Weekly Quiz Dr. Leon Fram to Receive AJ Congress
BY RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX
(Copyright, 1964, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc.)
Amity Award; Wayne State Also Cited
U.S. Gives Hebrew U.
$100,000 for Research
in Zoology, Chemistry
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Two
research grants totaling more
What is the significance of
include
Bishop
Emrich,
Sen.
Dr. Leon Fram, spiritual lead- has been characterized by "out-
the hymn "Adon Olam?"
Philip Hart, Jewish Community than $100,000 were made by
The "Adon Olam" is a poetic er of Temple Israel, has been spokenness and vigorous action Council President Sidney She- the U.S. Department of Agricul-
hymn ascribing one's faith in the named recipient of the 17th an- on all issues related to human vitz, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Clement ture to Hebrew University
rights," the board stated.
scientists in coordination with
majesty of the Creator and at
He spoke out strongly for Kern and former Police Com- the Israel Research Council.
the same time professing one's
broad civil rights measures and missioner George Edwards.
One grant was in zoology and
faith that He is the Almighty
made many trips to Lansing to
For Award Luncheon reserva- the other in organic chemistry
G-d who is the savior of man,
lobby for a Fair Employment tions call the American Jewish research.
in other words both the om-
Practices Commission. Since pas- Congress, WO 5-3319.
nipotence of God as well as his
Other research grants allo-
sage of FEP legislation, he has
Providence.
cated recently to Hebrew Uni-
There seems to be no defi-
urged enactment of measures Morton Sobell Drops
versity total nearly $50,000.
nite information. as to who
which would include fair hous-
They were made by the United
the author of the "Adon
ing, education and public accom- Clemency Plea, Asks States Educational Foundation
Olam" is. It has been ascrib-
modation practices.
for teaching American litera-
ed to the famous poet-phil-
`Only Full Pardon 9
Dr. Frain has served as a
ture, the United States National
osopher of the Spanish Era,
member of the Citizens' Ad-
In his 14th year of imprison- Institutes of Health, the U.S.
Solomon Ibn Gabirol. Some
visory Conunittee on Equal ment, Morton Sobell has an- Air Force and by the American
have claimed it to be the work
Educational Opportunities in nounced that he wants those Society for the Testing of
of an earlier author, rav Hai
the Detroit Public Schools appealing in his behalf to stop Materials.
Gaon. It seems to display
and as vice president of the seeking clemency and demand
The Air Force grant was for
Arabic meter and so it must
Metropolitan Detroit Confer- "a full pardon based on my in- comparative studies of moderni-
have been written at the time
ence on Open Occupancy.
nocence and nothing else."
zation affecting m i l i t a r y
when Islamic culture was prev-
He was one of the founders of
planning.
Sobell
has
from
the
beginning
alent — either in Babylonia
DR. LEON FRAM
the Detroit Round Table of asserted his innocence of the
during the time of the Gaon-
"I will not let any man drag
im, or in Spain after the in- nual Amity Award presented by Catholics, Protestants and Jews; conspiracy to commit espionage
the Detroit Women's Division of past president of the Detroit charge on which he was con- me down by causing me to
vasion of the Moors.
Public Library Commission; and victed in the 1951 trial with hate him."
Many authorities claim that the American f,;:
during World War II, was chair- Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
—Booker T. Washington
its originalplace was at the Jewish C o n-
man of the community relations
Such eminent persons as
end of the prayers which are gress.
committee of the Jewish Com- Nobel prize-winning scientists
recited before going to bed at ' I n makin
The CARIBE MOTEL
munity Council.
night. This is based upon the the announce-
Dr. Harold C. Urey and Dr.
In 1954, Dr. Fram received Linus Pauling, Lord Bertrand
PROVIDES YOUR
last verses of this hymn which ment, Mrs. Le-
the honorary degree of doctor Russell, philosopher Mar tin
state: "Into His hand do I place opold J. Sny-
OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS
of Divinity from his alma mater, Buber and musician Pablo
my soul when I sleep." Evident der, president,
WITH . .
Hebrew Union College.
ly, it was appropriate to profess said a special
Casals are among those who
CONVENIENT LOCATION
The selection of Wayne State have stated their belief in
one's faith before retiring so i Institutional'.
Woodward near 7 Mile Rd.
University and President Hil- Sobell's innocence.
that one fall asleep with con- Award will be
Minutes away from everything
berry for a special institutional
fidence, in spite of the doubts presented to
LUXURIOUS ROOMS
and discrepancies one finds in
citation marks the first time in
"If you really believe in the
• Phones • Air Conditioning
this world during his daytime Wayne State
the
17-year
history
of
the
Amity
brotherhood
of
man,
and
you
• Complete Kitchens
experiences. Later it was placed University and
Award that the judges have want to come into its fold,
• Wall-to-Wall Carpeting
at the beginning of the morning i t s president,
made such a presentation.
you've got to let everyone else
COMPLETE
Hilberry
service so as to have us start D r. Clarence
Dr. Hilberry, president of in, too."
