THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
David Litter, Served ADL
NEW YORK — David H.
Litter, the oldest person in
age and service actively
associated with the Anti-
Defamation League of Bnai
Brith, died recently. He was
92.
Mr. Litter was a promi-
nent business and civic
leader and a former New
York City Human Rights
chairman and commis-
sioner.
Mr. Litter was an honor-
ary life member of the
API Leader
Bernard Harkavy
ADL's National Commis-
sion. Associated with ADL
since 1938, he was an active
member of the ADL's Na-
tional Program, Jewish-
Catholic Relations and Pub-
lications Committees, as
well as a member of the
agency's New York
Regional Board.
He helped establish the
ADL's Women's Division
and was active in the na-
tional commission from the
day it was first formed.
He was chairman of the
National Program Com-
mittee for 15 years and
was ex-officio member of
all committees of the ADL
divisions.
He was the recipient of
many honors, including
ADL's Torch of Liberty
Award presented to him on
his 90th birthday.
NEW YORK (JTA) —
ernard Harkavy, a life-
ng Progressive Zionist
nd communal leader, died
uly 29. He was 66.
Mr. Harkavy, who was an
attorney, was the im-
mediate past president of
Americans for Progressive Alex Begun, 89
Israel-Hashomer Hatzair,
Alex Begun, founder and
vice chairman of the World
Zionist Organization- president of American
American Section executive Vault and Concrete Prod-
committee, and honorary ucts, died Aug. 3 at age 89.
Born in Russia, Mr.
chairman of the Jewish Na-
Begun lived 70 years in De-
tional Fund.
He was a member and troit. He founded his com-
officer of many Zionist and pany in 1929 and was active
Jewish communal organ- in its operation until his
izations, including the death.
He was an engineer and
American Zionist Council,
Bnai Zion, Yeshiva inventor and prior to found-
Teachers Association, ing his company he built
American Jewish Congress, and designed multi-unit
Americans for Hagana, housing complexes. •
He was a member of
Jewish War Veterans,
American Zionist Federa- Adat Shalom Synagogue,
tion and a co-founder of the Mosaic Lodge of the Ma-
New York Jewish Confer- sons (he was a 32nd de-
gree Mason) and Pisgah
ence.
Born in New York City, Lodge of Bnai Brith.
He leaves his wife, Sadie;
Mr. Harkavy was a
graduate of Brooklyn two sons, Philip, and Paul;
Law School and was the two daughters, Mrs. Sam
editor of the Brooklyn (Anne) Jacobs and Mrs. Al-
Law Review in 1935. He bert (Blanche) Dickman; 11
was admitted to the U.S. grandchildren and six
Supreme Court Bar in great-grandchildren.
1961.
Election
In 1950, he ran for Con-
gress on the American
Results
Labor Party ticket. He was
In
incomplete
returns,
a prolific writer and many of
his articles appeared in the following candidates
legal journals and Jewish were declared winners in-
periodicals. He was a Oakland County primary
member of the editorial election races this week:
Martin Krohner (unopposed),
board of Israel Horizons, the Democratic
candidate for pro-
publication of Americans secutor; Gilda Z. Jacobs, Demo-
cratic
candidate
for 17th District
for Progressive Israel-
_County Commissioner (Hun-
Hashomer Hatzair.
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the presence of rogues
among the poor; for if not for
them, we would sin each
time we ignored an appeal
for alms.
— Talmud
Mr. Dines settled in Rio de
Janeiro 52 years ago. For
many years he was the
representative of HIAS in
Brazil. One of his sons, Al-
berto, is a well known jour-
nalist for the Brazilian
press.
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M. Aaron, Democratic candidate
for District 19 Country Commis-
sioner (Oak Park-Royal Oak
Township); Lawrence R. Per-
nick (unopposed), Democratic
incumbent for District 20 County
Commissioner (Southfield);
Joseph Forbes, (unopposed),
Democratic incumbent for 67th
District, State Legislature.
A self-styled white sup-
remacist who dropped out of
the Nazi movement and is
formerly a member of the
Ku „Klux Klan and John
Birch Society, Gerald
Carlson, won the Republi-
can nomination in the 15th
Congressional District
(Downriver). His opponent
in November will be Demo-
cratic incumbent Rep.
William Ford, a staunch
supporter of Israel in the
House.
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— Israel Dines, former
president of the Zionist
Organization in Brazil and
leader of the Poale Zion
movement in Brazil, has
died at age 82.
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