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Friday, September 14, 1984 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

The Family
of the Late

BOOKS

DR. GILBERT M.
BERMAN

The essay on health gives em-
phasis to the role of Maimonides
as one of the great physicians as
one of the great physicians in
early medical history.
The interpretive views on the
Messiah add significance to com-
mentaries that have retained his-
toric acclaim for centuries. There
are concluding comments in this
essay that merit repetition:
"The wise men and the prophets
longed for the days of the messiah
not in order to rule over the whole
world, nor to subjugate the na-
tions, nor so that those peoples
would be elevated, nor to eat,
drink, and be merry, but in order
to have leisure for the Torah and
its wisdom — with no one to op-
press or obstruct them — so that
they would merit the life of the
world-to-come.
"At that time, there will not be
hunger, or war, or envy and
rivalry. For the good things will
overflow in great abundance, all
the delicacies will be as accessible
as the dust of the earth, and the
occupation of the whole world will
be solely to know the Lord. There-
fore Israelites will be great wise
men, knowing the concealed
things and attaining knowledge
of their Creator, depending upon
the power of the man. As it is said:
"For the earth shall be full of the

Celia S. Morris

Celia S. Morris, a teacher in the
Detroit public schools, died Sept. 7
at age 77.
Born in Russia, Mrs. Morris re-
sided in Detroit many years, prior
to retiring to Miami, Fla., in 1967.
She was graduated from the Mil-
waukee Teachers College.
Mrs. Morris was a life member
of Hadassah, a member of the Na-
tional Education Association and
a former member of Temple Is-
rael.
She leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Dan (Rae) Landis of Oxford, Miss.,
and Mrs. Lea Johnson; a brother,
Alexander Schostak of Margate,
Fla.; two grandchildren and one
great-granddaughter. Interment
Detroit.

In its entirety, this volume con-
tains a most interesting summa-
tion of major Maimonidean
works. It is not a big book as most
of the works of Maimonides are,
yet, in less than 200 pages, the
translators incorporated the most
significant of Maimonides'
philosophies to mankind. In-
cluded is the most often Guide to
the Perplexed, the Joseph letter,
On the Management of Health,
Treatise on the Art of Logic and
The Days of the Messiah.

Seraphine Seltzer

Seraphine S. Seltzer, a teacher
at Wayne State University and
Merrill Palmer Institute, died
Sept. 6 at age 92.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Mrs.
Seltzer lived 69 years in Detroit.
She was a past president of the
Music Study Club of Detroit, past
board member of the Brandeis
University National Women's
Committee and National Council
of Jewish Women.
She was a former treasurer of
the Michigan Chapter of the
American Civil Liberties Union.
She leaves a son, Ralph of
Selma, Ore.; a daughter, Mrs.
John (Zivia) Grekin; a sister, Mrs.
William (Gertrude) Jaffe of
Brooklyn, N.Y.; seven
grandchildren and seven great-
grandchildren.
♦

NEWS

Negative media

Jerusalem (ZINS) — A Hebrew
University study says that the
Arab newspapers in Judea,
Samaria and Jeruslaem have an
extremely negative attitude
toward Israel and Jews.
According to Prof. Yitzhak
Rabishiya, "Zionist and Zionism
are the dirtiest words in the Arab
lexicon."

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ROSE
MESINAR

MILDRED
CLIFFORD

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in her
memory at 10:30 a.m. Sun-
day, Sept. 23, at Oakview
Cemetery. Cantor Louis
Klein will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are asked
to attend.

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in her
memory at 3'p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 16, at Machpelah
Cemetery. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

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The Family
of the Late

In memory of our be-
loved father and
grandfather

LEWIS
RENNER

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HARRY
MITZ

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in his
memory at 10 a.m. Sunday,
Sept. 23, at Machpelah
Cemetery. Rabbi Yolkut
will bfficiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to
attend.

