Israel Is Welt-Chosen Name
For New Skite, Says Zeitlin
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DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, May 29, 1953
Pickles Ideal as Pick-Me-Up
ORT Leaders in U. S.
To Receive Program Aid
The age-old question — is /were all united by their corn-
Judaism a race . or a religion?— ! mon belief in one God. -
is the substance of a review of Zeitlin explains that the
term Judaism which sprung
up was coined not in Judaea,
but in the Diaspora, which, he
adds, is significant since the
term Judaism, therefore, "is
to be associated only with re-
ligion and not with a civiliza-
tion." Prof. Zeitlin further
states:
"The first government estab-
lished by the Jews in the time of
Saul was called Israel. He was
the first king of Israel. Since
the term Israel has no connota-
tion of religion, a MoSlem or
Arab or a Christian Arab can be
a citizen of the State of Israel;
however, if the State were called
Judaea, the inhabitants would
be called Judaeans-Jews. The
name Judea would be exclusive;
a Moslem or a Christian could
not be called Jewish."
PROF. SOLOMON ZEITLIN
the controversy by Solomon
• Zeitlin, in an article, "The
Names Hebrew, Jew. and Israel,"
written for The Jewish Quarter-
ly Review.
Prof. Zeitlin, a professor at
Dropsie College, through refer-
_ _ once to Scriptures, manuscripts,
chapters of the Bible and Tal-
mud, comes to- the conclusion
that Judaisrh is a religion.
He further states that the
name "Israeli," chosen for the
re-born Jewish state, is vitally
significant and well-chosen,
since it indicates that the Is-
raeli -is a Jew by religion, unit-
ing him with all Jews of the
Diaspora, while. Jews of the
Diaspora are not bound - to .
Israel politically, but are citi-
zens of their respective coun-
tries, to which they owe their
allegiance.
The term "Israel" begins with
Jacob, who was surnamed Israel,
Prof. Zeitlin points out. His de-
scendants were , known as the
children of Israel, and some-
times, simply Israel.
On the death of Solomon, the
kingdom was split into the south
and the north, with the , kings
of the latter called the kings of
Israel, while the kings of the
south were called kings of
Judah.
The state formed. after the
Restoration was the Common-
wealth of the Jews, and the
country was Judaea, but the
language now became Hebrew
instead. of Yehudit. During this
period converts were not ac-
cepted.
But, during the Second Coin-
monwealth, when converts were
encouraged to join the Jewish
fold, the Judaeans-Jews, as they
were known, were no longer an
ethnic group, nor did all
scendants of Israel live in
Judaea.
Jews who lived in Antioch
were called Hebrews, those who
lived in other countries of the
Diaspora were Israelis, but they
A Date with Dromedary
Dr. Aron Syngalowski (left),
Pickles perk up a meal—especially at the beginning. There's
World ORT Union executive nothing so taste-tempting as a tray of "pickle pickups," canapes
committee chairman, and Max
Braude, director of operations,
have arrived in the United
States to confer with leaders of
the Joint Distribution Commit-
tee, a member agency of the
UJA, together with spokesmen
of the American ORT Federa-
tion, on financial support dur-
ing 1953 to the 19-nation voca-
tional training program. In-
creased allocations are sought
to meet the growing needs for
industrial skills in Israel and
North Africa.
Hamburg to Idemnify
Jewish Victims of Nazis
Here's a suggestion that "takes
the cake"—a two-layer cake
made with Dromedary Devil's
Food Mix for the bottom layer
and Dromedary White Cake Mix
for the upper one (recipes an
the Dromedary packages). Top
the cake with Dromedary Shred-
ded Fresh Coconut and Drome-
dary Dates, with Dromedary
Fudge and Frosting Mix be-
tween layers. Total time, from.
package to pan, for. preparing
the two layers, is approximately
seven minutes. The frosting
takes less than four minutes to
prepare.
Dromedary products are strict-
ly kosher and carry the "U" seal
of the Union of Orthodox Jew-
ish Congregations on the pack-
age.
.
HAMBURG, (JTA) — A new
law providing for indemnifica-
tion of racial and political vic-
tims of Nazi persecution in the
Hamburg area was adopted by
the Hamburg City Parliament.
It provides for indemnity pay-
ments of 4,250,0010 deutsche-
marks during the corning fiscal
year.
made with crisp, piquant pickles. Next time you have guests, try
a few of the suggestions below. If you buy the 7 1/2 -ounce and
pint-sized jars of pickles, you can easily afford to employ several
different varieties at one meal.
Most versatile are preserved sweet pickles, cross cut sweets,
sweet pickle sticks and fresh cucumber pickles. The jewel-like
pickled onions and India relish spark the canape tray, too. .
PICKLE PICKUPS
1. Combine finely chopped Heinz Cross Cut Sweet Pickles and softened cream
cheese. Spread on crackers, sprinkle with caraway seeds.
2. Cut cheddar cheese into 1/2-inch cubes. Spear with a toothpick and top
with Heinz Pickled Onions or 1/2-inch slices of Heinz Preserved Sweet Pickles.
New Tourist Exchange Rate Is Set in Israel
A new rate of exchange of
1.800 Israel pounds ner U. S. $1
and the abolition of the "SIT'
letter-of-credit-system for tour-
ists have been announced by the
Government of Israel's Tourist
Center in New York. This move
makes Israel one of the most in-
expensive countries in the world
and at the same time elimin-
ates all red tape at the frontier.
Henceforth, tourists will ex-
change their currency at the
port of entry or authorized ex
change stations in the country
and pay for all their services in-
side Israel in local currency. In
order to be eligible for the spe-
cial non-austerity benefits ac-
corded to tourists, all that will
be necessary in restaurants and
hotels is a 'statement by the
tourist of his Status and his sig-
nature on special meal receipt-
forms. Upon departure, IL 18.000
worth of local currency may be
re-exchanged.
Correction
In last week's edition of
The Jewish News, card of
thanks erroneously appeared
for Mrs. Anna Weitz. The no-
tice should have been for
Mrs. Weitz's father, Louis
Zimmerman, to read:
The family of the late
Louis Zimmerman wishes to
thank its relatives and
friends for the many kind-
nesses extended during its
recent bereavement.
The Jewish News sincerely
regrets this error.
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