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Gottlieb Says Self-Respect
Builds Security for Jews
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Editor, The Jewish News.
I wish to commend you upon
your courageous, outspoken re-
marks dealing with the lads or-
ganizing themselves in a Christ-
mas Carol Singing Group.
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By Uncle David
In my own experience both in
Dear Boys and Girls
our country and in Canada, in
A few days ago we celebrated college, in professional and in
Asar b'Shevat. life
It was civic I have always found
Ham
a - minor festival, but we should that self-respect commands self-
ail be acquainted with it because respect. A sincere Orthodox Jew,
it is such an unusual one. a consistent Liberal Jew, will win
It is the Jewish Arbor Day— i for .. himself more worthwhile
the Jewish New Year of the gentile friends than an insecure
Trees. It is known in Hebrew i coreligionist.
The Jew who struggles to
as Rosh Hashanah Lellonoth.
On this festival we plant trees crash his way into a snobbish
in Israel through the Jewish so-called exclusive resort is the
National Fund. prototype of the Jew who yearns
• There is an interesting story to push his way into the sacred
in connection with Hamisha realms of another religious corn-
Ascar about a Jewish Rip Van munity. In this country, where
religious observance and the
Winkle. Here it is:
State are traditionally separate
The Jewish Rip Van Winkle
On Hamisha Asar b'Shevat , and apart, it is not necessary for
although the weather here is . Jews to get down on all four to
gloomy, sometimes full of rain, win social acceptance. Loyal, de-
sometimes slush y, everything voted traditional Jews in Eng-
blooms in Israel, where it is the land are today occupying hon-
New Year of the Trees. Jews ored seats in the exclusive House
everywhere celebrate this festi- of Lords; one needs hardly men-
val. tion the Samuel family, the
On the occasion of Hamisha Rothschilds and the Waley
Asar we tell the story about the Cohens. In these United States
Jewish Rip Van Winkle, as Rabbi and Canada, the consistency and
Choni was called. Rabbi Choni Jewish devotion of ,coreligionists
once passed an orchard and saw like Herbert Lehman, or the late
a man planting a tree. When he S. W. Jacobs of the Canadian
was informed that the man was Parliament, did not prove in-
planting a carob tree, he ex- surmontabe obstacles to their
claimed: eminance.
"A carob tree! What folly is
Ignorance of the world-ac-
this? Dost thou not know that cepted prophetic ideals of our
a full generation must pass ere faith, lack of respect for ones
this tree beareth fruit? Neither ancestors. lack of ordinary self-
thy lips nor those of thy son respect, commingled with an in-
will taste of it." feriority complex, contribute to
"Thou speakest truth, my such acts of utter disgust.
master. Yet when I think with Character building and a more
what pleasure I ate the fruit of profound indoctrination in basic
my grandsire's toil. I would that Hebraic traditions and ideals ap-
my son's sons have like delight." pears to be the solution as you
Then Choni went on, feeling so aptly put it in your editorial
strangely rebuked by the old columns.
man's words.
—HENRY M. GOTTLIEB
In a shady nook he sought
rest. Sweet sleep seized his tired
Two New Brandeis Courses

