THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
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NEW YORK (JTA )—
Jacob Jacobs, a major fig-
ure in the Yiddish theater,
died Oct. 14 at age 86.
He acted in and produced
hundreds of musicals and
wrote lyrics for countless
songs. His biggest hit song,
"Bei Mir Bist du Schoen,"
which he wrote with Sholom
Secunda . in 1931, became
world famous.
A master showman who
sought to entertain through
al Yiddish musicals
omedies, Mr. Jacobs
also brought to the Yiddish
theater plays originally
written in English, including
"Detective Story," "Johnny
Belinda," and "Anna
Lucasta." During the 1920s
and 1930s he owned a string
of theaters throughout New
York.
In 1971 he brought the
Yiddish-American theater
to Broadway with the pro-
duction of "The President's
Daughter," which he
directed and in which he
played.
The Family
of the Late
DORA CANTOR
Announces the
unveiling of a mon-
ument in her memory
12:30 p.m. Sunday,
Oct. 30, at Beth Tefilo
Cemetery . Rabbi Arm
will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked
to attend.
SONIA H. ARONOWITS,
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Born in Czechoslovakia,
Mr. Jacobs came to this
country in 1904 at the age of
13. After working for a
while in the garment
industry he went into vaude-
ville in 1908. In 1969 he was
cited by New York City as
-"first in the hearts of all
who love Yiddish theater."
Mendel Haber,
Zionist Activist
NEW YORK—Mendel
Haber, an early activist in
Zionist programs who was
chairman of the board of M.
Haber Inc., diamond impor-
ters, died Oct. 12 at age 90.
He helped Jewish refu-
gees from Europe and was
honored by the Federation
of Jewish Philanthropies,
Weizmann Institute and the
Herzliah Hebrew Teachers
Institute.
Ethel Cascade, 65
The Family
of the Late
HAROLD
DISNER
Announces the
unveiling of a mon-
ument in his memory 1
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23,
at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Rabbi Leizer
Levin will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
The Family
of the Late
EUGENE JONAS
Announces the
unveiling of a mon-
ument in his memory
12 noon, Sunday, Oct.
30 at Hebrew Memo-
rial Park. Relatives and
friends are asked to
Ltend.
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The Family
of the Late
DOLORES
and
LEW LEVITT
Announces the un-
veiling of monuments in
their memory 11:30
a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Cantor Barkin will offi-
ciate. Relatives and
friends are asked to at-
tend.
OBITUARIES
79, died Oct. 19. She leaves a
son, Dr. Michael H. ; a
daughter, Jacqueline B. of
Warren; and five
grandchildren.
JACOB JACOBS
Ethel Cascade, a charter
member of Adat Sh alom
Synagogue and Pioneer
Women, died Oct. 16 at age
65.
Born in Seattle, Wash.,
Mrs. Cascade lived 55 years
in Detroit. She resided at
19348 Sunnybrook, Lathrup
Village.
She leaves her husband,
Samuel; a son, Ian; a
daughter, Sheila of Boston,
Mass.-, a brother, Joel Berk-
owitz of Howell ; three sis-
ters, Mrs. David (Frances)
Fleischman, Mrs. Joseph
(Betty) Stein of Visalia,
Calif., and Mrs. Bert (Zena)
Gordon; and .three
grandchildren.
In Loving
Memory Of
LEWIS
MAROFSKY
Sadly missed and
never to be forgotten
in our hearts. Wife,
Dorothy; children,
Bernard, Lenore, Adr-
ienne and Marcia;
grandchildren, Steven
and Stacy; and sisters,
Helen and Mary.
Friday, October 21, 1977 55
MARTIN COHEN, 56,
23281 Harding, Oak Park,
died Oct. 12. Survived by his
wife, Sara; a son, Alvin
NI. ; two daughters, Mrs.
Donald (Elaine) Glenn and
Hedda; a brother, Bertram;
two sisters, Mrs. Harry L.
(Jean) Friedman and Mrs.
Robert (Phyllis) Brown;
and two grandchildren.
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SELMA A. COHEN, 93,
died Oct. 17. She leaves a
son, Alvin of New York; a
daughter, Mrs. Lester
(Alma) Kalish; a brother
Harold Arnstan of New
York; a sister, Mrs. Josie
Altman of New York; four
grandchildren and two
great-granddagughters.
Interment New York.
DORIS CORNFIELD, 76,
died Oct. 14. She leaves her
husband, Mamie; two sons,
Sheldon and Marvin; a
daughter, Mrs. Jerome
(Beverly) Kurtis; three sis-
Annette Marcus
Annette S. Marcus, a long
time social worker in the
Detroit area, died Oct. 18 at
age 64.
