THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Black Leaders Tell Solidarity
NEW YORK — "Israel
and the Jewish people are a
barometer of man's human-
ity to man. Israel is the soul
of democracy in the Middle
East. We Americans cannot
stand idly by and watch her
defenseless and call ourse-
lves civilized people," said
Dr. Bernard Gifford of the
Russell Sage Foundation,
who with Bayard Rustin
and 14 other prominent
black leaders took part in a
recent tour of Israel.
The group, all members of
BASIC (Black Americans to
Support Israel Committee),
toured Israel to study its
approach to social and
economic integration. They
met with prominent Israeli
leaders including President
Ephraim Katzir, former
Minister of Defense Sh i mon
Peres, Minister of Interior
Joseph Burg, Jerusalem's
Mayor Teddy Kollek and
Eliezer Shmueli, director-
general of the Ministry of
Education.
The delegation visited
holy sites in Jerusalem,
Bethlehem, Nazareth and
the Galilee. They also ob-
served activities at the
"Good FenCe," where
Lebanese Christians cross
over into Israel for medical
aid and supplies.
James Parks, editor of the
Pittsburgh Courier,
Pittsburgh's leading black
newspaper, summed up his
experiences on the tour:
Sam Belkin, 72
Sam Belkin, retired
owner of Belkin Brothers
Markets on East Warren in
Detroit, died March 7 at age
72.
Born in Russia, Mr. Bel-
kin lived 58 years in De-
troit. He retired in 1970. He
was a pioneer in the estab-
lishment of independent
supermarkets. His last
store was located on Seven
Mile Road in Detroit.
Mr. Belkin was a
member of Young. Israel
of Northwest Detroit and
Young Israel of Green-
field, the Hebrew, Be-
nevolent Society, the
American Jewish Con-
gress and Mizrachi. He
also was active on behalf
of the Shaare Zedek Hos-
pital in Jerusalem. He re-
sided at 15061 Northfield,
Oak Park.
Mr. Belkin is survived by
his wife, Lillian; two sons,
Dr. Maurice and Edward; a
daughter, Mrs. Jack (Edith)
Wolf; a sister, Mrs. Irvin
(Shaindel) Lawton of Sher-
man Oaks, Calif.; and five
grandchildren.
M. Hershenson,
Former Detroiter
Milton Hershenson, an
active member of Detroit's
Pisgah Lodge of Bnai Brith,
died March 2 in Orange,
Calif. He was 55.
A former Detroiter, Mr.
Hershensoh is survived by
his wife, Freda; two sons,
Fredric and Kenneth; a
brother, Jerry of New York;
a sister, Mrs. Leo (Marilyn)
Katz of Oak Park; and two
grandsons. Interment
California.
"I think it's very easy to
describe Israel; it is a nation
built out of oppression,
under continuous pressure
from outside enemies.
"The spirit its people
showed in building this
nation, their efforts to es-
tablish a homeland
where they can be free
and .worship in freedom
really draws sympathy in
the black community be-
cause we are facing that
same problem today. In
our struggle- for libera-
tion from the effects of
slavery, we can identify
with Israel."
Rustin, who led the dele-
gation and is the founder of
BASIC, explained the ori-
gin of the organization and
the nature of his commit-
ment to Israel:
"BASIC was formed in
order to show that black
people in the United States,
many of us, have deep affec-
tion for Israel. Why? Be-
cause we believe as black
people who have suffered,
not so much as the Jewish
people, but who have suf-
fered grievously, that we
ought to assist others who
have been persecuted. Be-
cause Israel is the only
democracy in the Middle
East, and we have lived long
enough to know that true
freedom is only possible
where democracy exists.
Because we have had the
experience of the Jewish
people of America standing
with us since the time of
Thomas Jefferson in our
struggle to rid ourselves of
slavery and to find freedom.
And so we selected the
Jewish experience as the
history and the culture on
which we depended for our
own freedom.
George Schneider
George Schneider, foun-
der and Chairman of the
board of Federal Alloys and
Hewitt Metals Corp. in De-
troit, died March 2 at age
64.
A native Detroiter, Mr.
Schneider was a member of
Adat Shalom Synagogue,
Keidan Lodge of Bnai Brith,
the Detroit Metal Dealers
Association and Cong. Beth
Tefilo Emanuel Tikvah. He
was active in efforts on be-
half of Yeshivath Beth
Yehudah. He resided at
23235 Sutton Dr., South-
field.
.Mr. Schneider is survived
by his wife, Shirley; two
sons, Alan I. and Neil S.; a
daughter, Mrs. Kenneth
(Linda) Robiner; a brother,
Jack B.; two sisters, Mrs.
