70 Friday, October 21, 1983

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Retirement of Begin and Watt
to Smooth U.S.-Israel Relations

By MORRIS AMITAY

I. W. Goldsmith

Irving W. Goldsmith, an
attorney for more than 50
years, died Oct. 14 at age 78.
Born in New York, Mr.
Goldsmith was graduated
from the University of
Michigan, from which he
earned a life teaching cer-
tificate. In 1932, he was
graduated from Wayne
State University's law
school.
He practiced in Detroit
from 1932 to 1940. From
1940 to 1980 his firm of
Goldsmith and Shapiro was
located in Warren and from
1980 until his death he was
of counsel to the firm of
Goldsmith, Yaker and
Goldsmith in Birmingham.
He was a member of the
Macomb County Bar
Association, Michigan
and American Bar
Associations, American
Trial Lawyers Associa-
tion and the Harry B.
Keidan Lodge of Bnai
Brith.
He leaves his wife,
Miriam; two sons, Walter
and Daniel; a sister, Mrs.
Kate Guttman; two
brothers, David of Lake
Worth, Fla., and Harold;
and three granddaughters.

Although
Senato r
In Rhode Island, the
WASHINGTON — Two Charles Percy of Illinoi s ranking • Democrat on the
changes of key players in was recently quoted at a Foreign Relations Commit-
the Middle East picture Saudi Arabian Embassy tee, Claiborne Pell, could be
could benefit closer U.S.- party as saying he wa s facing serious problems as
Israel ties. Yitzhak not losing any sleep over Republican Rep. Claudine
Shamir's low-key style and his re-election pos - Schneider is actively con-
cautious approach should sibilities, the chairman o f sidering a challenge. Recent
present less of a target for the Foreign Relations polls show that Schneider
Israel's detractors than his Committee is bound to leads Pell in a head-to-head
predecessor, Menahem Be- have some sleepless contest and buoyed by these
gin. Also, his reliance on the nights between now and results, GOP leaders are
astute and popular Defense election day. Democratic urging her to run.
Minister Moshe Arens State Party Chairman Schneider has been suppor-
should also promote greater Phil Rock launched his tive of Israel, as has been
cooperation with the United campaign last month, Senator Pell, who would be-
States.
joining Rep. Paul Simon, come chairman of the
However, it is the pros- Alex Seith and Roland Foreign Relations Commit-
pect of a new national secu- Burris as the announced tee if the Democrats regain
rity adviser to President Democratic candidates. control of the Senate.
Reagan that could turn out Analysts and polls give
For some months now,
to be a significant plus.
Simon of downstate Il- political observers have
James Watt, by resign- linois an edge in the been awaiting the decision
ing, has in effect made a Democratic primary con- of the chairman of the Se-
contribution to better rela- test on March 20.
nate Appropriations Com-
tions between the United
Also, the polls show that mittee, Oregon's Senator
States and Israel. Simply Simon by far has the best Mark Hatfield, as to
stated, Bill Clark was no chance of defeating Percy in whether or not he will seek
great friend of Israel. Clark, the general election. First, another term next Novem-
with his longstanding asso- Percy will have to fend off a ber.
ciation with the President, serious Republican primary
operated in tandem with challenge from Rep. Tom
Dr. S. J. Seltzer
Caspar Weinberger. This Corcoran. Percy's recent at-
duo constituted a strong tempts to portray himself as
Dr. Stanley J. Seltzer, an
influence consistently seek- .a friend of Israel will prob- osteopathic physician, died I. Zimmerman,
ing closer ties to Arab foes of ably not deceive the impor- Oct. 17 at age 58.
Israel.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Man Jailed
tant Jewish community in
Bud McFarlane would Illinois who heard the same Dr. Seltzer was a certified on False Charge
constitute a definite im- tune in 1978.
family physician who prac-
NEW YORK — Isidore
provement.
In Iowa, the latest news- ticed in Roseville for the
We wish the new Inter- paper polls show Demo- past 25 years. He was the Zimmerman, a former
ior Secretary well in his cratic challenger Rep. Tom president of the Academy doorman who was jailed for
