58—Friday, October 2, 1970
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
A Break-the-Fast Dinner in Vietnam
High Holy Day arrangements of the National Jewish Welfare
Board's commission on Jewish chaplaincy for Jewish servicemen at
military installations around the globe include break-the-fast dinners
such as the one shown taking place in Vietnam.
Rosh Hashana Message to U.S. Jewry
From Jewish Chaplains in Vietnam
From Saigon, Vietnam, comes
the text of the Jewish New Year
greeting to the American Jewish
community from the four Jewish
chaplains in Vietnam — Sanford
Dresin, Sheldon Lewis, Robert
Krauss and Frederick Wenger.
The message, which was sent to
the commission on Jewish chap-
laincy of the National Jewish Wel-
fare Board, voices Judaism's an-
cient plea for peace and good will
among the nations and people of
the world and expresses thanks
for religious and morale services
provided to Jewish personnel in
Vietnam by the American Jewish
community through JWB. The
commission on Jewish chaplaincy
is made up of representatives of
the three major rabbinical bodies:
Central Conference of American
Rabbis (Reform), the Rabbinical
Assembly (Conservative) and the
Rabbinical Council of America
(Orthodox). The message reads:
The High Holy Days afford a
time for all Jews to stop, take
stock of themselves, and join their
brethren in prayer for Divine di-
rection during the coming year.
We chaplains, together with all
Jewish personnel here In Vietnam,
greet you as we enter on the year
5731. Though the world has made
but little prcgress in Its quest for
righteousness and peace, still we
hope that God will bring us closer
to that day "when nation shall not
lift up sword against nation
neither shall men learn war any
more." Here in a war zone, we
feel the need for this blessing as
never before.
We want to thank the National
Jewish Welfare Board, its Wom-
en's Organizations' Services, Jew-
ish Federations and Welfare funds,
the United Jewish Appeal of
Greater New York, and the entire
American Jewish community for
that support which serves as a
concrete symbol of your identifi-
cation with us. Truly you teach us
daily the truth of the old saying,
"All Israel is responsible one for
another."
We hope that next year all of
us may be reunited with our fami-
lies and loved enes. Until then,
we ask your prayers as the sound
of the shofar unites us in spirit,
even as it unites all Jews around
the world. L'shana tova tika-
tevu. May you all be inscribed
and sealed in the book of life for
a year of health and happiness!
(Signed)
SANFORD DRESIN,
SHELDON LEWIS,
ROBERT KRAUSS,
FREDERICK WENGER
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Israel Soccer Team Captures S ports Limelight
By JESS SILVER
(Copyright 1970. JTA, Inc.)
I tin; Eric Fass, Rochester; Howard
Greenblatt, Trinity; Lee Schulman,
Fairleigh Dickinson; Mike Kramer,
RPI; Barry Cohen, Georgia; Ed
Fogler, North Carolina; Bruce
Marks, St. Joseph's; Eric Minkin,
Davidson; Jack Ajner, Cincinnati;
Bob Nayer, Brandeis; Mark Gersh-
wer, NYU; Ken Lam, Staten Island
JC; and the most famous of all,
Jack Langer of Yale. Declared in-
eligible for further collegiate com-
petition when he defied the NCAA
and participated in the Maccabia
Games, Langer continued to play
for Yale despite a two-year proba-
tion placed on the school.
Biggest news of the past year i
on the Jewish sports scene was the I
superb performance of the Israel
national soccer team in the World
Cup competition in Mexico City.
Led by coach Emanuel Sheffer, the
lightly; regarded Israeli amateurs
held Sweden and Italy to draws
and lost to Uruguay, 3-0. It was the
first time Israel reached the final
round of 16 in the World Cup
event. Outstanding players for Is-
rael were captain Mordechai
Spiegler, Giora Spiegel, Yitzhak
Visoker, Menachem Bello and
Shinuel Rosenthal. Israel was also
represented in Mexico City by
referee Avraham Klein, a physical
training teacher from Haifa.
In the United States the year
began with a 1969 National League
pennant and World Series triumph
for the New York Mets. Outfielder-
first baseman Art Shamsky con-
tributed a regular season average
of .300 to the surprise success, and
then continued his robust hitting
into the 1970 season. Other major
league players included Washing-
ton Senator first baseman Mike
Epstein; Houston Astro outfielder
Norm Miller and Chicago Cub
pitcher Ken Holtzman. When
Holtzman won his 12th game in
1970, he reached 60 lifetime vic-
tories. Only three other Jewish
hurlers have gained more career
wins. Former major leaguers
Norm and Larry Sherry were en-
gaged in coaching, Norm with the
California Angels and Larry as
manager of the Mobile White Sox
of the Southern League. Sports-
caster and former pitching great
Sandy Koufax made news when
he was named the AP's "Baseball
Athlete of the Decade."
