46 Friday, August 27, 1976

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Yiddish Poet Melech Ravitch

MONTREAL (JTA) —
Melech Ravitch, the dean
of Yiddish poets, died
Aug. 21 at age 83.
The author of more
than 20 volumes of
poetry, memoirs and cul-
tural history studies, his
first volume was pub-
lished in 1912. He edited
many important Yiddish
journals and contributed
to scores of Jewish publi-
cations throughout the
world.
Born as Zacharia
Chona Bergner in
Radymno, Poland, Nov. 7,
1893, Ravitch went to
work at an early age as a
bank clerk. He served in
the Austrian Army dur-
ing World War I.
Ravitch was secretary of
the Jewish Writers Society
and leader of the "Hall-
astra" (gang), a group de-
voted to experimental
offbeat poetry. He founded
several prestigious liter-
ary journals and was the
author of a volume of ex-
pressionist poems.
In the period between
the two world wars,
Ravitch travelled widely
throughout the world
warning that the Jews of
Poland and Eastern
Europe must flee to avoid
the coming conflict that
he foresaw. He came to
Montreal in 1934 and for
many years was the
editor of the literary
pages of the Jewish Daily
Eagle. He also wrote a
three-volume autobiog-
raphy.

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Ravitch long proposed
canonization of a new
Bible which would con-
tain the 2,000-year
spiritual history of the
Jewish people just as the
Old Testament and the
Talmud were anthologies
of the earlier Jewish ex-
perience.

Israel Sentences
Fatah Terrorists

TEL AVIV (JTA) — A
military tribunal in Lod
sentenced two Fatah ter-
rorists to life imprison-
ment and a third one to 15
years in jail. Four addi-
tional members of the
terrorist group based in
the Hebron area are due
to be sentenced soon.
Taleb Talebiat, 30, and
Zaharan Abu Kbeita, 28,
who received the life sen-
tences, and 1VIouhammed
Shitriet, 37, who was sen-
tenced to 15 years, were
found guilty of commit-
ting a series of acts of
sabotage.
Talebiat and Kbeita
pleaded guilty to the
charges but claimed the
actions were carried out
on political grounds.
When they tried to exp-
lain the political basis
they were interrupted by
the tribunal's President,
Lt. Col. Aharan Alpern,
who said this was not re-
levant. Shitriet received
a lighter sentence be-
cause he claimed he acted
under threats.
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Jewish Students Hold Convention

"Enchanting the Dis-
enchanted: A Challenge
to Judaism" will be the
theme of Yavneh's 17th
annual national conven-
tion to be held Sept. 2-6 at
Camp Moshava in Indian
Orchard, Penn.
Yavneh, the National
Religious Jewish Stu-
dents Association, has
chosen to analyze the to-
pics of missionary activ-
ity and general campus
disillusionment on both
halakhic and practical

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LUSAKA, ZAMBIA —
Sam Nujoma, president
of the South-West
People's Organization
(SWAPO) charged Israel
with helping South Africa
in military operations
along the border with
South-West Africa and
Angola.

SWAPO has been con-
ducting a guerilla war
with South Africa for its
independence and says it
is expecting help from
Cuba and the Soviet

Union to escalate the
war.

Brunch With Bach
Will Feature Katz

Harpsichordist Ber-
nard Katz will appear in
the Brunch With Bach
series of the Detroit In-
stitute of Arts Sunday at
the art institute.
There will be three per-
formances in the Kresge
Court, 10 a.m., 11:15 a.m.
and 12:30 p.m. For reser-
vations or information,
call the institute ticket of-
fice, 832-2730.

Monument Unveilings

Unveiling announcements may
be inserted by mail or by calling
The Jewish News, 17515 W. Nine
Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich.,
48075, 424-8833. Written an-
nouncements must be accom-
panied by the name and address of
the person making the insertion.
There is a standing charge of $5
for an unveiling notice measuring
an inch in depth, and $10 for a
notice two inches deep with a
black border.