Albert (Sophie) Prag and
Mrs. Minnie Ruzumna; and
five grandchildren.
Harry Levine, 84
Harry Levine; founder of
and a partner in the Boston
Paper Co. in Detroit, died
March 7 at age 84.
Born in Russia, Mr.
Levine lived 65 years in De-
troit. He founded his com-
pany in 1917 and retired in
1957. He was a 50-year
member of the Craftsman
Lodge of the Masons and
was recently-honored by the
organization as a life
member. He was a member
of the Jewish Community
Center Businessmen's Club
and the Retired Men's Re-
creation Club.- He resided at
15100 W. 10 Mile, Oak
Park.
He leaves his wife, Sarah;
two sons, Dr..Hyde Leland
of Anaheim, Calif., and
Aaron E.; a daughter, Dolly;
a brother, Louis; and four
grandchildren.
Jerome Baseman
Jerome S. Baseman, a
salesman with the
Glassman Oldsmobile deal-
ership in Southfield, died
March 3 at age 64. •
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa.,
Mr. Baseman had been an
automobile salesman in De-
troit for 32 years. He was a
member of Perfection Lodge
of the Masons, Detroit Con-
sistory — Moslem Temple,
Crescent Shrine Club and
the Bale Post of the Jewish
War Veterans.
He leaves his wife,
Mildred; a son, David A. of
Bayside, N.Y.; a daughter,
Mrs. Carl A. (Sandra)
Keene of Ann Arbor; two
sisters, Mrs. Martin (Lil-
lian) Gillis and Mrs. Her-
man (Beatrice) Feldman,
both of Pittsburgh; and one
granddaughter.
Morris Goldman
Morris Goldman, founder
and owner of Clairmont
Cleaners, died March 8 at
age 86. -
Born , in Russia, Mr.
Goldman lived most of his
life in-Detroit. He resided in
Miami Beach, Fla., at the
time of his death. He
founded his company 50
years ago in Detroit, and it
was located in Berkley for
the past 22 years. He was a
member of the Zionist Or-
ganization of America.
Mr. Goldman leaves his
wife, Rose; a son, Raymond
of Southfield; and three
grandchildren. Services 11
a.m. Sunday at Ira Kauf-
man Chapel.
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The Family
of the Late
Abraham
Isaac
Morrison
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 10 a.m.
Sunday, March 12, at
Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Rabbi Nelson will
officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to at-
tend.
Friday, March 10, 1918 55
OBITUARIES
WILLIAM BROAD, 80,
18130 Rainbow, Lathrup
Village, died March 2. Sur-
vived by his wife, Helen; a
brother, Paul; two sisters,
Mrs. Charles (Ida) Cohen of
Montreal and Mrs. Bessie
Ross of Miami, Fla.
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LILLIAN EPSTEIN, 82,
13308 Borgman, Hun-
tington Woods, died March
2. Survived by a son, Ralph;
a daughter, Mrs. Miriam
Schwartz; and five grand-
children.
* 5 *
- CHARLES FROST, 57,
21451 Ridgedale, Oak Park,
died March 5. Survived by
-his wife, Shirley; and a
brother, Martin Rozen of
McMurray, Pa. Interment
Pittsburgh.
* * *
EMANUEL GROSS, 62,
23120 Webster, Oak Park,
died March 3. Survived by
his wife, Ann; a daughter,
Arlene; a brother, Morris;
three sisters, Mrs. Irving
(Bertha) Rosenfeld of
Hartford, Conn., Mrs.
Michel (Betty) Deutsch of
Elizabeth, N.J., and Mrs.
Lou (Claire) Fligelman of
Philadelphia, Pa.
* * *
BERTA SUSIE KAMM,
67, 15792 Littlefield, De-
troit, died March 4. Sur-
vived by a brother, Albrecht
Mueller of Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
* * *
LOUIS KATZ, 18643 - '
Schaefer, Detroit, died
March 3. Survived by his
wife, Lena; a brother, Nor-
man; and a sister, Mrs. Mor-
ris (Gertrude) Rosenberg.
* 5 *
ROSLYN KLEIMAN of
East Grand Rapids died
Feb. 25. Survived by her
husband, Irving; a son,
Lawrence; a daughter,
Ilene; three brothers, Dr.
Leo Lipton of Franklin, Dr.
Raymond Lipton of- Far-
mington Hills and Milton
Lipton of Los Angeles,
Calif.; and a sister, Mrs.
Jerome (Evelyn) Ackerman
of Culver City, Calif. Inter-
ment East Grand Rapids.
