22—Friday, November 20, 1970
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS World Zionist Union Sets
Dropsie Degree Bestowed on Shazar
to,
I2nd Pan American Parley
NEW YORK (ZINS) — The sec-
ond Pan American Zionist Con-
ference will be held in Miami
Beach May 20-23, according to
a decision reached by the head of-
fice of the World Union of General
Zionists at its last executive ses-
sion.
The executive of the Latin Amer-
ican Confederation of General Zion-
ists will meet immediately follow-
ing the conclusion of the confer-
ence.
An honorary degree of doctor of laws is conferred upon Israel's
President Zalman Shazar (center) by Dropsie University, at a special
convocation Sunday at the home of the president in Belt Hanassi,
Jerusalem. The formal presentation is made by Dr. Abraham I.
Katsh (right), president of Dropsie, and Dr. Solomon Zeitlin, pro-
fessor of rabbinic history and law at Dropsie, who made the investi-
ture of the academic sash. Prof. Zeitlin and the Israeli president
were roommates in earlier days at the Academy of Jewish Studies
in St. Petersburg, Russia.
World Hebrew Union Honors
Center's Hebrew Attainments
Detroit's Jewish Community Cen-
ter gained world honors for its at-
tainments in the Hebrew depart-
ment with an award that was pre-
sented Sunday evening by the
American representatives of Brit
Ivrit Olamit—the World Union for
Hebrew Language and Culture,
Histadrut Ivrit.
Prof. David Mirsky, dean of
Yeshiva University's Stern College
for Women, as president of Hista-
drut Ivrit, presented the citation,
which was signed by Israel Gold-
stein and Aryeh Tartakower, to N.
Brewster Broder, president of the
Center, and Irwin Shaw, the Cen-
ter's executive director, at the
concluding session of the annual
Book Fair.
The ceremony was linked with
the Bnai Brith night of Book Fair
at which Dr. David Patterson, edi-
tor of the Bnai Brith Heritage
Classics Series, was the speaker.
Dr. Mirsky commended the
"daring, courage and insist-
ence" of the Center's executives
in sponsoring programs that ad-
vanced Hebrew studies and en-
couraged group visits to Israel in
efforts for "greater dedication
to Hebrew", and he called the
Detroit program an inspiration
"to be held as an example to
the entire country."
The Detroit activities. Dr. Mir-
sky said, "continue the golden
traditions of our people that tie all
of us together by means of our
sacred language."
In his response, Broder express-
ed pride in the Center's Hebrew
department and described the pro-
gram's beginnings under the direc-
tion of Israeli shaliakh Asher
Tarmon, eight years ago, with 60
students, its continued progress
under Mordekhai Tel-Tsur and the
enrollment of 300 at present under
the direction of Itzhak Margalit.
The enthusiastic encouragement
given the program by Irwin Shaw
was credited with the greatest
measure of its success.
The gathering was greeted by
Henry Edelman, president of the
Greater Detroit Bnai Brith Coun-
cil, and in his principal address of
the evening, Dr. Patterson made a
plea for expansion of the Jewish
studies in universities.
Alfred H. Bounin, who was the
chairman of the evening, was hon-
ored on his 75th birthday by his
associates in all lodges and chap-
ters of Bnai Brith.
After a lengthy analysis of
Jewish experiences in the world
since 1881, Dr. Patterson stated
that the essence of Jewish val-
ues is rooted in the Torah and
that "the tremendous Jewish
identification is with our basic
cultural sources." He said that
Jewish studies in universities is
a vital need and is strongly de-
'
manded by Jewish students. As
visiting professor at Cornell Uni-
versity, he said he was witness
to the demand for such studies
by 1,000 signatures from among
the 3,000 students at that univer-
sity, asking for such conises.
At a dinner for Center leaders
and a group of educators that pre-
ceded the Bnai Brith Book Fair
program, Dr. Mirsky described
what he termed "the basic para-
dox in the state of Hebrew culture
in the United States." He pointed
to the great progress that is being
made in advancing the study of
the Hebrew language but he de-
plored that "decrease in identifi-
cation with Hebrew culture." Hav-
ing reached that conclusion, he
emphasized that while language as
the link between the people and the
land, between world Jewry and Is-
rael, is very vital, "it is important
for Israel that we survive within
the cultural advancement because
we also have something to give to
Israel in a reciprocal cultural re-
lationship."
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Beth Shalom Starts
Lectures on Israel
A six-week series of lectures
on Israel's political activities and
its internal party systems, as well
as its economic and social pros-
pects commenced on Tuesday
evening.
I. L. Kenen of the American
Israel Public Affairs Committee
delivered the first lecture. Philip
Slomovitz will be the speaker next
Tuesday at 8.
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