28—Friday, September 30, 1966
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
President Johnson's 'This America'
Explains Credo in Magnificent Book
"Let us never forget that unity
is the legacy of our American
democracy. Through the veins of
America flows the blood of all
mankind — from
every continent,
every culture,
every creed."
This is part of
the credo incor-
porated in "This
America" by
Lyndon B. John-
son. It is a mag
nificently i 11 u s-
trated, beauti-
Lyndon B. Johnson fully compiled
Johnson
work published
by Random House. The photo-
graphs—many scores of them—are
by Ken Heyman. They add greatly
to the merits of the book in which
the President of the United States
New Cucumber
Reduces Israeli
Farmers' Losses
REHOVOT, Israel—The cucum-
ber mosaic virus, which has cost
Israeli farmers millions of pounds
in recent years, will no longer
trouble them as the outcome of a
joint research project carried out
by scientists at the Weizmann In-
stitute of Science and the Volcani
Institute of Agricultural Research
at Rehovot, Israel.
The researchers, Dr. Esra Galun
and Mr. Joseph Yona of the plant
genetics section of the Weizmann
Institute, and Drs. Franco Nitzany
and Shlomo Cohen of the virology
department at the Volcani Insti-
tute, have in five years of intensive
work developed a type of cucum-
ber that is resistant to the virus,
which has frequently destroyed a
large proportion of the Israeli crap.
The new variety will probably
replace the present one (the
"Beit Alfa") within two sea-
sons.
It is nearly identical in form and
taste with its predecessor, but has
had incorporated into it, by 15
generations of hybridization. resist-
ance to the virus characteristic of
a Japanese cucumber (the Kyoto
—3-feet).
The Far Eastern variety was
chosen as the source of resistance
after extensive screening in which
many other varieties from all over
the world were also tested.
It was necessary to undertake
the elaborate hybridization process
rather than simply try to intro-
duce the Japanese cucumber be-
cause, as past experience has
shown, the Israeli housewife will
not buy a new variety of vegetable
which differs substantially in form
and taste from the one which she
is accustomed to purchase.
There are two other, less im-
portant viruses that also attack Is-
raeli cucumber s, the "melon
mosaic virus" and the "Indian
virus." The same scientieic team
is now well on the way to devel-
oping varieties resistant to both of
them, and it eventually hopes,
through further breeding, to pro-
duce a cucumber able to withstand
all the pernicious viruses.
The research was financed part-
ly by the Jewish Colonization As-
sociation (ICA) of London and by
the Israel Vegetable Production
and Marketing Board.
More than 400 research projects
in applied mathematics, biology,
chemistry and physics were pro-
ceeding at the Weizmann Institute.
The report showed that there
were 300 research scientists and
engineers on the Institute's estab-
lishment at the end of 1965. There
were 89 visiting scientists from var-
ious overseas institutions at this
time.
One-quarter of all research proj-
ects, or 104 out of the total of 417,
were financed by grants received
from governmental agencies, foun-
dations and commercial concerns
in Israel and overseas. The annual
turn-over from these grants was
approximately IL.B-million.
sets forth his ideas about the
genius of America, our ideals,
aspirations, the dedication of a
people to noble goals.
President Johnson's new book
is a poetic work. "It is America's
promise to every citizen that
he shall share in the dignity of
man," he wrote. "This dignity
cannot be found in a man's
possessions or in his power or
position. It rests on his right
to be treated as a man equal
in opportunity to all others. It
says he shall share in freedom,
choose his leaders, educate his
children and. provide for his
family according to his ability
and his merits as a human
being . . .
The President declares: "A
final, enduring stand of our policy
as a nation is to help improve the
life of man . . . Not only com-
passion, but our vital self-interest
compels us to play a leading role
in a worldwide campaign against
hunger, disease and ignorance .. .
Ours is the great opportunity to
challenge all nations, friend and
foe alike, to join this battle. We
can generate growing light in our
universe, or we can allow the
darkness to gather. To spread the
light, to enlarge man's inner and
outer liberty, to promote the peace
and well-being of our people—
these are the ambitions of my
years in office. They are the
enduring purpose, I believe, of
this America."
As a personal document present-
ing his hopes for America and for
mankind, as a work evaluating the
ideals of our people, this is a
great work. President Johnson has
added glory to his record with
"This America."
Lee-Sofa Betrothal
Is Announced He re
MISS PAULINE LEE
"
Shazar Urges Israelis
to Use Experience to
Meet Current Woes
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Presi-
dent Zalman Shazar called upon-
Israel, in a New Year's message,
to accept current difficulties with
"maturity worthy of a people that
has experienced many difficulties."
He urged Israel's people to
"gird" themselves "for intensified
initiative and productivity and, at
the same time, to examine our way
of living to curtail extravagances
and share the burdens of the time
so that our brothers may live with
us."
He recalled that "once again
great communities of our scattered
people face bitter trial and for
them a ray of light emanates from
the State of Isruel."
He reminded the nation that
throughout the past Jewish year,
Israel had been a target for threats
and even "bloody attack" from its
neighbors, but he concluded with
a wish for peace on earth for
Israel and all men.
Another message out of Israel
came from Sephardic Chief
Rabbi Yitzhak Nissim, who in
his greeting to Jewish communi-
ties outside Israel noted that the
present generation of Jews "has
seen the beginning of the reali-
zation of the prophetic vision
about the ingathering of the
exiles and the redemption of the
Holy Land."
