20 Friday, October 12, 1919
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
THIS IS YOUR INVITATION . .
to join together for study to enrich and expand your knowledge of our heritage
of Torah, and to find a new dimension of meaning in your life as a Jew.
The Conservative Rabbis of Metropolitan Detroit present THE 1979 INTER-
CONGREGATIONUL ADALT EDUCATION INSTITUTE
Seven Tuesday
Evenings
October 23
December 4
First Hour Classes
8:00-8:55 pm
beginning October 23
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Second Hour Classes
9:05-10:00 pm
beginning October 23
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Bible
A Literary Analysis of Selected Biblical Texts
Rabbi Gerald Teller, Superintendent, United
Hebrew Schools
121
Bible
Book of Proverbs: A Source Book of Person-
ality, Morality and Practical Wisdom Rabbi
Milton Arm, Congregation Beth Achim
117
Bible
An Overview of the Book of Genesis Rabbi
Martin D. Gordon, Livonia Jewish Congrega-
tion
223
Rabbinics
The Mishna: The Oral Law of Judaism Rabbi
Stanley M. Rosenbaum, Congregation B'nai
Moshe
211
Rabbinics
Exodus According to the Midrash Rabbi Allen
Kensky, Beth Israel Congregation, Ann
Arbor
324
Jewish History
Dark Spots in our Past — Aspects of Jewish
History in the Middle Ages Rabbi Noah M.
Gamze, Downtown Synagogue
319
Jewish History
Jerusalem — City of Peace Rabbi Efry
Spectre, Adat Shalom Synagogue
421
413
Jewish Thought and
Philosophy
The Value of Life — Insights into Rabbinic
Ethics Rabbi Alan Lucas, Congregation
Shaarey Zedek
512
Jewish Practices
and Observances
The Siddur — A Mirror of The Jewish Soul
Rabbi David A. Nelson, Congregation Beth
Shalom
616
Contemporary
Jewish Issues
American Jewry — A Social Portrait Dr.
Shlomo Kupinsky, Dean of the Midrasha
College of Jewish Studies
710
Language and
Literature
The Flowering of Hebrew Literature Rabbi
Hilel Rudaysky, Congregation Beth Israel,
Flint
818
Jewish Music
The Liturgy of our People Synagogue
Melodies, Cantillation and Chants Cantor
Larry Vieder, Adat Shalom Synagogue
526
Jewish Practices and
Observances
Jewish Law and Practice for Conservative
Jews Rabbi A. Irving Schnipper, Congrega-
tion Beth Abraham Hillel Moses
620
Contemporary Jewish Issues
The Jewish Family in a Changing
Society Rabbi Irwin Groner, Gongregati
Shaarey Zedek
722
Language and Literature
Isaac Bashevis Singer — Nobel Laureate
Rabbi Benjamin Gorrelick, Rabbi Emeritus,
Congregation Beth Achim
SPECIAL ONE HOUR HEBREW LAN-
GUAGE AND LITERATURE COURSE of-
fered at both 8:00 pm and 9:05 pm for
beginners, intermediate and advanced
students.
TUITION
Synagogue or Temple Members
$6.00 per person
Non-affiliated, $12.00 per person
Hebrew class at $4.00 additional
Senior citizens or full time
students — no charge.
8:00 pm
ABBA EBAN
Prospects for Peace in the Middle East —
Reality or Fantasy
TORAH SEMINAR
Tues,, Dec. 4
Michael Medved could
well be considered an histo-
rian. His skill as a re-
searcher and as an inter-
viewer elevates him high in
that rank. He proves it in
"The Shadow Presidents"
(Times Books).
Shadows in these in-
stances become powers who
predominate in the White
House. They are the
secretaries, the chiefs of
staff, the advisers with
great influence.
While "The Shadow
Presidents" is not a political
history, it certainly ap-
proaches it in its treatment
of the presidential advisers.
Medved was here for a full
Jewish Thought and
Philosophy
A Look at Modern Jewish Philosophy Rabbi
Robert Abramson, Hillel Day School
PRE-INSTITUTE LECTURE
Tues., Oct. 16
Rabbi Sees Growing Erosion
on White House Staff for Jews
8:00 pm
DR. ROBERT GORDIS
A registration periodwill be held on Tuesday. October 16, 1979 beginning at 7:00 pm, or register by
mail using the following form.
Make all checks payable to Congregation Adat Shalom, and mail to:
Intercongregational Adult Education Institute
% Adat Shalom Synagogue
29901 Middlebelt Road
Farmington Hills, Mi. 48018
I (we) register for the following courses, enclosing payment where applicable:
Name(s)
Address
Phone
Course
The Pre - Institute Lecture, The Torah Seminar and all classes will be held at Adat Shalom Synagogue.
