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February 17, 1961 - Image 6

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1961-02-17

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Community Problems Workshop Is Slated
Dr. Ben-Dor to Speak on Israeli
Outstanding community leaders Jewish Labor Commit
ichi-
Archaeological Discoveries Monday will serve as discussion leaders at gan, will hea e • iscussion

the first. Annual Workshop 9 p.m.
Dr. Immanuel Ben-Dor, pro- he was visiting lecturer at the today at the Workmen's Circle
fessor of Biblical archaeology at Harvard Divinity School and in Educational Center.
the Emory University School 1958 he was appointed professor
All branches will participate in
of Theology, Atlanta, Ga., will of Bib 1 i c al archaeology at
this special get-together to discuss
will deliver Emory University.
t h e Borman In 1960 he became Archaeo- major problems facing the com-
Near Eastern logical Adviser to the Edwin A. munity.
Lecture, on Linck Underwater Expedition
Dr. and Mrs. Shmarya Klein-
"The Archaeo- to Israel and spent the sum- man, long active in the Jewish
logical B a c k- mer of 1960 in Caesarea and on Community Council and the
ground of the the Lake of Galil e e. He re- Jewish Labor Committee, will
D ea d Sea turner: in autumn to the United lead the group interested in
Scrolls," at the States and resumed his regular "Open Housing." Joseph Shore,
newly appointed director of the
McGregor Me- duties at Emory University.
morial Center,
Monday eve-
ning.
Dr. Ben-Dor
Dr.' Abram
Spiro, chairman of the Wayne
State. University Department of
o all b
is kindness, c
(Continued from Page 1)
Near Eastern Languages and
eration and unvarying eq
Literatures, director of the Bor- toward civilization by foot and
nimity, a d
man . lecture series, announces whaleboat. They were ofte
. . our
that Dr. Ben-Dor also will speak lost among the icebergs. S
were ver
en-
Monday afternoon, before stu- vital became . knowledge
tific wo
the
dents and faculty of the univer- their actual position, so d
burial
rvice I was
indful
sity, on the subject "Recent gerous if adverse, Greely
of him nd his (H
ew) peo-
Archaeological Discoveries in Israel to withhold noond
pie, and omitte
ery portion
Israel." calculations from the other
which coul
distasteful to
did Israel .betra
The public is invited to both Not
onists."
t
trust.
lectures.
Indeed,
Greely
had shared
The
starving
group
was
aban-
The
Prof. Ben-Dor was born in a
small village in. Eastern Europe, doned for yet another winter his sleeping bag with Israel
received his elementary educa- before rescue ships could break for mutual warmth and to
tion in Poland and went to col- through the ice floes. During forestall the freezin
this last t r a g i c winter, in a dying youth.
lege in Austria.
makeshift shelter, as f o o d
Greely, a pro sional soldier
In 1921 he settled in Pales- dwindled, Israel read aloud, to
du-
tine, then went to Italy, where sustain morale, by the murky who had on l
sessed the en i!h-
he studied at the University of light of a seal blubber lamp. cation,
iberalism to select ap-
Rome and got his Ph.D. in Greely wrote, "Israel is suffer- tene
pr fate selections from the
oriental archaeology.
ing excessively from our un-
d Testament to read
nor
He returned to Palestine in accustomed privations, but he I f the ex e
o '
no
1927 and joined the archaeo- refrains from' any utterances i Christian.
logical expeditions of the Penn- the nature of complaints."'
First
sylvania University Museum to
Starvation progressed as
tough
ar
ck,
the Near East.
tions dwindled. Talk tur d paid to er
bate to
rael.
From 1936 to 1948 he was constantly to food. One sold r
He wro "Everyone
:
as his
Assistant. Keeper of the Pales- recorded a daydream in
friend.
He
had
no
ies.
His
tine Archaeological Museum in diary, listing in detail the elab
frankness, his ho
ty, and his
Jerusalem. During that time he rate menu of a luncheon h
oble generosi
of nature won
published a series of articles hoped some day to tender in
hear
of all his com-
in professional periodicals on Washington in, honor of three
p is unswerving integ-
archaeological subjects and .con- comrades. One of the three
rity during these months of
ducted the excavations of a named was Israel.
agony has been a shining ex-
Canaanite Temple at Nahariya
Tough Indian-fighters died ample. . . ."
and of a Phoenician Cemetery one by one. Greely noted that
When Greely and_ the other
of the time of the Israelite Israel was perishing and fed
Kings, near biblical Akhzib.
him slightly more than his survivors were rescued, a touch-
In 1948 he became Deputy meager ration. "Nobody ob- ing letter was sent to Mrs. Tillie
Israel.
Director of the Department of jected to my action .. ."
Antiquities of the S t a t e of
Greely said Israel's death "af- _ On a sad day. in 1884, Kala-
Israel, which position he held fected me seriously, as his .mazoo's flags. were at half-
till 1954, when he came to the cheerful and hopeful words dur- mast. Every- business was
United States on the invitation ing the long months . . . did closed. More than 3,000 .stood
of the Oriental Institute of the much to hold up • my hands reverently at the • depot with
University of Chicago.
and relieve my over-taxed brain. bowid heata An American
For the period of three years He had always endeared him- flag covered ,Israel's casket.
Mayor Pratt, council members,
police and fire detachments,
civil groups including" the
local Bnai Brith lodge, and
an honor guard of former
university classmates formed
a procession to the Israel resi-
dence.
Yes—Eunice Avery Cordova and J
a Founta
are on
The Detroit Free Press re-
Seven Mile Road—right here at Nino'
Lon—more recen
from ported that "the services were
conducted - by Rabbi Ignatz
the Salon on Six. Mile Road—now
have moved to ou
Mueller of Cincinnati according
glamorous Salon at 19137 Sev
e Road to br g la
all to the ritual of the Hebrew
Faith." The Mayor announced
their creativeness and original
in the latest h
• a
hair a municipal resolution of tribute
and delivered a moving eulogy
cuts.
in the Hebrew cemetery. "That

