54 Uctober 10, 1975
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Bernard Isaacs, UHS Founder, 93
Bernard Isaacs was one of
world Jewry's most distin-
guished scholars who has
gained recognition as
teacher and storyteller.
Messages of condolence
expressing admiration for
his lifetime of achievements
have begun to pour into the
home of his son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Ruben Isaacs, with whom
he had made his home for
the last 10 years, when news
came Monday morning of
his passing, at the age of 93.
A noteworthy tribute to
Mr. Isaacs was the partici-
pation in the funeral serv-
ices of his favorite pupil,
Rabbi Max Weine, together
with Rabbis Milton Arm
and Benjamin Gorrelick and
Cantor Jacob H. Sonenklar.
Rabbi Weine took pride in
his having learned from Mr.
Isaacs and of having been a
member of the first elemen-
tary and high school grad-
uating classes organized by
Mr. Issacs under his United
Hebrew Schools leadership.
Not only as superintend-
ent of the United Hebrew
Schools of Detroit, of
which he was the organiz-
ing architect upon coming
here from Indianapolis,
but also previously as head
of the schools in Indianap-
olis and later as "teacher
of teachers," the title he
earned, he emerged into
national educational lead-
ership.
Equally superb in his rec-
ord of brilliant scholarship
is the library of short sto-
ries he had written in He-
brew, which appeared in
English translations and
which have been welcomed
in Israel as among the most
notable of narrative Hebrew
literature.
BERNARD ISAACS
Mr. Isaacs, a dedicated
Zionist who participated
actively in the Zionist Or-
ganization of Detroit's af-
fairs, came to Detroit at the
time when the Young Ju-
daea movement was organ-
ized here and he gave en-
couragement to the
movement's organizers, as-
sisting in public functions,
creating a cooperative spirit
between the schools and the
Zionist youth movement.
Born in Lithuania where
he received his early edu-
cation, Mr. Isaacs came to
the U.S. in 1904. He earned
a BS degree in general
science at Cooper Union in
New York and studied lit-
erature at Buttler College
in Indianapolis. He be-
came a United Hebrew
Schools instructor in Indi-
anapolis in 1912 and in
1919 he came to Detroit
where he laid the founda-
tion for its UHS system.
He was associated with
the Detroit UHS for 36
years, having retired in
1955.
In 1965 at a Jewish Na-
tional Fund dinner, the Ber-
nard and Belle Isaacs Forest
was established.
He has published two
books, "Hasefer Harishon"
(1911) and "Kithvey Aaron
D. Markson" produced in
collaboration with Daniel
Persky in 1938. Author of
many short stories dealing
with Jewish life in America,
his short story collections
include, "Bein Shnai Olom-
oth" (1949), "Amos Mocher
Tapizim" (1953), "Choter
Migeza" (1960) and "Select
Stories" (1968) which was
published in English in Is-
rael.
He was a member of the
National Council for Jew-
ish Education since its in-
ception, the PEN Club of
American Hebrew Au-
thors, Zionist Organiza-
tion of America — Detroit
District, the Hebrew Cul-
tural Society of Detroit
and Cong. Beth Achim.
He leaves three sons,
Ruben, Irving of Pittsburgh
and Emanuel of Freehold,
N.J.; a daughter, Mrs. Jo-
seph (Annette) Dvorin; a
brother, David L. of Mer-
rick, N.Y.; 16 grandchildren
and 10 great-grandchildren.
Samuel Levin, Emeritus Professor
Cultural, communally-or-
iented and Zionist spokes-
men joined in paying tribute
this week to the memory of
Prof. Samuel M. Levin, who
died Oct. 2 in Dublin, Ire-
land, while on a world tour.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at Kauf-
man Chapel.
A teacher for 45 years,
rising to a top university
post as head of the econom-
ics department of Wayne
State University, socially
minded in his role as presi-
dent of the Jewish Social
Service Bureau and in other
community capacities, and
a leader in the ranks of Is-
rael's builders, having
served as president of the
Jewish National Fund
Council of Detroit, Prof.
Levin held top rank posi-
tions in the Jewish and civic
communities.
Born in Poland, Prof.
Levin was the son of the late
Rabbi Judah Leib Levin,
former head of the Ortho-
dox rabbis of Detroit. In
1965, Prof. Levin was guest
of honor at a dedication din-
ner for Yeshivath Beth Ye-
hudah, the school named in
honor of his father.
Prof. Levin was the hus-
band of the late Lillian Kei-
dan Levin who came from
an old Detroit Jewish fam-
ily active in the Zionist
movement and synagogue
affairs. She was the sister of
the late Judge Harry B. Kei-
dan. Prof. and Mrs. Levin
made numerous trips
abroad, several of them to
Israel. Mrs. Levin died in
1971.
He began teaching at the
old Central High School in
1913 and later became the
chairman of the social
science department at the
Detroit Junior College and
the College of the City of
Detroit, later to become
Wayne University. He held
the chairmanship of the
economics department un-
til 1953 and retired from
teaching in 1958 on his
70th birthday.
ice Bureau, now the Jewish
Family and Children's Serv-
ice. He was a member of the
board of United Hebrew
Schools, of the budget re-
view committee of the Coun-
cil of Social Agencies of
Metropolitan Detroit, the
board of the Jewish Voca-
tional Service, and in
1958-60, president of the
Jewish National Fund
Council of Detroit.
He has written two books
and until his death prepared
weekly lectures on social
issues for the senior adult
program at the 10 Mile Jew-
ish Community Center, in
which he was planning to
continue in the fall.
