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Israel Boys Town Conveys
`Shalom' Around World

Ancient History Reconstructed

Noted Archeologist shows Through Pottery
How Ancients Were Related to Each Other

. ite Jar.' Whatever the satisfaction,
Criteria of judgment are defined '
essay we are nevertheless perfectly
Ruth Amiran, field archeologist
of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, in Dr. Amiran's
noted authority on antiquities who P o i n tin g to the chronological aware that the classification ac-
served as a member of the Hazor framework and the subtle distinc- ' cording to subjects (or groups, or
Expedition and has been a visiting tions indicated as to style and families) attempted in this book is
professor at Columbia University form in the various forms of pot- not final, but subject to further
in New York. has made a notable tery unearthed and here pictured , deep reflection."
While these are technical terms,
states:
literary contribution with a corn- and described, the author
do indicate .the extended
The majority of these subjects the:) ,
prehensive survey of ceramics
"The
_ means undertaken to acquire pot-
describing interconnection between are determined - by their fundamen
tat
aspect.
namely
form-use.
How-
tery,
then to study it, and to learn
various cultures in the Eastern
ever. a certain number of them from it the relationship between
Mediterranean Basin.
of life in the
the modes
With interest growing in arche- has been gauged by other criteria, Peoples,
olden ages, the experiences of
ology, and so many more discov- such as decorative style, geograp - peoples.
cries being made in Israel, her ical unite or commercial function.
Dr. Amiran indicates here the
"Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land We experience a certain satisfac-
plan to continue the diggings
-From Its Beginnings in the Neo- lion at having been able to 'estab-
and
the studies and to expand
lithic Period to the End of the lish' such stylistic groups as c tn.- on the knowledge that is thus
Iron Age," published by Rutgers olate and white' or 'palm-tree and 1 being attained.
University Press, is one of the mo- ibex.' Moreover, it is for the first .

