Ju ly 25, 1958-22
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Tisha
Quiz A New 'Say It in Yiddish' Manual: 20,000 Jews Reported Living in
Interesting Publishers' Explanation Czechoslovakia, 5,000 in Prague
By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX
Why is the Book of Lamenta-
tions read in the synagogue on
Tisha b'Ab?
Dover Publications, 920 Broad- garisms and other forms of
VIENNA (JTA)—There are a aggregations. Jewish classics are
way, N.Y. 10, this week issued `Yankee Yiddish.' To the pub- little
over 20,000 Jews remain
another
edition
of
its
"Say
It"
Tish b'Ab (Fast of the Ninth
lisher's knowledge this is the ing in Czechoslovakia now--ou t published regularly, he reported,
of Ab) is the anniversary of the series—a small volume "Say It first phrase book that treats of a pre-war Jewish populatio n and among recent publications
destruction of both temples in In Yiddish" which they call an Yiddish with dignity and as a of 360,000—according to a re have been collected works of
I. L. Peretz and Sholom Alei-
ms Jerusalem. The Book of Lamen- "exclusive new feature." Ac- world language.
port about the Czechoslovakia n chem.
tations is a work ascribed to the companying the review copy is
"The
publisher
hopes
that
its
Jewish
community
by
Dr.
Ru
Dr. Iltis spoke with particular
4.1 authorship of the prophet Jere- this explanatory statement by circulation may undo some of dolph Iltis, of Prague. Dr. Ilti
s pride about the Jewish Mu-
' • miah who witnessed the destruc- the publishers:
the harm that has been created is editor of "Vestnik," an orga n
tion of the first temple by the
"The editors of Dover Publi- by the widespread comic ap- of the Jewish Community Or seum in Prague. Housed in six
ri) hands of the Babylonians in 586 cations first decided to publish proach to a language so import- ganization of Bohemia-Moravia. buildings, the museum of old
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Jewish objects d'art, religious
B.C.E. It comprises his deep `Say It In Yiddish' in 1957, when ant in everyday communication
"Several tens of thousands" of books and vessels, torah scrolls,
z lament over the tragedy. Nat- a young Hungarian who had and in the development of Jew-
urally, it is only fitting that this escaped during the rebellion was ish culture. The publisher is Czech Jewish inmates of con- books, manuscripts and other
book be read on the anniversary hired for the mail room. The aware that this serious approach centration camps were rescued valuables. He described the mu-
of this tragedy, i.e., Tisha b'Ab. boy spoke no English and no is much less salable than the by the Soviet Army when the seum's library as a "rich treas-
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one at Dover spoke Hungarian. comic approach, but he hopes Nazis were defeated at the end ure house." One of the buildings
ti
making up the museum contains
Why is the book read • espe-
"On the first day it was dis- the support of the Jewish- of World War II, Dr. Iltis re-
cially at night (this year on covered that besides Hungarian, American press through public- ported. An unspecified number murals listing 80,000 names of
Jews slaughtered by the Nazis.
c 'S Saturday night, July 26?)
he could also speak Yiddish. ity will create channels of in- of these left "for Israel and
The Jews of Czechoslovakia,
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Such is the Ashkenazic tradi- From then on whenever anyone terest that have never been other countries," Dr. Iltis de-
E'l
clpred. Of the upward of 20,000 Dr. Iltis said, have established
tion, as differentiated from the wanted to give the boy direc- reached before."
remaining, 9,000 live in Bo- contact with Jewish communi-
A Oriental Sephardic tradition tions he would have to call one
"Say It In Yiddish" was ed-
ties in other countries. Among
W where it is also read on the of the pressmen at Dover who ited by Dr. Uriel Weinreich, hemia, while the remainder are these he listed the Jewish com-
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morning of Tish b'Ab. A num- spoke Yiddish. The pressman
in Slovakia. He reported that
E4 ber of reasons are given for would be told what was wanted associate professor of linguistics there are 5,000 Jews in Prague, munities of Swede n, France,
Hungary, Finland, Rumania and
reading it at night. Some claim and then he would repeat the and Yiddish studies on the and 3,000 in Bratislava.
Poland.
it is read at night because the directions in Yiddish to the Atran Chair in Columbia Uni-
There are two Jewish Com-
enemies put fire to the temple young Hungarian. After a month versity, and Mrs. Beatrice munity organizations in t h e
at night. Others claim it is be- the boy had picked up enough Weinreich. It. contains sections country, one embracing those
cause of a verse in the Book of English to make this no longer on the Yiddish alphabet, the who live in Bohemia-Moravia,
scheme of pronunciation, and is
Lamentations which states "She necessary.
divided into useful sections — and the other representing the
Don't check any further because
weepeth sore at night."
"The incident made the editor travel, useful words in the Jews of Slovakia. The latter,
nobody can meet these prices.
