LEVI ESH OL,
The Prime M;
Honors
A d the Chanukah Can
Through the observance of Chanukah, we remember the
ancient victory of Judah Maccabee over the Syrian tyrant An-
tiochus, the triumph of religious freedom over the forces of pagan-
ism, the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem and the miracle
of the single day's light that lasted eight days.
When the Israel Prime Minister's Medal is presented to Abra-
ham Borman on Tuesday evening, December 13th at Cobo Hall,
we will be at the height of the celebration of Chanukah.
It is most fitting that this particular man has been selected
for this particular honor at this particular moment in history.
There is a parallel in the nature of the Festival of Light and
the nature of Abraham Borman, who has brightened the lives
of the sick, the aged and the blind, who has raised the lamp of
learning for youth in its quest for higher education, and the
light of culture for all men.
There is a kinship between the ancient Maccabees who stood
for freedom and a man like Abraham Borman, a Maccabee of
our time, who has championed the independence of Israel—not
as a remnant of ancient greatness—not as a reward for past suf-
fering—but as a source of inspiration for future greatness—as
a bulwark and a beacon for human dignity and freedom.
In the prophetic words of Isaiah, Israel has truly become "a
light unto the nations" and a land of achievement, ready to share
Norman Allan
Louis Berry
Tom Borman
Irwin I. Cohn
Max M. Fisher
Sam Frankel
David Goldberg
Nathan Goldin
Dan Laven
Joseph Lee
John E. Lurie
Charles Milan
Mrs. Morris L. Schaver
Harry L. Schumer
Max Sosin
Max Stoliman
24—Friday, November 18, 1966
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS