…Sen. Javits the First of 30 Speakers at 30th Book Fair More than 50 Metropolitan Detroit Jewish organizations, including many of the local congregations, their sisterhoods, men's clubs and other affiliated groups, are co-sponsoring with the Jewish Community Center the annual Jewish Book Fair. Marking the 30th anniversary of the Book Fairs, 30 prominent authors have been enlisted as participating speakers in the 10 days of events scheduled to ...…
…nr); Plus Evolution in Jewish Tradition Creation Judge Irving Perluss of the California Superior Court, sitting in Sacramento, could be regarded as having been Solomonic in his decision in a case which was likened to the 192eScopes Case (branded as the Monkey Trial). The judge's ruling averted a conflict. His verdict stated that the teaching of science, with emphasis on evolution, does not affect the rights of religious fundamentalists. The ...…
…Pioneer Rebecca Gratz in Hall of Fame BERKELEY, Calif. — On March 4, the occasion of her 200th birthday, Rebecca Gratz will join a dozen other famous men and women who have been honored by the Jewish-American Hall of Fame at the Magnes Museum. Past inductees are Judah Magnes, Albert Einstein, Louis Brandeis, George Gershwin, Haym Salomon, Herbert H. Lehman, Gershom Seixas, Henrietta Szold, Touro Synagogue, Golda Meir, Levi Strauss and Jonas S...…
