Religio-Cultural
Jewish Heritage
44—Friday, September 7, 1973 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Paige Mitchell, Southern Belle With Jewish
U.S. to Sell 18 Phantoms,
Backround Who Authored 'Covenant'
36 Skyhawks to Israel
Next to the blood ties of
common descent, it is pri-
marily their religio-cultural
is an engineer, my mother a
Paige Mitchell — in pri-
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Is- gory at the rate of two per
schoolteacher."
heritage that makes Jews vate life Judith Ginnes — is
rael
and the Trinited States month. But this schedule has
Jewish; more Jewish, indeed, the byline for so powerful a
At 17 she was married to a will sign an agreement some- since been modified.
when they affirm Judaism n o v e 1 ("The Covenant,"
Missis-
from
Jew. a lawyer,
time this month under which
with their conscious and vol- Atheneum) that it's worth
sippi, and she lived in. Jack- Israel will receive 48 F-4
untary allegiance, than when tracking down the brilliant
son, Miss., for 14 years — Phantom jets and 36 A-4 New Court Building
they accept it as a sheer novelist to learn how she
JERUSALEM — Israel has
"through the period of up- Skyhawks at the rate of one
accident of birth. The unity could have amassed so much
heaval which began in 1961 plane of each category per laid the cornerstone for a
of Jews and Judaism thus information about Southern
new $3,500,000 Supreme Court
with the arrival of the first month.
has a deep meaning and the Jewry for such an excellently
building in the eastern part
freedom riders." she com-
The
cost
to
Israel
will
be
interrelation between the two, motivated story.
mented- This explains the in- about $122,000,000. This was of the city, formerly ruled
the interplay of the social
The Jewish News review
timacy with which "Tile Cov- indicated by knowledgeable by Jordan.
and religious forces through- of "The Covenant" was pub-
enant" deals with the turmoil American sources after the
out the entire course of Jew- ished April 27. It has earned
A hero is no braver
of that era and the involve- Baltimore Sun reported the
ish history, appears to be of best seller listing — some-
an ordinary man, but
ment in it of important Jew- scheduled signing.
controlling significance—Salo thing certain to be attained
brave five minutes longer.—
ish characters in her book.
While both the State De-
W. Baron, in "A Social and because of the dramatic fac-
Six years ago, Judith left partment and the Israel Em- Ralph W. Emerson.
Religious History of the tors that draw attention to
the South with her three chil- bassy declined to discuss any
Jews.
the American as well as the
dren and now lives in Los aspect of military sales
Jewish aspects of a well told
Angeles with her second hus- agreements, American
PAIGE MITCHELL
The religion of the modern tale, the realism of which
band — a playwright and sources understood that Pre-
(Mrs. Judith Ginnes)
man is postulated on the . . . defies fiction.
screenwriter.
mier Golda Meir, in her visit
organization of liberty.—Hor-
How did Paige Mitchell get Covenant," of course.
"It took three years to to Washington last March,
ace M. Kallen.
to accumulate so much in-
Her grandparents v'ere im- write The Covenant, " Paige had agreed to arangements
formation for an American- migrants from Kiev, Russia. Mitchell informs us. " It rep- for deliveries of each cate-
Jewish-Southern story?
Her grandfather was a tailor resents my own personal
Judith — her correct first and her grandmother ran the wrestling with all the irre
name — acquired her knowl- only kosher boarding house ccncilables in my own life."
edge about conditions in the in New Orleans.
The personal life of a writ-
Aug. 25—To Mr. and Mrs. S o u t h first-hand- She was
"I was sent to Hebrew er, as in this instance, often
Gerald Haking, 1709 Derby, born into an observant Jewish school and later to Sophie reveals the dramatic factors
Birmingham, a daughter, family in New Orleans and, Newcomb College (Tulane that emerge so realistically
Rachael Heather.
as she describes it, was "sub- University), a place that in the literary product — as
ject to most of the conflicts turns out 'Southern ladies,' " is the case with P a ,i g e
25761 Greenfield Road
Aug. 25—To Mr. and Mrs. I later dramatized," in "The Judith explains. "My father Mitchell's "The Covenant"
Southfield
David Silverton (Judi Katz),
Children
21/2 to 5 Years
23830 Condon, Oak Park, a
Two to Five Days A Week
daughter, Sara Lynn.
* * *
Full Day, Morning and Afternoon
Aug. 25—To Mr. and Mrs.
Sessions Begin September 10
Harold Dubrowsky (Sue Ellen
Transportation Available
JERUSALEM — Two new I This change in electric and classifies the curves.
Aston), 17060 Cedarcroft,
The device, called the
Southfield, a son, Lorne devices to make life easier field is known as an "action
for the researcher measur- potential" and can be ex- Multi-Unit Analyzer (MUA),
Alexander.
ing brain cell activity have pressed in terms of time and identifies the time period in
Aug. 24—To Mr. and Mrs. been developed by a Hebrew voltage in graphic form. The which the potential occurs,
potential travels the length as well as the pair of per-
Melvin H. Hersh (Beverly University scientist.
Dr. Moshe Abeles, senior of the nerve's axon, whose centages of the two basic
Roth), 17091 New Jersey,
10495 W. 11 Mile Road
Southfield, a son, Barry San- lecturer in physiology at the terminals tie up with other shapes. The MUA then trans-
Hebrew University-Hadassah nerve cells. When it reaches fers all information to a com-
Children 21/2 to 5
der.
* * *
Medical School, has de- the terminals, they release puter.
