10 :Friday, March, 27,1981
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Israel's 33rd Celebrated
With Parade in Southfield
Detroit's celebration of
Israel's 33rd birthday will
be highlighted on May 10
with events and a parade at
the Southfield Civic Center.
A brief ceremony will fol-
low the 1 p.m. parade. Ex-
hibits and booths will be on
display throughout the fes-
tivities and a musical, "Is-
rael Alive and Singing" will
be produced by E. Toby
Lantz and Datia Kleinbort.
Special Israel Indepen-
dence Day T-shirts are
being made available
through the Jewish Com-
munity Center to help pub-
licize the activities.
Shelly Komer Jackier
is chairing the Israel In-
dependence Day Cele-
bration. Other members
of the steering committee
include Mrs. Lantz; Ms.
Kleinbort; David Gubow,
tickets and booths; Mira
Eisenberg, program; Al
Yost, parade; and Mic-
hael and Marcy Feldman,
publicity.
As part of the Indepen-
dence Day activities De-
troit's Orthodox Jewish
community is sponsoring a
combined service for Yom
Hazikaron and Yom
Ha'Atzmaut (Israel Memo-
rial Day and Holocaust Re-
membrance Day) 6:30 p.m.
May 6 at Young Israel of
Oak-Woods.
Organizations- participat-
ing in the Israel Indepen-
dence Day Celebration in-
clude:
The Jewish Community Cen-
ter, Labor Zionist Alliance,
Sholem Aleichem Institute,
Jewish War Veterans, Cong.
Beth Abraham Hillel Moses,
Adat Shalom Synagogue, Tem-
ple Israel, the Zionist Organiza-
tion of Detroit, Hadassah,
Jewish Community Council, De-
troit Zionist Federation, Cong.
Narrow Vote
The Southfield City
Council on Monday ap-
proved the Israel Indepen-
dence Day parade for May
10, but by a narrow 3-2
margin.
Voting in favor were
Vicki Goldbaum, Lillian
Jaffe-Oaks and John Beras.
Negative votes were cast by
James McDermott and
Philip Peterson.
McDermott said he was
concerned that the parade
would provoke counter-
demonstrations by groups
that are racist or politically
opposed to Israel.
Peterson said he voted
against the parade be-
cause the proposal in-
cluded a waiver of fees
charged for extra police
protection. That fee was
expected to be $595.
The three supporters of
the parade on the council
argued that the parade was
a First Amendment issue
and that there had been no
threats of violence that
would lead the council to
deny a parade permit.
Mrs. Jaffe-Oaks also said
that the council routinely
waives the police protection
fee for other groups. It
waived the fees Monday for
a Veterans of Foreign Wars
parade that will be held in
June.
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Beth Achim, Bnai Brith Council
and Hillel Day School.
Also, Cong. Beth Shalom,
Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Temple
Beth El, the Sephardic Commu-
nity, Anti-Defamation League,
Junior Division of the Jewish
Welfare Federation, Temple
Emanu-El, Jewish National
Fund, United Hebrew Schools,
Cong. Bnai Moshe, Bnai Brith
Youth Organization, United
Synagogue Youth, Wayne State
University Bnai Brith Hillel
Foundation, Jewish Parents In-
stitute and the Michigan Region
of the American Red Magen
David for Israel.
Persons wishing to par-
ticipate in the activities or
exhibit at the celebration
can call the Cultural Arts
Department at the Jewish
Community Center, 661-
1000, ext. 250.
Chess Champion
Edward Lasker
Is Dead at 95
Surgeon Meyer Cantor Dies Nathan Freedland Dies at 72
Dr. 'Meyer 0. Cantor, Society of Abdominal Sur-
Nathan Freedland, foun-
emeritus attending surgeon geons and program chair- der, president and chair-
at Detroit Grace Hospital, man for their international man of the board of Howell
chief of surgery and director congresses. He was the Industries, original auto
of continuing medical edu- editor of the Journal of Ab- equipment manufacturers,
cation at North Detroit dominal Surgery‘from 1966 died March 21 at age 72.
General Hospital, died to 1978.
Born in Kane, Pa., Mr.
March 23 in Hollywood, Fla.
A resident of Bloomfield Freedland was a lifelong
He was 74.
Hills, Dr. Cantor was Detroiter. He founded his
Born in Lithuania, Dr. graduated from the Univer- company in 1956 and in
Cantor published 13 books sity of Michigan Medical 1972, he became chairman
and more than 350 articles School and earned a mas- of the executive committee.
in American surgical litera- ter's degree in pathology His son, Herbert, became
ture. He also was the co-op from Wayne State Univer- president and chief execu-
professor of surgery at Uni- sity. He received four corn- tive officer.
versidad Autonoma de mendations for exhibits
Mr. Freedland was
Guadalajara, Mexico.
from the American Medical graduated from the Detroit
A member of Sigma Xi, Association and the ACS.
