Israel Launches
United Appeal
for $3 Million
Young-Rubenstein
Troth Announced
High for Jews
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(From Science News Letter)
CHAIM GROSS, noted American sculptor, has created a
six-foot Hanukah Memorah in bronze which will be kindled
for the first time at Hanukah Festival for Israel of Israel
Bonds at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Menorah
combines the traditional eight-branched candelabrum.
Reconstructionists Issue Three
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Paperbacks on Religious 'Values,
Programs for American Holidays
Three impressive paperbacks
have been issued by Reconstruc-
tionist Press (15 W. 86th,
NY24).
"Basic Values in Jewish Re-
ligion," by Dr. Mordecai M.
Kaplan, contains the section ap-
pearing under that title in Prof.
Kaplan's "The Future of the
American Jew."
In the foreword to this paper-
back, which contains interpreta-
tions of Jewish religious values,
the eminent author calls atten-
tion to the background for the
ideas set forth in the larger
work—emphasizing the Recon-
structionist viewpoint that Juda-
ism is "a dynamic religious
civilization," that it has devel-
oped into a "democratic civili-
zation," and presents the Recon-
structionist movement's views
on the status of the Jewish
people.
This paperback reprints the
preface that appeared in the
1947 edition. It evaluates the
basic values inherent in Faith,
Hope, Humility, Inner Freedom,
Patience, Creative Doubt, Love,
Thankfulness, Justice.
Rabbi Eugene Kohn, one of
the leaders in the Reconstruc-
tionist movement, is the
author of another of the move-
ment's paperbacks, a Jewish
interpretation of "Religious
Humanism ." Rabbi Kohn deals
with such issues as religion's
role in social changes, t h e
"Chosen People" complex in
relation to democracy, the
democratization of religious
authority and a score more
of Jewish religious principles
as they are being emphasized
by Reconstructionism.
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Of special interest is the third
of the paperbacks, "The Faith of
America," co-authored by Dr.
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WHEN JEWS GET SICK
they seek out a doctor more
often than do Protestants or
Catholics, a sociologist has
found.
It is not that health of Jews
is any worse. They just worry
about it more.
Jews' "near-compulsive" con-
cern over their health is docu-
mented by Dr. David Mechanic
of the University of Wisconsin's
sociology department.
The study, based on tests of
Midwestern and Western uni-
versity students, was reported
in Human Organization, 22:202,
1963.
What bothers Jews seems to
be the symptoms of sickness,
Dr. Mechanic told SCIENCE
SERVICE. A temperature sends
them scurrying to the pill-bottle
or hopping to the doctor more
often than Protestants or Cath-
olics, he said.
Jewish children may learn to
worry about sickness from their
"anxious" mothers, Dr. Mechan-
ic explained. Following their
mothers' examples, they may
become very sensitive to "ab-
normal symptoms" and may
even imagine being sick when
they are not.
Jews' complaints about health
may also be "an expression of
various tensions and dissatis-
factions where other alterna-
tives for ventilating are not
easily available," he said.
As a possible result of this
concern over health, Dr. Me-
chanic noted, Jewish popula-
tions have low infant and new-
born mortality rates, as shown
in other studies.
Dr. Mechanic said he is at a
loss to . explain why Protestants
and Catholics have essentially
the same level of concern about
health.
But he pointed out that per-
sonal attitudes vary within all
three religious groups, depend-
ing on such factors as social
class, denomination and area.
"Episcopalians in the Midwest
are different from Episco-
palians in the far West," he
said.
Kaplan with Rabbi Kohn and
Dr. J. Paul Williams, chairman
of the department of religion
at Mount Holyoke College. It is
a collection of readings, songs
and prayers for American fes-
tive days—New Year's Day, Lin-
coln's and Washington's birth-
days, Arbor Day, Memorial Day,
Field Day, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Constitution Day,
Columbus Day, United Nations
Day, Election Day and Thanks-
giving.
