THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Philip Gilbert, Pioneer in Cultural
and Educational Detroit Ranks Dies

Philip Gilbert, a pioneer
in the Detroit cultural,
educational and business
ranks in the Greater De-
troit Jewish community,
died Sunday evening at
age 86.
Funeral services were
held at Ira Kaufman
Chapel Tuesday morning.

Surviving are his wife,
Eva; three sons, Allan,
Joseph and Dr. Daniel;
and 13 grandchildren.

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PHILIP GILBERT

Mr. Gilbert, for many
years a leader in the
wholesale notions busi-
ness here, with a national
reputation for leadei-ship
and high ethical standards
in his business dealings,
devoted most of his volun-
teer efforts for Jewish
education, in cultural
ranks, in advancing the
Yiddish theater and in en-
couraging adherence to

Profile: Hyman Lipsitz

Histadrut Helps
Fulfill a Dream

True, his path took
a slight detour — by
way of America.
Nevertheless, Hy-
man Lipsitz has
realized a dream nur-
tured as a boy in Rus-
sia: to help build the
state of Israel.
He recalls with a
gentle smile how his
pious father fretted
as the youth marched
off to a model kibutz
near Pinsk where he
would help train fu-
ture farmers for
• Palestine. It was
-HYMAN LIPSITZ
1922.
Circumstances changed his planned itinerary,
and 10 years later, at age 32, Lipsitz arrived in
America. He came a few short years ahead of the
Holocaust that would claim his parents and most
of his brothers and sisters.
Eventual success as a broker in the waste
paper business never dimmed Lipsitz's love of
Israel and the desire to do his part.
Although his causes are many, the chief instru-
ment of his generosity is the Labor Zionist move-
ment and the Histadrut, Israel's General Federa-
tion of Labor.
In addition to making personal contributions
to the social welfare programs of Histadrut in
Israel — its youth villages, its cultural centers
and trade schools — Lipsitz encourages others to
follow his example.
His landsmen from Pinsk — members of the
Pinsker Progressive Aid Society — are raising
$35,000 for one of Histadrut's many health care
facilities, a small hospital near Tel Aviv. In turn,
Histadrut will match those funds — a practice
followed with contributions from its friends
abroad.
What dollars mean to Israel is well known to the
Histadrut Campaign associate treasurer, who has
viewed the young country's growing pains at first
hand. This winter, he will make his 10th trip since
1948.
While the privilege of aliya has been denied
him, Lipsitz is relishing the experience vicari-
ously — through his younger son and daughter-
in-law. They have made Lipsitz the grandfather
of a sabra.

Yiddish as a rich vehicle
for literary enrichment.
When he came to De-
troit in the early years of
this century he partici-
pated in Yiddish theatri-
cals and helped bring to
Detroit such eminent
personalities as Sholem
Aleichem, Peretz Hirsh-
bein, Yehoash and many
others, and he befriended
all of them.
He was deeply devoted
to his brother, the great
Yiddish poet Shlomo Gil-
bert of Poland, who died
as a Jewish martyr at the
hands of the Nazis.
Philip Gilbert was born
July 5, 1890, in Praga, on
the outskirts of Warsaw.
The Gilbert family stem-
med from and was promi-
nent in Radzimin.
In 1907 he came to New
York and thereafter made
three trips to the then
Russian Poland. Becuse of
his devotion to his family
he kept appearing for the
army draft (priziv) in
order not to lose the right
of seeing his family . . . In_
1914 he came to New York
for definite settlement in
this country and began his
residence in Detroit six
months later.
Mr. Gilbert married the
former Eva Ashinsky in
1919, who was a niece of
the eminent Rabbi A. M.
Ashinsky. He held a pul-
pit here for several years
before assuming a post in
Pittsburgh. The Gilbert
home has been a haven
for cultural and Yiddish
literary functions during
the 57 years of their
marriage.
Immediatdly upon corn-
ing to Detroit, Mr. Gilbert
associated with the Poale
Zion, and his co-workers
included notable names
of pioneers in Labor
Zionism — Haggai, Lon-
don, Avrunin, Michlin,
Sheraga, Sislin and many
others.
Upon his arrival here,
Mr. Gilbert was engaged
in building and construc-
tion until 1917. Then he
became associated with
the late Israel Davison
and his brothers in the
wholesale dry goods bus-
iness.
For a time he was as-
sociated in the wholesale
dry goods firm of Krolik
and Co. and in 1923 com-
menced a 38-year associa-
tion with Joseph Yolles in
the firm of Yolles and Gil-
bert. Their wholesale no-
tions and _children's wear
firm was a leader in the
field until Mr. Gilbert's re-
tirement in 1961.
On a volunteer basis in
the first years of his re-
tirement, Mr. Gilbert as-
sisted the elderly in the
community in securing
part-time employment
and in providing for their
many needs.
Active with the board of
directors of United Heb-
rew Schools for more than
20 years, Gilbert was
honored by UHS in-1966
for his many years of de-
voted service.

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world as yeast is to dough.
—The Talmud

Friday,

Federations
Vote to Merge

HARTFORD, Conn.
(JTA) — An amalgama-
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Jewish Federation and
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approved at the Hartford
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meeting.

Under the amalgama-
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Hartford Federation to
coordinate services for
the New Britain Jewish
community, with respon-
sibility for planning for
Jewish education, cul-
tural programs, care for
the elderly and campaign
activities.

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