THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

20—Friday, August 16, 1974

To all expressing well

wishes during his lengthy

hospitalization

and present

convalescent period.

HARRY A. KEIF

and his family are
emotionally grateful

Archaeologist Finds Menorah Oil Lamp in Atripalda, Italy

such diverse places: Chiusi,
Ostia and aguilea in Italy;
Mt. Carmel, Israel, and
Szombathely, Hungary (Av-
to the ground circa 826 CE. neri 1962).
The Roman post was estab-
No record of Judaic habita-
lished, some contend, in the
early years of the First Cen-
tury BCE. Considerable evi-
dence points to much earlier
origins but this is not a mat-
ter for debate at this time.

By PROF. LEONARD W. MOSS
Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts,
Wayne State University

The modern farming com-
munity of Atripalda sits
astride the Via Appia, queen
of the Roman roads. The
town has been nearly en-
gulfed by the expansion of
the provincial capitol, Avel-
lino, a scant four- kilometers
distant. Atripalda occupies
the ancient site of Abellinum,
a Roman town which was
evidently sacked and burned

Congregation Beth Achim

tion of the Abellinum site is
avaiabl e. There is little
doubt, however, of the Judaic
origins of the lamp fragment.
The author is not prepared
to argue whether, in fact, this

(Within a forty-five kilometer
radius of Avellino there exists a
number of prehistoric sites, e.g.
Mirabella Eclano and Ariano Ir-
pine. The region exhibits evidence
of occupa,ncy by the Appenninica
Culture, Oscans, and others. (Rad-
milli, 1962) )

particular shard came from
Carthage. By the Fourth
Century, CE., the. menora
was a widespread symbol
of . Judaic identification.
(Joseph Gutman, 1969). -Cer-
tainly, in this period, Jews
were to be found in many
places on the mainland of
Italy. Perhaps some itinerant
merchant discarded his brok-
en lamp at Abellinum while
en route along the Via Appia.
Strange, though, that it
should be found adjacent to
the Sabato.

