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By BORIS SMOLAR
type of Jew. This is no Ameri- viewpoints of all faiths — the entertainment contributions to of the UJA's three Hollywood-
can-born young man of 33, but Muslims, Judaism, Catholicism the 1954 United Jewish Appeal I made films and its radio and
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an old man, a little short of 80 and Protestantism — Prof. John campaign, announced Edward ! television campaign spots.
The films, "The Big Moment,*
C. Trever of Morris Harvey Col-
The El Al airplane flies high years.
1 lege, • Charleston, W. Va., has M. M. Warburg, UJA general "The Year Nobody Gave" and
He came to Israel just under compiled an unusually attractive chairman.
and smoothly over the blue wat-
"Frontier" have already been
ers of the Mediterranean, car- two years ago to die. But the and well-illustrated volum e,
The awards which are for shown on television and at
rying with it a delegation of way it worked out, not only has "Cradle of Our Faith: A Pic-1 "outstanding service and de- meetings to country-wide audi-
American Jewish leaders on their his life begun there all over torial Journey through the Holy votion to the work of saving ences estimated at several mil-
way to Israel. They can't get again, but he is even thinking Land," just issued by Newsfoto lives, building Israel and lion persons.
over the calm with which the about getting married again.
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airplane makes its flight. Calmer
"Life just begins here when Way, San Angelo, Tex.
than a taxicab ride.
you're eighty years old," he says.
Conceived by the U.S. Junior
"For that you can thank my "Let my children live to 120 Chamber of Commerce, this book
l a n d s m a n," boasts Barney years in America, I will remain sets forth the inspiring story of
faith and the development of
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The husband, not yet 30,
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pilot was once a member. Both ' completed training in America Word of God."
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of them had been members of
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In an epilogue, Prof. Trever
separation, they met again, high to take their honeymoon trip
makes reference to the recent
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discoveries of the Isaiah scrolls
one of them a leader of Atlanta's
After living there a few weeks, over which quite a controversy
Jewish community, the other a
they
decided
to
remain.
Cer-
has arisen. A quotation from
pilot who has made his home in
tainly, their daily life here is Isaiah, "He shall judge between
Israel.
harder than in America, cer-
nations . . ." concludes the
"Come with me, and we'll tainly the husband's earnings the
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the pilot in his cabin, at the
But the spirit of the land gives graphs.
very nose of the airplane.
The pilot — William Katz — is her husband a special satisfac-
tion. And when her husband
happy to see us.
"Bill," says his friend from is happy, she is happy. Living
Atlanta, "tell us something about in Israel gives both of them a
yourself and about your life in raison d'etre.
A child was born in the mean-
Israel."
"What is there to tell," he time, and from America there
says, "I am an ordinary Jewish came letters, begging them to
boy, born in Philadelphia 33 return to New York. But who
years agO, lived and studied in needs New York? Who says that
Jacksonville, where my sister is living with rich parents on Cen-
married to the publisher of an tral Park West in New York is
English-Jewish newspaper, and more interesting than the poor
later worked in Atlanta, where I life on the edge of Tel Aviv?
Money is important, but spir-
was a member, together with my
friend Barney Medintz, of the itual freedom is even more im-
Bnai Brith Youth Organization." portant. And one can feel spir-
But the war broke out, and itually free as a Jew only in Is-
Bill Katz entered military serv- rael, never in America, even if
ice. He was a boniber pilot, one was born there, even when
fighting the Nazis, and he direct- one is born in an assimilated
ed the bombing of many German family.
cities and military positions.
He was discharged a few years Fine Suggestions in
after the war, but just then the
Arabs began their war against `Holiday Party Book'
Israel. He was schooled as a 1
Many books have been pub-
pilot, he had combat experience,
he was a Jew—and so he was lished to explain the holidays
drawn to help the Jews in Israel for children. The new book by
Lillian S. Abramson and Lillian
to win their struggle.
The Israel Air Force was T. Leiderman, "Jewish Holiday
then new and poor—poor in Party," published by Bloch, is
planes and in experienced unique because it suggests how
fliers. And so he remained to stage special parties in cele-
there until he was no longer bration of our festivals. It is,
needed. When he left the Is- as the sub-title explains, "a
rael service, he was command- practical guide for mother and
er of an air base in the Jew- teacher, planned for children
Using his own brand of wizardry,)
ish State. Now, the command- ages 5 to 12."
It deals with every holiday. It
er of that air base is an Israel-
the Heinz master chef turns
born flier, and all the fliers in tells how to arrange a masquer-
the
humble bean into a veritable)
ade
for
Purim
and
how
to
plan
the Israel Air Force are native-
costumes. It suggests what
"mechaya." This easy-to-fix
born.
He left- the military flying materials to use for every event
"meichel" is unmatched in flavor
service in Israel, but he did not on the Jewish calendar.
by
any other beans. Strictly Kosher,
It also suggests how to ar-
want to leave Israel itself. Dur-
range
an
Oneg
Shabbat
or
for
and strictly "pareve," Heinz
ing the time he had served as a
military pilot and air base com- the Sabbath. The illustrations
Vegetarian
Beans bear on their
mander, the Jewish State had guide the reader and party plan-
labels
the
©
seal of approval
ner in making proper arrange-
become a part of his existence.
ments
for
the
proposed
events.
of
THE
UNION
OF ORTHODOX\
He married a native Israeli,
There are fine suggestions for
made his home in Israel, and a Passover
JEWISH
CONGREGATIONS
Seder. In every in-
now works as a pilot for Israel's
OF AMERICA.,
civil aviation company, El Al, stance suggestions are made on
the manner of extending invita-
and flies mostly between Paris tions
to guests.
and Israel.
This
volume will be found an
"And you really don't want to excellent
help in holiday pro-
go back to America?" I asked gramming
in homes and in
him with curiosity.
schools.
"What's the matter with Is-
rael?" he answers me with a Dismiss Case of Anti-Semites
smile. "You will come to my
---
home in Tel Aviv and you will
MUNICH, (JTA)—The District
see that one can live in Israel Court
here has dismissed ap-
Strictly Kosher
no worse than in America. You peals pressed by both prosecu-
just have to want to . . . I want
to, and, believe me, I feel no tion and defense against fines
worse in Israel than in America. imposed some months ago on
two Russian emigre Jew-baiters,
Maybe better ..."
Eugene Arciuk and Vsevolod
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In Tel Aviv, I meet another Mositchkin.
Select either label!
Jew from Atlanta who feels more
at holm; than in America. But DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-1 3
They're both the same beansL
this is an altogether different
Friday, December 17, 1954

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