Oddities From Israel -By CARL ALPERT HAIFA—Jottings from my note- book. You'll understand why life in Israel is so interesting, 60 dif- ferent: THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS JE disappointed and indignant at Phase Minister Levy Eshkol, whom he had personally selected as his successor. now regards Gen. Moshe Dugan as his fair- Every Jewish mother knows haired boy. B.G. finds a counter the best cure for any ailment. part for modern politics in the So, when a large Israel food com- Biltle. In a recent public survey pany wished to send practical of Bible personalities lie an- aid to flood-stricken Florence. , alyzeol the image of the aging Italy, it sent — 2800 packages of leading (Samuel) who selects kosher chicken soup. his successor (Saul) and then, Middle Eastern clash: police re- disappointed in him. tarns to ported a collision on the main the young warrior (Dacid). highway leading into Beersheba. A rented Hertz car collided with an errant camel. The car windows were smashed and the passengers required hospital treatment. The camel walked away. City Hall in Herzliyah, one of Israel's large municipalities, was paralyzed after a raid by the Israel income tax authorities. The city, fathers had not re- mitted to the Internal Revenue people the tar payments with- held from the salaries of city employes — whereupon the tax officers moved in and attached all the typewriters and adding machines in City Hall. From a recent press report: "In- crease in fee for installation of a new telephone from 450- pounds ($150) to 850 pounds ($283) was followed by a sharp decrease in applications for new phones . The telephone authorities are now conducting a survey to ascertain why there has been a decline in such applications." Anybody want to guess? Ellsworth Bunker, , President Johnson's roving ambassador. probably does not have a very high opinion of Israeli veracity. He spent three days in the coun- try recently to verify Israel's reported water shortage and its need for construction of a nuclear desalination plant. It rained torrents throughout the entire three days of his visit. Attempts to expand Israel's growing diamond polishing and cutting industry to towns and vil- lages in the provinces failed for lack of working hands. Local per- sonnel refused to accept jobs in the plants. Investigation revealed the spread of a rumor that dia- mond dust adversely affected man's virility. Plant operators nipped the rumor by sending some of their best workmen from the big companies in Natanya to talk to the prospective employees. Each Natanya diamond Irian had to be the father of three or more chil- dren. Octogenarian Da,•id Ben-Gurion. Wedding Performed by Rabbi to Be 'Legal' Aceordinglo Calif. Bill LOS ANGELES (.ITA)—State Sen. Anthony Beilenson, Los Angeles Democrat, has intro- duced a bill in the California Legislature authorizing rabbis to perform' weddings in the state. The language of the present state law on religious weddings makes legal, technically, only weddings performed by "priests or ministers of the gospel." Sen. 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E r e Metropolitan Opera star Richard (Avodath Hakodesh). liturgical Tucker will appear at Ford Audi- music based on the Jewish rituals ;162 torium 8:30 p.m. June 26 in a of the High Holy Days. It benefit concert launching the- Tickets for this event will be Hillel Day School $1,500,000 build- available for contributors to the $ 1995 M - ing fund drive. ;:lk; Hillel Building Fund Drive. For Tucker's ap- LARGE SELECTION information, call the Hillel Day ;; R:1 pearance here School office, 358-3660. will for the first William S. Kaplan, president of '";., 41" 0 time combine the the Park Synagogue Shaare Sho- Os The nAvenue Of Fashion" Elti tom of Chicago, has announced When an Israeli farmer any- two facets of his - 19188 Livernois Avenue the return of Richard Tucker as ; r- where in the country- wants the musical genius: • It o. opera and cantor- 1 . Detroit, Michigan 48221 latest information on crop pests cantor for the High Holy Days *: i ial selections. ti 342-4442 or .other conditions of special in- services which begin Oct. 4 in ::41::- With him on terest to him, all he has to do is the grand ballroom of Hotel Slier- ::16-'..-.-....-..-.....-.-..-..-, fle.-.6-.-..- -iv . ...willi .... .”.•...77...7:71::!..7:Zs trrlitote F.77..77.7..7.7. man. dial a special telephone number the program will b e Seymour and get his answer. Tucker Schwartzman, .4 Tel Aviv attorney asked the baritone, of the New York Civic court to delay execution of an Opera Company. Like Tucker. order for sale of a parcel of real Schwartzman has served as a pro- estate on the grounds that a fessional cantor on numerous oc- delayed sale would bring a higher casions and will also assume a price. He cited a quotation front dual role. Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir The first half of the program a, that the economic situation would will consist of opera and concert ! shortly improve. The judge re- classics, while in the second half. fused to accept the "evidence' Tucker and Schwartzman will sing unless the Finance Minister excerpts from Detroit composer came to court and made his Don Frohman's "Sacred Oratorio" promise under oath. • 3 NIGHTS DELUXE RIVIERA HOTEL When Gabriel Simon-Toy of .17 rusalern was found guilty of un- • ROUND TRIP JET VIA UNITED AIRLINE authorized dealing in dollars (foreign currency is under gov- • GOURMET DINNER • TOP SHOW ernment control in Israel) he ap- pealed to a higher court. 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