_ ME DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Sam Levenson, Humorist,
Raconteur, Dies at 68
NEW YORK — Sam
Levenson, noted author,
lecturer and humorist, who
enchanted millions with his
stories, died Wednesday
night of a heart attack. He
was 68.
A public school teacher to
start with, his funny stories
about family and friends in-
: .d his listeners to urge
II—. to share his wit with
the public. He turned to the
public platform, lectured
and entertained and then
Milton Hecker
RUTH KATZ, 62, died
Aug. 25. She leaves her
husband, Wilfred M.; a son,
Howard; a daughter, Mrs.
Robert (Judith) Komorn of
Houston, Tex.; and five
grandchildren.
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SAM LEVENSON
collected his stories, espe-
cially about his home life
and his mother, in a series of
books which became best
sellers.
Among his books were
"Everything But Money,"
In One Era and Out the
Other" and "You Don't
Have to Be In 'Who's Who'
to Know What's What," re-
issued as a Simon and
Schuster paperback earlier
this year.
Milton Hecker, a man-
ufacturer's representative
for a ladies sportswear corn-
pany, died Aug. 26 at age
65.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y.,
Mr. Hecker lived 58 years in
Detroit. He was a member of
Mosaic Lodge of the Masons
and a member and past
president of the Women's
Apparel Club of Michigan.
He leaves his wife, Anita;
two daughters, Mrs. Ray
(Ellen) Whitting of St. Esther Gold
Charles, Mich., and Vir-
Esther Gold, a member of
ginia of Salt Lake City,
Utah; and two sisters, Mrs. Jewish communal and
Edward M. (Rose) Ferber women's organizations,
and Mrs. Nathan (Mollie) died Aug. 22 at age 80.
Born in Russia, Mrs. Gold
Wedner of Haslett, Mich.
was a member of Cong. Beth
Abraham Hillel Moses, of
Mrs. Mauthner,
which her son-in-law Shab-
Kosher Caterer
tai Ackerman is the cantor,
Caterer
Elizabeth American Mizrachi Women
Mauthner, whose primary and Ladies of Yeshivath
clients were Yeshivath Beth Yehudah. She resided
Beth Yehudah, Cong. Beth at 6935 Inkster, Birming-
Tefilo Emanuel Tikvah and ham.
She is survived by a son,
the Young Israel congrega-
tions, died Aug. 27 at age Usher Siris; two daughters,
Mrs. Shabtai (Dora) Ac-
65.
Born in Hungary, Mrs. kerman and Mrs. Zalmon
Mauthner lived -more than (Clara) Yarkoni of Holon,
20 years in Detroit. She was Israel; a brother, Victor
the owner of Quality Kosher Seltzer of Englishtown,
Catering. She resided at N.J.; a sister, Mrs. Ida
Schnitzer of Sunrise, Fla.;
24061 Moritz, Oak Park.
She is survived by two five grandchildren and
sons, Paul Kohn and three great-grandchildren.
Thomas Kohn; and five
grandchildren. Interment Herman Katz
Israel.
Herman Katz, a pharma-
cist and co-owner of Phar-
Torah Is Read
macy One in Mt. Clemens,
Twice on Shabat died Aug. 26 at age 59.
Born in Detroit, Mr. Katz
By RABBI SAMUEL FOX
was a member of Mosaic
(Copyright 1980, JTA, Inc.)
Lodge of the Msaons, Cres-
The Torah is read twice cent Shrine and Israel
on the Sabbath, once in the Lodge of Bnai Brith.
morning and once in the af-
He leaves his wife, Rita; a
ternoon. It is claimed that son, Sanford; a daughter,
this was one of the decrees Lisa; and a sister, Mrs.
ordained by Ezra, the Harry (Faye) Rosenbaum.
Scribe.
C-
illy the reading of
the
was dispersed
through the week so that no
three days would pass with-
out having the Torah read
in public to keep the people
+tuned to its words and
vs.
Towever, it was recog-
zed that there are mer-
chants and tradesmen who
are so occupied during the
week, or who live so far
away, that they have no
chance to visit the
synagogue during the week.
It was for their sake that an
extra reading was added on
Saturday afternoon so that
they would make up for
those they missed during
the week.
Oliver Kaufmann,
Store Founder
PITTSBURGH, Pa. —
Oliver M. Kaufmann, Sr.,
former director of Kauf-
mann's Department Store,
died Aug. 16 at age 82.
