54 Friday, February 15, MO
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Widowed, Divorced and Their Families
Focus of -SPACE Room to Grow' Event
"Room To Grow," a forum
for the widowed, divorced
and their families, will take
place noon Feb. 24 at the
main Jewish Community
Center, sponsored by
SPACE, a community serv-
ice of the Greater Detroit
Section, National Council of
Jewish Women, in coopera-
tion with the Center.
Dr. Paul Pearsall, chief of
the department of problems
of daily living at Sinai Hos-
pital, will deliver the keyn-
ote address on "Life After
Youth: Development
Through Adulthood."
Following his talk, there
will be a choice of either one
three-hour workshop or two
11/2 hour workshops for
adults, or a joint adult-
teenager rap session.
Playshops and recreational
activities have been or-
ganized for youngsters age
Loneliness and Solitude,
Role and Rights as Di-
vorced Single Fathers,
The New Morality and
the Old Me and The
Working Woman. All
workshops will be guided
by experienced
facilitators who have had
special training on their
particular topic.
DR. PAUL PEARSALL
6-12, and day care for chil-
dren 2-5.
More than 20 work-
shops have been planned
on such topics as:
Anatomy of a Divorce,
Living With Stress, Fam-
ily Adaptation to Change,
Youngsters, age 10-12,
will participate in a
playshop entitled "Being a
Winner." At the same time,
children age 6-9 will take
part in a group experience
called "Knowing and Liking
Me."
There is a charge for
adults. All youth pro-
gramming will be provided
at no cost.
Other services offered
at the forum include a
book nook, with current
literature on divorced
and widowed life styles,
Center Kicks Off Spring Events
With Purim Festivities March 2
The Jewish Community
Center will hold its annual
Purim celebration 1 p.m.
March 2 in the main Center
complex.
There will be a Purim
shpiel, costume parade and
demonstrations in gymnas-
tics, dynamic aerobics,
dance and Israeli folk danc-
ing. Refreshments will be
served.
Children's activities in-
Marriage Group
Weekend Set
The Michigan Chapter of
Jewish Marriage Encounter
will host Rabbi and Mrs.
Jonas Goldberg of Connec-
ticut at its next encounter
weekend March 16-18 at the
Ramada Inn.
Formerly associate rabbi
at Adat Shalom Synagogue
here, Rabbi Goldberg holds
the pulpit at Cong. Beth El
in Norwalk, Conn.
Joining the leadership for
the weekend will be two
couples from the Chicago
area chapter and Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry (Beverly) Vied-
rah of Southfield.
For information, call Mr.
and Mrs. Mark (Diane) Voi-
ght, 649-3567.
Kosher Cookies
From Interbake
Interbake Foods, Inc.,
known by the trademark
FFV, Famous Foods of Vir-
ginia, a company that has
been producing kosher
cookies under the supervi-
sion of the Metropolitan
Kashruth Council for many
years, has come out with a
new line, of kosher cookies.
The new kosher cookies
will be available at K-Mart
Stores, Arnold Drug Stores
and other fine food stores
under the name Quaker
Hill Farms cookies. These
cookies come in three varie-
ties: Chocolate chip cookies,
animal crackers and
oatmeal cookies. All are
dairy.
dude: Parent-toddler and
pre-school carnival, Mac-
cabia, candle crafts, crown
creations and games.
The Center is conduct-
ing an Israeli folk dance
class 3 p.m. Sundays
through March 2 at the
main building. Rachel
Jacobs is the instructor,
and there is a charge.
Beginning March 9, a
10-week Israeli folk dance
class taught by Ms. Jacobs
will be held 3:30 p.m. Sun-
days at the main Center.
There is a charge. For in-
formation, call the Center,
661-1000, ext. 164.
A pre-natal seminar will
be initiated at the main
Poll: Americans
Regard Egypt
in New Light
NEW YORK — The
American public has
reacted to recent events in
the Middle East by recog-
nizing differences between
Egyptian and other Arab
nations, and by overlooking
differences between the
PLO and other Palesti-
nians.
These were among the
major findings of a national
telephone survey conducted
in December for the Ameri-
can Jewish Committee.
According to the poll,
voters continued to sym-
pathize to a greater extent
with Israel than with any of
the Arab countries, but saw
Egypt in a different and
more sympathetic light
than they did the others: 16
percent for Egypt, six per-
cent for other Arab coun-
tries.
Newhouse Buys
Random House
NEW YORK — Random
House publishers, which
was purchased in 1966 by
RCA Corp., has been bought
by Newhouse Publications,
one of the nation's largest
newspaper chains.
