May'14,197e: 155
f THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Rabbi Bernard Heller Dies,
Directed U-'M Hillel Office
NEW YORK — Rabbi
Bernard Heller, organizing
director of the Bnai Brith
Hillel Foundation at the
University of Michigan, died
May 6 at age 77.
Rabbi Heller, who was
the U-M Hillel director from
1930 to 1940, was educated
at the University of Penn-
sylvania, Columbia Univer-
sity, Hebrew Union College-
Jewish Institute of Religion,
U-M and the Jewish Theo-
named director of Jewish
Cultural Restitution Inc., an
organization charged with
restoration of cultural prop-
erty looted by the Nazis
from Jewish families, insti-
tutions and organizations.
In 1951 Rabbi Heller
spent several months in the
pulpit of the Progressive
Union of Bombay, the only
liberal Jewish congregation
in India, and helped start a
program of religious educa-
tion for Jewish youths and
adults in India.
Rabbi Heller was the au-
thor of several books, and
lectured in New Zealand,
Australia, the Philippines,
Hong Kong, Japan, Turkey
and West Germany.
Regina Sonenklar,
Wife of SZ Cantor
OBITUARIES
CHARLES E. ALPERN
died May 9. He leaves his
wife, Gertrude; a son, Rob-
ert B..; two daughters, Mrs.
Shirley Young and Mrs. Jer-
ome B. (Marise) Levy; six
grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
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GIZELLA ANGEL died
March 12. She leaves a sis-
ter, Mrs. Louis (Matilda)
Kepes and nieces and neph-
ews.
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IDA CHATTMAN died
May 11. She leaves a son,
Dr. Samuel; two daughters,
Mrs. Charles (Rose) Gilson
and Mrs. Raymond (Mollie)
Moers; six grandchildren
and 12 great-grandchildren.
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Regina (Rae) Sonenklar,
ALFRED DAVIS died
wife of Cong. Shaarey Ze- May 9. He leaves a son, Dr.
dek's cantor emeritus, Jacob Merton L. of Camden, S.C.;
H. Sonenklar, died May 6 at eight grandchildren and two
age 74.
great-grandchildren.
Born in Hungary, Mrs.
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Sonenklar was a member of
RABBI HELLER
BLUMA
FRANKEL
Cong. Shaarey Zedek, a life
logical Seminary of Amer- member of Hadassah, a died May 11. She leaves
ica.
board member of the Jewish
Rabbi Heller, who was Home for Aged and Jewish
Robert Levin , 55 ,
prominent in Reform Juda- National Fund.
ism, held several rabbinical
She leaves a son, Jerome Magazine Editor
posts and other positions be-
fore returning to HUC-JIR Friedman of Hollywood,
NEW YORK — Robert
in 1952 as professor of eth- Fla.. a daughter, Mrs. My- Levin, an author who collab-
ron ' (Celia) Bakst; sons, Jer- orated on volumes with the
ics and religion.
In 1943 Rabbi Heller was ome Sonenklar and Sol So- famed Masters and Johnson
a consultant to the Text nenklar; daughters, Mrs. sexuality research team,
Book Commission of Jews, Robert (Claire) Tucker and died last week at age 55.
Protestants and Catholics, Mrs. Ozzie (Charlotte) Sim-
Mr. Levin, who was arti-
which was formed to de- mons; two brothers, Louis cles editor of Redbook mag-
lete all references prejudi- Bernstein of New York and azine, had his work pub-
cial to those of another Abraham Bernstein of Is- lished in many magazines,
rael; 19 grandchildren and including Redbook, before
faith.
Six years later he was one great-grandson.
he joined the magazine's
staff in 1960.
He was the author of sev-
The Family
Albert Siegel, 78
eral short stories that were
of the Late
included in anthologies, and
HOWARD
Albert Siegel, founder in he was a member of the edi-
CHERRY
1933 and chairman of the torial board of The Journal
Acknowledges with
board
of the Great Lakes of Marriage and Family,
grateful appreciation the
Hotel
Supply
Co., died May published by the National
many kind expressions of
Council on Family Rela-
9 at age 78.
sympathy extended by
Born in Russia, Mr. Siegel tions.
relatives and friends dur-
Mr. Levin taught courses
was a life member of the
ing the family's recent
bereavement.
Masons and a member of in creative writing and mag-
Dr. and Mrs.
the Food Service Equipment azine writing at City College
Bernard (Russi) Arden
and also was a professional
Distributors Association.
Lisa Ann Cherry
He leaves his wife, Belle. photographer.
