Jewish. Education Reform Demanded
By AAJE Governors Speaker Here
On the Record
By NATHAN ZIPFkiN
Copyright 1957, Seven Arts Feature' Syndicate
iFlamantashen Sprinkled With -Shamrock Green .. .
With Purim and St. Patrick's Day coinciding this year it is
pertinent to speculate how many sons of Erin will eat haman-
tashen on that day and how many Jews celebrating Purina will
be wearing a bit of shamrock.
To the unitiated it would appear there is no relationship be-
tiveen the twp festivities, but there really is one apart from the
link of imbibing that is common to both observances. The saint
for whom the Irish holiday is named drove snakes out of Ire-
land. Purim celebrates the deliverance of Jews from another
snake—Haman.- -
The Jews and the Irish have a good deal of other things in
common. Israel is the only country in the world with a former
Irishman • as Chief Rabbi—Dr. Herzog—and Dublin is the only
Irish stronghold with a Jewish Lord Mayor—Robert Briscoe—
who is to make his voice quite felt in the U.S. in behalf of Israel
Bonds.
Another , common denominator between the Irish and the
Jews is their generosity. According to Carl Wittke, author of
"The Irish' in America," recently published by the Louisiana
State University Press, the early Irish settlers were surpassed
only by Jews in philanthropic giving.
And speaking of common denominators what about Jewish
humor and Irish wit? Irish wit constitutes a large segment of
American humor and is now part of American folklore.
Like the early Jewish immigrant, the Irish were woit to
tell stories about their kinsinen, such as the one about the young
lady who lost her certificate of character en route to the United
States. When an Irish- kinsman of the lassie in Dublin was asked
to certify her character he replied: "She had a good character
before she left the 'Old country,' but lost it on shipboard comin'
over."
A story that could well be a variation on a Jewish theme is
the one about the two Irishmen who took a ten-mile foot jour-
ney. When one of them -complained that the distance was too
much, the other corrected his mathematics. "By my soul and St.
Patrick," he consoled the other, "it is but five miles a piece."
Another Irish. story I recall at the moment is one so reminis-
cent of hassidim that it could well have been told about a hassid
instead of a son of Erin. This one is about an old Irishman who
made out his will, settled accounts with church and charity apd
still had ten dollars left. When the lawyer asked the old man
what he wished to do with remaining mony, Pat suggested in-
clusion of a stipulation in the will that the balance be spent
"with the boys." And when the not-too-bright lawyer asked
whether it should be spent before or !after the funeral, old Pat
replied: "Put - down tin dollars to spind goin' to the funeral, for
thin I'll be wid ye." •
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE
been made by the City of Hope
Cancer Fighters with the Krim
Theater for tickets to be ob-
tained- for "Oedipus Rex," the
first all-Canadian film made at
the Stratford Shakespearean
Festival, in Stratford, Ont., with
an all-Star cast of Shakespear-
ean actors . . . The film will
play for three weeks, beginning
March 20, and tickets are good
any time during the engage-
ment . . . Call Mrs. Louis .Al-
bert at VE. 5-3190 or Mrs.
Maury Gordon" at LI. 7-4876 ...
This is another venture taken
on by the Cancer Fighters to-
•ard their annual goal of $40,-
000 sent to the City of Hope
in Duarte, Calif., for medical
research, education and treat-
ment of cancer and leukemia ...
It was just four years ago that
the organization started with
only 15 members . . . Today,
the City .of Hope Cancer Fight-
ers membership is closed at 600,
with a long waiting list ready
to replace any drop-outs . . .
Helen Rosenberg was the or-
ganizer and first president . . .
Francis Oschin is the current
president.
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JUST AFTER THE Spanish-
American War ended, Ben
Schiffman "the or trooper," re-
turned from the Philippines and
met a gal named Freda . . . Ben
Time for U.S., UN to Act -
and Freda will celebrate their
golden wedding anniversary
Editor, The -Jewish News:
March 23, at Cong. Beth -Abra-
Egyptians - now say they will
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not allow Israeli shipping the ham.
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use of the international water-
THE WIFE OF one of the
way at Suez.
players on the Detroit Red
Have the UN or the U.S. any Wing hockey team admitted to
plans to deal with this act of sportscaster Al Nagler, "It's
complete contempt, complete really thrilling to be married
disregard for UN authority?
to a big-time hockey star. Every
Are we, as Americans, going time he comes home he looks
to stand by while a peace- like a different person."
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loving, democratic country is
bullied by an autocratic nation
GALA PURIM celebration to
—who exists only because of its be held under the sponsorship
hate and desire for the utter of the Labor Zionist Council of
destruction of the State of Is- Detroit, March 16, at the Labor
rael?
