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to-
all
oac-,(ienck.
anthviatioes.
• well. Some Israelis wish each
other Merry Christmas on this
day, in jest, of course; but it is an
indication of the gradual influ-
ence of the holiday. Matt
Nesvisky of the Jerusalem Post
seeks to indicate there is no re-
ligious element by calling the
day Krissmiss, without the
Christ.
Some militant secularists
•
• seize the opportunity deliber-
ately to irritate the rabbinate
and make a great show of ob-
serving the day. One commen-
tator has termed them "honorary
Christians" for a day. Yet one
non-religious Jew admitted that
while he had no compunctions
about attending a New Year's
Eve party, he could not bring
himself to wish anyone a "Hap-
• py New Year." That greeting, he
felt, belongs only in September
at Rosh Hashanah time.
A week later, there is even
more widespread observance of
New Year's Eve, known as
Sylvester, a name once used in
European countries, long since
abandoned there but preserved
in Israel. The name comes from
a 4th century saint, not noted for
anything in particular except
that he had been a pope. The
press and billboards widely ad-
vertise Sylvester parties, with
the usual midnight festivity.
Every year there also is a
clash with the rabbinate which
seeks to discourage the obser-
vance. Hotels which advertise
Sylvester parties are often
threatened with removal of their
kashrut hechsher. When New
Year's Eve falls on a Friday
night, you can well imagine the
furor.
There seems little doubt that
Christmas and New Year will
come to assume a place in Is-
rael's holiday schedule, though
hopefully we will never reach the
stage of that American Jewish
family which used to mark
Krissmiss every year with all the
trimmings until one day their lit-
tle son, having reached an age of
understanding, came running
home with a great discovery:
"Mama, the goyim celebrate
Christmas,too." ❑
PAULA AND NORMAN
MILLER
KAREN AND DEBBIE
larin nalz
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We wish our fainiLy and friends a
healthy, happy andprosperous New Year.
MR. AND MRS. SZMUL JUTKIEWICZ AND FAMILY
to all
F1 t "vend&
anth=elatives.
We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy andprosperous New Tear.
ELEANOR RISEMAN
JACK AND FAYE GREENBERG
larvYn n1w
We wish. our family and friends a
very healthy, happy andprosperous New Year.
i11 ti r?
to- aff
to- a&
olgoe
tve.u&
ota.jfiends,
ant/iv/at/0es,
and l'Eetatives,
IRVING, HELEN AND RITA
KOZUCH
HELEN AND HENRY MALTER
May the coming
very
DORIT AND SAM FLATT
DONNA, AMI, LEORA
We wish. our family and frierufs a
very healthy, happy andprosperous New Year
GEORGE AND ROSITA FEUERMAN
W. PALM BEACH, FL
yea p' be
with health and
happiness fop'
all ow family
and friends.
May the coming
ye_ay. be filled
with health and
happiness fop'
all ow. family
and friends.
JULIUS AND ROSA
SCHAUMBERG
BERNICE AND NATE
SCHECTER
BOCA RATON, FL
A Very Happy and
Healthy New Year
to All Our
Friends and Family.
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BILL AND SANDY LEFKOFSKY
THEIR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN
A Very Happy and
Healthy New Year
to All Our
Friends and Family.
HERB, VICKI, JASON, MISSY, JORDY,
ESMERALDA, TANGO FRIEDMAN
SAN DIEGO, CA
May the coming
yeap. be filled
with health and
happiness fop.
all ow, family
and frie.nds.
May the coming
yeap. be filled
with health and
happiness foe'
all ow. family
and friends,
ELEANOR AND LOU
HEYMAN
THE NORBERS
JOE, DENISE, JOSH
AND JEFF
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ach- tives anal cl- riendsr,
Our ppishfr a-peat-
' fled mlth happiness;
heakh anal prosperr.
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