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When the rabbi sat dOwn to WALTHAM, Mass.—Two new
rest, the sun was declining tow- areas of graduate study—Eng-
lish and American Literature
ard
his bed
in the
sea.
When
the rabbi
awoke
the
sun
was and The History of Ideas—will
,
be opened at Brandeis Univer-
surmounting toward the
sity next fall, President Abram
of another day.
Conscience-s t r i c ken by his L. Sachar announced.
sloth, Choni started homeward. The SOLOMON FAMILY CLUB
His limbs refused to keep pace will hold its next meeting at the
with his desire, and he made home of Mr. and Mrs. ' Morton
but little speed. When he reach- Forman on Elmhurst Ave.
ed the spot where, on the pre-
vious day, he had left the old
man, before him was a leafy zled brow, "I—I am thy father—
carob tree on whose branches ' I am Choni," he stammered in
the pods seemed ready to open:: a voice but half. heard.
Scarce believing his eyes, Choni' "Choni! Dost mean Rabbi
turned to a boy looking longing- ; Choni? Full seventy years have
passed over his grave."
ly at the fruit.
"Whose hand planted this ! "His grave! Where lies it?"
I Filled with pity for the white
tree, my boy?"
"My grandsire's, the day be-lface before him, Choni's grand-
fore his death." I son said, "Seventy years ago to-
Choni turned away bewildered.Iday my honored grandsire took
Was he dreaming? In his per- i sire wonted walk through the
plexity the hand of the rabbilcountry. So used was he to stay
instinctively sought his beard.' unmindful of the time, lost in
How long it had grown over-' pious musings, that his absence
night! lcaused no anxiety. When a full
Dazed, he wended his way 1 three days had passed, people
homeward, through unfamiliar I began to have misgivings, and
paths, past strange faces. Sud- ! his son and pupils went in
denly he stopped. Of a truthlsearch of him. No trace reward-
was his dream. This was the ed their eyes. The unwelcome
well-known house of his son, I thought forced itself upon them
where he was ever welcome. 1that he had fallen a prey to
With an almost light step he.l wild beasts."
entered. Then his eyes fell on a 1 "Choni is not dead. I, I am
young mother playing with a Choni. Choni is not dead," sob-
babe crowing from its father's ! bed the rabbi, and he staggered
arms. The faces were not those toward the speaker.
Quickly giving his precious
he had expected to see. Struck
dumb, Choni paused on the burden to his wife, the young
threshold. Then finding voice,' man caught the falling form,
he said, "I pray thee pardon, I l and gently led Ghoul into an
mistook this house for that of ' adjoining room.
I That some grief had affected
Choni's son."
"Choni's son!" exclaimed - the the stranger's mind, he did not
man of the house, "Dust thou 1 doubt. That it was his duty to
not know that my father, on' care for the old man, he well
whom be peace, is dead these knew. He did not shirk. So
Choni lived a stranger, kindly
ten years?"
tended, at his grandson's
"Thy lather dead!"
Seeing the stricken face of his hearth.
visitor, the younger man asked His heart was heavy, and his
compassionately, "Art thou my strength waned day by day, 'till
father's' friend? And if it be so, at last God heard Choni's pray-
then thou art indeed welcome." er, and sent hind_ everlasting
Passing. a hand over his puz- sleep.

Friday, January 22, 1954

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This We•k's Radio and
Television Programs
of Jewish Interest

THE ETERNAL LIGHT

Time: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan.
24.
Station : WWJ
Feature: "Jacob My Son," a
unique story of the Biblical
brothers, Jacob and Esau, em-
phasizing the moral conflict and
decisions faced by Rebekah, their
mother, will be related.
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ALTMAN'S JEWISH HOUR

Time: 9:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan.
23.
Station: WJLB.
Feature: Continuing its per-
sonality series, the program will
offer events in the life of promi-
nent communal leader Abe Nus-
baum.

2 New Buses Boost Fleet of UHS to 9

The United Hebrew SchoOls dren transported daily to and
announce the addition of two from the seven branches.
Beginners classes will start
new buses to its transportation
fleet, bringing the number of Feb. 1 in the various branches.
Parents are asked to register
buses now serving the commun- their children now so that ade-
ity to a total of nine vehicles.
quate class and transportation
The additional buses will make arrangements may be made.
it possible for the Schools to I Buses are also used to provide
provide expanded service to transportation for special inter-
every area in the city. T h e school activities. Students of the
growth of the fleet has been High School and Midrasha also
made necessary by the con- receive transportation service.
tinued growth in the enrollment
The purchase of the buses has
in the schools, with 1,000 chil- been made possible through
loans, granted by the United
Jewish Charities, which are re-
Jewess Heads College
LONDON, (JTA) — Ruth paid from the operating budget
Cohen, 47, an economist, was of the school. The buses are own-
named principal of Newham ed jointly with the Fresh Air
College at Cambridge University. Society and Jewish Community
Miss Cohen, sister of Sir An- Center which use the buses dur-
drew Cohen, Governor of Ugan- ing the summer.
da, is the first Jewish woman to
Parents desiring information
head a college at either Cam- on transportation and registra-
bridge or Oxford University.
tions may call TO. 8-0063.

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CHICKEN SOUPS

Garelick to Exhibit
ACA Gallery Works

Garelick's Gallery, 20208 Liv-
ernois, will conduct an exhibit
of works by painters from the
ACA Gallery, starting next Mon- :sassy-.
Flavorful, satisfying,
day evning.
golden chicken soups: ..
In exchange, Garelick's Gallery
will send a Detroit show to New
With Matzoh Balls
York on May 3.
The works of 27 artists will
• Kreplach • Noodles
be shown at the Detroit exhibit,
including those of Hy Cohen,
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Alex Dobkin, Aaron Goodelman,
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Harry Gottlieb, Lev-Landau, Phi- .
lip Reisman, Herman Rose, Jo — BY THE BA K ERS OF "OVEN CR SP" (VNSALTUDI MAT/Ora.
seph Solman, Harry Sternberg. I

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