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Q: I know the address 18 Mila St.
has significance to the Holocaust,
but I can't remember exactly what.
A: Eighteen Mila St. was the
address of the Jewish under-
ground in the Warsaw Ghetto,
specifically the base of the Zy-
dowska Organizacja Bojowa, or
ZOB (Jewish Fighting Organi-
zation).
Q: Automobiles like Ford, Chrysler
and Dodge were named after their
founders. Are any cars named for
Jews?
A: This answer is sure to drive
you crazy, you lounge lizard, you.
The Citroen, France's popular
economy car, was named for its
founder, Andre Gustave Citroen.
Born in Paris in 1878, Citroen
was trained as an engineer.
After World War I, he found-
ed the car company that
bore his name and special-
ized in low-cost family vehi-
cles.
The first in Europe to use
Henry Ford's mass-pro-
duction methods,
the Citroen compa-
ny rapidly expand-
ed and the little cars
The entrance to the ruined Warsaw Ghetto, June won great popular-
1945.
ity worldwide. In
1934, Citroen intro-
Headed by Mordechai duced a new model, the
Anielewicz, the ZOB was estab- only popular front-wheel-
lished to take action against Nazi drive car of its time. Yet
only months later, in De-
deportations.
Beginning in 1942, emissary cember 1934, the compa-
Arie Wilner convinced the Polish ny — in deep financial
underground to supply the ZOB trouble — was taken over
with weapons, about 100 guns by Michelin.
Andre Citroen died in July
and some hand grenades. The
Communist "People's Guard" 1935.
also provided support, while the
Jews themselves managed to
Q: Is it true that the first Jewish
make a number of bombs in the
president of MIT was from Detroit?
ghetto.
A: Yes. Jerome Bert Wiesner
When the Nazis entered the
Warsaw Ghetto on April 19, was born in 1915 in Detroit. An
1943, to begin another deporta- electrical engineer, he worked on
tion, the ZOB was ready. Using radar development programs dur-
only a handful of weapons, Jew- ing World War II at MIT and Los
ish fighters forced the Nazis to Alamos, and served as chief of the
Library of Congress' acoustical
retreat.
The Nazis later reentered the and record laboratory.
Mr. Wiesner was named pres-
ghetto, which they began burn-
ing down. Battles continued, ident of MIT in 1971, the first
however, through May 8, when Jew to hold the position.
Among the other prestigious
ZOB headquarters fell. More
titles
he held: a member of the
than 100 Jews, including
Mordechai Anielewicz, died in President's Science Advisory
Committee and staff director
the fighting.
of the American Delegation to
the Geneva Conference for the
4Q: Is it true that a certain kosher Prevention of Surprise Attack.
In 1961, Presi-
candy bar helped win World War II?
dent John
Well,
they
weren't
kosher
at
A:
Kennedy
the time but they are now,
appointed
so chow on down.
Mr. Wies-
The candy bar
ner special
in question is
assistant for
Mounds, Peter
science and technolo-
Paul's yummy co-
conut-chocolate
Mr. Wiesner, who helped de-
concoction that was
sent in mass quantities to Amer- velop the concept of scatter trans-
ican forces serving in Europe dur- mission, also was a member of
ing World War II. (By the way, the Weizmann Institute's board
another kosher treat was the big of governors and was the author
hit during Operation Desert of Where Science and Politics
Meet.
Storm: M&Ms.)
Q: I am interested in preparing a
meal comprised solely of foods
mentioned in the Bible. Can Tell Me
Why give me some suggestions?
A: Advice column, adviser to
the world's greatest leaders,
menu planner — is there any-
thing Tell Me Why cannot do?
(The answer: of course not.) Nat-
urally, Tell Me Why has some
ideas for your fete:
Why not begin with a little
lentil soup (described in Genesis
25, Esau sold his birthright for
bread and a bowl of lentil soup)
and some salad to go with it: cu-
cumbers and leeks and onions
are mentioned in Numbers 11:5.
Then, for the
main course,
how about some
fish (Numbers
11:5 says the Is-
raelites wan-
dering in the
desert longed
for it).
For dessert,
perhaps an ap-
ple (mentioned
in the Song of
Solomon, verse
2) or dates (cit-
ed in I Kings as decorating King
Solomon's Temple), grapes (after
the flood, Noah planted a vine-
yard) or even figs (remember
Adam and Eve?).
Q: I see an increasing number of
baby girls are being named Noa. Is
this yet another example of Jews
following a silly trend — in this case,
giving girls a boy's name?
A: So, you think Noa is like
Glenn (as in Close) or Morgan (as
in Fairchild)? (But will we soon
see boys named Susan and
Louise?)
You probably are confusing
Noa with Noah.
Noa is, indeed, a feminine, He-
brew name. It comes from the
Torah (Numbers 26:33). Noa and
her sisters Machla, Chagla, Mil-
ka and Tirtza asked Moses to al-
low them to inherit the estate of
their father, Tzelafchad. In He-
brew, Noa is spelled nun, ayin,
hey. It means "movement" or
"motion."
Noah is the English equivalent
of Noach (Genesis 5:29-10:1), the
man who built the ark in the fa-
mous flood. In Hebrew, it is
spelled nun, chet. It means "rest"
or "comfort."
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