earth," "keep the fortress," "or.
dained of God." The men of let-
ters and oratory have, by virtue
of invoking high imagery, at-
tained classical value. Most of
this high imagery has its ante-
cedence in the Bible, In the Old
Testament. Take from Lincoln's
Gettysburg address the biblical fla-
vored words and phrases and
much of the "solemn music has
died out forever from the inspir-
ing Battle hymn of consecration
to the Republic." Hebrew words
like bath, bedlam, jot, jug, gause,
kaddish, racket, rabbi, sack, ver-
million have become part of the
United States: Canaan, Ark.; Mt.
Hebron, Calif.; Joseph, Idaho;
Herod, Ill.; Gilead, La.—just to
mention a few.
"And how great is the influence
of the Talmud, of the creations of
the Golden Age in Spain! When
the world was spiritually stag-
nant the Jews were paving the
way to Western civilization."
Although the influence ' of Jew-
ish culture on civilization is rec-
ognized by scholars, the layman
is oblivious of such a contribu-
tion. In this world of today, where
assimilatory forces are so power.
ful, too few Jewish students take
pride in their background. They
lack the knowledge of their in-
heritance. They lack the under-
standing necessary to its appreci-
ation. For them it is paramount
to become acquainted with this
heritage. They dare not turn their
backs upon it. They come in con.
tact with it in every walk of life.
If they enter a synagogue a Heb-
rew word is spoken. If they attend
a Brith, a Bar Mitzvah or a wed-
ding a Hebrew word is spoken.
In this world of today where
anti-Semitism is so rife too few
non-Jews understand the Jewish
world. They have been brought
up with certain stereotyped ideas.
The concept of the Jew as a Shy-
lock, a "money lender" is an
opiate that incites pogroms and
inhumane acts. Prejudice has ever
been a barrier to congenial ac-
cord between Jew and Gentile.
"Supply knowledge. Open for
Jew and non-Jew this new world
and understanding will supple-
ment misunderstanding," Prof.
Katsh said with assurance. "Offer
students the knowledge in the
places where they come to study.
Supplement college curriculums
with Hebrew studies—the history,
the language, the cultural con-
tributions, the literature. Let them
enrich themselves with these
treasures that are so sorely min.
imized in the studied curriculums
or left out altogether.
"Hebrew is a modern, living
language. The literature is as in-
teresting, as important as French,
German or Spanish. If the courses
are offered the students will be
attracted. Hebrew will no longer
appear as a strange, antiquated
culture.
"This work can be accomplished
in Universities throughout the
land. In attempting to learn the
attitudes of college administra-
tors," Dr. Katsh explained, "I sent
questionnaires to the various col-
leges requesting Information con-
cerning the status of Hebrew in
these institutions. The inquiry re-
vealed that 300 of them recognize
Hebrew for admission credit and
150 were ready to give credit for
Hebrew as soon as the demand
arose. Another discovery was that
159 universities and colleges of
liberal arts either offer courses in
Hebrew or recognize such courses
as electives if taken in one of the
theological schools. Eight colleges
volunteered to institute such
courses if funds were made avail-
able for that purpose. This inter-
est is encouraging. With proper
approach much can be accom-
plished. Just look at N.Y.U's great
achievements. And our university
was totally disinterested when we
first attempted to foster the Heb-
rew cultural movement of the
campus!"
Let us view for a moment the
progress N.Y.U. has made. In
1937 Dr. Katsh, then an instructor
in the division of general educa-
tion in the School of Education,
conceived the idea to bring to the
students Jewish life and culture
in all its diversified aspects. He
started out single handed. Material
means for carrying out the work
effectively were lacking and as-
sistance was secured from a small
group of interested persons who
realized the importance of this
endeavor. The Jewish Culture
Foundation, one of the outstand-
ing and most successful student
bodies on any American campus
today, was thus set up.
Aside from the cultural, educa-
tional, social and interfaith ac-
complishments, the Foundation
points with pride to its two major
achievements. One is the Library
of Hebraica and Judaica, founded
originally from a unique private
collection of the late Dr. Mitchell
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thousand years ago, the Jews who
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only of Yavneh, of perpetuating
the Hebrew cultural treasures.
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Monetary aid would hasten and
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material in the library dates from
the oldest known manuscripts to
the most modern pieces and cov-
ers fiction, non-fiction, Jewish edu.
cation and all phases and aspects
of Judaic life, custom and history.
The second is the establishment
of the Chair of Hebrew and Jew-
ish Education. This department,
headed by Prof. Katsh, is uniqu'e
in being the first of its kind in
any American university and car-
ries accredited Hebrew and Edu.
cation courses whie:i meet the
requirements for baccalaureate,
master's and doctoral degrees.
The department of Jewish edu-
cation, the library are University
contributions. The Foundation is
an integral part of University life.
It is on the inside attracting and
educating participants. It is no
longer on the outside longing to
attract and to educate.
With pride Dr. Katsh concluded:
"N.Y.U. has done wonders, it's
true. But other colleges need only
encouragement to accomplish the
same 'miracles'. Once the trend is
established one university will
copy from the other. Already other
universities have become inter-
ested in the accomplishments of
N.Y.U. Hunter and Brooklyn have
followed suit and instituted Heb-
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