Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 August 1961 — Page 8

The National Jewish POST and OPINION

Friday, August 25, iuej

Eilat Importance Grows; So Does X-Ray Fund

"We Visited Eil Heroic Venture "Every Reader Should Contribute to Fund" Editor, Jewish POST & OPINION Enclosed please find a check of $25.00 to the X-Itay fund from my wife and myself, also $10.00 from Morris H. Katz of Colorite and $10.00 from Louis Yelenik. We returned from Israel in April, we visited Eilat and know that the people of this desert town certainly deserve assistance for their

heroic venture.

Every reader of your periodical should contribute and ask his friends to do same. MR. MRS. NATHAN PODEL Brooklyn, N. Y. From Anna Bernard Memorial Fund Editor, Jewish POST & OPINION Kindly apply this check to the X-Ray Fund of the National Jewish Post Opinion from the Anna Bernard Memorial Fund. The late Mrs. Bernard visited Israel, and made many contributions to the various hospitals while enroute, therefore as trustee for this Anna Bernard Memorial Fund, I wish to make this contribution in her memory. May the Post and Opinion successfully reach its goal for this most worthy cause. MRS. I. B. GOODMAN El Paso, Texas ' Further Contribution To Aid Israeli Cause Edtior, Jewish POST & OPINION We are subscribers to your paper. We have always supported any cause that will help the advancement of our State of Israel, especially where it will help alleviate human suffering. When you started the Campaign for X-Ray equipment we immediately responded with our donation and expecting it would meet same result of success as did Red Cross Ambulance received. Since you are experiencing difficulty we decided to give you further assistance to help meet the goal. We are enclosing a check for $65.00. Fifty dollars is in memory of beloved parents — Manachem Mendel Chewa Golda Schwartz and Kalman and Miriam Staiman “Blessed be their memories”. The blance is from a friend of oui'§, who is happy to join with her contribution to this humanitarian appeal — Mrs. Nettie Lieberman of this city. We wish you success and may the New Year bring Peace to all humanity. MR. & MRS. WALTER STAIMAN Williamsport, Pa. - Not To Late Give

"For Life"

Editor, Jewish POST & OPINION “Chai” for Life... The life of Israel, the life of all 8>ur brothers and sisters in Israel Wherever they are. Almost missed this opportunity — sorry, and hope Pm not late. FREDERICK S. MAYER Bridgehampton, N. Y. Everyone^ Chance To Be A Donor Editor, Jewish POST & OPINION Having received extended medical care in Isarael several years ago, the only drawback to the excellent treatment received was the obvious lack of efficient equipment with which the doctors had to work. Not only is the Eilat X-Ray Fund an extremely worthwhile cause; it is an essential one. Perhaps we wouldn’t have to solicit the “big donors” if everyone reading this letter would sit down right now and write out a check. We all like to feel as if we are helping Israel directly, and this is everyone’s chance to be a “big donor” in his own way. JUDY COBURN

Chicago, 111,

at and Know Merits Aid" Keep Plugging for Goal "So Much Sweeter" Editor, Jewish POST & OPINION Enclosed find check for $10.00 — Our second contribution for t h e Eilat X-Ray Fund. The time and space you have donated to the campaign will make the eventual realization of the goal so much sweeter. Keep plugging. MR. & MRS. M. W. SCHAFFER Merrick, N. Y . $15 From Children Of Religious School Editor, Jewish POST & OPINION Enclosed you will find a check for $15.00. Tins money has been contributed by the “Sunday School” children of our religious

school.

We sincerely hope that you will reach your goal soon and that the X-Ray unit will be in operation in the near future. CONGREGATION BETH-EL Fort Dodge, Iowa Finally Gets Around To Contribution Editor, Jewish POST & OPINIO Like many others, I have been wanting to send in this $5.00 before, but always so busy. Good luck to the X-Ray drive — may you go over your goal. MRS. JOSEPH HEYMAN Ambridge, Pa. Check in Honor of "Happy New Year" Editor, Jewish POST & OPINION Enclosed is check and I hope you reach your goal soon, it is a most worthy cause. In honor of Happy New Year for everyone. SALLIE BOB EDWARDS Atlantic City, N, J.

Followers of Mon Who Once Prwoseci Hitler Compared to Hassidim NEW YORK (P-O) — Except for the unlikely event there are Hitler admirers among them, few Hassidim would be likely to preen over a columnists’s recent intend-

ed praise.