mentous creative efforts in her time that geographical subdivisions i The distinct groups of vessels
discussion and analysis rep-
- such as North (Israel) and South , under
field of activities.
been adopted in the . resent
r en here the chronological
By unearthing the "pots and (Judah)
have
classification of the whole Iron ' perience that probably could not be
of ancient times, in her
established without the pottery
pans" of
explanatory notes about the Age pottery. This experiment was
attained.
"4X4QL calling from Jerusalem practical application for their
ceramics, linking them to the undertaken under the impression
ma-
1
The clay objects pictured and
—Shalom . . ." Thousands of theoretical electronic studies. Their
Age
the report about Iron
jugs,
mores of the times under review, of
'hams' all over the world have direct contacts with the inter-
terial found at Hazor which the defined, the cooking pots, the
Dr.
Amiran
provides
a
source
of
durin
,
'
the
variety of clay products, re-
picked up these signals to tune in national radio community have
t
had
been
preparing
au
ors
knowledge revealing the state of
on the voices of a group of Israeli considerably broadened the boys'
affairs, the life of the peoples of the years immediately preceding fleet a life more
"buried"
but
re-acquired
perfect
knowledge
the
teen-age boys who operate an knowledge and understanding of
Palestine of old, of its neighbor- the writing of this work. Thus his- for a
amateur radio station from a school the world.
ing countries. With the aid of torically significant factors, like in- definition of which in Dr. Amiran's
to
They are proud to have been
in Israel called Boys Town Jeru-
maps, a color plate, 101 plates ternational relations, have prompt- book is a distinct contribution
able to perform several humani-
such groups as the archeological science being ex-
salem.
photographs
and
ed
us
to
establish
—P.S.
been help-
of drawings, 350
'Abydos ware' or the 'Canaan- panded in our time.
Yehuda Aranne, a student at tarian tasks; they have
related material, the author the
Boys Town Jerusalem's school of ful in obtaining urgently needed
shows how there was a vast —
a sick
25
members
medicines
from
Sweden
for
electronics, is one of
interchange of relationships be-
of the radio club who are winning girl in Jerusalem and have re-
New Art Museum for Tel Aviv
tween the numerous peoples in
new friends for Israel. After hun- layed messages to relatives of Is-
the Middle Eastern areas.
up to-date storerooms, the new
dreds of hours of activity, Yehuda raelis abroad.
By REUVEN BERMAN
The only restrictions are those
museum will have four spacious
and his fellow operators are known
In this first of a series of books
exhibitioin pavilions of nearly
Tel Avivians were startled sev-
by their first names to a growing in speaking to the surrounding to deal with the archeology of the
800 square meters each; two
months
ago
at
the
sight
of
Amiran
evaluates
eral
audience in countries over five Arab countries and the USSR,
Land, Dr.
, which impose a ban on communi- I , Holy
personal experiences in diggings what appeared to be a nearly corn- special exhibition halls :: a "[es-
continents.
pleted
imposing
modern
building
live-opening"
hall, which also
4X4QL, which began transmitting cations with Israel.
that have brought revealing re- p
that seemed to have sprung up doubles as exhibition space, a
over a year ago, was the brain- . In a recent international compe- sults.
child of Yehuda and his friends in tition, 4X4QL chalked up more
Prepared with the assistance of overnight. Construction of the new
the electronics school- Boys Town than 1,000 transmissions in a 24- 1 Pirhiya Beck and Uzza Zevulun, Tel Aviv Museum had been going steeply sloping auditorium; seat-
period.
an and
art library
seating
Now
the boys are working on the Hebrew edition of her book on for nearly two-and-a-half years ing
550; 180;
a film
lecture with
hall.
Jerusalem's director, Rabbi Alex- ' hour
a capacity for 40,000 books; and
ander S. Lichner, provided the
published by the Bialik Insti- next door to the Court of Justice,
was
e
the construction of a Morse tute and the Israel Exploration but had been screened off to some a 100-seat cafeteria.
equipment.
The radio club turned for help transmitter and are looking for Society. The volume was designed traffic on Sderot Shaul Hamelech
One of the features of the plan
an additional receiver which will by Arye Ben-David. The color plate by an Eucalyptus grove. With the
to friends in the mechanics
increase their operating capacity. on the cover, reproduced from the uprooting of the trees in order is an arrangement designed to pre-
school, who designed and con-
Above all, 4X4QL proves a point book's frontispiece, shows " a jug to begin work on the underground vent what is known as "Museum
structed a 36•foot tower in the
school welding shop ontheir free basic in the Boys Town Jerusalem of the Israelite period with a tall parking area and vast entrance Stress" which most museum-goers
lost
time. The boys themselves hoist- educational philosophy — give a neck, trefoil rim, red-slipped and plaza, the building received its know as the fear of getting
in a maze of halls and corridors.
man's job and he will burnished." It represents an in- first unofficial unveiling.
ed the tower to the roof of the boy 2'
The exhibition hall in the Eytan-
three story academic building measure up to the challenge.
teresting introduction to the large
Designed by architects Dan Yeshar plan alternates the central
number of photos that make up
an d mounted the antenna s.
the
book's
collection
of
illustrative
Eytan
and
Itzhak
Yeshar,
the
space with its main entrance,
himself
,
m
'
, aha
e mer
O de d Schr
'
multi-purpose, multi-level structure
M ore
was adopted to head the club and France Buys M
pots and pans.
will contain the largest area de- which
is always six
within
easy
view,
us providing
main
points
of •
tn
to teach the boys the ropes of op- Israeli Products
Dr. Amiran's introduction pro- voted solely to art works of any
stating the station. 4X4QL now op-
