THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, March 17, 1967-41 Hebrew U. Scientists Identify New Compounds Which ,Curb Bacteria
Ports, Shulhan Arukh on Israel Stamps
A series of three stamps depicting ancient
ports of Israel has been released by the State of
Israel's philatelic service this month. Pictured
above (from left) are Jaffa, Caesarea and Acre
in blue, green and brown, respectively. The
stamp below is a commemorative marking the
writing in 1565 of the Shulhan Arukh, Code of
Jewish Law. The stamp is multicolored and gold.
The Computer and the Shadhan
By DAVID SCHWARTZ
(Copyright, 1967, JTA, Inc.)
The other night we watched on
television a bit of matchmaking by
computers. The old hit - or - miss
method of waiting to find someone
to fall in love with may be out-
moded soon.
The present system of falling in
love, leaving it largely to accident,
has, of course, a kind of excite-
ment about it. We know a young
woman who worked for many years
for the Zionist Organization. Once
she answered the telephone. The
man was trying to reach the
plumber but she answered. They
got to talking and finally decided
that they were the right numbers
for each other. We have heard of
a couple who met first when the
subway, suddenly stopping, threw
the young man into the young
woman's lap. "This is so sudden,"
she said.
But you can hardly expect young
people to wait for wrong numbers
or far the subway to throw them
'The Broken Seal
Relates Drama of
'Operation Magic'
Ladislas Farago presents facts
involved in the dramatic top-secret
developments in the war of wits be-
tween this country and the Jap-
anese in "The Broken Seal," pub-
lished by Random House.
The events which reached their
horrible climax on Dec. 7, 1941,
have since then been said to have
been due to miscalculations, mis-
management of the military plans,
failure to advise President Roose-
velt. In his account of " 'Opera-
tion Magic' and the Secret Road
to Pearl Harbor," Farago contends
among other things:
"As far as Hawaii was con-
cerned, the .President was never
told that Pearl Harbor was in
jeopardy. Although every Amer-
ican war plan made a provision
for an attack on the Pacific
Fleet's major base, such an at-
tack was now neither expected
nor anticipated. In a basic sum-
mary the Intelligence Branch of
G-2 had prepared on Nov. 27 for
presentation to the President
there was no mention of Pearl
Harbor . . ."
Farago's is a dramatic - account
of a tragic, period in our history.
It reveals the suddenness of the
Japanese attack, the unprepared-
ness, the shock that resulted. "The
Broken Seal" is an ina
' portant ad-
junct to the history of the Dec. 7,
1941, occurrence. It will be ofgreat
importance to students of the his-'
tory of the war with Japan.
Jewish Book Exhibit
Being _Held in Vienna
VIENNA (JTA) — An exhibi-
tion of some 1,000 books written
by 400 Jewish authors was opened
here by the Bnai Brith in the
presence of Austrian Chancellor
Josef Klaus, Culture Minister
Piffl, Mayor Marek and Ambas-
sador M. Simons of Israel. Many
of the Jewish authors whose works
were on display contributed to
number of
the cultural life of
German-speaking . : canaries.
on the lap of their beloved. Of
course, there are the summer
camps, but the possibilities there
are also limited. There is the case
in the Bible of Ruth. Naomi told
Ruth that her cousin Boaz was a
man of means and owned a right
big farm; it was her opinion that
a nice girl like Ruth would be
what Boaz really needed to get his
beef stew ready when he came
home from work. Ruth took Nao-
mi's advice and laid herself down
in Boaz's corn field and, when
Boaz came along and saw her, he
stopped looking at the corn.
In the case of Eliezer going forth
to find a girl for young Isaac, we
see a bit of a scientific approach.
Eliezer is determined not to be
blinded by just pretty clothes or a
pretty face. Does not the Bible
say "Vain is beauty and false are
good looks, a woman who fears the
Lord is to be praised." That is to
say, a woman who esteems justice
and righteousness. So it was that
when Eliezer met Rebecca at the
well, he put her to a test, although
she did not know it. But she
passed the test when she brought
the weary Eliezer, after his long
travels in the desert, a drink of re-
freshing water.
But. suppose Eliezer had not met
Rebecca at the well? The whole
course of Jewish history might
have been different !
so it was that our Jewish an-
cestors, after a long course of
years, introduced the more sci-
entific shadhan system. The
shadhan didn't rely on chance.
He kept his eyes peeled on the
marriageable people of the com-
munity. In his own way, he had,
like the computer, records and
data about all, and he matched
people like a tailor would match
two pieces of cloth. Who needed
to fall in love?
