12—Friday, September 8, 1967
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Rabbi Schwartz's Delightful 'American Life: Shtetl Style'
Synagogue Council Head in Saigon
Are American Jewish communi-
ties marked by shtetl life compar-
able to the Old World? How unique
is the "Orthodox establishment?"
Rabbi Elkanah Schwartz. with a
keen sense of humor, observing the
ways of life in many American
sections, portrays interestingly the
Orthodox approaches in a series of
stories, parables, observations, in
his book "American Life: Shtetl
Style," published by Jonathan
David (131 E. 23rd, NY10).
In his sketches and short stories,
Rabbi Schwartz turns to the match-
maker (shadhan). tells a tale re-
lated to the shaytl and the braytl
and the reader learns about new
terms, about the braytl which is
the cantor's lectern made of wood.
Wholesome, entertaining, de-
scriptive of life of an interesting
community, Rabbi Schwartz's
narratives portray rabbis and
their wives, people in the mar-
ketplace, in summer resorts, in
theological schools, in organiza-
tional life.
When, in a hilarious mood,
there is need to join in a drink,
Rabbi Schwartz utilizes the occa-
sion to speak of halav Yisrael —
Rabbi Jacob P. Rodin (second from left), president of the
Synagogue Council of America. is known here conversing with
village officials at Cao I.anh, 150 miles south of Saigon. Rabbi
Rodin was one of 22 Americans who were selected by President
Johnson to monitor South Vietnam's national election on Sunday.
• • •
Mexico Writers Contribute
to Book on Six-Day War
Southern Child Board
to Expand Services
New York Rep. Lester L.
Wolff, an unofficial visitor to
Vietnam during the elections,
stops off in the Saigon black
market where he found the same
items on sale as (luring his first
visit there nearly a year ago. He
purchased several of the items to
show Congress on his return
home.
RIDE
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For 1967
Y our Best Buy Is At
Northland Ford
10 Mile at Greenfield
MEXICO CITY( JTA) — Twen-
ty-five prominent Mexican writers
and journalists participated in a
compilation of special articles on
the June war between Israel and
the Arab states, published in Span-
ish here Monday by the Central
Jewish Committee.
All of the authors endorsed Is-
rael's position prior to and during
the Six -Day War, declaring the
conflict had been brought about
by Arab provocations and aggres-
sions. A foreword to the pamphlet
was written by Sergio Nudeistejer,
the American Jewish Committee's
representative on the Central Jew-
ish Committee.
The Mexican government's
ministry of education, through its
National Institute of Fine Arts, is
one of the patrons of the annual
festival of Jewish music and song,
which got under way here last
weekend. The second of a series
of concerts under that patronage
was held here Saturday night at
the government's Palace of Fine
Arts. Featured was the American
opera star, Jan Peerce, as soloist,
in a concert given by Hazamir,
the Jewish community choir here,
conducted by Abel Eisenberg.
ATLANTA (JTA) — Plans for
expansion of the services and
facilities of the Jewish Children's
Service, which serves five south-
east coastal states and greater
Washington, were proposed here
at the organization's 91st annual
meeting, and discussed by the
JCS board of directors.
The proposals for expansion
were made at the meeting by Eli
Fahn, executive director. They in-
cluded establishment of a group
treatment home for emotionally
disturbed boys in Miami, in co-
operation with the Jewish Family
and Children's Service of that city;
and the development of a special-
ized foster home program for
emotionally disturbed youngsters
in Washington. in cooperation with
the Jewish Social Service Agency
of that city.
Also proposed by Fahn was the
launching in the next few months
of a pilot project in Savannah for
the development of an expanded
Jewish social service program
there; and, in Virginia, for the
provision of professional services
in the smaller Jewish communi-
ties of the state in cooperation
with the Jewish Family Service
in Richmond.
The' Jewish Monitor, a monthly
published in Birmingham, is the
only Jewish publication in Ala-
bama.
the milk of Israel. He has occasion terms, those who are nostalgic
to describe the family's nahas and about life they believe has passed
to compliment a charming girl but which still functions in some
when she has sayhel. areas, will delight in Rabbi
Lovers of Yiddish and Hebrew Schwartz's stories.
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