Beth Achim Starts Dedication
Weekend Today at Synagogue

Preparations have been com-
pleted for the Dedication Week-
end of Cong. Beth Achim, dur-
ing which the congregation will
dedicate its sancturary.
Harry Laker, president, and
Frank Bias, dedication chair-
man, invite the community.

speak on "The Architecture of
the Synagogue."
Greetings will be given by
Maynard Feldman, president of
the men's club; Mrs. George
Norman, vice president of the
sisterhood; Harold Baker, pres-
ident of the Mr. and Mrs. Club;
and Howard Mitz, president of
the Lahav youth group. Mrs.
Arthur Schussler, president of
the sisterhood, will pronounce
the benediction.
There also will be a special
children's program 1-3:30 p.m.
Sunday.

A dinner-dance, preceded by
a 6:30 p.m. cocktail reception,
will feature Carl Stern, noted
TV journalist, who will speak
on "The Jewish View on Water-
gate."
Larry Freedman and his Or-
chestra will provide music for
dancing. Bernard Panush is
chairman of the Shabat eve
service and Judge Benjamin J.
Friedman is chairman of the
Sunday dedication program.
Elliot Burns is dedication co-
chairman. For information, call
the synagogue, 352-8670.

Early
Deadline

Because there will be no mail
delivery on Monday, Feb. 17,
due to the observance of Wash-
ington's birthday, The Jewish
News will have an early dead-
line of noon today for the issue
of Feb. 21. Copy may be hand
delivered. Late copy will be held
for another week if it is still
timely.

Beating the Willow

By H. N. BIALIK

Translated by Jesse Sampter

Men's Clubs Help Seminary

HARRY LAKER

The weekend will be ushered
in with Shabat services and a
tribute 8:15 p.m. today. Rabbi
Emeritus Benjamin H. Gorre- •
lick will speak on "From the
Mishkan to Beth Achim — An
Unbroken Spiritual Journey."
Rabbi Milton Arm and Cantor
Simon Bermanis will conduct
the service which will honor the
past presidents of Cong. Beth
Achim and its affiliates. The
Bat Mitzva of Alicia Blas,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Blas,
will be observed and an oneg
Shabat will follow the services.
Rabbi Arm and Cantor Ber-
manis will conduct the 8:45 a.m.
Shabat morning service Satur-
day. Rabbi Arm will speak on
"Making a Sanctuary — For
Whom and for What." Rabbi
Gorrelick will lead responsive
readings. The service will honor
youth and teachers.
Participants in Saturday's
service include Laker, Michael
Burlant, past president, junior
congregation; Robert Canvas-
ser, president of the Synagogue
Council of Greater Detroit; and
Julian Tobias, chairman, educa-
tion division, Jewish Welfare
Federation of Metropolitan De-
troit.
Robert Corlin will become
Bar Mitzva at the morning serv-
ice and a kidush, sponsored by
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Corlin and
the sisterhood, will follow.
The formal dedication pro-
gram will be held 1:30 p.m. Sun-
day with a Torah processional
and a cantata, sung by Cantor
Bermanis and a choir of 42. Sid-
ney Silverman, chairman of the
building committee, will pre-
sent the building to Laker, who
accept it on behalf of the
„;regation. Louis Redstone,
architect of Beth Achim, will

L.,

Reports of Israel
Oil Finds amplified

JERUSALEM (ZINS) — A
spokesman for Israel's oil com-
pany started that the reports
circulating in the world press
on the discovery of large oil
sources in the vicinity of Ra-
mallah are grossly exaggerated.
The spokesman noted that
the reported estimate was only
the opinion of several geologists
and that it was disputed by
other scientists. At the same
time, it was said that searches
are continuing for oil in various
sectors of the land which hold
forth the promise of yielding
significant quantities of petro-
leum.

A voice announces:
Come, be my knight,
Beat the willow
With all your might!
Here is a pounding
And here a crushing,
Pillars of dust
And darkness rushing.
Leaves and branches
We beat and tread,
Fly in the air and
Fall down dead.
Crash and smash them,
You valiant boys,
And pounce on the fallen
With plenty of noise.

Emanu-El Couples
to Hear Physician

Dr. Joseph Arends will be the
guest speaker at the Temple
Emanu-El Couples Club Sab-
bath service this evening at the
synagogue.

Dr. Arends will speak on "A
Better Way of Life." He is a
member of the Governor's Corn-
mission of Physical Fitness and
Health, and on the board of di-
rectors of the Oakland County
Chapter, Michigan Heart Asso-
ciation.

I. Murray Jacobs of Birmingham, right, is shown presenting
the initial $12,000 check on behalf of the National Federation of
Jewish Men's Clubs to Newton Minow for the Leaders Fellow-
ship Training piogram of the Jewish Theological Seminary of
America. Jacobs, president of the men's clubs group, made the
presentation at a recent Seminary meeting in New York.

