10 Friday, June 17, 1983
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
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Hungarian
Films Sought
cope with the needs of an el-
derly parent. So often older
people find themselves
being confronted with the
Editor, The Jewish News:
In conjunction with its choice of either moving to a
continuing research on rest home or one for the
Hungarian Jewry, the aged.
To prevent loneliness and
Simon Wiesenthal Center
in Los Angeles is attempt- to function at their best an
ing to locate additional film older person should choose
footage of Hungarian the housing in which one
Jewish life during the 1930s can best perform at
and 1940s. We are particu- maximum levels.
Activities, entertainment
larly interested in any home
and educational oppor-
movies taken at that time.
Please contact Rabbi Ab- tunities are offered to resi-
raham Cooper, assistant dents of the Jewish Home
dean, Simon Wiesenthal for Aged (Borman Hall) for
Center, 9760 W. Pico Blvd., their enjoyment as well as
• emotional benefit.
Los Angeles, CA 90035.
The basic value in of-
Rabbi Cooper
fering different activities
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is that one may choose for
Detroit Jewish
oneself the one which is
most beneficial. This
History Needed
right is respected by the
Editor, The Jewish News:
staff.
It is high time that our
The welfare and health of
Metro Detroit Jewish com- the residents is always of
munity, which had its be- interest and foremost im-
inning in 1850, had a writ- portance. There is no other
en history.
rest home or home for aged
During the 133 years of in Michigan that can in any
its existence, it has estab-
way compare to the medical
lished great social, cultural
service offered by the
and religious institutions. It Jewish Home for Aged in
has contributed to the gen-
Detroit.
eral community almost in
Borman Hall, with its
every field of human
many years of experience, is
endeavor. It has distin- considered by consensus to
guished and outstanding be among the most highly-
leaders.
rated homes in the U.S. and
Its achievements must be
for this reason is visited by
recorded and names of its
many as a model and
leaderS and their accom- standard of perfection.
plishments must not be for-
The Jewish Home for
gotten.
Aged has made great strides
Almost all large Ameri- since its beginning in 1907,
can Jewish communities,
the president, board of di-
' including New York, rectors and the administra-
Chicago, Philadelphia, tive staff under the direc-
Los Angeles, San Fran- tion of Charles Wolfe, have
cisco, Atlanta, Mil- every reason to be proud of
waukee and Cleveland the enormous effort put
have their printed his- forth in making this home
tories. Detroit is the only
so outstanding and should
exception.
be gratified by their
But our community is achievement.
blessed with great philan-
The writer of this article
thropists with warm Jewish speaks from experience,
hearts. Should one of these having been 'a resident of
idealistic men finance a the home for the past seven
communal history of De-
years, and is president of
troit Jewry, he'd perform a the executive council for the
great mitzva and contribute residents of Borman Hall.
to the cultural enrichment
Arthur Lipsitt
of our -community.
Allen A. Warsen
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Resident Lauds
Borman Hall
Editor, The Jewish News:
Too often older persons
may find themselves caught
in a dilemma when it has
become difficult for children
to take time out from the
demands of modern life to
provide personal care to
Closest Ally
WASHINGTON (ZINS)
— An analysis of voting re-
cords in the United Nations
shows that Israel sided with
U.S. positions 86.2 percent
of the time.
Great Britain agreed
with the U.S. 80.1 percent,
West Germany 76.6 per-
cent; France, 68.8; Egypt
26.2; Saudi Arabia, 24.0;
and Jordan 20.8 percent.
Rose Cooper Leaves Record
of Half-Century of Services
Rose Cooper leaves a re-
cord of noteworthy services
in many areas, especially
the Jewish social and
philanthropic field and in
music.
Herself a soloist of note in
her early years, she devoted
her time to encouraging
young musicians, and in the
areas of communal activi-
ties at the Jewish Commu-
nity Center and in many
agencies of the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation.
Mrs. Cooper died June 11
at age 87.
Born in Detroit, she
studied piano with Har-
riet Ingersoll and Edith
Tilten.' At 18, she was
selected to study piano in
New York with Dr. Calvin
Cady, coach and head of
the music department at
Barnard College. She
studied voice under Ms.
Ingersoll and Eleanor
Peacock.
She was on the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra board
for over 25 years. For 15
years she was on the jury to
audition vocal talent for the
Metropolitan Opera, and for
20 years she was on the
board to Overture to Opera
and the Michigan Opera.
She headed a committee
of 30-45 women who formed
the original development
volunteers for the Meadow
Brook Festival.
Her husband, the late Ab-
raham Cooper, had many
communal interests and in
the late 1930s he was
president of the Zionist
Organization of Detroit.
She leaves a son, J.
Richard; two daughters,
Mrs. Paul (Winifred) Broder
and Mrs. E. Bryce (Harriet)
Alpern; nine grandchildren
and three great-grandchil-
dren.
