24—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Medicine in Bible: Moses—Founder of
Preventive Medicines; Authored Mosaic Code

Friday, September 1'7, 1954

iTS Program Is
Hub of Conservative
Judaism in U.S.•

better appraise the value of
Moses' achievement."
Medical men who have investi- _ Dr. Brim went to the root of
the matter—the original Hebrew
gated the hygienic aspect of the
text. He did not trust any
Mosaic Code have agreed that translations. In the introduc-
Moses was the founder of pre-
tion to his book, Dr. Victor Rob-.
ventive medicine. This fact inson writes: "Physicians have
especially has been borne out by
examined the medicine in the
two noted physicians, Dr. Perci-
-Bible, observing the obstetric
val Wood and Dr. Charles L. !chair (Exodus 4:25) ; the roller-
Brim in their books: "Moses—
the Founder of Preventive Medi- , bandage for a broken arm (Ezek-
iel 30:21) the ointments . of the
cine," by the former, and "Medi-
apothecary (Exodus 30:25), and
cine in the Bible," by the latter. their
use as an ointment (Isaiah
Dr. Wood makes it clear that 1:6); discussing the plagues of
preventive medicine began with !Pharaoh and the affliction of
Moses. "The Hammurabi code, !Job; commending the :sanitary
about 800 years older than the regulations of Moses, and pro-
Mosaic code," he stated, "deals , nouncing him the father of Pub-
only with civil and criminal mat- nc Hygiene ..."
ters (and on a much lower level
than that found in the Mosaic
The National Geographic
law). There is no preventive Magazine has characterized 2,000
medicine mentioned in it. Doubt- white - leghorns in Mizrachi
less, the Egyptians, for all their Women's Children's Village hen-
superstitutions," he continued, nery as "among finest hens in
"had some rudiments of hygiene; Israel."
but preventive medicine began
with Moses."
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Dr. Wood expresses wonder- COLOR BROCHURE on request
SUMMER RATES
ment at the scientific things he
has come upon in the laws of
Moses. "It is indeed one of the
most remarkable pieces of work
ever accomplished," he wrote.
"So remarkable that it is amaz-
ing that for thousands of years
it should have been lost sight of.
But we in these latter days can

By D. BEN &BARON

(Copyright, 1954, JTA, inc.)

Continued from Page 23

Los Angeles: A Tercentenary Feature

Los Angeles is the Number
One community to be watched in
this country. It is the fastest
growing center in the land.
Its Jewish population has
quadrupled in less than 20 years, I
and it is now the second largest
Jewish community in the world,
With a Population believed to be i
450,000.
Its first Jews came there in
1849. Its present settlers include
Jews from all parts of the coun-
try.

The first L. A. synagogue,
formed about 100 years ago as
Congregation Bnai Brith, is now
known as the Wilshire Blvd.
Temple. There are about 150
synagogues in L. A. at present.
There are many philanthropic
organizations, a strong Zionist
movement, a Federation and
Community Council, two weekly
newspapers.
Many Jews have held impor-
tant public posts in L. A.

St. Louis: A Tercentenary Feature

St. Louis, Mo., is the oldest
Jewish settlement in the Mis-
sissippi Valley.
Wolf Bloch was the first Jew-
ish settler in this frontier com-
munity in 1816. But it was not
until 1836 that the first Minyan
was held on Rosh Hashanah.
Judah Touro, the famous
American Jewish philanthropist,
gave $3,000 in 1855 to help estab
lish Bnai El Temple.
There now are imposing Re-
form, Conservative and Ortho-
dox congregations here and a
strong Zionist movement. There
also are well established Young
Men's d Young .Women's He-

brew Associations and Jewish
CenterS.
Jews hold high political
I
sitions.
St. Louis is one of
e few
communities in the land where
it has been difficult to establish
a Jewish newspaper, but an1
English-Jewish weekly now is
planned there.

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Calif. Governor Pledges
Bias-Free Administration

Chief Justice Warren
At Bnai Brith Banquet

Earl Warren, Chief Justice of
the United States, will be the
principal speaker • at a banquet
to celebrate the ground-breaking
for Bnai Brith's new headquar-
ters building in Washington,
D.C., it was announced by Philip
M. Klutznick, president of Bnai
Brith.
The new building will contain
the national offices of Bnai
Brith, the Franklin D. Roosevelt
Four Freedoms Library, and an
exhibit of historical and artistic
works displaying the contribu-
tions to American democracy of
the Jewish people. It will be
eight stories in height and cost
approximately a million dollars.
The banquet will be held at
the Mayflower Hotel, Washing-
ton, Nov. 7. Members of Con-
gress, representatives of foreign
nations, cabinet members, asso-
ciate justices of the Supreme
Court and a host of other lead-
ing citizens from all walks of
American life are expected to
attend.

