86 Friday, December 10, 1982

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Israel Marks Record Scientific Attainments

By JAMES LEWIN

ing countries with similar
problems for many years.
JERUSALEM — Sophis-
Most of the world hasn't
ticated scientific research yet realized, however, that
and development have been Israeli scientific achieve-
rapidly transforming the ments go far beyond the
ancient land of Israel into a latest in drip-pipe irriga-
forerunner of ultra-modern tion. As much as 20 percent
technology. Surgical lasers of the entire Israeli work
that enable doctors to per- force are employed in
form bloodless operations, science-based industry,
automobiles that run not on comparing favorably to 14
gas but on an extract of percent of the labor force in
sugarcane, and an innova- the U.S. and 10 percent in
tive technique for using Germany. There are 30,000
solar energy to reduce elec- scientists and engineers in
tricity costs by 50 percent Israel today, in addition to
are only a few of the most 185,000 skilled technicians.
promising new achieve-
Soon one third of all
ments of Israel's unique sci- industrial production in Is-
entific community.
rael will be based on the
In addition, Israel is one latest scientific discoveries.
of the world leaders in a One example is the huge in-
variety of humanitarian re- ternational success of Elron
search -projects, such as the products, including Elscint
quest for a cure for cancer.
high-technology medical
Except for potash plants equipment, which sym-
in the area of the Dead Sea, bolize the potential for
Israel can boast of no major superior quality products in
natural resources. Since the specialized fields.
withdrawal from Sinai,
Approximately 500 Is-
where Israel had developed raeli firms are presently
rich oil fields, the country engaged in research and
does not possess even a development. Kibutzim
single actively-producing have become increas-
oil well.
ingly industrialized, and
Ongoing oil explora- there is even a plan for
tion has discovered only building an industrial
traces of "black gold" center in the vicinity of
and other natural re- Jerusalem, putting the
sources are also sorely Holy City on a firm eco-
lacking. Even the most nomic footing at last.
basic active component
One outstanding example
of organic life on earth — of the potential for new
water — is in chronically science-based products is
short supply in Israel. shown by the work of Dr.
Plentiful sun has been Menahem Zur of Beit Da-
put to wide use in solar gan, who has been develop-
energy projects.
ing an alcoholic fuel which
It has taken an extraor- can power an automibile
dinary degree of ingenuity more efficiently and eco-
and hard work to turn des- nomically than gasoline.
ert land into green fields. Is- Dr. Zur has demonstrated
raelis have always been the that ethanol, as the new fuel
forerunners in the latest in is called, can be produced
agricultural technology and from sugarcane, which can
have been exporting their be cultivated very suc-
know-how to other develop- cessfully in Israel's climate.

World Zionist Press Service

Thud Obligation Described

By RABBI SAMUEL FOX

starts when he gets mar-
(Copyright 1982, JTA, Inc.)
ried.
A man's obligation to
One of the most popular
wear a talit" (prayer shawl) reasons advanced for this
coincidence is the fact that
the biblical obligation to at-
-00.4its.
tach fringes to one's four-
cornered garment is im-
\fovs*"`'
mediately followed by the
legal consequences of mar-
riage (Deuteronomy
22:12,13).
Some claim that this is so
because both experiences
indicate a ."tie," i.e., the
fringes being a "tie" to one's
obligations to the Almighty
Doug Handler. blood recipient.
and the marriage being a
"tie" to one's obligations to
Every day. every
his wife.
hour. somebody needs
your type of blood
Others claim that wear-
to go on living. A
ing the talit is a measure of
healthy person can
donate blood several
wrapping oneself in it and
times a year. Be a
regular blood donor
thus being enveloped by the
Your blood counts.
presence of the Almighty
Somebody needs you.
Call us.
American
wherever he goes.
13,4d Cross
Donate blood.

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When the process is put
into large-scale production
it will be able to provide
superior auto fuel for $1 per
gallon, as compared with
current Israeli prices of over
$3.50 per gallon of gasoline.
Another important de-
velopment is the origi-
nal process invented by
Dr. Yirmiahu Branover, an
immigrant to Israel from
the USSR now at Ben-
Gurion University. He re-
cently received interna-
tional press coverage for his
technique of using a small
amount of heat to drive liq-
uid metal through a large
electro-magnetic field to ul-
timately produce electricity
at one-half the current cost.
The system can function on
either solar energy or the
heat generated by indus-
trial wastes. Commercial
production can be expected
to begin within about two
years, in a multi-million
dollar project of unlimited
potential.
Israel has also been ex-
porting its scientific
genius and technological
expertise in a variety of
other projects, including
the use of laser beams for
everything from delicate
surgery to welding au-
- tomotive parts; develop-.
ment of new techniques
for breeding and growing
shrimp, which could be-
come a major additional
food source for people in
Asia, Africa and other
undernourished coun-
tries of the world; use of
computers for a wide
variety of purposes; pes-
ticides; pain-killers; new
molecular particles; and
the latest in new sources
of energy, such as the
wind-turbine.

