0 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Bibliobuses' Now Rolling Through Jerusalem Streets JERUSALEM — Six days a week, from early morning through late afternoon, a fleet of yellow trucks can be seen parked and open for business in many resi- dential areas of Jerusalem. Neighborhood children flock to the trucks' open doors. No, the kids aren't buying ice cream — they are making their weekly visit to their library. ___ Although Jerusalem `rides itself on its 20 public ____ibraries, there are alwa ys new neighborhoods and ou t- lying districts where pe r- manent libraries have n ot yet been built. Three mobi le libraries — "bibliobuses" as they are popularly name d — regularly stop in Jewis h and Arab neighborhoo ds and nearby villages on a strict schedule. Each bu has a driver and two libr a- rians. For a sum equivalent to 60 American cents, a pe r- son receives a life mem - bership which entitle s him to take out one boo k AJC Project to Strengthen U.S.-Israel Ties NEW YORK — A projec t designed to shed light on th e relationship betwee n American Jewry and th e state of Israel has bee n launched by the America n Jewish Committee. The Institute on Ameri can Jewish-Israeli Rela tions, to be directed by AJ Committee Vice Presiden Bertram Gold, will identify V areas of tension and de lineate opportunities t 0 achieve more effective int eraction between th e Jewish community in th e U.S. and Israel. Hebrew U. Cites JDC Official JERUSALEM — Hebrew University has awarded the Samuel Rothberg Prize in Jewish Education to Stan- ley Abramovitch, director of the education department of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. As director his work has spanned the globe, laying the foundation for a large number of education and welfare programs in the JeWish communities of Europe, North Africa and Asia. L.A. Cuts Fees LOS ANGELES (JTA) — The Jewish Federation ,,council has won the ap- `Nal of the Los Angeles „ ity Council for a _measure removing city fees on low and moderate income hous- ing under non-profit au- spices. The federation was reim- bursed $77,045 last year for fees paid during construc- tion of the Westside Jewish Center Apartments. The fees were initiated in Los Angeles on all construc- tion after the Proposition 13 tax cut proposal was adopted. PICK THE GREETING OF YOUR CHOICE a week. Each book may be kept a month, al- though 75 percent of the libraries' 112,000 users make a new choice weekly. Amazing as it may seem, there is almost no theft or mutilation of the books, nor is there any overdue problem. For another additional nominal deposit one may check out another couple of books. There is an interesting sociological difference be- tween East and West Jerusalem. In 'East Jerusalem, only the chil- dren visit and use the Arabic mobile library and thus it is exclusively a chil- dren's library. The library is parked next to schools and the children are taken from class to visit it during the school year. During vaca- tions the bibliobus still faithfully adheres to its schedule and the children, accustomed to expect it, gather at their schools to await its arrival. In West Jerusalem the appearance of the bus is a neighborhood event. Mothers with strollers sur- rounded by older children crowd around the library. Grandparents can be seen accompanying their grand- children. The adults also take advantage of the lib- raries which frequently park alongside shopping centers. While more libraries are being built in Jerusalem all the time, the city's rapid and constant growth keeps up the demand for the serv- ices of the bibliobuses. 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Earlier this year, the bo ok was chosen as the win- ne r of the Jacob and Rivke Le vine Award from the Co ngress for Jewish Cul- bu re and the Harry Rosen- fel d Award offered by the C anadian Jewish Congress. The Fishman volume (re- vi ewed by The Jewish News Fe b. 5, 1982) includes 46 se lections by prominent ra bbis, scholars and resear- ch ers covering more than 1,0 00 years of writing about Yi ddish culture. High Court Queries Eitan JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Supreme Court issued a show cause order against Chief of Staff Gen. Rafael Eitan, requiring him to give the court reasons within 15 days why he barred soldiers serving in Lebanon from bringing back home Lebanese products for per- sonal use. IDF sources said several soldiers have been tried and some jailed for violating the ban. 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