Friday, August 31, 1956—THE DETROIT JEWISH NEW S- 12

A Fine Biblical Tale

'The Prophet and the King'

As far back as 1923, Shirley
Watkins, who already had pub-
lished two novels, became in-
terested in a Biblical plot and
started work on an historical
novel about the Prophet Samuel
and Israel's King Saul. She be-
gan to write her book in 1948
and finished the first draft —
an 800-page opus — in 1952.
Since then she had been revis-
ing it, and it is now out, as a
Doubleday book, in 382 pages,
under the title "The Prophet
and the King."
Miss Watkins, at the • outset,
introduces the reader to a con-
flict between priest and king,
between the spiritual guide and
the politico-Military leader.
Samuel objected to a king, but
yielded to the people's demands.
But from the moment of Saul's
triumphs over the Philistines,

Teen-Agers Name 10
ost Notable' Jews

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (JTA) —
Three hundred and fifty teen-
age members of the Bnai Brith
Youth Organization, attending
leadership training institutes at
the University of Illinois, named
the 10 American Jews who have
made "the most notable contri-
butions to the enrichment of
civilization in their respective
fields."
The y selected Bernard M.
Baruch, the "elder statesman;"
Irving Berlin, the songwriter;
Eddie Cantor, comedian; Su-
preme Court Justice Felix
Frankfurter; Oscar Hammer-
stein II, the composer; Jascha
Heifetz, the violinist; Philip M.
Klutznick, president of Bnai
Brith; Senator Herbert H. Leh-
man; Prof. Robert Oppen-
heimer, the physicist, and Dr.
Jonas Salk, discoverer of the
anti-polio vaccine.

Number of Montreal
Aged Steadily Rising •

The
MONTREAL (JTA)
number of Jews in the age
group 65 - years - and - over has
more than doubled in this city
in the last 15 years, growing
from 3,044 in 1941 to an esti-
mated 6,200 in 1956, according
to data compiled here by the
Canadian Jewish Congress.
Furthermore, the number of
the aged will continue to in-
crease, rising percentage-wise
from 6.5 of the total Jewish
population this year to 8 per
cent by 1971 and to 10.1 per
cent by 1981.
The estimates, according to
the Congress research depart-
ment, are based on the life
tables for the Jewish population
in Canada for the years 1940-
1942; and on the assumption
• that the net total increase in
the Jewish population of metro-
politan Montreal will average
10 per cent every ten years.

which raised him to the position
of a hero among his people,
Samuel began to plot against
him. The reader senses a deep
jealousy in the heart of the
Prophet and he yields --to the
sentiments instilled by the nov-
elist—in favor of Saul against
Samuel.
The hostility of Samuel is
described in several portions of
the book. It is sensed in this
description, in the first year of
Saul's rule:
"As he (Samuel) spoke, he
turned full upon- the crowned
figure of Saul beside him and
his eyes glittered with the
anger he could not stifle; and
Saul gazed back at him, star-
tled and perplexed. Until that
moment he had not dreamed
that the Prophet was in any
way hostile to him, but now, in
that strange, fierce glance, he
saw himself mirrored as a
man marked with guilt—the
very symbol of Israel's guilt
and infidelity to God."
Somehow, the reader must
feel for Saul. He will share
with the novelist a resentment
against unjust -treatment of a
king who truly desired to be
fair.
In "The Prophet and the
King" we re-read the story of
David, Saul's affection for him,
the young shepherd's victory
over Goliath, the fame he ac-
quired when the masses sang
"Saul killed the thousands, Da-
vid the tens of thousands," re-
ferring to their respective vic-
tories over the Philistines. -
Court intrigue plays a role
here—the attempts to infuriate
Saul against David, the attempts
to prejudice the king against
his harp player with stories of
Samuel's having chosen the
young boy to be Saul's succes-
sor.
Miss Watkins tells a good
story of • David's loyalty, his
friendship with Saul's son Jon-
athan, his love for Saul's daugh-
ter Michal, his refusal to harm
the king when he found him
alone in a cave — and later
proved that he could have killed
' the king by producing a piece
of cloth from his garment he
had cut in the cave.
"The . Prophet and the King"
is a well told story. It follows an
interesting pattern, not too far
removed from historical actu-
ality. It is the type of story that
helps recreate interest in the
Bible through fine story-telling.

Yom Kippur have been made
by Indiana University, it was

announced here.
The arrangements were de-
scribed in a letter from the

by the University as a "serious
problem."
Dean Shaffer urged Jewish
students not to register but
simply to go to the classes of
their choice the following Mon-
day and present their enroll-

ment cards to the instructors of
"those classes. In this way, he
added, no Jewish student would
be' penalized for having failed
to register.

Prayer

Teach me, Lord, to do
But half the angel words I say,
To act, and from love alone.

Teach me, Lord, to learn
How fragile words can be
And You alone to seek.