BETTY
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Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in her
memory at 11 a.m. Sunday,
Sept. 16, at Shaar
Hashomayim Cemetery,
Pilette Road, Windsor,
Ont. Rabbi Samuel
Stollman will officiate.
Relatives and friends are
asked to attend.

Sept. 16, 1954

Never to be forgotten by
his children and grand-
children.

The Family
of the Late

NATHAN
SAMET

ETHEL
FREED

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In loving memory of my
beloved son

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Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in his
memory at 1:30 p.m. Sun-
day, Sept. 16, at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Rabbi
Shaiall Zachariash will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

The Family
of the Late

Who passed away Sept.
11, 1981. Our love and
memories of you are deep
and forever. Sadly missed
by your children, Hilda,
Marvin, Tom and Esther,
and grandchildren.

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in her
memory at 10:30 a.m. Sun-
day, Sept. 23, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Yolkut will officiate.
Relatives and friends are
asked to attend.

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of the Late

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RICHARD D.
LIPIN

Who passed away
Sept. 22, 1983. Sadly mis-
sed and always in our
hearts. Mother Toby, sis-
ters Shari K. Leiberman
and Barbara S. Silverman,
also nieces and nephews.

The Family
of the Late

LOUIS A.
HOROWITZ

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in his
memory at 11:30 a.m. Sun-
day, Sept. 23, at Beth
Yehudah Cemetery. Rabbi
James Gordon will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

The Morris Watnick
Family, the family of the
late

ARLENE
(GREEN)
SINGER

and

MICHELLE L.
BUTCHER

Announces the unveil-
ing of monuments in their
memory at 11:30 a.m. Sun-
day, Sept. 16, at Machpe-
lah Cemetery. Relatives
and friends are asked to
attend.

The Family of the Late

ANN
WATNICK

PEARL B. MILLER

Acknowledges with
grateful appreciation the
many kind expressions of
sympathy extended by
relatives and friends dur-
ing the family's recent be-
reavement.

Announces the unveiling of a monument in her
memory at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at Beth Moses
Cemetery. Rabbi Schnipper will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to attend.

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Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in his
memory at 1 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 23, at Workmen's
Circle Cemetery, Yiddish
Folks Farein Section. Rev.
Michael Hochheiser will
officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

JENNIE CHEZ
NESSEL

Moses Maimonides

possible texts. In some instances,
new texts have become available
since the earlier translations
were made."
This contention represents a
challenge to many earlier trans-
lators. Even the claim that Letter
to Joseph (the most favored stu-
dent of Maimonides) was not
treated as a mystery and, con-
trary to the Dover claim that its
new book includes the first re-
corded text of the letter in
English, it had deserved attention
in the past.

knowledge of the Lord, as the
waters cover the sea."
The extensive introduction by
co-translator Raymond Weiss
provides a fairly complete biog-
raphy of Maimonides, with refer-
ences to the conditions under
which he lived and functioned in
that crucial era, thus making
Ethical Writings of Maimonides a
valuable addition to the many
studies about the great
philosopher, physician and
Bible-Talmud commentator.
—P.S.

In loving memory of our
dear precious mother and
grandmother

OBITUARIES

FRED
LEPOFSKY

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in his
memory at 12:30 p.m. Sun-
day, Sept. 30, at the
Mezeritcher Cemetery,
Masonic Road and Little,
Mack. Rabbi Lane
Steinger will officiate.
Relatives and friends are
asked to attend.

Mamonidean collection noted
for accuracy and readability

Ethical
Writings
of
Maimonides, a Dover Publica-
tions paperback, raises interest-
ing questions about accuracy in
previous translations.
Raymond L. Weiss is the trans-
lator of the texts in the Dover
book, together with Charles E.
Butterworth. The publishers con-
tend that they prove in this new
Mamonidean collection to be the
qualified scholars to tackle their
present assignment as trans-
lators. A foreword to the Dover
paperback asserts:
"all the works included have
been newly translated with a view
to precision and readability. Al-
most all the translations of these
works already available in
English are inadequate because
they either are not precise enough
or are not based upon the best

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