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Hebrew teacher and writer Jennie Lawton dies at 83

Jennie Lawton, a longtime He-
brew teacher and author of many
articles, died Sept. 18 at age 83.

A former Detroiter, Mrs. Law-
ton, widow of Rabbi Irvin Lawton,
resided in Sherman Oaks, Calif.,
at the time of her death.
She was the first president of

the David-Horodoker Women's
Organization. She taught Hebrew
from the time she was 18 until she
was 65 and worked with study
groups and classes in Hebrew lit-
erature and history.
Mrs. Lawton was a life member
of the Jewish National Fund and
Hadassah. In California, she was

Helen Tobias of Temple Israel, 63

Helen S. Tobias, a member of
Jewish organizations, died Sept.
27 atage 63.
A native Detroiter, Mrs. Tobias
was a member of Temple Israel,
past president of the temple sis-
terhood and a member of the
board of trustees. She also was a
member of Hadassah, National
Council of Jewish Women, Sinai
Hospital Guild and was a former
Cub Scout and Girl Scout leader.
She leaves her husband,
Harold; a son, Charles; two
daughters, Mrs. Robert (Barbara)
Gordon and Terry; her father, Ben

Minnye Israel

Minnye Smith Israel, a member
of Jewish women's organizations,
died Sept. 28 at age 94.
Born in Baltimore, Md., - Mrs.
Israel lived 64 years in Detroit.
She was the oldest of five children
and outlived them all. Mrs. Israel
did volunteer work and knitting
for the Red Cross during World
Wars I and II.
She served as secretary for the
Furniture Travelers of Michigan.
In 1910, she was graduated from
the Female College of Virginia.
Mrs. Israel was a former officer of
Purity Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, and worked for
Civil Defense during World War
II issuing ration books.
She leaves a daughter, Mrs.
Sidney (Claire) Rubin.

Celia Perlman

Celia Perlman, a member of
Jewish communal organizations,
died Sept. 29 at age 71.
Born in Lima, Ohio, Mrs.
Perlman lived 68 years in Detroit.
She was a member of Sutton
Group of Hadassah, Women's
American ORT, Cong. Beth Ab-
raham Hillel Moses and its sis-
terhood, Sinai Hospital Guild and
was a volunteer for Meals-on-
Wheels.
She leaves a daughter, Mrs. V.
Lester (Suzanne) Goldstein; a
son, Dr. Lawrence of New York
City; and four grandchildren.

NEWS

Jerusalem to hold
book fair in May

Jerusalem (JTA) — The 12th
Jerusaieni International Book
Fair will be held May 5-10, 1985,
Mayor Teddy Kollek announced.
The fair is expected to attract
more than the 1,000 publishers
from 36 countries who attended
the last Jerusalem Book Fair in
1983.

Stocker; a brother, Harold
Stocker of Ft. Worth, T_ex • and six
grandchildren.

Morris Zelenko

Morris Zelenko, founder and
owner of Zell's Fashions, ladies
ready-to-wear, died Sept. 29 at
age 77.
Born in New York City, Mr.
Zelenko founded the business in
1936. He was a member of Adat
Shalom Synagogue and B'nai
B'rith.
He leaves his wife, Mimi; a son,
Julian of Israel; a daughter, Mrs.
Richard (Sheila) Steinger of Salt
Lake City, Utah; a sister, Mrs.
Esther Bieman; and six grand-
children.

Bernard Raitt

Bernard "Pat" Raitt, former
owner of Fay's Style Shop and
Four Seasons Suburban, retail
women's ready-to-wear shops,
died Sept. 24 at age 76.
Born in Poland, Mr. Raitt was
retired. He was a member of Cong.
B'nai Moshe, Pisgah Lodge of
B'nai B'rith.
He leaves his wife, Neldonna
"Nikki"; two sons, Joel and De-
nnis; a daughter, Cynthia; a
brother, Abe; a sister, Mrs. Louis
(Rose) Mintz; and three grand-
children.

Rhea Gordon dies

Rhea Gordon, a member of
Jewish women's organizations,
died Sept. 25 at age 75.
Born in Utica, N.Y., Mrs. Gor-
don was a member of Cong.
Shaarey Zedek, Women's Ameri-
can ORT and Hadassah.
She leaves a son, Harvey; a
daughter, Mrs. Byron (Maxine)
Canvasser; three brothers, Harris
Nathan, Norman Nathan and
David Nathan, all of Utica, N.Y.;
a sister, Mrs. David (Edith) Lip-
ton; and six grandchildren.

