34 January 23, 19T6
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Technion Team Cleans Up Galilee
A Bicentennial Feature
The Problem of Conversion in the United States of 1788
By JACOB MARCUS
American Jewish Archives
The letter reprinted below
is the petition of a Chris-
tian, a would-be convert to
Judaism, for letters of rec-
ommendation to the Jews of
Amsterdam.
New York Jewry, follow-
ing local traditions, had re-
Abram & Eva
Jakubowitz
wish to thank all
their friends and
relatives for their
cards and well
wishes for
Abram's recovery
fused to convert
him. In all proba-
bility, they were
afraid that the
Christian com-
munity would resent any
conversionist activity on the
part of the Jews.
* * *
June 5, 5548 [1788]
Gentlemen:
I came into this city 19th
of last March with a desire
to take hold of God's holy
covenant, but as it is not
thought expedient to grant
me my disere at this place,
I do earnestly request you
in the name of the God of
Israel to assist me in my
pious design by giving me
such letters of recommen-
dation as shall serve to in-
troduce me to an aquaint-
ence with the Jews in
Amsterdam where I hope
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thou diest will I die, and the City of New York
Lebanese Woman Takes Role
in Aiding Fiscal. Crisis in NY
NEW YORK — Donna
Shalala, a Lebanese Catho-
lic who grew up in Cleve-
land, is considered one of
the most powerful women
in New York City.
Miss Shalala, a self-styled
"political scientist Nvho likes
politics," last June became
the only woman named to
the nine-member board of
the Municipal Assistance
Corp., which is trying to res-
tore New York's fiscal con-
dition.
Miss Shalala, who is trea-
surer of the board, has done
much of the drafting of the
corporation's demand on the
city, according to the New
York Times.
She believes the one rea-
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Schwartz of Votrobeck Dr.
celebrated their 60th wed-
ding anniversary Jan. 16.
Married in New York City
in•1916, the couple had four
children: Mrs. Joseph
(Florence) Gorelick, Sey-
mour, the late Mrs. Isadore
(Shirley) Robbins, and Mrs.
Sylvia Steinberg.
Mr. Schwartz was in the
fruit business in Detroit for
nearly 60 years. The couple
have six grandchildren.
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as a budget expert in Gov-
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tions to assume office after
the 1974 elections.
Commenting on what's it
like being a person of Arabic
descent in heavily Jewish
New York City, Miss Shat-
ala said:
"People joke about it a lot.
I once did a report for the
American Jewish Commit-
tee, and they called me the
house Arab.
"Sometimes I'm uncom-
fortable being an Arab. I
don't get asked questions
about the Middle East, but
if I were, I'd say I am inter-
ested in the integrity of Is-
rael being preserved, just as
- I am interested of Lebanon-
being preserved."
HAIFA — The accumula- faster than the one which
tion of undesirable nitrates produced the nitrates, only
and phosphates in the Sea of short periods of sprinkling
Galilee is being drastically are needed to reduce the ni-
reduced due to the work of trate output to desirable lev-
Prof. Yoram Avnimelech els.
and his colleagues at the soil
and fertilizers laboratory,
the Lowdermilk faculty of
agricultural engineering at Leave Everything to Lie
the Technion — Israel Insti-
tute of Technology.
Prof. Avnimelech, who is
on loan from the Technion
to direct watershed research
for the Sea of Galilee Au-
thority, explained that in
the past two years the total
nitrate output from the
Hula Basin, which, drains
south into the Sea of Gali-
lee, has been reduced by
50 percent due to the imple-
mentation of a method de-
vised by his research team
in cooperation with the Sea
of Galilee Authority.
This consists of wetting
the soil after several months
of dryness, and at high tem-
peratures. Under these con-
ditions certain bacteria will
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attack the nitrates and de-
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denitrification process takes
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place hundreds of times
Rabbi Feivel Wagner,
spiritual leader of Young
Israel of Greenfield, will be
master of ceremonies at the
annual dinner of Mikvah
Israel — Women's Orthodox
League 6 p.m. Feb. 1• at the
Sheraton-Southfield Hotel.
Rabbi Joseph Grunblatt,
spiritual leader of the
Queens Jewish Center in
Forest Hills, N.Y., will be
guest speaker. Entertain-
ment will be provided by the
Kol Yisroel Ensemble. For
tickets or information, call
Marvin Seligson, 542-2119. •
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