THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS -

14 Friday; October 29, 1976

We Make Our Own Glasses

HEADQUARTERS FOR
• LATEST DOMESTIC AND
IMPORTED FRAME FASHIONS

• PRESCRIPTIONS FOR GLASSES
ACCURATELY FILLED

•

1

• Reasonably Priced

Immediate Repair

ROSEN OPTICAL SERVICE

13720 W. 9 MILE

OAK PARK, MICH..

flPill

Israel Proposes
Trade for Kfirs

nr.

COOLIDGE

LI 7-5068

Hours: Daily and Saturday 9:3G -1.m. to 6 p.m.

Closed Wednesdo)

.A.a_a_000ctoaoca000000tteaccu_L20000poott$900

PERSONAL PACKERS

We Pack Up

Ynur Household Goods

Before the Movers Come

Unpacking Services Available

In The Metropolitan Area

RHODA STAMELL 354-6118
LYNN ROSS-POSAR 855-9142

VIENNA (JTA) — Is-
rael has offered Austria
20 Kfir interceptor fight-
ers in exchange for in-
dustrial and agricultural
products, government
sources said. Under the
projected arms-for-
products deal Austrian
exports to Israel would
include steel, timber,
railway equipment and
agricultural products.
Austrian news media
described the Israeli offer
as "very attractive" but
feared that such a deal
would annoy Austria's
trade partners in the
Arab world.
Other offers include the
French Mirage F-1, Swe-
den's Viggen and the U.S.
Northrop SF-5. Defense
Minister Karl Leutgen-
dorf is pressing for
sophisticated interceptor
fighters designated to
safeguard Austria's
neutral policy.
Chancellor
Bruno
Kreisky, however, has
opposed the fighter deal,
maintaining that there is
a lot of other equipment
the army needs more ur-
gently. The government
is expected to make a de-
cision later in the year.

Large selection of Rings,
Watches and other fine
Jewelry gift items.

14 K & 18 K GOLD

DIAMONDS. &.FINE JEWELRY

Barry

Danny

WEINTRAUB Jewelers.

WHERE HE CUSTOMER COMES FIRST'

All Bank Cards
Honared

Mon. thru Fri. 9 to 5

Sat. 9 to 3

Quality Jewelers for 3 Generations

23077 Greenfield, Advance Bldg., Suite 354, Southfield, Michigan

557-5544

Tie
Great Debates Have Historicai
one candle — on the last

BY DAVID SCHWARTZ

(Copyright 1976, JTA, Inc.)

Some have been com-
paring the Ford-Carter
debates to the Lincoln-
Douglas debates of more
than a century ago. There
was no television then
but the Lincoln-Douglas
debates made Lincoln a
national figure and paved
the way for his Presi-
dency.
The Lincoln debate was
more interesting. It was
the regular type of de-
bate. The candidates
could say what they
wanted — go at each
other like combatants in
the sports ring. The
Ford-Carter debates
were like quiz shows. No
one told any stories.
There were no memora-
ble sentences; mostly
statistics, which can be
manipulated to suit one's
self. One good, story tells
more than a book of
statistics.
Abraham Jonas, a
Jewish friend of Lincoln

Jewish Teaching
Guide Published

NEW YORK — The
American Association for
Jewish Education has
published a guide on
teaching the American
Jewish experience in pub-
lic high schools.
The 82-page book, de-
signed for use by teachers
in grades 7-12, includes
lesson plans, classroom
strategies, instructional
techniques, extensive
bibliographies and ques-
tions for analysis and dis-
cussion.
The Commission on
Jewish Studies in Public
Schools of the AAJE's
National Curriculum Re-
search Institute pre-
pared the guide, titled
"Teaching the Jewish
Experience in America."
The guide can be ob-
tained from the AAJE,
114 Fifth Avenue, New
York, N. Y. 10011.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

presided at one of the
Lincoln-Douglas debates.
Both Abrahams had come
up to Illinois from Ken-
tucky.
Lincoln was a man of
many debates. When he
ran for Congress he de-
bated with his opponent, a
preacher, Cartwright, who
tried to make political cap-
ital out of Lincoln's sup-
posed non-orthodoxy in re-
ligion. Cartwright went on
to tell about heaven and
hell and then turned to
Lincoln and asked him:
"Where are you going Mr.
Lincoln?"
"I am going to Con-
gress," replied Lincoln.
Prof. Solomon Schech-
ter of the Jewish Theolog-
ical Seminary saw many
similarities between
Hillel and Lincoln. Hillel
was a wood choper; Lin-
coln, a rail splitter.
Hillel partook in many
debates. The Talmud tells
of the debates between
Beth Hillel, the house of
Hillel and Beth Shammai,
the house of Shammai.
Hillel was more liberal.
Shammai held that all
eight candles should be lit
on the first Hanuka night
and diminished by one
each succeeding night.
The idea was to be con-
veyed that the Jew should
look to the past as the most
important and glorious
period. Hillel held to the
contrary. On the first night

