lit Sela, wife of Dr. Michael child.
daughter, Mrs. Richard (Ju- la) Kirsch and Sybil; a broth- Co. for the past 17 years. He
Sela, head of the chemical
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tile groups.
dith) Moss; and six grand- er, Louis Zack 'of Miami; two was a member of the Asso-
sisters, Mrs. Rose Dobrusin ciation of Certified Life Un-
During the first quarter of immunology department of
ABRAHAM B•RNHOLTZ, children.
and Mrs. Louis (Betty) Ja- derwriters, the Million Dollar
the 18th Century a commu- the Weizmann Institute of 25641 Greenfield, Southfield,
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nity of German Baptists, in Science in Rehovot, Israel, died Jan. 19. Survived by his
RETTA MUNDSTUK, 4750 cobs of Venice, Fla.; and Roundtable and the North-
what is now Schaefferstown, and herself a long-time prin- wife, Mildred; two daughters, Woodward, died Jan. 17. She two grandchildren.
west Toastmasters C 1 u b ,
.
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nintarily "Judaized." cipal in the Weizmann Insti- Mrs. Milton (Priscilla) Sol- leaves a son, Jay Allan, of
r
Project Hope, Jaycees and
irved dietary laws tute's development, died here omon and Mrs. Percy (Bev- Houston; a daughter, Anne,
IDA ROSENTHAL, 24100 formerly active with the
,...ity,-
and ti• , Sabbath, built a. Jan. 13 at age 49.
erly) Hernandez of New of New York; a brother, Dr. Westhampton, Oak Park, died United Foundation. 'He re-
Born in Poland, Mrs. Sela, Orleans; and five grandchil- Harold Tannenholz; and a Jan. 22. She leaves a daugh- sided at 6105 Westmoor, Bir-
"shill( Id a log home for
their liaLzan and in 1732, laid for 17 years, was secretary dren.
ter, Mrs. Louis (Lorraine) mingham.
sister, Fayette Goodman.
out a cemetery. The commu- of the Weizmann Institute of
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Woodberg; three brothers,
He leaves his wife, Elaine;
nity lasted from about 1720 Science, and played a prin-
FRANCES FARBER, 25601
DAVID PEARL, 1175 Doug- William Stoffer, Dave Stof- t hr e e daughters, Moreen,
to 1745. The cemetery-now cipal executive role in the Greenfield, Southfield, died all, Windsor, died Jan. 14. fer of Tucson and Irving; a Carol and Jennifer; and two
destroyed-was still intact in Weizmann Institute's devel- Jan. 23. She leaves two sis- Survived by thre e sons, Bill sister, Rose Stoffer; and brothers, Melvin and Arnold.
1885; the home of the cantor opment until 1968 when she ters, Bertha and Mrs. George and Morris, and Dr. Jack of three grandsons.
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still stood in 1926 but was retired.
(Dora) Smith.
Southfield, three daughters
destroyed later. Whether
She remained a member of
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FRANCES
SARAH SAF-
Mrs. Ben (Blanche) Vandow
these "Judaizers", in fact, the board of trustees of Yad
HARRY FINK, former De- of New York, Mrs. Morton FER, 29168 Jacquelyn, Li-
became Jews is questioned, Chaim Weizmann, the na- troiter of Hallandale, Fla., (Edith) Gerenraich and Mrs. vonia, died Jan. 18. Survived
however.
tional memorial to Israel's died Jan. 15. Survived by his Jerome (Florence) Lechner, by her husband, Marvin; a
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One of the earliest and first president, which em- wife, Goldie; five brothers,
son, Jack H.; a daughter,
During the
best known proselyte con- braces the Weizmann Insti- Sol of Florida, and Jack,
DR. HERMAN MICHAEL Mrs. Eric (Ellen Sue) Pre-
coming week
verts was a Quaker, Warder tute of Science. She had also Dave, Nate and Leonard, all PLAVNICK, former Detroit- vost; a brother, Gerald M.
Yeshivoth Beth
Cresson, who became U.S. been for a dozen years as- of Detroit; and a sister, Mrs. er of Hollywood, Fla., died Tenebaum; and a sister, Mrs.
Yehudah will
consul in Jerusalem in 1844. sistant to the institute's chief Harry (Eleanor) Park of De- Jan. 16. Survived by his wife, Abraham -,(Rebecca) Sch-
observe the
There, in 1848, he converted executive officer, later its troit. Interment Florida.
Yahrzeits of the
Harriet; t,io sons, Ronald wartz.
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and assumed the name of president, Meyer W. Weisgal,
following d s-
and Stuart; a daughter, Mrs.
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Michael Cresson Boaz Israel. now chancellor.
IRVING SCHWARTZ of
ported friends,
Michael
(Lois)
Magid;
a
BETTY GENDLOFF, 26715
His American wife divorced
At the time of her death,
with the tradi-
brother, Bernard; and two Bloomfield Hills, died Jan.
