obituaries

MARY BELTZMAN, 105, of

Sherman Oaks, Calif., died March
8, 2015.
She is survived by her daughters
and son-in-law, Idele Beltzman of
Sherman Oaks, Rosalie Yourofsky
of West Bloomfield, Sharon and
Albert Gal; grandchildren, Lisa,
Joe, Mike, Heidi, Mark, Beverly,
Barry, Suzette, Ken, Beth, Robbie,
Gary, Jennifer, Barbara, Bobbie;
great-grandchildren, Jacob, Zachary, Noah, Zoe,
Jennifer, Amanda, Jacqueline, Ilyssa, Dave, Kevin,
Brett, Jordan, Eric.
Mrs. Beltzman was the beloved wife of the late
Joseph Beltzman; loving mother and mother-in-law
of the late Alvin and the late Helene Beltzman; dear
sister of the late Sam Roth, the late Fanny Rosen,
the late Freddy Roth, the late Esther Berman.
Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's
Association, 25200 Telegraph Road, Suite 100,
Southfield, MI 48033; or to a charity of one's choice.
Interment was held at Workmen's Circle, Beth Isaac
Cemetery in Clinton Township. Arrangements by
Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

ESTHER BORDEN, 94, of St. Louis, Mo., died

March 1, 2015.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law,
James and Leah Borden of University City, Mo.
Mrs. Borden was the beloved wife of the late
Burton Borden; dear sister and sister-in-law of
the late Robert and the late Roz Schwartz, the late
Milton and the late Rose Schwartz.
Contributions may be made to Na'amat, 21515
Vanowen St., Suite 102, Canoga Park, CA 91303.
Interment was held at Hebrew Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

EDNA CHOSID, 102, of Coconut
Creek, Fla., died March 10, 2015.
She is survived by her sons
and daughters-in-law, Richard
and Cherie Chosid of Lighthouse
Point, Fla., Paul and Ruth
Chosid of West Bloomfield;
grandchildren, Robin Chosid-
Chosid
Brown, Harold (Chip) Brown,
Pamela Chosid, Matthew and
Katie Chosid, Michael Chosid;
great-grandchildren, Joshua Joseph, Sarah Joseph,
Hannah, Benjamin and Rachel Chosid, Harrison
Brown; many loving nieces, nephews, other family
members and friends.
Mrs. Chosid was the beloved wife of the late
Stuart Chosid; the devoted daughter of the late
William and the late Malvina Tann; the dear sister
of the late Herman (the late Elaine) Tann, the late
David (the late Erna) Tann, the late Irvin (the late
Esther) Tann, the late George (the late Rhea) Tann,
the late Leo (the late Peggy) Tann, the late Edward
(the late Rosabelle) Tann; sister-in-law of the late
Jack (the late Esther) King.
Contributions may be made to ORT American
Michigan Region, Hadassah, the National Council
of Jewish Women or a charity of one's choice.
Interment took place at the Beth El Memorial Park
Cemetery in Livonia. Arrangement by Dorfman
Chapel.

