441 Israel Bonds Tribute to Truman Moslems End Month's Fasting By DAVID SCHWARTZ (Copyright, 1962, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc-) CI) oz o. a7; et Er) z CC t w F-• O iYr Fo ti4 Caa 1:0 Former President Harry S. Truman was honored recently at an Israel Bond dinner in St. Louis for his historic role in the establishment and development of the State of Israel. Shown at the dinner, which was attended by more than 1,200 persons, are Morris A. Shenker (right), Chairman of the St. Louis Committee for Israel Bonds, and Mrs. Avraham Harman, wife of Israel's Ambassador to the United States, presenting to Mr. Truman a silver Torah breastplate in appreciation of his friendship for Israel. Kinderbuch Volume Tells Story of Jewish Creativity in Middle Ages Jews in the Middle Ages were victims of persecutions and of humiliations. In spite of their trials and tribulations, they created a great literature, they contributed valuably to social and humane efforts of liberals in those dark years of history, and they had the encourage- ment of some Christians who disapproved of the indignities. In an ably complied historical record, published by Kinder- buch Publications (P. 0. B. 388, Madison Sq. St., N. Y. 10), under the title "Our People Through the Middle Ages," Henry Goodm.h, presents an in- teresting account of that period. The illustrations by Herbert Kruckman, one of the ablest artists engaged in illustrating Jewish books and magazines, adds to the attractiveness of the book. Goodman commences his story with the Bar Kochba per- iod and describes the loyalty to faith of Jews who were threat- ened with death if hey pursued the study of the Torah. He quotes the famous declaration of Rabbi Hanina ben Terradio, who, while being tortured by the Romans, bundled in a parch- ment of a Holy Scroll, ex- claimed: "The parchments burn and the letters soar in the air." The Jews held on to faith ' ' '' ' • ... '' TO MATCH YOUR DREAMS AND YOUR BUDGET Join a 22-Day Histadrut Tour this SUMMER in ISRAEL ALL INCLUSIVE 1027 00 DEPARTURES: June 3 • July 8 • Aug. 5 Rates Include: • Round trip by EL AL Boeing 707 Jet; Return ticket, valid 1 year • All accommodations with most meals, hotel tips & service charges • Complete sightseeing program and all transfers • Optional European Extension Tours; Exciting Kib- butz Experience. For full information and reservations call or write: HISTADRUT TOURS 19161 SCHAEFER HWY. DETROIT 35 Tel. UN 4-7094 and the Mishna took shape. The author describes how it developed and tells about the great scholars who gave it form. Continuing to trace the his- tory that leads up to the Middle Ages, Goodman describes activi- ties in the Babylonian Jewish center, the compilation of the Babylonian Talmud, the eras of the Geonim and the schools of learning that were created in Tiberias and in centers of the exile. He describes the work of Saadiah Gaon, the attitude of Mohammed toward Jews, the role of women in Jewish life. Life in Arabian Spain, in France, Germany and England; the tragic period of the Cru- sades, the Christian Spanish per- secutions and the Inquisition and the events leading up to the discovery of America and the role of the first Jewish settlers in this country. The value of this splendid book lies in the thorough analysis of the scholarly ac- tivities in Jewry, the works of commentators like Rashi, the life of Rabbi Gershom, the determined will of Jews who were kept in ghettoes to hold on to faith and to pass on the knowledge of the Law to the children. There are some happy mo- ments amidst the tragic events, but the chief glory lies in the emergence of Jewish poets, kings' advisers, physicians, sil- versmiths and other craftsmen. Of great value to young and old, this book is especially geared for the youth, each chap- ter concluding with questions relating to it, to encourage re- view and further study. A second volume of "Our Peo- ple Through the Middle Ages" is due to he published soon by Kinderbuch. That volume will deal with the Age of Humanism in Italy and Germany, lif in Hol- lyland, Bohemia and Poland, the development of Yiddish as a language, the Shmielnitzky tra- gedies, the Jews in Turkey, Has- sidism and subsequent events. 19th Century Explorer Richard Kandt, a 19th century German - Jewish scientist a n d physician, extensively explored the headwater region of the Nile River at the turn of the century. He published an account of his African explorations in 1905. The season of Ramadan is just over. President Bourguiba, the Moslem ruler of Tunisia, expressed some displeasure with it. The Arabs fast for 30 days, neither eating, drinking nor smoking during Ramadan and this, it is said, makes them irritable and not disposed to good work. A month of Yom Kippur is hard to take. Mohammed associ- ated considerably with Jews and took over many things from them. Islam took over Abra- ham and Moses and 'many other figures of the Bible and made them into Arabs. It took over the Sabbath and changed it to Friday. Even some of the Mid- rashin. There is the Midrash that • every person has 320 worlds besides the present one. The Moslem legend has made it into wives. Every good Mos- lem in Paradise will have 320 beautiful wives to keep him from being bored. • • • Much of what they took over was good and contributed to the Arab civilzation, although for some time that civilization has stagnated. Culture like trade needs competition. A great rabbi said that the reason God made many men instead of one big man was that, when you are alone, you don't see your faults. When the second man appears, the first begins to study himself. I have no doubts that the Arabs, for all of their present opposition to Israel, will copy many things from Israel, even as their ancestors did. The establishments of the State of Israel was probably the best thing that could have happened to the Arabs. After the first World War, when the Arab states were given their inde- pendence, their great leader, Feisal, came to a complete ac- cord with Weizmann, and one of his associates said, "We need the Jews and the Jews need us." • • • • ' No Jew of course can be basi- cally anti-Arab. To be so would be to become an anti-Semite. We are kinsmen racially. They have their peculiarities even as we. A friend of mine some years ago was complaining of how he went to what was then Arab Palestine to rent a building for the showing moving pictures. "How much rent do you want?" my friend asked. "You want the building? It's , yours. Why talk about rent?" said the Arab landlord. "Let's have some coffee." So they drank their coffee, and talked about this and about that. How much can you talk about this and that? After half an hour of it, my friend thought it was time to close the deal. "How much rent?" he asked. "Listen, yedidi," said the Arab, "You want the building. It's yours." He brought in some more coffee. And again they talked about this and that. In another half an hour, there was more coffee and, this time, instead of talking about this and about that, they talked about that and this. And every time, there was the recurrent: "You want the building? It's yours." About midnight, finally, the Arab was ready to come down to specifics, said my friend, "the amount of rent he de- manded made my hair stand up" Personally I think the Arab was justified. After all, look at all the coffee that had been consumed, • • • The Arabs are a very hospit- able people. If they give you a meal, they want you to be satis- fied; and so they feel it is dis- courteous if you do not belch after the meal. That shows them you have had enough. Justice Douglas of the United States Supreme Court, in his book of travels about the Near East, tells of a visit to a camp of Arab refugees in Trans- Jordan. The Franciscan monk in that town told the American Justice that, while there were only about 100 Bedouins in that vicinity, more than 600 were registered on the refugee rolls for food cards. The Franciscan monk said that they had dis- j covered that many of the Bed- ; ouins just came back and regis- tered under different names. Some of them registered under as many as 20 names. And when ' one of the refugees dies, no one knows it. He is quietly buried, and someone else takes his food Don Frohman Chorus Mumford High, May 27 card. 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