Flowers From the Prime Minister

Golda Meir, Israel's premier, celebrated her 73rd birthday in
an unusual way. She donated the numerous bouquets she received
from well-wishers to wounded soldiers in the Hadassah-Hebrew Uni-
versity Hospital. All Mrs. Meir's birthday flowers were delivered to
YAAL, Hadassah's Women's auxiliary, for distribution to the sol-
diers. "It's a great feeling to get flowers from the prime minister
herself," said Abdul Rekev, a Druze soldier. "Her kind thought not
only made the ward brighter, it cheered us all for the whole day."

Birth

nno•ricements

Nazis Barbaric
Planning Shown
in Ludlum Novel

Aug. 3—To Mr. and Mrs. Law-
rence Shulman (Susan Bennett),
Anti-Semitic tendencies in Ger-
formerly Detroiters of Canoga many in the aftermath of World
Park, Calif., a son, Jaimie Nathan. War I that led to the emergence
of Nazism are likened to financial
July 31—To Mr. and Mrs. Mar- support gained by Hitler's cohorts
vin S. Shwedel (Dorie Lowenthal), in this country prior to the Holo-
23604 Coach House, Southfield, a caust in an exciting novel by Rob-
son, Ariel Joseph.
ert Ludllum.
In his "The Scarlatti Inherit-
July 27—To Mr. and Mrs. Ste- ance," published by World, the
phen Boodin (Lynda Margolis), novelist describes the activities of
1738 Murfin, Ann Arbor, a daugh- an American "hero" in the first
ter, Jennifer Ashlei.
world conflict. He made an alli-
* * *
ance with Georg Strasser, pledged
July 24—To Dr. and Mrs. Ken- the millions of his family fortune
neth Blaze (Ronna Robinson), for- to the Nazis, was about to accom-
mer Detroiters of Hollywood, Fla., plish his nefarious aims when his
schemes were foiled by an Ameri-
a son, Jeffrey Neil.
* *
can who acted for the State De-
July 22—To Mr. and Mrs. Han- partment and his courageous
Schreiber (Joan Levin), 2270 mother.
It is the story of Ulster Stewart
lidge, Troy, a son, Lawrence
Scarlett who assumed the German
Alvin.
* *
name of Heinrich Kroeger, and
July 13—To Mr. and Mrs. Law- did not stop at any method of help-
ence Cutler (Barbara Sisskind), ing build up the Nazi machine.
. 21191 Kipling, Oak Park, a daugh- There are murders in the drama-
tic developments in this tale.
er; Wendi Michele.
* * *
Hitler himself and his associates
July 11—To Dr. and Mrs. Jerry are in the cast of the novel's char-
A.-2-- Appel (Lesley B. Appleton), acters. Cordell Hull is listed as
1713 Gardenia, Royal Oak, a having known the family.
The American, Matthew Can-
daug_hter, Deborah Elizabeth.
* * *
field, is authorized to take action
To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dermer to track down the theft of hun-
cit.:*c. (Hedy Winger), 14810 Talbot, Oak dreds of million of dollars from his
family by Scarlett, who became
Park, a son, Eric Paul.
Kroeger.
There is enough action, suffi-
RABBI LEO
cient intrigue, to make Robert
Ludllum's "The Scarlatti Inherit-
ance" an excellent theme for a
Expert Mohel
movie.—P.S.

Prof. Blacker's Powerful Israel Novel

Israel's • struggles for existence,
her embattled people, the builders
of a new life for Jews in a re-
deemed homeland — the many
factors in redemption and fight
for life lend themselves to novel-
ized writings. Much fiction has
been created based on the Israeli
way of life as well as the history
of 23 years of defensive efforts.
Prof. Irwin I. Blacker of the
University of Southern California,
who already has to his credit a
number of novels as well as non-
fiction works and books for juve-
niles, has written a very long
novel. In "The Middle of the Fire"
which has just been issued by
Scribners, the Cleveland-born au-
thor has covered so much of Is-
rael's experiences from the very
beginning of statehood, that it may
well be termed an historical
novel.
He started with the War of
Independence, and from 1948 the
author proceeded to delineate his
characters through all of Israel's
trials and tribulations, covering
the years that had led to the Six-

Israel May Ban
Cigarette Ads

JERUSALEM (JTA) — A com-
mission to study the possibility of
banning cigaret and tobacco ad-
vertising in Israel has been insti-
tuted by Attorney General Meir
Shamgar.
The bill, drawn up by the health
ministry, would have more ex-
tensive stipulations than those of
most countries. In addition to the
warning on tobacco packs and
boxes stating the danger to one's
health, each product would be
obliged to list in large letters the
amounts of tar and nicotine con-
tained in it. Advertising of tobacco
or its products would be prohibit-
ed from newspapers, television
and radio.
The committee appointed by the
attorney general will study the
practical implications of such a
bill. A report will then be sub-
mitted to the cabinet stating possi-
ble effects on the economy and
methods of enforcement.

Day War. The latter receives due
and special attention and the
reader is led down all the roads
that were traversed in the battles
for an assured security.
Primarily, the Blacker narrative
distinguishes itself for its descrip-
tion of the attitude of the people
of Israel and for the powerful cast
of characters who figure in the
story.
There is a special aspect that
adds significance to the story in
the weaving into the plot of the
Arab side of the story. The oc-
currences are not limited to Israel.
The reader is taken into the Arab
camp. He is told how the enemies
of Israel operated, what the Egypt-
ian military thought, how, in the
Six-Day War, they had already
considered themselves within Is-
rael, on the road to Tel Aviv.
It is the realism that causes the
novel to emerge as an especially
well narrated story of a people's
battle for freedom.
And as part of the realism
there is due consideration given
to Israel's problems, the inner
struggles that are negated by the
determined will of a people not
to be subjected to destruction.
Because the author has dealt
with the several military chal-
lenges, his novel has merit also as

insecurity, from a period that
spelled Holocaust, into confidence
necessitated by the will to live.
The Yemenites and the Arabs
described here, the European
forces in the new society, the
Hagana fighters and the defenders
of Jerusalem — those passing
through the pages of "The Middle
of the Fire" could enrich any story,
but they emerge in glory, in spite
of the many obstacles, in a work
about Israel. Blacker's method has
turned his narrative into an out-
standing novel about Israel. —P.S.

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, August 13, 1971-37

a definitive work on the geograph-
ical elements.

One sees in the story as Blacker
tells it, an emerging new society,
as well as an evolutionary develop-
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JDL'S Sit-in Brings
Pledge From Kennedy

WASHINGTON (JTA)—Sen. Ed-
ward M. Kennedy pledged his sup-
port to act for the release of five
Jews facing trial in Sverdlovsk
after Rabbi Meir Kahane and a
dozen other members of his Jew-
ish Defense League staged an al-
most four-hour sit-in recently in
the senator's offices.
Edward T. Martin, the Massa-
chusetts Democrat's administra-
tive aide, said Kennedy was pre-
paring to issue an appeal for clem-
ency as soon as an aide determines
to whom it should be sent.
Rafael Perl, a lawyer who often
speaks here for the JDL and other
activists for Soviet Jewry, said
the five Jews facing trial for "anti-
Soviet activity" involving the pos-
session of Hebrew books are Val-
eriy Kukui, Yuli Kosharovsky,
Boris Rabinowitz, Vladimir Aks
and Vladimir Markman.

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