Prof. Levin's articles on
education, labor, technol-
ogy, population, and Jew-
ish themes, have appeared
in more than a dozen lead-
ing professional journals
in this country and
abroad.
SAMUEL LEVIN
In the 1930s, Prof. Levin
was on Mayor Frank Mur-
phy's labor and employment
committees. He became a
noted authority on labor
and industry and his name
appeared in every issue of
the Directory of American
Scholars between 1942 and
1958. He also is listed in
"Who's Who in America,"
"Who's Who in World Je-
Nvry" and in "Who's Who in
Jews in the World of
Science."
From 1936 to 1939, Prof.
Levin was president of the
Detroit Jewish Social Serv-
He has lectured at the
University of Michigan, at
the national convention of
the American Economic
Association, and gave the
100th anniversary lecture
marking the birth of Justice
Louis D. Brandeis.
In 1958 there was estab-
lished at Wayne State Uni-
versity the Samuel M. Levin
Economics Award Fund. In
recent years it has awarded
a cash prize to an economics
graduate or undergraduate
student who wins out in an
annual economics essay
competition.
Among his achievements
was an early stand against
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The family of the late
Rose Gold will unveil a
monument in her memory,
1 p.m. Oct. 12 at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Rabbi Gold-
schlag will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are asked
to attend.
* * *
The family of the late
Elaine Joyce Grant an-
nounces the unveiling of a
monument in her memory
11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, at
Beth Tefilo Cemetery.
Rabbi Arm will officiate.
• * *
The family of the late
Carl Greenberg announces
the unveiling of a monu-
ment in his memory, 3 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 12, at West-
wood Cemetery. Rabbi Leo
Goldman will officiate. Rel-
atives and friends are asked
to attend.
* * *
The family of the late
Sophie Herman announces
the unveiling of a monu-
ment in her memory 12
noon Sunday, Oct. 12, at He-
brew Memorial Park. Rabbi
Arm will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to at-
tend.
* * *
The family of the late
Sonia Nemerow announces
the unveiling of a monu-
ment in her memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 19, at Brith
Shalom Cemetery. Rabbi
James I. Gordon will offi-
ciate. Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
* * *
The family of the late
William M. Isenberg an-
nounces the unveiling of a
monument in his memory
11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at
Hebrew Memorial Park.
Rabbi Goldschlag will offi-
ciate. Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
* * *
The family of the late
Benjamin Naimark an-
nounces the unveiling of a
monument in his memory 1
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at
Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Rabbi Groner will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to attend.
the Vietnam war (1964),
which he reiterated in a
lengthy letter to The Jewish
News in 1970.
On his 85th birthday in
June 1973, Wayne State
University's economics de-
partment honored him with
a volume of his essays to
commemorate the occasion.
Prof. Levin leaves two
sons, Dr. Joseph H. of Wes-
ton, Mass., and Dr. Herbert
G.; two daughters, Mrs.
Stanley B. (Miriam) Fried-
man and Mrs. Bernard J.
(Judith) Cantor; three
brothers, Dr. Nathan of
Glendale, Calif., Isadore of
Palm Beach, Fla., and Abra-
ham J.; 15 grandchildren
and two great-grandchil-
dren.
Monument Unveilings
The family of the late
Meyer Rivkin announces
the unveiling of a monu-
ment in his memory 3 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 12, at Beth
Tefilo Cemetery. Rabbi
Arm will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to at-
tend.
* * *
The family of the late Dr.
Abraham Tauber an-
nounces the unveiling of a
monument in his memory 2
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at
Aclat Shalom Cemetery.
Rabbi Berman will officiate.
Relatives and friends are
asked to attend.
The Family
of the Late
ARTHUR
BARIT
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 12 noon
Sunday, Oct. 12, at
Clover Hill Park Ce-
metery. Rabbi Groner
will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are
asked to attend.
The Family
of the Late
MILTON L.
CAPLAN
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 12 noon
Sunday, Oct. 19, at
Clover Hill Park Ce-
metery. Rabbi Arm
will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are
asked to attend.
The Family
of the Late
LIBBIE
DUBRINSKY
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 10:30
a.m. Sunday, Oct. 12,
at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Rabbi
Groner will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
The Family
of the Late
PAULA
GROSSMAN
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 1:30
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12,
at Oakview Cemetery.
Rabbi Lehrman will
officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked
to attend.
The Family
of the Late
ANN
KALENBERG
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 12, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Sperka will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
Cancellation
The Family
of the Late
HARRY
PEARLMAN
Announces that the
unveiling of a monu-
ment in his memory
scheduled for Sunday,
Oct. 12, has been can-
celled.
The Family
of the Late
SAMUEL
KIRMAN
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 10 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 19, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Arm will offi-
ciate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
The Family
of the Late
JENNIE
SCHNEIDER
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory, 11
a.m. Sunday, Oct. 12,
at Beth Tefilo Ceme-
tery. Cantor Adler
will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are
asked to attend.
The Family
of the Late
OSCAR
SHENCOPP
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 12:30
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19,
at Chesed Shel Emes
Cemetery. Rabbi
Goldschlag will offi-
ciate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
The Family
of the Late
ANNA
WEINSTEIN
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 12, at
Hebrew Memorial
Park. Rabbi Sperka
will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are
asked to attend.
Mrs. Alex (Rose)
Adelberg
Mrs. Al (Cele)
Goldstein
and Mrs. Ida Zabel
Announce the un-
veiling of a monument
in the memory of
YETTA
GOLDSTEIN
10:45 a.m. Sunday,
Oct. 19, at Westwood
Cemetery. Rabbi
Schnipper will offi-
ciate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.