KEEP EXIPIEFRIENCIET

• MORE THAN 65 YEARS
LEGAL AND JUDICIAL
EXPERIENCE

•PREFERRED AND
WELL QUALIFIED

PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT

Judge Andrews

Judge Thorburn

Judge Webster

(6 YEAR TERM)

16 YEAR TERM)

(2 YEAR TERM)

An Oakland County Judge since
1963, James S. Thorbum is the
Chief Judge of the Oakland Coun-
ty Circuit Court. Judge Thorburn,
a decorated World War II naval av-
iator, is past president of the Oak-
land County Bar Association, a
graduate of the National College
of the State Judiciary, and the In-
stitute for Court Administration.
He is Chairman of the Michigan
Judges Association Rules Com-
mittee.

An Oakland Circuit Judge since
1973, Robert B. Webster is Alter-
nate Chief Judge of the court. He
is a lifelong resident of the coun-
ty, an Air Force veteran of the
Korean Conflict, and a graduate
of the University of Michigan Law
School and the National College
of the State Judiciary. He is
Chairman of the Supreme Court
Committee to Revise and Consoli-
date Michigan Court Rules.

Oakland Circuit Judge Steven N.
Andrews, a practicing attorney in
the county for 16 years, is Second
Alternate Chief Judge. He is past
'president of the Oakland County
Bar Association, South Oakland
Bar Association and a former
member of the Representative
Assembly, State Bar of Michigan.
Married, with three children,
Judge Andrews is a graduate of
Adrian College and served eight
years as Clawson City Attorney.

0/14.111CLAINIII) CIRCUIT COURT

night, all eight should
blaze. The future, the
latest, was the most impor-
tant.
Hillel's idea prevailed
in this instance as in
most. However, Shammai
was not the harsh man he
is often pictured. He was
the author of the dictum
against showing any per-
son a mean look. "Receive
every man with a favora-
ble countenance," he
said.
Hillel was the man who
gave the impatient
heathen the famous one
leg definition of Judaism.
The heathen was not of
the studious type and he
asked Hillel if he could
give him a definition of
Judaism while he stood on
one leg. "Sure," said
Hillel. "Don't do to others
what you don't want
them to do to you. That's
it," said Hillel. The
heathen, no doubt, was
surprised. He could have
stood on his leg much
longer than that.
Jews appear, however,
not to have been satisfied
with one leg definitions.
After all, what fun would
there be if everything
was so simple. To be sure,
there are prevailing prin-
ciples, but every sen-
tence, every word, of the
Torah has been analyzed.
Rashi says this. The
Rambam says something
else. This, of course, is
natural. Let several
people see the same thing
and each will have a diffe-
rent account. Everything
is both simple and com-
plex. There are always
some differences and that
means debate.
Abraham argued with
God about the destruction
of Sodom. The Midrash
tells us there was debate in
heaven itself about the
creation of man. It was ar
gued that man would bring
evil and injustice, but the
Lord was moved by the
plea of mercy.
Even the letters of the
alphabet, according to
the Midrash, participated
in the debate about the
creation. Like candidates
for the presidency, each
pleaded its own electijon
and god finally chose the
letter bet because, the
Midrash says, the word
braha, meaning blessing.,
begins with that letter. So
the first word of the To-
rah, Bereshit, telling of
the creation, begins with
that letter.
The rabbis frequently ,
debated with the Lord.':.
The noted scholar, Mar-•,
tin Buber, thought this
dialogue, I and Thou is
implicit in all the Hasidic
tales.
"Come, let us reason
together," saith the Lord.
When people reason to-
gether there is peace. De-
bates may not settle mat-
ters but they open the
mind. And perhaps best of
all — the heart. Es iz gut as
man redt sich aus die
hartz, they say in Yiddish.
I like the story about
the argument on evolu-
tion between the rabbi of
Minsk and his son.
"Well," said the rabbi fi-
nally, "You believe we are
descended from monkeys.
Well maybe you are, but I
am not."

