Bernard Malamud is certain
to attract considerable interest
with his new novel, "The As-
sistant," . due off the press, from
the publisher, Farrar, Straus &
Cudahy, this week.
It is the story about a Jew-
ish grocer, a man with a big
heart but with lots of hard
luck, who meets up with an
Italian boy who insists on help-
ing him, who manages to force
himself upon this grocer, Mor-
ris Bober, and becomes a con-
tributing factor to many of the
troubles encountered by the im-
poverished Jewish family.
The Italian, Frank Alpine, had
participated in a holdup on
Israel, U. S. Conduct
Talks on Test Ship
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The
position of the United States
Government with regard to the
passage of Israeli ships through
the Suez Canal and the Gulf
of Aqaba remains unchanged,
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles was reported to have
told diplomats of 11 Arab states
who called upon him in a
collective demarche last Friday.
They demanded that the U.S.
agree to the barring of Israeli
shipping from the two water-
ways.
The State Department spokes-
man revealed that the Sec-
retary of State told the Arab
diplomats that he desires to
find a peaceful and equitable
solution.
Israel Ambassador Abba
Eban, in a television interview,
revealed - that Israel and the
United States are conducting
"most intimate" talks and that
the question of Israel's sending
a test ship through the Suez
Canal "is one of the problems
ih which we are in fairly con-
stant discussion with the United
States." He stressed the fact
that President Eisenhower and
- Secretary Dulles declared there
were no grounds for Objecting
to the use of the Suez Canal
by Israel.
The Arab delegation which
called on Mr. Dulles included
diplomats of Egypt, Syria, Saudi
Arabia, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan,
Yemen, Sudan, Morocco, Tuni-
sia, and Libya. The participation
of the North Africans was noted
in view of the fact the delega-
tion also sought U.S. support on
Algeria.
TheArabs rejected the theory
that Israel has rights to inno-
cent- passage through the Suez
Canal or the Gulf of Aqaba.
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Bernard Malarnud's 'Assistant' Is Not
Too Elevating, But Is Well Written
Bober, but he refrained, like
his associate, from hurting him.
His conscience bothered him
and he wanted to help him. He
therefore became the assistant
practically without pay.
But there still was no end
to trouble, and much of it de-
veloped from Frank's love for
the Bober girl,. Helen. At first
repulsed by him, she finally
responds, and the consequences,
like the consequences of her
earlier love for the Jewish law
student, Nat Pearl, are tragic.
Frank Alpine is portrayed as
conscientious, anxious to atone
for his misdeeds, eager to win
Helen's affections: She finally
responds to friendship again,.
and shows appreciation for the
Italian's help to her family.
Frank, in turn, takes an inter-
est in Jewish matters, becomes
a Jew.
Malamud, whose earlier
novel, "The Natural," won a
good reviewing press, has writ-
ten an interesting story, and
has written it well. But his
allusions to Jews could__ well
have • been made to any other
people. There is nothing cul-
turally elevating about Morris
Bober's Jewishness, and there
is nothing thrilling about the
eulogy paid him by the rabbi
who officiated at his funeral.
From a spiritual Jewish view-
point, this novel not only is far
from thrilling: it is entirely to
negative. Nevertheless the au-
thor must be recognized as an
artist who has woven a fine plot
in his well written "The Assist-
ant." He has especially revealed
the travails of the small store-
keeper who struggles to survive
and is one of the major trage-
dies of our mechanized age.
Declaration on Ike
Doctrine Delayed by
Israeli Government
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
JERUSALEM.—An Israel gov-
ernment -policy declaration on
the Eisenhower Doctrine, which
was scheduled to kick off a
parliamentary debate, was post-
poned here Monday at the very
last moment. The declaration
will be made next week.
It. is believed that difficulties
among member parties of the
coalition government was re-
sponsible for the delay. The
leftist Mapam and Achdut Avo-
dah groups still insist on voting
against the government's policy,
despite their membership in the
Cabinet, while other parties de-
mand they respect the principle
of "collective responsibility" of
all coalition parties for any
policy accepted by the major-
ity. A compromise formula is
expected to emerge during the
week.
In a morning meeting before
the Knesset met, Mapam offered
its version of a compromise:
That Mapam members in the
Cabinet abstain on a vote of
confidence but that all other
Mapam deputies be permitted
to vote against the policy. Mapai
turned it dawn. It was after this
meeting that Ben-Gurion de-
cided to delay his policy declar-
ation.
Luncheon for Israel
Bond Sponsors June 11
Mrs. Max Stollman, national
Israel Bond Sponsor chairman
in Detroit, , announces that Mrs.
Arthur S. Fleischman has in-
vited the women in her area
who enroll as Sponsors to be
her guests at a buffet luncheon
in her home, 1641 Strathcona
Drive, on June 11. National
Sponsors invest a minimum of
$1,000 in Israel Bonds.
With a goal of 300 Sponsors
for 19'57 in Detroit, Mrs. Fleisch-
man and the Israel Bond Wom-
en's Division leaders hope that
by June 11 they will reach the
halfway mark.
One of the highlights on June
11 will be the presentation of
1957 gold Sponsor pins.
Miss Ephraim Named
President of NCJCS
. Miriam R. Ephraim was
elected President of the Na-
tional Conference of Jewish
Communal Service_, at its 59th
annual meeting in Atlantic City,
May 24-28. Miss Ephraim, the
third woman to be elected presi-
dent since the
NCJCS was or-
ganized, is di-
rector of the
National Jew-
ish Welfare
Board's Jewish
Comm unity
Center Divi-
sion. She suc-
ceeds Edward
M. Kahn, of
Atlanta.
