Historian Is Named at Hebrew University
JERUSALEM — Dr. Hahn
Hillel Ben-Sasson, professor
of Jewish history at the He-
brew University, has been
appointed chairman of the
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ish Studies.
Born in Russia in 1914,
Prof., Ben-Sasson was edu-
cated in Israel and joined
the faculty of the Hebrew
University in 1949, achieving
the rank of full professor in
1970. He is a popular teach-
er, and has written a number
I of books on medieval Jewish
history, as well as the Jew-
1 ish-Christian dialogue and
a.
Palestinian Jewish participa-
tion in World War I.
The Hebrew University's
Institute of Jewish Studies
is a foremost research and
teaching unit of its genre in
the world. Established in
December. 1924, it has been
in existence for half a cen-
tury. It marks its 50th anni-
versary one year before that
of the university, which of-
ficially opened in 1925.
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Second Jewish Establishment Arson Target in E. Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (JTA)—For
the second time within a
week, an attempt was made
to set fire to a Jewish es-
tablishment in East Jeru-
salem.
The arson attempt was
made last Friday night at
the Habad Synagogue in the
Jewish quarter in the Old
City, causing only minor
damage with no one hurt.
Earlier, a similar attempt
was made on a Jewish book-
store, a few blacks from the
synagogue.
In both cases, kerosene
was spilled under an iron
gate at the entrance, and
then lit. In both cases the
fire was discovered shortly
after by passersby and neigh-
bors, and extinguished be-
fore it could do serious dam-
age.
P o l i c e arrested several
East Jerusalem residents in
both cases, but the similarity
in the manner of both arson
attempts may indicate that
the actual arsonists are still
at large. Police recently in-
creased surveillance in the
Old City, after Jewish quar-
ter residents complained that
security measures were lack-
ing.
The current arson cases
began two weeks ago when
three Christian religious in-
stitutions in West Jerusalem
were set on fire, but it is not
clear whether the fire at the -
Jewish institutions was meant
to be a reprisal, officials
said.
Another indication of some
unrest in East Jerusalem
was the arrest of 11 East
Jerusalem men and one
woman on suspicion of taking
part in a hostile organization
and distribution of illegal
leaflets.
The group — most of its
members young intellectuals
—teachers, college and high
school students and one poet
—was mainly suspected of
distributing leaflets urging
East Jerusalem residents not
to vote in the municipal elec-
tions on Dec. 31.
At the first stage of investi-
gation, it did not appear that
the group was suspected of
any actual hostile acts, such
as sabotage, police said.
Police, meanwhile, are
stymied in the investigation
of the disappearance of "Al-
fajr" newspaper publisher
Yusef Nassir Nassr. The 35-
year-old publisher disappear-
ed from his East Jerusalem
home 21/2 weeks ago, and no
word has been hear from
him since. Police have con-
centrated their efforts on the
possibility of a political kid-
naping.
* *
Small Bomb Charge
Goes Off Near Wall
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A
small home-made bomb ex-
ploded Wednesday afternoon
on the steps leading down to
the Western Wall, but no one
was injured, Police are in-
vestigating.
The bomb consisted of 150
grams of explosives placed
Jewish Education for Disabled
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fuse and time device inside
a water flask. The flask was
concealed among oranges in
a plastic bag and was spotted
by a citizen who alerted a
policeman.
As the policeman approach-
ed, the charge went off but
he was unhurt. Moments be-
fore the explosion, the square
where the wall is situated
was cleared of the many
worshipers and visitors.
(An explosive charge de-
tonated in an Arab bus near
the Jaffa Gate shortly before
noon Wednesday. An initial
report said one person was
wounded.)
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The program, which dates
back to 1963, is being con-
ducted at the class for the
blind at the New York Insti-
tute 'for the Blind in the
Bronx and in religious school
programs in Reform syna-
gogues in Manhattan, Ja-
maica, Larchmont, Great
Neck, Spring Valley and
Wantagh, according to Alvin
I. Schiff, BJE executive vice
president.
The 64 children, ranging
in age from 8 to 14, have
such problems as blindness,
deafness and other learning
disabilities.
Dr. Philip Jaffe, the BJE
chief pedagogic specialist
for Reform religious schools,
said that there had been an
effort in general education
in recent years to provide
learning - disabled children
with as much education as
possible. He reported that,
in almost every case, the
children continued their Jew-
ish education until Bar/Bat
Mitzva and that many con-
tinued through eonfirmation
to about their 15th year.
He said the classes were
ungraded, with all pupils in
one class, but that individ-
ualized instruction was com-
bined with group sessions so
that each child could move
at his or her own pace and
level.
The children attend classes
each Sunday for a 30-week
school year. Classes usually
last about two hours and the
average attendance is four
to five years.
The BJE reported that it
costs between $75 and $100
to provide instruction fot
each child. Most of the
schools have a nominal tui-
tion fee, based on ability to
pay by the child's parents,
averaging about $25. The
cost differential is made up
through grants from the
BJE, the sisterhood reli-
gious schools committee of
the New York Federation of
Reform Synagogues and the
individual schools.
A class for children with
visual, audial and hyperkinet-
ic' problems at Suburban .
Temple of Wantagh, concen-
trates on Hebrew, Jewish
history, Jewish music and
worship service. The class at
the Institute for the Blind in
the Bronx, where the special
program was started in 1936,
has 12 pupils this semester.
There are two classes for
deaf children, and 'three
classes for learning-disabled
children.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, March 1, 1974-15