Rabbi Nissim warned that "we
must live up to it and avoid the
calamity that befell our forefath-
ers. We must treat each other
fairly, live with each other in
amity and peace, and ask each
other's forgiveness when we feel
that we have sinned against an-
other man."
In return, Chief Rabbi Yehuda
Leib Levin of Moscow sent a mes-
sage to the Petah Tikvah Rab-
binical Court. Rabbi Levin said
"May it be the will of Him whose
name is peace that the New Year
ahead will be a year of blessing
and success in all our deeds, a
year of glory for the Law and the
Commandments, a year in which
final peace will prevail in the
world."
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lee of Oak
Dr. announce the engagement of
their daughter Pauline Audrey to
David Jack Soffa, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Phillip Soffa of Steel Ave.
The bride-to-be is a graduate of
Wayne State University. Mr. Soffa
attends the University of Michigan
Medical School, where he is af-
filiated with Phi Delta Epsilon
Fraternity.
A December wedding is planned.
Moscow Jews Jam
Three Synagogues;
2,000 Crowd Street
LONDON (JTA) — Thousands
of Jews packed Moscow's Grand
Choral Synagogue for Yom Kippur
services last Saturday with an over-
overflow of 2,000 worshipers who
could not get into the synagogue
blocking traffic in the street in
front of the house of worship.
The reports from the Soviet capi-
tal said that crowds also jammed
the city's two other synagogues,
as Moscow's Jews marked the con-
clusion of the High Holy Days.
* *
Indian Prime Minister
Visits Service, Lauds Jews
NEW DELHI (JTA)—Mrs. In-
dia Gandhi, prime minister of
India, visited a synagogue in hon-
or of the High Holy Days, and she
praised the role the Jewish people
have played in history.
She visited a 400-year-old syna-
gogue in the town of Mattancherry,
where she was greeted enthusias-
tically by the small Jewish commu-
nity, the Jewish women of the town
wearing their colorful native cos-
tumes.
The prime minister told the Jew-
ish community: "India welcomed
those who came to its shores be-
cause India knew that, by their
coming, the Indians themselves
would be e n r i c h e d. The Jews
played an important role in his-
tory. They have gone through hard-
ships in their long history. I hope
that their hardships are now over
and, with the development of sci-
ence and technology, there will be
all-around wisdom and tolerance."
(India has a , population of about
18,000 Jews but does not have
diplomatic relations with Israel,
although the New Delhi govern-
ment recognized Israel in 1950.)
Denounce "Nudity"
RISHON LeZION (ZINS) — The
mini mod in Israel has come under
sharp attack by well-known rabbis
and "Admorim." "Our females pa-
rade through the streets like loose
women, God preserve us! A good
Jew cannot walk the streets in
safety!" Rabbi Meltzer, head of
Yeshivah HaDarom cried in despair
at a mass rally of Rabbis. The Kali-
wer Rebbe called upon the rabbis
to refuse to perform the marriage
ceremony unless the young couple
agreed to forbid mixed dancing at
the wedding celebration. The rab-
bis were also urged to demand
that women wear long skirts and
sleeves as a condition for marriage.
The rabbis 'believe that these sanc-
tions would once more make the
streets of the Holy Land free of
temptations and distractions.
Erhard Favors
Improved Israel
Trade Relations
Men's Clubs
WASHINGTON (JTA) — West
German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard
told the National Press Club Tues-
day that West Germany has been
trying to improve trade relations
with Israel, and indicated that he
favored broadening of the Europe-
an Common Market to give Isra.el
associate membership. West Ger-
many is one of Euromart's six
members.
Erhard commented in response
to a question that sought to elicit
his views on broadening of the
Common Market and whether Bonn
would support Israeli associate
membership.
The chancellor said the West
German position had always been
that his government wanted to take
other parties into the Common
Market. He termed the failure of
negotiation to admit Britain into
the E.E.C. "tragic." He noted that
Denmark and Norway want admis-
sion, and that he is pleased about
this prospect. The president of the
Common Market, he said, agreed
with him on the concept of widen-
ing membership.
Erhard said West Germany had
been trying to work out trade ar-
rangements with Israel, better
than those heretofore in existence.
He said there was definitely a pos-
sibility of closer German-Israeli
association in the future.
Currency Reserves
JERUSALEM (ZINS) — The re-
serves of foreign currency and
gold possessed by Israel now stand
at $615,000,000 as compared with
$632,000,000 in July. In order to
stem the outflow of foreign cur-
rency the government has de-
cided to reduce the number of dol-
lars Israelis are allowed to take
abroad from $500 to $250.
BETH HILLEL MEN'S CLUB
reelected Menasche Haar, presi-
dent; John Hurtig and Norbert
Robert, vice presidents; Moritz
Katzman, treasurer; and Henry
Markus and Martin Salomon, sec-
retaries. To the board of direc-
tors the following were elected:
Arthur Aal, Max Blum, Herman
Doiny, Arthur Leiser, Walter Lion,
Hans Roland, Henry Rosenmund,
Eric Rosenow, Samuel Rudofsky,
Bernard Oherstein, Bert Selig
and Dr. Pino Wiser, alternate.
Dr. Jack Stattman is honorary
president of the club. The men's
club will hold its 17th annual
Simhat Tora Ball 9 p.m. Satur-
day in the synagogue social hall,
with Eric Rosenow and his -
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