COMPILED BY ELIZABETH

APPLEBAUM

4~44 subject...

She needs as
much meat as
he does!

Food
For
Thought

Tidbits from
Jewish history.

y

itzhak Ben-Zvi (1884-
1963) was the sec-

ond president of
Israel. He was a
founder of the first Zionist la-
bor movement and advocat-
ed Jewish self-defense.
Born in Poltava, Ukraine, he
went for the first time to Eretz
Yisrael in 1904, then settled
there in 1907. Three years lat-
er, he helped established the
country's first Hebrew social-
ist magazine, Ahdut (Unity).
Later, he fought with the Ha-
ganah.

With the establishment of
the State of Israel, Ben-Zvi
was elected a member of the
Knesset. When Chaim Weiz-
mann (Israel's first president)
died in 1952, Ben-Zvi was
named the new head of state.

Take A Ride
On The
Wild Side

Do heavy workers need more meat?

No. Daily wear and tear on the tissues is not materially affected by the
kind of work done.

Have you ever heard of the Zion Mule Corps?
The Zion Mule Corps was a Jewish unit that
fought at Gallipoli during World War I, when
more than 50,000 Jews (including some liv-
ing in Palestine) served in the British army.
Today, about 300,000 Jews live in Great
Britain, where the first Jewish community
was recorded more than 900 years ago.
In addition to their contribution in the First
World War, many Jewish soldiers fought with
the British army during World War II. More
than 60,000 served in that war, with two win-
ning the prestigious Victoria Cross: Capt.
David Hirsh and Navy Lieut. T. Gould.
A number of Jews also held prominent po-
sitions in the British army. These included
Maj. Gen. William Beddington, Brig. Gen. Ed-
ward Beddington (deputy director of military

intelligence for the War Office), Brig. Barnard
Goldstone, Brig. Fredrick Morris and Brig.
Frederick Kisch.
Back at home, the Ministry of Food advised
citizens how to make the best use of available
resources. Families received scarce rations,
such as 1 egg, 2 oz. of cheese and 3 pints of
milk a week.
During the war, Marguerite Patten worked
with the Ministry of Food, traveling the coun-
try and teaching women how to prepare in-
teresting, healthy meals. She compiled some
of these recipes into a cookbook called We'll
Eat Again.
You may want to try this one (written here
exactly as it appeared during the war) your-
self

CHEESE SOUP

2 T. chopped onion or leek, if possible 2 T. flour
1 1 12 oz. margarine
1 cup grated cheese
2 cups household milk
salt and pepper
2 cups water
2 T chopped parsley
Add onion and margarine to milk and water, bring to the boil, cook
for 15 minutes, stirring all the time. (Remember household milk catch-
es more easily than ordinary milk, so stirring is important.) Blend flour
with a little milk, stir in and cook for a few minutes to thicken. Add
cheese and seasoning. Stir until the cheese is melted, but do not boil
again. Add parsley and serve very hot.

From We'll Eat Again by Marguerite Patten, (c) 1985 The Hamlyn Publish Group Limited and The Imperial
War Museum. Reprinted with permission. For information or to order, contact Hamlyn Publishing, Michelin
House, 81 Fulham Rd., London SW3 6RB.

Parsha Project

I

he coming week's Torah portion,
Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11, is
Vaetchanan. It contains two of the
most well-known passages in the
Torah: the restatement of the Ten Com-
mandments (5:6-18) and the Sh'ma (6:4-
8). The parsha also includes the phrase
"avadim hayinu" ("We were slaves") used
in the Haggadah. Moses gives instructions
for establishing the three "arei miklat,"
cities of refuge, on the east bank of the
Jordan for persons accused of accidental

A project for parents

Let's be honest: there is not a
child on the face of the earth
who relishes going to bed.
"But I'm not tired," they in-
sist. Or else they want to read
"just one more book — really,
just one more," or else they
"promise I'll never ask again
my entire life if you let me stay
up late tonight."
Why not toss all your rules
about bedtime aside for one
evening and get crazy?
Follow your usual bedtime
routine. Give your children a
bath, help them into their pa-
jamas and tuck them into bed.
But then make a surprise an-
nouncement: "Let's go wild."
The whole family jumps into
the car and heads off first for
your local 24-hour shop, where
everybody gets a kosher treat.
(You'll be amazed at what you
can find, from ice cream to can-
dy to potato chips). Then, take
a ride to your favorite Jewish
site (maybe your synagogue or
day school) and see how it looks
in the dark.

Do you have an

murder.
There is a difference between the Ten
Commandments stated in Vaethhanan
and the text in Parshat Yitro (Exodus
20:2-14). In Yitro, the fourth command-
ment reads, "Remember the Sabbath to
keep it holy." In Vaetchanan, the fourth
commandment is "Observe the Sabbath
to keep it holy." The two versions often
are cited as one reason Jews light two can-
dles on Friday night and make the Shab-
bat Hamotzi on two loaves of bread.

For a project, make a Shabbat mo-
bile. You will need shirt cardboard
or a manila folder or file cards. Draw
Shabbat symbols on the cards, such
as two candles, two loaves of bread,
a kiddush cup. Connect the pieces
using string, yarn or strong thread
and hang from a coat hanger. Write
"Remember" on one side of the top of
your mobile and "Observe" on the oth-
er side.

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