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Falafel, Israel's First Native Dish,
Is Jewry's Answer to U.S.'s Hot Dog
Falafel balls made of grodnd
chick peaS (Nahit) and spices
are readied for deep frying.
Falafel, Israel's snack compar-
able to the American hot dog or
hamburger, is sold on almost
every street corner in Tel Aviv.
It is the first native dish to
come out of the Jewish State.
The recipe for this piquant
vegetarian snack—made of
Petah (Arabic bread), fried balls
of chick peas (nahit), garlic and
red pepper, served with hot rel-
ish and Tachina Paste (Sesame
sauce)—is not a recipe handed
down from mother to daughter.
This Falafel recipe was given
by a Jerusalem street vendor to
Rachael Reichman, a fourth
generation Israeli, who operates
a small restaurant on. /the lower
East Side of New York City.
The vague "pinches" of this
and "handfuls of that," express-
ed by Mrs. Reichman have been
translated into workable meas-
urements by home , economist
Claire Brown in the I. Rokeach
& Sons' Kosher test kitchen.
THE PETAH ROLL
8 cups of flour
2 teaspoons halt
2% cups • warm water
1 package dried yeast
Mix and sift flour and salt into large
mixing bowl. Sprinkle yeast into warm
water. Stir until dissolved. Add to • dry
ingredients. Mix into a dough. Turn into
large greased bowl and cover with wax
paper. Store in warm place about two
hours, or until double in bulk. Knead
until light and elastic. Divide dough into
8 pieces. Roll' each piece into a circle
% inch thick. Place in greased baking
pan. Bake in hot oven (400 F.) 20-30
minutes or until lightly browned. Split
open and" fill with falafel, tachina paste,
pepper relish and chopped lettuce and
tomatoes in vinegar and oil dressing.
FALAFEL
1% pounds dried chick peas
6 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons salt
% cup dried red peppers
1 cup water
Soak chick peas overnight. Drain. Put
thick peas and garlic through meat grind-
er using fine blade. Add salt. Soak red
Peppers in a cup of water five minutes.
.Pidd the water and one tablespoon of
seeds from the pepper pods to the chick
pea mixture. Mix and shape into one-
inch balls. Fry in Rokeach (peanut)
Salad Oil at 375 degrees F. until golden
brown, about 10 minutes. Drain on ab-
sorbent paper.
TACHINA PASTE
cup Sesame butter (available in
Oriental food stores)
3 /2 teaspoon salt
cup water
7 tablespoons lemon juice
Combine all ingredients slowly to make
a smooth paste. Serve on Falafel.
PEPPER RELISH
5
green bell peppers
cup dried red peppers
cup leaf parsley
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Chop peppers and parsley together. Add
salt and lemon juicer Place in covered
container ATI() let stand one or two days
before using. Serve with falafel.
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Iraq Asks lightening
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Sizzling Falafel in frying bas-
ket are removed .when golden
brown and drained on paper.
Pleads Against Making
House of Worship Mere
'Country Club at Prayer'
•The Christian clergy will sit
up and take notice, and rabbis,
too, will be attracted to the ap-
peal made by Dr. Frederick Kel-
ler Stamm that the house of
worship should become more
than "a country club at pray-
er." His challenging little book,
"If This Be Religion", will stir
many controversies and will be
the subject of numerous debates
as to the validity of his argu-
ments.
For 40 years a preacher in
pulpits in Dayton, Brooklyn,
Cjlicago and other cities, Dr.
Stamm substantiates his charges
that Christian teachings have
been ignored in churches with
facts and 'by relating numerous
personal, experiences. He re-
counts numerous clashes, relates
having overheafd parishioners
comment that the people who
pay the preacher should have
something to say about his
preaching and for 40 years
therefore ran in a circle. Young-
er men in the pulpit told him
that if they said what he says
they would lose their posts. But
because he spoke what he be-
lieved, moneyed men withdrew
their contributions from his
church, children were instructed
by their parents to put tacks in
the paths of his automobile, and
his lot was a hard one.
But he still carries on the bat-
tle for the principles he believes
in, speaks up against racial and
religious prejudices and has ip-
corporated in "If 'This Be Re-,
ligion--" his views in defense of
uncompromising faith. His book
(published by John Day Co., 2
W. 45th. St., N. Y.) is the coura-
geous -expression of a man
whose record substantiates his
search for the truth as his faith
has taught him to see it.
