Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 February 1950 — Page 9

Friday, February 10, 1950

THE NATIONAL JEWISH POST

Women’t Viewpoint WOMEN'S BRANDEIS GBOJIP HEAD DENIES ANY DUPLICATION IN WOBK By HELEN COHEN WLyWRS. H. L. Michaels of Dost''", president'of the National WornlYi en’s Committee of BrandeiS University, writes: “A previous issue carried Helen Cohen’s column wherein she commented on the new women’s organization associated with Brandels University. “It is unfortunate that Helen Cohen did not obtain information from any of the officers of the National Women’s Committee for Brandeis University before penning her remarks. She questions the need of establishing a new organization solely for the purpose of stocking the Brandeis University Library with books. The Brandeis Women’s Committee is an organization which seeks to serve the nation’s first Jewish-sponsored, nonsectarian institution of higher learning in the role of ‘alumnaie.’ The purchase of books for the Library happened to be the first project which the Women’s Committee undertook. The group has assumed the function of maintaining the library and has now adopted for the coming season the objective of establishing at the University four chairs in the Humanities. “Helen Cohen expresses fear at the overabundance of organizations ’most of which have had to struggle for decent attendance at meetings.’ I suspect the American Jewish women have no hesitation or shynesses in making clear their organizational interests. I further suspect that when the Brandeis Women’s Committee was first announced that its success was determined by the extent to which the women felt that it filled a real need. In the one year of its existence, 32 local chapters of the National Women’s Committee of Brandeis University have been established and 20 more are in the process of organizing. “Until just a few months ago, this entire operation was handled on a lay basis without the participation of any professional aid. I think these figures offer clear-cut evidence as to the need which the Brandeis Women’s Committee is fulfilling. “The establishment of Brandeis University has attracted the attention and support of American Jewry throughout the nation. They see in its future and present operations the performance of a valid function by the American Jewish Community. In the last analysis, the success or lack of success attendant upon the activities of any Jewish women’s organization will be determined by the women themselves. When Jewish women from Massachusetts to California enter with zeal into the task of insuring the success of the only educational institution on a college or university level which the Jewish people of America have contributed to our nation’s nonsectarian academic resources, it would seem to be somewhat specious to challenge the value of the organization.” IF MBS. MICHAELS REAdPMY PIECE carefully, she knows that I am heartily in favor of helping Brandeis University. I only questioned the wisdom of starting new organizations without eliminating any of the old ones (which may no longer serve any real function), thereby adding an extra group to already over-organized Jewish community—in which the same women are called upon over and over again to contribute time and money. I believe an alive and growing Jewish community SHOULD be continually starting new projects. Would our readers suggest that a new set-up be developed to meet the need, not along the old, formal organization lines? Or maintain the laissez faire attitude of letting the public decide, by its interest or lack of interest, which organizations deserve its support? » ★ ★ ★ T TEARING a mother and daughter team from Chicago present a X X musical dramatization of the life of Cantor Joseph Rosenblatt gave me an idea of what Trude Weiss-Rosmarin had in mind when she considered Chicago as a spiritual center of Jewish life. Lilyan Sacks, mother and soprano-accompanist of the team, seemed so at home with the old melodies that I told her later that she must have been bitten with a cantor when she was born. “Almost,” she answered. “As far back as I can remember, my father sang in the choir, and the members used to come to our house to practice. So that most of the songs I chose to go with the story (it was an adaptation from the “Eternal Light” program) were old familiar tunes we’ve had around the house for years.”

TEL AVIV — Israel’s factories Additional equipment purchased produced 241,393 tons of cement by Israel Fertilizers and Chemin the first ten month of last icals, Ltd., will increase the eayear—81,528 tons more than the pacity of tts superphosate plant total production of 1948. to 70,000 tons yearly.

YOUR NAME • Conducted By N. Pearlroth Want to know what your name means? Address your question to Mr. Pearlroth, National Jewish Post.

