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Housecalls in Druze Villages
Now Made by Chicago Surgeon

JERUSALEM — The
Druze villages of Daliat
al-Carmel and Isfiya now
get medical services from
a former American, Leo
Ariel. The self styled,
"non-conformist Ameri-
can surgeon," settled
permanently with his
family in Isfiya eight
months ago.
In an article in the
Jerusalem Post by Joan
Borsten, Ariel explains
how and why he left his
14-room Frank Lloyd
Wright home in Chicago
to "come home" to Israel.
Israel has been more
than just a spiritual
home to him. He was born
in Europe to Russian pa-
rents who came to Pales-
tine in ale Third Aliya.
He graduated from Gym-
nasia Herzliya, received
his medical training in
Germany, did his resi-
dency in New York, mar-
ried .a girl from Miami
and settled down in
Chicago. But it had al-
ways been his and his
wife Toby's dram to re-
turn to Israel and live on
a mountain top overlook-
ing the Mediterranean.
After renting a car and
driving the entire crest of
the Carmel mountain
range he discovered "Tel
Ariel," 20 acres of land
with a view that extends
from Haifa Bay north to
Rosh Hanikra and east to
Nazareth. "I bought it in
the record time of three
days," he said.
He is now remodeling
the former home of the
Botagee family (wealthy
Arabs who fled in 1948)
and installing all the

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modern American con-
veniences. His American
style doctor's office, how-
ever, will make a conces-
sion to the Druze culture;
the walls between the
examination rooms are
left open at the top for
traditional Druze hus-
bands who may want to
lisetn in on consultations
with their wives.
originally
had
"I
thought to open a center
for plastic surgery. In-
stead, before I could even
begin planning such a
venture, local residents
were knocking at my
door. Overnight I became
a fainily-style general
practitioner. There is a
Kupat Holim clinic here,
yet people often come to
me too, sometimes just to
get my opinion, because
they trust me."
He charges these pa-
tients only a fraction of
his normal fee and 20 per-
cent are treated free.
Frequently he emerges
from a multi-family corn-
pound laden with a fresh
pita, home-grown veget-

ables, or a young duckl-
ing.
Ariel says that both
communities welcomed
him with "open arms," and
is called by both "Abu
Ilan" or Father of Ilan
(Ilan being his eldest son)
in accordance with the
traditional Arab form of
address.
His children are enrol-
led in Israeli schools and
have made many friends.
In the future Ariel and
his wife Toby plan to add
a guest house to their Tel
Ariel property, along
with a swimming pool,
riding stable, and buffet
restaurant featuring na-
tive food and entertain-
ment by local residents.
Ariel said, "We came
here perhaps not by
chance. The truth is that
we feel more at home here
in Isfiya than we've ever
felt elsewhere, and we've
become a part of a fas-
cinating, diversified
group who are also Is-
raelis. I think we are
pioneers in an American
way but with an Israeli
spirit.

Shiva House Is Not a Place
for Saturday Night Socials

By BEN GALLOB

(Copyright 1976, JTA, Inc.)

The widespread and
growing practice among
American Jews of turning a
shiva (mourning) visit to a
bereaved family into a gala
social event has been con-
demned by a Conservative
rabbi as a violation of both
compassion and Jewish reli-
gious law.
Rabbi Gilbert S. Rosen-
thal of the Oceanside Jewish
Center also asserted, in a
commentary in his syn-
agogue bulletin, that the
development was evoking
protests from the families
in mourning.
He described as a typical
situation a call by him on a
family during the shiva pe-
riod. He said he usually
asked the mourners
whether they had had many
visitors and that he had of-
ten been told, "Rabbi, we
had a mob here, especially
Saturday night and Sunday.
People came and just stayed
for hours. And do you know
what? They ate and drank
and joked and made a social
evening of it. Is that what a
shiva call is supposed to be?"
Rabbi Rosenthal de-
clared that "this criticism
of contemporary-style
shiva visits is lamentably
true. People seem to have
forgotten that a shiva call
is not an occasion for so-
cializing. It is not a Satur-
day evening out or a Sun-
day visit with friends and
family. Nor is it an eating
or drinking bout. And it
certainly is hardly the
moment for light banter,
jokes, revelry and irrever-
ent pleasantries."
Jewish Law, he said, is
very clear on this matter.
The Shulkhan Arukh (Code
of Jewish Law) "specifically
notes that consolers are not
to speak to the mourner

until he opens the conversa-
tion. Moreover, they are not
to say 'shalom' to him nor is
he to respond to that greet-
ing during the first three
days of shiva."
There also is a prohibition
against "too many people to
eat and drink together with
the mourner lest the occa-
sion become a party" and "it
is prohibited to talk too
much in a house of mourn-
ing and a mourner is forbid-
den from engaging in any
joy or levity."
In summary, Rabbi Ro-
senthal declared, "it is
wrong from a religious,
psychological and human
point of view to violate
these sacred and sound
canons. Mourners resent
reveling during their most
bitter and pained hours
and days. They want to,
and should, speak about
the deceased, his virtues,
achievements, philan-
thropic deeds, family rela-
tions and character
traits."
Rabbi Rosenthal said "a
similar misunderstanding
of Jewish law" is mani-
fested at unveilings, occa-
sions on which some fami-
lies "think it is incumbent
on them to serve food and
drinks at the cemetery" as
though it was a picnic. He
said "the very opposite is the
case; the Shulkhan Arukh
states that it is prohibited to
act frivolously at the ceme-
tery and to eat or drink
there."

1949 Immigration

In 1949 Israel's Jewish
population grew, largely by
virtue of record immigra-
tion, from 715,000 to 1,-
015,000. One hundred forty
Jewish villages were
founded, increasing the to-
tal by 50 percent.

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Aug. 1 — To Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Rosenfeld (Barbara
Gurwin), 18825 Lincoln,
Southfield, twin daughters,
Jill Elyse and Sherri Pam.
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July 29 — To Dr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Wayburn (Andi
Benderoff), 23605 Riverview
Dr., Southfield, a daughter,
Binay Wendy.
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July 26 — To Dr. and Mrs.
Allen M. Weinberger (Kaye
Shapiro), 26252 Summer-
dale, Southfield, a son, Jef-
frey Brian.
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July 25 — To Mr. and
Mrs. David E. Bocan
(Marsha Kaplan), 16310
Fairfax, Southfield, a
daughter, Allison Eileen.
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July 22 — To Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Fine (Shelley
Altus), 26805 Franklin Pte.
Dr., Southfield, a daughter,
Melissa Beth.

July 9 — To Dr. and Mrs.
Dean A. Victor (Cheryl
Brown), 137 Belroi Pl.,
Bloomfield Hills, a daugh-
ter, Shana Lyn.
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July 6 — To Mr. and Mrs.
Neil Schneider (Joanne Bar-
kin of Grand Rapids), 12940
Dartmouth, Oak Park, a
daughter, Suzanne Paula.

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