More than
2,000 pr o f e s-
Miss Ephraim •sionals in the
social welfare field in all parts
of the U. S. attended the con-
ference. Panels discussed such
varied subjects as desegrega-
tion, aid for mentally retarded
children, prograrns for the aged,
and the impact of recent events
in the middle East on American
Jewry.
Boris M. Joffe, executive Di-
rector of the Jewish Community
Council of Detroit, was a par-.
ticipant in a panel meeting dur-
ing the conference.
Eban to Address
UJA Conference
Ambassador Abba S. Eban of
Israel will join a host of promi-
nent personalities who will ad-
dress the United Jewish Appeal's
national rescue conference, at.
Hotel Roosevelt, New York,
June 8-9, it is announced by
William Rosenwald, UJA gen-
eral chairman.
U.S. Senator Lyndon B. John-
son, Majority Leader, in the up--
per House, is scheduled to deliv-
er a major address. Dr. Nahum
Goldmann, president of the
World Zionist Organization and
the Jewish Agency for Pales-
tine and Eban will. discuss the
vital issues confronting the Jews
of the world and Israel.
Other speakers will include
Dr. Lincoln Hale, former di-
rector of the U.S. Aid Mission
in Israel: Edward M. M. War-
burg, UJA honorary chairman;
Moses A. Leavitt, executive
vice-chairman of the Joint Dis-
tribution Committee, and Rabbi
Herbert A. Friedman, UJA ex-
ecutive vice-chairman.
El Al Passenger Plane to Fly
Between N. Y., Israel in 14 1/2 Hours
NEW' YORK, (JTA)—Sched-
uled transatlantic service on the
"Britannia" from New York to
Israel will begin in the second
week of September in time for
the High Holy Days in Israel,
according to Y. L. Koppel, man-
ager for the Americas of El Al
Airlines.
Substantial reductions in fly-
ing time as well as the luxuri-
Rosengard to Introduce
New Brott Work
A new composition, "The
Vision of the Dry Bones"
(Ezekiel), by Alexander Brott,
will be introduced to a Detroit
audience by baritone Irving
Rosengard at the Chamber
Music Concert, Sunday evening,
at the Davison Jewish Center.
Brott is one of the leading
young composers and conduc-
tors of Montreal. His new work
employs a violin solo that will
be played by Richard Margitza,
a member of both the Detroit
Symphony orcheStra and the
Center orchestra.
Other compositions which
will receive their first Detroit
hearing are "Violin Sonata," by
Leon Stein of Chicago, to be
played by violinist Kenneth
Goldsmith and pianist Carolyn
Jewell, and "Quintet," by Fred-
erick Jacobi, to be performed
by violinists Emily Mutter
Adams and Felix Resnick, viol-
ist Meyer Shapiro, cellist Ed-
ward. Korkigian, and pianist
Milton Setzer.
The concert is co-sponsored
by the Center and the Musi-
cian's Performance TruSt , Fund.
ous noiseless, vibrationless corn-
fort of the "Britannia" are sure
to result in a major increase in
volume of bookings at about this
time, the airline executive
added. Flying time between
New York and Israel will be re-
duced to 14Y2 hours (211/2 hours
elapsed time).
El Al will offer, for the first
time, first class and de luxe
service in addition to tourist
service on its direct flights to
Israel, Mr. Koppel said. "Thanks
to the great range and capacity
of this aircraft, El Al will be
able to offer non-stop service
across the Atlantic in both di-
rections and the fastest one-stop
service to Israel," he said. "An
increase from three to five
weekly flights in the spring of
1958 is also being considered,"
he stated. •
PARTNERSHIPS FOLD
frequently when a partner
dies, and all property is
liquidated to pay off obli-
gations
UNLESS someone has
thought beforehand to pre-
vent this destruction of a
profitable going business
May we tell you about
ways to do this?
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New Reconstructionist Book
"Footprints and New Worlds"
by Temima Gezari was pub-
lished by the Reconstructionist
Press, May 20.
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CAMP TANUGA
A SUMMER CAMP FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
William Wyler's "Friendly
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best family picture of 1956 by
the motion picture division of
the General Federation of
Women's Clubs.
AGES 6 - 16
• 1,400 acres and 2 miles of
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• 40 Miles of trails on camp
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• Overnight cookouts and
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• Horseback riding
• Doctor and 2 nurses on
premises
• Mature and experienced staff
• Ratio of 1 counselor to 4
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• 7 hours of behind-the-wheel
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• Professionally trained instruc-
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• Appointments at your
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• Free pickup and return service
• Eight week season
• Cempnt tennis, handball and
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• Waterskiing and aquaplaning
• Soiling, canoeing, boating
• Motorboats and war canoes
• Waterbikes and paddleboards
• Archery and fencing
• Complete athletic program
• Arts and crafts
• Summer stock
• Friday night services
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TORAH AND ISRAEL CELEBRATION
SATURDAY NIGHT, JUNE 1, 1957, at 9:00 P.M. at
Cong. BETH SHMUEL, 12837 Dexter Boulevard
A Syum of DAF YOMI will be performed by Renowned Rabbis
GUEST SPEAKER—DR. JOSEPH SHAFRAN, member of Chief Rabbinate in
Tel Aviv, a renowned scholar
and orator, will give a RECENT
REPORT FROM MEDINAS YIS-
R•EL AND MIFAL HATORAH
AND ITS FREE MEDICAL AID
PROGRAM
Rabbi ISAAC STOLLMAN, President of American Mizrachi Hapoel Hamizrachi will
participate.
A musical program is planned.
The celebration is under the auspices of the
VAAD HARABONIIM AND THE LOCAL , COMMITEE FOR MIFAL HATOR.AH
AND ITS FREE MEDICAL AID
The Public Is Cordially Invited
Refreshments will be served
No solicitations
Admission free