THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, January 29, 1971-19
Blind Scholar, Gets Dropsie Grant
El Al Prepares to 'Introduce 747s
TEL AVIV—El AI is to invest
PHILADELPHIA—A grant to a anal research and a major con-
blind scholar for an original Bible ribution in this field," said Dr. $21,000,000 over a 5-6 year period
on building programs in connection
in Hebrew to be published Katsh.
absorption of Its two Boeing
in Braille is among the five grants
Prof. .1 ano wsk y, a world-re- with
747s,
first of which enters
announced by Dropsie University nowned
is professor service the
on June 1 and the second
in fostering research projects for emeritus historian,
of history at the City in November 1971.
scholars in the United States and University of
New York.
Of the total, some $14,000,000 will
in Israel. Dr. Abraham I. Katsh,
Miss Joseph's history of the be expended at Lod home base,
president of the post-graduate uni- Jews
in
13th
Century
England
will
where
already in advanced stage
versity here, announcing the
the first definitive study about of construction is the 747 hangar.
grants, said that the funds were a be relatively
unexplored period of With a roof area of two acres,
made available from the Lucius Anglo-Jewish history, and will be
N. Littauer Foundation in New based on original sources and un- it is the largest building of its
in the Middle East. Within
York City.
published material until now un- a type
100-acre complex, construction is
The foundation made available available to scholars.
proceeding
on new maintenance
to Dropsie a sum of $23,000 for
The two volume study of Jewish
selected scholarly research and scholarship in America will be depots, new workshops, spare parts
stores
and
supply
etc. Also
publication projects.
published in Israel by the World under construction depots,
is a big aircraft
In addition to the work in Braille Congress for Hebrew Language parking
lot.
by Eliezer Katz, other grants were and Literature (Brit Ivrit Olamit)
At stations overseas, $7,000,000
awarded to Dr. Joseph Nevada to of which President Zalman Shazar will be spent on reconstruction and
complete his study dealing with is honorary president.
enlargement of airport facilities.
"Trotsky and the Jewish Ques-
The program includes building of
tion;" to Joan Joseph for the
a freight handling depot, a new
preparation of a history of the Fire Destroys
additional passenger terminal at
Jews in 13th Century England, to Old NY Synagogue Kennedy airport and a freight
Professor Oscar Janowsky to bring
handling depot at London's Heath-
up-to-date his major study dealing
row airport.
with the international protection of and 40-50 Scrolls
El Al is also expanding its cater-
BROOKLYN (JTA)—A two-alarm ing facilities and, after success of
minority rights; and to The World
Congress for Hebrew Language fire completely destroyed the in- its own catering unit at London
and Literature in Israel for publi- terior of Cong. Tifereth Israel, a airport, a similar unit is to be
cation of a two volume study on four-story brick synagogue in the established at Kennedy, in part-
Jewish scholarship in the United Williamsburg section that was built nership with a local caterer. At
100 years ago.
States.
The blaze, which apparently
Katz already has authored
three volumes of "A Classified originated near an oil burner in Hillel Offers Free Guide
the
basement, also caused the roof on Israel to Collegians
Concordance to the Torah in Its
Various Subjects," a most unique to collapse. Eighty firemen battled
WASHINGTON—Bnai Brith Hill-
undertaking in that the work Is the flames for two hours with 15
el Foundations has published a
done entirely in Braille. The pieces of apparatus.
newly
revised edition of its guide
Although the synagogue is lo-
Dropsie grant will make possible
a fourth volume which is a con- cated in a largely Orthodox area to college students interested in
visiting,
studying or working in
that has been the scene in recent
tinuation of this research.
Nevada was a visiting pro- years of racial tensions, a fire de- Israel.
The guide, available without
fessor of political science at partment spokesman said arson charge
from Hillel's department
not suspected.
Dropsie before he returned to Is- was The
of
Israel affairs, lists the names,
fire
was
reported
by
a
rael where he was a professor at
addresses
and Israel-centered pro-
neighbor shortly after the Ortho-
Hebrew University.
grams of 35 organizations and in-
He has been working a number dox congregants had concluded stitutions.
morning services and locked the
of years on his definitive study doors
them.
The guide, called Opportunities
"Trotsky and the Jewish Ques- They behind
longer have a permanent in Israel for University Students,
tion." "This study represents orig- rabbi, as no they
have dwindled from may be obtained by writing Bnai
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