Center beginning March 9,
it was announced by Bernie
Portnoy, chairman of the
health and physical educa-
tion committee.
A luncheon to meet the
instructors will be held
noon Feb. 27 in the Center's
health club restaurant. For
reservations to the lunch-
eon, for which there is a
charge, call Gail Greenfield,
661-1000, ext. 182, by Wed-
nesday.
The 10 Mile branch will
be the scene of Soccer on
Sundays, beginning
March 9. Division I, for
children in grades 3-5 will
meet 3 pan. at the branch.
Division H, for children
in grades six-eight, will
meet at 4 p.m.
There is a registration
fee. Boys and girls are in-
vited. For information, call
the physical education de-
partment, 661-1000, ext.
182.
Richard Dibner
Richard E. Dibner, an at-
torney with offices in Bir-
mingham, died Feb. 11 at
age 57.
Born in New York, Mr.
Dibner was graduated from
the City College of New
York and George Washing-
ton University Law School.
He was a member of the
City College of New York
Alumni Association, Michi-
gan and American Patent
Law Associations, Michi-
gan and American Bar
Associations, American
Technion Society, Royal
Oak Lodge of the Masons,
the Detroit Yachting Asso-
ciation and was a past com-
mander of the Great Lakes
Yacht Club.
He leaves his wife, Ur-
sula; two sons, Kenneth and
Michael; his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Harry (Marsha)
Dibner of Ft. Lauderdale,
Fla.; two brothers, Dr. An-
drew of Boston, Mass., and
David of Washington, D.C.;
and one granddaughter.
and
complimentary
"Take Home Survival
Kits." An optional
dinner, at an additional
charge, will follow the
formal activities.
To pre-register or for in-
formation, call Aida Cutler
weekdays between 9 a.m.
and 2 p.m., 557-9604.
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SPACE to Hold
Rap Session
SPACE, a community
service of the National
Council of Jewish Women,
will hold its weekly drop-in
discussion for widowed and
divorced men and women 8
p.m. Wednesday at the
NCJW offices. There is a
nominal charge.
Widowed Phase II will be
held 8 p.m. Thursday in the
NCJW offices. There is a
nominal charge. For infor-
mation, call Aida Cutler
weekdays between 9 a.m.
and 2 p.m., 557-9604.
Dr. EE. E. Levine
Dr. Edward E. Levine, a
radiologist and former chief
of radiology at Veterans
Hospital in Allen Park, died
Feb. 13 at age 67.
Born in Chicago, Dr.
Levine lived 39 years in De-
troit. He was graduated
from the University of Il-
linois Medical School in
1938.
He was a member of the
American College of
Radiology, Alpha Omega
Alpha Honor Medical
Society, the Aircraft Own-
ers and Pilots Association
and Temple Emanu-El.
He was a captain in the
Army Medical Corps in
World War H.
He leaves his wife, Ethel;
a son, Harry A.; and two
daughters, Linda of Ber-
keley, Calif., and Laura
Niessen. Services 10 a.m.
today at Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
Joseph Battle
Joseph E. Battle, a man-
ufacturer's representative
for Botany 500 men's clo-
thing, died Feb. 8 at age 58.
Born in New York, Mr.
Battle was a manufac-
turer's representative for
the past 20 years. He was a
member of the Birmingham
Temple and the Michigan
Apparel Club.
He leaves his wife,
Roberta; two sons, Elliot
and Ross; four daughters,
Caren, Lynn, Amy and Lisa;
and four grandchildren.
Max Gvazda
Max Gvazda, a retired at-
torney, died Feb. 7 at age 74.
Born in Poland, Mr.
Gvazda lived 72 years in
Detroit. He practiced for 49
years and retired six years
ago.
He was a member of Pis-
gah Lodge of Bnai Brith, the
Michigan Bar Association
and the Michigan Trial
Lawyers Association.
He leaves his wife, Ida; a
son, Melvin; and one
granddaughter.
Detroiter Esther Fine Held
Memories of Korczak Deeds
- Esther "Essie" Fine, 73, a
Detroit resident for 55
years, died last Friday.
Funeral services were held
Sunday at Ira Kaufman
Chapel.
Mrs. Fine remembered
with reverence the kindnes-
ses that were shown her as a
child by the great humanist
who was martyred during
the Holocaust, Dr. Janusz
Korczak.
She was born in Poland
and her father died when
she was 3. As an infant, be-
fore she was reunited with
her family to be taken to the
United States at age 13, she
was placed in a children's
home that was supervised
by Dr. Korczak. She re-
membered the eminent
humanist, physician and
author of children's stories
holding her on his lap and
reading stories to her as he
did to the other children.