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CONGREGATION 1111AI DAVID
Fondo Civita, a farmsite
EVERY THURS. 7:45
owned by Signor Pasquale
24350 SOUTHFIELD RD.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH.
Guanci and other members
ispleased to announce
of the Guanci family, is lo-
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cated some 50 meters North
that it will conduct auxiliary
of Highway 7 (Via Appia)
'THE SHARD' IN PROF. MOSS' RESEARCH
at the western edge of Atri-
palda. Immediately adjacent
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BETH ABRAHAM-HILLEL
to the working farm is the
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5075 W. MAPLE
cemetery
of
the
town
and
in its Social Hall and in the La Med Auditorium
BETWEEN MIDDLEBELT & INKSTER
,
MONDAYS
7:30
P.M.
the recently constructed ex-
of the United Hebrew School's Rohlik Bldg.
tension of the Autostrade del
tickets are available at
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The the most pessimistic expec-
Sole en route to Bari. The
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viaduct which leads the road Israeli economy his a new tations at the beginning of
21100 W. 12 Mile Rd.
the
year.
over the farm takes its name crucial stage last week with
P.......A
for further information or inquiries concerning
The problem is especially
from the local stream, II Sa- foreign currency reserves
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membership and seating call the synagogue office
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dropping below the "red acute because of ,the delicate ♦
bato (The Sabbath).
AKIVA HEBREW DAY SCHOOL
352-8670
line" covering import ex- military balance in the area,
SANS SOUCI HALL
The Fondo Civita site has penses for three months.
.
ON 9 MILE AT MIDDLEBELT
which could cause a drop in
EVERY SUNDAY 7:15 P.M.
been studied by the author
The reserves are now at domestic production and even
on a number of field trips. $1.1 billion, which in the a higher dependence on im- .
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E x p l o r a t o r_y-excavations, present market can pay for ports.
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blending with the routine of Israel's total imports for only
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The reserves dropped dur- \
a working _farm, have been two months.
ing July by $106,000,000, with
conducted ih 1961-62, 1968-
Bank of Israel _sources de- a general drop of $500,000,000
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69 and 1970. A site survey, scribed the situation as seri- since the beginning of this
WORKMEN'S CIRCLE CENTER
1962, led to certain conclu- ous, and worse than some of fiscal year.
EVERY MON. 7:15 P.M.
18340 W. 7 MILE
sions regarding the dating of
One of the explanations for
JUST WEST OF SOUTHFIELD
materials found on or near
this trend is the increase in
the surface (Moss, 1962).
speculative activities, some
Given extensive plowing and
of them caused by rumors of
interventions of nature-earth-
a coming devaluation of the
quakes—it is most difficult to
NEW YORK — Israel's Israeli pound.
undertake a stratigraphic an- newest TV station, broadcast-
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The transfer of dividends
CONG. BETH SHALOM
alysis of materials found ing throughout the Shaare abroad was made earlier
14601 WEST LINCOLN
within three meters of pres- Zedek School of Nursing, than the originally scheduled
OAK PARK
EVERY TUES. 7:30 P.M.
ent surface levels. Landslides represents a major innova- date, debts were-paid early,
it's time to explore the benefits
and erosion have revealed tion in educational - technol- buyers prepaid for purchases
of joining
Medieval and Roman con- ogy in Israel.
abroad, and others who have
struction materials, house
Established with the help rights to buy foreign curren-
walls, and kitchen midden. of a $25,000 grant from the cy did so for fear they might
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At the base of a tufa hill, American-based Helene Fuld be too late.
CONGREGATION BETH ACHIM
Health Trust, the closed-cir-
The finance ministry is
Sig. Pasquale Guanci found cuit TV network, channel
21100 W. 12 MILE
currently making an effor t
an oil lamp fragment. Made
SOUTHFIELD
WED., 7:30 P.M.
of red terracotta, six centi- Shaare Zedek, will be pro- to recruit money abroad, an d
meters wide by five centi- vided with equipment for the is being forced to pay hig h
production and broadcasting
meters long, the shard. ap- of educational video - tapes interest rates.
proximates one-third of the which will bring a new di-
• CENTRALLY LOCATED
total lamp. Cleary visible mension to the nursing school
immediately below the handle curriculum.
• RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
is a seven-branched lamp
(STARTS SEPTEMBER 14)
Shaare Zedek will also be
stand. From the avialable
Is Pleased to Announce That It Will Conduct
evidence, the fragment is affiliated with the world-wide
• HEBREW SCHOOL (OPTIONAL)
Helene Fuld Educational TV
identical to the so-called
Network. The network pro-
• JUNIOR AND SINGLES
Carthaginian _ type found in
duces educational video-tapes
the Reifenberg Collection on
ADULT MEMBERSHIPS
in color and black and white,
Former United Hebrew Schools Building
loan to the Israel Museum which are distributed to all
(Yarden, 19'71). The dis• participating schools. The
18955 SCHAEFFER ROAD
tinctive lampstand pattern network headquarters at Win-
Singles — $15.00 — Couples — $25.00
appears to match other ex- ston-Salem, N.C., also serves
Tickets Are Available at Yucht's Tailor Shop
amples of the Third and as a center for the exchange
DR. MILTON ROSENBAUM, RABBI
13430 W. SEVEN MILE ROAD
Fourth Century CE. Accord- of programs produced by the
CANTOR NORMAN ROSE, CANTOR-EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR
ing to some scholars, this spe- schools themselves.
cific menora imprint has
The closed-circuit network
been found on oil lamps in at Shaare Zedek will include
Shaarit Haplaytah announces
a number of private study
cubicles where individual
HIGH HOLIDAY- SERVICES
students will have the use of
With Renown Cantor Israel I. Idelsohn
a small video-tape monitor
we'll tell you about our worship services, our religious
and headphone set, thus en-
school, our social and cultural activities, how family oriented we are,
abling them to view and lis-
Sept. 16, 17, 18.
ten to the programs without
and most of all, how you'll love being a part of
disturbing other students in
the room. In addition, sev-
Sept. 25 and 26
eral large monitors will be
installed in the school's class-
At the Einstein School
rooms for mass instruction.
AIR CONDITIONED HALL
14001 Northend, Oak Park
The school will have a
Donation $15
small but fully-equipped stu-
For Into Call
79 Elizabeth Lake Road
dio for the production of its
Jack Waksberg, Chairman — 548-6785 — 24291 Berkley, Oak Park
own programs. It will also,
Pontiac, Michigan
however, be able to "bring
332-3212 or 338-0202
Sol Kleiman, Ticket Chairman — KE 5-3589
the hospital into the class-
Sonia popowski, 557-3994
Abe Weberman, 626-6903
room' through the use of a
Leo Halpern, 353-5749
portable video-tape recorder
Simon Schwarzberg, 557-1141
Serving the Reform Jewish Community for Fifty-one Years
Ida Glogower, LI 3-9586
in the operating theater, de-
Gedale Elbaum, LI 8-7339
livery suite and wards.

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