activities in Society Edith Morris to Wed Dr. Lawrence Hoffman Cong. Bnai David is represented at the national bienniel con- vention of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America by a delegation consisting of Rabbi Hayim Donin, Jack. J. Kraizman, synagogue vice president, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sherizen, and Mr. and Mrs. Julius Rotenberg. The convention is being held at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D. C., through Sunday. At the Thursday evening session, Mr. Rotenberg was among 16 honorees to receive a community service award for his services to the synagogue and the Jewish community. The Sherman Family Club will meet 8:30 p.m. Sunday for a Han- ukah party at the home of Abe Sherman, 18234 Manor. Co-hostess will be Mrs. Ray Rosenberg. Grab-bag gifts will be exchanged. Mrs. Rebecca Frohman will present Barbara Usas in a piano recital 3 p.m. Sunday • at McAuley Auditorium. The 14-year-old pianist will present a program of works by Handel, Respighi and Carpenter, hith- lighted by Beethoven's 2nd Concerto in B Flat Major. Tracy Freeman of E. Jefferson Ave. is vacationing in the Bahamas after returning from a month's trip in Russia, Poland, Bohemia and adjoining countries. So Wisdom Comes With Age? 3 Little Girls and the Rambam's Tomb By CHARLOTTE HYAMS orange juice for me at Dana's; Chana's mother wanted me to A funny thing happened on the way to Tiberias. have an apple; and such flowers came from Yael's garden! I'd almost forgotten it until a brief article in the Hebrew Corner "Now, where can we go?" Chana flipped a switch in my memory ... asked with an excited giggle. By The "Peltours" bus was jogging then, my sneakers were passing along the Galilee road, and I kept terse little messages to my feet, jogging our gUide: "But, Moshe, it and the armful of flowers felt as says in this book that Maimonides' though it were taking root in my muscles. tomb is in Tiberias." "I know!" Yael shouted. "We'll Moshe winced. "You don't be- lieve everything you read in that show her the Rambam's tomb!" "Whose tomb?" I shouted back. book, do you? Every city thinks they have Maimonides' tomb." And • "The R a m b a m. You know, that was that. Moshe returned to he's—" his favorite Israeli refrain. "Let's "But someone told me he's not Do the Twist Like We Did Last here at all." Summer." And I crossed off the "Oh, everybody knows he is." Rambam's tomb from my list of Yael sniffed with disdain for my Things To See In Tiberias. misguided guide. It's a fascinating city (to the And so, we marched back uphill first-time tourist, what Israeli city to the burial place of the great is not?), small yet deceptive in its Maimonides.• winding, steep roads. Such expectations! The antici- pated sightseeing wonder was al- Early the next morning, before ready back on my mental list of my comrades were up, I set out Things To See In Tiberias. on a self-guided tour of just- awakening Tiberias. Alone I Such disappointment. What descended the hill into one of was there? A wire fence enclos- the poorer "shicunim," -or neigh- ing a small plot of ground, and borhoods. three "tombs" within — for the teacher and two disciples at Suddenly, I was not alone; in my either side. Why, they looked path stood three girls of about 10. like three oil drums! • chattering like animated Hebrew- speaking chipmunks. A bearded old gentleman who "Shalom!" It was like an abraca- had met us at the gate now dabra. The stranger's magic wordr(- shuffled up behind us (the initial. opened their mouths into wide shocked reaction to our motley grins. In seconds the triangle had troup apparently had worn off) and been widened to a rectangle, taking held his palm out before me. in the American tourist. They Ghana intercepted it and seemed pleased that I should want dropped in•a dirty, tinny coin she to converse in their language, and had dug out of her pocket; they patiently — no, eagerly — the good sage said a, quiet, quick helped me over the rough spots. blessing that made her smile with Soon, the one called liana, who pleasure. Had that prutah been came from Morocco, ventured for a glass of milk? But the rich American tourist boldly: "Would you come to my house?" didn't even have a prutah on her. No hesitation was allowed; I was Dare she ask if they honor trave- propelled down an alley-like side lers checks at MaimOnides' tomb? Afterward, when I related the street to Dana's house—and then morning's adventures—and the Chana's house—and Yael's. view of Rambam's tomb—to my Was I some visiting dignitary, envious company, I noted a su- or long-lost relative, that I perior smile creeping onto should be so treated? There was Moshe's lips. They formed no words, yet their meaning was clear: "Rambam's tomb, indeed. You, Too, Can Have Such foolishness!" Your Baby Picture Foolishness was it? Three little Included in Our Ads girls had believed in it; and now * * * I did, too. There had been much, See if Your Friends much more to that morning than a mere tomb. (and Relatives Too) Can But I, too, said nothing. You Recognize and Identify know what the sages would say: You From the Clues. "Be wise and silent." Was it Mai- * * * monides, I wonder? Just Bring In, or Mail r# Your Baby Photo to us (Up to Age 5 Only) and We'll Dothe Rest. * * * JULES DONESON TRAVEL AGENCY 18246 Wyoming Ave. DI 1-7111 Answer to Photo Quiz #4 MRS. 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