Torah's Two Spindles
Weiss-Rosmarin's 'Judaism,
By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX
(Copyright 1972. JTA, me.)
Christianity', Green's 'Angry Sian'
The Torah scroll is rolled over
erback
, two spindles instead of the entire
Selznick Story, Available in Pa p

THE DETROIT

JEWISH

Friday, August 11, 1972-13

NEWS

British MP Body Speaks to Soviet Jews in Vienna

Cormack said the parliamen
tan' group talked with emigrants
All-Party Parliamentary Commit- who had waited for years f or exi t
tee for the Release of Soviet
Also
issued
as
paperbacks
by
!
scroll
being
rolled
on
one
spindle.
Jewry
have returned from a visit visas, who had lost their jobs after
"Judaism and Christianity: The
A number of reasons arc
to Vienna, where they observed applying for visas and who had
Differences" by Trude Weiss-Ras-
Weiss-Ras- Pocket Books are: "The Dice
had their homes ransacked and
marin has been reissued as a l, Man" by Luke Rhinehart, and Bob vanced for this practice. Some the arrival of Soviet emigrants their possessions confiscated by
a erback by Jonathan David. Thomas'
"Selznick." The latter is claim that it is done so that the bound for Israel and talked with
I
the authorities.
Since its first appearance in 1943 I the popular biography of David scroll can be handled, rolled and the olim, officials of the Jewish
On arriving at the Vienna way
her book retains major impor- : Selznick, the maker of "Gone picked up without touching the Agency and the Israeli a mbas-
station en route to Israel, he re-
'
parchment.
Since
the
parchment
sador.
tance as an evaluator of dissim- ' With the Wind," and an intimate
ported,
they were relieved, happy
. story of "Hollywood in the Golden contains the holy scriptures, the i
ilarities,
rabbis were quite concerned that I MI' Patrick Cormack, chairman and incredulous at their success
Dr. Weiss-Rosmarin wrote her I Era."
the parchment be treated with the l of the committee, said on behalf in leaving Russia.
•
i of Hugh Dykes, Peter Archer, Gre-
book upon reaching the conclusion.
utmost of dignity and concern.
I vine Janner and himself that the
that "it was high time to stress 'Eagle and Dove,' Novel
Another reason given for rolling visit had "brought home in a
in Jewish circles that 'good will' With Russian Background
WHEN YOU ,J)ic A COCKTAIL
the
scroll
over
two
spindles
is
so
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,
b e t w e e n Jews and Christians
new, and moving way the stark
ny- : A novel with historical hack-
read
from
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Russia
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that
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and ' grounds, retracing Jewish life in
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ming all bars
d ies the difficulties
mous with
obliterating or denying the dif- the early part of this century, has occasion should be easily available ' I a citizen who wishes to worship
worship
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ferences that separate the two been reissued as a paperback and when the scroll is open. Other- I and maintain his own special cul-
, draws attention to an interestint: wise the congregation would have
'lure and traditions "
faiths."
best seller
to be kept waiting until the scroll i
Her work is valuable for its
treatment of the contrasts in vari- ' "The Eagle and the Dove" by is rolled out to the specific place
ous attitudes—asceticism. faith : Ruth Freeman Solomon, first is- from which the reading is to take
now place.
sued as a l'utnam hard cover, ne
versus law', sin and atonement :
available in a Pocket Books (Simon '
i
It is interesting to note in
and other differing factors. She
states in interpreting asceticism: 1 and Schuster) paperback, is both this regard
that the rabbis try
ga
M
' a love story and a social study. D to employ every means to make
and Judaism:
"In contradistinction to Chris- reveals the aftereffects of a pa_ sure that no time was wasted
tianity, which regards poverty, eel- , gram (the infamous Odessa tra- : to upset the decorum in keeping
ibacy and solitude as singularly gedy).
the Russian
oficials suffer.
vvho ; the congregation waiting. Those
were involved
t'ae Jewish
th a t use silver
•
congregations
conducive to piety, and dispar-
breast plates to adorn the scroll.
ages joy and beauty as sinful. Ju- ers.
Ronya, daughter of a wealthy usually have metal plates which
daism affirms man's God-given
right to the fullest permissible Jew, is the Dove: Prince Boris can be inserted into the breast
Pirov,
the lover who also played plate, so that whoever reaches
can of this wordly happiness in
DEVI •
- tole in ending_ the pogrom, but into ihe
the Holy Ark to take out the
SERVICE THAT SATISFIES"
material blessings. in marriage
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in a well integrated community w ho is not without guilt, is the scroll would immediately know at
been
is hich portion the scroll has
life and in a keep and alert enjoy- won-.sew, the Eagle.
out to
ment and appreciation of the
gypsy Queen Tamara is among
beauty and perfection of crea- ''iii characters w h o play vital roles

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