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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
The Jews of Yugoslavia' Part of JPS Series
PHILADELPHIA — "The
Jews of Yugoslavia: A
Quest for Community"
(Jewish Publication
Society) is a pioneer study of
a little-known part of the
modern Jewish world that is
at once unique and a micro-
cosm of European Jewry as
a whole.
Coming together only
after World War I, with the
creation of the Yugoslav
state, the Jews of Yugos-
lavia differed among them-
selves in origin and outlook,
ecting their antecedent
ritages in both the Otto-
man and Habsburg em-
pires. Their story can be
seen as a quest for commu-
nity, to forge a unity of
communal purpose and
endeavor.
Comprising Yugoslav
Jewry were traditional
Sephardim as well as Re-
form and Orthodox
Ashkenazim. Integra-
tionists, Zionists and
Sephardic nationalists as
well vigorously participated
in the dominant Jewish is-
sues of the day.
Like their non-Jewish
neighbors — Eastern Or-
thodox Serbs, Roman
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Catholic Croats, and
Muslim Bosniaks — the
Jews of Yugoslavia, too,
were learning to co-exist
in their new homeland,
within a single geopoliti-
cal unity but amid con-
siderable regional diver-
sity.
The present study focuses
on the three largest Jewish
communities in Yugoslavia
— Zagreb, Belgrade and
Sarajevo. Part One traces
the development of Jewish
life in each of these centers
and analyzes the socio-
economic situation of the
various groups of Jews.
Part Two examines com-
munal affairs on both the
local and national levels,
and also explores Jewish
An epilogue discusses the
impact of the Holocaust and
the prospects for the future
of the Yugoslav Jewish
community.
Based on Serbo-Croatian
sources and extensive ar-
chival research, "The Jews
of Yugoslavia" is an
enhancing addition to the
JPS roster of historical and
communal studies. Other
recent history titles from
JPS include "The Jews of
Arab Lands: - A History and
Source Book" by Norman A.
Stillman; "The Jews of
Georgian England, 1714-
1830: Tradition and Change
in a Liberal Society" by
Todd M. Endelman; "The
Jews of Argentina: From
the Inquisition to Peron" by
Robert Weisbrot; and
"Strangers Within the Gate
City: The Jews of Atlanta,
1845-1915" by Steven
Hertzberg.
The Detroit Club of North
Miami Beach will meet 7:30
p.m. May 29 at the Wash-
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ing, 167th Street and Sixth
Ave., N. Miami Beach.
Joseph Milgrom,
entertainment chairman,
has arranged the program.
Refreshments will follow.
Guests are welcome. There
is a charge.
By HEIDI PRESS
Sarah Kay Cohen Smul-
lens says we can learn from
crises in our lives and to
prove her point she has just
written a book that is sure
to help others.
Her book, "Whoever Said
Life Is Fair?" is her testa-
ment to "how people could
cope and grow and make life
as fair as possible." The
Charles Scribner's Sons-
published book is written in
journal form — not a how-
to, but a collection of per-
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periences on how to pick up
the pieces after suffering a
tragedy.
In Detroit last week to
promote the book, Mrs.
Smullens talked about how
the writing of the book kept
her afloat while she was
going through "the most
painful and loneliest time in
my life," a divorce from her
first husband and the lonel-
iness that accompanied it.
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she faced owing to the
divorce, she spent her
nights writing. She had
not planned to publish,
but consented when a
friend encouraged her.
"I wanted the book to be
real and honest. I wrote
about all the unfairness
that life taught me existed. I
hope it can help one who is
going through a crisis."
Mrs. Smullens said the
book takes on a human di-
mension. "It is from deep in-
side of me. My kids call it
their sister-brother."
A psychotherapist who
writes a column for the
Philadelphia Inquirer, the
soft-spoken Mrs. Smullens
incorporated items from
that column in the book.
She said she wanted to show
that "no matter how terrible
something is you can learn
from it . . . it can't be all
bad."
For example, in the
book she describes a
situation in which a client
is unable to cope with the
fact that she will lose her
child to illness. To help
lessen the pain, Mrs.
Smullens offered the
client a letter from a
mother who already lost
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"The Jews of Yugoslavia"
was written by Harriet Pass
Freidenreich, an assistant
professor of history at Tem-
ple University. She holds a
PhD in history from Colum-
bia University and has pub-
lished a number of articles
dealing with Yugoslav and
Viennese Jewries.
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forms of national identity,
involvement in political
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a child, but found solace
in remembering all the
happy times they had
when the child was alive.
Coming from an Or-
thodox Jewish family, Mrs.
Smullens was grateful for
her Jewish training and
called it "an essential part
of my life." Although she is
no longer Orthodox, she still
retains the traditions of her
upbringing.
He two-week promotional
tour includes visits to
Pittsburgh, Cleveland,
Chicago, Minneapolis, Col-
umbus and Cincinnati.
Asked how she feels
about the response the
book is getting, she said:
"I am humbled ... some-
thing that pained me so
much turned into such a
joy. It will make the sleep-
less nights worthwhile."
A gentle lady with a sin-
cere desire to help others
find justice out of life's in-
justices, 'Sarah Kay Cohen
Smullens will achieve that
goal since she has faced
crises and conquered them,
and all who come in contact
with her will be grateful for
the experience of having
met her.
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