College of Law in 1931. He
National Honorary Re-
In 1974, he received the was a member of the Ameri-
search Society, Dr. Cantor Phi Lambda Kappa Medical can and Michigan Bar Asso-
made several discoveries for Society's Gold Medal Award ciations.
the treatment of gastroin- and Certificate of Merit for
He also held member-
testinal and related disor- service to the U.S. govern- ship in the Standard
ment.
ders.
Club, Knollwood Coun-
He was the president of
He also was a member try Club, Union Lodge of
the U.S. Section of the In- of the Founders Society the Masons, Scottish Rite
ternational College of of the Detroit Institute of Bodies, Moslem Temple
Surgeons, and a fellow of Arts and the Oak Park and Adat 'Shalom
the American College of Symphony Orchestra.
Synagogue.
Surgeons, the American
Among the general and
He leaves his wife, Lil- Jewish communal agencies
College of Gastrointer-
lian; a son, Dr. Robert; a he benefited were: Chil-
nists and the ICS.
He was the ICS state re- daughter, Mrs. Robert dren's Hospital, Henry Ford
gent of Michigan, past (Rosa) Ernstein; and five
president of the American grandchildren.
Ben Tkatch
Mayme Levine Dies at 90
DR. EDWARD LASKER
NEW YORK — Dr. Ed-
ward Lasker, a five-time
winner of the U.S. open
chess championship, died
March 23 at age 95.
Dr. Lasker wrote several
books on chess strategy and
as an engineer, he invented
many medical devices.
Harry Averbuch
Harry Averbuch, an office
equipment supplier, died
March 25 at age 59.
A -native Detroiter, Mr.
Averbuch was a member of
Louis Marshall Lodge of
Bnai Brith, Bloch-Rose Post
of Jewish War Veterans and
Young Israel of Greenfield.
He was a member of the
88th Infantry Division,
Ordnance Department, and
was a technician fourth
grade during World War II.
He was the former owner
of A and Z Surplus on
Michigan Avenue in De-
troit. He retired last year.
He is survived by his wife,
Ruth; a son, Henry; a
daughter, Mrs. Harold
(Carol) Bankirer; two
brothers, Gilbert and Isa-
dore; a sister, Mrs. Sam
(Anne) Sukenic; and four
grandchildren.
Jacob Stone,
Stockbroker
NEW YORK — Jacob C.
Stone, a leading figure on
the New York Stock Ex-
change for 50 years until his
retirement in 1969, died
March 21 at age 86.
Mayme Levine, past
president of the Levine
Waste Paper Co., founded
by her father in 1890, died
March 20 at age 90.
A native Detroiter, Miss
Levine, was a member of
Cong. Shaarey Zedek and
Hadassah. She moved to
Buffalo, N.Y., after her re-
tirement and she became an
artist. She recently sold
paintings for the Jewish
Community Center and do-
nated the funds to the
Jewish Home for Aged.
She leaves a sister, Mrs.
Arthur (Eva) Harris of San
6klie
MAYME LEVINE
Francisco, Calif.; nieces,
nephews, grandnieces and
grandnephews.
Manheim Shapiro Dies
WASHINGTON (JTA) —
Manheim Shapiro, a social
psychologist who was long
active in Jewish communal
work died last Friday at age
67.
Mr. Shapiro was with the
American Jewish Commit-
tee from 1949 to 1966, when
he was in charge of Jewish
communal affairs. After he
left the AJCommittee he
was a consultant to Jewish
organizations and was
executive director of the
Bureau for Careers in
Jewish Service in 1968-
1969.
Since 1969 he has headed
Insight Development Serv-
ices, a research and training
organization specializing in
communications for
Harry Potocsky
Harry T. Potocsky, who
was active in communal and
charitable organizations in
Detroit and Florida, died
March 3 in Deerfield Beach,
Fla. He was 68.
While in Florida, Mr.
Potocsky was a member of
the Knights of Pythias
Quad City Lodge No. 204.
He is survived by his wife,
Jean; two sons, I. Dennis
and Steven; a daughter,
Sandra Klein; a sister,
Esther Shapiro; and six
grandchildren.
businesses and organiza-
tions.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y.,
Sept. 5, 1913, Mr. Shapiro-
attended Brooklyn Col-
lege, the University of
Michigan and the New
School for Social Re-
search.
