THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
78 Friday, October 23, 1981
Ex-Detroiter Leads Miami Drive Dr. Herbert Levin Depression
Philip T. Warren, a
former general chairman of
the Detroit Allied Jewish
Campaign - Israel Emer-
gency Fund, recently was
appointed general chair-
man of the 1982 Campaign
in Miami. Warren, his wife
Renee and their three chil-
dren. former residents of
Research Fund Set Up at U-M
Farmington Hills, have
lived in Florida since 1971.
He remains an active con-
tributor to Detroit's Cam-
paign.
Warren's appointment in
Miami marks one of the few
times in Campaign history
that the same individual
has served as general
WZO Chairman Refutes
Charges About Falashas
)11.1i —Ina letter
• New York Times,
Jacobson, chair-
•1 Eh, World Zionist
rinn - American
responded
to
ons that the Jewish
.• has deliberately
plans for saving
•ni F:,!,isba community.
charges were made
mh.r Jacobovici in
pi . ; Black Jews: A
',•;-:1,1 Cornmumtv, - an ar-
- b. 'eh appeared in the
.
,rk Times earlier
.accusation is a bla-
- ,, ,rtion of historical
according to Mrs.
on - It is directed
ns t an agency which
f. , r: the past 50 years
.more than two mil-
...t• jew-. and is at present
••ni:-A ..red in an all-out effort
bi•ha if of the Falashas."
Jacobovici's charges
a re echoed in an open let-
10 the leaders of the
American Jewish Com-
munity from Yeshiahu
Ben-Barukh, chairman of
the Union for Saving
Ethiopian Jewish
Families.
:Thus far, our cry for help
has gone unheeded, - the let-
ter states. "We are forced by
such massive indifference to
ask ourselves why the Jews
in Ethiopia are being aban-
doned by the Israeli gov-
ernment and the Jewish
Agency. -
Mrs. Jacobson replies
that it is best to keep quiet
about the Falashas' plight
for safety reasons. "For rea-
sons concerning the welfare
of the Falashas. I am re-
grettably prevented from
commenting on much of
what the article says about
the conditions of that an-
cient community and the ef-
forts that are being made by
the Jewish Agency to save
them."
I DID YOU
REMEMBER
PHILIP WARREN
chairman in two of the 16
major Campaign cities, ac-
cording to a spokesman for
the Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion of Detroit.
An active member of
the Jewish community
prior to leaving Michi-
gan, Warren was general
chairman of the 1978
Campaign along with
Phillip Stollman. Both
men were co-chairmen of
the 1977 Campaign as
well. Warren has been
chairman of the Indus-
trial and Automotive Di-
vision of Campaign and
also chairman of its steel
section. He was pre-
Campaign chairman in
1975 and a Campaign
associate chairman in
1976.
Warren was a dir :tor of
the Jewish Home •.. Aged
and a member of the com-
munity relations committee
of the Jewish Vocational
Service. He served as a vice
president of Adat Shalom
Synagogue. Warren is co-
founder of the Paragon
Steel Corp.
Auto Sales Up
JERUSALEM (ZINS) —
Despite the high cost of
gasoline in Israel the
number of private cars has
grown by 60,000 in the last
two years to 415,000. There
are 25,000 Israeli families
with two automobiles.
According to Israel's Cen-
tral Bureau of Statistics, Is-
rael has 107 cars per
thousand population. The
U.S. has 550 cars per
thousand, Canada 420,
West Germany 354, Sweden
345, France 332 and Japan
184.
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EMEK (JNI) — Kibutz
Hazorea member Asher
Stein last week received the
Gidon Tsimbel Emek Prize.
named for a Kibutz
Adashim member killed in
the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
As founder and director of
the regional water works,
created in 1975 by his unifi-
cation of four local councils,
Stein organized a reservoir
system for valley floodwat-
ers. His system is aimed at
Emek independence from
the national water system.
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JERUSALEM (ZINS) —
Israel's Prime Minister
earns $2,000 per month. He
and his Cabinet members
receive chauffered cars,
telephone service and
health insurance at gov-
ernment expense. _
- -
The Dr. Herbert Levin
Fund for Depression Re-
search was established this
week by his family.
Formal introduction of
the research work was es-
tablished by arrangement
with the University of
Michigan and Dr. Harold
Shapiro, president of the
university, in consultation
with the family in announc-
ing that the U-M college of
medicine, of which Dr.
Levin was an alumnus, and
the family will outline de-
tails of the fund's aims in
the coming month.
DR. HERBERT LEVIN
Dr. Levin, who spe-
cialized in cardiology, died
Joseph B. Silver, an at-
Oct. 17 at age 61. He was
torney and founder and past
clinical assistant professor
president of Conveyer
of internal medicine at the
Engineering of which he
Wayne State University
was chairman of the board,
Medical School.
died Oct. 15 at age 82.
A native Detroiter and
Born in Russia, Mr. Silver
the son of the late Prof.
founded his company in
and Mrs. Samuel M. Le-
1942 and was in business at
vin, Dr. Levin was
the time of his death. He.
graduated from WSU and
was a member of Temple Is-
was a 1945 graduate of
rael, a 33rd degree Mason,
the University of Michi-
member of Knollwood
gan Medical School. He
Country Club and Design
did his internship and re-
and Manufacturing Mate-
sidency at Michael Reese
rial Handling Systems and
Hospital
and Medical
Equipment.
Center in Chicago.
