85 OBITUARIES GOT A QUESTION? Miriam Dodek Miriam Selker Dodek, a Wash- ington, D.C., author who wrote poetry and short stories, died Jan. 13 at age 78. A resident of Washington for more than 50 years, she was a former poetry editor of the Wash- ington Jewish Week and was active in many Jewish organiza- tions. During the 1930s she wrote a collection of historical short stories, River of Wonders, Stories of the Nile, which was translated into Hebrew and published in Is- rael. More recently, a collection of her poems, Gloucester is the Sea, inspired by many seasons at her summer home in Gloucester, Mass., was selected by the Gloucester Chamber of Com- merce as its bicentennial project in 1976. A native of Detroit, Mrs. Dodek was graduated from the Univer- sity of Michigan and earned a master's degree from Western Re- serve University and a law degree from Northwestern University. She came to Washington in 1934 to work as a lawyer for the Resettlement Administration, where she was the only woman attorney in the 100-lawyer di- vision. She was a vice president of the Washington chapter of Hadassah and served as chairwoman of the Women's Division of the United Jewish Appeal. She was also the author of the constitution of the Washington chapter of B'nai B'rith Wonien. In 1980, she received an award from Hebrew University "in recognition of her role in the es- tablishment of the Washington Chapter of the American Friends of Hebrew University." She was a member of Washington Hebrew Congregation. Professionally Mrs. Dodek was a member of the National Press Club, the American Newswo- men's Club, the National Associa- tion of American Pen Women and the National Academy of Poets. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Samuel M.; two daughters, Mariamne D. Brauzer of Coral Gables, Fla., and Samayla D. De- utch of Lexington, Mass.; two sis- ters, Edith S. Frank of Far- mington Hills and Margaret S. Frank of Cleveland; and five grandchildren. Interment Wash- ington, D.C. Israel Galin Jerusalem (JTA) — Israel Galili, one of Israel's leading de- fense policy makers from pre- state days until recent years, died Feb. 8 at age 76. Born in Brailov, Ukraine, Mr. Galili was brought to pre-state Is- rael by his mother and un,cle at age 4. In 1930, he was one of the founders of Kibbutz. Naan near Ramla, where he remained an active member for the rest of his life. Prior to the establishment of the state, Mr. Galili was the head of the Haganah national com- mand. Although he never held a Cabinet post, Mr. Galili was a close confidant of Prime Ministers • • . . ' - • . • • • ' Levy Eshkol and Golda Meir on defense and political matters in the years following the Six-Day War. His well-known "Galili plan" was considered the platform of the Labor Party on the adminis- tered territories. It yejected the recognition of a Palestinian state, opposed the return to Israel's pre-1967 boundaries and favored territorial compromises only in return for full peace. Call the Jewish Information Service Mrs. Klinghoffer New York (JTA) — Marilyn Klinghoffer, the widow of Leon Klinghoffer, who was murdered by Palestinian terrorists during the sea-jacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro last Oc- tober, died Feb. 9 at age 58. Mrs. Klinghoffer and her hus- band were among the several hundred passengers aboard the Achille Lauro cruise ship when it was hijacked off the Egyptian coast by Palestinian terrorists who demanded freedom of Pales- tinians held in prisons in Israel. Mr. Klinghoffer became the sole fatality of the two-day ordeal when he was shot and killed by the terrorists who then dumped his body into the Mediterranean Sea. His body later washed ashore on the Syrian coast and was sub- sequently returned to the U.S. for burial. Mrs. Klinghoffer recently agreed to sell her story to an inde- pendent production company for a film or TV docudrama. 967 HELP Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Martin Singer Martin L. Singer, owner of R.J. Leeds Furniture, died Feb. 12 at age 76. Born in New York City, Mr. Singer retired four months ago. He was past president of Downtown-Fox Lodge of B'nai B'rith and a member of Cong. B'nai David. He is survived by his wife, Esther; two sons, Leonard and Dr. Myron; a daughter, Ilene; two brothers, Nathan of Miami, Fla., and David of Las Vegas, Nev.; two sisters, Mrs. Andres "Henry" (Henrietta) Wolok of Florida and Mrs. Sam (Regina) Donner of San Diego, Calif.; and five grand- children. In cooperation with these Jewish Welfare Federation member agencies: • • • • • • • • Dr. Milton Marx Dr. Milton Marx, a practicing dentist for more than 50 years, died Feb. 7 at age 79. Born in Springfield, Ohio, Dr. Marx was a 1931 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. He was a member of the Detroit District Dental Society and Temple Beth El. He leaves his wife, June; two sons, Dr. Jolla and Louis; a daughter, Mary of Chamblee, Ga.; and two grandchildren. t• 1 i • • • • t Fresh Air Society Hebrew Free Loan Association Jewish Community Center Jewish Community Council Jewish Family Service Jewish Federation Apartments Jewish Home for Aged Jewish Vocational Service and Community Workshop Midrasha—College of Jewish Studies Resettlement Service Sinai Hospital United Hebrew Schools •••• ••••••••••1•••••;••••• ■•■ •• ••• ■•■ .4 *. ••• ••• •• ..••• •• •• ••• ■..■ •• ••• •