The computer system will doubt-
less work the same way. The long
ordeals of courtship will be un-
necessary and the time so saved
could be used for work or for any
hobby the person might have, such
as photography.
The shadhan was highly regard-
ed in the Jewish community. He
performed a Mitzva, helped the
population explosion along, fulfill-
ing the injunction to "increase and
multiply and subdue the earth."
Some of the finest Jews were re-
nowned as shadhans. For some rea-
son, almost every shadhan carried
an umbrella. I don't believe the
computers will really get far in the
marriage business unless someone
learns to equip them with , um-
brellas.
Cypriote Soldier Nabbed
as Suspected Spy in Israel
TEL AVIV (JTA)—A 23-year-
old Cypriote soldier, who was
spending his leave in Israel, was
arrested Monday on charges of
espionage, it was announced by
police here.
Stalus Papageorgius, who h a d
worked as a cook on Israeli ships
before he joined the Cyprus armed
forces, was arrested as he was
about to return home at the end
of his leave.
Suspected of working for Syrian
intelligence, hemas,remanded for
15 days. , -_ . . _
.
JERUSALEM — A new group of
compounds which inhibit bacterial
growth and affect the multiplica-
tion of various viruses and tumor
cells has been identified and de-
scribed by scientists of the Hebrew
University - Hadassah Medical
School.
Headed by Prof. Uriel Bachrach,
40, a group of eight scientists ini-
tiated this research project about
four years ago, but only recently
arrived at conclusive results.
The research is based on earlier
studies by Prof. Rene Dubos of the
Rockefeller Institute, New York,
who injected tubercular bacilli into
various laboratory animals and
found that some animals are more
susceptible to the bacteria than
others. He attributed this natural
resistance to infection to antimicro-
bial agents occurring in the tissues
of the resistant animals.
While on a sabbatical at the
National Institute of H e a 1 t h,
Bethesda, Md., Prof Bachrach suc-
ceeded in isolating these inhibitory
agents and defined their structure.
They are derivatives of naturally
Mrs. Comay Writes Ben-Gurion Biography
Joan Comay has written a bi-
ography of David Ben-Gurion —
and a history of the formative
years of the young nation — in
"Ben-Gurion and the Birth of
Israel," which Random House will
publish on March 31.
Mrs. Comay's latest book will
be published as a World Landmark
Book. Her earlier books include
"Everyone's Guide to Israel," "The
UN in Action," "Introducing Is-
rael," and with Moshe Pearlman
"Israel." She served for many
years as Israel Bureau Chief for
the American periodical "Israel
Speaks;" her articles have am
peared in "Holiday" and other
leading magazines and newspap-
ers; and she has written scripts
for documentary films.
Mrs. Comay was a member of
the Hadassah Council in Israel,
in charge of publicity and public
relations, and also a member of
the World Executive of the Wom-
en's International Zionist Organi-
zation. She is also president of
the Animal Protection Society of
Jerusalem.
Israel to Build Canal
From Eilat to Ashdod?
occurring polyamines (nitrogen-
containing compounds).
After his return to the Hebrew
University, Prof. Bachrach began
a detailed study on their biolo-
gical properties. He demon-
strated that these compounds
inactivate various microorgan-
isms including plant, animal and
bacterial viruses.
Tumor cells, after treatment
with the compounds, lost their vi-
ability and failed to produce typi-
cal syndromes in mice.
In addition, Prof Bachrach and
his associates used the compounds
in genetic studies.
"These experiments might well
place us on the threshold of far-
reaching development in our effort
to control dreaded diseases," Prof.
Bachrach comments.
The study, which is being con-
ducted at the institute of micro-
biology, Hebrew University - Ha:.
dassah Medical School, Jerusalem,
is supported by grants from the
U.S. Public Health Service and the
Ford Foundation.
TUNIS (ZINS)—Jordan has been
informed by the Arab Boycott
Committee that Israel is set to
build a canal which would bridge
Eilat with Ashdod, according to
the Jordanian newspaper "Al
New Book Outlines
Jihad." Basing its report on "well
informed diplomatic sources," the
Christian Role in
newspaper further asserts that
Combating Prejudice Israel has already signed agree-
The position taken by the Na- ments with 20 American, English
tional Conference of Catholic and French experts to supervise
Bishops on race relations and pov- the technical execution of the plan.
erty parallels the points made by
Monsignor George A. Kelly in his
new book, "The Christian Role in
Today's Society," due from Ran-
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Monsignor Kelly discusses all
forms of prejudice, explaining the
obligation of all men to help his
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suggests ways by which he, as an
individual, might make today's
world a better place in which to
live.
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