Greenfield,
Southfield,
died
him and he then married a Mrs. Sela was director of the
20. He leaves nieces and
tional Memor-
Palestinian. He was a promi- Israel branch of the Interna- Jan. 19. Survived by her step- sisters, Mrs. L a wr ence nephews. -
ial Prayers, re-
(Rose)
Keller
of
Detroit
and
son, Sam Gilbert; three step-
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nent member of the Jerusa- tional Theater Institute.
citation of
Mrs.
Nathan
(Ida)
Reznick.
daughters, Mrs. Irving (Shir-
lem Sephardic community
Kaddish and
GEORGE
TRUTE,
16367
ley) Fields, Mrs. Bert (Betty) Interment Florida.
and is buried on the Mount
Studying of
Westland, Southfield, died
Sam
Bernstein,
53,
Fischer and Mrs. Cassie Bos-
of Olives.
Mishnayos.
Jan. 16. He leaves his wife,
tick; and five grandchildren. Jack Rosenbloom,
The first incorporated Jew- School Principal
Dora; a son, Lawrence;
SHEVAT JAN.
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ish missionary society in
three daughters, Mrs. J.
Sam J. Bernstein, school
14 26
Max Barth
SYLVIA GOLD of Farm- Local Accountant
modern times, the United Is- principal in Detroit for many
Stewart (Hanna) Linden, Mrs.
14 26
Fannie Faber
Jack Rosenbloom, a certi- Gabriel (Lillian) Moscow and
ington Hills, died Jan. 21.
rael World Union (UIWU)
Morris
Goodman
14 26
years,
died
Jan.
20,
at
age
fied
public
accountant
with
14 26
Bessie Gruber
was established in New York
She leaves a son, Dr. Paul
Mrs. Morris (Esther) Bowne;
53.
He
was
with
the
Detroit
Bessie Holtzman 14 26
offices
in
Southfield,
died
City in 1944 by the journalist.
of Laguna Beach, Calif.; a
one brother; four sisters, in-
14 26
Shiomo Karbal
David Horowitz. Groups of Public Schools for 27 years, daughter, Mrs. Jerome A. Jan. 17 at age 55.
14 26
cluding Mrs. Benjamin
Louis Kartun
serving
as
an
art
teacher
at
14 26
A native Detroiter, Mr. Ro- (Rose) Milman; 12 grand-
Meyer Minkin
UIWU proselytes have their
(Barbara) Lewis; her father,
14 26
Mary
Modell
own congregations in Wilbur, the White School, assistant Sam Lerman; a brother, Sid- senbloom was graduated children and two great-grand-
Harry Schneider 14 26
principal
at
Hillger
School,
from
Walsh
College
in
1939
Chaim
E.
Denemark
W. Va. and West Olive, Mich.
ney Lerman; a sister, Mrs.
children.
15 27
& Family
Another such missionary so- and at the time of his death Harry (Corrine) Margolis; and has been a CPA since
15 27
Harry N. Eskin
1942. He was a member of
Rachel Fishman 15 27
city, the Jewish Information was principal of the Herman and three grandchildren.
Yetta Grunt 15 27
Adat Shalom Synagogue,
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Society of America, was Elementary School.
Phillip R.
He was a past commander
15 27
founded in Chicago in 1962.
Kravetz
FRED GOLDMAN, former Moslem Shrine, Detroit Con-
15 27
Noah E. Keys
U.S. Reform Judaism has of Raymond Zussman Post of Detroiter of Charleston, W. sistory and Craftsman Lodge
15 27
Elijah
Oppen
maintained that Jews have the Jewish War Veterans, Va., died Jan. 14. He leaves a of the Masons. He also was a
15 27
Molly Plotkin
member
of
the
American
In-
Debora
Shcolnick
15 27
and
was
a
board
member
of
an obligation to teach their
died Jan. 14. He leaves a stitute of Certified Public
Helen Silverston 15 27
- religion to all mankind and the Northwest Detroit Little son, Martin of Charleston;
Benjamin
15 27
Wrotzlawsky
to attract like-minded non- League. He was a member a daughter, Mrs. Stanley Accountants and the Michi-
16 28
Joseph L. Bale
Jews into the Jewish com- of the Organization of School (Judith) Rubin of Charles- gan Association of Certified
16 28
Alice Eiseman
16 28
munity. This theoretical de- Administrators and Super- ton; a brother, Morse of Public Accountants. He re-
Jack Feldman
Harry
Feldstein
16 28
sided
at
16500
North
Park
termination was followed by visors.
Southfield; two sisters, Mil- Dr. Southfield.
