30 Years of Questions and Answers Richard Ellmann's Discovered 'Giacomo Joyce' Due
Mark B. G. Richards' Activities;
Off Press Next Week; *Assured Collector's Item
sion by long distance about
The much-heralded 16-page James Among the important facts re-
Expand Information Bureau's Tasks Joyce
which Giacomo had bragged in
love poem, written by him

lated by Ellman in his introduc-
Trieste, and Stephen brooded in
The Jewish Information Bureau, spread of a wider knowledge of 50 years ago in Trieste, under the tion is this significant one about
Dublin. On a shabby genteel lev-
Inc., will celebrate the 30th anni-1 Jewish ideals and spiritual achieve- name he used in Italy, Giacomo
el, Bloom attempts psychic se-
versary of its founding next month. ments.
Joyce, will make its appearance "Giacomo Joyce":
duction of Martha Clifford as
The observance will be marked byl
on Jan. 1 under the "Giacomo
"The manuscript is not dated,
In assembling these docu-
well,
by writing letters to her,
the publication of a full account
Joyce"
title.
Published
by
Viking
but described a series of slender
ments, the Peace Conference of
and so mimics ironically Joyce's
of its work during the last three I Versailles, 1919, reminiscent of
Press, this unique work is the re- occurrences and swollen emotions
own
use
of a literary medium to
decades, which also takes in its , great world events and stormy sult of its discovery by Prof. Rich- that must have absorbed Joyce's
achieve a similar occult goal."
reactions to sig-
ard Ellmann of Northwestern Um- mind over many months. It begins
controversies, was brought to life
nificant Jewish
versity. with the first class attended by his
In his poem, Joyce implored
again. It appeared in the form of
historic events of
An unusual work, certain to be- new pupil. Several events which Nora not to be afraid. Writing
a collection of the remaining pa-
that period.
are mentioned can be given a pre- about her papa Joyce's poem notes:
come a collector's
pers of the Committee of Jewish
Embodied
i n
cise date. For example, at the Jew-
Delegations which labored in it em because it
" . . . The old man's face, hand-
this record will
ish cemetery Joyce is in the com- some, flushed, with strongly Jew-
Paris at that time in behalf of the will be limited to
be a collection of
pany of 'pimply Meissel,' who has ish features and long white whisk-
restoration of Palestine and the one printing and
historic papers,
come to mourn at his wife's grave. ers, turns towards me as we walk
attainment of minority rights for will not be re-
essays, and re-
This was Filippo Meissel, whose down the hill together. 0! Perfect-
the Jews of Eastern Europe. The printed in its
prints of docu-
wife, Ada Hirsch Meissel, commit- ly staid: courtesy, benevolence, cur-
remnant of the archive of this present form, this
ments which it
ted suicide on Oct. 20, 1911 . . . " iosity, trust, suspicion, natural-
committee was in the possession work, in addition
has issued during
of Richards and has been handed to the 16 pages of
Ellmann makes reference to ness, helplessness of age, confi-
the course of its
over to the Historical Society of reprinted t ext,
Joyce's other works, to "Ulysses," dence, frankness, urbanity sincer-
activities. T h e
contains
the
re-
Israel in Jerusalem.
to the Blooms, to Stephen and to ity, warning, pathos, compassion:
material reflects
Richards, secret a r y of the produced large
Bertha, and in his introduction to a perfect blend."
t h e significant
American Jewish Delegations, is eight sheets of
"Giacomo Joyce' there is also this
About the visit to the cemetery,
events in recent
now the only surviving member of Joyce's original.
I historic note and interesting com- Joyce wrote in his poem: "Corpses
Jewish history,
the entire Committee on Jewish It is enhanced by
mentary:
of Jews lie about me rotting in the
marked by the
Relations, the international body a nine-page intro-
"Much later in the composition mould of their holy field. Here is
tragic Nazi up- which functioned at the Peace Con- duction by Dr.
the tomb of her people, black
of
'Ulysses,'
at
the
end
of
1918,
Richards
heaval and later
ference of Versailles. The Ameri- Ellmann and four
Joyce approached a brunette on stone, silence without hope. .
climaxed by the establishment of can members of this delegation, pages of note. To-
a Zurich street and expressed Pimply Meissel brought me here.
the State of Israel.
which at that time represented the gether with the
his astonishment at her resem- He is beyond those trees standing
Part of the forthcoming publica-I whole of this country's Jewry, in- single page an- Prof. Ellmann
blance to a girl he had seen in with covered head at the grave of
tions of the bureau will include the' eluded Julian W. Mack, Louis Mar- nouncement by the publishers
Dublin. In his, subsequent cor- his suicide wife, wondering how
writings of Bernard G. Richards, shall, Henry Cutler, Joseph Baron- about the printing liMitations, this
respondence *ith this Martha the woman who slept in his bed
the founder and director of the dess. Rabbi B. L. Levinthal, Jacob entire $10.-work, besides the re-
Fleischmann, he attaches extra- has come to this end. . . . The
printed facsimile of the poet's orig-
bureau, which has its offices at 250 de Haas and Stephen S. Wise.
ordinary consequence to the pos- tomb of her people and hers: black
These historic papers comprise inal document, therefore has a
W. 57th St., New York. With the
sibility that she might be Jewish. stone, silence without hope: and
reorganization of the bureau and one of a number of collections of total of 26 pages.
