Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1958-10-03

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Vol. 36, No. 41
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3,  1958
Devoted to Amtrlean And. J»wl«h_.lq«S'«—_
Institute Opens 8th Season At Center On Wednesday
Two new faculty members, each presenting a unique and absorb¬ ing series of lectures, will make their Initial appearances when the Institute of Jewish Studies of the Jewish Center opens Its eighth consecutive season Wed¬ nesday evening.
Prof. Harry V. Jaffa of the Political Science Department of Ohio State University will ad¬ dress himself to the topic, "Un- cbln and the Crisis of American Democracy," based on the famous lilncoln-Douglas debates, the 100th anniversary of which will be observed this year.
Dr. Jaffa Is the author of "Crisis of the House Divided," an Interpretation of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas detbates, being the first volume of "The Political Philosophy of Abraham Lincoln," scheduled for publication early next year by Doubleday & Co.
In 1962, through the University of CHiicego Press, Prof. Jaffa pub¬ lished "Thomism and Arlstotel- ianlsm: A Study of the Commen¬ tary on the Nlchomachean Ethics by Thomas Aquinas."
He has also published nmnerous articles and review's In scholarly Journals.
A graduate of Yale University (B. A. 1989), Prof. Jaffa received his Ph D, In 1961 from the Grad¬ uate Faculty of Political and So¬ cial Research, the New School for Social Research. This was the famous tJniverfllty-ln-Exlie, staf¬ fed originally mainly by refugees from Hitler whe were among the greatest scholars of Europe's uni¬ versities.
He has taught at Queens Col-
lege,  New  York  University,
Hunter Otllege, the New School,
and University of (Chicago.
At  Ohio  State  since  1961,  Dr.
CANTOR SCHREIER
Jaffa is now associate professor of Political Science.
Describing his course, Prof. Jaffa had this to say: "The spring and summer of 1868 wit¬ nessed a graver, though less well known crisis, in the life of our democracy, than the Civil War itself.
Stephen A. Douglas stood on the threshold of capturing, or turning to his own advantage, the political movement that had originated In opposition to his own Nebraska Act. This course tells the story of how Lincoln wrested tha Initiative in the free- soil movement from Douglas' grasp, and- how, in perhaps the greatest debate 6n political fun¬ damentals before a popular aud¬ ience, he assured that, in Ameri¬ can democracy, popular govern¬ ment and freedom of all men would be inseparably linked."
Cantor Irving Schreler of Tem¬
ple Tifereth Israel Is the second of the two new personalities to join the long list of distinguished resource people who has shared knowledge and pedlgoglcal acu¬ men with participants in the In¬ stitute of Jewish Studies.
The course, under C a n t o i Schreler's direction will be, "The Music of Judaism," and will covei the different and colorful areas ol ancient musical origins, Chassidic, folk, cantorlai and liturgical music, as well as the development of modern Israeli compositions and musical forms. Presented in a n interesting manner using record albums and other illustra¬ tive material, the subjects wlil give the listener a basic under¬ standing of the music of our peo¬ ple.
Cantor Schreier Is a graduate of the Yeshlva Meslfta Torah Vodaath Theological Seminary. He attended City College in New York and completed his musical education at Notre Dame Uni¬ versity. He has gfiven many lec¬ tures and concerts in Jewish music and directed the communi¬ ty choral group which performed at the 10th anniversary celebra¬ tion for the State of Israel.
Other courses offered in, the Fail term of the Institute include a survey lecture series on Israel after Ten Years, a course by Dr. Marvin Fox on Plrkel Avoth (Ethics ot the Fathers) and the regular Hebrew Language courses by members of the faculty of the Coiumbus Hebrew School.
The Institute is open to the general community on payment of a $5 registration fee, which en¬ titles the student to a selection of three courses.
Interested persons are urgently requested to register before the opening session  Wednesday.
Israeli Army
j Called Prime
Peace Force
Rabbi Milton Furst, director of oommujilty organization of Yes¬ hlva University's Community Servioe Division, reads address by Dr. Samuel Belkln, university president, at founding conference of on Ediunnl association by more tluin 100 graduates now residing In IsroeL
Village In Morocco Wants A Hand From JDC For 130 Jews
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B'nai B'rith Women, Hadassah Set Dates for Annual Projects
MENORAH BAU RETURNS TO VAL1£Y OALE ON NOV. 16
Ifs "ttaOk to die Dole/' for B'nai B'ritfk^ Women this year, as plans for tlieir 19S8, Menorah Boll, 20tb annnal fund-raising project of the local ohap- ters, gets under way.
