54 January 9, 1976

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Israelis Inspire Pride, Protest

By MOSHE RON

Jewish News Special
Israel Correspondent

JERUSALEM - Israel's
art life is full of contrast
like the country. On one side
we see successes, which give
us honor; on the other side
we face appearances, espe-
cially in our theater, which
create a bad moo-d.
A young Israeli violinist,
Yuval Yoram, a sabra, flew
to Finland to an interna-
tional competition of violin-
ists.
Yuval Yoram went to Fin-
land with some anxiety. The
concert was difficult, and
highest demands were
placed on the contestants.
Yuval Yoram won the first
prize of $7,500.
Yuval Yoram has come
to his violin-playing by
miracles. He worked hard

and showed great talent.
The great Yascha Heifetz,
who could not be ap-
proached easily agreed to
give him some teaching
and advice. He also stud-
ied at the American Music
Academy in Indiana.
But Yuval also fulfilled
his duty to his country. He
enlisted in Zahal. The fa-
mous violinist Henryk She-
ryk, however, wrote an ur-
gent letter to the Israeli
Chief of Staff and asked
him to free Yuval from mili-
tary service. He was re-
leased after two weeks'
training, and this opened a
great career for the young
Israeli artist.
In contrast, the young
playwright Yosef Mandy
from Romania wished to
criticize the administration
in the occupied Arab territo-

OBITUARIES

ries. His play was forceful
without talent, and was a
forgery of problems and a
watery reportage written in
an unexperienced form.
The play "Governor of
Jericho," is about an officer
in the occupied territories,
who represents a harsh re-
gime.

ESTHER GILBERT,
25535 Continental, South-
field, died Jan. 2. Survived
by a son, Carl K.; a sister,
Miss Anne Goldstein; and
three grandchildren.
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MARY GLANTZ died
Jan. 4. She leaves two sons,
Gabriel and Leo; a brother,
Arthur Rosenbaum; five
grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
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NORMAN ISENBERG,
5611 Renville, died Jan. 2.
Survived by a son, Jewele; a
daughter, Mrs. Harold
(Ruth) Goldstein of Brook-
lyn, N.Y.; a brother, Abe;
and two sisters, Mrs. Louis
(Leah) Slakter and Mrs.
Rose Mosock, both of Los
Angeles, Calif.; and three.
grandchildren.

Several audiences at the
Zavta Art Club in Tel Aviv
where the play is being
performed by the Israel
Chamber Theater have
protested and walked out.
Israeli critics have con-
demned the play and ques-
tioned the Chamber Thea-
ter for performing such a
poor play.
The only comfort is that
the Israeli theater audience
has not lost its healthy in-
stincts.

Ben-Meir's Critical 'Middle East'

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IRVING KRAVIS died
Jan. 3. He leaves a son, Ken-
neth; a daughter, Mrs. Ber-
nard (Ida) Beck; two broth-
ers, Samuel and Louis; a
sister, Mrs. Minnie Solo-
mon; five grandchildren and
six great-grandchildren.
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RUDOLPH S. LAUER
died Jan. 4. He leaves his
wife, Frieda; a daughter,
Mrs. Martin (Jean) Daitch;
and five grandchildren.
* * *
ISAAC LEVY, 10150
Saratoga, Oak Park, died
Jan. 4. Survived by three
sons, Max of Marco Island,
Fla., Clement and Roger; six
daughters, Mrs. James
(Solange) Latif, Mrs. Walter
(Lillian) Mayers, Mrs. Guy
(Yvone) Laguen of Paris,
France, Mrs. Etienne (Aida)
Bajou of Toulouse, France,
Mrs. Robert (Camille) Nel-
son of Lansing and Mrs.
James (Marie) Philips of
Memphis, Mich.; a sister,
Mrs. Victoria Salama of
Paris; and 22 grandchildren.
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IDA MILLER died Jan.
6. She leaves two sons,
Ralph and Martin; and nine
grandchildren.
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MARGARET NAGLER,
former Detroiter of New
York City, died Dec. 27. Sur-
vived by a son, Stanley of
New York; three brothers; a
sister, Mrs. Regina Frumkin
of New York City; and two
grandchildren. Interment
New York.
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EDWARD M. OBER-
FIELD, 21690 Cloverlawn,

