Friday, September 20, 1946

Page Seventy-eight

THE JEWISH NEWS

Titles from the Bible

Award for Eternal Light Program

By ALFRED J. KOLATCH

The following article Is condensed from an interesting study which
appeared in The Reconstructionist early this year.—Editor.

is as simple to choose a forceful and meaningful title as it
Is to select a poor, outlandish one. With so many silly and awkward
titles afloat on the sea of current literature, it is a sad reflection
upon the background and taste of our contemporary authors that
the Bible has not been consulted more often for suggestions in
the quest of titles.
The Bible, through every suc- Voice of the Turtle and Time of
ceeding generation for more than
2.000 years now, has proved itself the Singing of Birds.
The Bible has been declared
to be not only a source of re-
ligious inspiration and edification. by many of its opponents to be
but of information and instruc- a dead book. If proof be needed
tion in such unrelated fields as
that such a statement is as un-
history. folklore, medicine, and
law, as well as other areas of true as it is unwarranted, a corn-
human endeavor. It can also be. parison of scriptural and non-
a reservoir of material for the I scriptural titles listed above
title-seeking author who often is should be amply satisfying to the
in despair. critic. But even greater proof is
A wealth of untapped material to be adduced from the beauti-
lies dormant beneath the covers fully poetic and human verses and
of those all too often dusty tomes. statements which might have
Not realizing that in it, centuries been used but still lie unsung on
of wisdom and insight into hu_i the virgin pages of the Book of
man nature and the world have' Books.
Copyright, 1946, by Independent
been concretized and consolidated
Jewish Press Service, Inc.
into short, pithy and beautiful,
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phrases and verses, authors have U. S., Palestine Shipping
sadly neglected this source of
sources. An amateur choosing his! Partnership Predicted
title from among these gems of
literary art and aesthetic great-1 NEW YORK, (JP3).—Establish-
nes is bound to come upon an ment hortly of a joint American-
appropriate phrase which can be I Palestine shipping venture, dupli-
taken in toto or adapted to his' eating the partnership between
needs. Whether it is fiction • or! British and Jewish shipping in-
non-fiction. you may count on a terest recently established in Lon-
search of the pages of scripture' don under the auspices of the Jew-
to be amply rewarding. ish Agency, was forecast here by
; H. R. Graetz, visiting owner and
.
Recent Biblical Titles
Some few authors, however. in ' managing director of M. Dizengoff
the last year, have been wise & Co. of Tel Aviv, Palestine im-
enough to see the value of the porters, exporters and shippers.
Bible as a source for titles. Among! Mr. Graetz and Hillel Hillman.
the most recent publications. for most manufacturer o f
many of which have been carried aluminum enamel kitchen
for long periods on the "best ware in Palestine. were the
seller" lists, are to be found titles guests of honor at a luncheon
which have origin in the Bible. under the auspice of the Eco-
A Lion Is in the Streets, comes nomic Bureau of Keren Hayeson
from the book of Proverbs (26:13). (Palestine Foil: 'n Fund).
a:: Adrian Langley clearly states Mr. Graetz recommended that
at the beginning of her book. more American shippers be ap-
Valley of Decision comes from praised at the port facilities of
Joel (3:14); Lower Than the In- Tel Aviv to avoid the congestion at
gels and A Little Lower Than the Haifa port.
Angels, from Psalms (8:5) ; One
God. from Malachi (2:10); Behold Joint $1.000,000 Relief
This Dreamer, from Genesis Drive Starts in Britain
(27:19); Teeth of the Lion from
LONDON (JTA)—Jews in Bri-
Job 14:10) and Revelations (9:8); taro will launch a joint $1,000,000
Thou Art the Man, from II Sam- drive next month for overseas re-
tie' (12:7) ; Behold the Man, from lief work.
Zechariah
"(T:12);
By
Bread
Alone. from Deuteronomy (8:3);
Call RA. 7956, for listings in the
Let Us Consider One Another, classified columns of The Jewish
from Hebrews ( 10:24) ; What of News.
the Night, from Isaiah (21:11);
Days Are As Grass. from Psalms
(103:151; Days of Our Years, from
Palms (90:10); Put Off Thy
Shoes, from Exodus (3:5) : Voice
of the Turtle, from Song of Songs
(2:121: The Little Foxes. • from
Song of Songs (2:15); and Army
Without Banners, adapted from
'Army with Banners" in Song of ( Also Furniture Cleaning
Som.!: 16:4).
Undoubtedly the most drawn-,
upon section of the Bible is the!
first eight verses in the third
fir,
chapter. book of Ecclesiastes. The
Cumulative Book Index of 1938-
1943 reveals that, in this brief
period, 11 different titles have
been appropriated from those
eight short verses. They are:
Time of Peace, A Time To Be
Born. Time to Build, A Time to
Cast Away, Time to Kill (appear-
ing twice), Time to Laugh (three
times). A Time to Speak
A Time to Die (twice). Time for
Everything, Time to Mourn and
Time for Silence. The Song of
Solomon (Song of Songs) is like-
wise a book that has been preg-
nant with titles and can be used
to even greater advantage if we
will study its pages. From verse
12 in Chapter 2 alone. two ex-
cellent titles have come: The

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