For many years, the ball was held at Volley Dale, papular dance pavlUon. Then It moved to tlie Youth Center, but by popular demand the Men¬ orah Ball this year is returning to the Dale, on Sunbury Rd^ Sunday, Nov. 16, 8:30 p. m. t6 12:30.
Theme for this year's fund-raising effort Is "Around the World In Many Ways." Accordhig to Bin. Alex Clowson, president of Zlon Chapter, and Hta. Ralph Stetn, president of Candlelight Chapter, the theme has been chosen because it represents th« gtobe-clmUng activities of B'nal B'ritii In the fields of education, service and philanthropy.
In many lands, in many ways, B'nal B'rlth services literally go arouiul tiie world ... In Israel, in Europe, in Asia, In Australia, In South America, aa well oa in our own country and the entire North American conttaient
Oldest and largest of all Jewish service organl- Eatlons, B'nal B'rlth this month celebrates its 118th birthday, growing even stronger In Its work of "promoting the highest Ideals of Judaism and Americanism."
Further details of the Menorah Ball will be an¬ nounced in future issues of the Chronicle.
As an estahliahed "going" concern, B'nal B'rlth Women are proud of the aooeptance this event has received In the community, and look forward to another successful fund-raising effort
NEW FORMAT PUNNED FOR DONOR DINNER ON NOV. 4
On Tues<lay, Nov. 4, at tlie Winding Hollow Coun¬ try Club, members of Business and Professional Hadassah, Llloh and Szold Oroups will Join forces for tlieU- 20Ui annual donor dinner, with Mrs. Moses P. Epstein as guest speaker.
Bowing to tho many requests that this social, fund-raising affair bo for "women only," the Ex¬ ecutive Donor Committee has completed plans with the new format In mind. Some 200 committee members ore combbihig efforts toward the success of the dinner.
Mrs. Epstein, a former National Hadassah presi¬ dent. Is a distinguished Jewish leader In tiie U. S. She has attended, In a key capacity, virtually every national and International Zionist meeting.
In the crucial years wlUcli preceded the establish' ment of the State of Israel and In the equally critical years followUig the state, her eloquence and calm leadership were bnportant factors In mobilizing aid and support for Israel. Columbus Hadassah Is proud to bring a woman of such calibre to the community. Funds realized from the dinner will benefit the Hadassah Medical Organi¬ zation, which now covers a vast network of hos¬ pitals, clinics, community heoltli services, medical education and training plus a fellowship program.
Working In two areas, curative medicine and community health service, Hadassah's five hos¬ pitals In Jerusalem supply 60% of tlie hospitali¬ zation and 90% of the outpatient treatment of the area.   In  addition,  Hadassali  supports  the  Halm
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You would need a very large map of Morocco to find the vil¬ lage of Bzou. It Is tucked away in a crevice of the Central Atlas Mountains and has a population ot about 1,500. But there ore Jews living in Bzou — and Bzou has a Jewish problem. »
The problem first came to light In a letter received at the Casa¬ blanca office of the Joint Dlstri-' bution Committee a tew months ago from someone named Chakib M. Abderrahman. Actually, the letter was signed "Cald Chakid." Acaid is a judge. Cold Chakib is also the Sheikh of Bzou. He is also the postmaster.
In his letter, Caid Chakib stat¬ ed that he had heard about the wonderful work that JDC was doing for Jews In Morocco. "I have Jews in my town, too," he wrote Indignantly. "They are very poor and they need help very much. Why don't you do something for my Jews." His let¬ ter then went oh to list 16 Jewish families, numbering 130 men, women and children, living In Bzou, and asked for immediate shipment of food and clothing to them.
Nobody in the JDC office had ever heard of Bzou, let alone that there was a Jewish community there. Finally it was located on the map. Two days later a JDC staff member made the four-hour trip from Marrakech into Bzou.
Bzou Is an old settlement, at one time very much larger than It is now, and situated on one of the trails by which the camel and donkey caravans or<>ss the Atlas mountains in going between the desert In the south and the plain cities In the north. The main auto routes cross the moun¬ tains elsewhere, and since their construction   Bzou   has   dwindled
in importance and population, for even the majority of the caravans now follow the auto routes. Eventually the town will disap¬ pear, for it has lost its ralson d'etre. In the meantime, however, there are, as Chakib wrote, still 16 Jewish families left.
The decline in the fortunes of Bzou has been particularly hard on the Jewish population, for virtually their only occupation is saddle-making. For centuries now they have been the traditional makers and menders of camel and donkey saddles, and today there are fewer and fewer sad¬ dles to make and mend. Unlike their Moslem neighbors, they don't own little bits of terrace land on which they can raise some food for themselves.
