Albert Einstein Depicted as Zionist,
Scientist in Children's Biography
Parisian Takes to U.S.; Attends Yeshiva U.
Henri Guttel, a junior at Yeshiva
University was a little concerned
about leaving Paris to study in the
Ruth L. Oldfield has written a
culed as 'Jewish Science."
United States, but philosophically-
most interesting "true story," as
Clouds gathered–and Einstein's and typically French—he now has
the publishers describe her 'Al- life was embittered. During the de- no regrets and is glad to be here.
bert Einstein—Man of Science."
bates over his theories that were
The 19-year-old student, whose
The publishers, Children's Press, accompanied by many shameful
Inc. (an associate of Melmont abuses which only time could ob-
Press, Jackson and Racine, Chi- literate.
Meanwhile Einstein met Dr.
cago 7), can truthfully boast that
this is one of the outstanding ad- Chaim Weizmann who invited him
ditions to its children's and scien- to accompany him to the United
States on a Zionist mission. The
tific series.
The author covers Einstein's life world famous scientist became an
in all its details and there is an ardent supporter of the movement.
especially interesting tracing of He helped the causes of the He-
the Jewish background of the brew Universes, the Jewish Na-
tional Fund, the Keren Hayesod.
great scientist.
Next to his devotion to science
There was a problem for his
came his love for Israel.
parents when, as a child, Albert
The rise of Nazism again brought
was to be sent to a private
him into the linielight. He was the
school. Of necessity he was en-
symbol here of anti-Nazism, and
rolled in a Catholic parochial
as the father of the theory that
school. He was 'mentally slow,
led to the development of atomic
unsociable, and adrift forever in
power
he emerged as the world's
his foolish dreams," his teachers
outstanding personality.
_ reported, and they veiwed him
Einstein's career at Princeton,
as retarded. "Yet," the biogra-
the offer that came to him to be
pher states, 'when the boy's in-
President of Israel, the numerous
terest was aroused in something
honors that were given him, the
he worked hard at it." The com-
naming -of colleges and hospitals
plete story reveals the develop-
MISS HARRIET DOCKS
in his name—all are part of the
ing genius of the young Albert.
Albert was repelled by rigid story of the man who may well be
At
a recent family luncheon,
discipline. But his masters kept judged the greatest of this cen- Mr. and Mrs. Sol Docks of- Ohio
tury.
Miss
Oldfield's
story
depicts
disciplining him.
Ave. announced the engagement
Soon family problems arose. His it all exceptionally well.
of their daughter, Harriet Marjorie,
father wanted him to study engi-
to Robert Charles Jasgur, son of
neering but he insisted on physics Bnai Moshe Youth Chief Mr. and Mrs. Sol Jasgur of Wash-
studies. He went to Zurich to pur-
Seymour Kaplan has been en- burn Ave.
sue his studies,
.
A January wedding is planned.
/ gaged by Cong. Bnai Moshe on a
and there he
full-time basis as director of youth
again became
activities. Kaplan will supervise Author of Shulhan Aruch
aware of his Jew-
the United Synagogue Youth chap-
The Shulhan Aruch, Code of
ishness. When he
ters, the several
Jewish Law, was written in th
junior congrega-
sought an assist-
16th
Century by Rabbi Jose
ant-ship with a
tions and a I4
Karo, not by Rabbi Shneur al-
other youth pro-
physics profes-
Man of Liadi, as it was erroneous.
grams.
sor and was told
ly indicated in last week's paper.
Kaplan receiv-
that as a Jew he
Rabbi Zalman, founder of the Cha-
ed his religious
could not be
bad - Lubavitch movement, wrote
training at Ye-
passed over a
Kabbalistic commentary, in which
shiva Beth Ye-
Swiss boy, "it
some • mention was made of the
, hudah of Detroit
was the first time
Shulhan Aruch.
' and Torah Vo-
that anti-Semi-
daa . th in New
tism had actually
Beth Moses Planning
York. He attend-
Kaplan
touched him."
Einstein
Story Hour for Little Folk
Albert Einstein subsequent ex- ed Wayne State University.
For the past six years Kaplan'
Cong. Beth Moses is accepting
periences, his marriage to a young
has
been
on
the
Young
Israel
of
registrations for a Sunday story
Greek fellow-student, his great dis-
Oak
Woods
teaching
staff
and
was:
hour for pre-kindergarteners.
covery followed in rapid succession
Sessions will begin 9 a.m. Nov.
as the biographer depicts an in- its youth director. He has been as-'
sistant
director
of
a
local
summer
15 at the Borman Building, United
teresting and active life, .a devel-
camp
and
headed
the
Oak
Woods
Hebrew
Schools. For registration,
oping career, the rise to world
Day Camp.
call Beth Moses offices, KE 5-4470.
fame of an obscure physics stu-
dent. Her explanation of his dis-
coveries which developed into the
Theory of Relativity is given so
clearly that even the young read-
ers will understand the tsory. Yet,
when the great and • historic an-
Moritz • Katzman, 18690 Greenfield, who will celebrate his '70th
nouncement was made,
Docks-jasgur Vows
Planned in January
I
. •
activities in Society
"few people inside or outside
Germany were willing to accept
his viewpoint. The English con-
tinued to feel that he was more
Swiss than German. The Ger-
mans continued to feel that he
was more Jewish than German.
This was simply a forecast of
life to come. In only 12 years
Germany because he was a Jew
and his theory would be ridi-
birthday Thursday, is one of the founders of Cong. Gemiluth Chassodim
and has served his congregation as treasurer for the past 23 years. A
kiddush in his honor will be held following services Nov. 14.
Three hundred guests attended the victory reception and cocktail
party in honor of U.S. Sen. Philip A. Hart and Mrs. Hart, at the
Casino Room of the Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Levin-
son, 18315 Birchcrest, were hosts at this reception.
DaYENU
BY HENRY LEONARD
JULES DONESON TRAVEL
PHOTO QUIZ No. 3
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, November 6, 1964-29
family has lived in Paris for gen-
erations, will study history and
political science to prepare him-
self for a career as a librarian be-
cause he loves "the feel and smell
of books."
Henri is the son of Rabbi Dr.
Adrien Guttel, formerly headmast-
er of the Ecole Yabne in Paris, a
secondary school for Jewish and
general studies leading to the bac-
calaureate.
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