Bnai Brith Youth Advocate
Julius Bisno Is Dead at 80
WASHINGTON—Julius
Bisno of Los Angeles died
June 10. He was 80.
Mr. Bisno had been asso-
ciated with Bnai Brith since
1928, when he became a
charter member of Bnai
Brith teenage boys' organ-
ization, Aleph Zadik Aleph,
in Memphis, Tenn. In 1929,
at age 18, he became AZA's
national assistant execu-
tive secretary and in 1933
he was appointed the agen-
cy's first full-time executive
director, a post he held until
1945.
Mr. Bisno spent the first
16 years of his professional
career in the development of
the superstructure of the
Bnai Brith youth move-
ment. Although he left Bnai
Brith professional service to
become one of the heads of
the Los Angeles Jewish
Community Council and
Welfare Fund, he continued
his interest in Bnai Brith.
Mr. Bisno was past
president of a Bnai Brith
Walter Lehr,
Labor Zionist
NEW YORK (JTA) —
Walter (Velvl) Lehr, a noted
Labor Zionist leader who
helped develop Habonim
Labor Zionist youth sum-
mer camping, died here re-
cently.
Mr. Lehr, 54, of Dobbs
Ferry, N.Y., was active in
the Labor Zionist move-
ment. He was a former
chairman of the Habonim
Camp Naaleh Committee,
the board of directors of the
Kineret Day School.
He served as a member of
the National Executive
Committee of the Labor
Zionist Alliance.
lodge, a life member of the
Bnai Brith Youth Commis-
sion and served on the Bnai
Brith Hillel Commission.
Last year, in honor of Mr.
Bisno, then-Bnai Brith In-
ternational President Jack
J. Spitzer established an
award to be presented bian-
nually to a Bnai Brith staff
member for outstanding
service.
Louis Klein
Louis "Rocky" Klein, a
manufacturer's representa-
tive for a wholesale furni-
ture company,- died June 9
at age 58.
Born in Wyandotte, Mr.
Klein was a member of
Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Fur-
niture Club of Detroit, Fur-
niture Travelers of Michi-
gan and Morgenthau Lodge
of Bnai Brith. He was a
founder of the "March for Is-
rael" of the Metropolitan
Detroit Bnai Brith Bowling
Association and a former
officer of the association.
He leaves his wife,
Gladys; four children. Mrs.
Barbara Jacobs, Mrs.
Cheryle Glass, Dr. Steven
Klein and Elizabeth Klein;
a sister, Mrs. Herman
(Rose) Rader of Highland
Beach, Fla.; and six grand-
children.
Health Warning
EIN KAREM (JNI) —
Scientists at the Hebrew
University-Hadassah Med-
ical School in Ein Karem
told an international scien-
tific meeting last week that
they suspect farm workers
could contract Legion-
naire's Disease" if they
breathe the mist from irri-
gation equipment using
waste water.
The Family
of the Late
Monument
Unveilings
ESTHER
GERTRUDE
NISKAR
The family of the late
Harriet Kutinsky Smith
announces the unveiling of
a monument in her memory
12 noon Sunday, June 26, at
Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
Rabbi Schnipper will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to attend.
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 2 p.m.
Sunday, June 26, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Arm will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
The Family
of the Late
The Family
of the Late
HARRY BLAKE
BLACK
SAM
ROTHENBURG
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 26, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Syme will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
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Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 2 p.m.
Sunday, June 26, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi A. Irving
Schnipper will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
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The Family
of the Late
The Family
of the Late
ALBERT A.
CRAINE
LENA
ROSIN
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, June 26, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Syme- will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 11 a.m:
Sunday, June 26, at He-
brew Memorial Park.
Rabbi Gruskin will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
The Family
of the Late
The Family
of the Late
MAURICE and
MARION
FIEKOWSKY
MAY
SOBOLE
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in their memory 3 p.m.
Sunday, June 26, at
Workmen's Circle
Cemetery. Rabbi Milton
Arm will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are
asked to attend.
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 12:30
p.m. Sunday, June 26, at
Nusach H'Ari Cemet-
ery, North of
Machpelah. Rabbi
Gruskin will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
The Family
of the Late
The Family
of the Late
ISADORE
GINSBERG
ABRAHAM
WEISS
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, June 26, at
Beth El Memorial Park.
Rabbi Dannel Schwartz
will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to
attend.
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The Family
of the Late
ARTHUR
LEISER
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, June 26, at He-
brew Memorial Park.
Rabbi Schnipper will
officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
"Over 65 years of traditional service in the Jewish community with dignity and understanding."
HEBREW MEMORIAL CHAPEL
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory, 11 a.m.
Sunday, June 26, at He-
brew Memorial Park.
Rabbi Gordon will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
The Family
of the Late
MORLEY
WOLFE
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, June 26, at He-
brew Memorial Park.
Rabbi Goldschlag will
officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
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