Hearst Writer George E. Sokolsky devoted a column of flowery fervor to the late Frank Buchman, founder of the Moral Re-Armament Movement. Since MRA lately has devoted its energies to opposing many kinds of liberalism in the name of anti-Communism, rightwing writer Sokolsky’s attitude is understandable. But his reach was pretty far when he commented: “The only comparable movement I have ever encountered is the Hassidim among the Jews.” It was Buchman who once said: “I thank Heaven for a man like Adolf Hitler.” It was also Buchman who replied to criticism his and his followers’ high living with: “Isn’t God a millionaire?”

The summer of 1961 saw quite a few conventions held in Israel Last major event of the season will be the Sixth Maccabia sports festival, August 29 through September 5. Other major conclaves held in Israel this summer include the Pentecostal World Conference, the Rabbinical Council of America, the World Congress of Jewish Studies, a Boy Scout Jamboree —

and so on.

One reason workers for good causes often have chewed-down fingernails is illustrated by t-he course of the campaign to provide 20th Century X-ray facilities for the Israeli port of Eilat: After a slow, often discouraging start, the campaign is Very definitely perking up as it nears the $6,500 goal. With last week’s flow of new contributions, including several good-sized ones of 25 to 100, the goal is now only $1,725.32 away. Beneficiary of the campaign is to be the Eilat clinic where a devoted British doctor is struggling with ancient equipment that isn’t reliable on much morp than simple fractures. As we reported last week, Eilat has taken on a new significance for Israel. It is Israel’s new door to the Far East and partner with Haifa, on the Mediterranean, in a new plan to buypass the Suez Canal blockade. Shipments have panied by establishment there of a ships from Japan to Italy by way of Eilat, overland through Israel, then back on the water at Haifa. For the first time since the Red Sea was opened to Israli commerce as an aftermath of the Sinai campaign, Israel appears to have found an effective way around the ban on Israeli goods and ships in the Suez Canal. With modern new docks and other world-commerce facilities going up in Eilat, at the same time newly-valuable port by rail with points northward, it would be nothing short of anachronistic to leave the port with primitive X-ray facilities. The current campaign is the only way to bring modern X-ray equipment to the Eilat clinic. As reported last week, being publicly operated, the clinic is not eligible for assistance from either the United Jewish Appeal or the Jewish Agency.

$100.00 Contributors ANNOUNCED PREVIOUSLY

David Rose, New York, N. Y $150.oq Mrs. Harry Miller, Newton, Mass 100.00 Mrs. William Roviner, New York, N. Y 100.00 Mr. Samuel Berson, New York, N. Y 100 00 Maurice & May Stearman Family Foundation, Inc., Washington, D.C 100.00 Mr. & Mrs. Monte H. Tyson, Merion, Pa looioo The Popluausky Family, Brooklyn,'N. Y lOO.oo

NEW CONTRIBUTIONS THIS WEEK Mr. Nat Wolf, Lakeland, Fla 100.00 Total of $100.00 gifts $85o!oo Previous Total $4335!o8 Mr. & Mrs. Walter Staiman, Williamsport, Pa. (In memory of parents Manachem Mendel & Chewa Golda Schwartz & Kalman & Miriam Staiman) go.oo Anna Bernard Memorial Fund, El Paso, Texas 25 oo E. C. Fuld, New York, N. Y 25’.00 Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Podel, Brooklyn, N. Y. 25.00 Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Wildstein, Bronx, N. Y. igloo Mr. Frederick S. Mayer, Bridgehampton, N. Y. le.oo Congregation Beth-El Sunday School, Fort Dodge, Iowa is’oo Mrs. Nettie Lieberman, Williamsport, Pa 15.00 A. Goldberg, Louisville, Ky 10.00 Hauptman & Hauptman, Brooklyn, N. Y 10.00 Mooris Katz, Brooklyn, N. Y 10.00 Mr. & Mi*s. B. W. Loewenthal, Houston, Texas 10.00 Mr. & Mrs. A. Neustaedter, University City, Mo 10.00 Mr. & Mrs. Carl Proser, Greenville, S. C. (In memory of Mrs. Milton Cohen and Mrs. Eva Shore) 10.00 Mr. Israel Rosenzweig, New Britain, Conn. (In memory of father, Alexander Rosenzweig) 10 oo* Mr. & Mrs. M. W. Schaeffer, Merrick, N. Y 10.00 Mr. Louis Yelenik, New York, N.Y 10.00 Anonymous, Chicago, 111 5.00 Miss Judy Coburn, Chicago, 111 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. Bob Edwards, Atlantic City, N. J 5.00 Mrs. Joseph Heyman, Ambridge, Pa 5.00 Harry Kaplowitz, New York, N. Y 5.00 Mr. Irvin S. Kravetz, lakeland, Fla 5.00 Mrs. Jennie C. Loewenthal, Chicago, 111 5 00 Mr. Philip Mandel, New York, N. Y 5.00 Mr. Eli Schwartz, Philadelphia, Pa 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. David Spector, Philadelphia, Pa. (In honor of 2 sons) 5.00 B. & S. L. Goldberg, Kansas City, Mo 3.00 Wepman’s, Lowell, Mich 3.00 Mr. & Mrs. Julius Winter, Chicago, 111. (In honor of son, Bert’s 12th birthday) 2.00 Anonymous, Beaumont, Texas • 1.00 Anonymous, Chicago, 111 i.oo TOTAL TO DATE $4774.68 GOAL ; $6500.00 STILL REQUIRED / $1725.32