For further information contact Rabbi Efry Spectre at 851-51N
HARRY S. TRUMAN
day of radio and television
interviews. He had occasion
to express his Jewish views
to The Jewish News.
He was born in 1948,
the year of the rebirth of
the state of Israel, and
has followed a family de-
votibn to Zionism, to Is-
rael — a younger brother
is going there on aliya —
and to traditional
Judaism. He is the
president of the Or-
thodox synagogue in
Venice, Calif., where
Barbara Streisand's son
will be Bar Mitzva next
week.
He has Jewish values and
his Jewish devotion is em-
phasized in the dedicatory
page of his book, which is
dedicated to his wife:
this is that the President
has several Jewish aides
who are close to him, but
most of them (with the
exception of Stuart
Eisenstadt) have a very
negative self-image."
How would this 31-year-
old activist confront the
challenges to Jewry at this
time, when there are visible
erosions in attitudes
towards Jews and Israel?
Medved calls for a posit-
ive and vibrant Jewry. He is
a strong believer in the day
school educational system
and he has established one
in his synagogue and has
enrolled the strong support
for it of Barbara Streisand
who, he said, takes great
pride in the influence of her
father. She recalls, he said,
his laying tefilin every
morning and his piety
which impressed her even
at age 5 when he passed
away.
Medved hopes for a strong
youth identification to
brighten Jewish existence.
In "The Shadow
Presidents," he. relates
very important episodes
regarding Israel, Jewry
and Jewish personalities
who were close to the
presidents. In his book,
which traces the
Presidents from 1856 to
date, he relates the fol-
lowing:
Few incidents in the his-
tory of American-Israel re-
lations match the recogni-
tion of the reborn Jewish
state by President Truman.
His act made the U.S. the
first nation to recognize Is-
rael. The man who urged
Truman to welcome Israel
into the nations of the world
was Clark Clifford, special
counsel to the President.
According to Medved,
Clifford's role as the "Mid-
wife" at the birth of the
state of Israel has been
FOR NANCY
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PRO VERBS 31:29
He leaves it to the reader
to find the translation,
which is:
Many daughters have
done valiantly, but thou ex-
cellest them all.
Because he had devoted
much time to the White
House in its current status,
it is urgent that his im-
pressions should be re-
corded. He said in his
Jewish News interview:
"The pervasive tone
among White House aides
in the Carter Administra-
tion, including Jewish
aides, shows contempt for
the organized Jewish com-
munity and its concerns.
"They tend to see Jewish
interests as a burden that
has to be endured and they
dismiss Jewish leaders as
paranoid and immature.
"One of the reasons for
CLARK CLIFFORD
overshadowed by "Tru-
man's relationship with
friend and onetime business
partner Eddie Jacobson."
Medved also writes of
Truman 's wearing patience
with the American Jewish
community.
"The fact was, that by
1948, Truman had little pa-
tience for attempts by
American Jews to influence
his decisions. 'Jesus Christ
couldn't please them when
he was here on earth,' he
told Commerce Secretary
Henry Wallace, 'so how
could anyone expect that I
would have any luck.' .. .
Though Truman main-
tained an affectionate re-
MICHAEL MEDVED
gard for David Niles, a
Jewish member of his staff,
he began to discount Niles'
advice on the Middle East
situation.
"In this atmosphere,
the cool reasoning of a
suave St. Louis Episcopa-
lian carried more weight
than anyone's passionate
petitions. Clifford main-
tained that a Jewish state
was already a de facto
reality and that the
United States should get
the jump on the Soviet
Union by granting im-
mediate recognition ...
"Above all, Clifford in-
sisted that U.S. policy
should be shaped 'by sheer
human concern for a people
who had endured the tor-
ments of the damned and
whose instincts for survival
and nationhood still refused
to be extinguished.' To pro-
vide a homeland for
Holocaust survivors, Clif-
ford believed, 'would be an
act of simple humanity and
entirely symbolic of what
this country should repre-
sent in world affairs.' "
In urging immediate
recognition and support for
Israel, Clifford braved a
confrontation with General
George C. Marshall (Tru-
man's secretary of state).
The argument reached its
climax at a White House
meeting on May 12, 1948.
Those participating in the
meeting with the President
included Clifford, Marshall
and State Department spe-
cialists on the Middle East.
Marshall, infuriated by
Clifford's remarks at the
opening of the meeting, ad-
dressed the President and
questioned Clifford's
presence.
"This is not a political
matter," he said. "Unless
politics were involved, Clif-
ford wouldn't even be at this
conference. This is a vei io
matter of foreig
policy determination .. .
The counsel offered by Mr.
Clifford was based on
domestic political consider-
ations, while the problem
that confronts us is interna-
tional."
These are the impor-
tant revelations recalled
by Medved in the historic
chapter on Clifford's
influence in the U.S.
recognition of Israel.
The men through the de-
cades who played important
roles as presidential advis-
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