SAHARA • OUTS When They Thought They Saw Lord Byron On The Russian Streets ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR Q: Does Halachah make a distinc- Bnai brit is found in one place tion between the bracha, blessing, in the Siddur. The alphabetical said before eating bread on Shabbat hymn, Omnam Ken, composed and on other days of the week? by Rabbi Yom Tov ben Yitzhak A: No. One is (who died in bkv DISCONTINUED STYLES #728 #787 #751 #750 NOW THROUGH NOV. 13 obligated to say the bracha, Ha- motzi lechem min-haaretz, whenever eat- ing bread and bread products including matzah, bagels and pita. Q: Did the Ger- man writer Goethe have anything to do with Jews? A: The great- Quality High Efficiency Heating +92% AFUE 1190), and recit- ed on Yom Kip- pur eve, in the mem line con- tains the phrase. The B'nai B'rith organiza- tion was found- ed in New York in 1843. Q:As an intel- lectual heavy- weight, I'm enjoying watching est of German The Flintstones on poets, Johan video at *least 10 Wolfgang von Any way you cut it, the bracha is the times each day. It Goethe (1749- same. would be a yabba 1832), lived in dabba doozy of a Frankfurt-am-Main, one of the day if Tell Me Why could come up oldest and most active centers of with a Jewish connection to Fred and Jewish life in Germany. Barney. Interested in the Bible as a A:Her name was Betty Rubble, young man, Goethe tried to learn but the power behind the throne Hebrew and the Judeo-German was Bea Benaderet. dialect of the Frankfurt Jews, Ms. Benaderet, born in 1894, and he often went to the Frank- for years played on television as furt ghetto. During one visit, the the agitated neighbor of George ghetto caught fire. As gentile youngsters taunted and jeered the Jews, Goethe helped extinguish the fire. His view of Jews apparently changed through the years. Later in his life, Goethe opposed legis- lation to improve the legal status of Ger- man Jewry. Financing Available 0 DOWN* •Upon Credit Approval 6 Months Same As Cash Ask about our PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM •24 Hour Emergency Service •Quality Installation •23 Vehicles • Radio Dispatch Markish was born in 1895 in Volhynia in Russia. He served in World War I, then began a career that would lead to his reputation as one of the country's foremost modern Yiddish poets. From 1921 to 1926 Markish traveled extensively throughout Poland, France, England and Palestine. Among his works of those years were poems express- ing the suffering in the anti-Jew- ish pogroms in the Ukraine during the Russian civil war. In 1926, Markish returned to Russia, where he completed sev- eral novels including Dor Oys, Dor Ayn (Generation Out, Gen- eration In), Farklepte Tsiferblatn (Sealed Dials) and Dem Balgufs Toyt (The Fat Man's Death). With the death of Lenin and rise to power of Josef Stalin, Markish — like every Soviet writer who wanted to stay alive — also wrote a number of poems glorifying the dictator, including the truly awful Ode to Stalin, asking the sun why it bothers to shine "when we have Stalin." In 1939, Markish received the Order of Lenin. Neither his award nor his po- ems did him any good. In 1939, Q: What is the origin of the name of the orga- nization B'nai B'rith? A: Bnai brith (or DON'T LET HOUSEHOLD PESTS HOLD YOU HOSTAGE! CALL THE ERADICO PROFESSIONALS! Eradico's safe and proven methods keep your home free of insects,. rodents and other pests. Trust Eradico for an honest assessment of your needs and dependable, affordable service. 01, j Cockroaches • Ants • Fleas • Bees • Hornets • Wasps • Rats • Mice and any other pests. 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She Markish was charged with Jew- Abraham, Isaac and Jacob that died in 1968. ish nationalism and murdered were made the legacy of their de- Q: Is it true there was once a fa- Aug. 12, 1952, the infamous mous Jewish poet who bore a strik- "Night of the Murdered scendants, the Jewish people. Rabbi Yehuda Ha-Nasi (sec- ing resemblance to Lord Byron? Poets." ❑ A: Yes. His name was Peretz ond-third centuries CE), redac- tor of the Mishnah, composed a Markish, and he was said to look prayer (recited in the preliminary so much like famed British poet Send questions to "Tell Me Why" morning service) in which he Lord Byron that people would lit- c/o The Jewish News, 27676 refers to-a ben brit ("child of the erally stop him on the street to Franklin Rd., Southfield, MI, covenant"). comment on the resemblance. 48034 or send fax to 354-6069.