SANTA BARB AR A, Calif;
;CITA )—Gov. Goodwin J. Knight
pledged before 2,000 delegates to
the convention of the California
Federation of Labor here that
his administration Will adhere
to a "firm, stubborn dedication
to the principles of equality of
opportunity and equal protec-
tion under the law."
The California governor de-
elired that "I shall not coun-
tenance discrimination of any
form or segregation in schools,
nor in places of public accom-
modation . or in any phase
of California life within my
area of control."
A report to the convention by
the officers of the State Federa-
tion pledged the organization to
gn "unremitting,_ fight" against
racial and religious discrimina- 300,000 Israel Children
Registered in Schools
tion.
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—Three hun-
dred thousand Israeli students
returned to elementary and sec -
ondary school classrooms as
schools throughout the Jewish
State reopened after the sum-
mer vacation. Some 12,000
teachers were on duty.
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Young Israel Voices
Anti-Conservative Charges

NEW YORK, (JTA) — Charg-
i n.g that "the Conservative
movement h a s recently em-
barked upon new violations in
the ritual and upon various ab-
rogations of sacred observances,"
the National .Council of Young
Israel, representing 20,000 mem-
bers, issued a statement strongly
criticizing the Conservative
movement as doing "irreparable
harm to the preparation of Jew-
ish law."
T h e statement specifically
condemns "the abrogation of the
Sabbath Laws perpetrated by
Conservative leaders issuing per-
mission to travel by car or other
conveyances to the synagogue
on the Sabbath or other Jewish
holy days, and the changes re-
cently introduced by the lead-
ers of ConservatiVe Judaism in
the sacred rites and laws gov-
erning marriage and divorce."
Declaring that "the spiritual
leaders of the Conservative
movement cannot be recognized
by any Orthodox Jew as Rabbis,"
the statement called upon Orth-
odox Jews not to attend Con-
servative synagogues for worship
or religious ceremonies.
The National Council of Young
Israel called upon Yeshivoth
and other religious institutions
Self-scarifice enables us to "to desist from inviting t h e
sacrifice other people , without spiritual leaders of the Conser-
blushing.—G. B. Shaw.
vative movement as guest
speakers to their functions."

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and pewter of the 18th and 19th
century. Another room is de-
voted to the religious -articles
used in the life of a Jew from
"cradle to grave."
The Teachers Institute,
through its graduate and under-
graduate schools, trains men and
women for professional careers
in Jewish education. Connected
with the Institute is a demon-
stration school for observation
and practice. It also supervises
the Leadership Training Fellow-
ship of boys and girls, 13 years
of age or above, who have sho_wrr
special aptitude in study and
leadership. This Fellowship is
represented in the Conservative
Synagogues of DetrOit.
The Conservative movement
in American Judaism, in addi-
tion to the Seminary, is repre-
sented by the United Synagogue
as its layman's arm; the Wom-
en's League -comprising 350 Sis-
terhoods; the Federation of
Men's Clubs and the Young
People's League. The National
Academ'y of Adult Jewish
Studies helps in forming con-
gregational adult institutes for
study by publishing texts, cur-
ricula and by giving council and
information.
Thus, the Jewish Theological
Seminary seeking to fulfill its
initial vision and by enabling
American Jews to find security
of spirit, guidance and inspira-
tion in their immortal tradition.
Affiliated Conservative Syna-
gogues in Detroit include Con-
gregations Shaarey Zedek, AdaS
Sholom, Bnai Moshe, Ahavas
Achim and Beth Aaron. Con-
servative spiritual leaders in our
community are Rabbis A. M.
Hershman, Morris Adler, Jac 3b
M. Chinitz, Benjamin H. Gor-
relick, Moses Lehrman and Ja-
cob E. Segal.

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Jordanian Confesses
Murder of Two Israelis

TEL AVIV, (JTA) — An Arab
Legionnaire has confessed that
he crossed the Israel - Jordan
border in the Latrun area and
killed two Israeli soldiers, the
United Nations truce supervision
organization has been told by
Jordanian officials.
An Israel military spokesman,
announcing this report from the
UN staff, noted that Israeli in-
vestigators on the scene of the
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