2 to 5 Days a Week
A second problem in meas-
Aug. 18—To Dr. and Mrs. veloped the Piezo-Electric a hormone characteristic of
Full Day, Morning and Afternoon Sessions
Harry D. Tabor (Jeanie Drive, to insert electrodes that nerve cell, which affects uring potentials is knowing
Transportation Available
just
how
far
the
electrode
a
bordering
nerve
cell.
accurately
into
the
brain,
Floch), 23929 Reading, South-
For
September Enrollment
has
penetrated
into
the
brain
This
activity
is
usually
field, a son, Jonathan Sam- and the- Multi-Unit Analyzer,
which simplifies the inter- measured by inserting an at any given moment. The
uel.
* x, *
pretation of graphs of brain electrode to a specific depth Piezo-Electric Drive, devel-
in the brain. The electrode oped with the cooperation of
Aug. 15 — To former De- impulses.
Describing how nerve cells is made of wire, sharpened the fine mechanics workshop
troiter Dr. and Mrs. Daniel
Kohen (Harriet Psigoda) of in the brain communicate to a thickness of one micron of the medical school, en-
"GOOD PEOPLE MAKE GOOD POLITICS"
Fort Defiance, Ariz., a son, with one another, Dr. Abelas (1/1000th of a millimeter) at ables the electrode to proceed
explains that a cell at rest its tip and insulated by glass into the brain by controlled
Aaron Nathan.
* * *
is like a battery, carrying except for the last 12 mi- "steps" of one to two mi-
crons each.
Aug. 13—To Mr. and Mrs. both a positive and a nega- crons. This electrode meas-
Dr. Abeles and his as-
Jeffrey Stoller (Carol Eichen- tive electrical charge. The ures electrical changes and
sistants plan to examine the
horn), 18567 Hilton, South- positive charge is on the records them graphically on
outer- wall of the membrane a screen. A broad, flat curve activity of brain cells while
field, a son, Jeremy Marc.
enclosing the cell, the nega- means that the potential an animal is awake and in
• * *
tive charge on its inner wall. lasted longer than a narrow the process of learning, in
Aug. 11—To Mr. and Mrs.
order to see how the activity
When the cell becomes ac- pointed curve.
Edward Burnstein (Judie
Dr. Abeles has developed a of living beings is expressed
tive, the membrane charges
Galinsky) 29447 Brentwood,
exchange places, setting up device which, automatically in the nerve cells in the
Southfield, a son, Lee Jason.
and continuously, separates brain.
an electric current.
Elect
JACK KELLEY
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Read Cathi's Letter:
"Dear Professor Andrews,
Permit me to introduce myself. My name is Catki
Fania Kruger is a great- lection of childhood experi- Then, fa-ce illuminated by his
I had heard that you were running
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shining soul,
grandmother. She writes po- ences.
Common Council and it brought to mind all of i'ne
There is a "Bar Mitzva" His golden beard combed out
etry. She has produced a
great things (a friend had told me) about you. As far
to thrice its size,
book, "Selected Poems," and song, a "Second Passover"
as he's concerned, you, more than anyone else, had the
it has been published by poem, verses on "Muzhik" He straightens like a flame.
So strangely tall
greatest effect on the-direction which his life has taken.
American Universal Artforms and "Yosel," a lengthy one
I can't even begin to count the times he said he'd never
on "The Messiah Comes" And changed he seems, I
Corp., Austin, Tex.
stare in awed surprise.
be able to thank you enough. I know that if he were
and these additional ones
The new little booklet is
that are Jewishly spirited: I hear him pray: "0 Sabbath, I here, and not in Jerusalem, he'd be the first in line to
the poet's third. There are
calm and sweet,
"Jewish
Grandmother," "Sab-
help with your campaign.
65 poems in the new selec-
To those who drain the acid
bath
Strength,"
"The
New
So, on (his) behalf, I'd like to volunteer any assist- I
tion.
cup of woe
Year of Trees," "Ghetto
ante I can give. At the present time I'm in a wheelchair, I
The foreword by A. M. Fortitude," "M other of You bring a swift release
I so that might prevent me from handing out campaign
Sullivan indicates an appre- Exiles" and "Father on Sab-
from sharp defeat,
leaflets on a street corner or something of that sort, but
ciation of the Jewish spirit bath Eve." There are recol- As April flowers are born
I aside from that, I'd be more than happy to help . . .
in some of the selections.
from
frost
and
snow."
lections of tragic days, the
Sincerely,
One, "Candles in a Crock sorrow overcome by faith in And filled with peace despite
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pogrom and riot
of Sand," is an "Eve of the the latter in which the poet
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Day of Atonement" senti- Fania Kruger pays this trib- He blesses one more Sabbath, I 1
DETROIT NEEDS LEADERS WHO INSPIRE PEOPLE.
then is quiet.
ment and is a moving plea ute to father:
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for peace as the bard lis- I see my father on a week-
tens to "Kol Nidre."
Sin Upon Sin
day hour,
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Another is for "Passover Exiled and branded, torn
Rabbi Akiba said: "In the I
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Eve" with an indication of
with years of plight
beginning, sin is like a thread I Note; This is on unsolicited letter. The writer hos granted permission to quote its contents. I
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the influence of the holiday's As pale and shriveled as a of a spider's web; but in the I
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end, it becomes like the I
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frozen flower
Pd. Pol. Adv.
cable of a ship."—Bereshit I.
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"Prophetic Horror: Cri- Until the candled Sabbath
Rabba.
star his night.
mean Memories" is a recol-
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