Zionist Institute . . . Musical
Israel has abided by the de- program featuring Bella Gold-
berg will be presented, plus an
Wisdom is to the soul what cision of the UN and -has with- original comedy skit, "My Fair
drawn its forces from "Egyp-
health is to the body.
tian territory." The Egyptians Chaver," given by members of
on the other hand have declared, Branches 6, 7•and 11 . . . Hy
that no Israeli ship will be al- Fogelman will be master of
lowed passage' through this In- ceremonies.
ternational waterway. Now is
• But YOU can
• now enjoy the
MICKEY SHORR has been
the time for the UN to stand
• music of
up, and fight' if necessary for doing a phenomenal job on his
democratic countries it rep- rapid climb up the ladder of
• the
• resents and the democratic success in DetrOit . . . Plus his
• principles set forth in its char- regular radio show on WXYZ
• ter.
from 7 to 10 p.m., Mickey's
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and His
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Orchestra
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Now is the time to tell Egypt, Record Room daily television
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• not ask her what her conception shOw from 4:30 to 5 p.m. on
Call:
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channel 7 is steadily going up
:UN 3-6501
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• of democracy is.
on the rating charts . . . He's
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MORTON PLOTNICK also what you might call a
:UN 4-3174 or UN 3-8982:
3323 Fullerton
rock 'n roll P. T. Barnum . . .
oroimmeemeimoomeeemt
Last year, his stage show at the
Fox Theater broke the previous .
house record set there by Mar-
tin and Lewis in 1953 : . .
Starting today and lasting for
three days, another one of
Mickey's. "spectaculars" opens
Formerly from Linwocid Ave.
at the Michigan Theater . . .
It's called. "Biggest Record Stars
An Old Name In A New Location
of '57" with 16 top name acts
giving four shows today, she on
Saturday and six on Sunday
In conjunction with the Lions
at
Club, Mickey is taking 50
blind children to occupy the
first row seats and later meet
blind recording singing star, Al
Featuring:
UN 4-9861
Hibbler, who will headline the
WILNO & VIENNA PRODUCTS EXCLUSIVELY
show . .
TRAY
CARRY
OUT
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To consult with the wisest
SERVICE
CATERING
and the greatest men . . . To
use books rightly.—Ruskin
-Name Miriam Wolfe
to NFTS ExeCutiire Staff
Miss. Miriam Wolfe has -been
appointed assistant to the di-
rector, National
Federation of
Temple Sister-
hoods, and staff
executive f o r
the department
on the advance-
ment of Juda-
tsm, it has been
announced b y
Yfiss Jane Ev-
ans, executive
1Viuriam 'try oue director of
NFTS. Miss Wolfe, succeeds
Miss Josephine Schoenborn,
who has resigned after 14 years
of service on the organization's
Staff to complete her work for
a Doctor of Philosophy degree
.at Columbia University.
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• SAMMY
• WOOLF
FLASHENBERG'S
DELICATESSEN
"Our education does not pro-
vide the knowleolge or set at-
titudes for defense in the mind
of the growing Jew," declared
Professor Horace Kallen, author
of numerous works on Jewish
education,, at a conference of
the American Association' for
Jewish Education board of gov-
ernors, here last week-end.
"The future of Judaism de-
pends on the agencies which
transmit the educational. insti-
tutions — and the specific rel-
evancy of what they pass on,"
said Kallen in an address, "Edu-
cation and the Survival of the
World Jewish Coinmunity,"
Saturday night at the Esther
Berman auditorium. Dr. Kallen
stressed the transmission of
Judaism's "relevancy. to the
living problems of the day" to
enhance Jewish culture, rather
than lead to its suicide. --
The education authority said
that Judaism cannot survive on
"fossilism," repeating the past
without any general growth.
The next generation *should
know how Judaism relates to
its personal life for enrichment
and betterment," he emphasized.
He advocated a complete re-
form of Jewish education—the
only instrument of Jewish sur-
vival — to develop youth's un-
derstanding of "the place M
Judaism today."
Morris Garvett presided at
the Saturday night meeting.
Phillip W. Lawn, AAJE presi-
dent, Abe Kasle, United He-
brew Schools president, and Dr.
Judah Pilch, AAJE executive
director, extending greetings.
On Sunday, the board of 'gov-
ernors conferred at Hotel Stat-
ler.
William Wyler received three
awards for his production of
"Friendly Persuasion," from
Photoplay Magazine, Redbook
and Screen Directors' Guild.
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