Laikin's 'Memoirs' Published in

English Translation

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

16—Friday, lone 30, 1972

referring to the Laikin home on

Benjamin M Laikin has ranked
high in many circles here. He is a
former president of the Jewish Na
tional Fund Council. He has shared
in pioneering work for the Poa lc
Zion. He is active in Shaarey Zedek
and stall attends services and pub-
lic functions there regularly.
Primasily. he is interested in the
advancement of Yiddish literary
efforts and in building up the Yid-
dish school system. He has aided
Yiddish writers and he loves the
language

All this as esident in his hook,
Memoirs of a Practical Dreamer. -
which first appeared in Yiddish
Iti:NJA_MIN M. LAIKIN
three !.ears ago and has been
- Many Yiddish writers and na-
translated into English and has ,
been published by Bloch. Locally, tional Jewish leaders can testify to
Bornstein Bock Store is handling it the warmth of the Laikin house-
exclusively. hold. The Laikin house was, for

many, home as well as the central
Moshe Starkman, the distin-
bureau, the organization's head-
guished Yiddish writer, wrote the
quarters of Detroit. Many ftmd
introductory essay commending
raising campaigns were organized
Laikin's work for the Yiddish
and conducted in Laikin's spacious
edition. Now Starkman, to-
gether with Murray Kass, did basement 'auditorium.' (He was
- - - —
the translating into English, and

LaSalle Blvd.). Many lecturers
educated and entertained their
audiences in that basement meet-
ing room. Many writers described
their books and raised funds for
their publication there. Some of
his guests were destined to become
leaders of the state of Israel ..."
There is deep sentiment in
La ikin's references to his wife
(liana who receives great tribute in
the "memoirs," his four daughters.
11 grandchildren and sons-in-law—
his sense of gratitude for what he
had achieved and his reaffirma-

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tion of principles which guided his
life.

In spite of the many flaws in
listing backgrounds of communal

activities here—historical data is
actually limited to his personal
experiences — Laikin's book will
surely arouse much discussion
and will be a basis for reminis-
cences by others who are referred
to in this interesting book.

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the memoirs, which deal with
many Detroit occurrences will
surely arouse considerable dis-
cussion among the many non-Yid-
dish readers who are yet to
learn how a fellow-worker in
many ranks judges conditions
and describes experiences.

A life filled with struggle. from
childhood in the Podolov town in
the Minsk Province of Russia,
um.il his migration to this country,
especially the uphill battle for sur-
vival in the United States, fills the
pages of this 360-page book.
Before coming to Detroit, in his
difficult task of becoming Ameri-
canized while encountering ob-
stacles in earning a livelihood, he
had a tough time in Baltimore But
he began to make his mar's there'
and even while struggling eccnom-
wally he had already begun to
labor there for the establishment
of Yiddish schools
Su. h a:-ti‘ ibis continued when
he came to Detroit. and here his
devotion to Zionism. his deep in
terest w .low ish literature, his role
m c!,1c protective ranks-- all make
his wolk of unusual interest for his
fellow Detroiter,

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He mouulons many names and he
does not pull any punches. When he
describes the controversies in Jew-
ish ranks, he does not minimize,
nor does he appease anyone. Ile
calls a 'spade a spade, whether it
is in relation to Zionist activities,
nr the Jewish Comninnity Council.
or the American Jewish Congress .

Similarly, he is frank in writ-
ing about his late wife, Anna,
who shared in so many of his

labors here, and about his chili
dren. He details and analyzes
family episodes with as much
devotion to personal experiences
as he does to th public interests.
Therefore his hook genuinely'
deserves the title ''Memoirs."

Starkman was not only the
editorial adviser for the Yiddish
text and co-translator of the cur-
rent English edition. He is also the
evaluator of Laikin's services
and his home and social roles in
the introduction to the English edi-
tion He states, inter alias

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JUNE 29, 30 & JULY 1st

Bar-Ley Sees More
Jobs in Next 4 Years

TEL AVIV (JTA)- -Gen. Haim
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and industry, said Tuesday night
that Israeli industry will employ
8,0(10 academically trained peo-
ple in the next four years, almost
double the number it now employs.

lie stressed that the future of
Israel's industry depends on its
ability to utilize scientific research.
Bar-Lev spoke at the Weizmann
Institute of Science in Rehovot
where an honorary fellowship was
conferred on the American jurist
and philanthropist. Ilarold Weill .

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