THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Israel's Fallen Soldiers Remembered
at Mt. Herzl Memorial Site in Jerusalem

By JANET MENDELSOHN
MOSHE
World Zionist

Press Service

Israel national sentiment
is clearly expressed at sites
all over the land — streets,
squares, parks, monu-
ments, forests. One of them
is Jerusalem's Mt. Herzl,
actually a lovely green hill-
ock. It is perhaps the most
important site of all.
On its western slope is
Yad Vashem, the Martyrs'
and Heroes' Remembrance
Authority, which has been
founded to perpetuate the
memory of those six million
Jews killed in the
Holocaust. Topping the
slope of Mt. Herzl is the
grave of the founder of mod-
ern Zionism Theodor Herzl,
who visualized the Jewish
state 50 years before its
birth in 1948.
His remains were inter-
red on this ridge in Israel's
capital in August 1949, 45
years after his death in Vie-
nna. Other important per-
sons buried here include
former Prime Ministers
Golda Meir and Levi
Eshkol, revisionist leader-
philosopher Ze'ev
Jabotinsky, and former
presidents of the World
Zionist Organization.
(David Ben-Gurion was
buried, at his request, in his
desert home, Kibutz Sde
Boker.)
A little further down
the hill, however, only the
twittering of birds and
the sigh of the wind
through the trees breaks
the silence of the Mt.
Herzl Military Cemetery.
Perhaps a lone mother or
wife weeps silently as her
own personal grief over-
whelms her.
In this solemn spot, over
3,000 of Israel's finest
young men and women are
buried. In the War of Inde-
pendence alone, 6,000 lives
were lost, including 4,000
soldiers — about one per-
cent of the population in
1948; and their graves are
to be found in every part of
Israel's soil.
The Mt. Herzl Military
Cemetery represents a
cross-section of Israel's his-
tory, before and after state-
hood. Row upon row, hewn
from the rock of Jerusalem's
hills, the graves are as one
— from the final resting
place of the young recruit to

In loving memory of
dear husband, father
and grandfather

HAROLD
ORMAN

Who passed away
Sept. 18, 1977. Sadly
missed by his wife Ida,
daughter, bee, Maury
and Brandon, Jeremy
and Ryan.

An Israeli soldier stands guard during a memorial
service at the Mt. Herzl Hill of Remembrance in
Jerusalem.
the highest commanding grave of a young lieutenant
colonel called Yonathan
officer.
A special area of the Netanyahu, field comman-
cemetery is reserved for der of the Entebbe rescue
seven parachutists who operation whose brave mis-
were dropped behind enemy sion rescued 103 hostages
lines during World War II. on July 4, 1976.
Of the 32 who volunteered
At least 50 graves at the
for this project, seven were Mt. Herzl Military Cemet-
killed with the European ery are painful, fresh re-
Jews they were attempting minders of the high price of
to save from the throes of the war in Lebanon — Op-
the Nazis.
eration Peace for Galilee.
Perhaps the most well
known was Hannah
Senesh, a Hungarian Michael Zaks
Jewish girl who settled in
a kibutz in Palestine in Memorial Set
1934. Ten years later, she
The board of directors of
was to die at the hands of the Fresh Air Society an-
the Gestapo in Budapest. nounces that a memorial
Today, Senesh and six of program for Michael Zaks
the other heroes are hon- will be held at the Butzel
ored by a special plot in Conference Center at Or-
the shape of a "V" or an tonville at 3:30 p.m. Sun-
open parachute com- day. The community is in-
memorating their mis- vited.
sion.
Mr. Zaks served the Fresh
Air Society and Tamarack
Before the founding of the Hills Authority for 15 years
Jewish state, some of the as administrative assistant,
Palmach's finest men were resident camp director, and
recruited by the British for since 1981, as executive di-
an amphibious operation in rector of the FAS.
Lebanon. The sinking of
Fresh Air Society has es-
their vessel resulted in the tablished a Michael Zaks
death of all 23 participants. Memorial Fund.
Jewish soldiers drowned in
the Mediterranean are Lillian Plotkin
memorialized with a
Lillian Plotkin, a teacher
monument built like a ship
in a pool of water. The of the learning disabled at
names of 143 victims are the Stevenson School in
engraved on slabs beneath Southfield for the past 10
years, died Sept. 1 at age 56.
the water's surface.
A native Detroiter, Mrs.
Many of the fallen have
an unknown place of burial, Plotkin was a member of
and these are remembered Cong. Shaarey Zedek and
yearly on the seventh day of involved in a variety of ac-
the Hebrew month of Adar. tivities at the Stevenson
According to biblical tradi- School.
She leaves her husband,
tion, this was the date of the
death of Moses, whose bu- Marcus; two sons, Norman
rial place is also unknown • of Evanston, Ill., and San-
The fate of the submarine ford; a daughter, Mrs. Craig
Dakar en route to Israeli (Carrie) Essex of East Lans-
waters in 1968 is only one of ing; a sister, Mrs. Leroy
the unsolved riddles in the (Sally) Wisper; and one
grandson.
country's history.
In addition to row upon Radomer Service
row of graves marking
The Radomer Mutual
the human tolls of the
War of Independence, the Society of Detroit will con-
Sinai Campaign, the duct its annual Yiskor ser-
Six-Day War and the Yom vice noon Sunday at Chesed
Kippur War, there have Shel Emes Cemetery. The
been casualties between Radomer Aid Society will
hold its annual memorial
the wars as well.
In a quiet corner is the service at 11 a.m.