When
Kauffman's
merged with the May Co. in
1946, Mr. Kauffman be-
came president of the May
Co., from 'which he retired
in 1956 as a director.
ThE
ROSE J. KAUFMAN,
79, died Aug. 21. She leaves
her husband, Louis; a son,
Jack; a daughter, Mrs.
Raymond (Dorothy)
Braiker; a sister, Mrs. Al
(Lillian) Stern of Chevy Ch-
ase, Md.; six grandchildren
and four great-
grandchildren.
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MARIE KRAMER, 76,
29304 Greening, Far-
mington Hills, died Aug. 20.
Survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Frieda Brenner; three
grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
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Friday, August .29, 1980
OBITUARIES
Park; a sister, Sophie Cap-
lan of New York; and four
grandchildren. Interment
New York.
and Morris; two sisters,
Mrs. Lillian Posner and
Mrs. Fay Dubrinsky; nieces
and nephews.
MORTON B. MEHLER,
58, died Aug. 24. He leaves
his wife, Arleue; two sons,
Dr. Jerome and Ronald; two
daughters, Mrs. Jeff (Lori)
Edelstein and Mrs. Bobby
(Audrey) Kraun of Roswell,
Ga.; a brother, Sam; and two
grandchildren.
ELI SINGER, 69, 20554
Annchester, Detroit, died
Aug. 23. Survived by his
wife, Ruth; two daughters,
Thea of Seattle, Wash., and
Mrs. Allen (mirilynn) Berg;
a brother, Louis of Win-
nipeg, Canada; a sister,
Mrs. Bella Dechter of San
Diego, Calif.; and one
grandchild.
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NATHAN MIRTEN-
BAUM, 85, 25155 Biarritz
Cir., Oak Park, died Aug.
24. Survived by his wife,
Kate; nieces and nephews.
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DYNA NOVETSKY, 91,
26051 Lahser, Southfield,
died Aug. 21. Survived by
three sons, Irving, Max and
Joseph of Mt. Clemens; a
daughter, Mrs. Bernard J.
(Ruth) Farber; 11 grand-
children and nine great-
grandchildren.
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ROSE SPILKIN, 92,
22400 Lucerne Dr., South-
field, died Aug. 22. Survived
by five daughters, Mrs.
Morris (June) Cole, Mrs.
Allen (Dora) Stein, Mrs.
Mary Grossbart, Mrs. Shir-
ley Verier and Mrs. Jerry
(Judy) Sillman; 13
grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren.
ELIZABETH LAZ-
ARUS, 82, former De-
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troiter of Los Angeles,
MARY SPITZ, 63 ; of
Calif., died Aug. 26. Sur-
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Middletown, N.Y., died
vived by a son, Lawrence of
Aug. 25. Survived by two
BERNICE
RIGGINS,
Encino, Calif.; a daughter,
daughters, Mrs. Simon
Mrs. Bernard (Lila) Waldow 68, 5394 Seaview, Pontiac, (Sandra) Cook of Far-
died
Aug.
26.
Survived
by
a
of Los Angeles; a sister,
mington Hills and Carol of
Mrs. Lucille Kirschbaum of son, Ron; a daughter, Mrs. New York; one brother, two
Johnnie
(Kathi)
Green,
Jr.;
Southfield; and four
her mother, Mrs. Anna sisters and three
grandchildren.
Rovin of Tucson, Ariz.; and grandchildren. Interment
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one
grandchild. Services New York. * * *
ROSE B. LEVIN, 93,
died Aug. 23. Survived by a 10:30 a.m. today at Hebrew
HERBERT
W.
son, Irving; a daughter, Memorial Chapel.
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STRAUSS, 81, died Aug.
Mrs. Marvin (Rae) Laker; a
SOL ROSENBAUM, 83, 22. He leaves his wife,
brother, Max Bloom; six
of
Miami Beach, Fla., died Lavina; a brother, Jerome of
grandchildren and six
Aug.
21. He leaves his wife, Margate, N.J.; and three
great-grandchildren.
Tillie; two daughters, Mrs. nephews. '* * *
* * *
ALBERT K. LOCK- Leonard (Loretta)
KHANA (GOLDIS)
MAN, 73, died Aug. 22. Goldsweig of Livonia and
Mrs.