Jerusalem's Role in History

The city of Jerusalem is first
mentioned in the Egyptian Exe- •
eration Texts of the Tell el-
Amarna letters of the 14th Cen-
tury BCE. It is written Uru-
salim, and in Assyrian, the
Sennacheri inscription, Ursal-
immu. According to the biblical
spelling it must have been pro-
nounced Yerushalayim, Ency-
clopedia Judaica states. Jerusa-
lem is evidently identical with
the city of Salem and the origi-
nal name means "to found"
("yarah").
Jerusalem emerges into the
full light of history together
with many other ancient cities
of Canaan in the Early Bronze
Age when, as is true of other ci-
ties, it was regarded as the
property of a god whose vice-re-
gent on earth was its priest-
king. In Genesis, (14-18), Mel-
chizedek, king of Salem, ap-
pears as priest of El Elyon, the
"Most High," a well-known Ca-
naanite deity. In one of the
Amarna letters, the king of Je-
rusalem complains bitterly
about the Habiru (Hebrew?)
invaders. The king of Jerusa-
lem, according to the book of
Joshua (10:1), was head of the
coalition of Amorite kings
which fought against Joshua.
At the time of the conquest of
Canaan by the Israelites, the
Jebusite people lived in Jerusa-
lem which had the name Jebus.
When Canaan was divided into
tribal lots, Jerusalem was as-
signed to the tribe of Benjamin
(Jos. 15:8; 18-16) but, in fact, it
remained a Jebusite city until

the time of David , (Judg.
19:11-12), thus cutting the Is-
raelite territory in two and sep-
arating the central tribes from
the southern ones.

The situation and topogra-
phy- of the Canaanite city have
been detailed to a large extent
by archeological research.
The earliest city was situated
on the eastern slopes of two
hills. The only spring in this
area, the Gihon, was ob-
viously the deciding factor in
the location oflithe early city.
The narrow ridge in the
southern part of the hill gave
Jerusalem a good defensive
position. The only weak spot
was the narrow northern sad-
dle, and it was here that the
city wall was made strongest.
Even at a very early stage, ar-
rangements were made to en-
sure the water supply of Jeru-
salem in times of siege. A
tunnel was dug in the slope,
curving and descending by
steps in the direction of the
spring for hauling water
within the city. Canaanite
Jerusalem had the shape of an
elongated oval apparently
with four gates.

David wanted to eliminate
the foreign enclave that divided
his own tribe of Judah from the
rest of Israel. At the same time,
by taking Jerusalem, he hoped
would make this city into a na-
tional capital and thus avoid
inter-tribal jealousies. Ar-
aunah, who sold David the
threshing floor outside the
north wall of Jerusalem (II

Sam. 24:18-22), was probably
the last king of Jebusite Jerusa-
lem. David's city became the
capital of the united monarchy.
By transferring the Ark of God
there from its temporary abode
at Kiriath-Jearim, he trans-
formed Jerusalem from a Ca-
naanite sanctuary into a city
sacred to God, the religious as
well as the political center of
Israel.
It was due to this act that Je-
rusalem became the chief city
of the Land of Israel (a position
which neither its geographical
nor its economic advantages
seemed to warrant) and was
frequently so throughout the
ages. Moreover, in the course of
his conquests,. David made Je-
rusalem the center of an empire
extending from Egypt to the
Euphrates although it was only
in the reign of his successor, So-
lomon, that full advantage was
taken of this.

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in common with Golda
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The Butterfly
to the Blossom

Shalom to you, blossom,
All blessings and hail!
No end to my blessings
From hill and from dale!
I'll drink from your goblet
One dewdrop, then sail
Away in my flight
To the hill and the dale.
At evening I'll come
With a gift from the trail:
With blessings on blessings
From hill and from dale.

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A Place to Unwind with:
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Folk Dancing to Music by the

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Admission $1.50 (includes beverage & homemade pastry)

BEGINNING SUNDAY, FEB. 23RD

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"In spite•of Bolingbroke and
Voltaire, I will insist that the
Hebrews have done more to civ-
ilize man than any other nation.
If I were an atheist and believed
in blind eternal fate, I should
still believe that fate had or-
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essential instrument for civili-
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For the first time .. .

The Oasis will be open Saturday evening, February 15th.
7:30 to midnight. Featuring live music, folk dancing,
"Shara", the Middle Eastern Dancer, prizes, refreshments
and much more, all for only $1.00 per person. You simply
cannot afford to stay away. Bring your friends, neighbors
and items to donate for a Chinese Auction. Full course din-
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