By ALLEN A. WARSEN
Russia by means of quiet di- own terms on Western Eu-
Alon Ben-Meir's "The plomacy;" 2. "The Israeli rope and Japan."
Middle East - Imperatives government should examine
The Middle East, mo-
and Choices" (Decalogue its bureaucratic red tape in reover, is of supreme politi-
Books, 1975) is a critique of processing which has been cal importance, and is one
the policies, politics and at- an agonizing problem to of the chief focal points of
titudes of the Arabs and Is- many potential North United States and Russian
rivalry.
raelis and a blueprint for American immigrants."
peace.
Interesting is Ben-Meir's
This review would be
Significant is his explana- interpretation of the stra- incomplete if we did not
tion of the meaning of na- tegic, economic and political record the author's pro-
tionalism to both Israelis importance of the Middle posal for a solution of the
and Arabs. To the former it East and his instructive Israeli-Arab conflict. The
means survival in a hostile evaluation of the role of the proposal reads in part:
world; whereas to the latter superpowers, the United ". . we fin_d that the ulti-
it means "Arab unity, Is- States and Russia, in that mate and probably the
lamic solidarity, economic region.
only solution to the Pales-
development," destruction
Though the strategic tinian dilemma is a Pales-
of Israel, pride and honor.
value of the Middle East
entity with a politi-
Ben-Meir is not only con- has been diminished by tinian
cal autonomy that would
cerned with Israel's external modern technology, yet, freely be established with
problems, he is equally per- asserts Ben-Meir the assistance of Israel
turbed by its internal diffi- "physical contact or ac-
and the UN, in the West
culties. He is critical of Is- cess to landing facility Bank and the Gaza Strip.
rael's multiplicity of there from a strictly stra- The participation of the
parties, the composition of tegic vantage point re- PLO will have to be condi-
the members in the Knesset mains essential."
tional upon their recogniz-
(the average age of its mem-
However, the Middle East ing Israel's right to exist
bers in 1969 was 63), the is of inestimable economic within secure borders."
economic class divisions, significance. Especially sig-
and the inferior social sta- nificant is its indispensable
"The Middle East - Im-
tus of the Sephardic Jews. commodity, oil. "Therefore, peratives and Choices" is a
He is troubled about the dis- in considering the import- well-written, well-organ-
proportion of Jewish to ance of Arab oil to Western ized, and assiduously re-
Arab births. ("The present industry, we cannot sepa- searched study, and is a val-
net birthrate of Jews in Is- rate it from the strategic uable aid to an
rael stands at 25.5 per 1,000 component: namely, anyone understanding of the com-
versus 45.6 per 1,000 among who is in a position to con- plex problems confronting
the Arabs in Israel.")
trol Arab oil can impose his Israel and its neighbors.
Ben-Meir maintains
that a majority of 75 per
Forest Fires Ruin Trees in Israel
cent Jews is essential to a
secure and lasting Jewish
JERUSALEM (JTA) - Most of it went to the local
state. Only a "Solid and Forest fires destroyed furniture and building in-
sustainable Jewish major- 264,100 trees in Israel last dustries.
ity, say 75 per cent of the summer and caused overall
total population, will in damage estimated at IL6
itself be a deterrent to any million, the Jewish National
Naturei Karta
Arab extremist plans to Fund reported.
eliminate or absorb Israel
Thanks Arafat
through force or by other
The past summer was one
Hussein Rejects
means."
of the worst in Israel's his-
The author offers con- tory with respect to forest
NEW YORK (ZINS) -
crete and constructive pro- fires, according to the JNF.
Rabbi M. H. Roth, who Terror Bases
posals for maintaining a A total of 511 blazes were claims to be the secretary of
JERUSALEM - King
sizeable Jewish majority. recorded, most of them
the American branch of the Hussein has recently turned
Among others, he proposes spotted by the JNF's forest Naturei Karta, has sent a down a request by the Pa-
better treatment of the Se- rangers.
letter to Yasir Arafat, head
lestine Liberation Organiza-
phardim (many have left
of the Palestine Liberation tion to set up five terrorist
Israel), outlawing abortions
Organization, in which he bases along the Jordan
Despite the loss of trees
(except for reasons of - mainly pine and eucalyp-
expresses his "deep grati- river, according to Salah
health), government sup- tus - the JNF reported an
tude" to Arafat for rescuing Khalaf; second-in-command
port of large families, posi- increase in timber produc-
the Jews in Lebanon during
to Yasir Arafat in the major
tive measures to eliminate tion this year from the con-
the fighting in Beirut.
Fatah sabotage movement.
the cause that encourage tinuing process of thinning
In the name of the Na-
The Jerusalem Post re-
"yerida" (emigration), and out forests.
turei Karta, he also thanks ports that Khalaf, code-
effective policies that would
Arafat for consistently named "Abu Iyad," said Hu-
encourage "aliya" (immi-
In the seven months from
drawing distinction be- sein's rejection came during
April to October, 29,350 tons
gration).
tween Zionism and Judaism recent efforts to reconcile
Two of his "aliya" propos- of timber were cut in JNF
in all his public addresseA. Jordan and the PLO.
als are: 1. "Negotiate with forests in central Israel.
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Oak Park, died Jan. 2. Sur-
vived by his wife, Rose; a
son, Michael I. of Rockton,
Ill.; a daughter, Mrs. Mor-
rise L. (Sandra) Kent; a sis-
ter, Mrs. Joseph (Bernice)
Stone; and three grandchil-
dren.
* * *
HELEN ORDOWER of
Windsor died Dec. 31. Sur-
vived by two sons, Irving
and . Robert of Vestal, N.Y.;
a daughter, Mrs. Franklin
(Sonny) Purther of South-
field; one brother, one sister
and nine grandchildren. In-
terment Windsor.

