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Prof. Levin Comments on
Jewish Population's Decline
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Editor, The Jewish News:
I was interested in your editor-
ial in The Jewish News of May 15,
entitled Jewish Birth Rate and
Survivalism. You mention Albert
J. Mayer's report in the Detroit
metropolitan area and point to a
) )low Jewish birth rate as a second-
ary reason for prevailing condi-
tions.
May I remind you, in this re-
gard, of my article in The Jewish
News of Feb. 26, 1943, on Jewish
Population Studies. A number of
reasons for the low Jewish birth
rate in urban American communi-
ties are cited in this article and
the following statement:"Insofar
as Jewish population in the United
States is concerned, not only is
the period of rapid increase of
/umbers coming to an end, but an
ensuing period characterized by a
dead loss is in the offing . . .
Here is a type of problem which
is certainly deserving of the most
thoughtful consideration of a peo-
ple that sets as great store by sur-
vival as Jews generally do."
SAMUEL M. LEVIN
Professor Emeritus of Economics
Wayne State University
* * *
(In a recent article by Prof.
Levin appearing in The Eugen-
ics Quarterly, he speaks of the
rapid population doubling of a
number of countries, including
the population of the United
States. "I should be inclined to
hazard the guess that currently
the Jewish percentage of the
total is on the decline," he said).
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Editor, The Jewish News:
With regard to your commentary
in last week's issue of The Jewish
News on the subject of assimila-
tion, I would like to call your at-
tention to the following passage in
the Exposition in the Book of Eze-
kiel in the Interpreters Bible vol.
6, p. 173:
"The greatest perils which the
Jewish people have faced in the
course of their tragic history have
been from assimilation rather than
from persecution. One of the
sources used in I Samuel carries
the temptation back to the early
stages of national history. 'Make
us a king to judge us like all the
nations' is the request (I Sam.
8:5). In the Exile there was a ten-
dency to seek to make the lot of
the Jew easier by eliminating any-
thing which distinguished him
from his fellows. Precisely the
same situation faces the Jew in
the modern world. Some would
say that those countries in which
the Jew takes on the color of the
society around him, becoming 'Re-
formed' in one and 'Marxist' in an-
other, are more dangerous than
others in which anti-Semitism is
rampant.
"There are certain questions we
should put to ourselves in this con-
nection. First, as regards the Jew.
De wo really wish assimilation to
prevail? Is is really desirable that
the Jewish community should be
absorbed into the general life of
a country by intermarriage and
secularization on a large scale, in-
cluding the acceptance of a purely
nominal Christianity in many
cases? Or has Jewry still a dis-
tinctive contribution to make? The
conclusion to which we come will
affect our thinking on the rela-
tions between Christians and Jews,
as well as our attitude to various
tendencies and groups within
Jewry.
"Second, what of the Christian
position? Are we not exposed also
to the danger of assimilation? Has
the process perhaps been allowed
to go too far with us already?"
Allen A. Warsen,
21721 Parklawn,
Oak Park
There are about 130,000 busi-
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proximately 2,700,000 people, and
there are 111,000 farms with 80,000
full-time employees.
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MISS SALLY SORSCHER
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Sorscher
of Flint announce the engagement
of their daughter Sally Ann to
Richard Krugel, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ben D. Krugel of Cherry-
lawn Ave.
The bride-elect is a senior in the
University of Michigan school of
education and is affiliated with
Alpha Epison Phi Sorority. Her
fiance attends the University of
Michcigan Medical School, where
he is affiliated with Phi Delta
Epsilon Fraternity.
A December wedding is planned.
Staff Members
at Sinai Given
Research Grants
A two-year renewal grant of
$47,120 has been awarded to Dr.
Sidney D. Kobernick, Sinai Hos-
pital of Detroit's chief of pathol-
ogy, for continuation of his re-
search in atherosclerosis (harden-
ing of the arteries.)
Dr. Kobernick's grant, from the
U.S. Public Health Service's Na-
tional Health Institute, brings the
total of current Sinai grants from
government and private sources to
almost $170,000. These grants in-
clude:
$52,108 from the National In-
stitute of Health to Dr. Piero P.