Apparently he was looking for a all is ready. Do not die !"
the enlargement of its auspices documents which the Jewish Infor-
Prof. Ellmann's introduction
new, and of necessity Swiss, em-
These are the portions of a lit-
and management, Richards will mation Bureau has assembled. One
has great merit in assuring an
bodiment of that Judaea-Celtic erary gem, of a love poem dis-
withdraw from the routine work of such collection, consisting of rec-
understanding of Joyce and his
composite he had loved in Tri- covered by the former Detroiter
answering inquiries, which will be ords describing the beginnings of
works. It explains Joyce's love
este. Martha Fleischmann in (Prof. Ellmann is the son of Judge
delegated to the several members the Zionist movement and the de-
affair with the Jewish girl, No-
turn became a model for Gerty and Mrs. James I. Ellmann), of a
of his staff, and devote himself velopment of the idea of Israel as
ra. She was his pupil whom he
MacDowell in the 'Nausicaa' epi- small book destined in advance to
mainly to the direction of its pub- a state, was handed over to the
admires and sympathizes with,
sode, which parodies the posses- I be a rarity among rare volumes.
lications. These consist of several Zionist Archives and Library.
and as Ellman additionally ex-
In the course of its work, the
bulletins, occasional pamphlets,
lains, 'Patronizes and secretly 40—Friday, December 29, 1967
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
and reprints of current Jewish lit- bureau has given special assistance
mocks her," and the introduc-
The publications will now be to a number of scholars and writ-
tion proceeds to state: "From
extended by several books con-
ens, In addition to this is a more
the beginning, when the pupil
cerning recent American Jewish
recent plan to publish the letters
emerges out of nowhere to make
history, which will also have the
of Louis D. Brandeis, under the
him question, 'Who?', she is re-
benefit of a board of editors. The
auspices of the State University of
mote, pale, impalpable, remote
anniversary publication commit.
New York at Albany, and the Uni-
from him by her glasses, by
tee is headed by Mitchell Leven-
versity of Oklahoma, being edited
never blowing her nose, by her
,
thal and will include in its mem-
by Prof. Melvin I. Urofsky and
cobweb handwriting, by her Jew- 0T 11:13 1 9?t,
bership the officers and leaders
David W. Levy.
ishness, by her sheltered rearing,
of cooperating organizations.
Jewish leaders of a former gen-
by her natural distinction, by her
I ",' ;:y1 = 1 " I .?!'
ri.M) • 01 11 1'n
The ceremonial observance of eration and outstanding families
unaccountable and insurmount- 5 00 — z tr -rmisn
the anniversary will take the form which have marked the develop-
able virtue."
of a reception to all its officers ment of American Jewry, also fig-
and workers. This will, at the same ure in these papers They appear
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fime, serve as a reunion of all its in an accumulation of more than Hebrew Corner
MIMS 6 1Pi t7 H1;1
members and supporters, including 1,000 letters, and related docu-
representatives from all the central ments of historic value, which will
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and national organizations, who be presented to a leading academic
have participated in this work and institution. Represented in this col-
lig7
given assistance to this service. lection are the letters from mem-
The gathering will be addressed by bers of the famous Jewish families
Kfar HaYarok (the Green Village),
3,000 5t# ri
an
agricultural
high
school,
is
situated
outstanding Jewish educators and of New York recently brought to in the Plains of Sharon. between Ilealia
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leaders of cultural organizations.
public attention by the book 'Our and Tel Aviv. The Village is a kind
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of "Kingdom" run by young people.
Contemplating the future of the Crowd' by Stephen Birmingham. About
five hundred boys and girls study
bureau, the board of directors is Among the writers of these letters and work in -the Village, and the ma-
live in the dormitory there.
considering a plan by which all the appear such names as: the Schiffs, jority
What does a pupil do every day In
cooperating organizations will be the Sulzbergers, the Warburgs, the the Kfar HaYarok? He studies six
urLi
rts Mier, sgeoolag(rriiAlritoirrak?. sectionr
asked to sponsor and take a more Lewisohns, the Lehmans, the
active part in continuing the work Spiers, the Oches, the Seligmans, and the dormitory services for three
to
four
hours, in accordance with the
the Sterns, Strooks, and others of requirements
of the bureau.
of his training. The
nit
agricultural section consists of an area
In this way, Richards, who has similar standing.
three thousand dunams. contain-
for years advocated greater unity
This correspondence came to of
ing orchards and orange groves, a vege-
and more effective coordination in Richards as one of the founders table garden, and Includes the raising
of industrial crops, a greenhouse for
Jewish affairs, will be realizing to of the American Jewish Congress growing
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flowers for export, etc. The
an extent, his plan of bringing all and in the course of his public ac- pupils are also engaged in tending
cows and chickens.
Jewish units together into one spe- tivities relating to several attempts
The Kfar HaYarok farmstead Is man-
aged entirely by the young people, with
cial activity that is devoted to the to organize American Jewry.