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OBITUARIES

JOSEPH ALTER, 93, of Florida; two brothers, Max wife, R. Margaret (Peggy);
Southfield, died Sept. 5. and Edwaard of Florida; two four sons, John, David, An-
Survived by a daughter, sisters, Esther and Bertha; drew and James; and five
grandchildren.
Mrs. Meyer W. (Helene) and one grandchild.
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Leib; two granddaughters,
FREDA NEIMAN
and five great-grand-
GEORGE E. LORIA,
SOMMER, 75 former De-
daughters. Services 10:30
a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 63, died Sept. 5. He leaves troiter of Hallandale, Fla.,
Adat Shalom Memorial his wife, Roen; four sons, died Sept. 2. Survived by
Gregg and Bruce, both of her husband, Max; three
Park.
California, Larry Gladstone daughters, Mrs. Al (Selma)
* * *
and Robert Gladstone; two
and Mrs. Seymour
ESTHER BULKIN, died daughters, Mrs. George Schrut
(Dorothy Wolk, both of Los
Sept. 2. She leaves two (Leslie) Remner and Mrs. Angeles, Calif., and Mrs.
daughters, Mrs. Harry Jeffrey (Lissa) Zimmerman; Philip H. (Anita) Gold of
(Naomi) Balkany and Mrs. a brother, Donald; and two West Bloomfield; a brother,
Joan Smith; two brothers, grandsons.
Irving Rosenberg; and six
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Saul Taffae of Stamford,
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grandchildren.
Conn., and Syndney Taffae
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ELLIOTT
L.
of Cocoanut Grove, Fla.; a
DEENA R. ZIETZ, 12,
NOVITSKY,
83,
died
Sept.
sister, Ruth Taffae of North
Miami Beach, Fla.; and 3. He leaves his wife, Diane; died Sept. 2. She leaves her
a son, Al of El Paso, Tex.; a parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alan
four grandchildren.
daughter, Barbara; and two (Naomi) Zietz; two brothers,
Sam and David; and grand-
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grandchildren.
parents, Miriam Gornbein
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,
LOUIS LITMAN, 72,
Melton of Palm Harbor,
died Sept. 2. Survived by a
ARTHUR SCHUSTER,
son, Sidney of California; a 67, died Sept. 4. He leaves Fla., and Mr. and Mrs.
daughter, Mrs. Donald his wife, Leah; a son, Alan; a William Zietz of Tamarac,
(Susyanna) Saunders of daughter, Ann; two sisters, Fla.
Mollie Moss of Sunrise, Fla.,
and Shirlee Bloom; and two
WE REMEMBER
Ruth Davidson
grandsons.
Ruth Davidson, former
During the coming
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week Yeshivath
co-owner of Davidson's ap-
Beth Yehudah will
parel shops, died Sept. 5 at
EUGENE S. SIMON, 76,
observe the
age 60.
died Sept. 1. He leaves his
Yahrzeits of the fol-
Born in Philadelphia, Pa.,
lowing departed
Mrs. Davidson retired 41/2
friends, with the
MONUMENT CENTER, INC.
years ago. She was a
traditional Memo-
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MILE,
FERNDALE
member of Hadassah,
rial Prayers, recita-
11/2
Blocks
E.
of
Woodward
Women's American ORT
tion of Kaddish and
6 Blks. from 3 Jewish
Studying of Mis-
and the Fashion Group.
Cemeteries on Woodward
hnaVos.
She leaves her husband,
JO 4-5557
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Sherwin; a son, Michael; a
daughter, Karen of San
TISHRI SEPT.
LILLY L. BROD
4 11
Francisco, Calif.; her
Sidney A. Deitch
ISAAK HESS
4 11
mother, Mrs. Minerva
FANNY SILBER
4 11
DETROIT
Lomish of Philadelphia; a
LEAH STERN
4 11
MONUMENT
WORKS
BELLA
BOESKY
5 12
brother, Robert Lomish of
ABRAHAM CHAIKIN
5 12
14441 W. 11 Mile Rd.
Philadelphia; a sister, Mrs.
AARON KANTOR
5 12
Gardner, betw. Coolidge & Grnnfleld
HAROLD M. LEVITSKY
Melvin (Elaine) Fai-man of
5 12
399-2711 Eve. 626-0330
SARAH ORECHKIN
5 12
Winchester, Mass.
MAX POTOK
5 12

Helen Welling

Helen Levy Welling, an
interior decorator and
owner of Helen B. Levy
Interior Decorators, died
Sept. 4 at age 92.
Born in Detroit, Mrs.
Welling resided in North
Miami, Fla., at the time of
her death. She resided in
Florida for the past 12
years.
She leaves children David
Levy, Jr., of Florida, Dr.
Elizabeth Levy Langer of
Philadelphia, Pa., Mrs.
Ruth Westheimer, and
Robert Welling of West
Bloomfield; seven grand-
children and 10 great-
grandchildren. Services
9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept.
7, at Temple Beth El.

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rial services at the Work-
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11:30 a.m. Sunday.
Rabbi Max Weine will
conduct the services.
Friends are welcome.

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