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Israel. Mourning Dr. Weizmann's
Death Issues
Memorial Stamp
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Israel, mourning the loss of
Dr. Chaim Weizmann, its first
President, will honor his mem-
ory with a special commemora-
tive stamp issue to be issued in
December after the close of the
thirty-day period of mourning.
Two stamps, a 30 pr. gray, and
110 pr. blue, show his portrait in
profile, facing the Presidential
standard.
By featuring Dr. Weizmann,
Israel has, for a second time,
broken with custom and por-
trayed a personality on a stamp.
The first occasion was at the
opening of the 23rd World Zion-
ist Congress in Jerusalem hon-
oring the 'memory of Theodor
Herzl.
Because of Dr. Weizmann's de-
votion to the establishment of
a Jewish homeland, the state of
Israel has re-emerged and taken
its, seat among the states of the
world in the United Nations—
and one of the ways that Israel
has chosen to honor the United
Nations is through stamp issues.
When Israel, for example, was
admitted to the International
Postal Union on March 26, 1950
—a day marking also the 75th
anniversary of the Union—the
young state commemorated the
occasion by the issuance of a
special commemorative envelope,
picturing the globe of the earth
entwined by a long narrow rib-
bon composed of the multi-col-
ored flags of the sixty' member
nations of the UN.
The ribbon starting above the
globe (imprinted at the left side
of the envelope) with the flag of
Israel. and encirclirig the earth
five times and then extending
along the bottom of the en-
velope, rising at the extreme left
towards the two commemorative
stamps, showing the biblical Zvi,
or antelope, leaping from the
earth, winds up with the Ameri-
can flag.
Other Israel issues honoring
the United Nations include tho
State's admittance to the world
organization on May 12, 1949;
World Health Day and United
NatiOns Day.
Hanukah Customs
Hanukah Candles
We celebrate Hanukah by
lighting candles every evening4
during the holiday. On the first
evening one candle is lit; on the
second evening two candles are
lit; on the third, three candles
are lit; and so, on up to the
eighth evening, on . which eight
candles are lit.
The lighting of the candles is
done in the following manner:
The person who is to perform
the ceremony lights the Sham-
ash (the serving candle) and
then recites the blessings, while
lighting the candles. The bless-
ings are followed by the 'chant-
ing of "Hanerot Hallalu" and
"Maoz Tzur" (Rock of Ages).
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Queen Elizabeth Is Patron
Of Christian-Jews Council
Httnukah Gelt (Hanukah money)
There are three reasons for
MANCHESTER, England, giving the children "Hanukah
(JTA)—Queen Elizabeth II has Gelt." One is that we want to
agreed to . become patron of the make the children happy. An-
other is that we want them to
Council of • Christians and Jews ask why we give them "Hanukah
b.f Great Britain, it was an- Gelt," so that we may have a
nounced at a dinner of the Man- chance to tell them about the
chester branch of the organiza- holiday: A third reason is that
tion. The national organization Jewish children, at the time of
was formed in 1942 to combat all the Maccabean war, are said to
forms of racial and religious in- have contributed their pennies
tolerance between Christians to the cause of redeeming their'
and Jews and to foster coopera- people from oppression. We
tion in educational, social and therefore reward the children of
today for the deeds of the chil-
communal sevice.
dren in the past.
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I, even I, am he that blotteth
Latkes
(Pancakes)
out thy transgressions for mine
It is customary to eat "latkes"
own .sake, and will not remem-
during Hanukah. "Latkes" \are
ber thy sins.---Isa. 43:25.
also usually served at Hanukah
parties - and celebra.tions.
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FOR THE FINEST IN
Special Prayers
POULTRY
In the Synagogue or Temple
special
prayers are recited an
CALL
Hanukah. The Hallel which is a
song of praise to the Lord, is
recited every morning during
OUTLET
eight days of Hanukah. At the
Amidah (the Eighteen Benedic-
POULTRY CO.
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Hanism" is recited. The prayer
Rabbis
tells about the Hanukah event.
S. Kahana
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H. Tennenbaum
3 shoctem
L. Tennenbaum
There are four names associ-
. on premises
ated with this Festival:
Hanukah—Dedication, as the
We Are No Further Than
Temple was re-dedicated.
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Hag Ha-Urim—Festival of lights.
Hag Ha-Hashmonaim — Festival
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of the Hasmoneans.
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Hag Ha-Maccabim—Festival of
FREE DELIVERY
the Maccabees.
Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld, Na-
tional Director of the Bnai
Bnai Brith Hillel Foundations .
and Isaac Imber, head of the
New York office
of Rassco Israel
Corporation, an
Israel building
concern, signed
a contract pro-
viding for
extensive alter-
ations on t h e
former Swiss
Consulate build-
ing in Jerusalem
Imber
which was recently purchased by
Hillel as a' .student center for
the Hebrew University. The
building will be ready by the
time the academic year opens.
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