Uolcla Jeir Uets Degree; rriuuy, muyinir17/ 1-11 IF YOU TURN THE Soviet Tactic Kept Israeli From Global TB Parley Israel Prime Minister Golda Meir received the honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree from Bar-Ilan University. Making the presenta- tion are (from left) Dr. Joseph H. Lookstein, university chancellor; Prof M. Z. Kaddari, rector; and Prof. Harold Fisch, pro-rector. * * RAMAT GAN, Israel — Prime Also at the ceremonies, Dr. Saul Minister Golda Meir, in a speech Lieberman, renowned Judaic schol- at Bar-Ilan University's 13th an- ar, was awarded an honorary doc- nual commencement exercises, toral degree. Dr. Joseph H. Look- called upon students to help form stein, chancellor of the university, a new unity to remove the threat presided at the graduation exer- of internal strife which Israel now cises. faces. Bar-Ilan University announced "The danger of internal divi- the establishment of a summer in- sions is sharper than the enemies who surround us," the Prime Min- stitute on Judaism and contem- porary thought the initiative of a ister said. Calling for a new national unity, group of faculty members. It is Mrs. Meir told the students: "The the first of its kind, and its pur- new generation, your generation, pose is to explore the issues which must live together and work to- confront the present day committed and thinking Jew, Prof. Harold gether." Fisch told the JTA. Mrs. Meir, who was awarded The new institute is supported an honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree at the ceremonies, ad- by the Bar-Ilan University, the dressed a record number of al- Jewish Agency, the Israeli min- most 800 graduating students. The istry of education, the Memorial new graduates, as well as the Foundation for Jewish Culture and thousands of guests, were moved by the prime minister's call for a number of individuals in Israel and in the diaspora. national responsibility. TEL AVIV (JTA) — The Israeli Anti-Tuberculosis League lodged a strong protest with its parent body over the refusal of Soviet authori- ties to allow Israeli physicians to attend the International Tubercu- losis Conference held in Moscow July 12-16. The Soviets had given the In- ternational Union Against Tuber- culosis assurances that the Israel delegation would be admitted and allowed the names of Israeli doc- tors to be included on the printed program of speakers. But at the last minute, no visas were issued to the Israelis. A spokesman for the league said the Russian authorities employed a familiar tactic of hedging on visas until is was too late to move the site of the conference to an- other country. A delegation of 20 Israeli scien- tists was in Washington to partici- pate in the first International Congress of Immunology under the sponsorship of the International Union of Immunological Societies. The Israeli delegation was headed Literary Detectives Stymied by Author of Best Seller 'Japanese and the Jews' scribes him as a Jew who was By JOSEPH POLAKOFF Chief of JTA Washington Bureau brought up in Kobe before World TOKYO (JTA)—"Nihonjin To War II, left there during the war Yudayajin" is the transliterated and returned to Japan in the post- Japanese tile of this country's run- war period. Bartur said the publisher, a away nonfiction best seller, "The Christian who operates a small Japanese and the Jews." company specializing in biblical The 208-page volume made its works, explained that he must re- appearance eight months ago with spect the author's desire for anon- a modest first run of 2,500 copies. Since then it has sold over a half ymity. ,- The publisher will only say that million, been quoted from by Ja- pan's Premier Eisaku Sato on he is a businessman and obviously national television, grabbed an im- also a scholar well versed in Jap- - . portant literary prize and, in the anese literature and history and ...process, created an intriguing knowledgeable in Jewish classics. mystery surrounding its author- A professor at Indiana State Uni- " ship. versity in Terre Haute who han- Why the book made an impact dles the author's mail and appar- in Japan was explained to this ently knows him, offers no clues. correspondent by Moshe Bartur, He says the writer "is not ready Israel's ambassador to Tokyo. to disclose his identity." For one thing, he said, "it identi- The book draws a parallel be- fies modern Japan's quest and tween Japanese philosophy and search for its own identity and literture and Hebrew learning, in- mission in today's world." Sec- cluding the Talmud. It speaks of ondly, "it reflects the fascinating contemporary problems that Jap- spiritual relationship between Ja- anese and Jews—Israelis—have in pan and the Japanese people and common, among them matters of Judaism and the Jewish state— national security and defense. Israel." Prime Minister Sato quoted from Bartur noted that the book's the book seven months ago during language is "very rich Japan- a television appearance at which ese, very difficult to translate." Japan's defense problems were discussed. When Gideon Rafael, He said the "perspective is such that it could have been written director general of Israel's for- only by one fully versed in Jap- eign ministry, visited Japan, the anese literature and peculiari- book was Sato's first subject. Two days later, when the prime min- ties." Beyond that, the Israeli envoy ister met King Faisal of Saudi was no better able to identify the Arabia, he immediately began author than the scores of other talking about "Nihonjin To Yu- literary detectives who have been dayajin," to the obvious conster- probing the mystery since the nation of the Arabian monarch. Meredith Weatherby, president book attained prominence. Am- bassador Bartur believes he is a of John Weatherhill, Inc., in Tokyo, bi-cultural person born of a mixed announced recently that an English marriage—possibly a Jewish father language edition of the book is scheduled for publication early next and Japanese mother. The name of the author appear- year. Western readers will then ing on the cover is Isaiah Ben- have a chance to find out what Dasan, abviously a nom-de-plume. so tremendously impressed the A brief preface to the book de- Japanese. by Prof. Michael Sela, dean of the biology faculty at hte Weiz- mann Institute of Science, who is chairman of the Israeli Society of Immunological Scientists. UPSIDE DOWN YOU WON'T FIND A FINER WINE THAN e rd, aeff ' 'Milan Wistarias, Detroit, Mich. Classified Ads Get Quick Results PRINCE EDWARD eJen Li For the Look of today 1 st Annual in Black & Grey • Cut Velvet • Bell Bottoms • Flares • Boots • Colored Shirts For Proms & Weddings /2 OFF 1 Tuxedo Sales & Rental Men's Clothing 126 S. Woodward (1st Block South of Maple on Woodward) Birmingham, Mich. 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