Mrs. Marcus was director
of social services at Good
Will Industries' League for
the Handicapped for 13'
years. She developed a
number of innovative pro-
grams, especially for the
blind, and developed a day-
care program for the chil-
dren of clients.
She served as a field
instructor for the schools of
social work at Wayne State
University and the Univer-
sity of Michigan.
Mrs. Marcus lived at
16010 Templar, Qr.,
Southfield.
She is survived by her
husband, Maurice, a son,
Dr. Richard of Laguna
Beach, Calif. ; a daughter,
Carol; a brother, Leonard
Share of Elizabeth, N.J. and
a sister, Mrs. Harry
(Delores) Wolff.
The Family
of the Latt.
SIDNEY D.
WEISS
Acknowledges with
grateful appreciation
the many kind expres-
sions of sympathy
extended by relatives
and friends during the
family's recent
bereavement.
ters, Ann Suravitz, Mrs.
Samuel (Sarah) Kuhlik and
Mrs. Louis (Reva) Good-
man; nine grandchildren
and one great-grandson.
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ERWIN JOSEPH DAL-
LMAN, 83, 30220 Southfield,
died Oct. 18. Survived by his
wife, Irma; a daughter,
Mrs. Clifford (Lilo) Klay-
man; and three
grandchildren.
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SAMUEL DWORKIN, 86,
25148 E. Rue Versailles, Oak
Park, died Oct. 16. Survived
by his wife, Rose; three
sons, Joseph, Edward and
William; two daughters,
Harriet of Los Angeles and
Annette; and four
grandchildren.
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JULIUS FANTICH, 60,
27640 Dover, Southfield,
died Oct. 14. Survived by his
wife, Ruth; two sons, Ber-
nard and Lawrenece; two
daughters, Mrs. Harley
(Beverly) Faxon and
Eileen; three brothers, Max
of Hollywood, Fla., Milton
and Jack (Isadore) of Hous-
ton, Texas ; two sisters,
Mrs. Harry (Ida) Katzman
of Windsor and Mrs. Isaad
(Mollie) Goodman; and
three grandchildren.
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MARCUS G. GOLDEN,
72, 19425 Greenfield, died
Oct. 12. Survived by a son,
Robert of Mt. Clemens; two
brothers, Bernard G. and
Judge David L. of Trenton;
and three grandchildren.
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BENJAMIN KLEIN, for-
mer Detroiter of San Diego,
Calif., died Oct. 15. He
leaves his wife, Sarah; a
son, Albert Margolin; a
daughter, Mrs. Harley
(Esther) Citrin of San
Diego, Calif.; six grand-
children and seven great-
grandchildren. Interment
Detroit.
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JULIUS MILLER, 81,
died Oct. 15. He leaves his
wife, Pearl; two sons, Fred-
erick M. and Alan B. of Los
Angeles, Calif.; a daughter,
Mrs. Sheldon (Betty Lou)
Weiner of Reston, Va. ; and
nine grandchildren.
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HYMAN MOORE, 65, 1920
W. Grand Blvd., died Oct.
14. Survived by three broth-
ers, Moe, Abe and Rubin; a
sister, Mrs. Charles (Ida)
Krause of Los Angeles,
Calif.
FRANK SANDERS, 76,
13360 Winchester, Hunting-
ton Woods, died Oct. 16. He
leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Paul (Marcia) Baker and
Mrs. Robert (Roberta) Hys-
tzer; two brothers, Harry of
Tolecio, Ohio, and Albert; a
Sister, Mrs. Ben (Bernice)
Sklover; four grandchildren
and one great-
granddaughter:
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REGINA SCHEY, 76,
Seven Mile,
19100 W.
Detroit, died Oct. 18. Sur-
vived by two daughters,
Mrs. Jerry (Esther) God-
frey and Mrs. Joel (Ruth)
Berelowitz of Brooklyn,
N.Y.; a brother, George
Weisz of Quincy, Calif. ; and
Mrs. Rose Eisner of Califor-
nia; and 11 grandchildren.
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ESTHER SIEGEL, 73,
16300 N. Park Dr., South-
field, died Oct. 16. She
leaves her husband, Her-
man; a daughter, Mrs. Jack
(Rhoda) Cohn of Deerfield,
M. a brother, Samuel Len-
hoff of Miami Beach, Fla.;
and a sister, Mrs. Russel
(Marion) Newman of
Florida.
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JACOB WARNER, 79,
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FLORENCE WOLK, 48,
15332 Northgate Blvd., Oak
Park, died Oct. 14. Survived
by her husband, Sam; a son,
Steven; two brothers,
Harry and Max Olit of Cali-
fornia; two sisters, Mrs.
Manny (Mary) Silverman of
California and Mrs. Leo
(Shirley) Kaplan.
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Weinerman of Royal Oak; a
sister, Mrs. Barney (Ruth)
Woronoff; and six
grandchildren.
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