!FYI

Avshalom,
Avshalom

A poignant tale of a date tree in Israel.

FYI: An unusual date tree
grows in Israel
In 1916, during World War I, a
FYI: Great guy or rotten egg?
group of Palestinian Jews offered
If you've ever been to London,
to help the British in their war
chances are good you've visited
against the Turks, who had been
Madame Tussaud's, the famed wax
anything but kind rulers in the Mid- I
museum. But did you know the muse-
dle East. Sarah Aaron-
um has, for years, con-
son, her brothers and
ducted a poll among vis-
a handful of friends
itors? The question:
formed a group called
Name the 10 people in
Nili, and they provid-
history you most hate,
ed information to the
the 10 you most love.
British both directly,
Only once has the some
via a courier, and
ame appeared in the
through carrier
same year. In 1974,
Moshe Dayan: thumbs pigeons.
Moshe Dayan was num-
up or down?
One day, about
ber four on the most
eight months after the
hated list. He also was
formation of Nili, one of the
number five on the most loved list.
pigeons fell into the arms of a
Turkish policeman. Sarah Aaron-
FYI: The Jewish War Veterans
: son and a few of her associates
the oldest active veterans
were captured and tortured; they
organization in the United
refused to give over the names of
States.
other Nili members. Sarah was
Jewish veterans of the Civil War
allowed a brief few moments
founded JWV in 1896. The next-old-
alone, when she ended her own
est veterans organization in this coun-
life, leaving behind a note that
try is the American Legion, estab-
said, "I haven't the strength to suf-
lished in 1919.
fer any more — I wanted to save
my people." You can still see her
riYI: They really had heart...
home in Israel.)
The first film that showed the inside
Sarah's best friend, Avshalom
of a beating heart was made by Dr.
Feinberg, tried to escape via the
Elliott Samuel Hurwitt, Dr. Adrian
Sinai Desert to British headquar-
Kantrowitz and photographer Anatol
ters in Egypt. But he was killed by
Herskovitz in 1951 . The physicians,
Bedouins.
who practiced at Montefiore Hospital
When Israeli forces entered the
New York, made a 9 1/2 minute
Sinai during the Six-Day War, they
film that showed the opening and
found Avshalom's grave. His body
closing of a heart valve in a dog.
1 was underneath a date tree,
The film's official title was A Cine-
which had grown from a fruit in
matographic Study of the Function o f
his pocket. ❑
the Mitral Valve in Situ.

I Elizabeth Applebaum
I- AppleTree Editor

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To honor two of our own:

Sam & Jean
itanket

Pot their outstanding generosity and support of
Congregation Shit Tikvah and the entire community.

Detroit's premiere performance of RENT: 1996 Winner of
The Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize

Wednesday, April 0, 1990 at 7:4 c pm,

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