Mr. Mort Feigenson
deeply appreciates the
many cards and letters
and the numerous friends
and relatives that attended
the funeral of my beloved
wife

JACQUELINE

Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Leaman wish to thank the
many friends that
attended the funeral of our
beloved daughter

JACQUELINE

and appreciate the nice
cards and letters of sym-
pathy.

a director of cultural education.
She spoke 11 languages fluently.
With her late husband, she was
active in a variety of Jewish
organizations.

She is survived by a son, Emil
A. of Sherman Oaks; a daughter,
Mrs. Edward (Tova-Gladys)
Dahlberg of Walled Lake; and
four grandchildren.

Jeanette Goldberg is dead at 75

Jeanette Goldberg, correspond-
ing secretary and board member
of Israel Chapter of B'nai B'rith,
died Sept. 25 at age 75.

Born in Detroit, Mrs. Goldberg
was a life member of Hadassah, a
member of Cong. Beth Abraham
Hillel Moses and its sisterhood.
She leaves three sons, Herbert,

Edward and Nathan; three
daughters, Mrs. Irwin B.
(Madeline) Posner, Mrs. Nat
(Lois) Fishman and Mrs. Michael
(Sharon) Balamut; two sisters,
Mrs. Barnie (Sally) Winer and
Mrs. Samuel (Peggy) Glassman; a
brother, Jack Katz; 17 grand-
children and two great-grand-
children.

Pharmacist Samuel Pearlstein

Pharmacist Samuel Pearlstein
was devoted to his drug stores, but
his overriding joy was in collect-
ing paintings and sculpture.
According to his son Mark, Mr.
Pearlstein, who died Sept. 27 at
age 59, had an "astounding range
and depth of knowledge regarding
art," which, according to the
younger Pearlstein, was self-
taught.
Mr. Pearlstein had an interest

in 10 drug stores at the time of his
death. His first store was the Mer-
rill Drug Store on Greenfield in
Detroit, and that's where he based
his operations. Mr. Pearlstein was
a member of Cong. Beth Shalom.
A native Detroiter, Mr. Pearls-
tein is survived by his wife,
Sophia; three sons, Mark W. of
Swampscot, Mass., Alan S. and
Charles L.; and a daughter, Arona
A.

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory
of our
beloved father,
grandfather and
great-grandfather

EDWIN
GORNBEIN

Who passed away Oct. 1,
1982. Sadly missed and
forever in our hearts.

The Family
of the Late

SOPHIE
SOLOMON
BASSIN

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in her
memory at 11:30 a.m. Sun-
day, Oct. 14, at Machpelah
Cemetery. Rabbi Syme
will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to
attend.

The Family
of the Late

HARRY
EISENBERG

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in his
memory at 1 p.m. Sunday,
Oct. 14, at Hebrew Memo-
rial Park. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

The Family
of the Late

EARL
FENWICK

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in his
memory at 2 p.m. Sunday,
Oct. 14, at Beth El Memo-
rial Park. Rabbi Roman
will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to
attend.

In loving memory of

The Family
of the Late

BERTHA
PEVEN

MAMIE
FREED

Who passed away on
Oct. 7, 1983. Gone but
never forgotten by her lov-
ing husband, Joe; daugh-
ter, Soril; son, Sheldon;
grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in her
memory at 11 a.m. Sunday,
Oct. 7, at Hebrew Memo-
rial Park. Rabbi Milton
Arm will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are asked
to attend.

In Loving Memory Of

The Family
of the Late

DAVE COOPERMAN

ROSE
SHARE

Who passed away Oct. 3, 1968 (12th of Tishri).

Like the falling leaves the years fly by, but our
precious memories never die. Sadly missed by
daughters Carole Jonas and Mrs. Ronald (Frances)
Stewart; grandchildren, Laurence, Michele, Rachele,
Lisa, Doug, David and Scott.

WILLIAM YAKER

9th of Tishri

At Kol Nidre 1982 went to his rest. He may be
gone, but he is still with us. Perhaps it is true that
yesterday, today and tomorrow are all wrapped into
one. We miss you so.

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in her
memory at 9:30 a.m. Sun-
day, Oct. 7, at Hebrew
Memorial Park. Rabbi
Morton Yolkut will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

The Family
of the Late

DAVID
TEITLEBAUM

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in his
memory at 10:30 a.m. Sun-
day, Oct. 7, at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park. Rabbi
Spectre will officiate.
Relatives and friends are
asked to attend.