THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Bar-Ilan University Hits New York Jackpot
By TRUDE B. FELDMAN
NEW YORK — A pair of
Jacks won a big hand at the
annual dinner and aca-
demic convocation of Is-
rael's Bar-Han University
last week in New York City.
The event, traditionally one
of the most brilliant of the
season, saw honorary de-
grees conferred upon Sena-
tor Jacob (Jack) K. Javits,
the former ranking Repub-
lican member of the Senate
Foreign Relations Commit-
tee, and Jack D. Weiler, real
estate developer and the
most beloved Jewish
philanthropist of his gener-
ation.
The ballroom of the
Pierre Hotel was the setting
with Jane Stern, president
of Bar-Ilan's American
Board of Overseers, in the
chair. Purple and yellow
balloons floated above each
table with the inscription,
"Bar-Ilan Loves You, Jack."
Mrs. Stern explained that
the balloons were an "affec-
tionate tribute" to both
Jacks — the Jewish Senator
from New York who served
24 years in the Senate, and
the former president of the
Joint Distribution Commit-
tee and other major organ-
izations in American life.
Sen. Javits was pre-
sented with the degree of
Doctor of Laws, honoris
causa, by Dr. Emanuel
Rackman, president of
Bar-Ilan and a veteran
leader of American
Jewry. Dr. Rackman, a
former president of the
Rabbinical Council of
America and New York
Board of Rabbis, hailed
Senator Javits as "an es-
teemed legislator and
courageous spokesman
for social justice and
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spoke of his "long and
distinguished service to
the city, state and nation,
and to the Jewish people
of which he is an illustri-
ous son."
The Senator, seated on
the dais in his academic
robes, rose with some diffi-
culty to the podium. He is
the victim of a degenerative
disease that has made walk-
ing difficult. But when he
reached the podium, his
energy was rekindled and
he delivered a moving ac-
ceptance address, recalling
some of the causes he had
served, and praising Bar-
Ilan University as "one of
the glories of Israel, a uni-
versity that combines the
highest standards of con-
temporary secular schol-
arship with the study of
Judaic heritage."
Sen. Javits called Bar-
Ilan University a "center of
spiritual renewal, a place
where the fundamental
principles of Judaism are
the guiding star by which
Israel's young generation
will build the Jewish state
tomorrow."
The- 77-year-old Javits
also spoke of his mother,
Ida, and described her as
"an indomitable woman
who was able to overcome
any obstacle in her way —
especially when it came to
her children's education.
"Now you, as suppor-
ters of this university in
Israel, are helping
transmit knowledge of
Jewish values to a whole
generation of young
people," he told the audi-
ence of 500 friends and
supporters of Bar-Ilan.
Among those who have
helped build not only Bar-
Ilan University, but other
Jewish institutions in the
United States and -Israel,
including Yeshiva Univer-
sity, the Albert Einstein
College of Medicine and the
United Jewish Appeal is
Jack Weiler. For his labors
on behalf of the Jewish
community, the 75-year-old
Weiler was honored with
the degree of Doctor of Phi-
losophy, honoris causa, in
recognition of an "extraor-
dinary lifetime of commit-
ment and achievement in
service to the Jewish
people."
Rabbi Rackman called
Weiler an "action-oriented
humanitarian who has de-
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Honorees Jack Weiler, left, and Jacob Javits are
shown with Bar-Ilan University President Emanuel
Rackman, right, at last week's Bar-Ilan dinner and
convocation in New York.
his people's cause at home, Alice; artist Chaim Gross;
in Israel and around the former New York State
world, a man who has given Republican chairman
the talents of mind and Richard Rosenbaum,
heart with which he has New York State Attorney
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"It was from Jack the global board of trus-
Weiler's revered father, a tees of Bar-Ilan Univer-
rabbi who taught at Torah sity.
The two Jacks were ac-
Vodaath in Brooklyn, that
he acquired his devotion to companied to the dinner by
Jewish education and their proud wives, Marion
Jewish welfare," Rabbi Javits and Doris Weiler,
Rackman noted. "And with who received a lucite "Chaff"
his wife, Doris, he has from dinner chairman Bur-
passed this tradition on to ton P. Resnick.
The event brought Bar-
his children and
Ilan more than $3 million in
grandchildren."
pledges, and plans were dis-
As Weiler — a Harry closed for a modern Ameri-
Truman look-alike — ap- can school of economics and
proached the lectern, the business on the campus of
applause swelled the university to help Israel
throughout the ballroom. fight its battle for economic
He spoke with warmth
and humor of the joys he survival.
had known "because God
was good, and permitted
me to give to others as
had been given to me.
"The more I give, the
richer I get," Weiler said,
"not-in more money, but in
the satisfaction that comes
with giving to the causes I
believe in . . . including
universities like Bar-Ilan
whose purpose is to preserve
the Jewish people.
"And so I am grateful to
all of the institutions that
have permitted me to con-
tribute, for they have
enriched me far beyond
what I have given them."
Weiler, bouncing with
energy, offered some of his
philosophy of life as his fam-
ily beamed with pride: "The
secret of life is not only to do
what you like, but to like
what you do. I like what I do,
and I hope, with God's help,
I'll be able to keep on doing
it."
Among the dinner
guests were opera star
Jan Peerce and his wife,
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