Foa, chief of Sinai's division of re-
search, for his work in experi-
mental diabetes; $12,500 from the
Upjohn Company for his studies
of the pre-diabetic s t a t e, a n d
$7,475 from the Michigan Cancer
Foundation for his work on pan-
creatic tumor of the hamster;
$23,400 from the N.I.H. to Dr.
A. Robert Goldfarb, Sinai's direc-
tor of biochemical research, for his
work in the fundamental mecha-
nisms of allergies;
$17,300 from the N.I.H. to Dr.
Herbert A. Ravin, Sinai's chief of
medicine and director of education,
for his work in Wilson's Disease
and the metabolism of copper;
$7,800 from the Warner-Chilcott
Laboratories to Dr. Hyman Mellen,
for his work on the treatment of
myorcardial infraction (damage to
the heart muscle following block-
age of a coronary artery). Dr. Mel-
len is vice-chief of staff at Sinai.
In conjunction with these grants,
and along with the other activities
of the Department of Research,
Sinai is launching a summer re-
search fellowship program for pre-
medical and medical students.
Dr. Maurice Frankel has been
selected Sinai Hospital of Detroit
resident of the year for the
second consecutive time.
Dr. Mark P. Owens was selected
as intern of the year and Dr. Paul
Neuf eld was named Attending
physician of the year.
The awards were made at the
annual Alumni Day activities of the
Sinai Hospital Alumni. Association.
Dr. Molly Tan Lo, fourth-year
resident in pathology, received an
award for the best presentation of
a scientific paper by a house staff
doctor. Dr. Lo, who is from Malaya,
is a graduate of the Women's
Medical College of Pennsylvania,
and interned at the Kaiser Founda-
tion Hospital in San Francisco.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, June 5, 1964
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News Brevities
The closing meeting of the
LEAGUE of WOMEN VOTERS of
Detroit will interpret to the public
one of Michigan's key issues, "Re-
apportionment and Redistricting in
Michigan 1964", Wednesday, 8
p.m., at All Saints Episcopal
Church, 3837 W. Seven Mile, fea-
turing Prof. Lewis L. Friedland of
Wayne State University.
* * *
The Seventh Annual Exhibition
of Paintings at the OAK PARK
LIBRARY will be held from June
15 through July 14. Sponsored
annually by the Friends of the
Oak Park Library, this exhibit is
open to both professional and
amateur artists.
* *
"ARTERIE," 3334 N. Woodward
at 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, will
hold an outdoor exhibit of recent
works of 11 Detroit-area artists on
the premises June 5 through June
14 (except Tuesday) from 1 p.m.
till twilight. Displayed will be oils,
watercolors, graphics, sculpture,
drawings, photography and mixed
media—all works of the following
Detroit area artists: Noel Berry,
Larry Blovits, Ceil Feiler, William
Girard, Sue Kohl, Donald MacFar-
lane, Vee Matusko, Ugis Pinks..
Ken Reed, Donald Snyder, Ersal
Whitworth.
* * *
An alumni committee of 1954
graduates is planning a CASS
TECH REUNION dinner-dance Oct.
10 at Roma Hall, Livonia. For in-
formation, call Mrs. Allen Rosen-
feld, KE 3-8719.
The paintings of MORRIS
BRIGHIIMAN of Oak Park are on
exhibit at Zampty Art Imports, a
shop featuring art from around
the world particularly Africa.
Brightman's work is also in the
permanent exhibit of the Men's
Health Club at the Jewish Center
and has been accepted at art shows
and galleries. A number of items
by his son, Tel Aviv craftsman
JACK BRIGHTMAN, are being
shown at the World's Fair Amer-
ican-Israel Pavilion.
* * *
Now showing at the Mercury,
Ross Hunter's "THE CHALK
GARDEN" stars Deborah Kerr,
Haley Mills, John Mills, and Edith
Evans.
Israel's Tourism Income
Israel earned a total of $50,-
000,000 from tourism last year
compared with $38,000,000 during
1962 and $31,000,000 in 1961.
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