THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Article Focuses
on Colonial Jews
WALTHAM, Mass.—Par-
ticipation by Jews in the
American Revolution was
varied, demonstrating activ-
ity in economic, military
and political fields, con-
cluded Morris U. Schappes
in an article in the latest
issue of the "American Jew-
ish Historical Quarterly"
dealing with the diaries of
Robert Morris, superintend-
ent of the Office of Finance
from 1781 to 1784.
Schappes, editor of "Jew-
ish Currents" and adjunct
-ofessor of history at
ns College, describes
in detail the role of Haym
Salomon. the prominent Co-
lonial merchant and broker
who emerges as a patriotic
businessman and who, after
escaping from British occu-
pation and the threat of
reimprisonment in New
York City, fled to Phila-
delphia. There he became a
successful and resourceful
entrepreneur. a public-spir-
ited citizen and a leader in
the Philadelphia Jewish con-
gregation.
Other Jews whose activi-
ties are recorded by
Schappes were Major
David Salisbury Franks, M.
M. Hays, Manuel Joseph-
son, Meyers Josephson,
Isaac Moses and the Shef-
tall Family.
In a second article, Mi-
chael J. Cohen, lecturer in
general history at Bar-Ilan
University, describes Ameri-
can influence on British pol-
icy in the Middle East dur-
ing the Second World War,
particularly those problems
which stood in the way of
Anglo-American consensus
on the question of Pales-
tine.
Conferees Share
Shabat Rituals
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N.Y.
ROCHESTER,
(JTA)—One of the largest—
and probably the most di-
verse—joint Sabbath cele-
bration by Jews represent-
ing different modes of obser-
vance occurred recently at
the second conference on Al-
ternatives in Jewish Educa-
tion. convened on the
campus of the Rochester In-
stitute of Technology, it
was reported by Edith K.
Schapiro, staff writer, The
Jewish News of Metropol-
itan New Jersey.
The majority of the 700
educators—teachers. princi-
pals, supervisors and com-
munity workers—whose per-
sonal customs vary from
non-observance to practice
the most Orthodox ritual.
ared experiences of spirit-
1 renewal.
Emphasizing respect for
differences and urging rec-
ognition of the authenticity
of various means of obser-
vance. the conference plan-
ners arranged for eight dif-
ferent minyanim, varying
from Orthodox to "Alterna-
tives to Prayer" and a
"Teaching Service." includ-
ed also were halakhic
women's davening, a ha-
vura minyan and an egalita-
rian minyan, described as
"following halakhic prin-
ciples in a style that recog-
nizes equality of the
sexes," Ms. Schapiro report-
ed.
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