Piser Shifrin • Marian Piser, 1020 East Irvington St., South Bend, Ind., writes: Could you please give me the meaning of the name Piser in your column? Piser is an anglicized version of Peisern, a town in the Government of Lodz, Poland. The first to bear the name was Rabbi Simeon ben Judah, who was a native of Peisern and occupied rabbinical positions in many important Jewish communities in Europe in the 18th century. Many outstanding men bear this name at present. The meaning of the name is Bakerstown. ★ ★ ★ •Sandra Dolgonus writes: Could you please trace the origin of the family name of Shifrin? • Shifrin is A family name derived from a female ancestor The root of the name is the Hebrew Shifra meaning “brilliance, beauty.” The Russian termination”—in” meahs descendant of, so that Shifrin means “descendants of Shifra.” Metronymics are a tribute to a woman who was the more prominent member of the household or a widow who brought up her children without remarrying. You too can find out’the meaning of your name. Ail you have to do is drop a note to Mr. Pearlroth, care of The POST. Your name has a meaning stemming from the history of a great people. Find out what it means.

U. S. Doctors Urged To Come To Israel NEW YORK—An urgent call for young American doctors and nurses to practice in new colonies and outlying settlements of Israel has been received by the Aliyah Department of the Jewish Agency in New York. The call was issued by Kupat Holim, central sick fund of the Histadrut, which serves more than half of Israel’s population and maintains dispensaries in most of the 200 settlements established since Israel’s independence.

What Foods These Moiseis Be * * *

ICE Consumer Service, Realty Blgd., Louisville, Ky., has sent AX. us several new twists for preparing - naturally rice. Since rice is a popular, nourishing starch variation, you might like to try these. The first is Chili Con Carne with rice. The second “Green Rice” is from a newly published recipe book "Out of Kenticky Kitchens” by Marion Flexner.

QUICK CHILI CON CARNE WITH RICE Rice Consumer Service suggest that you keep the bowl of fluffy white rice on the table so that each person can help himself to the rice first, then cover with steaming chili con carne. cooked rice 1 lb. ground beef

onion, diced pod garlic, minced if desired tblsp fat 8 oz. cans tomato sauce

dash barbecue sauce 2 cups canned red kidney

beans

salt, pepper to taste Vs tsp. chili powder

pinch of oregano . Put one cup of white rice, one teaspoon salt and two cups cold water in a two quart saucepan. Cover with a tight fitting lid. Set over a hot flame until it boils vigorously. Then reduce the heat as low as possible and simmer for 14 minutes more. During this time the rice will absorb the water and come out deliciously tender. Remove the lid to permit the rice to steam dry. Lift rice with a fork to test its consistency. Never stir rice while cooking, and the grains will be separate and tender. Next, saute the onion and minced garlic in the fat until lightly browned. Add ground meat, browm well, then add tomato sauce, beans and seasonings. Simmer 20 minutes. Add a little water if sauce seems dry. Serve with the cooked rice. This serves six

persons.

GREEN RICE

Boil half cup of rice in salt water until tender. Drain and add 1 well beaten egg 2 tbspns minced parsley

% cup milk %

2 tbspns melted butter

2 tbspns grated cheese 2

salt and pepper to taste % tspn grated onion

Beat all ingredients to blend with rice. Pour into a greased baking dish and set in a pan U full of water. Bake 35 to 40 minutes in a moderate oven, 375 degrees. Serve with mushroom or tomato sauce. This makes a nice supper or luncheon dish. Green rice can also be baked in a greased ring mold. This will serve four. Making the sauce. One-half of this recipe is enough for the

green rice.

% lb. mushrooms, cut in % tspn kitchen bouquet quarters % 2 tbspns butter % cup milk 2 tspns Worcestershire % cup cream sauce 2 tspns flour salt and pepper to taste Separate mushroom caps from stems, cut in quarters and simmer in butter until thoroughly tender, about five minutes. Add milk mixed to a paste with flour. Add cream, Worcestershire sauce and Kitchen Bauquet. Then add salt and a dash of pepper and cook until sauce is the consistency of thick cream, stirring con-

stantly.

cup ground or minced

raw spinach

tbspns Worcestershire

sauce

REAL 0LV-TIM CWCUH SOUP, bubbling mm gowh toomss

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Here's the chicken soup Shot brings you real old-time home cooking. Just set it to simmering on the stove . . . and you've got a quick meal in no time at allhot and heartening, with that homey satisfying real chicken goodness. 4 Tempting Varietiest MANISCHEWITZ • CHICKEN SOUP WITH HOODIE? • WITH MAT20 BALLS • WITH KREPLACH • CLEAR CHICKEN SOUP

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