Tarbuth Foundation Provides the American Address for Hebrew
Produced `To Israel With Hebrew' TV Program Sponsored by ZOD
"Why don't you w rite to the
Tarbuth Foundation7"
dren's monthly in America and in
the dispersion at large. And the
publication of "Israel With a
Smile," authored by Dr. Shlomo
Kodesh, prominent Israeli edu-
cator, has proved to be such a
success that the book is now in its
second printing.
„At ,
This question is often heard in
many a Jewish community
throughout America, and it crops
up among professional Jewish edu-
cators as well as lay people, when
some specific "Hebrew" problem
(WC upi•. their attention. and calls
for a way of solving that lies off
the beaten track of routines.
"Tarbuth" has become an "Ad-
dress - for Hebrew in America.
And the exact address is: 515
Park Ave New York 10022.
Finally, there is a filmstrip "A
Day of Hebrew" produced
by
Tarbuth on the workings of modern
Hebrew in Israel.
The field of mass communica-
tions is Tarbuth's favorite tar-
get area and the responses to its
programs on radio and television
have strikingly demonstrated the
point. The use of the media for
teaching and learning Hebrew
not only achieves remarkable re-
DR. EMANUEL NEUMANN
sults, but creates also, and this is
ners, and "Living Hebrew" for equally important for a cultural
the advanced. Radio programs climate for the language, the
such as "Let's Talk Hebrew," land and the people of Israel.
"Let's Talk More Hebrew" and
"To Israel With Hebrew," pro-
"Let's Advance in Hebrew" were duced jointly by Tarbuth and the
prepared originally for broadcast- department of education and cul-
ing over Station WEVD in New ture of the World Zionist Organiza-
York and are now on tape.
tion, will be -presented over Chan-
Tarbuth also figures prominent- nel 56 until the middle of August.
ly among the sponsors of "Olam The series also is available over
Hadash," the only Hebrew chil- cable television.
Children m a congregational
school in Denver are given an as:
signment by their teacher to write
an essay about Israel---at the sug-
gestion of their teacher, they turn
ABRAHAM GOODMAN
JACOB GOODMAN
to "Tarbuth" for material to re-
search, a YN1HA in New York modern Hebrew writers, such as as "Hebrew Through Games,"
"Hebrew Through Arts and
wants to establish a Hebrew nun Agnon, Ahad Ha'Am. Barash.
The Modern Hebrew Classics Crafts," "Hebrew Through Songs,"
sery for children - -Tarbuth is at
its side helping to carry out this represent, however, only part — and "Hebrew Through Stamps" are
experiment in bilingual pre-school though a very important and spar- are part of the project and help
education. a Hebrew hobbyist in kling, facet—of the Tarbuth enter- to lend color and excitement to
rise. Another undertaking is the camp living in a Hebrew atmos-
Chicago wants to obtain gUidance Camp Project bringing Tarbuth phere. Furthermore, there is the
on current Hebrew publicati ons.
'
counselors
into various summer "Hebrew Culture Caravan." a fea-
and Tarbuth supplies turn with the
camps and aiming at once at Jew- tore supplement released as a
proper information: a Christian
ish content penetration, and the public service to Jewish papers.
clergyman in California wonders
Hebraization of thepro gram in The American Jewish PresS As-
how to obtain Hebrew tapes of the
Bible, and he inquires about it many a camp, particularly those sociation has also cooperated by
from Tarbuth. that are maintained under corn- providing our Hebrew columns such The Hebrew Corner
munal auspices. Program aids such as "A Taste of Hebrew" for begin-
These are just a few examples
of Tarbuth's reputation and ef-
fectiveness at home, but the Head
foundation's na me and work is
also known abroad. An American
soldier in Vietnam, who had heard
A glowing report on Israel and with whom I talked."
about Tarbuth's activities through
the language magazine "Quint° her struggle for survival emerged
Dr. Hyatt said he personally
Lingo. - is furnished with a cor. from a recent visit there by Dr. witnessed "80 Arabs working bar-
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respondence course in Hebrew. David Hyatt, executive vice presi- moniously beside 60 Jews in a
And a young lady in Havana finds dent of the National Conference of Jerusalem radiator and air-con-
devious ways to communicate with Christians and Jews.
ditioning factory, and when we
Tarbuth, and obtains, through a
Dr. Hyatt, a Catholic, and his asked the Arab factory manager
Jewish education office ir. Canada, wife . a Jew. were guests of the what the secret was, he said,
the Hebrew textbook she needs.
Israel government along with 23 'Life is stronger than politics.'
"This is not to say, of course,
Presently Tarbuth's activity re- newsmen and broadcasters. It was
fleets itself in Detroit, where its his second visit to Israel—his first that there are no problems be-
television series, "To Israel With being in pre-state Palestine in tween the Arabs and the Jews.
