Friday ? October 1, 1941
DETF011r JEWISH CHRONICLE
Page Thirty-four
Wit of Famed London Shamos
Illustrated by Rabbinical Tale
They Do the Unusual
Vs
Stamps to Mark
Israel Celebration
A CERTAIN meeting, the
A T irrepressible
wit of Janus
sixtieth floor of the _convention
hotel.
The first night they went out
Cohen, Shamos of Hendon Syn-
agogue, was in good form, says for a bit of excitement and re-
a writer in the London Jewish turned about 2 a. m. As they
entered the lobby of the hotel, a
Chronicle.
Ile told the story of two Jews flustered hotel clerk told them
who were arguing the merits that the elevators had broken
of their respective Rabbis. One down and would not be fixed
of them clinched the argument until morning. He was willing
to arrange makeshift cots for
by saying:
"When my Rabbi says 'I con- them in the lobby.
"No, no," answered Guravich.
clude' he promptly concludes,
out when your Rabbi says 'last- "We'll walk up."
"But you are on the sixtieth
ly,' well he just lasts."
floor," the clerk reminded him.
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"We know it," replied the trio,
LITTLE JOEY GOLDFARB "but just the same we'll walk
came home from school with a up."
report that was not good. "I
As the three started up the
see," said his father, "that the stairs, Guruavich again suggest-
only subject in which you are ed something.
good is football. Why?"
"Boys, after all, it's 60 floors,
"You want to know some- so I have an idea. To keep it
thing, Dad?" said Joey. "The interesting while we walk up,
reason I get those bad marks is for the first 20 floors, I'll sing
because my teacher is an anti- songs to cheer us up.
Semite. It's anti-Semitism, that's
"For the next 20 floors Spink
all."
will tell funny stories to make
"If that's the case," said his us laugh, and as you are a sad
rather, an ardent assimilationist, guy by nature, Greenbaum,
we'll have to do something you'll tell sad stories for the last
about it." So he took his son twenty floors. That way we'll be
and had him baptized. "Now," ready for bed in a sober frame
he said, "there'll be no anti- of mind for tomorrow's conven-
Semitism as far as you are con- tion.
cerned. You're not a Jew any
So up they started. Guravich
more."
sang lustily for twenty flights.
Next term when Joey brought Then, up to the fortieth floor, a
home his report, it still showed slightly winded Spink told some
that he ranked lowest of all the nifty stories.
iupils in the school.
As they started up the 41st
"How do you explain it now?" flight of stairs, Guravich said:
isked his father.
"Now, Greenbaum, you tell sad
"Well, Dad," said Joey, "you stories."
.lon't expect me to beat those
"Have I got something sad to
imart Jewish boys, do you?"
tell you," groaned Greenbaum.
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"I forgot to bring the key!"
TIIE BAR MITZVAH of Reu-
)en G. saw one of the greatest
neals served that ever made a
table groan with its weight. The
menu included 41 courses of the
finest viands in great profusion.
NEW YORK (ZOA) — Arthur
After eating steadily for near- Lourie, Israel consul general, has
ly two hours, one of the wives announced the appointment of
turned to her husband and said: several consular officers.
"How are you getting on with
Moshe Yuval was named vice-
the dinner, Morty?"
consul and is in charge of the
"I can still chew a little," passport office. He was formerly
groaned Morty, "but I can't with the political department of
swallow any more."
the Jewish Agency as aide to
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Moshe Shertok, now Israeli min-
THE CRASH HAD ruined ister of foreign affairs.
Sidney and successive business
Moshe Krone is assistant pass-
ventures had brought him to port control officer. Gideon
extreme poverty. Completely Strauss, of the Anglo-Palestine
broke, he rushed to his regular Bank, was named vice-consul in
eating place hoping to get a charge of commercial affairs.
handout from some friend din-
ing there.,
Sure enough, there was his
Greetings of the Season!
Max, with a big steak in
:ront of him.
Sidney eyed it longingly and
moaned: "Listen, Max, are you
going to eat all that great big
;teak alone?"
"No—with potatoes," gulped
Max.
chitden's Furniture
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Baby Carriages
SPINK, GURAVICH and
If Greenbaum came to the big city
12042 Dexter Blvd.
to attend the Horseradish Deal-
ers' Convention. They were
TO. 8-1114
given a room together on the
series
TEL AVIV (ZOA)—A
of five stamps to commemorate
the first celebration In Israel of
the High Holy Days has been an-
nounced by the department of
posts.
The
new stamps consist of
mill
three, five, 10, 20 and 65
values, the highest value being
the airmail rate from Israel. Of
large design and printed in two
colors, the stamps will portray
examples of ancient Hebrew pot-
tery, and will be inscribed
"Moadim Lesimcha" • (Joyous
Festivals).
This is the first occasion since
the year 70 A.D. that the High
Holy Days have been celebrated
in an independent Jewish nation.
This issue is the first to carry
the name of the new republic of
Israel, as the current issue was
prepared before the name of the
country was adopted and is in-
scribed only "Hebrew Post."
Hebrew More Popular
in New York Schools
NEW YORK (ZOA)—The New
York City board of education re-
ported that the study of Hebrew
in the city's school system has
gained more rapidly than any
other foreign language.
During the last three years,
Hebrew gained more than 17.5
percent in enrollment
-
Israeli Consulate
Names Officials
Rosh Hashonah Greetings
N. L. Yankelevich and his son of Moscow have perhaps the
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bone, and their work is considered to be of extraordinary
artistry. They are shown in their workship.
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Eire's Meat Gift
DUBLIN—(Special)—The first
consignments of one million
pounds of meat contributed by
the government of Eire for dis-
tribution among Jewish Dis-
placed Persons in Europe is be-
ing specially prepared in Dublin
by 27 Shochtim (livestock
slaughterers) to meet the re-
quirements of Jewish dietary
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