Teach me, 0 God, to stand
Not upon hero deeds each day,
But to act right simply.
Teach me, Lord, You.
Somebody, else will_if I .don't.
—Harry Maxman
3359 Cortland
—DeWitt Talmage

Learning the Mechanics of Farming

JERUSALEM (JTA) Abba
Lerner, who has just completed
three years of service as an
economic adviser to the Israeli
government urged all Israelis
who agree with him to join in

a "chain-letter" campaign to
end the present system of wage
hikes through a cost-of-living
allowance system.
In its place, he said„ "Israel
should institute "a completely
free system of fixing wages an-
nually." Wages, he said, could
then be set at levels compatible
with the ability of the economy
to provide the goods that the
wages are to buy.
Prof. Lerner said his appeal
for chain letters was motivated
by the fact that he felt it was
up to Israeli. citizens to show
that they understood the needs
of the country's economy.
He told a press conference
here that he was sure that
Prime Minister Ben-Gurion and
Finance Minister Levi Eshkol
were willing to undertake such
action in the face of "irrespon-
sible demagogic opposition."
But, he added, "A successful
democracy needs good citizens
even more than it needs good
ministers."

The economic adviser also
argued that the cost-of-living
allowance system was the focal
point of almost every economic
problem ,facing the country.

Collection Firm Head
Has Double Celebration

Harry J. Gaines this month is
celebrating a double event—the
removal of his offices from the
old Hammond Bldg. to 13341
Livernois, and the tenth year
of his credit and collection serv-
ices through the Lincoln Credit
Bureau.
Prior to his forming the firm,
Gaines served for 27 years with
downtown merchants in credit-
collection work. He now serv-
ices large and small credit mer-
chants.
In his new location, Gaines
and his staff are able to main-
thin a closer contact with old
and new clients. The firm also
credit-aid service to aid over-
loaded debtors.

42nd JDC Annual Meet
To Be Held on Nov. 29

The 42nd annual meeting of
the Joint Distribution Commit-
tee will be ' held Nov. 29, at
Hotel Waldorf-Astoria, New
York, it was announced by Ed-
w a r d M. M. Warburg, JDC
chairman.
The conclave will elect offi-
cers for the coming year, and
Students Excused from
will adopt a budget for JDC
Yom Kippur Registration activities during 1957 on behalf
INDIANAPOLIS (J T A) — of tens of thousands of needy
Special arrangements for Jewish Jews throughout the world.
students to avoid registration on

Dean of Students Robert H.
Shaffer to the Indiana Jewish
Community Relations Council.
James Hoffa Presents
The dean said that scheduling
Ben-Gurion Portrait
registration for Saturday, Sept.
JERUSALEM (JTA)—James 15—Yom Kippur—had been an
Hoffa, of Detroit, vice-president "oversight" and was regarded

of the International Brother-
hood of .Teamsters, Chauffeurs,
Warehousemen and Helpers of
America, presented Prime Min-
ister David Ben-Gurion with a
portrait of the Israeli leader.
The portrait, a pastel, was done
by an American artist, Nick
Vola, of Los Angeles.
Mr. Hoffa is in this country
as head of a 28-man delegation
from his union. The delegation
has been touring ,the country
for a Week, and has been hailed
for American labor's unde r-
standing of and sympathy for
Israel by most of the leaders
of the Government. Last week,
Mr. Hoffer laid the cornerstone
for a new children's home at
Beith Hakerem, near this city.
Construction of the home was
made possible by $270,000 col-
lected in Mr. Hoffa's honor at a
dinner in Detroit last April.

Urges 'Chain . Letter '
to End Wage Hikes

An Israeli Arab farmer helps to introduce modern farming
methods as he uses equipment here purchased with Israel
Bond dollars. Agricultural production is two-and-a-half times
as large as it was when the bohd campaign was started.

To Publish Monographs
On Work of Sokolow
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Three
volumes of the work of the
late Zionist leader Nahum Soko-
low will be published by the
Zionist Library. .
Dr. Solokow served as presi-
dent of the Jewish' Agency for
Palestine in 1931-35. The first
of the volumes, sponsored by
the Zionist Organization, will
appear next summer. -N. Kres-
sel is editing the three volumes
which will be monographs on
Sokolow's life, on his Zionist
and on his literary activities.

To Direct University Studies
BUFFALO, (JTA)—Dr. Mil-
ton Plesur has been appointed
acting director of the Univer-
sity of Buffalo's Division of
General and Technical Studies.

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a Happy &
Prosperous New Year
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ENROLL YOUR CHILD TODAY!

CONGREGATION BNAI MOSHE

OAK PARK

SUNDAY SCHOOL BRANCH

Classes Will Meet in the

PEPPER SCHOOL

CHURCH STREET — Bet. Northfield & Dartmouth, 1 Bik. N. of Oak Park Blvd.

REGISTRATION SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

AT THE SCHOOL FROM 10 A.M. to 12:30 P. M. — OR CALL_ SYNAGOGUE
OFFICE, TE. 4-5897 FOR REGISTRATION FORM.

CLASSES BEGIN SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

Bnai Moshe Sunday School Branch met last year at the Clinton School—
Since facilities are not suitable this year at Clinton, because it has been
changed to a Junior High we will utilize the 'beautiful and modern
Pepper School (7 blocks West of Coolidge).

