Israel Literateurs View American Jewish Literature HAVE A DELICIOUS Maruschewitz PASSOVER Dignitaries were prominent among the viewers of the exhibit of American Judaica arranged by the Jewish Book Council of the National Jewish Welfare Board and featured at the International Book Fair held in Jerusalem's Convention Hall. Shown in left photo are Zalman Shazar (second left), president of Israel and a distinguished Hebrew writer, Mrs. Shazar and Sol Liptzin, past president of Produced under strict Rabbinical supervision Certificate on request the Jewish Book Council. S. J. Agnon (left in other photo), co-winner of the 1966 Nobel Prize for literature who will visit the United States in May, is shown with Liptzin. The American Judaica exhibit consisted of 135 books in English, Hebrew and Yiddish by American authors recently published in the United States and dealing with the Bible, Judaism, Jewish history, literary criticism, biography, Israel, music, art, sociology, fiction, poetry, belles lettres and rabbinic works. l~ tin Olbraeltes Classic Stortes Justice Douglas Cites Judiciary NEW YORK (JTA) — Israel's tua IL% European Communities lIsrael's ,9 cauct u rvz, Cantata- SCHAFER'S OF PHILADELPHIA ASSORTED CHOCOLATES, FRUITS & NUTS, MARSHMALLOWS, ALL NUTS, CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINTS, DARK ALMOND BARK. Ivan Olbracht was an eminent was published in 1913. He wrote judiciary was described by Supreme Czech-Jewish writer who knew and about Carpathian Ukraine before Court Justice William 0. Douglas understood the sentiments of Jew- it became a part of the USSR. I as "an oasis in a world not yet itt e d to t a rule of law at a comm ry, who was steeped in Jewish Crown Publishers (419 Park S., dinner sponsored by the American traditional devotion and whose NY16), by publishing "The Bitter Friends of the Hebrew University. stories reflected the sentiments of and the Sweet, Tales From the Justice Douglas hailed Israel's Old Country," render a distinct independent judiciary which, he a sensitive and skilled writer. He died in 1952 at the age of service in recapturing the spirit said, distinguished it from "most TO but even when he had aged he inherent in his works, of the other courts in the dreary proved his skill at writing im- Ably translated by Iris Urwin, reaches of the Middle East and pressive stories for young and old. this volume contains two short Asia where the tenure of judges His first collection of short stories stories, "Julie and the Miracle" rests largely on the whim or and "The Affair of the Mikva," caprice of a dictator or military and a 160-page novel, "The Sor- clique or a political party." rowful Eyes of Hannah Kar- Guest of honor at the dinner was ajich." In the three stories, which K i n g s County Surrogate Court appeared in Czechoslovakia un- Judge Edward S. Silver who re- der the title "Golet v undoli," the ceived the Hebrew University's author incorporated episodes re- Solomon Bublick Award. Spanish Author Reviews Jewish Philosophic Role Dover Publications have issued a Best-selling Spanish history of Western philosophy in an English translation, in a paperback. "His- tory of Philosophy" by Dr. Julian Marias. translated by Stanley Ap- pelbaum and Clarence .C. Strow- bridge, contains many references. to Jewish philosophic thought and to Jewish philosophers. The distinguished author,' who has been a visiting professor at American universities and who has personally supervised the trans- lation of this immense work from the Spanish. points out that "Ara- bic and Jewish influences are brought to hoar intensively on Scholasticism (the movement that arose in the 12th century) and. with them. the influence of Ari- stotle, whose influence was un- known until then." Discussing metaphysics, Dr. Marias reviews the philosophic views of Spinoza and tells briefly about Spinoza's contact with Jewish sources. He includes . a biographical note about Martin Buber, comments on the philo- sophy of Maimonides and de- votes a special chapter to "Jew- ish Philosophy." In this section he analyzes the work of Ibn Gabirol — Avicebron — as well as Judah Ilalevy and Moses ben Mainion Maimonides. "The importance of Arabic and Jewish philosophy." Dr. Marias states. "is great: however, this is due more to their influence on Christian Scholasticism than to their inherent interest. The Arabic and Jewish achievements in the fields of metaphysics and theology cannot be compared with those of medieval Christians. Yet the Ara- bic and Jewislt thinkers had one great advantage which allowed them to gain a century on the Christians: their knowledge of Aristotle's works." --- Introducer of Waltzes Mark Hassler, a 19th century American-Jewish musician and conductor, is credited with having introduced the waltzes of Johann Strauss - in the United States. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS lating to life in Eastern Europe, to ideals of Orthodox Jewry, to McKeesport Daily News the experiences of communities Buys !$10,000 in Bonds now extinct but which played The McKeesport Daily News, great roles in Jewish history, leading Western Pennsylvania The novelette is an especially newsp4per, bought $10,000 in impressive work. It is a love story —the tale relating to piety, the 'love affair of a young couple and the objection to the young man's unorthodox views. There are dra- matic elements in the opposition to the determined youth who comes for the girl he desires to be his bride, who is met with hostility by an entire community. who must draw a gun to get the maiden. Police had to be called, there were interrogations, but the man got the girl. There is a "far-away dreaminess" in the recollections of the woman who had chosen to go with No Karajich. The portrayal of the village where a fanati- cism was being enforced, the strong,-willed young man, the bat- tle of ideas—they combine to make a most interesting novelette. The first of the stories describes a husiness relationship — the rent- ing of a horse to non-Jewish trav- elers. There is an anti-Semitic tinge to the story. but its main effect is to prove how people can get together, how a service can be rendered and can bring appre- ciation and profit. "The Affair of the Mikva" re- constructs laws and traditions, deals with facts and fancies, with the superstitions as well as the devotions. There was the need to keep the mikva filled, and at one point it had to be with milk because the water dis- appeared. It is the process of purification that creates strife, only to i end in restoration of good will among the Polana resi- dents where the action takes place. - Olbracht succeeded in recon- structing the spirit of a bygone age. Ile was skilful in delineating the affairs of the small Eastern European communities. Ile has mastered that art and his stories echo with the spirit of communi- ties , where piety and devotion ruled against all odds. Friday, April 21, 1967 - 27 State Of Israel Bonds, it was re- ported:by Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz, vice preS'ident of the Israel Bond Organization. It is the second time in the past three years that the McKeesport newspaper has pur- chased $10,000 in Israel Bonds. The purchase was announced by William Cox, Jr., president of the McKeesport Daily News, and ; Thorns D. Mansfield, publisher, on the occasion of a local Israel Bond ;dinner in honor of Cox's1 brothel Robert, leading business- man #nd owner of radio station WMC/4 in McKeesport. Rica& CandifuL MAIN STORE and CANDY KITCHEN 15430 W. 7 Mile at Greenfield Dime Building Store ccroWari Northland Medical Building THE DETROIT COUNCIL OF ORTHODOX RABBIS Will Again. 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