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 - GET THRU THE WINTER? WE ARE DEALING ON NEW 1979 PONTIACS 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. AL STEINBERG ORDER YOURS NOW! 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