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November 7 & 8 from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. November 9 from 10 a.m. - 12 noon Large selection of Watches and Jewelry on display for sale. Refreshments Bloomfield Plaza 6566 Ielegraph Road 851-5533 Continued from page 2 latter that Singer, who was born in 1904 in Radzymin, Poland, joined his brothers Joshua and I.J. Singer. The latter's name remains among the most distinguished Yiddish writers of this century. He was famous before his brother I. Bashevis and many are of the view that if he had been judged he would be the Nobel Prize winner. I.J. Singer's son, Joseph Singer, did the translating of the collected effort that is now available under the title Love and Exile. It is important to note that Singer's trilogy under the title Love and Exile commences with the autobiographical introduc- tion, "In the Beginning." This is where Singer writes about his father, a dedicated and admired rabbi, and his mother. This is noteworthy in his comments about them: My father and mother were both honest and charitable, but still what a difference between the two of them! My mother's eyes were sharp and I could see in them impa- tience with the ways of the world, with men and women — a resentment toward life and all its tribulations. She always had to search for, comfort in her morality books. I once heard her say, "I hate the human gspecies." I knew that no one could fool her. She saw through a person behind all his or her masks. She could be sarcastic and biting. My father was the oppo- site; good-natured, full of faith in almost all people. He never seemed to have any doubts. His only desire was to have time and strength to serve God and to study His Torah. I had' inherited some traits from my father and many from my mother. I can say that she suffered not only her own afflications but also those of all mankind. I could see in her eyes great compassion when she read in the Yiddish newspaper about those who were run over, robbed, raped, be- aten. Every news item made her wince in resent- ment against the Creator who could see all this mis- ery and remain silent. Once I heard her say, "Newspapers are pure poison." The love affairs and the evi- dences of the author's treatment of sex are imbedded in the con- tents of this newly-collected tril- ogy. The experiences in this coun- try, the struggles, the path toward adjustment, attitudes on peoples and events, are vital here. Isaac Bashevis Singer thus at- tracts renewed attention on the occasion of his 80th birthday. He was interviewed on this occasion for Pioneer Woman magazine by Isidore Haidblum. One of the questions posed in this interview elicited a most interesting an- swer: IH: "Now, tell me, do you feel that women have changed any over the years since you were a yo ung man? IBS: "Yes, very much. When I was a boy, the average Jewish girl believed in one God and one hus- band. And today, the modern Jewish woman is as modern and as worldly — and sometimes even more so — than her Gentile coun- terparts. So I would say that we have, in a way, lost what we call the taharas hamishpacha (family purity). It's not there anymore. The so-called Jewish princess not only wants better clothes and trips and places to study, but she's also interested in love-making — she doesn't believe really in the institution of marriage. The change is tremendous — and far from being positive, good for us. You can state the fact, but you cannot really change it. You can- not take a girl who has studied at Harvard and has read all the modern novels and seen all the shows and make her -like my mother. You cannot do it." The total portrayal of novelist Singer is valuable for an addi- tional understanding of his worlds as well as of the author himself. Added here is another chapter in the life of Polish-born Yiddishist Isaac Bashevis Singer who has become a valued member of the literary society of the United States. . NEWS Franco-Israeli ties seen improving Paris (JTA) — Premier Laurent Fabius last week assured the president of the Representative Council of Major Jewish Organ- izations in France, Theo Klein, that his government will do all it can to fight anti-Semitism and ra- cism. Fabius also told Klein that his administration is determined to continue improving its rela- tions with Israel. Fabius reportedly said he hoped that the forthcoming visit to France of Israeli Premier Shimon Peres will also help to consolidate relations between the two coun- tries. Fugitive captured Jerusalem (JTA) — A senior leader of Al Fatah, Ali Halil Ribai, who had been the subject of a 14-year manhunt by Isfaeli se- curity forces, was captured last month. Ribai was arrested in Dura, south of Hebron, three weeks ago but news of the arrest was with- held until last week. Ribai man- aged to escape when his under- ground cell was uncovered by se- curity forces in the early 1970s and had evaded capture since by hiding in caves of the Hebron Hills and the Judaean desert. Choir tours Israel Tel Aviv (JTA) — The BBC's 100-member Welsh choir is in Is- rael for a series of performances throughout the country to be filmed for the BBC.