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Kfar HaYarok
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Formosans at Weizmann Institute

Five Formosans, graduates of Shung-Shen Institute of Science,
are enrolled at the Feinberg Graduate School of the Weizmann
Institute of Science at Rehovot, Israel. They are among the foreign
students constituting 20 per cent of the student body coming from 17
countries abroad, including Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Chile,
England, France, Greece, Hollt.nd, India, Italy, Japan, South Africa,
Sudan, Switzerland, the United States and Yugoslavia. The Fein-
berg Graduate School, which grants MSc and PhD degrees, has
been accredited as an American institution by the regents of New
York State University.

the help of professional Leaders (Mad-
riiiirn). Within the framework of their
activities, the youths themselves main-
tain all the services of the Village:
dining hall, dormitory, laundry, and
clothing storeroom.
There is an Administrative Council
elected by the young people, and it
decides on all matters relating to the
activities and work of the students. The
Council is assisted by various commit-
tees elected from among the young
people, such as a Cultural Committee.
Farmstead Committee, Sports Commit.
tee, and an Editorial Board of a daily
newspaper published there.
Each group of sixty pupils has a
Group Leader (Madrih) and a house-
mother, assisted by professional in-
structors for dancing, drama, music,
handicraft groups, sports groups, etc.
A pupil who completes the course of
study at the school receives a Matricula-
tion Certificate from the State of
Israel. Many of the Village graduates
continue to study at the Israeli Uni-
versities. Many others can be found
-in the Labor Settlements and the Kib-
utzim. Kfar HaYorok remains in
touch with Its graduates and the settle-
ments established by them.
Furthermore, every year Kfar Ha-
Yarok conducts a summer camp for
Jewish youth from the Diaspora. who
spend 45 days with the local youth.
Published by the Brit Ivrlt Olamit
with the assistance of the Memorial
Foundation for Jewish Culture.
Material in vowelized, easy Hebrew
can be obtained through local Hebrew
organization, or by writing to Brit
Ivrit Olamit, P. 0. Box 7111, Jerusalem,
IsraeL

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