78 Friday, February 15, 1985 1HE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS OBITUARIES your advedising dollars do better in THE JEWISH NEWS Scholar Shelomo Goitein Call Us Today! 354 6060 New York (JTA) — Shelomo Dov Goitein, whose writings on Is- lamic culture and Jewish-Arab relations are regarded as standard works by scholars in both fields, died Feb. 6. He was 84. A prolific writer who published 600 books and articles in both He- brew and in English, Dr. Goitein had been associated with the In- stitute for Advanced Study in Princeton since 1971. Among his works are four published volumes entitled Mediterranean Society, which deals with the life of Jewish communities in the Arab world. He had recently completed a fifth volume in that series. Other of his works included Travels in Yemen (1941), Modern Ways of Bible Teaching (1942), Tales from the Land of Sheba (1947), Jews and Arabs (1955), Jewish Education in Moslem Countries (1962), Studies in Is- lamic History and Institutions (1966-1968), and numerous pap- - Don't be left out ■ ers on the Cairo Geniza docu- ments (1950-1968). Dr. Goitein was born in Burgkundstadt, Germany. He re- ceived a doctorate in Islamic studies at the University of Frankfurt. In 1923, he immig- rated to Palestine, where he taught and headed the depart- ment of education of the Palestine Mandate. Before joining the Institute for Advanced Studies, he was the di- rector of the School of Oriental Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem from 1949 to 1956. He came to the United States in 1957 as professor of Arabic at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1983, Dr. Goitein was awarded a lifetime annual stipend of $60,000 by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The awards are given to "exceptionally talented individuals." Leonard Gilman Dies, Held U.S. Attorney's Post Leonard Gilman, U.S. Attorney in Detroit since 1981, died Feb. 12 at age 43. A native Detroiter, Mr. Gilman was graduated from the Wayne State University Law School. He was a prosecutor in both Wayne and Oakland Counties prior to joining the U.S. Attorney's office in 1978 as chief of its criminal di- vision. Under his direction, the U.S. Attorney's office played an impor- tant role during the trial of Romanian Archbishop Valerian The Jewish News is your key to being well informed MI OM • MO • • MO • MB IN MO WM MO MI • UM NO • • • OM NM MN NM • • I To: The Jewish News Ben Stocker MO 1 1 20300 Civic Center Dr., Suite 240 Southfield, Mi. 48076-4138 Please send a year's gift subscription to: 1 1 1 NAME ADDRESS CITY 1 STATE FOR: ZIP state occasion if gift FROM a l n $18 Enclosed After March 1: $21 in Michigan, $23 out-of-state i ll 11111111111.11101 MOM= MO •11111111•111111111•111111111111111111M1•1111111111111111•111111 • • if 4 t • f 4 • " • Ben Stocker, a carpeting execu- tive, died Feb. 6 at age 93. A native Detroiter, Mr. Stocker was a numismatist. He spe- cialized in gold and coins. Mr. Stocker was a past president of the Detroit Coin Club, the Grosse Pointe Coin Club, the Michigan State Coin Club and the Central States Coin Club. He was a member of the Ameri- can Numismatic Association, the Hannah Schloss Old Timers and Temple Israel. He leaves two sons, Dr. Harold of Ft. Wortii, Tex., and Harold To- bias; six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Ben Neustadt, Ohio Publisher Columbus, Ohio (JTA) — Ben Zion Neustadt, founder and editor emeritus of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle, died Feb. 6 at age 88. Mr. Neustadt, a graduate pharmacist, came to Columbus from Indianapolis, Ind., in 1921 at the urging of community leaders who felt that a Jewish newspaper would boost the fund-raising ef- fort for European Jewry. The first issue of the Chronicle appeared in February 1922. During a career which spanned 64 years, Mr. Neustadt served as advertising salesman, managing editor and publisher of the paper. e 1 0 0 t It• 4. 4. 4.-- Trifa conducted by the U.S. De- partment of Justice. He is survived b _ y a daughter, Kelly; his mother, Alice Gilman; two brothers, Alan L. and Gerald N.; and his grandmother, Tillie Gilman. Adele Goldberg Adele (Dolly) Goldberg, a member of many community organizations, died Feb. 12 at age 64. A native Detroiter, Mrs. Goldberg counted among her af- filiations Temple Beth El and the Franklin Hills Country Club. She leaves her husband, Irving; two sons,' Frederick and Tom; a brother, Richard Jacob of Dayton, Ohio; two sisters, Eleanor Grossman and Rolla Doner; and three grandchildren. Lillian Schwartz Lillian Schwartz, .a member of Jewish communal organizations, died Feb. 9 at age 88. Born in Russia, Mrs. Schwartz was a member of the Mother's Club of the Jewish Community Center and a life member of Hadassah. She leaves a son, Sidney; two daughters, Grace and rose; a sis- ter, Mrs. Esther Kellman; two grandchildren and one great- granddaughter. Sally Golden, 77 Sally Golden, a member of Jewish communal organizations, died Feb. 7 at age 77. Born in Canada, Mrs. Golden was a member of Cong. Shaarey Zedek and its sisterhood, Hadas- sah, Women's American ORT and Jewish Family Service. She leaves two sons, Joseph and Fred; a sister, Mrs. Jack (Gerry) Ellstein; and two grandchildren. K