Gen. Haim Laskov Dies

TEL AVIV — Gen. Haim
Laskov a former chief of
staff of the Israeli° army,
died Dec. 8 at age 63.
A native of Byelorussia,
Gen. Laskov came to pre-
state Israel in 1924 and
joined the Hagana, which
assigned him later as a
guide and interpreter to the
Royal West Kents, a British
regiment serving in Pales-
tine.
During Israel's War for
Independence, Gen. Laskov
led a tank battalion and
helped break the Arab siege
of Jerusalem, and, as an
armored brigade comman-
der, he took Nazareth, ac-
cording to the New York
Times.
In 1951, he was ap-
pointed the officer'Min=
manding the Israel Air
Force. He interrupted his
military service to study
at Oxford, but was called
home to become deputy
chief of staff under Gen.
Moshe Dayan.

by internationally recog-
nized Israeli experts such
as Prof. Isaac I. Be-
renblum, is now being
continued by their pro-
teges and the proteges-
of-their-proteges in
laboratories and hospi-
tals in Israel.
A strange but true foot-
note to the distinctively Is-
raeli assault on that deadly
killer of humanity is the
fact that foreskins of cir-
cumcised infants may prove
helpful in the fight against
cancer. The foreskins are
used to produce fibroblast
interferon, a natural pro-
tein that is an antidote to
viruses and in some cases
may prevent the spread of
cancer cells. The decision to
use infant foreskins was
made because they are a
good source of fresh and vib-
rant fibroblast cells and be-
cause they are readily
available in Israel.
And, last but not least,
the techniques of artificial
insemination have recently
led to the birth of the first
test-tube baby at Hadassah
Hospital in .Jerusalem. A
new technique which re-
moves the woman's ovum
surgically, impregnates it
with her husband's sperm
and replants it in her womb,
could cure female infertility
in a large number of cases.
Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi
Shlomo Goren is on record
as saying that the new proc-
ess is permissible according
to Halakha (Jewish Law).

He commanded the ar-
mored corps and then the
southern command, playing
a key role in the Sinai cam-
paign.

In 1958, he succeeded
Gen. Dayan as chief of staff,
serving until his own re-
tirement from military
service in 1961, when he be-
came director of Israel's Na-
tional Port Authority.

Comedian Marty Feldman

HOLLYWOOD — Come-
dian Marty Feldman, char-
acterized by his trademark
bulging eyes, died Dec. 2 at
age 48.
Born in London, England,
Mr. Feldman began his
career in show business as a
comedy writer for British
radio and television.
In 1967, David Frost,
then a television producer
for the BBC asked Mr.
Feldman to join the future
Monty Python comedy
troupe, and from there he
became a star with his own
weekly television series.
He left Britain in 1974,
owing thousands in

`Sesame Street'
Actor Will Lee

NEW YORK — Will Lee,
who portrayed a Jewish
storekeeper, Mr. Hooper, on
Public Television's "Sesame
Street" program, died Dec. 7
at age 74.
Mr. Lee appeared in the
theater, in movies and on
television in a career that
spanned more than 50
years.
After World War II, he
appeared off Broadway in
"The World of Sholom
Aleichem." On television,
he appeared in the controv-
ersial film, "Playing. for
Time." He also taught act-
ing classes.

The
latest
Israeli
achievements in science
and technology also include
the ultra-sophisticated
military defense systems
which proved so vital in the
recent confrontations in
Lebanon.
This country is also lead-
ing the way in mankind's
unending battle against de-
adly disease. Since its foun-
dation, the Weizmann Insti-
tute of Science has been a
center for expert Jewish sci-
entists. Now a "third gener-
ation" of researchers are
exerting a major influence
in areas of universal con-
cern, such as cancer re-
search.
While immunity to the
dreaded disease is virtually
impossible to guarantee, a
number of significant im-
provements have been
made in detection and
treatment which can often
add many normal years to a
cancer patient's life.
The basic research in
this crucial field, begun

GEN. HAIM LASKOV

taxes, and vowed he
would become a financial
success in Hollywood
and repay the debt. He
lived to keep his promise;
In the U.S. he starred in
such Mel Brooks films as
"Young Frankenstein" and
"Silent Movie." With Gene
Wilder he made "The Ad-
venture of Sherlock Holmes'
Smarter Brother."
_ At the time of his death,
he had just completed shoot-
ing the film, "Yellowbeard."
He made his directorial
debut with the film, "The
Last Remake of Beau
Geste."

In loving memory of

my beloved grandmother

KATY RUBIN

Dec. 6, 1977
26th of Kislev
Who walked in dignity, who walked in
love and gave me warmth. Sadly missed by
her granddaughter, Carol.

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Begin Letter
to Commission

In Loving Memory Of

LEO ROSENFELD

JERUSALEM — Prime
Minister Menahem Begin
has written a letter to the
commission investigating
the Beirut massacre, in
which he again defends his
government's actions.
Begin's press spokesman
denied media reports,
suggesting that Begin's let-
ter tried to justify the deci-
sion to allow Lebanese
Christian forces into the
Palestinian camps.

Dec. 12, 1981
We can't believe a year has passed. We
miss you very much, but most of all we
really miss your tender loving touch. We
can't believe you've left us and forever gone
away, but our wonderful memories live on
each and every day. The emptiness we now
have will never ever fill, for we will always
love you forever and until.
From Margie, Charyl, Mark, Marty, Lori
and Leigh.

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