26—Friday, July 22, 1966
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Medical Terms Traced to Scriptures
Robert S. Greenblatt is more
than a physician: he is a dedicated
student of the Bible, as is indi-
cated in his examination of biblical
medical terms in his "Search the
Scriptures," published by Lippin-
cott.
The author deals with many as-
pects of biblical lore related to
medicine, and he relates his study
to various illnesses, to medicinal
uses, comparing "biblical disord-
ers with today's endocrinopathies,
psychologic happenstances with
hormonal drive, or the probable
ailment of one who changed the
course of history with a current
illness or syndrome."
He commences with the hor-
mone insulin discovery in 1921,
with the high blood sugar, diabetes
mellitus affliction, and he states:
"Although low blood sugar is
labeled a 'modern disease,' it is
rooted clearly in antiquity. The
body's priceless commodity, su-
gar, fuels the cells and sustains
the brain; without it the body
fails. Esau may offer us the
first recorded case of hypogly-
cemia, and we may be impressed
by his knowledge of its quick
corrective—the high-protein len-
til soup and bread of barley and
of wheat."
He develops his theme by quot-
ing Scriptures, by pointing to the
Genesis story of the "bread and
pottage of lentils" and of high-
protein feedings as a clue to the
"modern disease" that really dates
back to ancient times.
Dr. Greenblatt then turns to the
"mandrake root" as a value for
promoting fertility—dealing here
with the story of Rachel in the
Bible, claiming that "the lesson to
be derived from the story of Ra-
chel and the mandrakes is often
overlooked."
He also draws upon the New
Testament in describing problems
related to "men of small stature,"
showing how short men overcome
their handicap.
Dr. Greenblatt discusses the
problem of impotence and sexual
maturation. He quotes both Testa-
ments in dealing with wine and
alcoholics and of frailties that
emerge.
There is an interesting chapter
on circumcision which is viewed
by Dr. Greenblatt not only as a
religious rite but also as "a good
public health measure."
Fasting, again based on bibli-
cal lore, is considered by the au-
thor "a therapeutic tool in the
control of intractable obesity.
He deals with the subject of
castration, pointing out that al-
though it was a custom in the Ori-
ent, Middle East, Greece and the
Roman Empire, "it was not prac-
ticed by the Hebrews, according
to Josephus, On either men or ani-
mals."
He describes "medicinal and re-
storative properties of soured acid
wine," declaring that it "has in-
deed enjoyed a useful, colorful and
bizarre role in the history of man-
kind."
Then there is the role of wom-
an, the menopause, the psychogen-
ic disorders, and again drawing
up on biblical knowledge Dr.
Greenblatt declares that, in worn-
en's destiny, "the judicious use of
hormones is of immeasurable
help."
Many other related subjects are
discussed—including the problem
of child behavior, virginity and
the "scarlet sin," love, "the way
of a maid with a man" which poses
sociological issues.
King David's problems involving
his virility, "proper endocrine
functioning and peace of mind,"
and the art of healing are unfolded
here. It is a book of considerable
interest, affirming the author's
medical and biblical knowledge.
San Francisco Suburb
Breaks Ground for Center
SAN FRANCISCO (JTA)—With
many leaders of San Francisco and
the local community participating,
ceremonies were held in suburban
San Rafael for the groundbreaking,
for a new Mann Jewish Commu-
nity Center, to be constructed at
a cost of $150,000.
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July 18—To Mr. and Mrs. Calvin
E. Mackey (Maxine Bernstein),
18787 Jeanette, Southfield, a son,
Mark Darren.
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July 15—To Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
ward Koblin (Vivian Gales), 15100
Miller, Oak Park, a d aught e r,
Laurie Ann.
• * *
July 15—To Mr. and Mrs. Mel-
vin Clayton (Diane May), 20592
Woodbine, a son, Brian Michael.
* * *
July 13—To Mr. and Mrs. Her-
bert Goldberg (Irene Swartz),
13801 Sylvan Ct., Oak Park, a son,
Dale Michael.
* *
July 13—To Mr. and Mrs. Law-
rence Megdall (Carol Halprin) of
Scotia Ave., Oak Park, a daughter
Lori Ann.
* *
July 8—To Mr. and Mrs. Her-
bert Weinberg (Maxine Block),
21646 Stratford Ct., Oak Park, a
daughter, Jodi Gail.
* * *
July 4—To Mr. and Mrs. Alan
Greenberg (Marsha Schlachter),
19701 Magnolia, Southfield, a son,
Grant Matthew.
• * *
June 30—To Mr. and Mrs. Ger-
ald A. Starr (Marlene Gold), 12790
Sterling, Oak Park, a son, Alan
David.
• C
June 25—To Mr. and Mrs. Ger-
ald M. Kirschner (Suzanne Med-
vin), 5034 Mansfield, Royal Oak,
a son, Brian Nolan.
• C
June 10—To Mr. and Mrs. Wolf
Katz (Clara Gulnick), 19341 Schae-
fer, a son, Steven Albert.
* *
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To Mr. and Mrs. Milton Weitzer
(Coreen Bitterman), 24415 Rensse-
laer, Oak Park, an adopted daugh-
ter, Susan Rochelle.