TEL AVIV (ZINS)—Despite the vides historical analyses as well as museum in the Near East and will orientation.
crates regularly on Tuesday nights. political 'incompatibilities' between scientific definitions for the note-
Elevators sheathed in textured
be larger — by way of comparison
Two boys take turns to operate
France.
Israel, Israeli
results of archaeological
the transceiver, while
the and
others
— products
than worthy
the Whitney
Museum in concrete towers, stairs and ramps
New
York.
It
covers
a
total
area
provide
three avenues of trans-
receive instructional communica- in France are enjoying a better experiences.
Tracing the background of of 11,500 square meters and is to portation.
tions regulations. Five boys will market than was the case years
earlier
diggings,
the
reader
is
be joined to a 5,200 square meter Lighting expert Arnon Adar has
be taking examinations this month I ago, according to well-informed
introduced to the methods of sculpture garden featuring a pond undertaken the first known use in
and if successful, will be licensed business sources. According to the
explorations, to the descriptive and a waterfall. a museum of vertical-dispersed
as novice operators. analysts, 1970 will be an even bet-
and interpretive approaches to
A side benefit for club members ter year for Israeli products. Nov
Aside from the standard sunlight instead of north light,
the judging of pottery as means
is that they were able to greatly she occupies 5th place following
museum complement of offices, which he claims has been proven
of studying the ancient historical
improve their conversational En- the U.S.A., England, West Ger-
workrooms,
restoration room and to cause five times as much fading
developments.
glish. The boys also have found a many and Belgium.
in paintings than "sifted" daylight
coming from above.
Basic to the planning concept
is the creation of maximum space
scaled to the needs of the nearly
1,000,000 inhabitants in greater Tel
Aviv, Israel's most dense, cultur-
ally active and culture•hungry Pop-
ulation area, and the inevitability
of the future intesification of the
museum's various activities. The
Yet,
it
is
not
a
complete
book.
overlooked
that
this
book
does
1
Israel
neither
in
word
nor
in
"If I Forget Thee 0 Jerusaiem"
Tel Aviv Museum's traditional
is a big book of more than 600 It has many shortcomings. It is touch upon a vast panorama, coy- i deed."
chamber concerts will be held in
.
superficial
in
many
respects.
It
sting
a
large
sphere,
taking
into
I
pages. It covers a lot of ground
The frmness of Amer icanJ ews the auditorium.
presenting "the dramatic story of often merely scratches the surface account the events in Palestine in in support of Israel is an empha-
ews
in
dealing
with
Jewish
achieve-
the
early
1920s,
enumerating
the
'
The museum is now housed in
how American Jews and the United
' sized element in the interpretation
ments in support of Israel and the labors that were involved for Zion-
two buildings in different parts of
States helped create Israel."
ist leaders during the period of of the communities of this country town. Dizengoff House, the original
In this • interesting story by idea that created the state.
,
and
their
leaders.
the functions of the Peel Commis-
Tel Aviv Museum, founded in 1931
Robert Silverberg, published by
When it deals, for example, with
William Morrow & Co., many de- Detroit's Allied Jewish Campaign, sion, covering the United Nations ; In his introduction to Silverberg's and the site of the declaration of
it
fails
to
meet
the
test
of
the
and
leading
up
to
the
era
marked
'
"If
I
Forget
Thee
0
Jerusalem,"
Israel's Independence, has been
tails are recorded about the Herz-
han dream and from then on extent of the great effort exerted by the Six-Day War. 1 Dr. Arthur J. Lelyveld speaks of purchased by the government and
More than that: the author hasthe establishment of Israel as the will become the Declaration of
through the experiences of the here. A mere reference without
harbinger and example of that Independence Museum. The Helena
Zionist effort and the continuing elaboration falls short of accom-
brought the story up to the time m
Rubinstein Pavillion, opened in -
functions of the various fund-rais- plishment. The Detroit and Cleve-
of the declarations in behalf of maturation
of human
dignity
demands world
order,
world that
law 1960, will continue to function as
ing agencies and the labors in land supporting roles of education
the Nixon administration by Sec-
peace, founded on a
support of the Jewish national idea and Israel deserved the mention
a part of the museum.
retary of State William Rogers. and world
lie does indicate that "toward new conception of the relationship
by scores of Jewish communities. given, but a bit more knowledge
The estimated cost of the new
plural cultures to a sovereignty
It is factually very extensive, about both could have been impart-
the close of Nixon's first year of
building is between 11 and 12
invested in
i a world body."
and it takes into account the ed in a book intended to describe
in office, his administration be-
m.
Israeli pounds.
roles of scores upon scores of the dramatic functions of Jewish
Much effort has gone into Silver-
gan to say things that reminded
The inauguration is expected to
notable personalities and prac- communities.
Israelis and American Jews un- berg's work and his book reflects
tically all of the leaders in
comfortably of the Eisenhower- a notable seriousness and a deep ap- lake place in the spring of 1971,
Nevertheless it should not be
Zionism.
Dulles era, and led them to think preciation of the Zionist idea and the, on the Tel Aviv Museum's 40th
that Republicans were friends of , realtiy of Israel's statehood. —P.S. anniversary.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Two "hams" from Boys Town Jerusalem's radio club send mes-
sages to their newly acquired friends throughout the world.

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Silverberg S If I Forget Thee...' Emphasizes
Jewry's Faith in Israel and the Zionist Idea

41 — Friday, June 26, 1970