Midrasha Institute ectures tart
Wednesday; Dr. Orlinsky to Speak

Limo 150trirsary Quiz

On the Sesquicentennial of the Great Emancipator's Birth
July, 1862, an act was passed pension to Mrs. Lincoln.
By BERNARD POSTAL
The third Annual Institute of Revised Standard Version of the
19—Victor David Brenner, ati
which enabled Lincoln to ap-
(Continued
from
Last
Week)
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Midrasha, the College of Jewish Old Testament. He is one of the
point Jacob Frankel of Philadel- American artist, designed the..
Questions
Studies, of the United Hebrew. leading Biblical scholars of • our
8—What Jews played impor- phia, as the first American rabbi Lincoln penny, the first coin to
Schools, will commence Wednes- time
bear the head of a President,
tant roles in the founding of the to be a military chaplain.
The
Institute
series
has
been
day evening, with an address by
which was issued August 2, 1909.
new Republican Party in 1856
14—Mrs.
Abraham
Jonas,
wi-
arranged
by
a
committee
under
Dr. Harry M. Orlinsky, professor
and in Lincoln's presidential dow of Lincoln's friend, Abra- Brenner's initials, VDB, appear-
of Bible at the New York school the chairmanship of Mrs. Carl
campaign in 1860.? .
ham Jonas, who was appointed ea on the pennies and can be
of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Schiller, with
9—What is the only American post-mistress of Quincy, Ill., in seen with a magnifying glass -
Institute of Religion, at the Es- t h e coopera-
flag bearing Hebrew letters?
1864, to fill out her husband's near the penny's, rim, under
ther Berman branch of the tion of Albert
Lincoln's shoulder. -
10—Who transmitted to the unexpired term.
Elazar,
super-
United Hebrew Schools.
20—The Jewish Community
world
Lincoln's
Emancipation
15—Because
Lincoln's
death
Dr. Orlinsky will speak on the intendent of
Center
of Milwaukee, one of 355
Proclamation?
occurred early Saturday morn-
Book of Deuteronomy, the title the United He-
11—When did Lincoln scotch ing, April 15, 1865, and the first affiliated with JWB, used to be
of his address being "Law— brew Schools,
an official attempt at anti- sermons were preached in the known as the Abraham Lincoln
Man's. Relation to Society and and Prof. Shlo-
.
Semitism?
synagogue that same morning. Settlement. It was this Settle-
mo
Ma
r
enoff,
the World Around Him." The
ment that launched the famous
12—Who
was
Lincoln's
foot
16—Dr.
C.
H.
Liebermann,
a
lectures in the series are follow- Dean of the
doctor?-
Washington, D. C., physician, Settlement Cook Book as a col-
ed by discussions by enrolled Midrasha.
13 — What part did Lincoln who was one of the nine medical lection of recipes for Jewish
Louis LaMed,.
participants in the Institute.
play in establishing the right of men at Lincoln's death-bed. His immigrant housewives. Proceeds
The Books of Job and Amos . is chairman of
rabbis to serve as military chap- portrait is among that of the 47 from the sale of this book be-
the
Midrasha
and Maimonides' "Guide to the
lains.
persons in Chappel's famous came the initial fund from
Perplexed" will be the • subjects board.
14—What
Jewess
was
one
of
painting, "The Last Hours of which the Center's first building
"The purpose Mrs. Schiller
of the three other lectures in
was erected.
the
first
of
her
sex
to
be
ap-
Lincoln."
the series, by Prof. William of the Midrasha Institute is to
21 — Emanuel Hertz, Otto
a Federal position . 17--Julius Hammerslough, of
Irwin and Rabbis Bernard J. acquaint interested members of pointed to
Eisenschiml, and Ralph New-
by Lincoln?. were
Springfield,
Ill.,
who
was
an
old
the
community
with
a
back-
Bamberger and Ben-Zion Bok-
ere the first pulpit friend of Lincoln, was desig- man, whose writings and re-
ground and appreciation of clas-
ser.
/ in connec- nated by the national Lincoln search on the life-and times of
memorial
utterances
The entire series is -being sical Jewish thinking in relation
tion
with
Lincoln's
death
heard monument committee as a spe- Lincoln are widely known.
given • on the theme "Life's to world problems," Mrs. Schil-
22—To demonstrate the pa-
in the synagogues?
cial -agent to raise funds among
Challenge and Jewish Re- ler said.
16 — What Jewish physician Jews. The official minutes of triotism of American Jewry,
A
limited
number
of
regis-
sponse — The Classical Ap-
the Lincoln Monument Associa- Particularly during the Civil
trants may still enroll in the was at Lincoln's deathbed?
proach.". •
17—Who were among the first tion of Springfield record among War.
Institute
at
the
Midrasha
office,
The first speaker in the se-
contributors to the fund for the the. very first contributors to the
ries, Dr. Orlinsky, is editor-in- - 18977 Schaefer.