Arlene Klein Engaged
to Philip Gartenberg
MISS ARLENE KLEIN
Mrs. Alfred Klein of Elgin Ave.,
Oak Park, announces the engage-
ment of her daughter Arlene Mar-
cia to Philip Gartenberg, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Gartenberg
of Albany, N. Y.
The future bride, the daughter
of the late Mr. Klein, attends the
University of Michigan. Her fiance
received his bachelors degree from
Cornell University, where he was
president of Phi Sigma Epsilon
Fraternity. He will receive his mas-
ters degree from the University
of Michigan in August.
An Aug. 28 wedding is planned.
`Israel' - Unusual
Guide in Photos
Guide books are vital for trav-
elers. Israeli guide books already
are available in several forms.
Something very unusual as a
guide for travelers to Israel has
just been issued by Taplinger Pub-
lishing Co. (29 E. 10th, N.Y. 3).
"Israel," a Gold Leaf Photo
Book, slightly more than four
inches by four inches, thus serv-
ing as a handy pocket guide, is en-
tirely in photographs.
Except for the titles to the pho-
tos, it has no text. The photo titles
are in English, French and German.
Starting with an impressive
photo of a "Young Israeli," conclud-
ing with a landscape and a "plant
a tree" illustrations, the photo-
graphs take the tourist through all
portions of Israel, to all the reli-
gious sites, to places of interest
for all types of visitors.
`In order to include sights of
interest to the tourist, four pic-
tures from Jordan have been
added," the publishers explain at
the end of the booklet.
All the major cities, every por-
tion of Israel, the activities of
young and old, portrayals of carni-
vals in Tel Aviv, religious occur-
rences in Jerusalem, industrial
projects — all are part of the pho-
to-guide.
Mount Tabor, Mount Zion, Mon-
astery of the Cross in Jerusalem,
The Hall of the Last Supper in
Jerusalem, Via Dolorosa in Jordan
— these and many others are of
special interest to Christians. There
are photos of interest to Moslems.
Thus, this guide has attractions for
peoples of all faiths.
There is no doubt about the
merits of Taplinger's "Israel." It
will serve the tourist well and will
direct the visitor in Israel to the
most interesting places.
Brevities
A board of directors meeting of
the UNIVERSITY LIONS CLUB
will be held at the home of Mar-
cel Loiselle, 16895 Chapel, 8 p.m.
Monday. New president Al Schnei-
der will conduct his first board
meeting.
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ACME QUALITY PAINTS, Inc.,
has appointed SIMONS-MICHEL-
SON CO. as the advertising agency
for its trade sales division, effec-
tive July 1. Founded in 1884, Acme
Quality Paints products are mar-
keted in all 50 states.
On the Record Heads Collection
By NATHAN ZIPRIN
(A Seven Arts Feature)
From the Israeli Press . .
If wine producers in Israel were
to depend solely on local consum-
er trade for their livelihood, they
would have to fold up fast. Jews
are simply not wine-drinking peo-
ple. Recent statistics show that
each citizen in Israel consumes on
the average slightly more than a
quart of liquor a year as against
30 in Italy and 40 in France.
The story is told in Israel of an
American visitor who had been re-
ceived by the late President Itzhak
Ben-Zvi. When the President ask-
ed the visitor what he thought
about Israel, he said all was well
except for the custom of changing
names. He had been looking for
kinsmen and relatives, he said, but
he could not find them because
they had changed their names.
"For example," the man went on,
"If I hadn't known that your name
is Weizmann I wouldn't have
known who you are" . . . Israel
proportionately has more doctors
than any other c o u n t r y in the
world, but there is a dearth of phy-
sicians in the newly developed
Negev areas and other border set-
tlement areas .. .
Since the establishment of Israel
some 22,446 people who came as
tourists became permanent resi-
dents. Of the total 15 percent were
below the age of 14, 68 percent be-
tween 15 and 64 and 17 percent
over 65 . . .
The story is told that when
former Foreign Minister Golda
Meir took her grandchildren to a
circus recently, she was seen sit-
ting almost in serenity and im-
mobility as the .acrobats were do-
ing dangerous chores. When some-
one in the audience asked how she
could remain so cool, Mrs. Meir
replied she was used to acrobatics
for she could not have long sur-
vived in political office is she were
not herself ari acrobat .. .
If all goes well, Tel Aviv will
have the largest and most modern
bus terminal in the world, covering
an area of about 19 acres.
Review Committee
PAUL BRODER has been named
chairman of the collection review
committee, George D. Keil, presi-
dent of the Detroit Service Group
of the Jewish Welfare Federation,
has announced. The committee is
charged with securing past due
pledges to the Allied Jewish Cam-
paign of $500 or more, and con-
sists of leadership from all trade
and professional divisions of the
Campaign. Broder is a member of
the board of governors of the Jew-
ish Welfare Federation, - and the
Jewish Vocational Service-Commu-
nity Workshop.
How many pens are broken, how
many ink bottles are consumed, to
write about things that have never
occurred?—Tanhuma Shofetim, 18.
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