Excellent choices of material
have been made for the sug-
gested programs, and this book
could serve both as a textbook
on holidays as well as a pro-
grammatic guide for organiza-
OTTAWA, (JTA) — A dele-
tion and congregations.
gation representing organized
labor in Canada presented a
Our Inner Knowledge request to the Soviet Embassy
here to permit the entrance
By SOLOMON SCHECHTER
into the Soviet Union of a spe-
Hebrew is the national lang-
uage of the Jew when in com- cial Canadian labor commission
munion with his God; he divines with a view to study on the spot
more than he is able to explain. the position of the Jews there.
The delegation was received
Translations are a poor make-
shift. But the Jew reads the by the first secretary of the
Shema and does know it. He Soviet Embassy, who angrily re-
cannot translate it but he feels plied that this request could
never be complied with because
it and IS it.
it smacks with "colonialism."
The delegation left with the
Football Greats
The ballots are being cir- Soviet official a memorandum
culated for election to the Na- listing the anti-Jewish discrim-
tional Football Foundation Hall inations now practiced in Rus-
of Fame. Among the Jewish sia and advancing a demand
candidate are Charles R. for equal rights for Soviet Jews.
The delegation was composed
"Buckets" Goldenberg, Univer-
sity of Wisconsin fullback, 1930- of representatives of the Jewish
32; Aaron Rosenberg, USC Labor Committee, Canadian La-
guard, 1932-33; and A. Sydney bor Congress and the New Dem-
Roth, Cornell University guard, ocratic Party. It was escorted by
1936-38. Congratulations are more than 100 trade union lead-
extended to Marshall Goldberg, ers from all over Canada carry-
University of Pittsburgh, and ing banners demanding restora-
Robert Greenebaum, University tion of Jewish culture in the
of. Chicago. Both were named Soviet "Union and equal treat-
to Sports Illustrated's Silver ment of Jewish religious insti-
Anniversary All-America squad. tutions.
Soviet Union
Wants No Study
Mission on Jews
OSS REALTY..(0.
MISS SHARON YOUNG
The engagement of Sharon
Young to Harvey S. Rubenstein
has been announced. The couple
are the children of Mrs. Jerome
Rynek of Santa Maria Avenue
and the late Abraham Young,
and Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Ruben-
stein of Santa Barbara Ave.,
Southfield.
The bride-elect is a student
at Wayne State University and
is majoring in speech correction.
Her fiance attends the Univer-
sity of Michigan Graduate School
of Education. A June 14 wedding
is planned.
TEL AVIV—A special conven-
tion inaugurating Israel's annual
United Israel Appeal campaign
Tuesday set a goal of 9,000,000
pounds ($3,333,333) for the
drive. Almost 5,500,000 pounds
($1,833,333) was raised the pre-
vious year.
Attending the convention were
Premier Levi Eshkol, Dr. Israel
Goldstein, chai r-m a n of the
Keren Hayesod; Moshe Sharett,
chairman of the Jewish Agency
Executive; and Dr. Ernst Leh-
man ; chairman of the Israel UIA.
The speakers called for in-
creased giving by Israelis to
make the partnership of Jews
within and outside of Israel ful-
ler in assuming the financial
burdens of absorbing immigrants
and strengthening the state.
Center Culture Club
Slates Guest Speakers
The Culture Club of the Jew-
ish Center will present Harry
Weinberg as guest speaker on
"A Report on Israel" and Mor-
ris Reubeck on "Monologues"
in a program Tuesday at the
Center. On Thursday, Prof. Sha-
lom Marenoff will speak on
"The Romance of the Alphabet."
Noted Talmudist
The University of Michigan
was the first U.S. institution to
have a full-time professor of
science and art of teaching, in
1879,
Eva Bacharach, wife of the
17th century Moravian Rabbi
Jair Hayim Bacharach, and
daughter of Rabbi Judah Ben
Bezalal, the famous rabbi of
Prague, was a distinguished
Talmudist and frequently gave
advice to learned rabbis on
Talmudic questions.
HAVE YOU
SEEN THESE
MEN?
Hank's Son's Plans
Glenn Greenberg, son of Hall
of Famer Hank Greenberg, is
currently receiving rave notices
at Andover Academy in Mas-
sachusetts. He plays tackle on
the football team but probably
will follow his dad's footsteps
into big league baseball.
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