46 Friday, April 8, 1977 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 28 on Israel Campaign Mission Musical Director Dan Frohman Dies, Conducted Local Choruses Dan Frohman, music di- rector for Cong. Shaarey Zedek for 25 years and con- ductor of choirs at Cong. Bnai Moshe and at other communal instutiions, died April 5 at age 73. Born in nussia, Mr. Froh- man lived 47 years in De- troit. He conducted the Dan Frohman Chorus for 40 years, the Cleveland Civic Chorus for 42 years, and the Workmen's Circle Chorus for 40years. He was the music director at Temple Israel for nine years prior to his Shaarey Zedek affiliation. He also was director of the Detroit Music Study Chorus for 35 years. Zeitlin Memorial Scheduled by Dropsie, Quarterly Review Dr. and Mrs. Murray A. Shekter led 28 Detroiters on a 10-day study mission to Israel, preceding the opening of the 1977 Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency Fund. Participants included the Shekters, Dr. and Mrs. Burton D. Faudman, the Ski- ney Glens and Edward Gordons, Dr. and Mrs. Jack M. Jackson, Dr. and Mrs. Sidney J. Katz, the Robert A. Kozlows and Drs. and Mesdames Philip E. Lachman, Murray S. Mahlin, Maurice S. Opperer, Saul M. Shapiro, Alfred I. Sherman, Gary A. Stern and Seymour Weiner. David. Zacks Honored by JNF Mr. and Mrs. David P. ',Evelyn) Zack will be hon- ored by Jewish National Fund at a testimonial din- ner on June 22 at Cong. Shaarey Zedek "for their services and contributions to the Detroit Jewish com- munity- and to Israel." Zack was born in Mas- sachusetts. His father was active in the Labor Zionist movement, a leader in the Jewish community and pres- ident of • his synagogue. Zack came to the Univer- sity of Michigan in 1921; re- ceived a BA and master's degrees in business adminis- tration and then settled in Detroit as a certified public accountant. He was chair- man of the Michigan State Board of Accounting for eight years and a member of the board for 11 years. He has been a leader in JNF for many years, serv: ing as president. Zack has been active in the Allied Jewish Campaign and Jew- ish Welfare Federation for nearly 50 years. He was vice president of the Jewigh Community Center, chair- man of the accountants sec- tion, Detroit Service Group, a member of the Health ited Magen David for Israel Will Benefit From Auction ..,4 .41== ==== He has been a trustee of Cong. Shaarey Zedek and was president of Franklin Hills Country Club. He is a member of the board of the Jewish Home for Aged. member of the budget and finance committee of Sinai Hospital and member, board of trustees of Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Born in Windsor, Mrs. Zack was graduated from the University of Michigan. She is a board member of Hadassah and active in Women's American ORT and the Sinai Hospital Guild. Physician Honored Members of the American Red Magen David for Israel women's committee display some of the merchandise do- nated for the group's disco night and silent auction to take place 8:30 p.m. April 30 at Cong. Beth Abraham-Hillel. Shown are, from left: Sue Cohen, co-chairman of the silent auction; Sybil Mintz; president of the women's committee; and Liz Warnick, co -c hairman of reservations. Proceeds ,will" benefit Magen David Adorn, Is- rael's national emergency heaith service. There - is a charge. For tickets, call fund raising committee chairman, Renee Golding, 661-1080, or Liz Warn:ck. 661-0855, or The evening will include a'ly mornber of the Ameri- a Coney Island dinner fol- can Red Magen David for lowed. by ,a .silent auction, . Israel... A disco night and silent auction to benefit the Ameri- can Red Magen David for Israel will take place 8:30 p.m. April 30 at Cong. Beth Abraham-Hillel, sponsored by the Michigan Region women's committee. tory; Dr. Sidney B. Hoenig, noted educator and author; Rabbi Reuben J. Magil, of Cong. Beth Zion-Beth Israel and a past president of the Dropsie Alumni Associ- ation; and Dr. Frank Henry Seilhammer, president of the Hanna School of Theolo- gy, Springfield, Ohio. Also participating will be Joel Spector, a nephew and only survivor of the late Dr. Zeit- lin. An annotated bibliogra- phy - published six years ago listed 406 books and articles by Dr. Zeitlin. The recog- nized expert on the post- biblical period, a third vol- ume of his history of the Second Jewish Com- monwealth will be pub- lished by the Jewish Pub- lication Society. A graduate of Dropsie, receiving his PhD degree in 1917, he was the oldest living alumnus until his death. _Holtzman, Hermelin to Lead Bonds Executive Committee DAVID ZACK .0=M ' and Welfare Division of the Federation and on the exec- utive committee of the Jew- ish Home for Aged. PHILADELPHIA—A pub- lic memorial service for Dr. Solomon Zeitlin, world- renowned Bible scholar, educator and author, will be conducted by The Drop- sie University and The Jew- ish Quarterly Review April 17 in the university's main auditorium. Dr. Zeitlin, who was dis- tinguished professor of post-biblical literature and institutions and for many years editor of the univer- sity's Quarterly Review, died Dec. 28 at age 84. Participants will include Fredric R.