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'Our People in Olden
Times—From Soul •
to Bar Kochba' •

"Our People in Olden Days-
FroM Saul to Bar Kochba," by
Ben Israel, illustrated by Her-
bert Krickman, is just the type
of book that will appeal to chil-
dren,—and will make it easier
for parents to pass on the early
Jewish historical facts to the
youngsters to whom they may
wish to read the stories.
Issued -by Kinderbuch Pub-
lishers (P.O.B. 3&8, Madison
Sq. Station, 'N.Y. 10). this book
is attractive,a the text is, for
ra-
young readers and the illust
tions are catchy. •
Kruckman is known for his
cartoons in World Over, the
popular •Jewish children's
magazine. Ben Israel has
Written many commendable
tales for youngsters.
This fine • books tells the
stories of Saul ,and David, de-
scribes the breakup, of the
united Hebrew kingdom and
proceeds to tell of the works
of the Prophets. Before relating
the story of the Prophet Amos,
this book tells of the rise of the
walled city of Samaria. _
Amos, Isaiah and Micah are
introduced to the reader, and
in-between each historical epi=
sode the author 'talks it over"
with his readers in a special
paragraph to make history move
understandable.
The Return to Palestine, the
works of Ezra and Nehemiah
and the conquest of Judea: by
the Greeks form another s&-
tion.
Then comes the Maccabean
era, the revolt at Modin, the
regaining- -of Jewish indepen-
dence. It is followed by life
Under the Romans, the story of
Jesus, the subsequent war for
independence. and the Bar
Kochba rebellion.
This is perhaps the first
time that a Jewish story
book includes a narrative
abOut Jesus. It is done with
tact, and it renders the serv-
ice of presenting the facts
about the rise of Christianity
from • the 'Jewish point of
view. -
A concluding chapter, "The
Glorious History of the Jews,"
encourages the children to read
the background of their people
as being "a wonderful" history
to read and tell about.
The book has the merit of
containing a glassarY. — with
Hebrew words. It contains a
list of "friends of Jewish edu-
cation" who made its publishing,
possible, and refers to "friends
from Detroit" as having partici-
pated in its sponsorship.

Anti-•hechita Feelings
Run High in Britain

GLASGOW (JTA) — More
"than -one-third of rural and
borough councils throughout
Briton to which resolutions on
shechita were submitted during
the. first three months of this
year voted against the Jewish
ritual slaughter practice, Dr. I.
E. Burton -Stated at a meeting
of the Glasgow Jewish Repre-
sentative Council.
Reporting on the continuing
.need for a strong fight against
well-financed foes of shechita,
who maintain constant agitation
against the ritual practice, Dr.
Burton said that out of a total
of 1,823 resoluions put before
the local councils in the thre'e
months, only 13 councils voted
favorably.
He said no action had yet
been taken by' 1,0,79 of the
local government units and 549
anti-shechita resolutions were
approved. Results in 1.82 oases
were not known, he reported.

Urge 'Watchdog' Committee

BERKELEY, Calif. (JTA) —
Formation of a "watchdog"
committee to supervise prac-
tices of fraternities with regard
to "discriminatory racial and
religious clauses and writtep
and under agreements" was
recommended here by the As-
sociated Students of the Uni=

versity of California.

- SAN FRANCISCO — Forty
Jewish teenagers from Jewish
Community Centers affiliated
with the National Jewish Wel-
fare Board Western States Sec-
tion will embark this summer
on a unique ten-day visit to
Mexico to study at first hand
the Jewish community of that
country. The tour is part of
JWB's Jewish Community Cen-
ter World Fellowship Project.

Israel Plans Construction of New Deepwaier Port

TEL AVIV, (JTA) — Israel
moved toward the construction
of another deepwater port along
its Mediterranean coast when it
signed an agreement with an
American and a French engi-
neering company to carry out a
year-long, $120,000 survey of the
coastal waters at a point about
11 miles north of Askelon.
A $20,000,000 rayon plant to
be constructed by Israel Rogo-
sin, American industrialist-phil-

anthropist, will be located with-
in sight of the proposed new
harbor.
A group of American and Is-
raeli investors headed by Bnai
Brith president Philp M. Klutz-
nick has planned other develop-
ments for the city, including the
construction of homes for 6,000
persons. The proposed port is
expected to be an outlet for
potash from the Dead Sea plant
and oil pumped from Elath.

Government Okays $250,000'
for Jewish Medical Center

WASHINGTON (JTA)—Sena-
tors John Marshall Butler and
J. Glenn Beall, both of Mary-
land, annonuced that payment
of $250,000 toward the construc-
tion cost of a diagnostic and
treatment center for the Jewish
Medical Center, sBaltimore, has
been approved by the Dei5art-
meat of Health, 'Education and
Welfare.

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13-THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, June 14, 1957

New Children's History

MB Sponsors Teenagers' Tour
Of Mexico Jewish Community