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SAM LEVINE; 74,
24641 Parklawn, Oak Park,
,died March 6. Survived by
his wife, Lillian; a son, Neal
L. of South Rockwood,
Mich.; two daughters, Mrs.
Eleanor Albert and Mrs.
Herbert (Rochelle) Katlein;
a brother, Reuben; two sis-
ters, Mrs. Jean Bigelman
and Mrs. Morris (Frieda)
Rachlin of North Miami,
Fla.; and three grandchil-
dren. '
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IRVING MOSSE, 69,
15406 Northgate Blvd., Oak
Park, died March 4. Sur-
vived by a brother, Albert
Mosse of Chicago, Ill.; three
sisters,. _Mrs. Ethel Rosen,
Mrs. Albert (Gilds) Pas-
serman and Mrs. Ben (Sy-
bil) Mervis of Los Angeles,
Calif.
* * *
DOROTHY KOZLOW
OSTROW, 23442 Riverside
Ct., Southfield, died March
2. She leaves her husband,
Samuel; and a sister, Pearl
In Loving Memory
Of Our Beloved Sister
SAM GORLICK
Ruth -
Silverman
•Ablecop
Kozlow.
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JAMES K. ROBINSON,
63, died March 7. He leaves
a brother, Arthur; and three
nephews.
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HYMAN RUBEN, 80,
27445 Greenfield, South-
field, died March 8. He
leaves his wife, Celia;- two
sons, Charles and Jerald; a
daughter, Mrs. Isadore
(Florence) Smelkinson of
Baltimore, Md.; two sisters,
Mrs. Louis (Lillian) Meltzer
and Mrs. Sam (Rose) Cohen;
seven grandchildren and
one great-grandson. Ser-
Sidney A. Deitch
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MARTIN SAULS, 77,
21371 Kipling, Oak Park,
died March 8. He leaves his
wife, Mary; two daughters,
Mrs. William (Sandra)
Burnstein and Mrs. Rita
Colecchio of California; a
brother, Frank; and two
grandchildren.
* * *
JOSEPH- STERN, 89,
former Detroiter of North
Miami Beach, Fla.; died
March 4. He leaves his wife,
Rose; three sons, Robert I.,
Joseph Jr. and Richard J.- a
daughter, Mrs. Jean S.
'
Blakely; a sister, Mrs. Ab-
raham (Helen) Ohringer of
Pittsburgh, Pa.; 10 grand-
children and one great-
granddaughter. Interment
Detroit.
WE REMEMBER
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During the coming
week Yeshivoth
Beth Yehudah will
observe the Yahr-
zeits of the follow-
ing departed
friends, with the
traditional Memo-
rial Prayers. recita-
tion of Kaddish
and Studying of
Mishnavos.
ADAR II MAR
12
NOAH APPLEBAUM
12
MARY FAIGIN
12
MARRIS KRAIZMAN
12
SAM LUX
12
ISRAEL TOPOR
12
YITZCHAK WAINER
12
ANN WILNER
13
NATHAN DEUTSCH
13
JENNIE FELDMAN
13
LOUIS GOLDBERG
13
ISRAEL GOLDIN
13
FRANK ORECHKIN
13
SARAH WEINGARDEN
14
GABRIAL N. EISMAN -
14
SAM ELLIAS
14
MOE ENGEL
14
MEYER GREENSPOON
14
SHEILA LAZOWSKY
14
OSCAR LERCHIN
14
YALE LEVIN
14
BERTHA MIGDAL
14
IRVING L MILLER
14
BEN RUBENSTEIN
15
ADELE BROWN
15
BELLA CHESNUK
15
ANNA R. CHINITZ
15
DORA COHEN
15
ANNA NEWMAN GRAFF
15
BENA HEITKAMP
15
SALLY HESS
15
ROSE RAIMI
15
LEON HAROLD STILLWATER
ABRAHAM BERMAN
16
16
MAX BERRIS
16
MANUEL FELDSTEIN
16
JULIUS HESS
16
BERTHA WEITZMAN
16
WILLIAM ZACK
17
ABRAHAM AUGUST
17
BESSIE BERRIS
17
REBECCA CHARNESS
17
GAVRIEL ECKMAN
17
KARL LEVIN
17
ANNA LEVINE
17
KATHERINE RADNER
17
HYMAN SCHWARTZ
17
SUSAN TOPER.
18
MICHAEL G. BARD!
18
MAX CITRIN
18
FREDA FREED
18
WILLIAM GOODMAN
18
AARON JACKSON
18
A.I. KORMAN
18
MAX LANGWALD
18
MILTON RIBIAT
18
SARA RUBENFAER
18
ISADORE WARREN
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Yehudah
15751 W. Uncoln Dr.
557-6750-
Southfield
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