Deronda' Issued by Herzl Press in an Abridged Edition
By Mildred Grosberg Bellin
A non-Jewish writer's classic,
(Copyright, 1962,
George Eliot's "Daniel De-
Jewish Telegraphic ;Agency, Inc.)
( ronda," was one of the most fre-
Legend has it that whe n quently quoted pro-Zionist docu-
Louis XV was King of Franc ments dating back to pre-Herz-
lian days. The famous words of
he invented and with his ow
hands prepared for Madame d • Mordecai in that novel—
Barry an omelet adorned wit h "Let the spirit of Israel reveal
asparagus. This may be fact o ✓ itself in noble actions, and
fiction, but it is true that sine e I let Israel once again become
ancient days our ancestor s a great nation"-
throughout Europe have con - ; became a clarion call to Zionists,
sidered asparagus a regal dish , ; in the early Hoveve Zion days
the choicest of all spring vege - and later in the era of Herfilian
tables.
Zionism.
From Russia comes Aspara
Although "Daniel Deronda"
gus a la Russe, rich with sou r; was published in England in
cream and toasted almonds ; • 1876 20 years before th e
Asparagus Polonaise include s i pearance of Herzl's "Juden-
minced egg yolks, parsley, an d i staat," it remains to this day
the buttered crumbs so belove d ' one of the great Zionist novels.
in Poland; Flemish Style Aspar 1 It is a very large work, and
agus is served with melted but its current readers are limited.
ter. parsley, and quartere d ; It is, therefore, an act of wis-
hard-cooked eggs. In Americ a Idom and good vision that the
we serve asparagus in all thes e Herzl Press should have com-
ways plus many more. Deliciou e mended a new Library for
asparagus is superb whether i t Young Readers with an excel-
is cold in salads or hot with , lent abridgement of "Daniel
seasoned butter. Hollandaise • Deronda" by Philip Zimmerman.
or cream sauce; whether it is in
In only 119 pages, Zimmer-
main dish souffles and tim - ' man has incorporated the basic
bales. or in casseroles with facts from George Eliot's epic
e,_, c_ts and cheese.
work. All the details of the love
To prepare asparagus for story are retained in the con-
cooking, first wash it thorough - densation and the great "Zion-
ly. Break the stalks at the , ist" appeal by Mordecai is in-
point where they snap easily • eluded.
This removes the tough lower
In the story, Daniel, an
ends which may be used in
aristocratic young Englishman,
soup stock. Trim off the scales,
Jewish • 1 Mirah
and tie the tender stalks in
from drowning. He takes her
bunches of six. Place upright
to friends who provide a home
in a tall, narrow saucepan, add for her. She is a faithful
water to the tips, and cover Jewess and her loyalty mani-
the pan. Cook about 18 min- fests itself throughout the
utes. or until the stalks are
story. Daniel learns of his
tender but not wilted.
nI i
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(Copyright. 1962.
Jewish 'rele., ranhic Agency. Inc.)
ASPARAGUS A LA RUSSE
2 teaspoons butter
2 teaspoons grated onion
1 tablespoon white vinegar
:A4 cup dairy sour cream
salt and pepper to taste
I lb. cooked fresh. or 10-oz. cooked
frozen asparagus
cup chopped. blanched almonds
3 tablespoons fine, dry bread
crumbs
In a small saucepan melt the butter,
add the onion, and cook slowly until
the onion is soft but not browned.
Add the vinegar and cook over me-
dium heat three minutes. Remove
from the heat and stir in the sour
cream, salt. and pepper. Arrange the
asparagus in a single layer in a well-
buttered shallow baking dish which
can be brought to the table. Pour
the sour cream sauce evenly over the
asparagus, and sprinkle the almonds
and bread crumbs evenly over the
sauce. Bake at 350F. until hot, about
15 minutes. Serve in the same dish.
This amount makes three or four
portions.
ASPARAGUS CASSEROLE
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1 2 cups milk
cup grated American cheese
1 lb. fresh, or 10-oz. frozen aspara-
gus, cooked California method
cup sliced, stuffed olives
4 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
l2 cup fine, dry bread crumbs
salt and pepper to taste
Melt the butter in a saucepan, stir
in the flour, and cook and stir until
the mixture bubbles. Remove from
the heat, and gradually stir in the
milk. Return to the heat, and cook
and stir until smooth and thickened.
Gently combine with the cheese, as-
paragus, olives, salt, and pepper. Place
half this mixture in a buttered 11-
quart casserole, cover with a layer of
half the eggs, and sprinkle half the
bread crumbs evenly over the eggs.
Repeat. Bake, uncovered, at 350F.
about 20 minutes, until hot and bub-
bling. This amount serves four.
Jewish Public Library
of Montreal Marks
Birth of Founder Brainin
March 16 is the 100th an-
niversary of the birth of re-
nowned Hebrew and Yiddish
writer Reuben Brainin, and the
Jewish Public Library of Mont-
real will mark the occasion with
a special commemorative eve-
ning.
