Friday, April 4, 1947
THE JEWISH NEWS
Page Thirty
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"Likhvod HaRegel"
Persky Volume Reveals Colorful
Data, Stories of Jewish Festivals
By BERNARD ISAACS
"Likhvod HaRegel" ("Jewish
Festivals") is Daniel Persky's
third volume on holidays and fes-
tivals.
In this volume, just published
in New York, Persky deals with
the entire cycle of holidays and
festivals beginning with Rosh
Hashanah and ending with She-
vuoth. It contains personal obser-
vations, sermonettes and light
and serious articles.
True Perskinian and quite re-
freshing is his note on the fly-
leaf: "i-ermIssron rs given to
translate this book or any part
of it and to reproduce it in any
manner or form whatever." This
is a departure from the austere
note of warning that "all rights
are reserved . . ."
Yom Kippur Spirit
In the first chapter on the High
Holy Days he discusses the
cleansing and edifying element
of these great days and concludes
by saying, "I wish I could talk to
every Jew who leaves the door
of the synagogue on Yom Kippur
night and urge him to take along
with him some of that elevating
and purifying Yom Kippur spirit
with which he was saturated dur-
ing the whole day."
Persky maintains that Ameri-
can Jews ought to devote much
time to the holidays. He says:
''What we need here in America
above everything else is a special
organization which would dedicate
itself to the task of re-introducing
and revitalizing the holidays.
Such an organization ought to
take precedence over all other
groups—educational, national or
philanthropic."
- Invisible Guests
In dealing with Succoth, Persky
devotes several chapters to the
seven invisible honored guests:
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph,
Moses, Aaron and David, to whom
an invitation is extended by every
Jew to grace his Succah table. In
telling this beautiful story, Persky
reminds us that it is incumbent
upon everyone to invite a needy
person to the Succah.
The story of Esther, which we
read on Purim, Persky terms, the
Megillah." Everything in
the book of Esther moves with
lightning rapidity. In a more
serious article on Purim, Persky
points up the great optimism dis-
played by Mordecai who is always
full of hope* and is certain that
"revach vahazalah," relief and de-
liverance are bound to come some-
how.
Persky relates an interesting
incident in connection with the
Tel Aviv Purim Carnival, the
Ad-dlo-yada. As he watched the
New Spanish Publication
Is Goodwill Instrument
'46 Jewish Drives
Top $135 Million
NEW YORK—"Saludos," new
Spanish-language publication of
the Pan-American Good Neighbor
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Jewish
Forum, carries strong pleas for
colorful floats, he noticed a little understanding and good will be- communities in 215 cities through-
boy of about ten, who stood near tween Christians and Jews, in its out the country raised more than
$135,000,000 in 1946 campaigns
him and overbubbling with en- first issue.
The foreign language depart- for local, national and overseas
thusiasm. The lad seemed popular
and talked a beautiful, fluent ment of the Anti-Defamation agencies, the Council of Jewish
Hebrew. Every boy and girl that League of Bnai Brith will help Federations and Welfare Funds
passed had something to say to promote the new monthly vehicle. disclosed.
Copies of the publication may be
Reports from 218 member
him.
"This." Persky remarked to secured by contacting ADL re-
himself, "is an example of the gional offices and Bnai Brith
new Jewish generation in our lodges.
homeland." But while he was
watching this attractive little lad, redemption came about because
a big tall Arab, dressed in his of the virtuous Jewish woman,
typical Arab clothes, turban and and he develops the thought that
abaya, grabbed the little boy and it is the Jewish woman who will
was about to walk away with him. also redeem us—the American
Persky was stunned. He was Jews. It is the Jewish woman
ready to pounce upon that Arab who organized the great organiza-
kidnaper. But then he heard the tion Hadassah and other organiza-
little boy say to the Arab, "just a tions, such as the large and
influential sisterhoods and auxil-
minute, father, I am coming."
iaries. "Without the virtuous
True Friendly Spirit
woman, many an institution would
Later Persky found out that have undoubtedly ceased to func-
this boy was a student in the tion."
Herzeliah Hebrew School. "This,"
This 326 page volume Jewish
completes Persky, "shows the true Festivals, ought to be placed
friendly spirit which exists be- among other indispensable books
tween the Jews and the Arabs." dealing with Jewish holidays and
In connection with Pesach, festivals.
Persky waxes enthusiastic about
the Erev Yomtov spirit, about the
elaborate preparations which be-
PASSOVER
gan immediately after Purim and
continued until Pesach was
GREETINGS
ushered in. He describes the act
of cleansing the homes, the joy of
the children who were freed from
Haeder so that they might be of
help around the house, and assist
in baking the Matzoh.
Persky calls attention to the
Director of
illustrated Hagadahs, which, un-
I like other books, have received
much attention by Jewish artists
throughout the last ten or more
centuries.
RADIO STATION
In his discussion relative to the
redemption of the children of
Israel from Egypt, he refers to the
statement of the rabbis that the
HARRY WEINBERG
plementing the amounts which
they raised directly in their own
campaigns.
In 194 cities whose campaigns
have been virtually completed,
federations and welfare funds
raised $108,912,221 in 1946 as com-
pared with $52,754,656 in 1945 a
gain of 107.2 per cent. The aver-
age increase for welfare funds in
1945 over 1944 had been 22.9 per
cent. Cities which were in war
chests during 1945 report an even
more striking increase in 1946.
YISKOR MEMORIAL
SERVICES at the
agencies in 215 cities, show a total
of $128,643,693 raised in 1946 cam-
paigns. This does not include in-
come from community or war
chests, or sums raised through
Jewish campaigns independent of
welfare funds. It does not reflect
fund-raising for capital fund pur-
poses.
Eleven cities reported income of
$4,374,681 from war chests sup-
Downtown Synagogue
1205 Griswold
Sth Day of Passover
SATURDAY, APRIL 12th
Continuous service from 9
A.M. to I P.M. Rabbi Herman
Rosenwasser in charge.
RE-ELECT
JUDGE THOMAS J.
MURPHY
Circuit Court Judge
Experienced & Able
Qealified By Years
of Experience
Election Monday, April 7th
Contributed by a Jewish friend
JEWISH HOUR
WJBK
VOTE FOR ... ARTHUR W.
SEMPL1NER
JUDGE COMMON PLEAS COURT
Re-Elect .. .
MONDAY, APRIL 7th
CHESTER P.
O'HARA
CIRCUIT JUDGE
Former Special Prosecutor
For Graft Grand Jury
and graft trials.
No. 62 on ballot
contributed By A Jewish Friend
* Circuit Court
Commissioner
Before Army
* Veteran World War 11
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Lawyers' Poll
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