0. Key to Paradise in Hassidic Tale
Attributed to Baal Shem Toy

From Dr. S. A. Horodizky's
"Leaders of Hassidism" is related
the following story as told by
the Baal Shem Tov, founder of
the Hassidic movement, to his
followers: .
In the same house there once
lived a Talmud-scholar and a
simple Jewish workman. Both
rose very early every morning,
the scholar went to the prayer-
house and the workman to his
toil.
The scholar - sat in the prayer-
house for hours studying the
Holy Books and praying until
the dinner hour. Then, well satis-
fied with the fulfilment of his
duties to God, he returned home.
On his way he met his neighbor
returning tired and exhausted
from his work; the workman had

Cotton for Textiles
Aided by Bonds

Israel is increasing its an-
nual production of cotton in
the northern Negev with the
assistance of funds derived
from the sale of Israel Devel-
opment Bonds. One of the
newest crops to be planted in
Israel, cotton is being used in
both the textile and chemical
industries. Shown above is a
young picker as she empties
her canvas sack of newly
harvested cotton into a larger
bag, which will be shipped to
the Israel Cotton Mills at
Herzlia. The mills, constructed
with the aid of Israel Bonds,
convert the cotton into fabric.

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Argentine Govern
Voices Understanding
Of Jewish Community

but a few minutes to devote to
the prayer-house and to say his
morning prayers.
The Talmud-scholar looked at
him with contempt, and thought
of the great difference between
them—he studying so hard and
so long in the Holy Books, and
praying so diligently and, this
simple man busy all morning
with coarse work who had only
just said his morning prayer.
The workman sighed, fearing
for himself when he looked upon
his neighbor the Talmud-scholar
who had left the house early in
the morning, and had all these
hours been occupied only with
holy things, whilst he had been
at his hard work.
Weeks, months and years pass-
ed in this way. The Talmud-
scholar died and not long after,
the workman also died. The
scholar was called before the
heavenly Judge: "What hast thou
done during thy life?" he was
asked. "I spent my life in the
study of the Talmud and in
prayer" he replied, "I observed
all the laws - to the smallest de-
tail." And he stood back _ well
satisfied.
"He despised his neighbor, the
workman, who had, no time to
pray and did not have the
knowledge of the Talmud," inter-
vened the celestial counsel.
The scales were brought out;
all the Talmud studies and the
prayers were placed on one side,
and on the other his contempt
for the workman. And behold!
the contempt for the workman
weighed down the scale on its
side and a heavenly voice said:
"The Talmud scholar has no
place in „Paradise."
Then th,e workman came up.
"What" hast thou done during
thy life?" he was asked. And he
answered with bowed - head: "All
my life has been spent 'in hard
work. I had to earn my bread
by the sweat of my brow to
provide for my wife and children
—and therefore I had no time to
properly."
say my
"But he alwayS looked up to
his neighbor, the Talmud scholar,
sighing and full of humility,"
intervened the - celestial counsel.
And behold! a divine voice cried
aloud: "bring the workman into
Paradise."

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Tales Out of School

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Mrs. Louis Kepes, chairman of
the 23rd annual donor luncheon
"The Youth of a Nation are the Trustees
of the Hebrew Ladies Aid So-
ciety, announces that this year's
of Posterity."—Disraeti.
event will be held at -12:30 p.m.,
Monday, at Holiday Manor.
Rabbi Moses Lehrman will be
guest speaker, and a fashion
By
By
show by a local • •.-'•
Nancy
firm is planned
Ronnie
as the after-
Falk
Aronson
noon's entertain-
ment. A pro-
Mumford
High
Central
gram of awards'
High
also will be
made, states
Mrs. James So-
The Parent-Faculty Council
Raymond Zussman AZA re- bel, program
will present Judge Nathan J. cently held its installation of chairman:
Kaufman at its meeting, Dec. 8.
Assisting Mrs.
officers. They include president,
Mrs. Kepes
Judge Kaufman will speak and
Earle Endelman; vice-president, Kepes are the
re-enact various cases from his She Grosberg; treasurer, following: Mesdames Julia Ring,
Juvenile Court TV programs. Dr.
Arnold Serlin; secretaries, Chuck co-chairman; Joseph White, tick-
Harry Seitz and his students will Blotner and Lenny Soloman; ets; Emery Ehrenwald, year-
provide the music for the night.
sergeant-at-arms, Hershall Wais; book; Allen Janowitz, memori-
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assistant, Allen Sinai; and re- ams; Arthur Schiff, darlings; and
The football team, playing its porter, Alvin Uelidow. A social Michael Altholz, gifts.
hardest, while hampered by a affair was given at Elmwood
The 43-year organization, be-
lack of depth and experience, Casino to honor the incoming gun as a charitable group, will
recently completed another sea- and Outgoing officers.
use proceeds from the donor for
various local and Israel causes.
son. This year's lettermen in-
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cluded William Warren, Logan
Rock,
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at
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Portraiture
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The Student Council is in the
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The Girls' Field Hockey Team
gram. Members of the Council,
as in the past, sold flowers at ended their- season with an even
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Trondheim Dedicates
New Community Center

