THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

IF YOU TURN THE

`Braha Bee' Pits Wits on Blessings

UPSIDE DOWN YOU WON'T
FIND A FINER WINE THAN

Wan Winori.s, Detroit. Mich.

NEW YORK—How do you
thank God before partaking
of fried fish? Since two in-
gredients are involve d-
breadcrumbs and fish—which
is highlighted in a blessing
"braha" before eating?
These and similar blessing
complexities intrigued some

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250 students representing 80
Hebrew day schools through-
out the country in the final
round of the National "Bra-
hot" Bee contest.
Modeled after the tradi-
tional spelling bee, the Bles-
sing Bee was sponsored by
the National Conference of
Yeshiva Principals, an affili-
ate of Torah Umesorah, the
National Society for Hebrew
Day Schools. The final round,
held at the headquarters of
Torah Umesorah, chose na-
tional champions in three di-
visions of juniors, intermedi-
ates and seniors.

National champions were
Eliezer Halpern, Dvorah Kup-
lowitz, Mordechai, Zidele, Ha-
dassah Brenner, 'Moshe Leib
Zigfried and Ettie Hirsch,
all of New York.

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Jackson Calls for Demilitarization of Suez;
Points to Danger of Soviet Naval Built-Up

WASHINGTON — Senator
Henry M. Jackson, address-
ing the U. S. Senate, March
7, called for "the closing of
the Suez Canal to the war-
ships of all outside powers
including naval vessels of
the United States and the
Soviet Union," as a propi-
tious opportunity to stop an
arms race in the Indian
Ocean before it starts." He
said "the place to begin is
at the gateway to the region,
at Port Said."

The senator from the state
of Washington said he was
convinced that the opening
of the Suez Canal "is a prin-
cipal objective of the Soviet
Union" and that it is not too
late to negotiate the canal's
demilitarization.

In his speech in the Sen-
ate, Jackson stated:
"The principal, and rapidly
growing, Soviet military
fleet is deployed in the Black
Sea where it is supported by
the industrial and military
resources of European Rus-
sia. The reopening of the
Suez Canal — unless it is
demilitarized — will substan-
tially reduce the transit time
and distance that the Black
Sea Fleet must cover for de-
ployment or operations in the
Persian Gulf — not by a few
percentage points, not by a
few miles, but by over 70
per cent, from 11,500 down
to 3,200 pautical miles. The
principal effect of this reduc-
tion in time and distance is
this: with the canal in opera-
tion the Soviet Black Sea
Fleet can be quickly sent into
the Persian Gulf where it
would rapidly outnumber
anything that we, could de-
ploy in that vital region. The
handling capacity of the
Canal is on the order of 50-
60 ships per day. In the event
of a crisis in the Gulf — and
it is not difficult to imagine
such conflicts as the recur-
ring exchange between Iran
and Iraq reaching crisis pro-
portions—the very consider-
able navy that the Soviet
Union keeps on station in the
Mediterranean could be
quickly redeployed in the
Gulf, while the Black Sea
Fleet could' be sent south
i n to the Mediterranean.
Moreover, recent develop-
ments in Somalia clearly
suggest that the Soviets are
likely to be in a position to
provide air cover from op-
erating bases at the southern
access of the Canal.

"We, for our part, cannot
expect to make comparable
use of the Canal. The sailing
distance from the east coast
of the United States to the
Persian Gulf, now in excess
of 11,000 nautical miles would
only be reduced to 8,000
nautical miles if the Canal
were available to the United
States Navy a doubtful
proposition at best. In any
event the carrier task forces
on which our naval power
depends are, for the most
part, unable to use the Canal
which is neither deep nor
wide enough to accommodate
our carriers. Nothing com-
parable to available Soviet
facilities on the Gulf of Aden
will be available to us to
support fleet operations in
the Indian Ocean.
The net effect of these
facts is this: the power

vacuum that developed with
the withdrawal of British
forces from the Persian Gulf
and Indian Ocean—a vacuum
that provided an interim
measure of stability so long
as it remained unfilled by
the Soviet Union — can be
expected to give way to the
very great and dangerous
instabilities that would re-
sult from Soviet predomin-
ance in this area. Vital
sources of energy at the dis-
posal of weak and poten-
tially unstable governments
would come under increasing
Soviet influence even in the
best of times; and in crisis
situations only the Soviet
Union would be in a position
to bring substantial power to
bear.
"Neither the American nor