When Hitler's armies
invaded Warsaw and
commenced their bes-
tialities, the more than
100 children in the chil-
dren's home supervised
by Dr. Korczak were or-
dered to their deaths. Dr.
Korczak was offered
freedom for services he
could render. He refused
and when the children
were taken to their
deaths they were led by
Dr. Korczak holding two
Norman Long
Norman Nathan Long, a
salesman for National
Lumber, died Feb. 11 at age
61.
Born in Montreal,
Quebec, Mr. Long lived 35
years in Detroit. Prior to his
employment at National
Lumber he was a salesman
for Erb Lumber.
He was a director of the
Assciciation Of Home Buil-
ders and a member of
Corinthian Lodge of the
Masons in Montreal.
He leaves his wife, Pat-
ricia; five daughters, Susan,
Julia, Lesley, Mrs. Jose
(Patti) Salauerri of An-
napolis, Md., and Gail; and
a sister, Mrs. David (Zelda)
Gulden of Montreal.
Sophie Hoffman
Sophie Hoffman, owner
and president of Livemois
Glass, died Feb. 7 at age 58.
A native Detroiter, Mrs.
Hoffman was a member of
the Mr. and Mrs. Group,
City of Hope.
She leaves a son, Richard
Gibbs; a daughter. Mrs.
Michael (Sharon) Benedek;
a brother, Nathan Polasky
of California; and three
grandchildren.
Fanny Holtzmann,
Celebrity Lawyer
NEW YORK — Fanny
Ellen Holtzmann, a lawyer
specializing in motion pic-
ture and copyright cases,
died Feb. 5 at age 77.
Prior to World War II,
Miss Holtzmann was active
in efforts to bring Jews out
of Europe. She was awarded
an honorary doctorate from
Hebrew Union College in
January.
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infants in his arms. His
story is one of the drama-
tic of the Holocaust.
Mrs. Fine often spoke
about the man who inspired
her as a child as the kindest
person she had ever known.
Mrs. Fine leaves a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Milton (Phyllis)
Tyner; two sons, Melvin of
Miami Lakes, Fla., and
Herbert of Palos Verdes Es-
tates, Calif.; a brother, Ben
Fishman of Los Angeles,
Calif.; and four sisters, Mrs.
Sam (Ida) Sorkowitz, Mrs.
Pauline Max, Mrs. Tillie
Brown and Mrs. Harold
(Ethel) Weisblatt; and eight
grandchildren.
Mae Krause
Mae Krause,
vice
president of DSM Food
Products, Co., wholesale
bakery supplies, died Feb.
11 at age 90.
Born in Russia, Mrs.
Krause lived 74 years in De-
troit. She was past
president of the United He-
brew Schools Woman's Aux-
iliary, a life member of
Hadassah, Women's Ameri-
can OAT, the National
Council of Jewish Women,
Jewish Home for Aged Aux-
iliary and C•)ng. Shaarey
Zedek.
She clockecl more than
1,000 hours in volunteer
time for the Sinai Hospital
Guild.
Mrs. Krause leaves a son,
Sydney A. of Florida; a
daughter, Mrs. Reuben
(Rena) Wax; five
grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren.
M. Chasnick
Morris Chasnick, 84,
founder and owner of Com-
mercial Laundry cleaners
for more than 30 years, died
in Florida Feb. 3.
Mr. Chasnick was active
in Histadrut, the Labor
Zionist Alliance and Far-
band. Born in Kiev, Russia,
Mr. Chasnick came to the
U.S. at age 13. He moved to
Detroit from Chicago in
1941 and established his
business. He retired to Hal-
landale, Fla., in 1975.
Mr. Chasnick is survived
by his wife, Ruth; a son, Irv-
ing of Southfield; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Leo (Fay) Schoen-
feld of Dallas, Tex.; and six
grandchildren. Interment
Florida.
Anna Brenner
Anna Brenner, a sales-
Woman at Himelhoch's for
311/2 years, died Feb. 7 at
age 86.
Born in Bay City, Mrs.
Brenner worked in the
ladies coat department at
the downtown Himelhoch's
store and later moved to its
Northland Center location.
She retired five years ago.
With her family, she
attended Adat • Shalom
Synagogue. She resided at
26110 W. 12 Mile, South-
field.
She leaves a son, Merle of
San Marino, Calif.; a
daughter, Mrs. Sam
(Esther) Horowitz; three
grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.