the funeral was conducted so
Along with them we h e Ralph C kyarry
rr
F is—tw o quietly and without any bands
or music was in deference to
top stylists with a flair for ashion.
wishes of his mother who is
loved by all classes of the com-
Jean Hoisington and S ron Spatafore also top in styling. munity," the newspaper then re-
ported. -
Gen. Greely rejected' racism,
Victor and Joe Banfonte
nd out our wo erful staff —
and was even opposed to the
assembled with the purpose in mi
satisfy
beautify all our massacre of Indians, according
to diaries discovered by Todd.
customers.
The General, and the entire
expedition, valued 'Israel on his
Our new manager Donna Ingleby is also our color consultant. merit as a skilled and brave in-
dividual. When there was talk
For the Holiday Season all of these fine artists are featuring the by the marooned party, not
per taining to Israel, about
Twenty-Rod-Body-Permanent for only $12.50, which includes your whether men of German or
English stock could survive
fashion' setting.
longer, Greely debunked it as
poppycock.
The same low prices prevail for a shampoo and set, $3.00;
Today's Arctic weather sta-
tions are part of NATO's de-
Custom hair-cutting $2.00.
fense network. The forecasting
system advanced by Greely,
We are also keeping these attractively low prices and high Israel, and the others led to
the U. S. Weather Bureau.
quality workmanship at the shop at 8430 W. Six Mile Road.
Israel's death helped, through
Stop in and become acquainted with us and our work.
pioneer research on that non-
obscure Arctic venture, to open
Adv. the way to a new frontier.

Edward Israel of Ill-Fated .Greely
Expedition: 'Everyone

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e program is designed to
ent the resolutions adopt-
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group on the ole o the Jewish
Labor Co ittee in Detroit."
Frances•usens, research
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tices Co missio
sion le er on
cation Detroit
berg, • the Mic
Commit • e of t
Circle, • head the grou an-
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men's
Circle Aw
All discussion groups will con-
sequently report to a general
assembly afterwards. The aim of
this workshop is to develop a
positive action program for the

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