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1000 Affected as DP Camp
Must Close byeNovember '1 •
FRANKFUR,T— (JTA) — The
Lansberg DP camp in witch
more than 1,000 displaced Jews
still live must be exacuated and
the DPs relocated by Nov. 1, ac-
cording to the latest order of
John J. McCloy, American High
Commissioner in Germany. The
camp will be used for troops.
LONDON, (JTA) — Iraq has
suggested to the Arab League Italian Jews Seek Payment
states a plan for tightening the For Property Looted in War
ROME— (JTA)—dompensation
economic blockade of Israel,
for Jewish property looted dur-
ing the war in Italy is demanded
in a memorandum prepared
here by • the Union of-Italian
Jewish Communities for submis-
sion to the Parliamentary Corn-
Approximately 200,000 in Met- mittee for War Damages.
ropolitan Detroit suffer from
impaired hearing.
Reuters reported from Bagdad.
A government spokesman as-
serted that the blockade was the
most dangerous weapon against
the Jewish state.
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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, October 27, 1950
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Ann Birstein's Jewish .
Knowledge Gives Status
To Novel 'Star of Glass'
Ann Birstein's first n o v e 1,
"Star- of Glass," has won, by un-
animous decision of the judges,
the 1948 Dodd-Mead 'Literary
Fellowship Award and has been
published by Dodd, Mead & Co.,
432 Fourth Ave., New__York.
"Star of Glass" is a wholesome
story in which Fay Rosen takes
a secretarial job in a Manhat-
tan synagogue, becomes deeply
attached to the religious com-
munity and its rabbi and her
conviction is passed on to the
reader.
As secretary to the rabbi,
whose religious feelings assume
firm hold upon her, the young
girl becomes an important asset
in the synagogue. Her opinions
are considered, she expresses her
preferences when the rabbi gets
a call to a Cleveland congrega,
tion.
Most effective in Miss Bir-
stein's novel is her description
of the services, her quotations of
Holy Day prayers, her knowl-
edge of Jewish ceremonials and
traditions. This deep under-
standing gave her novel that
power which made it a prize-
winner.
Guest to Preside at
Round Table Banquet
In a statement analyzing the
Cabinet crisis in Israel, Law-
rence W. Crohn, president of the
Zionist Council of Detroit, this
week declared that "whatever
the outcome we can view the
whole procedure with equani-
mity, and be proud to witness in
Israel the ideals of democracy
out to their first test."
Mr. Crohn's statement asserts
that "considering the many ele-
ments within the Israeli popula-
tion, their diverse origins, it is
amazing that for over two years
I
the government has functioned
so well."
Aesculapians Announce
Charity Dinner Dance Plans
The Aesculapian Pharmaceu-
tical Fraternity, in cooperation
with the Ladies Auxiliary, will
present its annual charity din-
her-dance at 7 p.m., Nov. 8 at
Northwood Inn. Tickets may be
purchased by contacting By
Margolis, UN. 4-7019 or Mrs. Mi-
chael Wainer, TO. 7-8576.
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Athletes Meet at G- rossinger's
GROSSINGER, N. Y.—Three ,great athletes with their host,
PAUL GROSSINGER, at the Grossinger Country Club. Left to
right: BUD PALMER, former basketball star and current radio
sportscaster; Grossinger; "AL "Flip" •ROSEN of the Cleveland
Indians, and SID GORDON of the Boston Braves. Rosen hit 37
home runs during the 1950 season to lead the American League
in that department.
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ANBEIOER
EDGAR A. GUEST
Dr. Everett A. Clinchy, presi-
dent,of the National Conference
of Christians and Jews an-
nounced in New York that Edgar
A. Guest, widely known Detroit
poet, has consented to act as
toastmaster of . t h e National
Conference's 22nd anniversary
dinner, Nov. 13, at Detroit's
Masonic Temple, honoring Ben-
son Ford, vice-president of the
Ford Motor Co. Mr. Ford is to
be the principal speaker with
Allen Dulles, president of the
Council of Foreign Affairs.
Edgar Guest, Protestant co-
chairman of the Detroit Round
Table, acted in a similar ca-
pacity at last year's dinner hon-
oring C. E. Wilson, president of
General Electric, :which was at-
tended by 1100 Detroit notables.
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Inspiring Young Israel services will be conducted.
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