R. Alcalay's 'Complete Hebrew-English Dictionary' Enriches Jewish Lexicography An encyclopedic new work enriches Jewish lexicography. Thanks to the pioneering efforts of Prayer Book Press, (410 Asylum St., Hartford 1, Conn.), "The Complete English- H e b r e w Dictionary" is now available in a single volume. Ruben Alcalay, head of the translation office of the Israel Prime Minister's office, is the author of this immense work which appears in 4270 columns for a total of more than 2,100 pages. The compiler has a rich back- ground as lexicographer. He was chief translator for the British mandatory power in Palestine in 1930. His first small English-Hebrew dictionary in 1939. It was done for his own use but out of it has grown his present great work. His efforts of the present volume of 120,000 entries com- menced in 1953. He was aided by a collection of 20,000 words that were gathered by the He- brew Language Academy. Use was made of available scientific and medical terms in other dic- tionaries. The manner in which Detroit Chapter of HadassPh Party to Climax Annual Honor Roll Drive A gala celebration, with danc- ing, entertainment and refresh- ments, will climax the Honor Roll Campaign of the Detroit Chapter of Hadassah 8:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at Cong. Shaarey Zedek, announces President Mrs. Max Lichter. The star of the evening will be "Saucy" Sylvia (Mrs. Mike Stoun), who plays piano accom- paniment to her own vocals. She became popular chief vocal- ist on her own show over ra- dio station WLW in Cin- cinnati. F e a- tured also on the program will be "Fenby Five Orches- tra." Mrs. Jack W. Perlman is chairman of Mrs. Benson the affair. She is assisted by Mrs. Harold Hoff- man. In charge of decorations is Mrs. A. C. Hamburger. Honor- ary Honor Roll chairmen are Mrs. Joseph Ehrlich and Mrs. Henry Wineman. Mrs. Davis Benson is vice-president of fund-raising. The Hadassah Office (BR 3-5441 will accept reservations until Wednesday. All Honor Roll contributors are invited to attend. Surfside Hotel Fire Survivor Gam Zu LeTova One man in the Talmud is always called Everything is for the Best. (How would you like to be called Mr. Everything is for the Best?) The name came about as a result of the man's philosophy. He was badly crip- pled, but he insisted that every- thing is for the best, so he got to be called that, or its Hebrew equivalent, which is given the simple Hebrew transla tion of "batel" with a note that it is a "psak din"O, but in Alcalay it is "batel," with the added "hishtalet al bet halordim bitel et piske hadin shel bate hamishpat"—which is explained as "the House of Lords has over- ruled the judgments of the courts." To the credit of Kaufman's work it should be said that it does contain most of the terms appearing • in Alcalay. But the latter is a vast enlargement that expands the knowledge of Hebrew and provides many ad- ditional Hebrew words. Thus, Kaufman's has terms for "ingrate" and ingratiate" but Alcalay expands and offers Hebrew terms for "ingrate," "ingratiate," "ingratiating," 'in- gratiation," and 'ingratiatory." Some differences in favor of Kaufman's also must be noted. For instance, for "abscess" Alcalay gives "murah," but Kaufman's has the additional "tiv," "makah," "makah triya." But Alcalay lists in the section "Hidushei L a so n" — new words" — the additional term "hitmaress" and in the lengthier collection he lists the additional terms for terms for "abscess e d"— "maleh mursah," "naguah b'mursah." Plan Center Concert for Temporary Location Due to the recent fire at the Jewish Center, the next concert - of the Center Symphony Orches- tra, under the direction of Julius Chajes, is scheduled for Dec. 17 at the Community Arts Auditorium of Wayne State Uni- versity, Cass and Ferry. Gordon Staples will be the soloist. Alcalay resorted to all avail- able background sources be- comes evident in comparing the terms used in previously issued English-Hebrew dic- tionaries with those appearing in the new work. For instance, in the dictionary edited by Dr. Judah Ibn-Shmuel Kauf- man, the word "overseer" is given the Hebrew translations of "roeh, mefakeakh, mash- giakh," but in Alcalay's they are "mefakeakh, mashgiakh," with the added one "memuneh al haoniyim" as m e an ing "overseer of the poor." In Kaufman's "overrule" is Ginny Grosser, 68, shows the strain of her night's or- deal after finding herself one of the survivors from the fire which took 25 lives at the Surfside Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. The blaze, which spread to six other hotels in the area, also injured 23 per- sons and caused damages estimated at $3,000,000. The comparisons could be multiplied a hundred-fold • to indiCate some changes, many expansions, references to Eng- lish sources which make Al- calay's considerably more com- plete than Kaufman's. With all due credit to the latter, which has been published in both Hebrew-English and English - Hebrew dictionaries, with an addendum volume for the English-Hebrew listings, it should be dicated that Alcalay's becomes useful primarily as a supplementary work. It is in this respect that Hebrew lexi- cography, already extensively compiled, is enriched. —P. S. Gam Zu LeTova. FREE TO OUR READERS ! BY HENRY LEONARD 'When - the gegslah Cam.. Chilean Nazi Youths to Stand Trial for Attacking Synagogues BitterMalt-Weitzer Engagement Told (Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News) SANTIAGO, Chile — A group of members of a brown-shirted Nazi youth organization will go on trial soon on charges of at- tacks on synagogues in Santiago. Franz Heinz Pfeiffer-Richter, 25, and four of his followers in the national socialist movement were indicted for trying to dyna- mite a synagogue here on May 21, 1958. Three days later, his group allegedly tried to set a Jewish clubhouse afire and at about 'the same time three other synagogues were attacked. While the five were in prison awaiting trial, police raided the movement's headquarters and found a large collection of flags, other Nazi and Ku Klux Klan f material, and pictures of Hitler. The Court of Appeals freed he Nazis on grounds of insuf- rient evidence on some of the charges. The Nazis were held in c"stody, however, pending a hearing by the Appellate Court on the specific charges of at- tacks on synagogues. A pre-war Chilean nationalist party, which embraced Nazi ideology, faded when the allies crushed Nazi Germany. The new movement attracted public at- tention when Pfeiffer-Richter said he would lead "a battle against the Jews" and that he would be a candidate in the presidential elections in 1964. The movement claims about 6,000 members. Pfeiffer-Richter,- who c a 11 s himself the Grand Dragon of the Aryan Knights of the Secret Kingdom, said Jewish business- men were to blame "for the flight of c a p i t a l• away from Chile." MISS COREEN BITTERMAN Mr. and Mrs. Irving Bitter- man of Oak Park announce the engagement of their daughter, Coreen, to Milton Weitzer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Weit- zer of Stoepel Ave. An early January wedding is planned. Want ads get quick results! 11:1V JAMES Will GIVE Your Bar Mitzvah Boy Michigan leads all the states in per capita support of higher education, and Michigan's insti- tutions of higher learning, both public and private, include some of the foremost in their fields. 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