Fun Galore in Brooklynite Arnold Sherman's Story About an American Family That Settles in Israel Arnold Sherman is the public re- lations man for El AI in Israel. He lives with his family in a fish- ing village north of Tel Aviv. He has written poetry, fiction, special articles for Israeli and American newspapers since settling in Israel in 1963. A native of Brooklyn, he has brought with him to Israel a Brooklynese sense of humor and a knack for the sensational in fic- tion, as evidenced in his all-for- fun story, "Impaled on a Cactus Bush—An American Family in Israel." Published by Sabra Books, this hilarious tale is about himself, his wife, his mother, their three chil- dren—all set to make the change in Israel, the difficulties encountered by the author who is fed-up on the commuting on the Long Island railroad and seelcs the transforma- tion—and the experiences of a fam- ily now almost rooted in the ancient homeland. It is not only because every- the means of plunging into the cactus territory from the dis- tress of New York—all make for fun galore. eth. There are even Jewish busi- nessmen in Israel, but the ethnic- professional line has to be drawn somewhere and to my mind, the There is no doubt about Sher- logical place to write is on man's sense of humor, his way of the Gentile side of the paddy linking Israel with America when wagon." What an introduction to the Americans are involved, his re- actions to the big as well as to the "polizia!" And when Sherman seeks a trivial. . A typical example is his reac- tion to the Israel police in a chap- ter titled "The Polizia." He starts by denying that he hates cops. Then he explains a cop in Israel: "The problem in Israel is that most of the police officers are Jewish, and a yiddishe gunslinger is a paradox which is socially silly and logically untenable. A Jew can make a pretty aggressive soldier, particularly if he is fed enough eggplant. He can cut a respectable figure as a farmer or a fisherman. My Jewish garbage collector is a many-faceted creature who has made a small fortune picking through the leftovers of five com- one now has an interest in Israel munities selling bootlegged now but because the experience, pigfood to and Arab farmers in Nazar- the drama of change, the fun if you look for the happy road, BILL FREUND'S OLYMPIC CYCLE SHOP ONE DAY SERVICE SChigint, SALES • SERVICE QUALITY BICYCLES BUDGET TERMS 22125 COOLIDGE HWY. LI 1-8500, OAK PK. OA PER YEAR SECURED COMMONWEALTH INVESTMENT CORPORATION 16026 W. McNichols PHONE US TODAY 272-7474 MORRIS BUICK IS THE BUY You Get More Buick For Less Money ! AT MORRIS BUICK 14500 W. 7 Mile AT LODGE X-WAY 342-7100 Becker's Exciting Civil War Novel An historical novel can be most exciting, and the newest work of Stephen Becker, "When the War Is Over," published by Random House, is one of the most intrigu- ing. 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El Fatah Sends a Gift to Family of Israeli Held Captive in Jordan TEL AVIV (JTA) — El Fatah, the Arab guerrilla organization, attempted to send a Passover gift parcel to the family of Scmuel Rosenwasser of Metullah, an Is- raeli kidnaped by guerrillas last New Year's Eve, and held captive in Jordan. An Israeli officer at a border post refused to accept the parcel from a United Nations officer who delivered it on behalf of El Fatah. Israelis dismiss the gesture as a publicity stunt intended to im- prove El Fatah's image. The par- cel contained some clothes for Ro- senwasser's wife and daughter ac- cording to the newspaper Yediot Ahronot which reported the inci- dent. According to reliable sources Ro- senwasser, 50, has been well treat- ed by his captors who are trying to persuade him to return to Hun- gary, the country from which he originally emigrated to Israel. According to reports published here last month, El Fatah said it would "deport" Rosenwasser to Hungary, a move symbolic of what it would do to all immigrant Jews if it ever defeated Israel. In Michigan you are never more than six miles from a lake or a stream. KNOPPOWS ANNOUNCES PRE GRAND OPENING SALE 1 1 1 I N solution to the Israel "parking ticket plan" he leads up to this: "Psychologists could begin con- centrating on more concrete mental illnesses such as the sun- stroke syndrome, the manic de- pressive kreplaCh psychosis and the Philip Roth Oedipus Mental Hygiene Program for Bright Jewish Boys." Each of the characters in the Sherman story plays a role in the process of transforming from: an American into an Israeli, in the course of going through plenty of misery and gaining a way into the happy life of home-coming. Visi- tors from everywhere find their spots here in the search for tran- quility in a new home. Excitement never ends. Whether it is trouble with the plumber in the Holon laundry scandal or pacifying a member of the family or adjusting to the new language, with the dif- ficulties posed by Hebrew until it is mastered—there are incidents galore and a laugh on every page. While Sherman really doesn't make it possible for the reader to master an idea of "how to build a house for nothing" — just as he doesn't solve the "polizia" or many other problems — he nevertheless paves an easy road to settlement in Israel by way of humor. His story will delight readers of all varieties — even the skeptics will get a better. taste of Israel in the spirit of fun and good fellowship. —P.S. aye Friday, May 1, 1970-17 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS WALLPAPER ALL HAND PRINTS by UNIQUE OF NEW YORK includes Vinyl Wetlooks FOILS 2" FLOCKS 4" 1 1 1 GRASS CLOTH BURLAPS ETC. ALL 1 1 Preposted FOILS FLOCKS ON FOIL ETC. 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