ACCOMMODATIONS
the day with faith and confi- B. Hilberry, for major contribu- WSU since 1953, was singled
—Oscar Hammerstein II
AT NO EXTRA COST
tions
in
the
area
of
human
re-
dence. It was then added to
out for his efforts in shaping
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lations.
the end of the morning service
• Continental Breakfast
the progressive policies of the
to indicate that, even though
The Amity Award, which rec- university.
PHONE
the order of service was com- o g n i z e s outstanding personal
TO. 8-2662
Serving with Bishop Emrich
pleted, a Jew never really fin- achievement in bettering inter- on the board were Judge Wade
Shippan Pt., Stamford, Conn.
ishes praying, since his dedica- group relations, will be present- McCree Jr., Judge James Mon-
HIGH & COLLEGE
Moderate
tion and commitment to G-d ed at a noon luncheon honoring tante, Mrs. Golda Krolik, Mrs.
PREPARATORY
is an all-day affair, and not the recipients Feb. 25 at Temple Dan Shapiro, Frank Angelo,
Rates
simply limited to the time of Israel.
SCHOOL
William
C
o
h
e
n,
Richard
E.
Start
at
prayer alone. In a similar fash-
Fully
Accredited
Cross,
William
Gossett,
Arthur
Dr.
Frain
was
chosen
by
an
$8.00
ion does our tradition call for
American-Jewish cultural
us to begin the reading of the Amity board of judges under Poinier, Mrs. Leopold Snyder,
home life
Harold
Dubin,
Walter
Klein
and
chairman
Rt.
Rev.
Richard
S.
Only 45 minutes from N.Y.C.
Pentetuch just after completing
19630
its reading in the synagogue Emrich, bishop of the Epis- Amity Award cochairmen Mrs.
RESERVATIONS NOW
Samuel' Linden and Mrs. Louis
ACCEPTED FOR FALL TERM
Woodward
on Simchas Torah. It also in- copal Diocese of Michigan.
Write Daniel Trotzky, Director
dicates that we begin and fin-
In the 39th year of his minis- Redstone.
Near 7 Mile Road
Past recipients of the award
ish our prayer with the same try in Detroit, Dr. Fram's career
faith and confidence in our
hearts. It is quite possible that
the recital of Adon Olam be-
came prevalent during the
period when Jews were being
challenged with philosophical
and theological polemics, and
while Judaism is mainly a re-
ligion of deeds it was forced
to spell out some sort of phil-
osophical creed so as to save
its people from being misled
into other creeds or into the
skepticism of atheism.
* *
Why is this third meal
considered so important?
From a practical viewpoint it
is explained that in olden times
people would generally eat two
meals a day. One was con-
sumed in the morning and one
in the evening. On the Sabbath
it was required to derive
pleasure and especially added
pleasure, to show that the Sab-
Guest Speaker
bath was a day which gives us
Guest Artist
more pleasure than a week-day.
Thus one extra meal was added
to the day's routine. (Shabbos
117b, Yerushalmi Shabbos
17:16). The rabbis in the Tal-
Noted musician and composer, under whose
mud claim that whosoever ob-
personal direction the Music Study Club Choral
serves the practice of eating
Group will present a musical narrative "From
the three meals on the Sabbath
will be saved from various pun-
Dan to Beersheeba" written by Mrs. Joshua
ishments in the hereafter. Ac-
Sperka, and narrated by Hannah Linden.
tually, .one Tanaitic opinion re-
quired even four meals for the
Accompanist: Rose Stein
Sabbath, but our practice re-
tained the standard of three
Dedication of "THE PILLARS OF COURAGE" and presentation of citations.
meals for the Sabbath. The fact
that the third meal was con-
MRS. BEN (PEARL) .NOSAN, 342-4797
sumed at a time when one was
Fund-Raising Chairman
FOR
not yet very hungry, and thus
demonstrated by his eating of
MRS. MORRIS KUT1NSKY, DI 1-1874
RESERVATIONS
this meal that he was eating it
Auxiliary President
for the sake of fulfilling his
ELIEZER
LIPSKY
CALL
spiritual obligation and showing
JNF office, UN 4-2767
Novelist and President of
his delight in the holy day,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
made the eating of this meal a
virtuous deed.
.17o'or)vell School
Women's Auxiliary
OF THE
Jewish National Fund
ANNUAL DONOR TEA
Tuesday, January 28, 1964 — 12:30 p.m.
TEMPLE ISRAEL 17400 Manderson Rd.
DAN FROHMAN