THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Bible Scholar Dr. Sandmel Dies,
Aided Jewish-Christian Relations

CINCINNATI — Dr.
Samuel Sandmel, a recog-
nized authority on early
Christianity, who lectured
extensively on the theologi-
cal and biblical affinities
between Judaism and
Christianity, died Nov. 4 at
age 68.
Sandmel had many
s published by the
ne State University
Press in Detroit and spoke
at that city's Temple Beth
El and at other communal
affairs.
Dr. Sandmel's New Tes-
tament scholarship and
teaching skills fostered ad-
vances in the field of
Jewish-Christian relations.
Dr. Sandmel retired
earlier this year as a dis-
tinguished service pro-
fessor of Bible and Hel-
lenistic literature at He-
brew Union College -
Jewish Institute of Reli-

Mr

gion. He taught at the Re-
form rabbinical college
for 26 years.
He wrote 17 books, his
newest being "Philo of
Alexandria," published by
the Oxford University
Press, - and reviewed in The
Jewish News July 13, 1979.
Among Dr. Sandmel's
distinctions was his service
as the first Jewish editor to
head a team of 28 scholars
that issued "The New
English Bible With the
Apocrypha: Oxford Study
Edition," iii1976.
Scholars at seminaries
and universities in Ohio
instituted an annual
Mid-American Scholars
dialogue to honor his
work on the project.
DR. SAMUEL SANDMEL
He was graduated from
College
in 1937. In World
the University of Missouri
and completed his rabbini- War II, he was a Navy chap-
cal studies at Hebrew Union lain. He earned his PhD de-
gree in New Testament
studies at Yale _University
in 1949 and taught Jewish
literature at Vanderbilt
University until joining
sity of Michigan and HUC in 1952.
Upon retirement from the
Northwestern University
law school, Mr. Pritzker college on Jan. 31 of this
joined the family law firm in year, he accepted a three-
1927 with his two brothers, year appointment as Helen
Harry and Abram. After A. Regenstein Professor of
serving in the Navy in Religion at the University
World War II, he began of Chicago Divinity School.
working on purhcases for Rachel Manela
the Hyatt Corp., the Hyatt
Rachel Norber Manela,
International Corp., and the
Marmon Group, an indus- an employee of the Jewish
trial manufacturing con- Family Service for more
- than 40 years, died Nov. 7 at
cern.
He was director of age 75,
Born in Russia, Mrs.
Hyatt International and a
director of the Jewish Manela lived 60 years in the
Children's Bureau of Detroit area. She moved to
Ann Arbor seven years ago.
Chicago.
Mr. Pritzker was said to She resided at 1029 Pontiac
be the real estate expert of Tr., Ann Arbor.
She is survived by a son,
the family, which is esti-
Roger W.; a brother, Harold
mated to have holdings of $1
billion in national and in- Waldfogel of Huntington
ternational financial, man- Woods; and a sister, Mrs.
ufacturing and real estate Frank (Ida) Milgrom of Oak
• Park.
interests.

Jack Pritzker Dies at 75,
of Wealthy Chicago Family

CHICAGO, Ill. —Jack N.
Pritzker, a lawyer whose
family has been noted as
one of the wealthiest in the
nation and who is the
largest stockholder in the
Hyatt Hotel chain, died Oct.
31 at age 75.
A graduate of the Univer-

Kukier, 73,
Bund Leader

Golda

BUENOS AIRES (JTA)
— Golda Kukier, a veteran
leader of the Btind, has died
at age 73.
Born in Poland, she was
active in the Buenos Aires
Jewish community and re-
presented the Bund in the
cultural department of the
AsoCiacion Mutual Argen-
tina (AMIA) a 35,000-
member Ashkenazi group,
the largest Jewish organ-
ization in the country.
In 1964, Ms. Kukier was
the first woman to be
elected to the executive
board of the AMIA. She was
best known for her activi-
ties in behalf of the Yitzhak
Peretz Yiddish_ School.

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Monument
Unveilings

e family of the late
tin "Doc" Samuel an-
nces the unveiling of a
monument in his memory
10:45 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 11,
at Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Stanley Rosenbaum
will officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to attend.

In Loving Memory
of My Beloved Husband

SAM ROSENBERG
(CONIC)

,

The Family
of the Late

ROBERT I.
SONTAG

Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 10:15 a.m.
Sunday, Nov. 11, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Rosenbaum will
officiate. Relatives and
friends are-asked to
attend.

