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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Friday, July 24, 1959 —
Book Enthusiasts
Take Pride in
`The Bookplate'
Betrothal. Revealed
at Family Dinner
Since the invention of print-
ing, the bookplate has become
the mark of the real book
enthusiast. At first pasted
only in gift volumes, it later
became popular in private.
libraries. The earliest known
Jewish bookplate dates from
the 18th century, when Isaac
Mendez used the initials "I.M.
and a quote from Ecclesiastes
2:13: "I saw that wisdom ex-
ceedeth folly, so far as light
excelleth darkness."
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MISS ERICA GELBERMAN
At a recent dinner party,
Mr. and Mrs. David Gelberman,
of Sturtevant Ave., announced
the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Erica, to IVIoishe Grossbard,
son of Rev. and Mrs. Ann
Grossbard, also of Sturtevant
Ave.
Mr. Grossbard is presently
attending Walsh Institute of
Accountancy. Plans are being
made for a February wedding.
The Apocrypha
The general name "Apocry-
pha" was given to a certain
type of literature which consti-
tutes writings that resemble
the style of the Scriptures of
the Bible, and yet are not con-
sidered Biblical texts in the
sense of being sacred. They are
generally believed to have been
written during the period of the
Second Commonwealth. The
term "Apocrypha" means "hid-
den." They were named "hid-
den" texts because they were
either hidden away for contain-
ing secret esoteric statements,
or hidden away so that they
would not be used like open
Biblical texts, or hidden away
until the coming of the Messiah
who would testify as to their
validity. Jewish sources refer-
red to them as "Seforim Chitz-
onim" meaning "outside books"
since they were to be consid-
ered "outside" of the Bible.
Other religions accepted
them, translated them and pre-
served them in Greek, Latin,
Ethiopic or Slavic version s.
Since the Jews discarded them
and forbade their official usage.
the original Hebrew versions of
almost all of them are lost and
all we have are mostly trans-
lations of the original Hebrew
or Aramaic version. Some of
the contents texts are found
either quoted or contained in
Rabbinic literature.
DID YOU KNOW?
.
That derivation
of the word
Kosher, comes
from the He-
brew kasher,
meaning "fit,"
"suitable."
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JACOBI SOLIS COHEN
Shown at the top here is
the plate owned by Dr. J. Solis
Cohen, of Philadelphia, which
portrays the uplifted hands of
a Cohen raised in priestly
blessing. The words "Ex Li-
bris," which means from the
books of, are above, while be-
neath is the owner's name.
Miss Bergman to Wed
Maynard Siegel
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act ivities n Society
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cutler and son. Ezra, of Prairie Ave.,
have returned from Brooklyn, N. Y., where they were present
at the wedding of Mrs. Cutler's niece, Flo Lebowitz, to Richard
Coploff, both of Brooklyn.
Mr. and Mrs. William Keller, of 17617 Santa Rosa, were hon-
ored last Sunday on the occasion of their 45th wedding anni-
versary at a party given by their children, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Keller and Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Keller, in the former's home at
24510 Radclift, Oak Park. Special guests were members of the
Turover Aid Society and its Ladies Auxiliary and officers of
Cong. Ezras Achim.
Everything Was Planned So
Nothing Could Go Wrong ... But .
Four youngsters had big
plans for next week, but fate—
in triplicate—ruled otherwise.
The youngsters were to leave
Monday morning for the Blairs-
town, New Jersey camp oper-
ated by the Detroit Link of
the Order of the Golden Chain.
Their chaperon, Mrs. Esther
Horowitz, associate matron of
Detroit Link, was all set to
take the youngsters on the
plane trip—the first for most
of them — then accompany
them on a sightseeing tour
of New York plus dinner and
trimmings.
But she was cheated of the
opportunity. And so was Mrs.
Esther Kozin, junior past
matron, who was to bring the
children home after their stay
Hitti's 'Syria' Is
Anti-Israel Book
Lebanese-born Philip K. Hitti,
who was educated at the Uni-
versity of Beirut and Columbia
University, who came to this
country in 1913 and became a
naturalized citizen in 1920, has
been a professor at Columbia,
Princeton and Harvard, teach-
ing Oriental history. He now
is Professor Emeritus of Semitic
Language at Princeton.