On baseball's executive level
Allan (Bud) Selig became presi-
dent of the new Milwaukee team
and Marvin Milkes moved from
Seattle to become the Brewers'
general manager. Selig bad
worked for many years to bring
major league baseball back to
Wisconsin. Heads of other major
league clubs were Gabe Paul,
Cleveland; Jerry Hoffberger,
Baltimore; and Charles Bronf-
man, Montreal.
In professional basketball the
New York Knickerbockers under
coach William (Red) Holzman
finally succeeded in winning their
first NBA title. Holzman was
named "Coach of the Year" and
the New York club gave him the
additional job of general manager.
In the ABA Hal Blitman took over
as head coach of the depressed
Miami Floridians. At the end of
the season the owners fired the
team and kept the coach. Adolph
Florida; All-Ivy Pete Blumenthal,
Penn; Fred Michaelson, LSU;
Marvin Tharp, North Carolina
State; Mike Goldberg, Minnesota;
Eric Parlmutter, Colgate; Steve
Rosenblatt, Connecticut; Mike Mil-
ler, Lafayette; Lou Shepp, Brown;
Bart Bookatz, Tulane; Harry Kle-
banoff, Yale; Steve Sarnoff, Spring-
field; David Pottruck, Mark War-
ner and Bruce Berger, Penn; and
Bob Bass, Pete Cohen, John Dem-
ber, Andy Cushner and Ken Ruben-
stein, Tufts.
Ton Okker of the Netherlands
and American Julie Heldman were
again the best of the tennis play-
Basketball Hall of Famer, Nat ers although both experienced dif-
Holman, was elected president of ficult seasons. Miss Heldman be-
the U.S. Committee Sports for came so discouraged she quit tour-
Israel, the organization that nament tennis until next time . . .
. sponsors American participation Swimmer Mark Spitz retained his
in the World Maccabia Games lock on the men's butterfly stroke.
in Israel. Holman will serve for winning the 100-yard events at
both the NCAA and Nitional AAU
two years.
It was the year of retirement in indoor meets. Mark's sister Nancy
professional football. After 15 years won her first national title as a
as a coach in both the NFL and member of a freestyle relay team.
AFL, Sid Gillman stepped down Top woman swimmer, however,
as head coach of the San Diego was Hungary's Andrea Gyarmati.
Chargers to give full time to his Miss Gyarmati established new
job as the club's general man- European records in the back-
ager. When Gillman quit, he was stroke. American Debby Lipman
defeated the Europeans in an in-
fifth on the list of all-time winners
ternational diving competition.
among pro coaches. Ron Mix,
In track and field, quartermiler
another Charger, closed out a Len Walters of England won a
decade as an all-star tackle and bronze medal in the 1600-meter
was given a place on the all-time relay at the Commonwealth Games;
AFL team. Allie Sherman also left Tibor Farkas set a Hungarian 100-
the coaching ranks after eight meter dash record; and steeple-
years with the New York Giants. chaser Jerry Liebenberger repre-
His departure from football, how- sented the U.S. in international
ever, was not voluntary.
competition . . . Other successful
Besides Mix, active players dur- athletes during the past-year were
ing the 1969 season were Bob Stein Irwin Cohen, judo; Albert Axelrod
of the Super Bowl champion Kan- and Joe Elliot, fencing; Neal Sha-
sas City . Chiefs; Dick Kotite, New piro, horse shows; Dane Holtzman,
York Giants; Karl Sweetan, Los volleyball; Mark Levine, handball;
Angeles Rams; and Booth Lusteg, Ron Rapper and Fred Turoff,
Green Bay Packers. Assistant gymnastics; and Peter Asch and
coaches included Mary Levy and Jeff Peltzer, water polo.
Bugsy Engleberg.
Top . college football players
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—Harry S Truman
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Pro players during the 1969-70
season were Neal Walk and Dave
Newmark of the. NBA, and Billy
Evans, Steve Chubin, Art Heyman
and Larry Brown of the ABA.
Brown again led the ABA in as-
sists and averaged 13.7 points a
game for the Washington Capitols.
Tal Brody made AAU All-Amer-
ica and represented the United
States in the world amateur bas-
ketball tournament in Yugoslavia
under coach Hal Fischer. The best
college players of the past season
were Steve Bilsky and Alan Cotter
of the Ivy League champion Penn-
sylvania team; Elliot Wolfe and
Larry Gordon, Columbia; Steve
Kaplan, NCAA free throw cham-
pion, Rutgers; Dean Zimet, Bridge-
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