5eminary Gets Rare Islamic Medical Work

A hitherto unrecorded and partial translations of the Qa- lection. Of the one hundred
unknown edition of the impor- nun in both Hebrew and Latin and sixty known Hebrew incun-
tant Islamic medical work of were printed. In 1491, a com- abula, the Seminary Library
the Middle Ages, The Qanun plete Hebrew edition (of which now houses one hundred and
Fi-L-Tibb of Ibn Sina (the Can- the vellum edition is part) was twenty-five volumes and twenty
on of Medicine of Avicenna) issued and served to preserve fragments. This represents the
has been acquired by the Li- the whole of the text for future greatest collection of Hebrew in-
brary of The Jewish Theological translations. The Library's. uni- cunabula in the world.
que vellum edition contains
Seminary of America.
Senate Committee Approves
In Hebrew, the Library's new books I, II and V, translated UN Mid-East Force Formation
acquisition is printed on vellum by Nathan Ha-meati and Joseph
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—The
and is the only such copy known Lorki. The Library also owns Senate Foreign Relations Corn-
a
complete
copy
of
the
first
to exist. Although it was issued
mittee unanimously approved
at the same time as the Hebrew Hebrew edition printed on pa- today a resolution for establish-
edition printed on paper, in per.
ment of a permanent United
Naples in 1491, it apparently
The Qanun gives many ex- Nations Emergency police force
escaped the notice of both amples of diagnosis, outlines to keep peace in the Middle
the scholars and book collectors. pharmacological methods and East and other trouble zones.
Iba Sina, famous, 11th cen- considers the usage of 760
The resolution was sponsored
tury Islamic philosopher-scien- drugs. It carefully describes by Sen. John J. Sparkman, Ala-
tist, prepared the five-volume skin troubles, contagious dis- bama Democrat. It would put
Qanun as a compendium of an- eases and nervous disorders, both the Senate and House on
cient and Muslim knowledge in both psychological and patholo- record as favoring emergency
the field of medicine. Because gical.
police forces under UN auspices
of the comprehensive scope of
The vellum edition of the Qa- as "an important instrument
the work, the Qanun was stu- nun is an outstanding addition for the maintenance of interna-
died throughout European uni- to the Library's rare book eel- tional peace and security."
versities for over six centuries
and Ibn Sina came to be known
as the Prince of Physicians.
Manuscripts of the Qanun
were widely circulated during
the author's own life-time. With-
in one century it was studied
in Spain, and in 1279, it was
translated from the Arabic into
OBSTETRICS and GYNECOLOGY
Hebrew by Nathan Ha-meati
who also translated Maimondes'
medical works. Two other
Announces the opening of his offices at
Hebrew translations followed.
These later served as a basis
for many of the subsequent
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Latin editions of the Qanun.
Through the translations of
scientific works from Arabic
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into Hebrew and then from He-
brew into Latin the Jews
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served as intermediators in the
transmission of science from
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East to West and in the revival
of classical learning.
In the 15th century some 14