new tasks, and hope that Harkin with a slight lead Medical Clinic in Roseville 24 years for a crime he did
not commit, died Oct. 12 at
his successor will better over Senator Roger Jepsen. since 1971.
appreciate Israel's Jepsen, one of the more con-
Dr. Seltzer was a regis- age 66.
According to the New
strategic value and relia- servative members of the tered pharmacist. He
York
Times, Mr. Zimmer-
bility.
Senate, is in a classic attended Rutgers Univer-
* * *
ideological match against sity and earned a BS degree man was falsely accused of
There have been de- one of the more liberal at the Philadelphia College supplying weapons for a
velopments in a number of members of the House. This of Pharmacy and Science in gang who robbed a Manhat-
key Congressional races race should be one of the
1951. He earned his MD de- tan restaurant. The Times
worth noting. In Minnesota, closest in the country.
gree at the Philadelphia related that one of the gang,
Rudy Boschwitz, the vital
Harkin, who recently re- College of Osteopathic in order to conceal his role
in the robbery which left
chairman of the Near East turned from a visit to Israel,
Medicine in 1958.
one
man dead, falsely impli-
subcommittee still has rea- is seeking Jewish support.
Dr. Seltzer was a staff
son to fear a strong chal- Jepsen's flip-flop on the member of Bi-County cated Mr. Zimmerman.
Mr. Zimmerman was re-
lenge. Congressman James AWACS issues gained him Community Hospital in
Oberstar is reported to be notoriety in the Jewish Warren. He held mem- leased from prison in 1962
encouraged by his testing of community, even though bership in the Macomb and spent the last 20 years
the waters and will prob- Jepsen has tried to be sup- County Osteopathic seeking compensation for
ably announce his intention portive on a number of other Society, Michigan Asso- his incarceration. He was
to challenge Boschwitz by Israel-related issues.
ciation of Osteopathic awarded $1 million by the
Thanksgiving. Addi-
Physicians and Sur- New York State Court of
tionally, Skip Humphrey,
The Senate race in geons, National Associa- Claims last May 31.
Hubert's son, is considering North Carolina will be a tion of Osteopathic
Stuart Sachse
the race.
highly visible campaign. Physicians and Surgeons
Stuart Jay Sachse, a fur-
The Berlin-torn Bos-
Senator Jesse Helms, an and the College of Gen- niture distributor, died Oct.
chwitz, whose family left outspoken critic of Israel eral Practitioners.
12 at age 45.
Germany after the Nazis on the Foreign Relations
He was a lieutenant col-
came to power has been one Committee has already onel in the U.S. Army Medi- S A native Detroiter, Mr.
achse was the owner of
of Israel's staunchest sup- raised $1.7 million and cal Reserves and an avia-
B.R.S. Distributors for the
porters.
for several months has tion medical examiner. Dr. p ast four years. He also was
Despite GOP difficulties been attacking his likely Seltzer also was a pilot.
he co-owner of Andrea
in finding dynamic candi- opponent, Gov. Jim
He was the physician for S achse Interiors and co-
dates, Michigan Senator Hunt, with a barrage of the Roseville Junior Sports, o wner of the Great Western
Carl Levin, who serves on radio and newspaper Inc., for the past 25 years. Maintenance Co.
the Armed Services Corn- ads. Although the latest He was a member of Cong.
He was a member of the
mittee, is far from safe. An polls continue to give Beth Shalom.
ome Furnishings Repre-
aggressive, well-financed Hunt sizeable leads, it is
Dr. Seltzer leaves his s entatives of Michigan.
GOP challenger could far too early to make pre-
wife, Beatrice; three sons,
Mr. Sachse leaves his
create serious problems for dictions. Hunt is consid- Dr. Paul, Dr. Andrew and w
ife, Andrea; two sons, Ed-
this first-term Jewish Sena- ered friendly on Israel-
Phillip; a sister, Mrs. Mel- m and A. and Todd A.; his
tor who has been an outspo- related issues and is in an vin (Beatrice) Lovett of p arents, Mr. and Mrs. Kol-
ken and effective supporter excellent position to re-
Philadelphia; and one m on (Pearl) Sachse; and a
of Israel.
granddaughtter.
place Helms.
rother, Charles H.

