`Double Helix,' Watson Story of Molecule Find THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 16—Friday, February 23, 1968 By MILTON FRIEDMAN (Copyright 1968, JTA Inc.) Boris Smolar's 'Between You . . and Mei Scientific literature is greatly enriched with the publication by Atheneum of "The Double Helix," by James D. Watson. The volume also earns an im- portant place as autobiography I (Copyright 1968, ]TA Inc.) and as an evaluative work on sci- PARIS REVERBERATIONS: The talk among Jewish leaders in New entific research. York and Paris this week is about a speech—delivered in French— Primarily, it is an account of by Rabbi Herbert Friedman. executive vice-chairman of the United the discovery by Dr. Watson of Jewish Appeal ... The UJA leader flew to Paris to address a dinner DNA, the molecule of heredity. , marking the opening of the campaign of French Jewry for Jewish His announcement of the needs . . His was the first speech in French ever delivered by a significant research was first made guest speaker from abroad on the rssponsibilities of the Jews in in 1953, when the author was 24. France toward Israel ... Like the Jews in the United States, Jews in In 1962 Dr. Watson. Drs. Francis France have made unprecedented financial contributions during the H. C. Crick and Maurice H. F. Six Day War . . . They rose to great heights in their interest in Israel Wilkins were awarded the Noble in those days . . . Rabbi Friedman sought to fortify this spirit of Prize for Medicine and Physiology giving at the Paris dinner ... His speech—because it was delivered in for having merged data from French to• the complete surprise of his listeners—bad an electrifying chemistry, physics and biology to effect ... Jewish leaders in France are jealous of the French language solve the DNA structure. which they love . . . They are not exacetly resentful but they are dis- In his book, which contains ' pleased when Israeli leadrs address their campaign meetings year-in numerous photographs and ex- year-out in English . . . They were, therefore, elated when Rabbi planatory charts, Dr. Watson tells Friedman surprised them by delivering his lengthy address in French how the study and the research . . Here, for the first time, they heard an impressive speech from a was conducted. distinguished guest-speaker from abroad in their own language . . . "The Double Helix" is an ex- The impact of the address was the strongest ever made by any speech ceptionally well narrated account, of any foreign Jewish leader; its reverberations reached New York it draws into the picture famous withtin 24 hours, scientists and is an intimate per- sonal story of autobiographical AMERICAN "KNOW-HOW": The flying visit made by Rabbi Fried- merit. man to the Jewish community in Paris had the effect of introducing (It has been revealed that Har- the American "know-how" in Jewish fund-raising to the leaders of vard University Corporation had French Jewry . . . The UJA leader spoke on the role of the dedicated overruled the university's Board of volunteer and the methods used by UJA in its campaigns in the United Syndics and ordered Harvard Uni- States . . . This purpose was to inspire the lay leadership in France versity Press not to publish "The to emulate the technique used by the UJA lay leaders in securing Double Helix" by Dr. Watson, who maximum results . . . That he succeeded in this effort can be seen presently is a professor of bio- from the fact that American guidance will now be sought by French chemistry at Harvard. The two men Jewish leaders on campaign techniques and on approaches to poten- who shared the Nobel Prize with tial givers . . . Rabbi Friedman has during the last few years ad Dr. Watson had registered a pro- dressed the opening campaigns of the Jewish communities in England and South Africa, and today the UJA national headquarters in New test against the work.) York is in constant touch with the campaign headquarters in these Approximately 275 persons were countries providing them with UJA material and advice by corre- required to operate swimming spondence . . 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