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There are too many evidences Arab trade unions as part of the
to indicate that the West may Israel Labor Federation, the
deal sooner with Nasser alone Arabs eventually will cooper-
than with Nikita Khrushchev. ate with the Jews in Israel. This
In that case, is it possible that is a lost hope.
Let us return to a considera-
Israel also will be able to con-
tion of the position of Hashim
fer with him.
Richard Crossman, the British Jawad, who may, before this
Labor MP, believes that such goes to press,
negotiations are possible. In become not
fact, he thinks it is the only merely the
delegate - de-
hope in the present situation.
There are Jewish leaders who signate of the
concur in this viewpoint. Some new Iraq but
Isi4elis, many Britishers and the recognized
Americans are of the opinion delegate of
that only when the Arabs are the rebel gov-
united will Israel be able to deal ernment at
with them, since individual Arab the United Na-
states fear that their own exis- tions. It is now
tense would be jeopardized if generally a .-
they should seek to make peace mitted that
alone. the Iraqi rebel
Thus, time once again be- go vernmen t
comes the most important factor will be recog-
Jawad
in Israel's existence. Only time nized by the
will indicate solutions to the United States and other nations,
problems and the chances for and that its delegate therefore
will be seated at the UN. After
amity.
* *
all, every time a revolution suc-
Meanwhile, h o w e v e r, new ceeded anywhere, its leaders
complications are arising. While were recognized. Iraq will not
both the United States and be an exception.
To Jawad, then: this Iraqi, an
France are said to be favoring
participation of Israeli delegates affirmed enemy of Israel, said
in t h e Khrushchev-proposed when he presented his views
summit conference on the Mid- last week that he favored the
dle East, only France's Prime formation of labor unions
Minister Charles de Gaulle has among his people as one of the
mentioned Israel by name means of elevating their stan-
among the states he proposed dards. We know now from ex-
for inclusion in the planned perience that Jawad has no in-
conference agenda. tention of permitting the hu-
ll and when the . Arab-Israel manitarian hopes of Israel's
problem arises at the summit Histadrut to penetrate into his
conference, wherever it may country's spheres, and we are
materialize, there will be two beginning to learn of the col-
major problems to plague lapse of all hopes of Histadrut
Israel: the territorial issue and and of Socialist leaders that on
the revived. Jerusalem interna- the principles of humanitarian
tionalization plan. justice Arabs will wax friend-
Important leaders already her to Israel.
Nikita Khrushchev will be a
. have expressed their desire that
Israel's security should be guar- problem to Israel, He will be
anteed in any decisions that the cause of much trouble for
may be reached in discussions us. He will oppose any gestitres
of the peace of the Middle East. in Israel's behalf that may be
But there are certain to be re- made by the United States,
vived demands that Israel France, Canada and other coun-
should abandon the Negev— tries.
something which is admittedly
There will no doubt be a sum-
inconceivable.
mit conference. But all deci-
* * *
sions will be made behind
Russia may utilize the Jeru- closed doors. There may be a
salem internationalization few bombastic public speeches
scheme as means further to — one of them surely by
pressure Israel and to strength- Khrushchev. He will then make
en the jaws of a nutcracker all the possible capital for com-
that is being fashioned to crush munism by posing as the ex-
Israel. Israel can not and will pounder of peace, while fo-
not yield on this score.
menting the cold war and at-
When, therefore, there is talk tacking the spokesmen for the
about an arms embargo in the democracies.
Middle East — now that the
Decisions, however, will be
Nasser juggernaut has already made behind closed doors. Bar-
created so much damage — gaining will be done privately.
Israel's position once again be- There will be a few communi-
comes extremely precarious. All ques to the press. Press attaches
her neighbors are armed to the will brief correspondents. Com-
teeth and are nearing unifica- mentators will speculate over
tion in a single alliance. Israel an uncertain future, while
alone will have to beg for a few statesmen will bargain for ad-
more pieces of defensive weap- vantages for their areas.
ons to be able to withstand at-
If you shut off your radios
and TV sets, stop paying atten-
tack.
A decade ago, an arms em- tion to news analysts and just
bargo would have solved the wait for results, you may avoid
Middle East's problems. Now, the agony of listening to specu-
having elevated King Saud's oil lations by men and women of
powers to a major position of the Fourth Estate who wish
diplomat is bargaining, with they knew the answers to the
Israel always left exposed to existing problems but who hope
the whims of neighbors who as we all do for the best results.
Perhaps the better exercise
threatened her very life, the
West, having lost many of the is to pray: that would-be dicta-
battles around the green tables, tors do not triumph, that dicta-
has only Israel—and Turkey— tors who have already attained
to look to for friendship. But their role as authoritarians on
Israel remains the traditionally the world scene are not too
abandoned child in an area of brutal in their aims at world
domination, and that the spokes-
power and oil politics.
*
men for our democratic way of
An interesting lesson has life do not weaken during the
been learned by the Jewish peo- deliberations. Then, if justice
ple in the present Arabic strug- in meted out, we can hope for
gle for power and Israel's battle a semblance of peace. Since
for survival. There has been .there can be no world peace
unceasing talk about the in- without justice, amity and se-
fluence of the Arab worker, curity also for Israel, we can
about labor's role in Israel's then also hope for a semblance
behalf. Histadrut spokesman al- of peace for Israel.

MARTIN H. DAITCH, M.D.

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