Ay, August 26, 1983
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
\zicob Nosanchuk Devoted Life,
Generosity to Jewish Causes
Jacob Nosanchuck be-
came a symbol for devotion
and generosity and as a
symbol of religiosity and in-
volvement in many move-
ments. It is as such that his
memory was blesses at fun-
eral services Wednesday at
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
Mr. Nosanchuk died
Tuesday afternoon after a
brief illness. He was 94.
Until his death, he retained
a deep interest in the many
movements with which he
was associated.
Born in 1889 near Minsk,
Russia, Mr. Nosanchuk
came to Detroit in 1913. He
was very involved in
many organizations, syna-
gogues and communal af-
fairs both locally and in be-
half of Israel.
He was a longtime sup-
porter of Jewish National
Fund and with his wife,
Ida, planted the "Jacob
and Ida Nosanchuk For-
est" on their 70th wed-
ding anniversary. They
also funded the reclaim-
ing of an eight-dunam
site for a JNF project in
the Galilee.
Mr. Nosanchuk was
active in behalf of Shaare
Zedek Hospital in
Jerusalem, where he and
his wife established a room
in memory of their daughter
Rose Raskin; the United
Old Age Home in Jerusa-
lem, and the Technion in
Haifa. With his wife, Mr.
Nosanchuk established a
dormitory room and a
classroom at Bar-Ilan Uni-
versity and the Raskin Free
Loan in Israel. He also was
an Israel Bond Guardian.
Locally, he and his wife
have aided Yeshivath Beth
Yehudah and are founders
of the Beth Chabad Educa-
tional Center in Far-
mington Hills. He had been
JACOB NOSANCHUCK
on the board of Chesed Shel
Emes for 54 years. He was
gabbai of the Turover
Cemetery for 35 years.
Mr. Nosanchuk was vice
president of Cong. Mishkan
Israel, Nusach H'Ari,
Lubavitcher Center. He was
honorary president of Cong.
Bnai • Jacob and Ezras
Achim Turover Society.
•
Mr. Nosanchuk was- a
life-member of Zager-
Stone Lodge of Bnai
Brith and of Histadrut.
He was one of the or-
ganizers of the Rubler
Landsmanshaften Club
of which he was
president for 20 years. He
was honorary president
of the Kollel Institute for
Advanced Learning.
Mr. Nosanchuk is sur-
vived by his wife, Ida; a son,
Dr. Joseph I.; a daughter,
Mrs. Abraham (Ann)
Mayers; eight grandchil-
dren, eight great-grand-
children and two great-
great-grandchildren.
Judge Invokes New Law
to Bar New York Autopsy
NEW YORK (JTA) — A
New York State Supreme
Court Justice accepted a
contention last week that a
new state law curbing the
power of medical examiners
to perform autopsies over
religious objections, which
is not yet in effect, neverthe-
less represents public policy
by virtue of passage. On
that basis, he barred an au-
topsy on an Orthodox
Jewish woman, a Jewish
legal aid society official re-
ported.
Judge Irving Green, sit-
ting in State Supreme Court
in Goshen, N.Y. last Wed-
nesday, issued the order
barring an autopsy on a
66-year-old patient in the
State Psychiatric Hospital
in Middletown, N.Y.
Dennis Rapps, executive
director of the National
Jewish Commission on Law
and Public Affairs
Take Me Out to the Ballgame'
(COLPA), said the woman,
a long-time resident of the
faciliity, was found dead
Tuesday in her room at the
hospital with no outward
indication as to the cause of
death.
Rapps said that Roy Lip-
pincott, the coroner in
Orange County, in which
Goshen and Middletown are
located, informed the family
of the dead woman that, be-
cause there was no readily
apparent cause of death, he
was required. to perform an
autopsy.
Rapps said that present
state law generally provides
for the performance of au-
topsies when that is "neces-
sary" to determine the
cause of an "unexplained
death."
But the new law, signed
by Governor Mario Cuomo
on Aug. 10, provides that if
there is conscientious public
objection by next of kin or
"friend" of the dead person,
the coroner may not per-
form an autopsy unless
there is "a compelling pub-
lic necessity."
Jewish-Arab
Group Sponsors
Volunteer Effort
Jewish Home for Aged residents Abe
Wrotslaysky, second from left, and Joe Shapiro, right,
were among 20 residents of the facility who attended
the Tiger-Yankee baseball game Aug. 11. Pictured
with them are Detroit Mayor Coleman Young, left,
and Judge Vincent J. Brennan.
