Friday, September 7, 1945 For THE JEWISH NEWS the Sake of Heaven' Buber's Hassidic Volume Translated by Lewisohn Extraordinary Book Made Available by Jewish Publication Society; Novel Deals With Polish Community of Lublin in Late 18th, 19th Centuries A new high has been reached of his grandfather, Salomon by the Jewish Publication Society Buber, a Hebrew scholar and a of America with the publica- leading personality of the Galic- tion of "For the Sake of Heaven" ian Haskalah, or Enlightenment. —Martin Buber's great Has- In this intellectual center of sidic work, which was translat- Eastern Jewry, young Buber ed for the Publication Society acquired a thorough knowledge by Ludwig Lewishon. of the Hebrew language, religion, It is an extraordinary book, traditions, and folkways. In his and it deierves the attention of youth, Buber also came in con- English-reading Jewries every- tact with Hassidic groups and where. was initiated into their joyous Even those of us who appreci- mysticism. ate such works and who are His student years at the Uni- willing to delve into strange ideologies must admit that it versities of Vienna, Berlin, Leip- is a difficult book to read; that zig, and Zurich gave him a rich it can not be a popular book. background in philosophy, art One must be steeped in Jewish and literature. During that time knowledge and must acquire a he became active as a Zionist love for the traditional and for political writer and, in 1901, was the sentimental, for the mystical editor of the Vienna Welt. and for the mythical, to be able Later he was one of the found- to absorb the contents of this ers of the Judischer Verlag. From 1916 to 1924 he edited book. Nevertheless, it is a great Der Jude, a periodical which book worthy of the genius of he himself founded and which Dr. Buber, one of the outstand- became the leading organ of ing interpreters of Hassidism German-speaking Jewry. In collaboration with Franz in the world. Rosenzweig, he undertook a * * * "For the Sake of Heaven" is translation of the Bible into a magnificent Hassidic book. It German, which has been uni- is a brilliant interpretation of versally acclaimed for its fidel- the thinking of the Hassidic ity and beauty. His writings in- Rabbis who have left a strong clude many works on the sub- jects of Hassidism and Zionism, influence upon Jewish life. This novel deals with the and also an autobiography. From 1923 to 1933, he occup- Polish community of Lublin and its environs in the late eigh- ied the only chair for Jewish teenth and early nineteenth cen- philosophy of religion and ethics turies. It is the story of two in a German university, in rabbis and their followers—both Frankfort, and was director of named Jaacob Yitzhak. To dif- the College of Jewish studies ferentiate them, the elder is re- in that city. ferred to as the Seer and the Martin Buber was exiled from younger as Yehudi. The latter Germany after the rise of Hitler assumes great influence. His in 1933. Since 1938 he has been power of prayer and spread of professor of social philosophy at word that he works miracles creates his great following. ** * The story occurs in the area of the Napoleonic wars and the break between the two is caus- ed by two divergent opinions— the elder willing to see prolong- ation of the wars for the sake of the re-establishment of Pal- estine as a Jewish home and the latter preferring to wait for re- demption through God's mercy. 3824 Tyler The volume is • replete with tales of the Hassidim, of stories that form a veritable anthology of Hassidic lore. The name of the book—"L'Shem Shamayim" —is a splendid appellation for the volume. After one has struggled through the first few dozen pages, the Hassidic stories alone are sufficient • to hold the read- er's attention, and the remun- eration is the opportunity to be introduced to Hassidism by its greatest exponent. * * * Martin Buber, founder of neo- mysticism, was born in Vienna in 1878. His early youth • was spent in Lemberg, at the home the Hebrew University in Jeru- salem. * * * "For the Sake of Heaven" is beautifully printed and bound, with a two-color jacket, and re- tails for $3. It may be secured ed as one of the membership books of the Jewish Publication Society of America for as little as $5 per year, for which mem- bers receive any three cloth- bound books published by the society, plus a 20 percent discount on additional purchases of the society's own books. Library memberships, available at $10 per year, bring the member any six cloth-bound books published by the Society, plus the discount. Full details on the membership plan, catalogues and other in- teresting literature on the work of the Jewish Publication Socie- ty of America, the world's larg- est publishers of Jewish books in English, can be secured by writing to the executive vice- president, Maurice Jacobs, 320 Lewis Tower Bldg., Philadel- phia 2, Pa. Page Fifty-Seven First Real Meal HEBREW UNIVERSITY WILL PRODUCE PENICILLIN DRUG JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The Hebrew University reported that its laboratories will produce penicillin for external use, under the supervision of Dr. Baruch Levin, son of the late Zionist leader Shmarya Levin. Penicillin for internal use will not be pro- duced by the Hebrew University laboratories because such produc- tion requires the establishment of a special very costly plant. 1.Prr,SM, : rr.• Here is a lad, about 12, enjoy- ing his first real meal in years in his temporary home in Pales- Million Sent To Palestine tine. Rescued from Europe and For Reconstruction Program taken to Eretz Israel through The American Palestine Found- funds collected in the U. S. by ation Fund last week sent the the United Jewish Appeal, ef- first million dollar check in its forts are being made to locate 25 years of activity to Palestine, his parents. according to a statement by Sol Reiter, its acting president. Mr. We Can't Control The Quantity Reiter, its acting president. Mr. Reiter announced that this rep- But We Can Control The QUALITY the 1945 collections in the U. S. States. 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