Brainin, who lived in Europe,
the United States and Canada,
edited "The Jewish Daily Eagle
and founded the daily "Der
Veg" in Montreal. The Jewish
Kaufman School
I Report Arouses
National Interest
Jewish background. He marries
Mirah, with whom he had
fallen in love. It is Mirah's
brother, Mordecai Cohen, who
provides the nationalistic touch
to the story and makes the
strong Zionist appeal.
Religious Quiz
.
By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX
(Copyright, 1962,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
Why are the Tefillin re-
moved in the midst of the
service on the first of the
month (Rosh Chodesh)?
Basically, the Tefillin are not
donned on the Sabbath or on a
holiday. The reason for this is
that the Tefillin are considered
a "sign" of the Almighty's pres-
ence and the Sabbath itself is
a sign, as is the joyous spirit of
a major festival. The basis of
taking off the Tefillin before
the additional service (Musaf)
which is appended to the daily
morning service on the first of
the month, is regarded by many
to be the fact that the prayers
of sanctification (Kedushah)
which are recited in this addi-
tional prayer carry the implica-
tion of a crown (Keser) which
is the same meaning as is im-
plied by the Tefillin. The Zohar
(Midrash - ha - Neelam, Shir ha-
Shirim) implies that on a Sab-
bath, a Festival or on Rosh
Chodesh, the Almighty himself
is regarded as adorning himself
with adornments which are
comparable to Tefillin—hence
there is no need for the Jew to
put on Tefillin on these days.
The reason for which the Tefil-
lin on Rosh Chodesh are not
taken off until before the Musaf
service is the fact that with the
Musaf service the Crown of Joy
is felt and thus the Tefillin are
not needed as a symbol of His
nearness.
* * *
Why does Jewish tradition
require one to face eastward
during prayer?
gained his deepest wisdom from
it—Baruch Spinoza. He shames
his father's name, and said
`They who _scorn his faith are
wiser.' Yet this same man wrote
that he could see no reason why
Israel should not again be a
vigorous nation. Who says the
history and literature of our
people is dead? Are they not as
much alive as the history of the
Greeks and Romans, which illu-
minated the great minds of
Europe? That inheritance was
resurrected from a tomb. Ours
is a heritage which has never
ceased to nourish the spirit of
millions of human beings."
In its revised and condensed
text, intended for young read-
ers, Zimmerman has produced a
GEORGE ELIOT
work that will be enjoyed by
In the course of his argument the adult as well as the young
for national Jewish redemption, readers.
Herzl Press announces that
Mordecai said: "I'll show you
the irrefutable proof from a Jew another - in the series of the
famous throughout the world, Library for Young Readers. to
who was not faithful to the tra- be issued soon, will be ,"The
dition of his fathers, though he Secret of Zedekiah's Cabe," by
Hovav Ben-Ami, in a translation
from the Hebrew by Rachel
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on the east side of the building .
JUDGE NATHAN KAUFMAN
Nationwide interest is being
shown in the report of the Citi-
zens Advisory Committee on
Equal Educational Opportuni-
ties in Detroit Schools, which
revealed that our schools are
in the main segregated and
which mad
proposal s
for a solution of the problem.
Judge Nathan Kaufman was
chairman of the committee of
32 leaders who made the study Anti-Semitic Broadcasts
which lasted two years. Those Halted in Buenos Aires
!serving on his committee in-
cluded Dr. Norman Drachler, After Jewish Protests
BUENOS AIRES, (JTA) —
Rabbi Leon Fram, Councilman
Mel Ravits, Ben Nathanson, After vigorous protests by rep-
resentatives
of DAIA, the cen-
Walter Klein and Herbert Eiges.
tral organization of Argentine
Jews, and by the Jewish press,
Catholic National Body
a series of anti-Semitic broad-
Denounces Bias in Clubs
CHICAGO, (JTA)—A resolu- casts over the Buenos Aires
tion adopted by the board of municipal radio and television
directors of a Catholic national stations was halted by the city
organization denounced as and Federal authorities here.
The privilege of broadcasts
"morally wrong" all discrimina-
all recognized political group-
tions because of race or re- by
ings had been granted by the
ligion practiced by clubs or fra- municipal
broadcasting facility.
ternities.
Public Library, largely due to
his efforts, was reorganized in
1914.
The board, representing the
Brainin was one of the ini- National Catholic Conference
tiators and founders of the for Interracial Justice, declared
Canadian Jewish Congress.
that no ethical grounds exist
for the exclusion from mem-
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meet 8:15 p.m. Monday at the Americans, stated the board,
Jewish Center, 18100 Meyers. are embarrassed at segregation
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Everyone is welcome.
to this problem.
Taking advantage of the policy,
the Union Civica Nationalista
broadcast several programs
which, according to the Jewish
leaders here, were "outright
neo-Nazi and fascist in content."
Escurra Uriburu, leader of
the UCN, denounced Argentine
Jews as collaborators with
"Zionist imperialism," and
sharply criticized the govern-
ment for impending democratic
principles.
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