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Friday, June 12, 1981
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
JPS Offers Translation of 'Tanna
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A new translation of the
"Tanna Debe Eliyahu"
work
by William G. Braude
("The
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Elijah") is a midrashic work and Israel J. Kapstein has
thought to have been corn- just been released by the
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Tanna .Debe Eliyahu
like all the other mid-
rashim, it does not consist of possesses a coherence of
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unknown Elijah, a wander-
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who has given his name to
the work. (A legendary ac-
count attributes its corn-
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Elijah himself, who, accord-
ing to the legend, dictated
parts of the work over two
separate periods to Rabbi
Anan, a Babylonian jurist
who lived in the Third Cen-
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enshrined in the lives of the
patriarchs. Although the
subject matter is not nota-
bly different from that of
other midrashim, Tanna
Debe Eliyyahu shines with
a far brighter luster.
Except for an abridged
translation into Yiddish,
the work has never before
been translated from the
original Hebrew. The pre-
sent translation enhanced
by a comprehensive intro-
duction and notes, is based
on the critical edition pre-
pared by Meir Friedmann
(Vienna, 1902-1904), which
in turn was based on a Vati-
can Library manuscript
dated 1073, the oldest rub-
' binic manuscript extant. It
makes accessible to the
English-speaking world a
Begin, Sadat Meet in Sinai
OFIRA, Sinai (JTA) —
Premier Menahem Begin
and Egyptian President
Anwar Sadat met for 90
minutes last week in a pri-
vate summit conversation
in this resort town, due to be
handed back to the Egyp-
tians next year, and both
satisfac-
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Jewish text of major inter-
est, one that has influenced
generations of students and
that still has the power to
move the contemporary
reader.
William G. Braude is
rabbi, emeritus of Cong.
Sons of Israel and David, in
Providence, R.I. He has
translated "The Midrash on
Psalms" and "Pesikta Rab-
bati" for the Yale Judaica
Series. His translation
(with Israel J. Kapstein) of
"Pesikta de-Rab Kahana"
was published by JPS ir
1975. •
Israel J. Kapstein is pro-
fessor emeritus of English
at Brown University and
the author of numerous
scholarly articles, stories,
poems, and a novel, "Some-
thing of a Hero."
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tion with their talk.
Both hailed the Israel-
Egypt peace treaty and the
Camp David accords as the
only stable factor in a turbu-
lent Middle East.
Begin agreed to Sadat's
suggestion that U.S. special
envoy Philip Habib should
be given more time to try
and solve the Syrian missile
crisis by diplomatic means,
though Begin indicated he
was not prepared to give
him the open-ended oppor-
tunity Sadat suggested.
Begin also rejected
Sadat's request that Is-
rael halt its bombing and
raids on terrorist bases in
Lebanon, explaining that
these were essential to
ensure Israel's security.
The Ofira summit was
held in tight security and
covered by hundreds of
newsmen from Israel, Egypt
and correspondents from
North America and Europe.
Police and'security forces
made every effort to prevent
any demonstrations during
Sadat's visit to Ofira. But a
group of Jewish settlers due
to move out of Sinai next
year, demonstrated with
posters, none of which were
seen by either Sadat or Be-
gin.
Sadat met later with
Ofira residents who asked
permission to remain there
when the Egyptians take_
over. He told them that
under the peace agreeient
all Israelis must leave the
area, though some ar-
rangements might be made
for some of them at least to
return there later to con-
tinue in tourist projects in
cooperation with the Egyp
tians.
At a press conference fol-
lowing their meeting, Beg
and Sadat both condemne,
Syria's presence in Lebanon
as the cause of that coun-
try's turbulence and of the
present crisis in the area.
Joins JTA Staff
NEW YORK (JTA) —
Kevin Freeman, former
news writer for radio sta-
tions in Boston, has joined
the staff of the Jewish Tele-
graphic Agency. Freeman,
22, will work on the edito-
rial staff as a general as-
signment reporter.