YETTA SHERAN, for-
mer Detroiter of Palm
Springs, Fla., died Jan. 3.
She leaves two brothers, Dr.
A. Allen Weisberg of S.
Palm Beach, Fla., and Sam
Weisberg; and two sisters,
Mrs. Louis (Esther) Fidler
of N. Maimi, Fla., and Mrs.
Saul (Leah) Linick. Inter-
ment Detroit.
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FRANK SILVER died
Jan. 4. He leaves his -
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Ethel; two sons, Dr. h
and Howard; a sister, EVa of
Atlantic City, N.J.; and five
grandchildren.

SAMUEL PARKER,
3521 John C. Lodge, died
Jan. 3. Survived by three
brothers, Abraham of
Miami Beach, Fla., Julius
and Arthur; three sisters,
Mrs. Max (Rose) Sosnow of
Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs.
Tillie Benjamin of Brook-
lyn, N. Y., and Mrs. Esther
Sklar.

ROSE SILVERMAN,
14131 Heyden, died Jan. 6.
Survi-ved by a daughter,
Betsy Evelyn; two brothers,
William Katzin of Brooklyn,
N.Y., and Philip Kassin of
Ventura, Calif.
* * *
SARAH SIRIT, 13725
Dexter, died Dec. 29. Sur-
vived by a sister, Esther.
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HARRY A. STONE,
18520 W. Seven Mile, died
Jan. 6. Survived by a son,
Arnold C.; a daughter, Mrs.
Jack (Rita) Portney of Flint;
a brother, William; and two
sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Anna)
Bernstein and Mrs. Sol
(Mary) Granadier; and six
grandchildren. -

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ESTHER PERCZYK,
15120 Kenton, Oak Park,
died Dec. 31. Survived by
her husband, Leib; a son,
William; a daughter, Mrs.
Hersh (Shaindel) Lebowitz
of Mt. Kisco, N. Y.; a
brother, Joseph Sczerc of
Israel; a sister, Mrs. Bluma
Danger of Israel; 11 grand-
children and one great-
grandchild.

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HARRY PICKMAN,
former Detroiter of Miami
Beach, Fla., died Dec. 31.
Survived by two sons, Jack
R. of Lansing and Sam; a
daughter, Belle of Miami
Beach; eight grandchildren
and fifteen great-grandchil-
dren.
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LILLIAN E. ROSS died
Jan. 2. She leaves a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Allan (Virginia)
Laffer; a brother, William
Garelik; three sisters, Mrs.
Rose Agree, Mrs. --Abe
(Sadie) Ernstein and Mrs.
Maurice (Diana) Sills; five
grandchildren and one
great-granddaughter.
* * *
ROSE SCHEMANSKY,
27116 Marshall, Southfield,
died Jan. 1. Survived by two
sons, Arthur A. Rosner and
Harold A. Rosner of Day-
ton, Ohio; two daughters,
Mrs. Robert (Sylvia) Stoller
and Mrs. Irving (Marilyn)
Markel; and 12 grandchil-
dren.
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RACHEL SCHWARTZ
died Dec. 30. She leaves her
husband, Hyman; four sons,
Jacob of Phoenix, Ariz., So-
lomon, Emanuel and Ar-
thur; six grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
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WILLIAM
SCHWARTZ, 14300 Na-
dine, Oak Park, died Jan. 5
in Phoenix, Ariz. Survived
by a sister, Mrs. Charles
(Ann) Mihaly.
* * *
SHIRLEY SCHWID-
KAY, 18989 Murray Hill,
died Jan. 6. Survived by her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levy .
(Bessie) Schwidkay; and a
brother, Herbert of Kala-
mazoo.

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BESSIE TUCKER,
16206 Harden Cir., South-
field, died Jan. 5. Survived
by two sons, Samuel and
Herman; seven grandchil-
dren, six great-grandchil-
dren and nine great-great-
grandchildren.
* * *
RUTH UNGERLEI-
DER, 30420 Southfield Rd.,
Southfield, died Dec. 30.
Survived by two sons, Dr.
Arthur (Ungerleider) and
Lewis Watnick of Tarzana,
Calif; a daughter, Mrs. Sid-
ney (Phyliss) Hochberg of
Grand Rapids; a sister, Mrs.
Anne R. Mentzel; and eight
grandchildren.
* * *
ESTHER WEINER,
13395 S. Norfolk, died Jan.
2. Survived by two sons,
Frank Wyner and Sam; a
daughter, Mrs. Irving (Sara)
Olansky of Decatur, Ga.; a
sister, Mrs. Alice Silets, six
grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
* * *
ANNA WEINSTEIN,
19100 W. Seven Mile, died
Jan. 2. She leaves a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sol (Sarah) Bloom;
four grandchildren
seven great-grandchildre-
* * *
R1VA YANEN, 19100
W. Seven Mile, died Jan. 7.
Survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Lester (Sally) Miller
and Mrs. Louis (Bessie)
Sarko of Philadelphia; seven
grandchildren and 10 great-
grandchildren. Services 1
p.n-1. today at Hebrew. Me-
morial chapel.
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ABE YOFF died Dec. 29.
He leaves his wife, Ruth; a
son, Fred of N. Hollywood,
Calif., and a sister, Mrs.
Morris (Doris) Rudy of Se-
pulveda, Calif.

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