DRIVING LESSONS
(The Midrasha Institute lec- Lincoln monument in Spring- fund "the Hebrew citizens of
chief of the New Translation of
Alton; Ill.," followed shortly
LESSON 2 0
the Hebrew Bible for the Jewish ture series and the appearance field, - Illinois?
18—Who helped Lincoln's thereafter by the Hebrew Con-
COURSE
Publication 'Society of America. here of Dr. Orlinsky will be
widow to get a government pen- gregation of St. Joseph, Mo., and
Dual Controls
He was a member of the distin- evalUated in a radio talk, over
the Hebrew Congregation of
No permit Needed to Start
guished committee of 22 schol- station WJLB, at 10 p.m. this sion? -
19—Who
designed
the
Lin-
Professional Instructors
Philadelphia.
ars who, in 1952, produced the Saturday, by Philip Slomovitz).
' coin penny?
Day or Evening
18—Henry and Joseph Selig-
20—Which is the only Jewish
Appointments
two brothers; befriended
Neo-Nazi Gang Heckles Community . Center that was man,
Safeway Driver Training
Lincoln's family after the Presi-
for. Lincoln?
dent's death and aroused inter-
Jewish Resistance Play once named
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21=What .Jews are regarded est that led to - the granting of a
BERLIN, • (JTA) — Berlin as among the great authorities
police are investigating an or- on Lincoln?
ganized attack on Thom-as Har-
22 — Why did Simon Wolf
On
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NEW YORK (JTA)—A new lan, noted Nazi film producer,
Patriot, - Soldier and Citizen?"
private organization, the United by a gang of young neo-Nazi
SEE
Answers
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States Committee for Refugees, hoodlums.
8—Abraham Jon-as of Illinois;
concerned with the r e f u g e e
The gang, who occupied sev-
problem "on a global scale," eral front rows of the Congress •Moritz Pinner of St. Louis;
31st year with Buick
was formed with the blessing Hall, a theater where Harlan's Abraham B. Arnold of Maryland;
At The World's Largest Buick Dealer
of the U.S. State Department. play about the resistance of Abraham Kohn, Illinois; Abra-
One goal of the committee will Jewish youths to the Nazis was ham Dittenhoefer and Sigismund
be to "do- something" about being shown, heckled the play, Kaufmann, New York; Moses
the p r o b_l e m of the world's threw stink bombs and beat up Aaron Dropsie, Philadelphia;
15,000,000 refugee s, an an- ushers and members of the Edward Kanter, Michigan, and -
nouncement said.
audience who attempted to Moses Naar, New Jersey.
9—A hand-made painting at
- Although the announcement curb 'them. Seven of the hood-
made no reference to the Arab lums were arrested, but later an American flag inscribed in
refugees, that- group was ex- released pending a full investi- Hebrew with verses of the first
TAN 1-2700
11620 Jos. Campau
Chapter - frOrn. JoShua, presented
pected to be part of the new gation.
committee's c o n c e r n, partic- , Harlan became the victim of to Lincoln . by . Abrahmn Kohn, A
ularly since one of the vice- the gang when he appeared on of Chicago, before the president-
presidents of the committee was stage at the end of the per- elect left for Washington in
listed as Henry Labouisse, formance and urged the mem- February, 1861.
THE DREAM...a reality!
10—Edward Rosewater, War
former director of the United bers of the audience to' sign
Nations Relief and Works a petition asking Parliament, Department telegrapher, later
Agency. UNRWA has been to adopt severe measures to founder and editor of the Oma-
handling a United Nations re- deal-with former concentration ha Bee, tapped out from the
lief program for the refugees camp guards and commandants. War Department telegraph of-
almost since the end of the When police arrived, most of fice in Washington the text of
Israel War of Independence.
the thugs escaped, shouting the famous proclamation on
EdWard B. Marks, formerly anti-Semitic slogans.
January 1,.1863.
associated with the Inter-
. 11—He countermanded the
national Refugee Organization Jew Loses Cabinet Post
notorious Order No. 11 issued
and t h e Intergovernmental
by General Ulysses S. Grant on
Committee for European Migra- in Tunisian Reshuffle
December 17, 1862 which ex-
tion, will be executive director.
PARIS '(JTA) -- The latest eluded all Jews as a class from
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Former Senator Herbert H. reshuffle of the Tunisian Cab- the- Departinent of Tennessee.
The GREAT
Lehman also is a Vice-president. inet saw the elimination of the LincOln repealed Grant's order
The committee's first task will only Jew in the Bourguiba in a note written on January 3,
MEYERS at CURTIS
be to develop plans to imple- Governinent, it was reported 1863, after Cesar Kaskel of Pa-
tient in the United States the here. Andre Barouche, national- ducah, Kentucky, had called the
World Refugee Year, which ist newspaper publisher was re- matter to his attention.
begins in July, Dean Sayre said. moved as Minister of Housing.
12L–Dr. Isachar • Zacharie, a
JewiSh chiropodist from Eng-
land, who became very friendly
with Lincoln.
Regimental chaplains,
13
provided for in an act of Con-
gress passed on July 22, 1861,
10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
limited such chaplains to regu-
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tud, -
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to cover . what- is desired by you
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