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the Soviet Navy presently
deploys in force in the Indian
Ocean. Thus, the opening of
the Suez Canal could turn
out to be a stimulus to an
arms race in that pivotal
ocean. ,
"A proposal to demilitarize
the Suez Canal would be in
keeping with efforts to de-
fuse the dangerous situation
in the Middle East. It could
have a salutary effect on the
potential volatility of Soviet-
Chinese relations. Because
keeping the Canal closed to
outside military vessels
would limit the size of the
naval force the Soviets can
deploy there, we could hope
to avoid a long term require-
ment for a comparable de-
ployment capability of our
own."

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Boris Smolar's

'Between You
• . . and Me 1

Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, JTA
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(Copyright 1974, JTA Inc.)
...
TEACHER, SCHOLAR, FRIEND: I was deeply impressed
by the collective tribute paid by 120 rabbis in this country
—former students of the New York School of the Hebrew
Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion—to Prof. Harry
M. Orlinsky, their former teacher who is today considered
one of the outstanding world figures in biblical scholarship.
Marking Dr. Orlinsky's 65th birthday, this group—
which includes spiritual leaders now occupying positions
of influence in their communities—gave their expression
of affection for their teacher by sponsoring the publication
of a 400-page volume of his essays, selected to show his
wide range of interest not only in • the field of biblical
knowledge but in many fields of Jewish creativity. The
volume, entitled "Essays in Biblical Culture and Bible
Translation," was published this week by Ktav Publishing
House.
Dr. Orlinsky's essays on Biblical culture similarly open
new avenues of thought. His scholarly presentation of the
biblical view on who is an ideal Jew is of special interest.
So is his essay on Nationalism-Universalism in ancient
Israel. As editor-in-chief of the Jewish Publication Soci-
ety's new translation of the Torah into modern Engy.sh,
he has much to say on the new philosophy in Bible trans-
lation.
The distinctive personal character of Dr. Orlinsky is
felt not only in his scholarly writings, but also in his
genuine friendship toward his students and in the personal
interest which he takes in each of them. The admiration
of this students for him as a teacher, scholar and friend
is best expressed in a foreword written to his book by a
committee of his former students.

MUSICAL NOTES: One of the secrets best kept by Sam-
uel L. Haber, executive vice chairman of the Joint Distribu-
tion Committee, is that his son Michael is an accomplished
concert cellist. The secret came out last week when Michael
gave a concert at the Carnegie Recital/ Hall in New York.
He fascinated the audience which filled the hall to capacity.

Sam Haber, the proud father of the gifted Michael,
when speaking to friends about his son from time to time
was very modest, never even disclosing that young Michael
was assistant professor of cello at the Oberline College
Conservatory of Music. For a time it was known that he
was a member of the Cleveland Orchestra—one of the
best in the country—under George Szell and of the Casals
Festival Orchestra, but never did his father boast, or even
mention that Michael appeared in both solo and chamber
music recitals in the Boston, Washington and Cleveland
areas. His concert last week in New York was his first
performance in the city and it was a most pleasant event.
His style of playing was highly praised by the music ex-
perts, including the critic of the New York Times.

A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brandeis University in
European history, Michael Haber is also a graduate stu-
dent of the Institute of Russian Studies at Harvard Uni-
versity. He studied cello with Gregor Piatigorsky and other
world-renowned cellists. He was a student at the New Eng-
land Conservatory of Music, the University of Southern
California and Indiana University where he received his
master of music degree. His program of the New York
concert has shown him as mastering the cello in a variety
of moods. It included works of Beethoven, Mendelssohn,
Brahms, Schumann, Ravel, Debussy and Faure—all per-
formed with perfection and great sensitivity.