Michael
(Gladys)
He leaves his wife,
Sidney A. Deitch
Edna; three sons, Jack, Rothbaum of New York;
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Terry and Stuart; and two and five grandchildren.
Interment
Miami.
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HARRY LUBORSKY,
90, of Windsor, died Aug.
20. Survived by his wife,
Ann; two sons, Dr. Benja-
min and Archie; nine
grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Interment Windsor.
JENNIE ROSEN-
BERG, 79, 2645 Riverside
Dr., Trenton, died Aug. 24.
Survived by a son, James
Litman; three brothers,
John Polinsky of Kansas,
Simon Polinsky and Ben
Paull of Wyandotte.
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DR.
MILTON
ANNA MASIN, 69, of SERWER, 76, former De-
New York, died Aug. 21. troiter of Oklahoma City,
Survived by a daughter, Okla., died Aug. 25. He
Barbara Reiner of Oak leaves his wife, Ora; a son,
Dr. Gerald of North
Carolina; a brother, Samuel
David Cooper
of Bloomfield Hills; a sister,
David Cooper, owner of Dorothy of Southfield; and
Cooper Jewelers in Ham- two grandchildren. Inter-
tramck, died Aug. 25 at age ment Oklahoma City.
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72.
Born in Russia, Mr.
AARON SHER, 70, died
Cooper lived 67 years in De-
Aug. 25. Survived by two
troit. He owned his com-
brothers, Dave of Florida
pany for 30 years. Mr.
Cooper was a member of
CARD OF THANKS
Oak Park Lodge of the Ma-
sons, Pisgah Lodge of Bnai
The Barrons and Cutlers,
Brith and Crescent Shrine the family of the late Jen-
Club.
nie Barron, acknowledge
He leaves his wife, Ruth; with grateful appreciation
two sons, Marx and San- the many kind expressions
ford; a sister, Mrs. Ben of sympathy extended by
(Rose) Levine of Palm relatives and friends during
Springs, Calif.; and five the family's recent be-
grandchildren.
reavement.
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Aug. 24. Survived by two
sons, Leonid Vinasky and
Alex Goldis; a daughter,
Mrs. Zinovi (Mara) Khafetz;
and a brother, Leonid Vin-
ogradoff of Russia; and four
grandchildren.
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FERENC
WEISZ-
FEILER, 68, died Aug. 26.
He leaves his wife, Gizella;
a son, Jeffrey T. Volgyi of
Downsview, Ontario,
Canada; a daughter, Mrs.
Fred (Francine) Steelman;
three brothers, three sisters
and five grandchildren.
WE REMEMBER
f
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
Miehnavos.
ELUL AUG
19 31
19 31
19 31
19 31
19 31
19 31
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SEPT
HERMAN DIAMOND
2D 1
DORA E. GREEN
20 1
IRVING S. KAUFMAN
20 1
JULIUS KOZLOFF
20 1
NECHEMIAH LIEBERMAN
20 1
ANNA BLOOM
21 2
SARAH GLASSMAN
21 2
REV. LESTER KING
21
2
SAMUEL NORBER
21
2
RUTH SCHWARTZ
21
2
ABRAHAM YASSKY
21 2
HARRIET WEINGARDEN
21 2
ESTHER R. CARMEN " 22 3
YAACOV HIRSH B'R ISROEL 22 3
MORRIS BROOKS
22 3
ESTHER COHN
22 3
PHILIP FORMAN
22 3
NATHAN HESS
22 3
ROSE 1WREY
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22 3
HARRY MONDRY_
22 3
SIGMUND ROHLIK
22 3
JACK SEDER
22 3
SONJA YABECK
22 3
FANNIE SCHWARTZ
22 3
CLARENCE ABLITZ
23 4
YEHUDITH COHEN
23 4
REBECCA DAVIS FREEDMAN 23 4
LEAH MORRISON
23 4
REBECCA PODOLSKY
23 4
TILLIE SANSKY
23 4
JACOB SOBERMAN
4
DORA CHABEN
24 5
PETER S. GOLDSTEIN
24 5
HYMAN KRASNICK
24 5
BESSIE KRAUSE
24 5
REGINA RUBINSTEIN
24 5
MAX SCHNEIDER
24 5
HARRY THAV
24 5
MORRIS ALBERT
25 6
MAX AVERBACH
25 6
ALBERT DAVIS
25 6
MEYER LEVY
25 6
JACOB MILLER
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PAUL MILLER
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SOPHIE SCHERR
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