In "Gods and Men: The Ori- gins of Western Culture," pub- lished by Knopf, Prof. Henry Bamford Parkes concerns him- self "with the living past, not with the past as a whole." He believes that "the main factors in the political and economic literature, and art, and hence development of any society are its general view of life and system of values, that these are reflected in its philosophy, that philosophy, literature, and art are prime material for the understanding of the past." The reader is informed at the outset that " 'Gods and Men' represents an attempt to re-evaluate the Judaeo-Hellenic origins of our cultural heri- tage." Declaring that "the creativity of civilization depends on find- ing a harmony not only be- tween order and freedom, but also tribalism and universal- ism and between religious unity a n d rationalistic individual- ism," Prof. Parkes states in his analysis of Judaeo-Hellenic traditions: "Neither of the two peoples who initiated the Western cul- tural tradition ever achieved such a harmony. For a few generations the Jewish pro- phetic movement succeeded in infusing the traditional loyal- ties of the Israelite religion with universalist beliefs, but post-Exilic Judaism, while not forgetting the monotheism of the prophets, largely reverted to tribalistic attitudes. Hellen- ism, on the other hand, which tried to deduce principles of justice from the concept of natural law, f ailed to find either a theoretic or a practical reconciliation of freedom and order, and succumbed to the disintegrating effects of an ex. cess of rationalism . . s" The section in "Gods and applied only to his Israelite worshippers. "An analysis of the historical background shows why the re- ligion of Israel, and of Israel alone, was able to evolve into monotheism," Prof. Parkes states. He goes on to state that "after the Babylonian cap- tivity, Judaism produced the creative thinkers comparable to the major prophets, and showed a strong tendency to revert to its tribalistic origins." There is a critical attitude in his declarations that: "The Jews must remain sharply dis- tinguished f r o m all gentile races; and as Judaism could no longer be based on a territorial state, it could survive only through a strict adherence to the laws of its national re- ligion. Thus Israel built around itself a hard, bitter shell of ritualism and intolerance." In a footnote, however, he ob- serves: "Most Jewish historians have a much higher opinion of the post-Exilic period. See espe- cially Louis Finkelstein's 'The Pharisees'." Towards the conclusion of his analysis of the post-Exilic period, Prof. Parkes adds: "Faith in an ideal harmony, mythically embodied in the will of a righteous God, was the most important Jewish con- tribution to the Western heri- tage." Here he speaks of it as having gained liberalization through Christianity, thus re- vealing the emphasis on the Christian viewpoint as it af- fected the entire book. 150 Cyprus Jews Maintain Communal Life, WJC Reports In the light of recent events in Cyprus, the World Jewish Congress in New York has issued a report on the island's Jewish community. Quoting the latest available figure s, Dr. I. Schwarzbart, WJC director of organization, reports that there are about 150 Jews in Cyprus in a total population of 55,000. Though scattered in four towns — Ni- cosia, 60, Larnaca, 50, Famagus- ta and Limassol, 15 each—they have a central community organization recognized by the civil authorities. Actually the history of the Jews in Cyprus, Dr. Schwarz- bart reports, dates back to the Maccabean era in the second century B.C.E. But that ancient community disappeared a f ter valiantly participating in the revolt against the Emperor Tra- USSR Dealings with Jews Are Considered Goodwill Touchstone Direct JTA Teletype Wire To The Jewish News BRUSSELS — The manner in which the Soviet Union deals Men" dealing with Judaism with the Jewish minority in evaluates the Mosaic tradition, Russia "will constitute a touch- the prophetic movement and stone of goodwill which she post-Exilic J u d a i s m. It de- scribes "the pastoral society" of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and reviews critically the Bibli- cal accounts of that era. The author is of s the view that the Mosaic code originated in Pal- estine and not in the desert. We are told about the orgiastic practices of ancient times, and the author states that "the belief that Jehovah was an- gered by oppression and ex- ploitation was implicit in the Mosaic tradition, though until the time of the prophets this NM jan. In the Middle Ages a small ish families on the