28 Friday, October 6, 1918 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS BETH YEHUDAH SCHOOLS Hebrew U. Has Catalogue of Ancient Lamp Collection 64TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER to be held at MANOR THE FAIRLANE 19000 Hubbard Drive, Dearborn . (across from the Fairland Town Center) Co-Chairmen SUNDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1978 Golden Torah Award Recipient This bronze lamp, dating from the Byzantine period, is ornamented with Jewish symbols: a men- ora, shofar, lulav and etrog. It is among the pieces in the Schloessinger collection at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Guest Speaker I. William Sherr Alvin Reif man Senator Lowell Weicker Cocktails at 6:00 p.m. Dinner at 7:00 p.m. For Reservations, Please call: 557 6750 - David B. Holtzman FOUNDERS Marvin Berlin Harold Beznos Max Biber Ivan Bloch Stuart Bloch Jack J. Carmen Ernest L. Citron Irwin I. Cohn Dr. Arnold Eisenman Dr. Elmer Ellias Dr. Joseph Goodstein George Hill David B. Holtzman Arnold Joseff Nfrs. Morris Karbal Abe Maltzberg Joseph Nusbaum Jack Peitz Alvin Reifman Alex Saltsman Robert A. Schwartz I. William Sherr , The Stewart Family In Memory of Dorothy Stewart Max Stollman Phillip Stollman Tamaroff Buick (Open-Honda) Mrs. Morris Yassky Dr. Arnold Zuroff SPONSORS Norman Adelsberg Beckwith-Evans' In Memory of Meyer Weingarden Henry Dorfman Kenneth Fischer Sidney Fischer Nathan I. Goldin Martin Goldman Samuel Hechtman Peter Heiman David Hermelin Honigman Foundation In Memory of Sarah Honigman Alex Joseph Frank W. Kerr Company Daniel A. Laven Midwest Clayman Compnay, Inc. Irving I. Palman Dr. Lloyd J. Paul Julius Rotenberg Alvin Spector Lawrence J. Traison Mel Wallace Harold Warren Irving Weiss Eugene M. Zack Samuel N. Zack JERUSALEM — Round, catalogued in the latest square and ringed, of issue of Qedem, the mono- bronze, glass, stone and ear- graph series published by thenware, plain and or- the university's institute of namented, burning oil or archeology. tallow — the ancients Photographs and descrip- lighted their way with -tions of nearly 700 lamps lamps of every shape and are included, classified geo- Substance, and collectors graphically and chronologi- today prize these vestiges of cally. The main groupings the past. are Arabic, Greek, Roman, The famed Schloessinger Egyptian, North African, collection of ancient lamps Palestinian and Byzantine in the possession of the lamps. brew -University Mrs. Miriam Schaar- Jerusalem is meticulously Schloessinger of New York collected the lamps Medal Issued over a period of some 40 years and bequeathed for Israel's 30th them, on her death, to the EIN HOD, Israel — The Hebrew University Insti- internationally-known Is- tute of Archeology. The raeli artist Moshe Castel P.E.F. Israel Endowment has commemorated the Funds were instrumental 30th anniversary of the in transferring the collec- state of Israel with a new tion to the university and original art medal released in bringing this volume, here recently. It is the eighth in the Qedem fourth in the series of series, to publication. "Great Israeli Artist" med- The late Robert Szold, als. then chairman of P.E.F., These collector coins are was especially active in produced in gold and silver this endeavor. by the Israel Art Issuing- Of primary interest in the House Co. Ltd., based at the collection are the lamps artists' village of Ein Hod in from the area which in the Carmel hills near Haifa. Roman times comprised the The 30th anniversary provinces of Syria, Pales- medal bears an ancient tine and Arabia. Tlw lamps menora surrounded by a bas of this unique part of the col- relief of "30 Years of Israel's lection are • being used for Statehood" in the artist's teaching, P.'hile others are own handwriting, in He- on exhibit at the institute.- brew, Latin, Arabic and an- cient Hebrew (Canaanite) characters. The reverse shows Castel's representa-, tion of two heroes from Is- rael's history issuing a call Isaac Bashevis Singer for peace. Surrounding the may receive the Nobel Prize relief is the word "peace" in in Literature, it was re- handwritten relief also in ported Thursday. Hebrew, Latin, Arabic and The reliabile sources for ancient Hebrew. this report seemed to indi- cate that it is more than a rumor and that the eminent IQ Organization Yiddish writer whose works Opens in Israel in English have gained TEL AVIV — The Israel best-selling status may in- branch of MENSA, the in- deed be awarded the mer- ternational high-IQ organ- ited award. ization, was inaugurated by international chairman $11 Billion Debt JERUSALEM (ZINS) — Victor Serebriakoff at a meeting of more than 80- Israel's foreign debt has members and candidates in reached the $11 billion mark, or $3,140 per capita. Tel Aviv last month. Nobel Prize for Author?