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Does Day of Birth Aff ect A Child's Destiny?

By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX

(Copyright, 1961,•Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc.)

that the hour of birth was more
effective than the day of birth, or
claiming that the - time had no
effect whatsoever since the des-
tiny of Israel is not governed by
time.
Even of the aforementioned
days there are varied versions in
the Zohar Chadash and the Tik-
kune Zohar.

The *Talmud (Bavli, Sabbath
156a) records a description of
By HAROLD U. RIBALOW
how the various days of the week
The sparkling success of
might affect a person's destiny.
Sandy Koufax this year calls to
A rabbi, of the Third Century
mind the various Jewish base-
is quoted as saying that a child
ball players who have been .up
born on Sunday will be either
in the major leagues, some with
all good or all bad; one born
a dazzling year and then ob-
, Monday will be guar
,
e
scurity, and others who have
born on Tu
e rich;
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provided me with memories
one born
will be
k the Folks Who've Had
which are pleasant and persis-
' a schol
on
• sday
tent.
will
gene
AM BARN ETT
or
Frid
will b
•
ne ho
and His Orchestra
Koufax himself has been up
was orn on the Sabbath wil
seven years and until this sea-
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grea nd pious, etc.
son did little worthy of notice.
Oth
eed with
Who knows, he may be a one-
the contention, either claiming
season flash. Or he may become
one of the truly fine players of I
his generation.
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Meanwhile, he serves to re-
Disc
dids Professionally Finished
call other Jewish players who
With books provided by the World Jewish Congress'
U
For Appointment Phone
made the big time, but slipped
cultural office in New York, the Jewish community of Cocha- (JT
into the shadows.
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bamba, Bolivia, recently established a Jewish library. Guest of Ha
honor at the opening of the library was Israeli Ambassador ste
-re-
There was a lad from Brook-
Michael Simon, shown (left) • discussing books with Cocha- gar
f United
lyn named Harry Eisenstat, who
r the Finest in Music
had been a high school star and bamba community leader Gunther Nattowitz. The Cochabamba Nations matt
community numbers about 1000.
dle East
who later played with the
Brooklyn Dodgers and then in
the American League. He was,
and His Orchestra
like Koufax, a left-hander. He
had his moments of glory and
By MARIANNE ZEITLIN
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lorganizational work, first on the of
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he pitched some brilliant games.
(Seven Arts Feature Syndicate)
;regional level, and then nation- tine conomic Commi •
But he became a journeyman
When the historic discussions ally.
He in 1924
pitcher and left no mark on the on the Palestine Resolution took
and has been a pioneer worker
She
has
lectured
internation-
game.
place at the United Nations in ally for the NCJW and AAUW as in its behalf ever
Phil Weintraub was a hard- 1948 and speaker after speaker well as made speeches on behalf
The
e as pra -
hitting outfielder who, however, from the Arab bloc came to the of the United Nations for the ti
ome an extensio
couldn't field. He was with the rostrum spouting hatred, distort- U. S. Mission to the UN.
t
ommunity Center
good Giant team of the mid- ing history, threatening annihila-
sey.
-
For
many
years
her
UN
and
fine color movies
1930s, but couldn't break into tion, Mrs. Adolf Robison, an
d practically the whole m-
World
Affairs
reports
were
the
of
your wedding
an outfield which featured accredited observer at the UN
ean converse
Lefty O'Doul and Jo Moore and for the National Council of Jew- highlight of the newsletters of °bison claims
t
tlidy
f
Call
Mel Ott. He always could hit, ish Women and the American both the NCJW and AAUW.
new dime -
In 1952, while attending the ebrew had a
when he came to the Giants he Association of University Women,
on
to
her
life—a
link
wit
continued batting well, then his knew she could never again be General Assembly in Paris, she p
and present. Re
a
was guest of General Clay in
flaws showed—at a time when casual about her heredity.
Berlin during the air lift in Ger- rece al Binya-
runs were hard to come by and
It was only natufal, therefore,
mib Eliav o srael spent a half-
when fielding lapses were more when two years later • her eldest many. She broad
talking with her in Hebrew.
periences
in
costly than they are today. And son went to Israel to live, that
States.
back to the minors he went. she should start learning Hebrew
y after , rs. Robison,
There, too, he broke down the and a few years later emerge at
Music by
to her other'
ions
fences, and returned to the the head of her class at the
ess, to • • ted
nited
Giants, this time to play first Women's Institute of the .Thwish
