Friday, May 2, 1958—THE DETROIT JEWISH

Harvard Changes Chapel Policy
After Controversy Centering on
Jewish Couple Wed by Minister

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (JTA)—
Harvard University backed
down this week on their stand
against permitting Rabbis to
perform religious ceremonies in
the university's Memorial
Church. At the recommendation
of Dr. George A. Buttrick, chair-
man of the chapel's board of
preachers, the University an-
nounced that hereafter, "on
certain occasions," the edificb
may be used for private, non-
christian ceremonies.
The disclosure that a Jewish
couple had been married in
Harvard University's contro-
versial Memorial Church by a
Protestant minister with a
rabbi present, at the sugges-
tion of University officials,
sparked the debate over wheth-
er the church should be used
for services of faiths other than
Christian.
The latest formal develop-
ment, before the new order was
issued, was a petition submitted
Friday by a group of faculty
members to Dr. Nathan M.
Pusey, Harvard -president, ask-
ing that he relax the tradi-
tional policy of permitting only
Christian services.
Previously the debate had
been confined mainly to stories,

In Memoriam

editorials and letters in the
Harvard Crimson, the under-
graduate- daily newspaper.
The incident of the Jewish
couple, who had sought to be
married in the church by a
rabbi only, was first reported
in an article in the Crimson
by William W. Bartley III, a
graduate student in philosophy.
A University spokesman said
subsequently that the couple
had not been denied use of the
church but rather "encouraged"
to have the marriage per-
formed by a Protestant minis-
ter with a rabbi present. No
names were revealed in the
disclosures.
Memorial Church, which com-
memorates Harvard's war dead,
was dedicated in 1932 after
funds were solicited with the
understanding that the build-
ing would be non-denomina-
tional and that it would be
administered by a "board of
preachers representing as far
as possible all the Christian
communions included in the
undergraduate body." Leaflets
circulated during the dedica-
tion period charged the church
was "meaningless" because
Harvard men of all faiths died
in military duty for the United
States.

IEBREW SELF-TAUGHT

sY AHARON ROSEN

TH-E ALPHABET

ah

(between
hat and hall)

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hah.vah — nnn
T T

bah-dah —

7771

RM,

—

ahv —

;TM

gah-ah-vah

oh

bah

gahg —

(as in more)

1■?.

—

00 (as in soon)

X

N, •

silent — )(

koo-lahm —

koh

mah-lahkh — tP?

hoot

zah-khah —

yahm
gohy

dahy

Ill

•••••

(as "dyes)

e

(as in pen)

eh

ee (as

in need)

roh-fehf —

poo-reem -

sheh-shet —

sah-sohn —

- tan

T

—
(as in boy")

ntritg

h

zah-yeen
het
tet
yohd
khahf
kahf
lah-med
mem

noon
sah-mekh
▪ l< ah-yeen
feh
)<
peh
tsah-lee
ne-emahn
kohf
rehsh
soh fee —
sheen
kah-yeets — rp_
seen
eh-tsah —
tahv

X

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(as in made)

ah-lef
veht
beht
gee-mel
dah-let
heh
vahv

I y

1 H — between b and kh (see note 2)

X

silent

V
B

•

D

(sometimes
silent)

KH 2

K
L
M

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S

TS

(as in fits)

R
SH

S

T

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2 ICH — as in the Scottish or German loch

4 Originaly they was sounded and
even today is discernable in the speech of Oriental Jews.

3 Form of letter when it appears at end of word

In fully-pointed Hebrew script dots are placed in almost all letters at certain times,
Such a dot is called "dah-gehsh". Only those letters listed separately — ,0 —
undergo a change in pronounciation as a result of these dots.

The letters ;I ,n sometimes carry a vowel under them at the end of a word. This
vowel is pronounced as though it precedes the letter — e.g. roz is pronounced
koh-ahh, ntl is pronounced gah-voh-ahh.
Whenever the vowel X appears in the form x it is pronounced oh (as in more),
is pronounced oh nee yah. There are also a small number of cases where
e.g. Tnni
T T.
its
original form is pronounced oh; the best-known of these is the word
the x in
In (meaning "all, every"), which is pronounced kohl.

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In loving memory of our
dear mother, Becky Caplan,
who left us on May 5, 1949.
"You are with us, always."
Sadly missed by her chil-
dren, Dr. B. B. Caplan and
Mrs. N. H. Feldman and their
families.
* * *
In cherished memory of Ida
Mitz, -beloved mother and
grandmother, who left us on
May 8, 1955 (16 days in Iyar).
Never to be forgotten by
her children and grandchildren.
* * *
In loving memory of Abram
Geliekter, dear husband, father,
grandfather and great grand-
father, who left us on May 4,
1957 (three days in Iyar).

Rule Out Photos
for Admission to
Mass. Colleges

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Sadly missed by us all, her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Weingarden, her sisters, Irene
Isaacs and Raundie Tanner;
her husband, Marshall; and
her baby daughters, Sandra
and Frances.

Sadly missed by his wife,
Norma; children, Mrs. Saul
Eskow, Mrs. Martin Schwartz
and Jack Geliebter, his seven
grandchildren and great grand-
child.