He leaves his wife, Grace;
Dr. Levin was an Army
three sons, Robert, Dr.
captain in World War II,
Donald and Alvin Leff; a
serving in the field hospi-
daughter, Mrs. Daniel
tals in New Guinea and the
(Leonore) Braude; two
Philippines and was one of
brothers, Morris of Cleve-
the first physicians to go to
land, Ohio, and Harry of
Hiroshima after the war.
Hollywood, Fla.; three sis-
Dr. Levin was on the
ters, Mrs. Harry (Ida)
Lindquist of Las Vegas, staffs of Sinai and Harper
Hospitals and was the offi-
Nev., Mrs. Sidney (Rose)
Allen and Mrs. Al (Hilda) cial physician of Franklin
Benesch, both of Los Hills Country Club, of
Angeles, Calif.; 10 grand- which he was a member.
He was certified by the
children and two great-
American Board of
grandchildren.
Internal Medicine and a
member of the American
Albert Cohen,
College of Physicians,
Jewish Author
Wayne County Medical
GENEVA (JTA) — Al- Society and the Ameri-
bert Cohen, a prize-winning can Medical Association.
He leaves his wife, Mar-
Jewish author who won the
French Academy's Award
in 1968, died here Oct. 17 at
Georges Vadja,
age 86. His writings, which
Judaica Scholar
were in French, have been
compared to the works of
ATLANTA, Ga. (JTA) —
Rousseau.
Prof. Georges Vadja, dean of
Mr. Cohen was born on
European scholars of
the island of Corfu where
Judaica, died of a heart at-
his father was the leader of
tack at his home in Paris on
the Jewish community. His
the eve of Yom Kippur. He
family moved to Marseilles
was 73.
and Mr. Cohen later studied
Educated in Budapest
in Paris and Geneva, where
and Paris, Prof. Vadja is
he settled in 1926.
credited with having
He worked as a diplomat
single-handedly restored
for the League of Nations
after World War II what-
while pursuing a writing
ever now exists of European
career.
Jewish scholarship.
In 1940, when France
Prof. Vadja published the
surrendered to Nazi Ger-
Revue des Etudes Juives,
many, Mr. Cohen was in
the most prestigious journal
England representing the
of scholarly Jewish content
Jewish Agency. He was a
outside of Israel. He worked
close associate of Dr. Chaim
towards, and eventually
Weizmann, and, after
occupied, the first and only
World War II, served as a
Chair of Hebrew Studies at
liaison between Jewish
the Sorbonne.
organizations and the
He trained two genera-
United Nations High Com-
tions of schol ars in medieval
missioner for Refugees.
Jewish philosophy and mys-
Mr: Cohen remained a
ticism. He served as a
Swiss citizen. His best
member of the faculty of the
known books are "La Belle
Ecole Rabbinique. Vadja
Du Seigneur," "My
was the author of numerous
Mother's Book," and
works dealing with Jewish
"Solal." He also wrote a
and Islamic history and phi-
play, "Yechezkiel." ,
, losophy,
Joseph Silver
jory; two sons, Dr. Robert of
Ann Arbor and Jonathon; a
daughter, Jane of Boston; a
brother, Dr. Joseph of Wes-
ton, Mass.; two sisters, Mrs.
Bernard J. (Judith) Cantor
and Mrs. Stanley B.
(Miriam) Friedman.
Sylvia Prady
Sylvia Mendlow Prady, .a
Sinai Hospital volunteer
who contributed more than
15,000 hours of service, died
Oct. 19 at age 72.
Born in McKeesport, Pa.,
Mrs. Prady lived 70 years in
Detroit. She was a charter
member of the Sinai Hospi-
tal Guild. Mrs. Prady began
her volunteer service at the
North End Clinic, forerun-
ner of Sinai Hospital.
Mrs. Prady was a member
of the executive committee
of the guild and served on
many of its committees, in-
cluding:
Nominating
(1966-1975),
by-laws
(1980), recognition (1980)
and program ( 1977-
present). She also developed
the language interpretation
program.
A former chairman of
Shiffman Clinic at Sinai
Hospital, Mrs. Prady was
the coordinator of volun-
teers from 1952 to 1977
and volunteer service
adviser from 1972 to the
present.
She received the "10,000
hours of service" plaque in
1972, was named to the
honor roll "for outstanding
service" in 1977 and served
several terms as a board
member of the Shapero
School of Nursing.
`Mrs. Prady leaves a
daughter, Mrs. Jerome (Jo
Anne) Finck; and two
grandsons.
Marion Phillips
Marion M. Phillips, a
legal secretary who worked
for many of the area's top
law firms, died Oct. 16 at
age 68.
A native of New York,
Mrs. Phillips was graduated
at age 14 from Northeastern
High School in 1927, the
youngest high school
graduate in Michigan at the
time.
During World War II she
worked at the War Depart-
ment and rose to the head of
the Fiscal Agency at the De-
troit Ordance Department.
She was the past
president of her Hadas-
sah group and the Win-
terhalter Elementary
School PTA. She was an
adult leader in Girl Sc-
outs and Cub Scouts and
was active in the League
of Women Voters.
Mrs. Phillips was known
for frequently writing her
Congressman on a variety
of state, national and inter-
national issues.
She is survived by her
husband, Louis A.; a son,
Mark of DeWitt, Mich.; a
daughter, Mrs. Albert
(Lynn) Fink of Ann Arbor; a
brother, Irving Steinberg; a
sister, Mrs. Irving (Belle)
Kersh; and two grand-
children.
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