OBITUARIES

CLARA ABRAMSQN,
89, 19100 W. Seven Mile,
Detroit, died Nov. 4. Sur-
vived by six sons, Dr. Jack of
Brooklyn, N.Y.; Israel,
Joseph, Julius, David and
Abraham; two daughters,
Mrs. Rose Feinberg of Al-
lentown, Pa.; and Mrs. Sam
(Rae) Friedberg; 14
grandchildren and.. six
great-grandchildren.
* * *
DAVID CHALOFF, 90,
23110 Avon, Oak Park, died
Nov. 5. Survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Louis
(Shirley) Kanarek, Mrs.
Jack (Clara) Tabock and
Mrs. Irving (Pauline)
Goldberg; and four
grandchildren.
* * *
WILLIAM GOODMAN,
74, 16950 New Hampshire,
Southfield, died Nov. 4.
Survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Sonia Dash; two sisters
and two grandchildren.
* * *
ALEXANDER M.
GREEN, 75, died Nov. 7.
Survived by his wife, Rose;
two sons, Dr. Ivan of New
York and Peter of North
Hollywood, Calif.; two
brothers, Joseph of Bir-
mingham and Nick Moss of
Los Angeles, Calif.; three
sisters, Mrs. Eugene (Alice)
Sussholz of Los Angeles, ,
Mrs. Zelma Reich of
Czechoslovakia and Helen
Weiss. Services noon today
at Hebrew Memorial
Chapel. * * *
ABE HEARTH, 85,
19947 Renfrew, Detroit,
died Nov. 7. Survived by his
wife, Pearl; two sons, Jack
of Melrose, Mass., and
William; a daughter,
Nancy; and three sisters,
Mrs. Gertrude Hertz and
Mrs. Max (Bessie) Mil-
berger, both of Tucson,'
Ariz., and Mrs. Miriam Al-
* * *
ter.
ERWIN R. "IRV"
LACHMAN, 60, died Nov.
7. He leaves his wife, Shir-
ley; a son, Ned of California;
a daughter, Mrs. Richard
(Stephanie) Golden of Falls
Church, Va.; a brother,'
Harold; and a sister, Mrs.
Sidney (Phyllis) Siegel.
Services 10 a.m. today at Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

* * *

Who passed away three years ago, the 25th of
Heshvan. Deeply loved an.d greatly missed by
your loving wife, Pauline.

BERTHA LEWIS, 68,
died Nov. 4. She leaves a
son, Jerome A.; a daughter,
Mrs. Marvin (Arlene)
Newman of Cincinnati,
Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Edwin
(Delphine) Glantz; and five
grandchildren.

* * *

MINNIE ROSENT-
HAL, 89, 14046 W. 10 Mile,
Oak Park, died Nov. 5. Sur-
vived by two sons, Samuel I.

In Loving Memory Of

SAM ROSENBERG

CARD OF THANKS

With great love. We called you "Grandpa" and
we all loved you and miss you very much.

Frank, Rita, Steve, Carol,
Sanford and Cindy Blase.

The family of the late
Pearl Spinner acknowl-
edges with grateful appre-
ciation the many kind ex-
pressions of sympathy ex-'
tended by relatives and
friends during the family's
recent bereavement.

and Harold A.; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Mort (Esther)
Henry and Mrs. Laverne
(Frieda) Conshafter of Gar-
den City; nine
grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren.

* * *

ETHEL SCHNEIDER,
,67, died Oct. 31. She leaves
a daughter, Mrs. Harris
(Sharon) Berman; a
brother, Max Kozak of
California; two sisters, Mrs.
Samuel (Frances) Solomon
and Mrs. Gordon (Lillian)
Solway of Los Angeles,
Calif.; and ' three
grandchildren.
* * *
DAVID SHAPIRO, 96,
died Nov, 4. He leaves his
wife, Lena; a daughter, Mrs.
Benjamin (Evelyn) Paxton;
a brother,.George Shapiro of
New York; a sister, Mrs.
Sarah Platzek of Connec-
ticut; and two
grandchildren.

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ANNE TAITELBAUM,
64, died Nov. 2. She leaves a
brother, Samuel Glassman;
and three nieces, Mrs.
Ronald (Arlene) Stern,
Elaine Silver and Judy
Levine.

* * *

SHIRLEY R. WEITZ,
57, died Nov. 3. She eaves
her husband, Leon; two
sons, Steven and Jonathan;
her mother, Mrs. Anna Al-
lias of California; and a
brother, Harvey Ellias of
California.

WE REMEMBER

During the coming
week Yeshivath
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.

* * *

LOUIS SHERMAN,
100, 22181 Harding, Oak
Park, died Nov. 2. Survived
by a son, Jack of. Miami,
Fla.; three daughters, Mrs.
James (Esther) Rachleff,
Mrs. Dorothy Bodner and
Mrs. Roslyn Ross; a brother,
Jake; . nine grandchildren
and four great-
grandchildren.

* * *

ESTHER SUPAC, 74,
former Detroiter of West
Palm Beach, Fla., died Nov.
2. Survived by her husband,
David; a daughter, Edith of
Paris, France; and two
grandchildren. Interment
Florida.

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