28—Friday, August 26, 1966 feredith Gottfurcht Now Heschel's 'Man Is Not Alone' Mrs. Frederick Berkley Weaves Temporality Threads Donna Sporn Engaged Rita Nancy Benson to Robert Gary Slatkin Betrothed to Carl Becker Into the Fabric of Eternity MRS. FREDERICK BERKLEY Jeredith Gottfurcht and Fred- erick Barry Berkley were united in marriage Sunday evening at Adas Shalom Synagogue. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Gottfurcht of Greenlawn Ave. and the Benjamin Berkleys of Woodingham Dr. The bride wore an Empire gown of embroidered Alencon lace with doublet sleeves and an A-line skirt. A cathedral-length mantilla of matching lace and French illusion fell from a cluster of mock lily of the valley. When "Man Is Not Alone" by Abraham Joshua Heschel first was published in • 1951, it was imme- diately acclaimed as a religious classic. Now made available as a paperback, as a Harper & Row Torchbook, pub- lished in associa- tion with t h e Jewish Publica- tion Society, this "philosophy of Judaism" once again emerges as one of the great interpretations of faith and of the Jewish way of life. Prof. Heschel's definitions of the Divine, of the meaning of ex- istence, of re- Dr. Heschel ligion in general and the Jewish religion in particular, provide new guides for the perplexed, direct the readers to the spiritual pat- terns for living. to integrate the unknown with the known," and "faith seeks to inte- grate the unknown with the di- vine," he declares: "When transformed into creed, faith is rendered in conventional terms of reason. Such terms come and go, and what is lucid today may be a travesty tomorrow. Reason's great conflict is not with fith but with belief." Thus, in "Man Is Not Alone," we hear the voice of a faithful man who adjusts reason with creed, who directs his followers— and . his readers—to an apprecia- tion of the highest ideals in the teachings of Judaism and the Jew's relation to mankind. In UN Corridors By MAT MELAMET (A Seven Arts Feature) Marc Schreiber, who recently succeeded John Humphrey as head of the Human Rights Division of the UN Secretariat, is a Belgian Jew. His background is in law. He is small, gentle, speaks softly and The Heschel essays lead to an cautiously, is extremely careful to understanding of piety. He de- avoid anything that might dimin- scribes it as "a stratum of the ish the image of an absolutely im- soul far deeper" than the orbit partial and obective international of devotion, reverence or the civil servant, and is friendly and Matron of honor was Mrs. desire to serve as "something un- helpful. Jerome Freedman, and brides- remitting, persistent, unchanging Schreiber, I think, is the top- maids were Pamela Rubin, Gail in the soul, a perpetual inner ranking Jew in the UN Secretariat. Berkley,. Nancy Berkley and attitude of the whole man. Like There are Jews in high positions Mrs. James Gottfurcht. David a breeze in the atmosphere, it in International Labor Organiza- Berkley, brother of the bride- runs through all the deeds, ut- tion and other non-governmental groom, was best man, and ush- terances and thoughts; it is a organizations but in the Secre- ers were Jerry Sussman, Mich- tenor of life betraying itself in ael Gottfurcht, Jerome Freed- _ each trait of character, each Jew outranks Schreiber. William Epstein, chief of the dis- man, Ronald Stephens, Fred mode of action." armament division of the UN Sec- Samson, Ronald Morrison and "Judaism," he states in his defi- retariat, must surely also be in the Arthur Levine. "demands the full partici- top UN echelon. He is a Canadian, Upon return from their wedding nition, pation of the person in the service trip. the couple will live in South- of the Lord; the heart rather than from Calgary, a lawyer and direct field. and down-to-earth in his manner. boycotting the acts of the will He was especially invited to be ought to respond in joy and un- Learning a language one of the speakers at the Peace divided delight." and Disarmament session at the My way of learning a language "The glory of man's devotion to recent Plenary Assembly of the is always to begin with the Bible, which I can read without a dic- the good becomes a treasure of World Jewish Congress in Brus- tionary. After a few days passed God on earth," the eminent scholar sels. in this way I am master of all the states, and in evaluating "our des- Colonel Katzin, a South African, common participles, the common tiny" he asserts: became one of the top aides of the "The greatest problem is not then Secretary-General, one of rules of syntax, and a pretty large vocabulary. Then I fall on some how to continue but liow to exalt his principal trouble-shooters. The good classical work. —Thomas our existence." He defines "the highest ranking Israeli in the Sec- Babington Macaulay, in a letter, meaning of existence" as being: tariat is Arthur Livran of the pen- "To reconcile liberty with serv- Nov. 26, 1836. sions section. ice, the passing with the lasting, Rene Cassin, France's delegate Visitors to the 1966 Michigan to weave the threads of tem- State Fair may obtain free hearing porality into the fabric of eter- to the Commission on Human Rights, also • is the distinguished tests. Stop at the Detroit Hearing nity." head of the Alliance Israelite Uni- Center's mobile testing trailer. Pointing out that "reason seeks verselle. Zena Harman, wife of Abe Harman, Israel's Ambassador to Washington; David Morse, one of the heads of the ILO, also holds ENU BY HENRY 'LEONA RD important UN posts. Unequivocally Jewish are the representatives of the Jewish non- governmental organizations in con- sultative status with the United Nations. Chief of these representatives is Dr. Maurice Perlzweig of the World Jewish Congress. The Coordinating Board of Jew- ish Organizations (Bnai Brith; . Board of Deputies of British Jews; S. African Jewish Board of Depu- ties) is represented by Dr. William Korey. The Agudas Israel is represent- ed by Dr. Isaac Lewin, a professor at Yeshiva University. Sidney Liskofsky represents the American Jewish Committee. He is a graduate lawyer who once taught Hebrew and Jewish history. The American Jewish Committee has non-Jewish associates in the International League for the Rights of Man. r .y 5 57 Copr. 1966, Dayenu Productions THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Get a free hearing test at the Michigan State Fair. A qualified audiologist will give the brief test at the mobile trailer staffed by the Detroit Hearing Center, a UCS-UF agency. OSS REALTY CO. MISS DONNA SPORN MISS RITA BENSON Mrs. Jack I. Sporn of Roycourt East, Huntington Woods, announces the engagement of her daughter Donna Lee to Robert Gary Slat- kin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Slatkin of Balmoral Dr. Miss. Sporn, the daughter of the late Jack I. Sporn, is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where she was affiliated with Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority. Mr. Slatkin received both his bachelors and masters degrees from the Univer- sity of Michigan's -school of busi- ness administration and was affil- iated with Zeta Beta Tau Fra- ternity, A December wedding is planned. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Benson of Harden Circle, Southfield, an- nounce the engagement of their daughter Rita Nancy to Carl Becker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Becker, Pickering Rd., Bloomfield Twp. The bridegroom-to-be is a gradu- ate of Wayne State University and is affiliated with Phi Sigma Delta fraternity. He will attend Wayne State Law School in September. The couple will be married July 23. "Pleasing You Since 1927" 11. DRAPERIES • BED SPREADS • WINDOW SHADES JACK W. BALAMUT, a repre- sentative of Aetna Life and Casual- ty to Detroit, is attending a special four-week life insurance training course at Aetna's home office in Hartford, Conn. essenger s BY POPULAR DEMAND ! For Now Booking - - ustoin ED BURG