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Sabbath Scriptural Selections
This Sabbath, the fifth day of Nisan, 5743, the following scriptural selections will be read in our synagogues:
Peritateuchal portion, Leviticus 1:1-5:26. Prophetical portion, Isaiah 43:21-44:24.
Candlelighting, Friday, March 18, 6:25 p.m.
VOL. LXXXIII, No. 3
Page Four
Friday, March 18, 1983
WEEK OF REMEMBRANCE
When the many thousands of survivors
from Nazism gather in Washington in the sec-
ond week of April; they will not only demon-
strate their own determination to remember.
They will be acting as agents for mankind to
assert that those who have suffered will labor
constantly and untiringly for causes aiming to
prevent recurrence of what had occurred, and to
strive for peaceful conditions for a humanely-
devoted mankind.
Primarily motivated by the 40th anniver-
sary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the as-
sembly of some 10,000 survivors will have the
encouragement of the people of this nation. This
is a legislative decision It will be fortified by a
Presidential proclamation. It reasserts an his-
torical national credo framed by the first
President of the Unite d. State whin-
pv..-peuuttLeu meme o Bigotry,
INO unction.
U.S. Senators Charles Percy of Illinois and
Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island gave substance
to the basic principle that unites the American
people in the subject of human decency, when
they framed the resolution adopted by the Se-
nate, with equal encouragement by the House of
Representatives, tracing the history of the
courageous who battled the Nazi army in the
Warsaw Ghetto during the Passover period 40
years ago. The resolution, formulating an
American policy, declares:
"Resolved by the. Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Ameri-
ca in Congress assembled, That (a) the week of
April 10-16, 1983, is hereby marked in com-
memoration of the 40th anniversary of the
uprising against the Nazi occupation forces by
the besieged and outnumbered Jews of the War-
saw Ghetto who, by their courage and heroism,
'showed the world for all time that the forces of
freedom and liberty cannot long be suppressed
by the forces of tyranny, and, by their valor and
their faith, gave urgency to the creation of the
free state of Israel.
"(b) The President is authorized and re-
quested to issue a proclamation designating the
week of April 10-16, 1983, as 'A Week of Re-
membrance for the 40th Anniversary of the
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising,' and calling upon the
people of the United States to observe the week
of remembrance with appropriate ceremonies
and activities.
That which re-asserts opposition to in-:
humanism,
which asserts as a basic naits41
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prevent
ence of bigotries, serves not only to reaffirm the
ideals which motivate a Jewish gathering in the
nation's capital. It also serves as a warning
against racial prejudice. It defines human
rights for all. When bigotry strikes one section
of the people, it is certain soon to embrace all the
people. Therefore, that which demonstrates
against injustice embraces all mankind.
It is in this spirit that the gathering of the
survivors is to be judged. It is in this sense that a
declaration defying injustice and defining
humane principles must be treated.
The Week of Remembrance declared in this
country for the April 10-16 period is an occasion
_to reflect on the past in order to protect the
future. It is also a demonstration of the decen-
cies which spell out the name of this country.
This is how this great ideal is to be perpetuated,
with the blessings of all Americans.
PRE-PAS S OVER. PREPARATORY
All holidays require preparation, as an
enlightenment of the objectives of the occasion
to be observed. None as much as Passover. The
other occasions on the Jewish calendar are in-
timately linked, both spiritually as well as his-
toric experiences. Passover, more than any
other occasion of the Festival of Freedom it is
stipulated specifically.
It is among the very impressive portions of
the Seder Haggada — instructing the perfor-
mers of the ritual of the Passover feast, "ve-
higadta le'binha" — "thou shalt instruct your
son."
Therefore the immediate observation tb the
credit of the synagogue and its administrators,
that they are not remiss in their duties, that the
earlier part of the month of Nisan, and more
often commencing with the conclusion of the
Purim jovialities, the instruction commences —
in preparation for one of the major festivals of
the year, the occasion for deriving satisfaction
from the paths that were paved for the liberta-
rians in all mankind by the Jewish trailblazers
in the cause of freedom.