TRONDHEIM, Norway—A din-
ner held here recently, marking
the end :of a three-day cere-
mony, helped to dedicate the
newly-opened community center
of the northerninost organized
Jewish community in the world.
Situated three degrees of lati-
tude below the Arctic Circle,
Trondheim has a Jewish popula-
tion of 120. Before the war the
Jews of Trondheim and vicinity
numbered 340, all of whom were
taken away by the Germans. The
number that survived and re-
turned to their homes in Trond-
heim was little more than 100.
Peretz Leshem, Israel's Charge
d'Affaires in Norway, was the
principal speaker at ceremonies
honoring the memory of the Nazi
victims.
The new community center was
built around the existing syna-
gogue, which was rebuilt by the
community itself after being oc-
cupied and partially- destroyed by
the German forces - during the
war. Money for the new center
was made available by the Joint
Distribution Committee, with
funds from the Conference on
Jewish Material Claims Against
Germany.
In addition to the synagogue,
the new center houses a Hebrew
School for the community's 35
children and various meeting and
recreation rooms.

BUENOIS AIRES, (JTA)—The
nevi Argentine government
wishes to give every religion full
freedom to profess its faith, Dr.
Mario Amadeo, Minister for For-
eign Affairs and, Minister of Re-
ligions, told a Jewish delegation:
The interview marked the first
formal contract between the new
regime and the DMA, the Jewish
representative organization in
Argentina.
Dr. Moise Goldmann, president
of DMA, described the organiza-
tion's- representative character
and pointed out that the Jewish
institutions are interested in cul-
tural, religious and educational
problems without political im-
plications, which each citizen is
free to decide for himself. He
_ stressed that the Jewish com-
munity in Argentina has spiritual
ties with the Jews in other lands
and expressed solidarity with the
State of Israel.
The Argentine government has
asked Israel's agreement to the
designation of Dr. Gregorio To-
polevsky as Ambassador to Israel.
Dr. Topolevsky, a Jewish physi-
cian, was a member of the revo-
Wins $2,000 Sculpting Prize
lutionary command • which over-
NEW YORK 7— (JTA) — A
threw Juan D. Peron. He is a
$2,000 prize for a proposed sculp-
leader of the Radical Party.
tural monument to be placed in
the General Assembly building
Blast Rocks Synagogue
LOS ANGELES (JTA)—A at United Nations headquarters
blast shook a newly-dedicated here was awarded to American
wing of Temple Israel of Holly- sculptor Nathaniel Kaz -at a cere-
wood. This was the second at- mony at the Whitney Museum of
tack this year on the synagogue, American Art. The award was
which also houses a religious made by the National Council
for U. S. Art.
school.

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Hebrew Ladies Aid
Slates Donor Monday

A A AUTO
DRIVERS SCHOOL

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give .students and parents infor-
mation of the courses Central has
to offer.
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Many important events . are
facing Centralites in the near
future. Some of these are: The
second report card marking, Dec.
6, the Citizenship Awards, which
are starting to create interest
among pupils, and the many
things which seniors are busy
with: college recommendations,
scholarships, and the filling out
of application f6rms.

Musicale to Highlight
Bnai Moshe Donor Event

The seventh annual donor
luncheon of the Sisterhood of
Cong. Bnai Moshe will be held
at 12:30 p.m., Dec. 5, in the syn-
agogue social hall, under the
chairmanship of Mrs. Benjamin
Weiss, vice-president of ways and
means.
A musicale is planned as en-
tertainment for the afternoon.
Featured will be Detroit Sym-
phony Orchestra violinist Harvey
Siegel and Soshana Friedman,
vocalist, who will be accompan-
ied by Bella Goldberg at the
piano.
Assisting Mrs. Weiss are Mrs.
Robert Middleman, arrangements
chairman, and Mrs. Milton Weisz,
ticket chairman. Reservations
may be made by calling the con-
gregation office, TE. 4-5897.

Labor Secretary Asks
Businessmen to Halt Bid's

WASHINGTON — (JTA) —
Secretary of Labor James P.
Mitchell called on the nation's
businessmen to end racial and
religious discrimination in em-
ployment.
Mitchell was speaker at a con-
ference here of some 65 presi-
dents and board chairmen of
large American concerns spon--
sored by the President's Com-
mittee on Government Contracts.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon
presided.
Secretary Mitchell told the
businessmen that elimination of
discrimination based on race or
religion would strengthen
America's position abroad. He as-
serted that much progress had
been made in eliminating dis-
crimination in employment, but
that it existed in respect to the
promotion of employees.
Earlier, Nixon indicated that
anti-Jewish discrimination did
not figure in the discussion. but
that all problems related • to
Negroes.

22 — DETROIT JEWISH

NEWS

Friday, November 25 3 1955

The canned goods drive, spon-
sored by the Human Relations
Club, this year collected over
5,000 canned goods, topping last
year's high record.

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cramming, Monday and Tuesday
of this week were spent -by all
Mumfordites taking mid-term
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The Goodfellow edition of the
Mercury came out last Friday.
Greeting us as we came to school
were both the Mercury staff,
dressed as angels or "bundles",
(-good Mumfordites), and the
Student Council, dressed as ho-
Original Wedding Music
bos. The two -groups competed
on Request
for the most sales, while their
combined efforts were against
Redford High- in this annual con-
test.

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