° Mann, former ambassador to Jamaica and a former university offi- cer; Dr. Abraham I. Katsh, president emeritus and dis- tinguished research profes- sor; Leon J. Perelman, act- ing president; William B. Thomas, chairman, board of governors; Dr. Solomon Grayzel, professor of his- MILWAUKEE, Wis. —Dr. Fred Rosner of New York will receive the third Maimonides Award of Wis- consin April 19 in Mil- waukee. The award is pre- sented to a Jewish physi- cian "who also has made a significant intellectual con- tribution in other fields, such as humanities, philoso- phy or religion." Merrill Gordon, general chairman of Metropolitan Detroit State of Israel Bonds, announced the ap- pointment of David B. Holtz- man and David B. Herme- lin as co-chairmen of the ex- ecutive committee for Is- rael Bonds. In heading the top-level committee, Hermelin and Holtzman continue a long- time association with the or- ganization dedicated to the economic support of Is- rael's economic devel- opment program. Both men are founding and continuing members of the Prime Min- ister's Club of State of Is- rael Bonds, the most presti- gious honorary society of the state of Israel, and they have been active in lead- ership roles for many years. Holtzman is "a regular par- ticipant in international prime minister conferences held each year in Israel, has hosted many receptions on behalf of Israel Bonds. and is active in Cong. Shaarey Zedek-Israel Bond functions. During his tenure • Israel Citizenship NEW YORK (ZINS)—Prof. George Ginzburg, writing in the World Jewish Congress magazine Soviet Jewish Matters, advocates having the Israeli government grant Israeli citizenship to all the Jews of the Soviet Union in order to give them a legal basis to aid their emigration fight. DAVID HOLTZMAN as president of the Prime Minister's Club, ,71 mem- bers were enrolled in the elite society. Hermelin, has partici- pated in Shaarey-Zedek ac- tivities for Israel Bonds as well, and was general chair- man of the synagogue's 1976 Israel Bond Tribute Dinner. He has attended many national Israel Bond conferences and has opened his home for Bond events on several occasions, the most recent being an up- coming Israel Bond Tribute Dinner for Michigan Region Women's American ORT, honoring Dolores Gordon, to be held April 19. Hermelin and Holtzman will be officially inaugurat- ed at the Inaugural Lead- ership Dinner, to be held 6:30 p.m. April 27 at Adat Shalom Synagogue. The din- ner also will inaugurate the celebration of the 10th anni- versary of reunited Jerusa- lem. Other leaders to be includ- ed in the inauguration of the executive committee are Israel Bond general chairman Gordon, Dr. Leon Fill, new president of the Prime Minister's Club; Franka Charlupski, contin- uing chairman of the Women's Division; and David Pollack, new honor- ary chairman. Isaac Abrahams was the first Jewish graduate of Colombia, receiving a B.A. degree from that in- stitution in 1774. DAN FROHMAN Mr. Frohman was soloist, baritone and principal con- ductor of the Verdi Touring Opera Co. and a teacher of voice, piano and cello. He also composed solo vocal, choral and orchestral music, including several original sacred oratorios. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca; a son, Dr. Lawrence A. of Evanston, Ill. ; a sister, Mrs. Herman (Jean) Torchen of Atlantic City. N.J. ; and four grand- children. Rabbi Kohn, Top Reconstructionist NEW YORK—Rabbi Eu- gene Kohn, a founder of the Reconstructionist move- ment and managing editor of its periodical, The Recon- structionist. until 1960, died April 1 at age 90. Rabbi Kohn. whose spe- cialty was religious philoso- phy, was co-editor of pray- er books published by the movement and wrote a num- ber of books. Abraham Cohen, Retired Dentist Dr. Abraham L. Cohen, a retired dentist, died March 31 at age 70. Born in Russia, Dr. Cohen lived 58 years in De- troit. He was a 1935 gradu- ate_ the University of gan's dental school. Mici He was a member of Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity, American Dental Associ- ation and -Temple Israel and the Friends of the Hun- tington Woods Library. He leaves his wife, Bar- bara; a son, I. William; a daughter, Mrs. Harold (Nancy) Hahn of Cincin- nati, Ohio; two brothers, Ja- cob and Fred; and four grandchildren. Best selling American books that are based on the Bible or have Bible themes include "The Lit- tle Foxes," "Grapes of Wrath," "The Voice of the Turtle," "My Son, My Son," "Inherit the Wind," "David the King" and "Reap the Whirlwind." . s C • .6 • d •