ations ace •
d
base. But Bill Terry and Sam Theological Seminary of Amer-
o her f .
ORCHESTRA
Leslie were too good for him, ica.
. J.
and he never really made it. I
Natural, that it for Aim Robi-
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recall, however, his powerful son, the pert, ultra-feminine
r. Robison
president
drives and the early time of and dynamic woman who packs of
extile Co
year when he would hit .400.
a wallop completely dispropor- - of W. N
nteriors
Cal Abrams, a comparative tionate to her barely five-foot for fo
Tea
late-corner, was the lead-off man physical frame.
for the Brooklyn Dodgers and
This vivacious woman, \ born in
is own inte
N.A.D.A. Registered Decorator Consultant
seemed to be a good, 'solid, con- Oldtown, Maine and educated at
es that of h
Lincoln 8-0611
sistent hitter. But he sort of the University of Maine, became
ce-president
Residence
a-
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froze up at the beginning of the accredited observer at the United' rael Cultural
on, a
Oak Park, Mich.
year, was booed heartily by the Nations after long experience in
ember of
onal Board
Dodger fans, never was able to
apply the best of his abilities
after that in Brooklyn, and was
traded away.
Students of politics and those human a c c o u n t. Michener's
harry Latman of the 'Cleveland who are interested- in the man-
wife began as a Stevenson sup-
Indians used to play with the Chi- ner in which the Presidential
porter. But the energies of the
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cago 'White Sox and then he was campaign developed in • 1960
1VIicheners were
traded to Cleveland when the
will find "Report of the County beginning
ed to.
MARK OF PROGRESS
Indians gave up on Herb Score.
Chairman," by James A. Mich- nedy
aign, a
the epi-
He was being used in a deal for
REMODELING SALE
recorded .re of great
Score. In 1961, he seems to have ener, just published by Ran- sod
dom
House,
a
very
stimulating
est.
attained a peak hitherto beyond
him. He was a most effective re- volume.
There is a
Michener, the distinguished he early p
lief pitcher for about half the
season, saving many games and novelist and essayist, undertoo which sta
getting credit for six in succes- to campaign for John F. Ken tainly _do
t
sion without being hit for a- loss nedy in Bucks County, Penn-
ould have be
oven in
himself. Then he was given a sylvania — an overwhelmingly
e text, as Mich-
starting assignment, his first of Republican area. The Catholic ener certainly could not prove
issue
was
evident,
and
there
the year, against the Boston Red
it even at the outset.. After all,
Sox, and scored his seventh vic- were deep - rooted prejudices. some very distinguished men
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But when it was all over, while backed the President — among
tory in a row.
(ENTRANCE AT MAXINE SHELDON)
Morrie Arnovich is another the county went Republican, them Lehman, Ribicoff, Gold-
ball player who hung around the margin was cut so drastic- berg and many others.
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for nearly a decade and gave ally that Michener has cause
The Michener report does *
the fans plenty of thrills. But to feel elated.
show the extent of anti-Catholic
His book is a sociological and propaganda during the cam-
because he was a spring hitter
Tailors, Clothiers &
—a 'guy who could make out in
paign. That in itself lends spe-
• Cleaners
April and May but who couldn't
cial significance to his book.
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Jewish
Body
Cites
Pope
get on base later on in the sea-
22155 Coolidge, Oak Park
Michener tells a story about *
son—he offered his best per- for Social Justice Tract
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an intermarriage a *
formances in spurts and only at
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Pope
a given time of the year. He John XXIII's encyclical on social Polish Catholic
TUXEDO
m
played with the Giants, Phillies justice was praised by the Amer- Lithuanian J
became
U
rians.
Not
that
it
and Reds. Then he was drafted,
LS FOR
thing, ut the story
came back older and worn out, ican Jewish Committee as a docu- proves
ment
which
in
"spirit
and
ex-
appar
y
is
in
ASIONS
and a few years later died pre-
pression" was "profoundly im- c olo
a poli al
o
maturely in the Midwest.
bued with the ancient Biblical
evalua n
ese
Of course, there were the few and prophetic zeal for social
ions of e two political
Jewish super - stars — Hank justice."
To OFF ON OUR
ties and the outlook for the
0% TO
Greenberg and Buddy Myer and
Dr.
John
Slawson,
executive
f
ure
is
of
more
than
pass
-
Harry Danning. They were the
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vice-president, also said there in
t and
top men.
DUMONT, LESLIE LLOYDS, FASHION BUILT
were many teachings "in this i m p
udents of
and far-visioned en- polical trends—thus adding to *
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