Mrs. Billie Welch
The Family
of the Late
IRENA GROSS
Acknowledges with
grateful appreciation
the many kind expres-
sions of sympathy ex-
tended by relatives
and friends during the
family's recent be-
reavement.
Beverly, Stacey and
Larry Kaufman ac-
knowledge with grate-
ful appreciation the
many kind expres-
sions of sympathy dur-
ing the-recent passing
of our beloved hus-
band and father
MITCHELL
KAUFMAN
IN MEMORIAM
The HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, (Chesed Shel
Emes) remembers their departed board members
whose Yorzeit is observed in the month of lyar.
ISADORE R. COHEN
ASHER ITZKOVITZ
4th of lyar
May 4th
(Treas. & Vice-Pres.)
14th of lyar
May 14th
SAM JAFFEE
DAVID I. BERRIS
8th of lyar
May 8th
19th of lyar
May 19th
BEN SCHNEIDER
(Treas. & Vice-Pres.)
23rd of lyar
May 23rd
three sons, Ivan, Jay and
Herman; a daughter, Mrs.
Herbert (Ann) Raskin; 11
grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
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HAROLD GOTTLIEB
died May 13. He leaves a
daughter, Mrs. Sidney
(Ann) LaBow; and two
grandchildren.
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ALBERT MILTON
HEIDEMAN, 19974 As-
bury Pk., died May 9. Sur-
vived by his wife, Eleanor;
three sons, Bernard and
Mark of Paonia, Colo., and
Howard of Lansing; two
brothers, Dr. Louis and
Theodore of Louisville, Ky.;
a sister, Mrs. Robert (Dor-
othy) Selik; and two grand-
children.
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SIMON INSOFT, 15100
W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, died
May 13. He leaves two sons,
Sidney of Randolph, Mass.,
and Dr. Joseph of St. Pe-
tersburg, Fla.; a daughter,
Mrs. Harry (Dorothy) Roer;
a brother, Louis of Boston;
two sisters, Mrs. Dave
(Betty) Peltz and Mrs. Bar-
ney (Molly) Mason, both of
Boston; and nine grandchil-
dren. Services today at Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
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BENJAMIN KATZ died
May 12. He leaves his wife,
Ida; a brother, Charles; and
a sister, Mrs. Fred (Fanny)
Field.
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ROSE KAZDAN, 29143
Ramblewood Dr., Farming-
ton Hills, died May 9. Sur-
vived by her husband, Max;
a son, Samuel of Queens Vil-
lage, N.Y.; a daughter, Mrs.
Harold (Ruth) Sitron; seven
grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
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LOUIS KONIKOF,
15420 Northgate Blvd., Oak
Park, died May 7. Survived
by his wife, Rose; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Herman (Dina)
Brodsky and four grandchil-
dren.
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HENRY LESERMAN,
25120 Rue Versailles E.,
Oak Park, died April 30.
Survived by his wife, Paula;
a son, Louis; a sister, Mrs.
Bertha Siegel; and two
grandchildren.
SYLVIA STONE, 8365
N. Newburgh, Westland,
died May 8. Survived by a
son, Harold; two daughters,
Mrs. John (Gertrude) Scott
of Golden City, Mo., and
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Mrs. David (Dorothy)
JANICE P. SILVAR- Primm; a sister, Mrs. Na-
MAN died May 6. She than (Rose) Blumert of
leave, three sons, B. Lionel, Weirton, W. Va.; nine
Jerome J. and Allen B.I.; grandchildren and 14 great-
two brothers, Dr. Arthur grandchildren.
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Goldberg and Charles Gil-
BERTHA ZUCKER died
son; two sisters, Mrs. Frank
(Ida) Page and Mrs. Louis May 11. She leaves a son,
(Mae) Marko of California; Clarence; a daughter, Mrs.
Morton (Edna) Freier; a sis-
and six grandchildren.
ter, Mrs. Simon (Clara) Ro-
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ZIGMUND SLABECK, man; and three grandchil-
16234 Oxley Rd., Southfield, dren.
died May 11. He leaves a
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ben
(Harriette) Atlas; two
granddaughters and one
nephew.
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During the
SHARON BETTY STE-
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Yeshivoth Beth
PAK, former Detroiter of
Yehudah will
Palmer Lake, Colo., died
observe the
May 2. Survived by her par-
Yahrzeits of the
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Irving
following d s-
(Pauline) Stepak; and a sis-
ported friends,
ter, Mrs. Peter (Phyllis)
with the tradi-
McLennan of Chicago.
bowitch and Mrs. Irving
(Hazel) Trock of Miami
Beach; one sister, eight
grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren.
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