JAFFA (JNI) — A sum-
mer work camp sponsored
by the local Jewish-Arab
Action Committee drew
nearly 100 volunteers each
day during a two-week
period, according to Amos
Gvirtz of Kibutz Shefayim.
The group of volunteers,
which included Jews, Is-
raeli Arabs and people from
abroad, swept streets and
playgrounds, painted mur-
als and repaired flats be-
longing to disadvantaged
families in Jaffa.
Former Chinese Synagogues
May Be Historic Landmarks
NEW YORK (JTA) —
Shanghai, the haven for
25,000 Jews fleeing Nazi
Europe during World War
II, is expected to designate
former synagogues as his-
toric landmarks, it was re-
vealed by Rabbi Arthur
Schneier, president of the
Appeal of Conscience Foun-
dation, on his return from a
study mission to China.
Schneier, senior rabbi of
Park East Synagogue in
Manhattan, said that an in-
terfaith delegation of the
foundation which he led in
China had met with Shan-
ghai's Deputy Mayor, Li
Zhao Ji.
The Shanghai official re-
sponded favorably to the
delegation's request that
several of the former
synagogues be given land-
mark status, Schneier said.
The buildings are now being
used for industrial, com-
mericial and educational
purposes, he said.
The delegation visited
the former Jewish
cemetery in Shanghai
and Schneier recited
Kadish there. The cemet-
ery was demolished dur-
ing the cultural revolu-
tion in the late 1960s, the
delegation was told. The
former Jewish chapel is
now a tea house and the
cemetery has been con-
verted into a park and
children's playground.
Schneier said there
were no practicing Jews in
Shanghai or in China today.
Some families such as those
with the names Li, Chi,
Kao, Zhao, Jin, Zhang and
Shi claim descent from the
now vanished Jewish com-
munity of Kaifeng, site of a
Jewish colony established
in the 12th Century,
Schneier noted. However,
he added, "none practice
New Tourism
Chief on Job
NEW YORK — Israel's
newly appointed commis-
sioner for tourism for North
America, Moshe Shoshani
has taken over for Uzi
Michaeli, who is returning
to Israel at the end of his
five years of overseas duty.
FRANCES
MAGID
Judaism and all of them
have been fully absorbed
into Chinese society."
Recently, the popular
Chinese magazine
"Encyclopedic Knowledge"
published an article by a
young Chinese sociologist,
Jin Ziao Jing, who wrote of
how she had searched for
her Jewish roots.
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, Aug. 28, at
Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Rabbi Leo Y.
Goldman will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
The Family
of the Late
The Family
of the Late
MAX
GITTLEMAN
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 2 p.m.
Sunday,Sept. 4, at
Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Rabbi Gor-
relick will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
MORRIS
SCHNEIDER
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 2 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 28, at
Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Rabbi Rosen-
baum will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
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Yeshiva Grads
Choosing Law
NEW YORK — Ninety-
two percent of the Yeshiva
University graduates
applying for law school this
year have been accepted by
at least one school, accord-
ing to Dr. Michael Hecht,
university pre-law adviser
and associate dean of
Yeshiva College.
This year's graduates will
attend law schools in the
United States, Canada and
Israel, Dr. Hecht said.
The Family
of the Late
The Family
of the Late
The Family
of the Late
MORRIS
GREENSPAN
SARAH
SOLWAY
Announces the un-
veilng of a monument in
his memory 1 p.m. Sun-
day, Sept. 4, at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Rabbi
Zachariash will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 10 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 4, at He-
brew Memorial Park.
Rabbi Nelson will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
The Family
of the Late
The Family
of the Late
LILLIAN
HOROWITZ
SELDEN
TACHNA
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 10 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 4, at
Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Rabbi Milton
Arm will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are
asked to attend
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 10 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 4, at He-
brew Memorial Park.
Rabbi Spectre will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
The Family
of the Late
The Family
of the Late
MARIANNE
HOROWITZ
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory I p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 28, at
Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Rabbi Loss
will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to
attend.
JOSEPH
TANZMAN
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 4 at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park.
Rabbi Nelson will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
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The Family of the Late
MARY GOLDBERG
Wife of the late Morris H. Goldberg,
mother of Jack Goldberg and Ann Cohen,
announces the unveiling of a monument in
her memory 11:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at
Beth Moses Cemetery, Little Mack and 13%
Mile Rd. (Masonic Blvd.). Rabbi A. Irving
Schnipper will officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to attend.
"Over 65 years of traditional service in the Jewish community with dignity and understanding."
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