Moshe Goldfarb 16 28
Survived by his wife, dred and Mrs. Ben (Sadie)
the establishment in 1951 of
Isaac Hootner 16 28
He
' leaves his father, Mor-
Gussie Solomon 16 28
3 Committee on the Unaffili- Alice; four sons, Stephen, Love, both of Southfield; and
16 28
Sam Zingeser
ited by the Central Confer- Robert, James and Douglas; seven grandchildren. Inter- ris; and a brother, Gerald.
17 29
Allan A. Burns
17 29
Leo Feld
mce of American Rabbis to his mother, Mary, and two ment Charleston.
17 29
Nathan Fine
levelop "practical means for sisters, Mrs. Edward (Flor-
Deitch
Sidney
17 29
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Lena Gelles
17 29
Yossel Halpert
mtending the influence and ence) Schindler and Mrs.
GERALD
GOLDMAN,
1615
Nathan Lipshaw 17 29
DETROIT
acceptance of the Jewish re- Lillian Grey.
Mina
Woiman
17
29
E. Webster, Ferndale; died
igion." The Conservative
Herbert B. Bunin 18 30
:MONUMENT WORKS,
Jan.
19.
He
leaves
his
wife,
Israel Glicklin 18 30
. abbinate declined to under-
14441 W. 11 Mile Rd. '
Joseph Goldberg 18 30
Josephine; two daughters, Gardner,
betw. Ottoolidge & Greenfield
ake such efforts, although Milton L. Caplan,
Morris Goldberg 18 30
e. 626-0330
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Celia Lafer 18 30
t accepted prospective con- Local Attorney, 55 Marjorie of Los Angeles and
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Herman J.
Judith; two brothers, Harry
verts. The Orthodox re-
Milton L. Caplan, an attor- and Ben; and a sister, Lillian.
18 30
Lazarus
Arthur E.
- 'ned extremely reluctant ney withaoffices in downtown
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18 30
Plotnick
MONOMENT " CENTER, INC.
ccept converts-making Detroit, died Jan. 17 at age
18 30
Frank Sears
ABRAHAM
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661 E. eMILE, FERNDALE
.iringent demands of all 55.
Samuel Sherman 18 30
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Greenfield,
Southfield,
Blocks • E. cif Woodward
18 30
1
1/2
Fannie
Smith
prospective candidates.
Born in Detroit, Mr. Cap-
19 3'1
Louis Cohen
6 Blks from 1 Jewish
to us
.
A
tetepilorie:
.011
In 1 "c4 approximately 3,000 lan was graduated from then
GPnroe
S.
Cobitz
19 31
Carriateries on Woodward
William
gives you the assUrance.
per were then being an- Wayne University's school of Hyman Gold, 70
19
31
Greenstein
ossi'
that a • man you know
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nually converted to Judaism law in 1949. He was a mem-
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19 31
Sarah Kane
helping
you.
Sadie
in the United States. In 95 ber of the Michigan Bar As- Builder, Developer
31
lo
Licht..nberg
Hyman Gold, a residential
We can snake the desired
sociation, the American Trial
19 31
Morris Singer
arrangements
regardless:
FEB.
builder
and
developer,
died
Lawyers Association and
MONUMENTS BY
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David Kahrnoff 20
of where a death occurs.
The Family of the Late
Morgenthau Lodge of Bnai Jan. 17 at age 70.
1
20
Regina Mayer
Born in Russia, Mr. Gold
1
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Max C. Shiovitz
Brith, Perfection Lodge of
Gertrude
SHIRLEY
the Masons and Eli Levin was a member of Adat Sha-
AND
1
20
Teitelbaum
Post 'of the Jewish War Vet- lom Synagogue, Perfection
Rebecca
INDENBAUM
1
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Zackheim
erans. He resided at 7250 Lodge of the Masons and
Bnai Brith. He resided at
Acknowledges w i t h
Mohansic, Birmingham.
Yeshivoth Beth
grateful appreciation
He leaves his wife, Ruth; 31065 Pheasant Run, Farm-
18325 W. Nine Mile Rd.'
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the many kind expres-
Yehudah
FINE MONUMENTS
a son, Peter; a daughter, ington Hills.
Southfield
He leaves his wife, Sylvia;
sions of sympathy ex-
Evva; and his mother, Mrs.
SINCE 1910
15751 W. Lincoln Dr.
Elgin 7-5200
a son, Dr. Paul of Laguna
tended by friends and
Sarah Caplan.
13405 CAPITAL at Coolidge
Southfield
Beach, Calif.; a • daughter,
relatives durin g the
Ira and Herbert Kaufman
OAK PARK - LI 4-2212
Mrs.
Jerome
A.
(Barbara)
family's recent bereave-
Phone
557-6750
An injury is much sooner
Next to Stanley Steamer
Lewis; a brother, Samuel;
ment.
forgotten than an insult.
-Earl of Chesterfield and three grandchildren.
,
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a death
occurs away
from home...
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