British Labor Union Asks Swastika Stamp Boycott
Cheerful Rabbinical Nuggets
By DAVID SCHWARTZ
(Copyright, 1965, JTA, Inc.)
Rabbi Akiba, "the father of rab-
binic Judaism" was a late starter.
He didn't commence his studies
until he was a man of 40. One of
his younger colleagues mocked at
those "who learn when they are
old" but Akiba had the last laugh.
Ile is the most quoted figure in
the Mishna.
*
*
One of the most cheerful charac-
ters of the Talmud was known as
Gam Zu Le Tov. Mr. Le Tov was
no Frenchman. Actually his name
was Rabbi Nahum but he was
called Gam Zu Le Tov because he
believed that "everything is for
the best" which is what the words
Gam Zu Le Tov means. This great
optimist was paralyzed in both
feet.
*
*
When the governor of the prov-
ince once came to Warsaw, the
clergy of all faiths went out to
meet him. The rabbi, representing
the Jews, was put at the tail end.
The Archbishop asked the rabbi
if he wasn't offended at being
placed in the back. "No," the rabbi
said, "a parent always likes to
see his children go ahead in front."
* * *
Rabbi Isaac M. Wise, when he
was a young rabbi in Albany, N.Y.,
decided to attend a meeting of the
clergy called to consider some
community problem. When the
rabbi rose to give his opinion,
the chairman told him to take his
seat, saying that the meeting was
for Protestant clergymen.
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"Well," said Rabbi Wise, "I rise
to protest, so I am a Protestant."
* * *
Every Sabbath Rabbi Zev Wolfe's
disciples would gather around his
table to listen to words of Torah.
One time, during the rabbi's dis-
course, one m a n pulled out a
radish from his pocket and began
eating it.
There was a whispering commo-
tion. "Boor," the man was told,
"don't you know better than to
eat when the Rabbi gives forth
with Torah?" The rabbi soon per-
ceived what was going on. For a
moment he was silent. Then he
said, "You know, I would like a
radish too."
The culprit beamed with joy as
he fished out another radish from
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Total Over $30,000,000
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NEW YORK—Ampal-American
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worth of new loans and invest-
ments in Israel f r o m February
through July 1965, according to a
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Abraham Dickenstein, president of
the company. This brings Ampal's
total investments and loans in Is-
rael to more than $30,000,000 as of
July 31, he said.
According to the report, Ampal
has completed arrangements for
payment of $1,000,000 out of a
$2,500,000 loan to the Tel-Aviv
municipality. It has also approved
a loan of $1,000,000 to Hamashbir
Latzarchan, Israel's leading de-
partment store chain, and of a
$470,000 loan to Yonah Fishing
and Industries, Ltd., for the con-
struction of a fishing vessel in Hol-
land to be named "yam suf" (red
sea).
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his pocket and handed it to the
rabbi. Soon all were laughing.
* * *
In some European towns, the
various crafts organized their own
synagogues and one time when the
great Hasidic rabbi of Berdicheff,
Itzchak L e i b, visited a Russian
town, the representatives of the
Bakers' synagogue went out to
welcome him. It is the custom for
the visiting rabbi to respond with
some words of Torah. However,
the Hasidim were not regarded as
excelling in knowledge of the Torah
and the greeting of the Bakers'
synagogue emissaries hinted that
they did not e x p e c t too much
Torah illumination from the visitor.
Replying to the snub Rabbi
Itzchak Leib said: "Our sages tell
us that when the Messiah comes,
man will no longer have to labor
for bread. Bread will then grow
on trees. God grant, my friends,
that the Messiah does not delay
His coming, so that we shall not
much longer have need for any
bakers' synagogues."
LONDON (JTA) — The Trans-
port and General Workers Union
in the Channel Islands revived
the controversy over a Battle of
Britain commemorative stamp,
containing a swastika in its design,
by calling for a boycott of the is-
sue.
The stamp, to be issued Sept. 13,
shows a downed German plane
with a swastika on its tail. The
British government rejected six re-
quests in the House of Commons
and the House of Lords for with-
drawal of the stamp or for a
change in the design. The Board
of Deputies of British Jews has
complained on the issue, without
success.
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