Beirut Inquiry Is Lauded By Talmudist Soloveitchik NEW YORK (ZINS) — In appropriate for the rabbi a meeting between the to return to Yiddish, at world-renowned talmudic least on a temporary scholar, Rabbi Joseph basis. The famed scholar ex- David Soloveitchik, and Yitzhak Korn, chairman of plained that his lessons are the World Committee for attended by many young Yiddish and Yiddish Cul- people who do not even have ture, Rabbi Soloveitchik an elementary knowledge of said that the implementa- the Yiddish language. This tion of the recom- is why he was compelled to mendations made by the conduct his lessons in Commission of Inquiry on English. He was quick to add, how- the massacre in the refugee camps in Beirut was a °Teat ever, that he has not com- event for the state of Israel pletely abandoned the use of and for the Jewish people, Yiddish. "We can never from the stand-point of make peace with the disap- pearance of Yiddish," the morality. During the crisis, the scholar said. rabbi categorically de- Health Leader manded the naming of such a Commission of Inquiry. JERUSALEM (ZINS) — Commenting on the state Prof. Yaakov Agmom told of Yiddish, Rabbi Sol- the Maariv newspaper that oveitchik voiced his regret Israel is a leader in health that the American Jewish care, with five hospitals per- community does very little forming 150 open-heart to maintain and strengthen surgeries each year. Yiddish. He said that 40 percent of Korn noted that only a those who die of heart at- few years ago Rabbi Sol- tack in Israel had no prior oveitchik conducted his warning. weekly Talmud lesson in Yiddish, but later went to More than 1,200 Jews English. He asked lived in Prague, Czechos- whether it would not be lovakia, in 1541. The Family of the Late LAURA NUSBAUM Acknowledges with grateful apprecia- tion the many kind expressions of sym- pathy extended by relatives and friends during the family's recent bereavement. Barbara and Irving Nusbaum Frances and Joseph Fetter and Grandsons A special note of appreciation to all those who honored his memory and offered condolences from the family of SAM ZACK THE T THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Louise Weiss, French Feminist NEW YORK — Louise Weiss, a French feminist and the oldest member of the European Parliament, died May 26 at age 90. An alumna of Oxford and the Sorbonne, Mrs. Weiss was an-author and jour- nalist. Among her works is a six-volume autobiog- raphy. She received several awards, among them the French Legion of Honor, the Europa Prize and the French Academy's litera- ture prize. The granddaughter of a French Jewish scientist, Mrs. Weiss was raised a Protestant, but displayed an interest in the world's Jewish populations and was a student of Jewish life, the New York Times reported. Shirley Robinson Shirley Robinson, a photographer, died May 29 at age 62. A native Detroiter, Mrs. Robinson worked for Cradle Pictures, taking pictures of newborns at Sinai Hospital for the past 11 years. She was a member of Sinai Hos- pital Guild, a life member of Temple Beth El and a member of Jewish War Vet- erans Auxiliary. She leaves her husband, Arthur D.; three sons, Dr. Richard of Atlanta, Ga., Dr. Charles of Del Mar, Calif., Laurence of Berkeley, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Fred- rick (Evelyn) Weissman; and three grandchildren. Bialystoker Book Still Available NEW YORK — Limited quantities of the "Bialys- toker Memorial Book," pub- lished last year by the Bialystoker Center in New York are still available. The volume describes the his- tory of the city of Bialystok, Poland from its inception through the Holocaust period, and traces Bialys- toker activities to the pre- sent in all parts of the world. To obtain a copy of the - book, write the Bialystoker Center, 228 E. Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10002. There is a charge. Needy Are Aided DENVER (HTA) — Checks totaling $16,000 have been given by Beth Ha Medrosh Hagodol (MBH) Congregation to four of De- nver's social service agen- cies to help "relieve the dis- tress" of Denver's new needy. CAJE in Texas NEW YORK — The eighth annual Conference on Alternatives in Jewish Education will take place at Trinity University, San An- tonio, Texas, Aug. 7-11. IRA KAUFMAN Friday, June 3, 1983 55 OBITUARIES LENORE EZRACH died May 29. