Walter L Field's 'Epic of a People'

Published in Hebrew as 'Derekh Ami'

For Detroit industrialist Walter
L. Field who has gained popular-
ity as a poet, there was a thrilling
experience this week when one of
his books, "A People's Epic —
Highlights of Jewish History in
Verse," made its appearance in a
Hebrew translation.
Published by the Boys Town
Press (D'fus Kiryat Noar), Jeru-
salem, the first copies of the book
were brought to him in person by
Prof. David M. Elia, director of
the Boys Town scholarship fund,
who is now touring major Ameri-
can cities.
"Derekh Ami — Takhrurim b'
Divrey Y'may Yisrael" is the He-
brew title of the translated work
which has been dedicated by
author Field to David Ben-Gur-
ion. The translator of the book
into classic Hebrew is the world
famous Ilebrew poet, Abraham
Regelson.
Dr. Elia, making the presenta-
tion, said that while only a small
number of the new volume will be
sold in this country—with Phillipp
Feldheim of New York handling
the sales—the book will go on sale
in Israel.
He expressed pride at being able
to render the great service of Boys
Town Press producing the impres-
sive product. The translated work
has been hand set, with nekudot
(vowels) and "is a source of pride
for our students specializing in
printing," Prof. Elia said.
The occasion was utilized by
Prof. Elia to inform a group of
Detroiters who witnessed the pre-
sentation of the first volumes to
Mr. and Mrs. Field to explain the
progress attained by Boys Town.
In an impressive statement Dr.
Elia said:
"The main problem Israel has
to face today if it wants to stand
on a solid basis as a nation and
as a state is the integration of
communities. Coming from four
corners of the world, the new im-
migrants have been absorbed in
Israel but not yet integrated. There
is a wide gap between the com-
munities who come from Asia and

StevenL.Plavnicks'l'a kc
II aiding Trip to Spain

MRS. STEVEN PLAVNICK

Sharon Lynn Cutler, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cutler of
Aberdeen Ave., Southfield, recently
became the bride of Steven Lacoff
Plavnick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ber-
nard Plavnick of Sutherland Ave.,
Oak Park.
After a honeymoon in Spain the
newlyweds will reside in Lansing.
The bride wore a gown of linen
with a long train and appliques
of hand-corded lace. Her man-
tilla was trimmed in matching
lace.
Barbara Cutler was matron of
honor and Judith Samuels was
maid of honor. Bridesmaids were
Sally Gerber of Lansing and the
bridegroom's sisters, Cheri and
Nadine Plavnick.
The bridegroom's grandfather,
Meyer Lacoff of Miami, was best
man. Serving as ushers were the
bride's brothers, Lawrence and
Mark Cutler, Charles Gerber Jr.
and Richard Langlaben of Lansing.

WALTER L. FIELD

Africa and the communities who
come from Central and Western
Europe. Educationally, economic-
ally and socially, this gap has tak-
en the dangerous trend of almost
separating them into two camps.
This is the real danger today, big-
ger and graver than the Arab dan-
ger from outside, because without
cohesion of all the elements of
Israel's population into one nation-
al entity, internal division will
breed dissention, disunity a n d
weakness.
"There is a national endeavor to
close this gap mainly through edu-
cation and this is where BTJ is

playing a major role especially in
the social integration of its stu-
dents coming from 25 different
countries and 92 towns and vil-
lages in Israel.
"On graduation day, 135 stu-
dents, among 51 teachers of pre-
cision mechanics and carpentry
received their diplomas. They too
will join the more than 1,000 stu-
dents of BTJ in industry, sciences,
the army and in higher learning,
who made an exciting contribu-
tion to the gathering strength of
Israel. Its brave people are sub-
jected to a rising crescendo of
terror and warfare, whose express
purpose is to annul the hard won
achievements of the Six Day War,
and to bring about the destruction
of all we have built up by hard
work and self-sacrifice.
"At the same time, never has
the future seemed so bright, as
Israel reaches out towards new
horizons of economic growth and
conquest of unlimited worlds of
technology and progress.
"Boys Town Jerusalem symbol-
izes both aspects of the times in
which we live. Our graduates are
still falling in the line of duty, and
many are badly wounded and
crippled for life. And yet our con-
structive work goes on and will
be accelerated to create for Israel
that wonderful human element
upon which this country relies if
necessary in war and in peace.
"May we indeed be given peace
in which our boys can trade the
sword for constructive endeavors."