(silent at
end of word)

V

H

"Somewhere back of the sunset
Where loveliness never dies,
She lives in a land of glory.
With the blue and gold of the
skies.
She had a smile for everyone
A heart as pure as gold,
To those who knew and loved her
Her memory will never grow old."

A beloved one from us has gone,
A voice we loved is stilled,
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.

(as in go)

H

In cherished memory of
Abe Silberstein, dear husband,
father and grandfather, who
passed away on May 6, 1950.
Remembered always and
sadly missed by his wife,
Lena; son, Leonard, daughter,
Roslyn Richmond, of Chicago;
and grandchildren.
* * *
In loving memory of our
darling daughter, Joyce Wein-
garden Markle, who left us a
year ago, May 19, 1957 (18
days in Iyar).

BOSTON (JTA)—The practice
of schools and colleges of ask-
ing student applicants for per-
sonal photographs is a violation
of the Massachusetts Fair Edu-
cation Practices Law, according
to a ruling of the Attorney Gen-
eral's office.
Samuel W. Gaffer, state as-
istant attorney general, submit-
ted that opinion to Mrs. Mil-
dred H. Mahoney, chairman of
the Massachusetts Commission
Against • Discrimination. The
ruling was lauded by Morris
Michelson, president of the
Jewish COmmunity Council of
Metropolitan Boston.
After a study of the commis-
sion's bulletin on policies deal-
ing with equality of educational
opportunity, Gaffer wrote that
"the statute is intended to pro-
hibit the requirement of any
form of information from which
an educational institution might
determine the race, creed, color
or national origin of a student
applicant."
He declared that a picture
"could disclose the race, creed,
color or national origin of a per-
son, information which the stat-
ute forbids and which would ap-
pear to come within reference
to 'written inquiry' prohibited"
by the law.
. Michelson said that the rul-
ing was of special importance
currently because growing en-
rollments in academic institu-
tions required more vigilance
than ever to assure fair educa-
tion practices.

Israel Prospers on the High Seas

By GOTTLIEB HAMMER
President, American-Israeli
Shipping Company, Inc.
Israel went to sea in 1948 out
of dire n e c e s s i t y. Hostile
neighbors surrounding her on
three sides imposed an eco-
nomic boycott and prevented
overland trade. Foreign ship-
ping companies suspended
operations to Haifa, Jaffa and
Tel Aviv during the Palestine
war and were slow to resume
them after the war was won.
Even if no national emer-
gency had existed in 1948 and
'49, Israel would have gone to
sea. Geography placed her at
the eastern
rim of the
M editerran-
ean and hem-
med her in by
a vast desert
and semi-
desert hinter-
land. The sea
is her natural
line of com-
munication to
the rest of the
world. Israel
had gone to
sea in ancient
times. Seafar-
ing was as
Hammer
much a part of
her re-birth as building, indus-
try and developing agriculture.
Throughout the ten-year
period of Israel's development,
the pace of maritime growth
was set by the Zim Israel Nav-
igation Company, Ltd., of Haifa,
the country's largest shipping
enterprise. The Zim Lines were
founded shortly before State-
hood was proclaimed. Their

initial capital was provided by
the Jewish Agency for Palestine
and Histadrut, Israel's labor fed-
eration. Their total assets con-
sisted of half interest in a small,
second-hand ship.
The Zim Lines today owns
and operates 25 vessels of over
130,000 deadweight tons. They
are employed on ten separate
services which cover most of
Europe and Africa, U.S. Gulf
and Eastern seaboard ports, the
Great Lakes and the Far East.
These ships presently account
for about 33 percent of Israel's
exports and 28 percent of her
import trade. They carry 85
percent of all passengers travel-
ling to and from Israel by sea.
The Zim Lines' growth is far
from over. The Company will
soon make a determined bid for
a fair share of general ocean
commerce in addition to serving
Israel's trade needs.
Israel is employing her
merchant marine not only for
profit but for the creation of
good will. Last year, the Zim
Lines entered into a unique
arrangement with the newly
independent West African Re-
public of Ghana to establish the
Black Star Line, the first ship-
ping venture under the Ghanan
flag.
At home, the merchant
marine is a boon to Israel's
economy. The nation's ships last
year earned some $10,000,000
in added value after deductions
for shore expenses, deprecia-
tion and other items. Shipping
is now second only to the citrus
export industry as an earner of
foreign currency. It also pro-
vides new jobs.

HEBREW SELF-TAUGHT

BY

leave (m.s.)
yoh-tseh
he left
yah-tsah
run (m.s.), he ran
rah is
laugh (m.s.)
tsoh-liehk
he laughed
tsah-hahk
quickly
mah hehr
mountain
hahr

AHARON ROSEN

kiti' .256

cashier's office
koo-pah

rfr. .251

ticket
kahr-teess

TT

.257

.258

0 4 tr-P .252

middle

17S73 .253

em-tsah

meet (m.s.)
poh-gehsh

.259

171 .260

tOiD ,254

he met
pah-gah,h

Van

—

T

already
vahr

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advanced students may be obtained through your local Hebrew
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Published by Brit Ivrit Olamit

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