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. '77 Cadillacs Cost Less In Detroit Dalgleish Cadillac has the lowest sticker prices in the U.S.A. Buy your new 1977 Cadillac in Detroit from Dalgleish, the closest dealer to the Cadillac factory. Before you buy any Cadillac, anywhere, anytime, call or see: DALGLEISH CADILLAC 6160 Cass. Ave., Detibit 118202 near the G.M. & Fisher Bldgs. "Michigan's Largest' Cadillac Dealer" , Phone (313) 875-0300 Al Kline 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. Great is peace; it is to the world as yeast is to dough. —The Talmud Friday, Federations Vote to Merge HARTFORD, Conn. 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