Primarily, in the preparatory stages, it is
the knowledge imparted to the generations
about themselves and their ancestors that is
vital. The immensity of the lesson is that it
teaches the past in its application to the present,
while emphasizing that the future is not to be
ignored, that what is aimed for glorification by
the contemporaries is immense for the suc-
cessors to the perpetuators of the Jewish ethical
and historical idealism by the generations to
come.
The acclaim for the preparatory stages
aimed at assuring knowledge of all occasions
and all ages and assuring dignity for the days
ahead is the earnestness with which Jews in
many lands, Israel and American Jewry in their
leadership are devoting themselves to the cul-
tural values. The road is a difficult one. It is
especially obstacled in this country, with the
growth of the rate of intermarriage, with a les-
sening of Jewish studies.
But on a higher level there is recognition of
these obstructions. There is an aim to teach and
to strengthen the pride in the Jewish legacies.
There is more publishing of the material needed
to instruct than in many other areas of Jewish
devotions to learning. The effort is made to
strengthen Jewish life, to retain the youth in
the Jewish fold, and primarily to make the
Jewish family the bulwark of strength so vital
for the people's continuity.
These are the cherished needs in the dedi-
cation to the preparatory. They make the
pre-Passover days as vital as the festival itself.
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`Book of Jewish Lists'
ewish Names' List Featurpq
ensationalize Personalities
A former Detroiter now residing in Israel provides genuine sen-
sationalism in a book he entitled "The Book of Jewish Lists" (Stein
and Day). Ron Landau, who was born in Detroit in 1951, was an Oak
Park resident and a student in Yeshivath Beth Yehudah, earning a
BA in history and a MA in education at the University of Detroit,
compiled the "lists" which include such a vast variety of notables that
it is almost like a "Who's Who in Tid-Bits."
Every facet of human experience and community action is
covered here, in the arts, sciences, the theater, politics. The contents
of this interesting book will create curiosity as well as debate. Inform-
ative and also entertaining, readers will surely study it in search for
shortcomings. There won't be too many, because Landau searched
and found the major personalities for inclusion in his book.
There are only two Detroiters listed, inevitably Max M. Fisher as
an industrialist, who here rates only one mention, and U.S. Senator
Carl Levin, who makes the mark with two listings —.as a member of
the U.S. Senate and another as a quote in which the Senator states:
"The interesting thing about writing lists is not how many names
you can add on, but how few you can put down and still provide a broad
range of differences."
Thus, Ron Landau, who now lives in Rehovot, Israel, a teacher
there in Talmud in a yeshiva for English-speaking students, scraped
to locate every conceivable name.
Here are the departments he has covered: Converts to and from
Judaism, anti-Semitism and philo-Semitism, sports, USSR Jewry,
law and religion, entertainment, industry, Israel, the armed forces,
Judaica-Americana, psychology, women, medicine — and many
more.
In the process, Landau mentions restaurants. He refers, for
example, to the famous Siegel's eating place in New York City. The
compiler of the lists makes mention of notables who have eaten there.
It's part of the sensations provided by the Tid-Bits in this book. It also
shows that unavoidable incompleteness. Among the most famous who
had made Siegel's a regular means of satisfying the craving for good
Jewish food was Abba Hillel Silver. This reviewer often saw him there
on a Sabbath Eve, reading the now defunct Yiddish Der Tog (The
Day).
Shortcomings: Abba Hillel Silver isn't even listed in Landau's
collective results. Also missing is the name of Stephen S. Wise. But
Isaac Mayer Wise, the founder of Reform Judaism in America, gets a
mention here.
It is interesting' that to the above quote from Carl Levin is ap-
pended the Senator's personal choice of "outstanding Jewish Ameri-
can public servants," and they are: Bernard Baruch, Judah Benjamin,
Louis Brandeis, Samuel Gompers, Jacob Javits, - Herbert Lehman,
Golda Meir and Hayim Solomon."
There is no limit to the source material Landau utilized for his
book. Whetherit is women or health or matters relating to sports and
music, he has delved into the researching for names with a zeal
evidenced in his index. The fact that this concluding section necessi-
tated 14 complete pages of name listings provides an impressive note
for the Landau book.
There is much to debate over any selection, by anyone, and there
are always names missed, yet "The Book of Jewish Lists" is an in-
teresting and entertaining book, and there is much in it that is
informative.