Congregation Beth El Membership Authorizes DETROIT $7,000,000 Drive for New Temple Structure HAIR & SCALP At a special congregation meet- ing Sunday, members of Temple Beth El voted overwhelmingly to authorize the construction of a new synagogue complex at Telegraph and 14-Mile Roads in Bloomfield Township. Robert N. Canvaser, president of Beth El, said that Michigan's old- est Reform congregation of 1600 families was undertaking a cam- paign to finance a $7,000,000 build- ing which is being designed by the :, internationally famous architect- ural firm of Minoru Yamasaki and Associates of Troy, Mich. Dr. Richard C. Hertz, senior rabbi, said that the most recent membership survey indicates that more than 65 per cent of the adult membership has moved to the north and northwestern subuiban areas of Metropolitan Detroit and 85 per cent of the religious school enrollment is comprised of children whose families already reside in the suburbs. CLINIC it itself remains strong and vital and dynamic." Founded in 1850, Beth El, Mich- igan's first Jewish congregation, has been in its present location, Woodward at Gladstone, since 1922. Its present building was designed by Albert Kahn, the Detroit archi- tect who gained world fame. Plans and specifications are now being completed, with actual con- struction scheduled to begin in the summer of 1971 and completion scheduled for July 1973. The architectural plans for the 28.7 acre site, purchased in 1966, include a sanctuary, chapel, social hall, library, 34 class- rooms, a museum and adminis- trative offices. The total area is 112,500 square feet. . The predominant element in the design is the proposed sanctuary, which will have a permanent seat- ing capacity of 1,000 with provision for an additional 800 for the High Holy Days. "The sanctuary," according to "It is axiomatic that a Temple must be where the people are, Yamasaki, "can perhaps be de- especially where the children scribed as a great tent, elliptical in plan, 110 feet and 180 feet at its are," Dr. Hertz stated. "We have a responsibility to our axes, and 70 feet high at the cen- children and to their welfare," Dr. ter. The tent design is reminiscent Hertz added. 'Beth El can only con- of the "tent of meeting" or taber- tinue to play a vital role in the nacle mentioned in the Bible. 'The interior effect is of curving, Jewish life Of this community if • We Help Retain Your Hair • We Keep Your Scalp Healthy Call Now For Appointment soaring movement, to provide an inspiring place of worship, which focuses on the bimah and holy Ark," Yamasaki said. Canvasses said the membership also voted to begin a building fund campaign. He announced that Paul M. Handleman had assumed gen- eral chairmanship of the campaign, with B. L. Maas, Max M. Fisher and Nate S. Shapero as honorary vice chairman. Richard Kux heads the leader- ship gifts division and Paul Broder the general membership division. The building committee, which has been working with Yamasaki, is headed by Robert Smith. NEW 1970 73 HORSEPOWER & 30 M.P.G. ONLY DOWN 150 So great is the variety of Mich- igan foods that Michigan comes closer to setting the family table completely — breakfast, lunch and dinner — than any other state. 86 from several world-known figures in the field, such as Prof. R. B. Sergent, Cambridge University; Prof. A. F. L. Beeston, University of Oxford; and Prof. Gustave von Grunebaum, University of Cali- fornia, Los Angeles. BUDAPEST — Palestinian guer- rilas have decided they will no longer hijack any international , flights, it was reported by a Hun- garian news correspondent last weekend. Janos Avar of the government newspaper Magyar Hirlap, said he was attending a guerrilla meeting in Jordan when he learned of the decision, opposed by some jnem- bers. Avar said the guerrilla leaders decided that hijackings had done more harm than good to the Arab cause. He also said he heard that four Arab Communist parties would soon deploy their own guerrillas in the fighting in Israeli-occupied Arab territories. Mon, thru Fri., 11 am to 7 pm Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. TOYOTA JERUSALEM—A collection of re- influences on these types of evolu- sides of the Atlantic and he has search on modern Arabic poetry, tion." received complimentary letters Palestine Guerrillas to End Hijackings? 16136 W. 7 Mile Between Sfld. & Greenfld Rds. SPECIAL SALE CoNection of Research on Modem!' Arabic Poetry by Hebrew University Lecturer Published in Cairo done by Dr. Shmuel Moreh, He- The importance of this work, brew University lecturer in modern according to Dr. Moreh, is that this Arabic language and literature, has is the first time that a serious been translated from Errdish to scientific research was made on Arabic and published in book form modern Arabic poetry covering the by a I-icturer at the Dar al-Ulum Arab world as a whole, whereas College of the University of Cairo. until now this has been done The book was published with mainly by local scholars on a commentaries on his research. The country-to-country basis, influenced publication was announced by the by political and intellectual rivalry. literary Lebanese magazine Al- In his research, Dr. Moreh arrived at new and revolutionary results in Adib of January 1970. his study of Arabic literature. Dr. Moreh's research work was Dr. Moreh's research , along with earlier published in articles in the his other scientific articles pub- Bulletin of the School of Oriental lished by the Hebrew University's and African Studies of University Institute of African and Asian of London, and in the quarterly Studies, has evoked international "Middle Eastern Studies" pub- interest among Orientalists on both lished by Prof. Bli Kedouri, Lon don School of Economics. In bOth publications, Dr. Moreh was re- Arab Farmer Protests ferred to as an Arabic and Hebrew . Get Dayan Hearing writer in Israel. TEL AVIV (JTA)—Defense Min- Dr. Moreh, who was born in Baghdad and came' to Israel in : ister Moshe Dayan gave a sym- pathetic hearing to Arab farmers 1951, received his B.A. and M.A. degrees at the Hebrew University's in the Jordan Valley who protest- ed that antiterrorist measures Institute of Oriental Studies (now the Institute of African and Asian taken in Israeli forces in the oc- cupied territory prevented them Studies). He obtained his Ph.D. from working their land. degree at London University. But Gen. Dayan told them, The write-up on Dr. Moreh's re- "If I must choose between en- search, which appears in the Leb- suring the security of human anese magazine along with reports life and the continuity of agri- on literary activities in the Arab cultural work, I shall chose the world, deals with the Hebrew Uni- former." versity scholar's work, on "Trends The defense minister toured the of Evolutions in the Rhythm of Samarian and Judaean districts Modern Arabic Poetry," by S. and visited the towns of Jericho Moreh, translated with commen- and Jenin. taries by Sa'd Wasluh, lecturer in He spoke to a delegation of , Dar al-Ulum College, Cairo. The Arab farmers whose lands are on book deals with aspects of reforms the cease-fire demarcation line. in free verse, blank-verse and Some of the land has been pre- poetry in prose, and the European empted for security purposes. Gen. 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