island. As community once again existed the Germans invaded Crete in in Cyprus but the present com- 1941, the entire Jewish popula- munity dates back only to 1878. tion of nearby Cyprus was evac- In that year the British estab- uated by the British authorities. The story of the thousands lished their rule over the island and, with the help of the Jew- of hapless immigrants, who ish Colonization Association, a bent on reaching Palestine, group of Russian and Romanian were intercepted and interned Jews founded a settlement. By in special camps on Cyprus, was 1901 there were about 120 Jew- related in Purely Commentary last week. As far as they were able, the Jews of Cyprus did 2,500-Year-Old Pottery all they could to care for the needs of the internees. Discovered in Negev JERUSALEM, (JTA) — A complete kiln and pottery from a workshop dating to the Na- batean period (6th century B.C.E.) have been discovered at Avdat, south of Sde Boker, in Israel's Negev desert. 349 N. Shore Dr. The discovery proves that So. Haven, Mich, the decorated Nabatean pot- Fully Furnished • Modern Showers • TV • Elec. Refrig. tery previously thought to have Private Beach • Playground been imported from Petra in Patio • Fishing • Boating Transjordan, was actually man- Week, Month or Season ufactured in the Negev. Vari- Israel Is UNICEF Anna Davidson, Prop. ous artifacts believed to be Phone 908-W Rome were also found Testing Ground from near the kiln. for Diet Study ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., (JTA)—Israel is being used as a testing area for a new type of study inaugurated by the United Nations Children Fund, in an effort to find out whether there is a relationship between improved dieting and a lessen- ing of infant mortality. UNICEF announced here that a survey of this type, the first ever undertaken, is being con- ducted in Israel now with the cooperation of the Government of Israel. Girl students, seniors in the College of Nutrition and Home Economics, at Jerusalem, are interviewing 800 families in 40 Israeli villages where the residents are recently-arrived immigrants. From these inter- views,. and other studies, a scientific survey will be made of the effect of dieting and other environmental factors on i n f ant mortality, espeeially among peoples whose diets had been previously inadequate. does not cease to proclaim to the West," Paul Demany, Bel- gian Socialist leader and former Cabinet Minister, said in an article in Le Peuple, official paper organ. Demany's article referred to a book published by Dr. Leon Leneman, Belgian editor and former Moscow correspondent of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, dealing with the treat- ment of the Jews in the Soviet Union. Dr. Paul Struye, president of the Belgian Senate, discussing the Jewish situation in the Soviet Union in an article in the Libre Belgique, leading Catholic Daily, expressed skep- ticism as to the actual possib- ities of improving the position of the Jews in the Soviet Union. Sentence 13 Israelis for Beersheba Riots JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Thir- teen men arrested after the riots by North African Immi- grants in Beersheba last month received sentences 'r a n g i n g from one month's to nine months' imprisonment, after be- ing convicted of rioting in the Jerusalem Magistrates Court. Five others, including several minors, were given suspended sentences, and two were acquit- ted because of insufficient evi- dence against them. The trial of these 20 alleged rioters was the first of a series scheduled in connection with the disturbances that has oc- curred in Haifa, Beersheba and elsewhere in Israel. 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The city exhibition held annually in the years before the Second World War, has 19161 SCHAEFER (NEAR 7 MILE ROAD) not been held since 1936. While the main exhibits con- Nursery School, Ages 3 V2-5 Pre-School-Ages 5-6 cern the development and his- tory of Tel Aviv, the displays Elementary Afternoon School, Ages 7-13 include cultural and economic subjects with many European ENROLLMENT NOW TAKING PLACE FOR FALL TERM cities participating with special pavilions. HOLIDAY AND TRADITIONS UNITED JEWISH FOLK SCHOOLS "Anyone can carry his bur- den, however heavy, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, one day. Anyone can live sweetly, pa- tiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all that life really means." —Robert Louis Stevenson •40. 111111 900 THE DETROIT JEW ISH NEW S — Friday, August 28, 1959 — * Post-Exilic Judaism. 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