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Obituaries

Child Holocaust Survivor, Teacher

Louis Finkelman

Contributing Writer

0

n Sept. 1, 1939, the German army began its
invasion of Poland. By Sept. 3, they had taken
Chenstochov, in Western Poland.
In Chenstochov, the Nazis rounded up the Jewish chil-
dren to a central plaza and began loading
them on trucks. Seven-year-old Harry
Jubas, not wanting to get on a truck,
kept moving to the back of one line after
another.
He was close enough to hear when
a German officer named Director Lutt
approached the Nazi commandant and
asked for 30 children to work for the
war effort. The Nazi refused, explaining
that these children had to be liquidated.
At the command of a superior, the Nazi
Harry Jubas
reluctantly gave in, and said, "So take 30
children from the back of the line:'
Harry, at the end of the line, wound up
working in a munitions factory. The children
on the trucks were promptly murdered. Harry
never forgot the Director Lutt who had saved
his life.
Harry Jubas, 82, of Oak Park, died March 12,
2015.
Young Harry toiled for years at the Nazi
munitions factory. When the Russian army eventually
approached western Poland, Harry got taken to the camp
at Dora, to another at Gross-Rosen and finally to Bergen-
Belsen. Near the end of the war, he was liberated from
Bergen-Belsen.
Liberated, Harry was one of the lonely, orphaned survi-
vors who had to build new lives in displaced persons camps.
A family named Cedarbaum adopted 20 young children,
among them Harry. He lived with the Cedarbaum family
until his surviving sisters discovered him.
The Jubas family had been fairly well-to-do before
the war; they owned the Dziubas soap factory in
Chenstochov. Harry had lived with his parents, his five
sisters and two brothers, and with the domestic help.
After the war, four sisters somehow survived and found
their young brother. Two sisters went to Israel; two went
to New York. Harry went to New York and then continued
on to Detroit.
He came to Detroit with nothing: no money, no educa-
tion, no relatives to help him and not even knowing the
English language. The Joint Distribution Committee took
care of his immediate needs, allowing the young teenager
the chance to go to school. The desire for an education
had brought Harry to this strange city where he knew
no one. Detroit had one main attraction: the Yeshiva
Chachmei Lublin. Young Harry studied with Rabbi Moshe
Rothenberg and Rabbi Yechezkel Grubner at the yeshivah
during the day time and went to remedial school at night.
Harry succeeded in school and became a teacher, at
first in the Detroit Public Schools system and, ultimately,
at Oak Park High School, where he taught social studies,
history, economics and Hebrew language, a course he pio-
neered and championed.
In addition to teaching secular subjects full time, he
taught Hebrew school at Congregation Beth Shalom
in Oak Park and at Congregation Beth Abraham Hillel

Moses in West Bloomfield, where he eventually served as
principal. On his vacation time, he often taught summer
school. He clearly loved teaching, which he defined as
"enabling others to learn:'
When Rabbi Yaakov Homnick of Young Israel of Oak
Woods was seeking an additional Hebrew school teacher,
Harry recommended a talented undergraduate he had
met named Shirley (Shiffy) Weinstock. As
they worked together, Harry and Shiffy
would talk about their work and became
good friends. They married in August 1958.
Harry earned a Ph.D. in education from
Michigan State University in 1974, writing
his dissertation on the adjustment and inte-
gration of American and Canadian immi-
grants to Israel.
He was an active member of Young Israel
of Oak Park and its predecessor congrega-
tions. He often served on the synagogue
board, in addition to leading prayers, read-
ing from the Torah and teaching bar mitz-
vah lessons.
He served as a docent at the Holocaust
Memorial Center, using his knowledge of history
and his own experience to help visitors under-
stand. He was active with Shaarit Haplaytah, the
Detroit Holocaust survivors' organization. He was
active on committees with the Jewish Federation,
explaining that the organized Jewish community
had supported him when he was in need, and he was pay-
ing the help forward, to enable the community to help
others.
After his horrendous experiences during the war, Harry
built a successful life in this new country and generally
expressed himself as a cheerful person. He chose not to
talk much of his teen years — he did not want to inflict
that on his children and grandchildren.
Hard as he worked as a teacher, he took time for family
fun. He asked his children and grandchildren about their
education, encouraging and praising them as they took
on challenges. On family vacations, during a sabbatical in
Israel, Harry Jubas took hundreds of photographs of the
family. He had only one photograph of his own parents.
When a teacher assigned sixth-grader Jaden to write a
composition about his hero, grandson Jaden Jubas drew a
blank. He called his older brother Joey for advice. "Who is
your hero?"
Joey answered, "Saba [Hebrew for grandpa], of course:'
He came here with nothing, a penniless orphan who did
not speak English and built a normal, cheerful life with a
loving family, without bitterness.
Harry Jubas is survived by his wife, Shiffy Jubas;
daughter, Sandra Weiss of Great Neck, N.Y.; sons and
daughters-in-law, Mark and Yehudit Jubas of Southfield,
Jay and Rachel Jubas of Stamford, Conn.; sister, Malka
Gliksberg; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Marty and Fae
Weinstock; grandchildren, Ben Jubas, Daniel Jubas, Talia
Jubas, Maya Jubas, Eliana Weiss, Joey Jubas, Jason Jubas,
Jaden Jubas.
Donations may be made to Young Israel of Oak
Park, 15140 W 10 Mile, Oak Park, MI 48237; Jewish
Hospice and Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple,
West Bloomfield, MI 48322; or to a charity of one's
choice. Interment was at Har Hamenuchot in Israel.
Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

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