Hebrew." is being shown over 1942. when he served as an am- But the Israeli government has
Channel 56, under the joint spun- balance driver for the British painstakingly solicited the cooper-
ation and friendship of these
sorship of The Jew ish News and Arm y'
Dr. Hyatt's report, carried in former enemies in its midst, has
the Zionist organization of De-
trod. The progra of will be re- the Scarsdale. N. Y.. Inquirer, has bent over backwards to respect
newed 6,30 p in. Tuesday. July 11. been circulated to all regional di- the religion of the Moslem as well
It was 10 years last January rectors of the National Conference. as all other faiths, and enlisted
Describing a visit to Kibutz Kfar their help and paid them well for
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since Tarbuth Foundation for the
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Advancement of Hebrew Culture Blum near the Lebanese and their labors. Good jobs for the
Syrian borders, Dr. Hyatt said, Arabs, decent wages, up-to-date
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made event
its official
debut
at a saw
gilt , For 19 years these dedicated, health and medical facilties and
tiring
in New
York that
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Abby Eban as its central figure. selfless people who live a spartan modern school (taught in Arabic)
He had come at the behest of Dr. communal life to help build this .— privileges many of these people
new
nation
have
been
toiling
in
the
never
knew
before
—
have
been
E manuel Neumann, the great vet-
eran leader of American Zionism, valley below the Golan Heights provided in the occupied territories
who is the father of the "Tarbuth- directly under the guns of the within Israel and are bringing
idea and who won, for its realiza- Syrian troops . . .
about person-to-person understand-
..Just as at Suez. when von
lion, the enthusiastic and gener-
ing among Israeli Arabs and Jews
motor . . . to Kibutz Mar Blum
ous support of Abraham and Jacob
that could not be fostered in any
- Goodman, well known New York • . . you again get quite a dlr.
other way.
ferent view of Israel's struggle
industrialists
They
"Amazingly, also, Israel man-
have
long
for survival from the rhetorical ages to keep just barely ahead of
formed a famous fraternal team,
descriptions of ('N debaters at-
making a mark of distinction in
its immense refugee problem.
tacking Israel's 'incursions' into Sinc
l e
both Jewish philanthropy
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and
art
d s noefatrhly;
Lebanon and Syria."
Zionist leadership in America
Je ws
1, ;1" '7;7 1961
The night before the Ilyatts' ar- world. 10.000 alone escaped Soviet
The Goodman brothers have
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been supplying the funds for the rival terrorists had crossed the tyranny last year. From Iraq. all
Ta r but h Foundation's many- border from Lebanon and mur- told, 250.000 Jews have found free.
facetod work throughout the years. dered thtee Israelis. Israeli sot- dom in Israel and only 400 re-
into main."
retaliated. crossing
and have taken an active part in diers
the development of the Founda- Lebanon and emptying 20 houses. AnElripchaassizniniil itaIrs3raeelq'suirinm
eeednt for
two's program Dr. Neumann. who which they then blew up.
"so its army can keep a balance
Wrote Dr. Hyatt -
has guided the foundation as its
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president for a number of years.
"And when we came down from against its Russian-armed neigh-
sw
h.eiorary president. while the Golan Heights we read in the hors. Dr. Hyatt concluded:
kbrahani Goodman serves as pre, Jerusalem Post that the Lebanese
"I have underlined the depth of
!dent and his brother as treasurer . I . N ambassador had called upon Israel's struggle for survival here
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The secretary of the foundation is the Security Council to condemn
chie
This
n. young man from Israel gained world fame.
Th year Dr. Auial Neema a
h t fly
Ralph Wech‘ler. prominent in the Israel's
- incursion" across
betceanuusoeit
ro
the fla
the
tenuous nature
nsaeteums to hmel; He began to study theoretical physics only seven years ago. Still. Auval !See-
man has chances of becoming the first Israeli scientist to receive the Nobel
Labor Zionist movement. and a border And the Security Council. very existence without
S. back- price. lir. luval Neeman found the particle that was missing to the scientists
contrttiutx- to the Foundation in although it would not condemn
inc and support has not been ade- working on the atom. This particle is called "Omega Minus. - The grcalcs ,
physicists in the world declared that Dr. Neeman•s and Prof. Gelman's findings
his own right—he donated a spa- the killing of innocent Israeli byes quately reported to the majority
are the most important in nuclear physics during the past few years.
vial
fund through which a sirs by
the
Palestinian
terrorists. of our American people
Dr Neeman is now only ht; however he already has a rich past. He was
born
in Tel Aviv and studied at the - Ileralia - secondary school. He was grad ,
s gnificant project Was financed— mooed that Israel must withdraw'
"I wish every American v. ho
the Mcvdt•rn Hebrew Classics se- from Lebanon which it already values freedom and justice would ated from this school at the Age of IS and eniered the - Technicum" and rice iced
diploma as an electrical engineer. During the War of Independence he was an
ries. a venture initiated by Dr. had
realize more fully how much our outstanding commander. Auval Neeman remained in the army after the War
of Independence, it was only after the Sinai operation that he decided to stud"
Neumann. Designed for primary
"I was far more bothered by help is needed there. For Israel is physics.
He wont to England to study and at the same time was a military
use in Ifet,rew departments of col- this double standard of morality still a land whose people along its
attache at the Israel Embassy In London. Half the time he worked at the
and half the time he studied at
1(1 0.es and um, ers Ines: this series in the
the universIty. In the year 1961
uN, once again imposed borders are at all times living in embassy
Auval Neeman received his doetorate for his H.-us on ••omega Minus:" but
encompasses special editions of upon Israel. than were the Israelis danger of attack."
only this year It was found that Vocal Neentan•s theory Is
Only after
toe,000 laboratory photos was the missing Particle or the
atom found. called
of Nat'l Conference of Christians
and Jews Is Impressed With Israel
Nobel Prize to an. Israeli Scientist
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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
- Omega Minus.•. This is how rural Neeman of Israel
gained fame as one of the most Important scientists In the world.