Rabbi Explains 'M aturity Quotient'

Maturity in its various aspects,
evaluated according to a set of
as success, fulfillment, experience, established

wisdom, is the topic ably discussed
In The Power of Maturity" by
Louis Binstock, published by Haw-
thorn Books. Binstock explains the
true meaning of maturity as the
used of all human potential, and

illustrates its value from day to
day in family, social, and business

Relationships.
"Maturity is not a state of being;
it Is a state of becoming," writes
Dr. Binstock, Chicago rabbi and
family counselor. A mature person
can handle the changing circum-
stances of his life from childhood
to old age. Each state of life calls
for a different level of maturity,
&dm,: Rabbi Binstock, so that a
child of 10 can possess the same
amount of maturity as a man of
50.
Just as a person's "I.Q.," or
Intelligence Quotient, is re-exam-
ined periodically, he writes, his
Maturity Quotient should be re-

Polish Jews Unassisted

in Ghetto Anniversary

LONDON (JTA) — Polish Jews
will mark the 26th anniversary of
the Warsaw Ghetto uprising April
19, but it will be a low-key cele-
bration organized without any of-
ficial assistance or encourage-
ment, according to Folkstimme,
the weekly publication of the Jew-
ish Cultural and Social Associa-

criteria.
Rabbi Binstock draws on the
teachings of philosophers, psychol-
ogists, and writers from biblical
times to the present to illustrate
his own principles of maturity. He
offers numerous yardsticks for as-
sessing and developing maturity in
your family, among your friends,
and at work.
A valuable feature of the book
is a Maturity Quotient test, consist-
ing of 101 questions. Following is
a sampler, which gives some idea
of the "M.Q.":

1. Do you excuse yourself with: "If
only I had the time?"
2. Do you judge others on the basis
of rumors?
3. Do you think that material gifts
can create strong friendships?
4. Do you often excuse yourself with:
"I intend to do it?"
5. Do you stubbornly say: "I've al-
ways been this way, and I can't
change?"
G. Do you get upset easily by dis-
courtesies?
7. Do you excuse yourself with: "If
only I had not had such a bad
environment when I was young?"
5.0 Do you fun' it hard to take cri-
cism?
9. Does someone else's success trou-
ble you?
10. Do you hesitate to sacrifice for a
meaningful objective?

A score of seven or more "no's"
is excellent; 6 is good; 4 fair; 3 or
under is poor.
Rabbi Binstock, who heads Tem-
ple Sholom in Chicago. is the au-
thor of "The Power of Faith" and
"The Road to Successful Living."
A noted counselor, he has been
helping retarded and disabled chil-
• tion in Warsaw.
and working with adoles-
In an apparent reference to the dren,
cents, married couples and the
continuing anti Jewish campaign
by the Warsaw regime, the paper aged for many years.
noted, "We will be celebrating the
anniversary of the ghetto revolt in
a changed situation and in new
circumstances. The activities of
our association nowadays are
much weaker than they used to
be . . . We have to organize the
commemorative program chiefly
with our own resources and this
goes both for speakers and other
personnel."
The Jewish Cultural and Social

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Association in Warsaw, virtually
moribund since the official anti-
Semitic campaign darted in Po-
land a year ago, was represented
at a seminar for the cultural and
social organizations of national

minority groups, Folkstimme re-
ports.
The seminar was held in Lubin.
Silesia, and was devoted to lec-
tures by spokesman of the regime
on the achievements of Poland.
They also gave the assembled
groups instructions on how to
celebrate the 25th anniversary of
the Polish Peoples Republic, Folk-
stimme said.

Prayers Should Include
Holocaust Remembrance'

PHILADELPHIA (JTA) — A
Jewish scholar urged Tuesday that
remembrance of the Six 'Million
Jews destroyed by the Nazis in
World War II should be incorpo-
rated into the daily prayers "just
as the memory of the Exodus
from Egypt is repeated three times
every day in our prayers."
Dr. Abraham Katsh, president
Of Dropsie College for Hebrew and
cognate Learning here, said "Jews
the world over observe the an-
nual Holocaust Remembrance Day
but the Holocaust must be a part
of our daily awareness and that
of our children who, fortunately,
knew it not." The Holocaust, he
said "should also be accorded un-
flagging repetition in our worship."
, Dr. Katsh is co-chairman of a
city-wide memorial committee for
the Six Million Jewish Martyrs
rhich will sponsor the 1989 memo-
riial service in Philadelphia April
20. He said perpetuation of the
Memory of the Jewish martyrs
from generation to generation
*ould "help prevent a recurrence
pf a Holocaust whether it be di-
kected at the Jewish peeople or
iny other group."

Noise: A stench in the ear. Un-
domesticated music. The chief
product and authenticating sign of
civilization. —Ambrose Bierce.

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`Class, Not Religion Determines the Jewish Attitude Toward Police'

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lege, assisted by 50 Brooklyn Col-
NEW YORK — A scientifically
The study was conducted by Dr. lege students.
selected random sampling of 374
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lyn commissioned by the American
Jewish Committee on their sup-
port of or opposition to the estab-
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lishment of a police civilian re-
view board in New York in 1966
showed that occupation and edu-
cation were frequently decisive
factors as to the position taken by
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of the Catholics, had ties with the
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educated, low-income Jewish vot-
ers strongly opposed it."
In a foreword to the report,
Daniel P. Moynihan, special
adviser on urban problems to
President M. Nixon, pointed out
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