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THE BILLY ROSE TRIO
Balfour Honored
Local Israel Vets
DANNY RASKIN
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THE WESTIN HOTEL
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THE PEOPLE AND PLACES OF WESTIN.
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FRIDAY, NOV. 13, 1987
WESTIN
HOTELS & RESORTS
Local Columnist
T
hey flew in patched
up planes, made their
own bomb racks,
mounted guns on 2x4s and
pipes, sailed in ships that
swished the waters with
prayers, shot with guns that
saw better days, etc.
These were the fellows
honored as "special in-
dividuals who some 40 years
ago, volunteered to help the
fledgling Jewish State of
Israel fight off the assault of
seven Arab armies in the
evacuation of the remnant of
European Jewry to Palestine
in defiance of a British
blocade. A heroic action."
Irivng Laker, honorary
chairman, considered it "a
rare privilege to have the
honor of introducing them"
onstage at recent Balfour
Concert, attended by a sold-
out audience of about 2,800
people.
To paraphrase Winston
Churchill, "never have so
many asked so much of so
few."
Over 2,000 U.S. Jews and
non-Jews volunteered for ser-
vice . . . More than 200 never
made it back home.
Those former Israeli ser-
vicemen on stage who saluted
the flag of Israel during play-
ing of "Hatikvah" were .. .
Capt. Ben Fingerood, elec-
trical engineer in charge of
keeping flying the most unor-
thodox and improbable air-
force in the world. . . . Jaffe
planes, Messerschmitts,
American-made Constella-
tions, German Stukas,
British Spitfires, etc. .. .
Capt. Jules Doneson, com-
mander of an infantry attack
company . . . Capt. Leo Ma-
jzels, B-17 flight engineer
developing new systems .. .
Alex Nemoff, engineer, etc.
aboard the ship Hatikvah .. .
Harry Weinsaft, security of-
ficer aboard the Exodus .. .
Lt. David Fink, gunner on
B-17 with 69th Squadron.
Not there included Major
Rudy Newman, in Europe,
radioman; flight pilot,
navigator, etc. . . . Col. Chuck
Crudgington, in northern
part of Michigan, a colonel
also in U.S. air force and a
fighter pilot in Israeli army
. . . Dr. Eugene Plous, a flight
surgeon, in Europe at time of
the honoring ceremonies.
So many people at the 54th
annual Balfour Celebration
. . . from Benno Levi, first
copy boy when The Jewish
News began in Penobscot
Bldg. to Arthur Horwitz, pre-
sent associate publisher
residing here with wife Gina
and son, "Little Danny" . . .
A fine tribute to Judge Avern
Cohn with the large amount
of attorneys and community
leaders attending to see him
receive the Justice Louis D.
Brandeis Award . . . Max
Sosin emceeing again and
keeping the huge audience in
grand spirits . . . Sid Silver-
man surprising Israeli
songstress Vardina with his
fine voice and ability to pick
up a song she did with au-
dience participation.
First-time pre-affair in or-
chestra Lounge at Ford
Auditorium . . . With Mack
Pitt Trio . . . then the concert
and Mack's excellent 14-piece
orchestra in overture while a
lot of folks were still getting
to their seats . . . Mack on the
clarinet is a standout . . . Co-
chairperson Lillian Kaufman
a Zionist Organization
"trouble-shooter" . . . When
anything needed to be done,
it's Lillian to the call . . . Hub-
by Judge Ira Kaufman was
ZOA prez seven years . . .
Anne Silver and Dr. I. Walter
Silver with birthdays both in
November and will celebrate
48th aniversary in June .. .
Daughter Johanna Gordon
and son Dr. Daniel Silver sur-
prised them with a $15,000
Masada Scholarship in their
honor . . . Anne is Women's
Committee chairperson for
Balfour Concert . . . ZOA
stalwart Dr. Sidney Leib to
celebrate birthday number 70
in December . . . He and wife
Marion had 44th anniversary
Nov. 4 . Congrats. to this
fine couple.
As every year, on to Lil and
Sid Silverman's abode for a
sumptuous afterglow of food,
food and more food . . . plus a
bunch of good old-fashioned
conviviality.
CONGRATS. . . . to wife
Frieda . . . on her birthday .. .
How old? . . . I wouldn't dare!
"I DO" DEPT. . . . Debbie
Drucker and Dr. Mark
Sokolov . . . ringed for a July
marital partnership.
CONGRATS. . . . to Hal
Smilak . . . on his 60th birth-
day . . . to Ann (Mendelsohn)
Newman . . . on her birthday
. . . to excellent certified
financial planner Audrey
Pearl . . . on her birthday.
AFTER ALMOST seven
years as executive vice presi-
dent of the 16 Meyer Jewelry
stores, Larry Light has spark-
ed out on his own as owner of
the 3,500 sq. ft. new Light's
Fine Jewelry on N. Woodward
in Birmingham.