THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Dr. Sandmel Leaves HUC-JIR
CINCINNATI — Dr.
Samuel Sandmel, professor
of Bible and Hellenistic Lit-
"erature at Hebrew Union
' College for 26 years, will
leave this month to become
professor of religion. at the
University of Chicago Di-
vinity School.
•
Dr. Sandmel, 66, a
• specialist in New Testa-
ment literature and its rela-
tion to Judaism, said he is
leaving the college under
friendly terms.
" reached retirement
he explained. "This
breaking connections
•••Ny Hebrew Union Col-
lege. It's a post-retirement
connection. I - will still con-
tinue my close association
with the college."
Dr. Sandmel said he
planned to return to the
Hebrew Union College
"campus in Cincinnati
fr from time to time for lec-
0 ,
k
tures and work with
graduate students who
had started their studies
with him.
"Much of our work at
HUC has been with Christ-
ian students," Dr. Sandmel
said. "This will give me an
opportunity to continue this
work at the University of
Chicago."
Dr. Sandmel has been a
visiting professor at the
University of Chicago and
several European institu-
tions, including the Leo
Baeck College in London.
He has served as provost
and director of graduate
studies at Hebrew Union
College and is a leader in
the Weil Institute for
Studies in Religion and the
Humanities in Cincinnati.
He is former president of the
Society of Biblical Litera-
ture.
Among Dr. Sandmel's
Dropsie University Volume
Honors Zeitlin's Memory
PHILADELPHIA --- A
special volume com-
memorating the 70th an-
niversary of the founding of
the Dropsie University, will
be published early this year
by the university. The an-
niversary volume also will
o• honor the memory of Dr.
Solomon Zeitlin, who was
distinguished professor of
post-biblical literature and
institutions, and taught at
the university for almost six
decades — from his gradua----
tion in 1917 until his death
• in December 1976.
The volume, for which 35
selected authors and scho-
lars the world over contri-
buted essays related to their
particular field of scholar-
in honor of the occa-
sion, was initiated by Dr.
Zeitlin before his death.
The editorship of the
volume, titled: "The 70th
Anniversary of The
Dropsie University
► (1909-1979)," was con-
tinued by. Dr. Abraham I.
president
Katsh,
emeritus and distin-
• guished research profes-
Israel Blackout
►Not Sabotage
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A
massive power failure
which blacked out the en-
tire country through the
midday hours Monday was
caused by a "one in 100,000"
t at the central power
t near Yayne, between
ovot and Ashdod,
Energy Minister Yitzhak
Modai said.
An Israel Electric Corp.
spokesman said that the fai-
lure occurred when.a short
circuit at the Yavne- trans-
former tripped safety de-
vices that shut down
turbo-generators at the
main power stations in
Ashdod, Tel Aviv and Haifa.
The sudden outage
caused a thunderous explo-
sion at the Haifa station
which gave rise to initial
rumors of sabotage. But the
Electric Corp. spokesman
said the blackout was
caused by a 'technical
breakdown.
SOLOMON ZEITLIN
sor at the university, and
Dr. Leon Nemoy, re-
search professor of
Karaitic and Arabic lit-
erature.
The volume marks the
70th anniversary of Dropsie
as the only nontheological
and nonsectarian institu-
tion of its kind in the United
States completely dedicated
to the study of-Hebrew, bi-
blical and Middle Eastern
languages and cultures.
Carter and Teng
Discussed M E
WASHINGTON (JTA) —
Presidential press secretary
Jody Powell said that
President Carter and
Chinese Vice Premier Teng
Hsiao-Ping spent more time
on the Middle East than on
any other regional topic at
their White House confer-
ence last week.
Powell said that "basi-
cally" the President re-
ported to Teng on the "situ-
ation as he saw it" in the
Middle East and in "general
terms" on the recent mis-
sion there of special ambas
sador Alfred Atherton.
Powell indicated that the
two leaders discussed what
they know of the Middle
East problem, their under-
standing of the leaders, the
available options and the
activities taking place
there. ,Powell declined to
say if the President per- .
ceived a wider or different
role for China in the Middle
The feat of the wicked,
shall come,uPon him.
•
Friday, February 9, 1979 11
''*"- ■ CAN YOUR KLUNKER
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SAMUEL SANDMEL
books are "A Jewish Un-
derstanding of the New
Testament," "Judaism
and Christian Begin-
nings," "The Enjoyment
of Scripture" and "The
Genius of Paul."
Dr. Sandmel and his wife,
Frances, were honored in
January at HUC reception.
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