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Age-Old Custom of Planting
Trees Has a New Meaning

By the Oak-Woodser
One of the beautiful cus-
toms that was once observed
in ancient Jerusalem was the
planting of a cedar tree when
a male child was barn and a
cypress tree when a little girl
was born.
When these children grew
up and were to be married,
twigs from the tree were cut
down to make the posts for
the huppah.
Trees have always been a
significant part of Jewish life
and lore. Thus the importance
of a festival like Jewish Arbor
Day, or Hamisha Asar b'She-
vat, which will be celebrated
on Jan. 24.
The holiday was marked in

olden days when the first bit
of greenery showed on the
trees and shrubs, usually be-
tween the first and fiteenth
days of the month of Shevat.
Today, it is marked on the
fifteenth.
Even though it was not what
might be called an obligatory
holiday or festival, the tradi-
tion continued through the
Middle Ages and was revital-
ized when colonization began
in Palestine.

Hebrew Academy
Begins Registration

munities throughout the Dias-
pora, Jews have been aiding in
the reconquest of the Holy
Land in many ways, not the
least being the planting of
trees.
Jewish Arbor Day has been
a customary time, as well it
might be, for American Jews
to visualize the gray-brown Is-
raeli countryside turning to
bright green. But in many
parts of Israel, there still is no
green.
For that reason, the Jewish
National Fund in Detroit has
undertaken to plant 250,000
trees in the Independence For-
est near Jerusalem, as its ma-
jor project during the coming
two years.
The forest, commemorating
the 10 years since Israel won
independence as a. state, will
provide a greenbelt of fertil-
ity, will give employment to
many Israelis, will protect
crops from heavy winds and
storms.

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Registration is now being ac-
cepted for the Hebrevi 'Acade-
my, 13855 W. Nine Mile, Oak
Park's only Hebrew day school.
The new semester will begin on
Feb. 1, announced school sup-
ervisor Rabbi Jacob Levi.
The school offers a compre-
hensive Hebrew-English curri-
culum for children from nurse-
ry through the second grade. A
new grade is being added each
year, so that a child may ad-
vance with the school. A com-
plete high school program will
eventually be furnished by the
Academy, an affiliate of Beth
Yehudah Schools.
Bus transportation to and
from school is provided. For
registration infOrmation, call
TO 5-3655, or LI 7-2773. The
school's PTA has begun publi-
cation of a bulletin of interest
to parents. The bulletin is avail-
able free to anyone wishing a
copy and may be obtained by
writing the school.

Temple Emanu-El Sets
7th Anniversary Service

Now, in Israel, Hamisha
Asar b'Shevat has assumed
a new importance, as the
state seeks to rebuild the
soil through the planting of
green belts over the length
and breadth of the country.
In this country, as in com-

Trees also will provide de-
fenses for the installation of
military equipment in the
event of aggression from Is-
rael's sworn enemies and
offer protection from raids
to settlers near the borders.

Dr. Robert Katz, professor of
human relations at Hebrew
Union College-Jewish Institute
of Religion, will occupy the pul-
pit of Temple Emanu-El at its
• v e n t h anniversary sabbath
service at 8:15 p.m., today.
Also participating in the serv-
ice will be Mrs. Milton' Rosen-
baum, Sidney Reibel, A. Leon
Pierce, Bertram Kaatz, Bernard
Lieberman and Walter Schmier.
An oneg shabbat will follow.
At 10:45 a.m., Saturday, at its
monthly morning service, Rabbi
Milton Rosenbaum will speak on
"The Mind of Pharaah."

At this traditional time of
tree - planting — Hamisha Asar
b'Shevat —if every family
planted a tree in Israel through
the Jewish National Fund, if
every school child were to
plant a sapling for an Israeli
youngster, what a feeling of
accomplishment we would have.
For this is the meaning to-
day of Jewish Arbor Day—the
planting of trees so that Israel
will once again be the green
land of ages ago and its people
secure against two enemies—
infertility and enemy attack.

Suburban PTO Slates
Music Month Event

Adult Class Enrollment
Opens at Cong. Bnai David

Oak Park Branch PTO of the
United Hebrew Schools will
meet at 8:30 p.m., Thursday, in
the auditorium of the 10 Mile
Jewish Center, for a social in
celebration of Jewish M nsic
Month.
"Israel: YesterdaY. and Today"
is the theme of the program,
which will be highlighted by
the presentation of a cantata
by children attending the
school.
Parents of students and their
friends are invited . to parti a
pate in the evening's activities.
A social hour will follow.

Second semester of the Bnai.
David Adult Institute of Jew-
ish Studies will get underway
on Tuesday, at the Synagogue,
24350 Southfield. . Classes in
_Hebrew reading, '
un-
derstanding, Bible study and
Jewish philosophy will be of-
fered to both members and
non-members. The session lasts
for 10 weeks.
Registration may be made in
person, or by calling EL
•6-8210.

MOSES A. LEAVITT, execu-
tive vice chairman of the Joint
Distribution Committee, re:
ceived an honorary fellowship
from the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem at a dinner folloW-
ing the meeting of the board of •
directors of the American
Friends of Hebrew University
Wednesday at Harmonie Club,

An Oak Park physician this
week was appointed as a trustee
of the South Oakland 'County
Chapter of the American Can-
cer Society.
He is Dr. Bernard Levine,
who, through the years, has
been active in the work of the
Cancer Society. Dr. Levine is
a member of the staff of Sinai
Hospital.