Faith in Defiance of Despair
Emphasized by Wiese! Affirming
Validity of Hope After Auschwitz

Can one believe and have faith itary men entered enemy territory,
after Auschwitz? Elie Wiesel, who removed people and baggage from
experienced the tragedy and sur- planes, did not hurt a single per-
vived it had a no, itive answer in son and he charged that the reason
his lecture at the Shaarey Zedek for the United Nations rebuke
and the unanimous Christian pro-
Tuesday night:
"One must believe after tests was the "resentment that
Auschwitz, otherwise it would Jews did not kill at Beirut." The
affair was too human for Israel's
mean that Auschwitz has
critics, he charged.
triumphed.
His strong appeal was: "We
An overflow audience, of more
shall still bring light where there
than 1,000, the largest to attend is darkness, hope where there
the current lecture series arranged
isn't any."
under the chairmanship of a com-
Maxwell Katzen, who introduced
mittee headed by Walter L. Field,
was deeply moved by Weisel's ad- Wiesel, and Rabbi Irwin Groner
dress in which he drew upon his joined in commending the guest
'
writings and gave comfort in his speaker for his
inspirational appeal for adherence vast contribu-
and strengthening of the Jewish tions to a know-
ledge about the
way of life.
Evaluating the "extraordinary Holocaust and in
morality" that holds on to faith in guiding the Jew-
Jewish life, Wiesel pointed to the ish community to-
emergence of Israel as an example wards a whole-,
of what he termed "Hutzpa Ju- some approach
daica." He explained: that while to Jewish values.
The final lec-
men like Franklin Roosevelt and
Winston Churchill were silent in ture in the Shaar-
ey
Zedek series
the face of what was happening to
Jews in the 1930s and 1940s, while will be delivered
next
Tuesday
Jews were silent, in an aftermath
of despair that followed the war evening by Dr. Dr. Gordis
Jews had the hutzpa to build a Robert Gordis, on the subject
State. At a time when states were "Does Judaism Have a Future?"
Distinguished author and lectur-
held in disrepute, he said, Jews
undertook to rebuild one on the er, Rabbi Gordis is one of the
chief
acknowledged leaders in Con-
basis of established morality in
servative Judiasm.
Jewish tradition.
Next
Tuesday's lecture, like the
"We must believe in the sanc-
previous in the series, are open to
tity of men," he declared. While
his answer to the question "After the public, admission being free.
Auschwitz can we believe?" was
an emphatic NO, he reiterated Child's Dental Health
that the ideals inherent in Jew-
ish aspirations for high goals for Stressed in Campaign
humanity, men being capable of
Feb. 2-8 has been designated
transforming night into dawn, of the 21st annual National Children's
changing despair into hope.
Dental Health Week according to
He took occasion to condemn the Dr. Harvey A. Beaver and Dr. Ar-
policies of Charles de Gaulle and nold L. Golnick, co-chairman of
of accusing the French leader of the Detroit District Dental Society
being an anti-Semite. He said de project. This week is the focal
Gaulle was always helped by Jews, point of a yearly program dedi-
when he was alone and was strug- cated to children's dental health.
gling for recognition, that Jews Dental check-ups and preventive
looked upon him as a tzaddik. He therapy are recommended every
condemned the embargo on arms six months.
Drs. Beaver and Golnick wel-
to Israel in the strongest terms.
Speaking of the Israeli operation come any requests for speakers or
at the Beirut airport on Dec. 28, material to aid in promoting the
Wiesel told of the humane manner cause of dental health for chil-
in which a handful of Israel's mil- dren.

Gomberg -Maxon Rites

to Take Place in April

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
24 Friday, January 24, 1969

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