The Talmud (Sanhedrin 104a) of Dover's Say It series aware
said Dr. Iltis, center most of
home,
restaurant
usages,
places
offers several opinions as to
BRAND NEW—NOT RECAPS
their activity on religious af-
why the lamenting was done at of Yiddish as an important of worship, sightseeing, enter-
language of communication, and tainment, greetings, etc. It has fairs, while the Bohemia-Mora-
Size
Black
White
night. One is that the lament it was decided to include a
a
section
on
useful
expressions,
via
group,
with
headquarters
in
of the Israelites who com-
6.00-16
$
8.88
plained in vain (Numbers 14:1) Yiddish phrase book in the Say such as "zeit moichel," "ich red Prague, concentrates chiefly on
6.70-15
9.25
$12.88
7.10-15
took place at night and their It series. The series, which now nor English," "wart a rega," cultural activities.
10.88
13.88
includes
French,
S
p
a
n
i.s
h,
"pamelach,"
"es
fardrist
mir,"
7.60-15
12.88
Jews rank high in the coun-
heirs were therefore punished
14.88
Dutch,
Japanese
and
13
other
and
others.
(Note
the
inerasi-
7.50-14
13.88
try's cultural life as a whole,
17.88
with something real to complain
of Hebrew terms from the Prague journalist declared,
about on the very same night languages, has achieved world bility
Plus tax and recapable tire.
Yiddish).
(the Ninth of Ab) at a later wide recognition as the most
citing such personalities as medi-
Authors and publishers have cal scientist Alfred Cohn, Dr.
period. A second reason given modern and ambitious series of
phrase
books
now
being
pub-
confidence
in
the
effectiveness
is that at night a voice is heard
Erich Springer, electrical 'engi-
3140 GD. RIVER FA 1-1010
more clearly. A third reason is lished. The publisher plans to of this study book. Like other neer Irgy Sicher, and a number
eventually
include
a
phrase
foreign languages, it certainly of famous musicians, including
Turn right at Grand River exit
that the stars and planets weep
book
for
every
important
spoken
from
Lodge Expressway. Same
needs a teacher to direct the the directors of the Prague
along with him who weeps at
location as before - Eastman
student to acquisition of a Government Philharmonic, the Kodak in front of bldg. Drive
night. A fourth reason is that language in the world.
in parking lot and walk to
"A little research disclosed knowledge of Yiddish with this Prague Opera, the Brno Opera,
one who hears someone weeping
shop, in rear.
at night weeps along with him. that most previously published book as guide.
and other well-known musical 4111•11113111111M............momm,
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phrase books have approached
Yiddish as a humorous dialect,
What are "Kinot?"
"Kinot" is the name given to replete with curse words, vul-
a collection of liturgical dirges
composed by Jewish poets dur-
ing different ages. They were U.S. Jews to Settle
usually composed as a lament Permanently_ in Israel
'over some suffering experienced
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
by Jews. One of them was com-
posed, for example, as a reac- Jewish Agency has announced
tion to the public burning of that a group of American Jews
the Talmud in Paris in May of have organized to settle per-
1244 C.E. A number of them manently in Israel. They will
are read • on Tisha b'Ab since reside in a collective settlement
it is an occasion of lament and based partly on agricultural
A number of properties are listed on the 1958 tax rolls as OWNER UN-
all Jewish misfortunes of na and partly on industry to be
KNOWN. If you have failed to receive your tax statement, please request
tional scope are somehow con- financed by American investors.
nected with the destruction of
duplicate by phone, WO 5-4200, Extension 551. by mail, or in person at the
More than 70 members of the
the Temple in Jerusalem. whose group met at Agency headquar-
City-County Building as interest must be added if not paid by September 2,
sorrowful anniversary is ob- ters here with S. Z. Shragai,
1958*. TO FACILITATE PHONE CALLS IT IS REQUESTED THAT THE
served on that day.
WARD NUMBER AND ITEM NUMBER BE KNOWN.
head of the Agency's immigra-
tion department.
Israel Medical Assembly
*1958 Full Tax may be paid through September 2, without interest,
Set for Aug. 12 to 24
The agency official promised
Due to the Labor Day Holiday.
The fourth world assembly full cooperation. The meeting
of the Israel Medical Associa- took place under the chairman-
tion will be held in Tel Aviv, ship of Rabbi Itzhak Swift, who
Jerusalem and Haifa, Aug. 12 to reported that a group of friends
24, it was announced by the of the projected settlement had
American Committee for Is- been organized in New York to
rael's 10th Anniversary Cele- assist the settlers with invest-
Chas. N. Williams,
bration.
ment capital.
City Treasurer
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UNION TIRE
1958
CITY TAXES
ALL 1958 CITY TAX BILLS
HAVE BEEN MAILED
FIRST HALF DUE
AUGUST 15
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