For many years, he has been
in the forefront among pro-
Arab propagandists and his
position is anti-Israel. His new-
est book, "Syria—A Short His-
tory," a condensation of his
"History of Syria, Including
Lebanon and Palestine," pub-
lished by Macmillan (60 5th
The middle bookplate is Ave., N. Y. 11), reflects his
that of Charles S. Bernhei- anti-Israel attitude.
His history incorporated
mer, showing the prow of a
many
historical facts about
large boat passing the Statue
of Liberty, towards which a Jews in the areas he deals with.
group of East European immi- They are mainly factual.
He asserts at one point that
grants look hopefully for
"the sole noteworthy addition
courage to start a new life
to Greek literature was the
on the ruins of the old.
work of the Jewish historian
Josephus, our principal au-
thority - for the history of
Syria under the early em-
pire."
It is when he deals with Zion-
ism that Prof. Hitti's bias blos-
soms. He speaks of Zionism as
a problem that "had grown out
of its narrow dimensions and
assumed international import-
ance." He declares that within
Syria the feeling against Zion-
ism "was intense and unani-
mous."
There is a biased description
of the action of the United Na-
tions in favor of the Palestine
partition plan and he follows an
old line of stating that "the
majority vote for partition was
secured at the last minute by
maneuvering and i n t e n s i v e
lobbying by United States
One of the greatest artists agents at Lake Success and by
at combining Hebraic ideals wire-pulling from Washington—
with unusual style and beauty all in response to Jewish pres-
was the Austrian E. M. Lil- sure."
The Arab defeat in Israel's
lien, who drew bookplates
for Martin Buber, Stefan War of Liberation is dismisssed
Zweig, Otto Warburg and oth- as follows: "Members of the
ers. The plate shown here is Arab League, including Syria,
considered by Lillien himself moved against the new state but
their disorganized, inadequately
as his best work. It shows a
High Priest in the solemn act equipped and poorly trained
of lighting the Menorah, with troops, with the exception of
its Hebrew motto taken from Jordan's Arab Legion, made
Proverbs 111:13: "Happy is such a poor showing that they
had in February 1949 to sign an
the man that findeth wis-
armistice with Israel."
dom."
at camp.
Bags were packed long in
advance, reservations made,
details in apple-pie order.
MISS GEORGIA BERGMAN
And three of the four young
Announcement of the engage-
travelers caught the measles. ment of Georgia Bergman,
The trip is being delayed now
daughter of the Harold Berg-
until the middle of August.
mans, of 18249 Wisconsin, to
Maynard Siegel, son of the Max
Give Mobile Eye Clinic Siegels, of 324 Cloverdale Place,
Flint, was made at a family
To Hadassah Hospital
dinner party given last Sunday
A mobile opthalmic unit, fully by the parents of the bride-
equipped with surgical and clin-
elect.
ical apparatus, will tour towns,
The couple attended Michigan
villages, and kibbutzim in the
Jerusalem district in the fight State University, where Miss
to conquer trachoma and other Bergman was affiliated with
Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority.
blinding eye diseases.
The mobile unit was donated They are planning a December
to Hebrew University-Hadassah 23 wedding.
Hospital in Jerusalem by Her-
bert Tenzer, chairman of the
board of Barton's Candy Corp.
in his capacity as president of
the National Council to Combat
Orchestra - Entertainment
Blindness.
302 Fox Building
The eye clinic on wheels will
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to persons who cannot come to
the established clinics for treat
ment.
Dave Diamond
'Flower Drum Song'_
Issued as a Book
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The high-powered Broadway
musical success, "Flower Drum
Song," has been published by
Farrar, Straus and Cudahy in
an attractive volume.
Oscar Hammerstein and Jo-
seph Fields are authors of the
book. Hammerstein wrote the
lyrics. Music is by Richard
Rodgers.
The play is based on the
novel by C. Y. Lee.
Budapest String Quartet
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Cultural Foundation, it was
announced by Samuel. Rubin,
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