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Shazar Gets Rabbis' Mahzor
FHILADELPIIIA—A con-
tribution of $225,000 to Drop-
sie University for the estab-
lishment of a professorship
in Bible and for the endow-
ment of a fellowship in Bible
studies was made by Joseph
Meyerhoff, president of the
Joseph Meyerhoff Fund, Inc.,
Baltimore.
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Israel President Zalman Shazar accepts a copy of the
new edition of the High Holy Day Mahzor from Rabbi Judah
Nadich, president of the Rabbinical Assembly. association
of Conservative rabbis. The prayerbook, published by the
Rabbinical Assembly edited by Rabbi Jules Harlow, com-
bines a fresh translation of the ancient text with poetry and
prose of contemporary authors. The new mahzor was re-
viewed in Jewish News Purely Commentary. Aug. 18, 1972.
Rabbi Nadich made the presentation on his recent trip to
Israel.
Hematologist Cites Maimonides
as Scientific Method Initiator
NEW YORK — Dr. Fred Hebrew University in Jeru-
Rosner, a Queens hematolo- salem.
The second volume com-
gist, in a recently published
Yeshiva University book, pletes the first Western-
claims that Moses Maimon- language translation of the
ides (1135.1204) might have late 12th Century work.
been the "first to herald th• Written in Arabic, the aphor-
isms represent the major
advent of critical science"
by proposing scientific in- medical work of Maimonides,
vestigation and personal ob- who is more widely known
as philosopher, halakhist
servation.
The work is the second (authority on Jewish law)
volume of "The Medical and physician. It is the most
Aphorisms of Moses Mai- voluminous of his 10 authen-
rnonides," translated and tic medical writings.
In the text, :Maimonides
edited by Dr. Rosner, chief
of the hematology division focuses his criticism on
of the Queens Hospital Cen• Galen, the second Century
ter, affiliate of the Long Is- Greek physician, writer and
land Jewish Hillside Medical medical authority. The 25th
Center, and Dr. Scussman treatise or chapter of the
Muntner, professor of the Aphorisms may be called,
history of medicine at the according to Dr.:Rosner, the
"Holy War of Independent
Scientific Investigation
20 U.S. Communities Against Galen."
The 1,500 aphorisms of
Will Host Israelis
Maimonides, arranged in 25
NEW YORK—Twenty U.S.
chapters or treatises, were
Jewish communities will host
culled from Galen. Hippo-
Israeli intellectuals for two
crates and a number of Is-
weeks, as part of Israel's
lamic physicians. They deal
25th anniversary. The pro-
with anatomy, . physiology,
Jed., "Scholars-in-Residence,"
surgery, balneoloizy, gyne-
is sponsored by American
cology, pharmacology, hy-
Zionist Youth Foundation.
giene, pathology, diet, symp•
The Israeli scholars include
tomatology and diagnosis.
Yehuda Amichai, poet; Mali Though the aphorisms are
Megged, professor of Jewish primarily a collection of
mysticism; Nathan Shaham,
medical rules and descrip-
vice-chairman of Israeli Ra-
tions, Maimonides inserts his
dio and Television Author-
own views.
ity; Israel Eliraz, Israeli
Dr. Rosner joined the Long
playwright; Shmuel Etting-
Island Jewish Hillside Medi-
er, professor of Judaism at
cal Center in 1970 after ser-
Hebrew University; Yoram
ving at Maimonides Medical
Dinstein, professor of eco-
Center in Brooklyn for three
nomics at Tel Aviv Univer-
years as assistant director
sity; Adin Sleinsaltz, editor
of the hematology division.
of a work on the Talmud.
He is also associate professor
in the department of medi-
40 Pct. of Egypt Arms cine at the State University
of New York College of
Prepared for Battle
BRUSSELS (ZINS) — Unit- Medicine at Stony Brook.
ed Press Interational report-
ed that a top-secret Egyptian
military survey found only
40 per cent of the country's
weapons and 60 per cent of
its planes were battle-ready.
The report, quoting diplo-
matic sources, said that
Egypt lost 100 MIG-21 and
Sukhoi-7 planes during the
war of attrition with Israel,
and in subsequent _training
flights.
Western intelligence puts
the number lost during the
fighting with Israel at 50.
rather than Egypt's claim of
10.
Physician and educator,
Dr. Muntner is professor of
the history of medicine at
the Hebrew University, di-
rector of the historical sec-
tion, Israel Gaiter yof Medi-
cine and co-editor and
founder of Koroth, the coun-
try's medical hiktory journal.
Dr. Muntner is collaborating
with Dr. Rosner on the first
English translation of Mai-
monides' "Glossary of Drug
Names," a work discovered
about 30 years ago in the
Aya Sofia Library in Istan-
bul.