The Family
of the Late

REVAL
(REBECCA)
BERMAN

Announces the
unveiling of a
monument in her
memory 11 a.m.
Monday, Sept. 6, at
Beth Tefilo Cemetery.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.

The family of the late
Freda Best announces
the unveiling of a
monument in her
memory 10:30 a.m.
-Sunday, Sept. 5, at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery.
Rabbi Kensky will
officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

The Family
of the Late

TOBA
GARDIN

Announces
the
unveiling of a monu-
ment in her memory
12:45 p.m. Sunday,
Aug. 29, at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Rabbi
Morris Rottenberg of
New York and Cantor
Adler will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.

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The Family
of the Late

SARAH
B URNSTEIN

The Family
of the Late

EDWARD
GREEN

Announces the
unveiling of a
monument in her
memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 5, at
Hebrew Memorial
Park. Rabbi Gordon
will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are
asked to attend.

Announces
the
unveiling of a monu-
ment in his memory
11:30 a.m. Sunday,
Aug. 29, at Machpelah
Cemetery. Cantor Adler
will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to
attend.

The Family
of the Late

The Family
of the Late

EVE CITRON

Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, Aug. 29, at
Hebrew Memorial
Park. Rabbi
Zachariash will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
- attend.

The Family
of the Late

MILTON
FALICK

NAME

levels through a series of
workshops and lectures
led by prominent rabbis
and young adult leaders.
In addition, there will be
a series of lessons exa-
mining the rabbinic re-
sponse to societal pres-
sures which are fostering
disenchantment even
within Orthodoxy.
For information, write
Yavneh, 156 Fifth Ave.,
Suite 634, New York
10010 or call (212) 929-
5434.

Militant Leader Accuses Israel

the
Announces
unveiling of a monu-
ment in his memory 11
a.m. Sunday, Aug. 29,
at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Rabbi
Goldschlag will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

LESTER
LIPSITZ

Announces
the
unveiling of a monu-
ment in his memory
1:15 p.m. Monday,
Sept. 6, at Hebrew
Memorial Park.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.

The Family
of the Late

MEYER
LIPSITZ

Announces
the
unveiling of a monu-
ment in his memory
1:15 p.m. Monday,
Sept. 6, at Hebrew
Memorial Park.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.

The Family
of the Late

MORRIS
LABEL

Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 1 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 5, at
Hebrew Memorial
Park. Rabbi Stanley
Rosenbaum will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

The Family
of the Late

CELIA
MARGOLIS

Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 10 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 5, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Schnipper will
officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked
to attend.

The Family
of the Late

BURTON J.
PLATT

Announces the
unveiling of a
monument in his
memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 5, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Cantor Adler will
officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked
to attend.

The Family
of the Late

LOUIS
SAGINAW

Announces
the
unveiling of a monu-
ment in his memory 11
a.m. Sunday, Aug. 29,
at Machpelah
Cemetery. Cantor
Vieder will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.

The Family
of the Late

ISIDOR RAAB

Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 1 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 5, at
Hebrew Memorial
Park. Rabbi Grubner
will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are
asked to attend.

The Family
of the Late

MAX
SILVERMAN

Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 11:30
a.m. Monday, Sept. 6,
at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park. Rabbi
Gorrelick and Cantor
Bermanis will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
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The Family
of the Late

NAOMI
STRUB

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
her memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 5, at
Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Rabbi Arm
and Cantor Bermanis
will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are
asked to attend.

The Family
of the Late

ELLEN WOLL

Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 11:30
a.m. Sunday, Aug. 29,
at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Rabbi
Groner will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.

The Family
of the Late

TILLIE
YOUROFSKY

Announces the
unveiling of a
monument in her
memory 2 p.m. Sun-
day, Sept. 5, at Chesed
Shel Emes Cemetery.
Rabbi Syme will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

The Family
of the Late

MAX
ZUCKERMAN

Announces the un- ,
veiling of a monument
in his memory 11:30
a.m. Sunday, Sept. 5,
at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Rabbi Halpern
will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are
asked to attend.