He worked for the New
York City Welfare Depart-
ment, 1938-1943; served in
the U.S. Army during
World War II; and was di-
rector of programs and pub-
lications for the Bnai Brith
Youth Organization, 1946-
1949. He was also an ad-
junct professor at the City
College of New York.
Lillian Block,
Journalist
NEW YORK -- Lillian R.
Block, an editor with the
Religious News Service in
New York City for 27 years
and a senior vice president
of the National Conference
of Christians and Jews, died
March 21 at age 72.
She was the first woman
and the first non-Catholic to
receive the Catholic Press
Association's St. Francis de
Sales Award for "outstand-
ing contributions to
Catholic journalism." She
also was honored by the
NCCJ in 1978.
Ben Tkatch, an engineer
with the U.S. Army Tank
Automotive Command, died
March 22 at age 55.
Born in Detroit, Mr.
Tkatch was a World War II
veteran. He was affiliated
with Yeshivath Beth
Yehudah and the Kollel In-
stitute. He was a lieutenant
colonel in the Army Re-
serves.
He is survived by his wife,
Sheila; three sons, Chaim,.
Boruch and Herschel; a
daughter, Shaindel; three
sisters, Mrs. Anne Starr,
Mrs. Jack (Dora) Ribiat and
Mrs. Bernard (Reva) Mar-
kofsky.
Jacob Greenberg
Jacob (Jack) Greenberg,
an engineer for nearly 50
years, died March 19 at age
81.
Born in Russia, Mr.
Greenberg was the retired
chief estimator for Smith,
Hinchman and Grylls ar-
chitectural firni for 20
years. He had been retired
for 11 years.
Mr. Greenberg was
graduated from the Univer-
sity of Michigan School of
Engineering in 1921- and
worked on the Panama
locks in 1939.
He leaves his wife, Eve-
lyn; a son, Sheldon R.; a sis-
ter, Mrs. Nassa Milner of
Edmonton, Alberta; seven
grandchildren and one
great-grandson.
Jeanette Broinm
Jeanette Brown, a
member of many Jewish
organizations, died March
18 at age 89.
A native Detroiter, Mrs.
Brown was a member of
Cong. Shaarey Zedek,
Hadassah, Zedakah Club,
Pioneer Women and the De-
troit Club in Florida.
She leaves a son, Bernard
B.; a daughter, Mrs. Max
(Selma) Stromer; a sister,
Mrs. Minnie Eisenberg; five
grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
NATHAN FREEDLANL
Hospital, Sinai Hospital,
the former and current Adat
Shalom Synagogue build-
ings, and the Hillel Day
School, where he and his
wife, Ruth, donated the sci-
ence laboratory. Yeshivath
Beth Yehudah, Akiva He-
brew Day School and the
Jewish Home for Aged were
also aided by Mr. Freed-
land.
He was active in efforts on
behalf of the Allied Jewish
Campaign, was a master
builder of Yeshiva Univer-
sity and was a past
president of the Covenant
Club. He also was affiliated
with Brandeis University,
Men's ORT and the Zionist
Organization of America.
He leaves his wife, Ruth;
a son, Herbert; a daughter,
Mrs. Robert (Brenda)
Pangborn; five brothers,
one sister and seven
grandchildren.
Joseph Camden
Joseph Camden, founder
of the Camden Agency, Ad-
yanced Underwriters In-
surance Agency, died
March 18.
Born in Russia, Mr. Cam-
den founded his company in
1929, and it is carried on by
his son, Howard. Mr. Cam-
den lived many years in De-
troit, and resided in Holi-
day, Fla., at the time of his
death.
He was a member of the
Independent Agents of De-
troit and other insurance
organizations. Mr. Camden
had been associated with
the Old Newsboys Goodfel-
low drive since 1919. He
was the past commander of
Knights of Pythias No. 55
and was a life member of
Hannah Schloss Oldtimers
and the United States
Handball Association.
He leaves his wife, De
two sons, Howard of W
Bloomfield and Andrew of
Grosse Pointe; a daughter,
Byna of Detroit; a brother,
Paul Camiener of South-
field; a sister, Mrs. Rose
Garfield of San Francisco,
Calif.; and two grandsons.
N.L. Goldstein,
NY Official
NEW YORK
Nathaniel L. Goldstein,
New York State Attorney
General from 1943 to 1954,
died March 24 at age 84.
Fought Nazism
NEW YORK — 0. John
Rogge, a champion of civil
rights causes and an active
foe of Nazism, died Sunday
at age 77.