THE DETROIT. JEWISH NEWS
Friday, kb. 16, 1973-11
Meyerhoff's $225,000 Gift Aids Bible Studies-
brew
College, a teachers'
training school.
An additional contribution
of $125,000 will enable the
university to attract one of
the world's leading Bible
scholars to serve as Joseph
Meyerhoff Professor of Bible.
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A business and civic leader
widely known in Baltimore
and on the national scene,
Meyerhoff has been engaged
in home building and devel-
opment of new communities
and shopping centers in the
Baltimore area and else-
where. He served for many
years as president of the As-
sociated Jewish Charities in
Baltimore: as general chair-
man of the rnited Jewish
Appeal; president of the
Encyclopaedia Judaica Press:
Announcing the contribu-
tion. Dr. Louis L. Kaplan,
executive vice-president of
the fund and a member of
the board of governors of
Dropsie since 1940. said that
Meyerhoff s benefaction will
enhance- the prestige of the
Bible Department at Dropsie
and help attract outstanding
Bible scholars and teachers
to the institution.
Meyerhoff contributed the
sum of $100,000 to establish
the Frank J. Rubenstein En- Claire Burch
dowment Fund to provide for
the fellowship which will en- Defies Tendency
able a qualified graduate to Emotionalism
student, preferably from the
BiAtimore area, to pursue
"Notes of a Survivor" is a
full-time studies at Dropsie. book of verses by Claire
The endowment fund is an Burch. It's a confidence-in-
expression of MeyerhofFit spiring work and one writer
close friendship with Ruben- has described Miss Burch's
stein, Baltimore insurance efforts as a defiance of de-
executive. A native Philadel- pressing ailments.
phian, Rubenstein served
Published by Westheth
as secretary to Dr. Cyrus Poets Press, this new book by
Adler, the first president of Claire Burch has been distri-
the 64-year-old post-graduate buted by Hobbs-Merrill Co.,
university. -
the publishers of Miss
The Rubenstein endowment Burch's notable work "A
will also make possible for Stranger in the Family: A
Dropsie to conduct a seminar Guide to Living With the
session each year at the Bal- Emotionally Disturbed."
timore Hebrew College. Dr.
Both "Stranger in the
Kaplan, who is also an alum-
Family" and "Notes of a
nus of Dropsie, is president
Survivor" are important as
emeritus of Baltimore lie-
guides to the emotionally up-
set.
Israeli Guinea Pigs
Here's a sample of the
Burch approach'
Popular Abroad
"I don't want to write no
REllovoT — An initial more
authoritative books no
shipment of 100 guinea pigs,
more," Claire Burch —des-
raised in the annual breed-
cribed by an eminent shrink
ing center at the, Weizmann
as the Dr. Spock of emotion-
Institute of Science was
al disturbance—says in her
being sent to the University
Alice-in-Wonderland-to - hell-
of Shiraz, Iran, by the Israeli
with-grammar voice. "If I
Yeda Research and Develop-
ever get some time go on
ment Co I d
television explaining that
Dr. Asher Meshorer, head people can read the books
of the institute's experimen- if they want and they're
tal animals breeding center, true, I mean I really meant
said that guinea pigs were them. But I'm just a dumb
also being exported to the tin pan alley songwriter
University of Manitoba in now. All I want to do is write
Winnipeg.
dumb simple tunes with
The two partially inbred dumb simple really true
guinea pig species flown to words that make people
Canada are particularly dif- think about themselves and
ficult to raise, and only a who they're with and who
few specialized animal they lost and who's crazy
breeding centers have suc- and what crazy could be if
ceeded in raising them. They we'd let it, and how we can
are specially valuable in im- get through without hurting
each other so much.
munological research. .
Be pampered on a leisurely vaC,,tion
at the new luxurious Gcldar Hotel
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weeks all inclusive St ON
JOSEPH MEYERHOF'F
and as member of the board
of governors of Hebrew Uni-
versity and Technion Insti-
tute of Technology in Israel,
among many other associa-
tions.
In accepting the contribu-
tion of 5225.000. Dr. Abra-
ham I. Katsh. president of
Dropsie, lauded Meyerhoff
for his perceptive gift which
will "strengthen the scholas-
tic fiber of Dropsie Univer-
sity and mark a milestone in
our efforts to develop our
Bible department."
To further make the study
of Bible at Dropsie "a most
significant area of education
and research," Dr. Katsh
also announced that the in-
stitution's board of governors
has approved the naming of
the Bible department as the
Max I.. Margolis Department
of Biblical Literature to per-
petuate the name of a great
.lewish Bible scholar and add
further prestige to the Meyer-
hoff Professorship and the
Rubenstein Fellowship.
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