Israel's Major Needs: Technolo y and Science
Eminent Leaders ring Technion's Message to City
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Representatives of universities in this area joined in honoring Dr. and
Mrs. Sydney Goldstein at the annual dinner meeting of the Detroit Technion
Society last Saturday night. From the left: Prof. HENRY GOMBERG, Uni-
versity of Michigan; Prof. LEO GOLDBERG, University of Michigan; BEN-
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- Detroit audiences last week he reported, will start this
heard graphic descriptions of spring.
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Israel's need for technological
skills in order to assure the
young state's existance as a
spearhead for democracy in the
entire Middle East. Here to ad-
dress the annual meeting of the
Detroit Technion Society, which
assists the Institute of Techno-
logy (Technion) in Haifa, Israel,
Prof. Sydney Goldstein, the
Technion's new vice - president,
and his wife, Dr. Rosa Goldstein,
now serving as public relations
director of Technion, reviewed
Israel's existing needs and made
urgent appeals in behalf of the
Technion's program of expansion
aimed at training large numbers
of engineers and scientists for
whom there is a dire need.
The two guests, in eloquent
addresses, described the demands
that are being made for Tech-
nion-trained technicians at the
dinner at L'Aiglon Saturday
night. Dr. Goldstein also spoke
to a select group of Technion
leaders on Feb. 7, at the Statler
and addressed more than 100
people at a meeting of the De-
troit Section of the Institute of
Aeronautical Science at Wayne
University Friday night. Prof.
John Inecht presided.
"Israel seeks to create in
that part of the world a west-
ern civilization of the highest
type," Dr. Goldstein said. "It
will mean much to the West
if this experiment succeeds or
fails. The establishment of this
salient, this wedge, as a spear-
head of western ideas, is of
vital importance to the world."
Explaining that Israel could
settle down on an economic level
of Bulgaria or Syria in a year
or two, the eminent scientist,
who is recognized as one of the
World's leading aerodynamacists,
nevertheless asserted that Israel
van only succeed if it is devel-
oped on a high industrial level
and that for this it must have
the best in technology,
"The first emphasis in Israel
must be on technology and
science," he declared, "We must
have the engineers and the
architects in applied sciences.
Only a few come from the out-
side to remain in the land, and
only the Technion can train the
men we need."
Describing how the good
earth was swept into the sea
during the recent floods, Dr.
Goldstein said: "We have not
wept as much over the lost
soil as we have over ragged
children, but there is a con-
nection there." He pointed out
that Israel needs at least 550
new engineers a year and
Technion can supply only 200.
He reported that the Tech-
nion, which was built for a
maximum capacity of 300
students, now has a student
body of 1100, with an addi-
tional 550 students in the tech-
nical high school, and appealed
for support for the enlarged
school planned for an expand-
ed student body of a 25•acre
plot of land already allocated
for the purpose. Construction
of the new college buildings,
Prof. Goldstein pointed out
that of the 280 students admit-
ted this year, out of a total of
580 applicants, 100 were assigned
for special studies by the army.
He said that this is in itself a
most important function because
the existing conscription is not
only a matter of defense but is
also an educational process that
welds the newcomers from many
lands. He added that Technion
graduates are taught to handle
people, that they are valuable
in town planning, in . building
homes, in water purification, and
in scores of other fields neces-
sary in state building, and in
welcoming large immigration.
There is no shortage of human
material out of which to mould
these technicians, he said.
During the question period
at the dinner meeting, Dr,
Goldstein turned the tables on
the non-Jews by pointing out
that Israelis, contrary to the
position of Jews elsewhere,
make good farmers, good sol-
diers and sailors, but the
country's finances are in a
mess. "Perhaps we need a few
good Christian experts in fi-
nance," he added jocularly.
JAMIN WILK, president, Detroit Technion Society; Prof. STUART HICKS,
Wayne University; LEON KAY, vice-president, National Technion Society;
DR. ROSA GOLDSTEIN; DR. SYDNEY GOLDSTEIN; Prof. JASPER GERAR,-
DI, University of Detroit.
JPS Slates 7 Books
For 1952 Publication
The Jewish Publication So-
ciety of America will publish
seven new books in 1952, accord-
ing to an announcement by
Judge Louis E. Levinthal, • presi-
dent.
Included in the list are two
novels, a theological study, a
juvenile, a biography, a history
and the Year Book.
Novels are "Unambo" by Max
Brod (translated from the Ger-
man by Ludwig Lewisohn)
which has the war in Israel as
its setting, and 'The Last Re-
volt" by Joseph Opatoshu
(translated from the Yiddish by
Morris Spiegel) which deals with
Bar Kochba and Rabbi Akiba.,_
The theological study is "Fallen
Angels" by Bernard J. Barn-
berger, which presents the fan-
tastic myths about the angels
who were lured to sin by the
beauty of mortal women. The
juvenile book is titled "Stories of
King David" by Lillian S. Free-
hof.
The biography is "Don Isaac
Abravanel" by Benzion Netan-
yahu, which discusses the life
of this remarkable financier and
scholar. The history is "Early
American Jewry," Volume 2 by
Jacob R. Marcus, which deals
with the Jews of Pennsylvania
and the South from 1649 to 1794.
Asked why he spoke of Israel
as "an experiment," he explained
that it is because of the great
test in human values, in social
ideas, in the advancement of
people, and said he desired to
go even farther by considering
Israel a catalyst—a power that
will accelerate changes in the
entire world through the spread
of a new civilization.