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Ilene) Adler and Mrs. Sam (Frances) Weiss of Lauder- dale Lakes, Fla.; four brothers, Irving Stein of Boynton Beach, Fla., Harry Stein, Bernard Kemper of Los Angeles, Calif., and Al- bert Kemper; and one grandson. 30. She leaves a brother, Jack Sherman of Oak Park; a sister, Mrs. Cy (Frances) Sinai of Oak Park; one nephew and one niece. Interment Detroit. * * * ALBERT MAGITZ, 72, former Detroiter of Chicago, Ill., died May 29. Survived by a son, Harvey S. of Whitehall, Pa.; a daughter, Mrs. Frank (Rita) Blase of Chicago; a sister, Mrs. Essie Mermelstein of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and eight grandchil- dren. SARAH GOTTLIEB, 85, died May 27. She leaves her husband, Aaron; two daughters, Mrs. Harry (Marion) Moss and Mrs. Roy (Josephine) Marcus of Ar- lington Heights, Ill.; a sis- Zelda Popkin, ter, Mrs. Max (Rose) Novelist, Dies Sabaroff; eight grandchil- WASHINGTON — Zelda dren and four great-grand- F. Popkin, a novelist, died children. May 25 at age 84. ** * A former newspaper re- MORRIS GREEN- porter and publicist, Mrs. STEIN, 75, of Southfield, Popkin was the author of died May 25. Survived by "Quiet Street," "Death of his wife, Helen; a son, Innocence," "Herman Had Stephen of France; a daugh- Two Daughters" and "Dear ter, Mrs. Roderick (Marcie) Once." Freeman; three sisters, She was affiliated with Mrs. Mary Newman of For- the American Jewish Joint est Hills, N.Y., Mrs. Samuel Distribution Committee (Sophie) Pryor of Southfield and the American Friends and Ida of Houston, Tex. of Hebrew University. ** * SAUL PAUL HEL- MONUMENT CENTER, INC, MAN, 73, died May 30. He leaves two sisters, Tillie I 661 E. 8 MILE, FERNDALE 11/2 Blocks E. of Woodward Less and Faye Silverman, 6 Blks. from 3 Jewish both of Chicago, Ill.; nieces Cemeteries on Woodward and nephews. LI 2-8266 JO 4-5557 ** * DORIS KLEIN, 84, died May 31. She leaves two Sidney A. Deitch sons, Julian and Daniel; six DETROIT grandchildren and one MONUMENT WORKS great-grandson. 14441 W. 11 Mile Rd. Gardner, betty. Coolidge & Greenfield ** * 399-2711 Eve. 626-0330 ROSE LUTCHANSKY, • 71, former Detroiter of Beachwood, Ohio, died May SHELDON DAVE RIBIAT, 93, of Detroit, died May 27. Sur- vived by two sons, Harry and Jack of Desert Hot Springs, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Phillip (Ann) Dembs, Mrs. Arnold (Ruth) Morris and Mrs, Leonard (Rose) Rosenblat; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. * * * MARGARET SIEGEL, 58, died June 1. She leaves her husband, Jack; a son, Max of South Lyon; a daughter, Mrs. Al (Ruth) Kamenecki of Okemos; her mother; three brothers; a sister; and two grandsons. Services 11:30 a.m. today at Ira Kaufman Chapel. * * * ALAN WARNICK, 67, died Mary 30. He leaves his wife, June; four children, Diane, Keith, Harvey and Sally; his mother, Mrs. Samuel (Jean) Warnick; two brothers, Sidney and Irving in Weberville, Mich.; a sister, Mrs. Milton (Hilda) August. WE REMEMBER f - Marvel Singer MONUMENT COMPANY Marvel Singer, a member of Jewish communal organ- izations, died May 29 at age 56. Born in Detroit, Mrs. Singer was a member of Temple Israel, Hadassah and Bnai Brith Women. She leaves her husband, Kenneth; three daughters, Mrs. Michael (Nancy) El- kins, Mrs. David (Margaret) Kaufman and Elizabeth; a brother, Sheldon Leder- man; and a sister, Mrs. Murray (Zena) Moss of Flint. Student Awards NEW YORK — The American Jewish Joint Dis- tribution Committee is ac- cepting entries for the 1983 JDC/Smolar Student Jour- nalism Award. The award was conceived to further the understand- ing of world Jewry. It car- ries a $1,000 cash prize. For entry information, write the Public Informa- tion Department, JDC, Room 1914, 60 E. 42nd St., New York 10165. CI ApEL INC, 19800 WOODWARD AVE. Betw. 7 and 8 Mile Roads Phone 368-3550 Over 60 Years in Same Location! ■ ••• ■ •111, rgern cittument &les inc. 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