Hadassah Groups
to Meet Tuesday
to Honor Israel

All four groups comprising
the South Oakland County Chap-
ter of Hadassah will meet this
Tuesday to highlight a variety
of projects in the organization's
overall program.
Oak Park West, meeting at
Northland Center auditorium,
will feature a dessert luncheon
and fashion show. According to
Mrs. Albert Margolin, president,
an original musical skit will
highlight the Hadassah Medical
Organization.
The 10 Mile Jewish Center
will house the meeting of Oak
Park East, at which a dessert
luncheon, fashion show and dis-
cussion of Youth Aliyah will be
presented. Dr. Caroline Pratt, a
psychologist, will speak on
"Child Psychology."
"A Look at Jewish Art" will
be the subject of Robert Gare-
lick,_ of Garelick's Art Gallery
at a meeting of the Birmingham-
Fr•nklin Group, to be held at
the home of Mrs. 'Russell Nida,
3473 Sutton Place, Birmingham.
An original musical number will
be sung by Mrs. Albert New-
man.
Huntington Woods-Southfield
will be served a dessert lunch-
eon at Cong. Beth Shalom, after
which the meeting will high-
light vocational education. A
"What's Your Line?" program,
featuring parodies from Gilbert
and Sullivan, is planned, and
the afternoon will be highlight-
ed by a book review of Harry
Golden's "Only in America" by
Mrs. Albert Rosenblum.

Emanu-E1 Sisterhood
Sets Fashion Luncheon

Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood
will present its sixth annual
birthday luncheon and fashion
show at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday,
in the Katzman social hall of
the Temple, 14450 10 Mile, Oak
Park.
The fashion show will fea-
ture a full line of new cruise,
spring and summer styles, by
Davidson's of Birmingham. The
clothes will be modeled by
Mesdames Richard Blumberg,
All Finn, Derek Caplane, Ray
Gerson, Fred Layne, Max Fo-
gelman, Milton Lucow, Al
Weinberger, Ray Hobins and
Irving Zickerman.
Serving on the committee
preparing the event are Mrs.
Jay Frankel, fashion show
chairman; Mrs. Larry Oettin-
ger, luncheon chairman; and
Mrs. Stan Grossfeld, table dec-
orations chairman.

Oak Park Eastern Star
Slates Special Initiation

Oak Park Chapter of the
Order of the Eastern Star will
hold a special initiation cer-
emony at 8 p.m., Jan. 27, in the
Ferndale Women's Cub. Worthy
grand patron Ed Monroe, will
be a guest. Useable clothes for
a rummage sale are now being
collected. For pick-u p, call
Esther Stahl, LI 1-0783.

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Huntington Woods ORT
Slates Membership Meet

A paid-up membership meet-
ing will be held by Huntington
Woods Chapter, Women's Amer-
ican ORT, at 12:30 p.m., Mon-
day, in the home of Mrs. Al-
bert Weber, 8180 Hendrie, Hun-
tington Woods.
Mrs. Milton Rosenbaum will
review Leon Uris' best-seller'
"Exodus". A social hour will
follow.

BOOKS • TOYS • GIFTS • GREETING CARDS

COOLIDGE, JUST SOUTH OF 9 MILE, OAK PARK
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

BNAI ISRAEL TORAH CENTER

Announces that registration for afternoon schools are now
being token for the Spring Term, in affiliation with
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah.

BEGINNER and ADVANCED STUDENTS ACCEPTED
BUS TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE FROM
OAK PARK and SOUTHFIELD

REGISTRATION: 1 - 4 P.M. SUNDAYS

at Temporary quarters, 15400 W. 10 MILE RD.

or call

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PISGAH LODGE NO. 34 B'NAI B'RITH

Invites You, Your Family and Friends

An Evening Of
Israeli Entertainment

Starring

ADY SEMEL

Israeli Folk Singer and Guitarist

HABONIM DANCERS
I n Spectacular Israeli Dances

Guest Speaker

MORRIS ALEXANDER

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New York.

NEW YORK, (JTA) — Marc
Chagall, the noted painter, has
been elected• to honorary mem-
bership in the American Aca-
demy of Arts and Letters and
its affiliate society, the Na-
tional Academy of Arts and
Letters.
Honorary membership is lim-
ited to 50 foreigners who have
distinguished themselves in the
arts.
Chagall, who was born in
Russia, has spent nearly all of
his life in France, although he
lived in this country for six
years in the 1940's.
Some of his most famous
works are on specifically Jew-
ish themes, . particularly on
Russian Jewish life.

HAYMAN'S

Israel Wines Win Awards

Two Israeli wines, Adorn
Atik and Carmel Sherry, man-
ufactured by the Cannel Miz- -
rachi Co., were recently award-
ed silver medals at an Inter-
national Fair just held in Yu-
goslavia. These are but two
of a large variety of wines
now produced in

U.S. Art Society
Honors Chagall

Dt. Levine Appointed
ti•. Cancer Society Post

National Chairman
Israeli Committee for B'nai B'rith

MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1959

8:30 P.M.

HAYIM GREENBERG CENTER
LABOR ZIONIST INSTITUTE

SCHAEFER, NORTH OF SEVEN MILE ROAD
SOCIAL HOUR
REFRESHMENTS

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