Evokes Weird
Political Blocs

'Discovery in the Judean Desert
Stirs Up New Interest

JERUSALEM (JTA )"--Fel a fel,
ivrael's equivalent of the hot
The Dead Sea Scrolls continue to hold the world's attention,
dog, evoked some weird political as volume after volume is being published to analyze their im-
alliances as well as strictly ex- portance and to describe their findings.
tremist views about the merits
One of the volumes that has attracted a great deal of interest
of the delicacy during a lively
debate in the Jerusalem .Muni- is "Discovery in the Judean Desert: The Dead Sea Scrolls • and
Their Meaning,". by Geza Verrries, published by Desclee Co: (280
; eipal Council.•
The debate • developed about a B'way, N Y). It is a translation from the French, having first
bill- to confine the sale • of fela- been published in France in 1853, and the present is a revised
fel to the center of Jerusalem edition..
Initially, this volunie describes the discoveries. It gives a
and force its vendors to substi-
tute sanitary sales facilities for detailed account of the Qumran explorations, the findings there;
the open semi-pushcart, semi- the, Murabba'at Caves discovery and the various expeditions to
stalls now in use.
the Holy Land' in search for-manuscripts.
A section of the eight-inch Elath to Beersheba oil pipeline,
The' bill was Dassed but not
A chapter then is devoted• to the dating of the Dead Sea
which is being constructed for a length of 144 miles with the
before Herut Council members manuscripts.
financial assistance of State of Israel Bond capital, is placed
disagreed openly on the morsel
in position for welding by Israel engineers and laborers. The
The most valuable portions of this book are the third and
during the discussion. One Herut
member displayed unheard-of fourth in which the author -first describes the Qumran com- - pipeline, due for completion in mid-Apzil, is expected to trans-
harmony of view with an Ach- munity as. reflected in the discoveries, and the other deals - port annually about '750,000 tons of imported crude oil from
tankers in the Gulf of Aqaba to Beersheba, industrial center
dut Haavoda councilor, and an- with the historical background of the manuscripts.
of the Negeir and soOthern terminus of Israel's railroad system.
other saw eye to eye with a
Then follow the evaluations of the manuscripts, and finally
From there it will be carried by rail to the refineries at Haifa
Mapai representative.
the translated texts of the Habakkuk Commentary, Manual of for conversion to fuel. The pipes being used in the oil pipeline
A. Axelrod of Herut called Discipline, Damascus Document, Thanksgivirig Hymns, War of
project are produced in Israel at a factory in Ramie which
felafel an_ "exotic attraction," the Sons of Light With the Sons of Darknes,s and a fragment
was established in 1952 with Israel Bond 'investment dollars.
and was warmly supported by
from an unknown work.
Additional plans call for the extension of the pipeline 'to the
A. Arest of Achdut Haavoda,
In dealing with the dating problem, Father Vermes refers Israel oil fields at Heletz and then to Haifa..
•who argued that the morsels
provided that "taste of the to the challenge of Prof. Solomon Zeitlin, who maintains that the
authentic Near East so eagerly Dead Sea Scrolls belong to the- Middle Ages and not to antiquity.
lengthy half-page note is devoted in this book to - a summary
'sought- by tourists.'.'
E. Dror, another Herut repre- of .\_Dr. Zeitlin's views, and the author all-too-curtly dismisses
sentative, stoutly described fela- them by saying:
fel as an "abomination," a stand -
"The theories presented by Professor Zeitlin appear for the
which drew quick backing from most part 56 unlikely now, that any discussion of them may
Mrs. Y. Ginzberg of Mapai, who be disposed with."
condemned the food as a "men-
- Which compels the question, whether this is (the right ap-
ace to health."
proach to scholarship. It„takes only one man to be right, 'and if
Opinions also varied as to Dr. Zeitlin alone is eventually proven right, all the debates will
whether felafel street salesmen prove farcical. How can a scholar say that a challenge by an-
were destitute welfare- cases or other scholar "may be dispensed with," without. giving his critic
men of wealth. A proponent of
the latter viewpoint mentioned a full hearing?
Father Vermes inclines entirely to the view that the
a felafel salesman who, coming
to Israel only six years ago, had Qumran manuscripts belong "within a period of some 200 years,
Conditions are now normal!
already accumulated a natt egg beginning at abchit 150 B.C." Prof. Zeitlin accepts the scrolls
but states they belong to' the seventh century , of the present
of 13,000 pounds.
era, that they were written by an ignorant man and have
little historical value. If they had as much value as claimed,
Farfel Casserole
he added, they would be worth not a quarter of a million
FOR RESERVATIONS:
dollars but millions of dollars.
New Holiday Treat
If he does nothing elSe, Father Vermes, a member of the
editorial board of the Parisian Cahiers Sioniens, in his new
book, stirs up new interest in the scrolls. If his conclusions are
correct, and his translations of the manuscripts are accepted,
he will have added a great deal of information and have thrown
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more light, in the scrolls' controversy. Meanwhile, contrary to
curt dismissals of challenges, the issue still is in the stage of
debate. As part of it, the Geza Vermes book is most welcome.

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ISRAEL
TRAVEL BAN
LIFTED...

ELKIN TRAVEL

Expert Hails Gains
In Israel Productivity
JERUSALEM (ArrA)—Israel's

industry , has registered "amaz-
ing progress" in productivity
during the past two years.
Before-and-after comparison
was made by Win Roberts,
chief of productivity in the In-
ternatiOnal Labor Organization;
who is repeating a comprehen-
sive survey of Israel industrial
Modern, deliciouS and sim- plants he "first made in 1956.
ple to prepare is this "Farfel-
Roberts said he was most im-
Chicken Casserole," which is pressed by the fact that em-
part of the holiday repertoire phasis on speed and quantity of
of unusual main dishes in- production has shifted from
cluded in the "Manischewitz labor to management. He said
8 - Day Guide to Balanced this development was a healthy
one and in the right direction.
Passover Meals."
* *
He credited the gains to the
Following is the recipe for Israel Productivity Institute,
which he said had made full
"Farfel-Chicken Casserole:"
and wise use of the advice of
3 tablespoons chicken fat
experts provided by the ILO.
1 large onion, diced
More than 3,000 persons -in
-
1 can Manischewitz
all branches of Israeli industry
Condensed Clear Chicken
have completed courses in pro-
Soup; undiluted
ductivity;
1 cup • liquid from Cooked
carrots and celery
Investment Banker - Levy
% teaspoon salt
Dash Manischewitz . •
to Head Philanthropic Group
White Pepper
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Gustave
% cups diced, cooked Manis- L. Levy, investment banker and
chewitz Frozen-Fresh_
philanthropic leader, was elect-
Chicken or Turkey
ed 16th president of the Federa-
2 cups cooked, sliced carrots tion of Jewish Philanthropies of
1 cup cooked, diced celery
New. York. The Federation is
1 174 cups Manischewitz Matzo
composed of 116 member hospi-
Farfel
tals and welfare agencies-which
Saute onion in chicken fat annually serve more than 650,-
until tender. Add soup, vege- 000 New Yorkers of all races
table liquid and seasonings. Ar- and faiths.
range chicken, vegetables, matzo
farfel and sauce in alternate
If cancer had been con-
layers in a 2-quart casserole. quered a dozen years ago, says
Cover and bake in a hot oven the American Cancer Society,
(425°F) for 30 minutes. Serves we would not have lost to, this
disease one of the world's
6-8.
greatest scientists, the father
Mountains are earth's =de- of the atomic bomb, Dr. Enrico
Fermi, whO was only 53 years
caying monuments.
—Nathaniel Hawthorne.. old.

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