Mrs. Goldstein inspired the
audience with her charm and the
touching manner in which she
brought Technion's message to
the group which included many
prothinent engineers and com-
munity leaders. Herself a scien-
tist, possessing a Ph. D. in phy-
sical chemistry, Mrs. Goldstein
told of the difficulties encount-
ered in advancing the Tech-
nion's needs. In her appeal she
indicated that all schools de-
pend upon friends and alumni
and stated -that in view of the
limitations in Israel the school
in Haifa must depend for means
with which to expand upon Author Predicts Fading
world Jewry. She asked those in Of 'Red-Jew' Stereotype
position to do so to send athletic
NEW YORK, (AJP) — A na-
equipment for the Technion
students.
tionally - famous Jewish novel-
During the question period ist predicts an end to the "false
Prof. Henry Gomberg of the stereotype of the Jewish Corn-.
University of Michigan ampli- munist" and declares that "a
fied a statement by Prof. Jew who lives by tradition, can't
Goldstein to the effect that the help being an excellent Ameri-
Technion faculty. numbers one can."
to every 121!2 students by
The statement by H e r in a n
stating that T e c h n ion will Wouk, author of the best-seller,
reach a high level when it "The Cain Mutiny," was re-
approaches the one - to - five leased by the Union of Orthodox
Jewish Congregations of Amer-
ratio.
Benj amin Wilk, president of ica here.
Staunchly supporting tradi-
the Detroit Technion • Society,
presided at the dinner meeting. tional Judaism, Wouk, whose
Leon Kay, national Technion novel is being filmed in Holly-
vice-president, reported on de- wood, said that - "freedom under
cisions to raise $10,000,000 in this God is the Jewish contribution
country for the new Technion to world thought, as it is the
buildings to match a similar sum cornerstone of. Americanism."
to be provided by Israel. A Tech-
nion movie was shown. Rabbi 24—THE JEWISH NEWS
Leon Frain gave the invocation:
Friday, February 15, 1953
hissing Stone from Throne Links
England with Ancient-Day Jewry
By SAM GOODMAN
An American Jewish Press Feature
Not many months ago, the
press of the Western world car-
ried 'headlines about a piece of
stone that was stolen.
For centuries- the stone had
been incorporated as part of the
throne of the English monarch.
The second important.thing was
that according to legend it was a
piece of the pillar of stone on
which Jacob had slept when he
dreamed of angels going up and
down from the skies. Tradition
had it that the stone was car-
ried to Jerusalem and finally
brought to England where it was
hammered into the royal throne.
That the British monarchy
should thus seek to tie itself up
with ancient Israel need not sur-
prise us, when we remember the
influence of the Bible upon
English thought. It was a British
monarch, King James, whose
name is associated with the
clagsic King James translation
of the Bible, which for literary
style has never been surpassed
and which has been instrt1Pmen-
tal in weaving into English
language and consciousness a
thousand images and ideas of
the Jewish Bible.
The impress of this Biblical
tradition extends to today as
we remember that the first
name of the Duke of Windsor,
the favorite in his own family,
is David=and the name of the
new queen, Elizabeth, also is
derived from the Bible. Eliza-
beth is the anglification of the
Hebrew name Elisheba,
meaning consecrated to God,
England had a Queen Eliza-
beth before the present one, of
course, and she had very im-
portant dealings with one Jew.
The story goes back to the 16th
century when a young Jewish
physician by the name of Rode-
rigo Lopez. migrated to Eng-
land. He rose to importance in
a very short time, and became
the physician to an important
nobleman.
Later, he was offered a special
honor as lecturer in the College
of Physicians and declined it.
Finally, he was made physician
to Queen Elizabeth herself. Then
his troubles began.
He was charged by the Earl of
:Essex with conspiring to make a
peace with Spain and trying to
poison Queen Elizabeth. He was
tried and denied all guilt. Fina-
lly he was placed on the rack
and under torture "confessed"
the guilt of plotting, but said he
had only been playing a game
seeking "to gull" the Spanish
monarch. Later, he recanted the
confession altogether.
It is sufficient that Elizabeth
herself first upbraided the Earl
of Essex for making the charges,
and even to the end, • delayed as
long as possible carrying out the
execution. Her manner of acting
would lead one to believe that
she was far from convinced of
the truth of the charge, but that
she yielded because the public
was bitterly anti-Spain and was
ready to believe anything. The
English masses . did not realize
that Lopez, whose family were
fugitives from Spain, was hardly
likely to love Spain any more
than they.
Historians for a long time
took opposite sides on the
question of Lopez' guilt. It
was only recently when the
Spanish goVernment made ac-
cessible the archives of 'King
Philip of Spain that the in-
nocence of Lopez was estab-
lished.
The English monarch to have
the longest association with a,
Jew was Queen Victoria. Benja-
min Disraeli was her favorite
prime minister, What she liked
about Disraeli above all was, she
said, that he remembered she
was a w o in a n, She didn't like
Gladstone, who made long,
formal, dry speeches to her.
But she had other reasons also
to favor Disraeli. It was Disraeli
who made Victoria the Empress
of India and it was Disraeli who
brought the Suez Canal under
the English sovereignty,
There were rumors afloat that
Victoria's royal consort, Prince
Albert, had some mixture of
Jewish blood. 'There seems to
have been no real basis for this,
although many Jewish families
intermarried with the BritiSti
nobility. Some years ago, when.
a new biography of Prince Al-
bert appeared, it was whispered
that the reason for publication
of the book was to disprove .
charges that he was of Jewish
descent,