"Over

Lea Selesny Feldman, 82,
Rothschild Israel Pioneer

Lea Selesny Feldman, a
native of •Eretz Israel, who
was among the first Russian
Jews to be settled in Pales-
- tine by Baron Edmond de
Rothschild, died Oct. 19 at
age 82.
A native of Mazkeret
Batya, near Rehovot, her
family was in the group of
settlers brought to pre-
Israel Palestine with the aid
of the Rothschilds in 1882.
With her first husband,
Isaac Reuven Selesny,
who was an accom-
plished artist and
engraver, she came to De-
troit in 1922. Both became
devotedly active in
Zionist, congregational
and educational circles.

She was especially proud
of having been among the
founders of the Women of
Jewish National Fund and
was actively associated
with the Sisters of Zion
Chapter of American Miz-
rachi Women, of which she
also was a founder, and
Young Israel of Greenfield.
She was an inspiration to
Kvutzat Ivrit when it was
the predominant Hebrew-
speaking organization here.
Akiva Hebrew Day
School was another of the
community-wide efforts
in which she was in-
volved.
In recent years, as a
babysitter, which enabled
her in large measure to be
self-providing, Mrs. Selesny
She married for a second Feldman expertly trained
time following the death of others to perform this serv-
her first husband.
ice.
Mrs. Selesny Feldman
She is survived by a son,
mastered Hebrew, acquired Abraham Selesny; two
a fluency in Yiddish and in daughters, Mrs. Shimon
the course of a few years (Drora) Kleinplatz and Mrs.
after coming to this country Sara Singal; 11 grandchil-
she mastered English as dren and two great-grand-
well.
children.

French Philoso pher Dies

PARIS (JTA) — Raymond
Aron, one of France's
greatest post-war thinkers,
philsophers and writers,
died Oct. 17 at age 78.
Mr. Aron, who was often
compared to Jean-Paul
Sartre as one of the post-war
great thinkers, was born
into an upper middle class
Jewish family, but was
identified as, what the New
York Times called, an
agnostic Jew At one
time he was teaching sociol-
ogy, philosophy and politi-
cal science simultaneously
at three different univer-
sities including the Sar-
bonne.
For over 30 years he was a
political commentator in Le
Figaro and L'Express.

Meyer D. Stein

Meyer D. Stein, adminis-
trative law judge for the
Michigan Employment Se-
curity Commission for the
past 10 years, died Oct. 13 at
age 67.
A native Detroiter, Mr.
Stein was a World War II
Army veteran. Following
his discharcre from the serv-
ice, he worked for the Na-
tional Labor Relations
Board for five years.
A practicing attorney,
Mr. Stein was a member of
the Michigan Bar Associa-
tion. He also held member-
ship at Cong. Bnai David.
He is survived by his wife,
Mollie; a son, Wayne; a
.daughter, Mrs. Sanford
(Shelley) Singal; a sister,
Mrs. Solomon (Goldie) Ru-
bens; and two grand-
children.

65 years of traditional service in the Jewish community with dignity and understanding;"

HEBREW MEMORIAL CHAPEL

He was a conscientious
and even proud Jew and
ardent supporter of Is-
rael though in recent
years he was highly criti-
cal of the Israeli govern-
ment's policies in the
occupied territories and
more recently in Leba-
non. He visited Israel on
several occasions.
In the early 1930s, he
taught in Germany where
he witnessed Hitler's rise to
power. On his return to
France in 1933 he wrote an
article attacking the Nazis.
(His daughter, who was
scheduled to speak next
week at the Jewish Com-
munity Center of Met-
ropolitan Detroit, cancelled
her visit to return to
France.)

Stuart Miller

Stuart I. Miller, a man-
ufacturer's representative
for electrical, lawn and gar-
den equipment and house-
wares, died Oct. 18 at age
48.
Born in Chicago, Ill., Mr.
Miller worked for
Stephen - Miller En-
terprises. He was a mem-
ber of the Birmingham
Temple, Audubon Society,
Sierra Club, National
Wildlife Society and De-
troit, San ,Diego and
Chicago Lincoln Park
Zoological Societies.
He leaves his wife,
Elaine; a son, Scott; a
daughter, Laura; his par-
ents, Mr, and Mrs. Saul
(Isabel) Miller of Chicago; a
sister, Kaye of Chicago; and
grandmother, Ann Gervich
of Chicago.

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