Many have already left, some going to Israel, some swelling the Jewish populations of the already over<;rowded mellahs (ghettos) tn the larger cities. But the 16 fami¬ lies still remain.
The first shipment of food, in¬ cluding a generous amount of U. S. Department of Agriculture sur¬ plus supplies, has already been sent into the town by JDC;. A distribution of clothing has been made for the 87 Jewish children. Funds for JDCs activities in Morocco, like other aspects of its overseas programs, are provided by the United Jewish Appeal.
EXrentuaily all the Jews of Bzou will leave, seeking an escape from poverty and lack of opportunity, seeking communities where their children will get schooling and have contact with other Jewish children. In the meantime, how¬ ever, the good Cold Chakib is happy—his Jews are being taken care of, like the others in Moroc- ca
NEW YORK, (JTA) — "The fighting power of the Israeli army is one of the chief hopes for keeping peace In the Middle East during the dangerous months a- head," one of the leading military analysts In the United States declares In an article published in the October Issue of Harper's Mageizlne.
Brig, Gen, S.L.A. Marshall, au¬ thor of a forthcoming volume on the Sinai campaign and recent vlsistor to Israel, writes: "My best estimate is that the Israelis are strong enough to discourage Arab nationalist military adventures near their borders for about five years—if the army's fighting power can be kept up to its pres¬ ent level."
THE    AMERICAN    expert
warns, however, that "if Israel's deterrent force is allowed to dwindle, then a war^wlth unpre¬ dictable but terrifying conse¬ quences—seems to me much more likely. During the August crisis, I saw for myself that the weight of the Israeli army was one of the main supports for stability in Jordan,
"Any conspirators plotting to overthrow King Hussein must have realized that they might well be denied all the prizes of revolution by a military reaction from Israel."
DISCUSSING Israel's efforts to obtain arms in the West, Gen. Marshall declares that this "does not indicate any plan to build Up its fighting power." Israel's main purpose, he says, is "simply to re¬ place machinery now wearing out and to fiii its dire need for trucks, half-tracks and medium tractors.
"If this equipment is obtained, the army will be ready to give as splendid an account of itself as it did In the 100 hour war it fought against the Egyptian Army on the Sinai Peninsula In 1956."
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HADASSAH CONVENTION
NEW YORK, (AJP) — Charles M. Segal announced this week that Dr. Joseph Kaplan, chairman pf the U.S. NaUonal Committee for the International Geophysical Year, will be main speaker at the 44th National Hadassah Conven¬ tion in Miami Beach Oct. 19.
*   *   * RICKOVER WARNING
ST, LOUIS, (AJP)—Bear Adm. Hyman Rickover declared that the United States Is headed for disaster unless more fimds are spent on Its "deteriorating" school system.
HBAD8 COMMITTEE
NEW YORK. (AJP) — Ben jamln Lazarus, President of the Benrus Watch Company, has been appointed chairman of the Foun¬ dations Committee of the Syna¬ gogue Council of America. *   *   *
HADL. N. Y. BAN
NEW YORK, (AJP) The A- merlcan Jewish Congress hailed as "a major victory for religious freedom and separation of church and state" the decision of New York's Board of Hospitals lifting a ban on birth control therapy in city-operated hospitals.
EARLY DEAOUNP
Deadline for artlclee and pictures Is Monday morning at 10. Anything submitted after that runs the risk of being left out, because of production schedules.
Also, all pictures to be token and used in The Chronlolo, must be cleared with Tho Chronicle FIRST before arrangements are made with the photograph¬ er. Otherwise, unscheduled pictures too will run the jj   risk of being left out. 8
PREMIER BEN GURION
MARKS BIRTHDAY
WITHOUT FUSS
JERUSALEM, (JTA)-Premier David Ben Gurion marked hla 72nd birthday In the usual quiet and privacy of a holiday retreat.
Observers have been Impressed with the Premier's brisk manner and gait, his good health a^id failure to evince either fatig;ue with his man-killing responsibili¬ ties or to lay aside his work. In¬ timates report that he continues his regular strenuous physlqal exercises, including some which require him to stand on his heai.
(The Times of London, In a Jerusalem dispatch, termed Mr. Ben Gurion aa fit today "to hold' the reins of office as he has ever been in spite of all the difUcultJeji he has had to face since 1905. when he first emigrated to PaJ««- tlne from Eastern Europe." T^Iq Times added that "his enthusiast and vigor remained tmdloimDd.")
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