Rabbi and Congregation Tiff in Rc, p s ,,Jazzed u p Court Over Who Should Have Ark Bibi^Thomper? f

PHILADELPHIA (P-O) — Is there a difference between a “liberal Orthodox” and a “conservative Conservative” congregation? On the quesiion Hinged a court ruling here in a dispute between a congregation and its rabbi oyer possession of a holy ark, 30 Sabbath and Festival Books, and 12 prayer shawls. The court ordered that Rabbi Abraham Novitsky turn them over to Congregation Tikvoh Chadoshoh, with which his former congregation, Aitz Chaim, has merged. Rabbi Novitsky maintained that the articles in question are used in Orthodox services only. Since his former congregation has merged with a Conservative body. Rabbi Novitsky told the court, he should keep possession of the articles in case'the new congregation’s more Orthodox members should wish to again have their own congregation. The suing congregation, on the other hand, maintained the merged Aitz Chaim had been liberal Orthodox or conservative Conservative. Further, the newly merged congregation’s members insist, the Aitz Chaim members had paid for the articles and were entitled" to transfer them to the new congregation if they wished. Another twist to the case was provided with testimony that Rabbi Novitsky wrote a check for $500 of his former congregation’s toward- purchase of a plot of land. The rabbi insists the money was a personal loan, that the land was for a new congregation he would head. However, somewhere along the line the check was endorsed with a note saying the money was to be applied to a land purchase on behalf of the congregation Aitz Chaim. ' Throughout the various court ap-

pearances which last week resulted in the Common Pleas Court injunction for return of the disputed articles, the judge hearing the case has unsuccessfully importuned the disputants to air their “dirty linen” in a less public • place, the Philadelphia Jewish Times reported. Rabbi Novitsky is presently Jewish Chaplain at the State Hospital in Philadelphia. Illustrated History Explores Jewish Art The elusive concept of “Jewish art” gets a going over by some very competent men in a new book published by McGraw-Hill. The book, “Jewish Art,” presents 21 essays on the subject be Edouard Roditi, architect Percival Goodman, Israeli architect Aharon Kashtan, art historian Franz Landsberger, art critic Alfred Werner, art editor Rachel Wischnitzer, and others. The final chapter is by the late Eugene Kolb on “Art in Israel.” Originally printed in Israel, “Jewish Art” is illustrated with 450 black and white and 12 color plates. The book’s editor, Dr. Cecil Roth, reaches the 'conclusion that Jewish artists in general reflect the fashions of their countries and their age. “National feeling and atmosphere are uppermost,” he says. Waldemar George, writing on Parisian aritsts, says “Jewish painters, though they may fail to create a specifically Jewish style in their art, are nevertheless gifted with a rare quality of universality.”

•NEW YORK (P-O) — Although he certainly didn’t say so, a Protestant theologian could well have been referring to his Fundamentalist co-religionist missionaries to Israel in a sermon here last Sunday. The Rev. Dr. Arthur R. McKay spoke out against “the jazzed up remnants of evangelism” as the “greatest menace” to the Christian church. It’s just such “jazzed up evangelism” in the ultra-Orthodox section of Jerusalem that recently brought about a flurry of stones directed by Jewish fundamentalists at Christian fundamentalists. (P-O, July 21.) Dr. McKay specifically referred to the kind of “evangelist” found around Times Square or frequently on the Sunday radio. They “revel so much in Christianity’s past glories, he said, that they are blind to its present needs. “Bibletry”* was the phrase used to disparage fundamentalist fauh in the book rather than the God who created it. Dr. McKay is president of the McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago. His sermon also rapped the Christian fundamentalists’ ai'g u * ment that “the church says the Bible says so” to force their beliefs on others.

One-quarter million mourners a - ided the funeral of Jacob Adie > j great Yiddish actor. He die the age of 71, in 1935, afte r amatic final appearance. Dear, could not hear the knocking 0 5 dressing room door. The knoc ' ' grew so loud ihe audience hear rose as one man, and shouted, idler Koomt!”