THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, Sept. 13, 1974-21

U.S. Physician in Israel Finds Arab, Israeli Doctors Cooperating

By DR. ALFRED SOFFER

Sam Wohl and Bernard Hirsch

Wish all their friends, relatives
and customers a Happy, Healthy and

Prosperous New Year!

559-2010

Editor's Note: Dr. Alfred
Soffer was in Israel recently
as a visiting faculty member
of the Sadder School of
Medicine of Tel Aviv Univer-
sity. Dr. Soffer lectured
weekly to both Arab and Is-
raeli physicians, residents
and interns on electrocard-
iography and clinical cardi-
ology. He reported his con-
clusion of the peaceful
ingathering of both Egypt-
trained Arab and Israeli-
trained Jewish doctors in the
Journal of the American
Medical Association.

Milt Gorelick, Moe Caplan

and the Staff of

Milt's 9 Mile & Coolidge Servicecenter

(corner 9 Mile and Coolidge)

Wish All Their Friends & Customers

1974
5735, ,//

•

4411111110-

Nazareth Forest Commemorates
Queen Elizabeth's Anniversary

>

A Happy, Healthy and Prosperous

.

Each week 70 physicians Egypt. And all of this is held Chary, emphasized how very
crowd into a small lecture in a spirit of mutual appre- much could be accomplished
in health care of Arabs and
room adjacent to the out- ciation and respect.
We are in a city which has Jews continued to work to-
patient clinic of the Shifa
Hospital in the city of Gaza. witnessed much terror and gather. Upon that occasion, I
The practicing clinicians, violence in recent years, and recalled Golda Meir's words:
residents, and interns who yet, the international langu- "Can we from now on, all of
comprise this "class" come age that exists among phy- us, turn a new leaf and, in-
regularly to attend a series sicians has provided a unique stead of fighting each other,
of lectures in electrocard- avenue of communication.
During one of these din- can we all united fight pov-
iography and clinical cardi-
ners,
our Arab host, Dr. erty and disease?"
ology.
. Unusual? Not for the aver-
age hospital in the United
States, but these are Arab
physicians trained in Egypt,
and the lecturers are Israeli
physicians who have been
NAZARETH (JTA) — "I enity, charm and beauty of
sent to Gaza by the Univer- deeply appreciate this affir- the historic hills of Nazar-
sity of Tel Aviv through the mation of loyalty on behalf eth." 'The royal forest over-
cooperation of the Israeli of my Jewish subjects," looks the valley of Jezreel
Ministry of Health.
Queen Elizabeth of Great and faces Mount Tabor.
As a visiting faculty mem- Britain sent this message of
Also dedicated was the
ber of the Sackler school of thanks Sept. 4 to participants Rosser Chinn Way, a scen-
Medicine of Tel Aviv Uni- at the dedication ceremony ic drive linking the royal
versity, I conducted this of a 1,000,000-tree forest near forest with the Churchill For-
course and thus was privi- Nazareth planted to mark est also near Nazareth. Mr.
leged to learn the story of her silver wedding anniver- and Mrs. Chinn of London,
the evolution of this striking sary.
personally unveiled the
example of cooperation be-
The Jewish National Fund plaque naming the way and
tween Arabs and Israelis in of Britain, together with JNF Chinn and his successor in
the administered territories. branches in commonwealth the JNF in Britain, Cecil
It was not an easy task at countries, funded the forest Bianco, praised Chitin's long
first to offer medical care in and earlier this year the work for JNF.
a climate of political nihil- Duke of Edinborough was
ism. However, Arab phy- present at a special dinner
MISS PEACH
by
sicians and patients soon at the London Guildhall to So says the VA...
Melt
Lazarus
identified the sincerity of the receive the forest scroll on
efforts, and the magnitude behalf of the Queen and him- TM GOING RIGHT DOWN TO
. ENLIST, MISS PEACH .
and sophistication of the self.
Lord Janner, the veteran IT SAYS HERE THAT THE
services increased signifi-
cantly.
British Zionist leader, rep- V.A. WILL PAY VETERANS
HIGH SCHOOL,
When the formal instruc- resented British Jewry at the TO COMPLETE
GO TO COLLEGE,
tional portions of the day are ceremony. The Queen and
LEARN A TRADE .
over, we gather for a con- the Duke, he said, "have
associated
themselves
in
no
vivial, late afternoon meal
with selected members of the uncertain way with Jewish
staff, the hospital director matters. They have frequent-
and the public health offi- ly graced our communal
bodies with their presence."
cers.
Janner said the forest ex-
The tension of learning is
over, and the room is filled pressed the "warmth and af-
with conversation and laugh- fection, reciprocated be-
ter. Here we are, physicians tween the queen and the
sent by the Israeli Ministry British Jewry."
JNF Chairman Jacob Tsur For information. contact the nearest VA office (check
of Health, sharing bread
phone book) or write: Veterans Administration.
with Arab physicians trained said that "rest and recrea- your
232X. MO Vermont Ave.. NW, Washington, D.C. 20420
in Cairo and Alexandria, tion would abound in the ser-

.

■ 1111111 ■

"My husband's
eperked coffee" Mayvin.
He insists on Maxim:"

Maxim tastes like fresh
perked coffee because
Maxim starts with fresh
perked coffee. Then it's
freeze-dried into big dark
chunks—chunks of real
perked coffee. That's
Maxim. Fantastic flavor
by the cup or the potful.

GENERAL FOODS

K CERTIFIED KOSHER

MAXIM: The Mayvin's favorite for fine coffee flavor:

