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THE 8 OUTHERN ISRAELITE
Friday, Nov. 2, 1962
Institute of Jewish Studies
At Congregation B’nai Israel
ST. PETERSBURG—The 1962-
63 season of courses of the In
stitute of Jewish Studies at Con
gregation B’nai Israel, 301 Fifty-
ninth St., No., ill formally begin
Wednesday evening, November 7,
and will run for six consecutive
months every Wednesday even
ing.
The theme for the year will be
“The Siddur: Gateway to Jewish
Values.” This will be a continu
ation of the very popular expos
ition of the Prayer Book.
The course infinitely more than
explain the nature of the Jewish
prayers. It deals with the phil
osophy of Jewish living and gives
invaluable insights into Jewish
life and appreciation of Jewish
values. Those attending will en
joy a rare intellectual treat.
Shaul Baruch, of the religious
school staff, a native of Iraq who
spent his formative years in Is
raeli _ schools, will give a course
in “Conversational Hebrew” and
in “Learning to Read Hebrew,”
beginning Monday, Nov. 5, from
Behind UN Scenes — by David Horowitz
Fatal Week that Shocked the Earth
Fife Heron
St. Petersburg — Tampa
UNITED NATIONS (WUP) —
The week of October 22-27 will
undoubtedly go down in history
as the fatal week determining the
issue of life or death for human
ity, survival or annihilation. It
was a week that shook the whole
earth and all humans had but
one single thought—life or death!
No event since World War II
has brought the world closer to
the brink of Number III than the
current crisis in the Caribbean
over the Soviet missile bases in
Castro’s Cuba.
At the current writing, despite
U Thant’s efforts for a negotiated
settlement between the two giants,
there appears no way out of the
dilemma created by Chairman
Khrushchev’s penetration with his
nuclear weapons into the Western
Hemisphere.
The threat is there to all the
Americas and President Kennedy
has answered it in the only way
an American President could.
Acquiescence would have meant
surrender to something that
would eventually have spelled
disaster to the Free World.
And what a week this has been!
Sunday night, October 21, Suc-
coth concluded with Simchat Tor
ah for Jewry. The next day, fol
lowing a period of tension, Pres
ident Kennedy told the world
what America intended to do. A
startled world was confronted
with a crisis reminiscent of World
War II days.
Then on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, October 23, 24 and
25, the Security Council met on
the emergency. In the heat of the
debate, on UN Day the 24th, the
world organization came to stand
still at 3 p. m. when the delegates,
the Secretariat and press gathered
in the Hall of Peace to listen to
the Leningrad Symphony Orch
estra play Tchaikowsky’s Fifth
Symphony and the Soviet-Jewish
violinist perform Beethoven’s
Kreutzer Sonata. IT Thant deliv
ered a “sermon” on brotherhood.
The following day, October 25,
Uganda, the 110th member state,
was admitted to the UN. During
the same critical week, fifty
smaller states met independently
and urged the Acting Secretary
General to intervene. He did. The
Security Council halted its meet
ings pending U Thant’s private
behind-the-scenes initiative. All
through the rest of the week,
Stevenson, Zorin and the Cuban
Ambassador kept coming and go
ing here in independent confabs
with U Thant who had in the
meantime received cables from
both Kennedy and Khrushchev.
Now this writer has stated
above that President Kennedy
had answered the Soviet threat
the only way an American Pres
ident could. Perhaps another
White House occupant might have
acted differently; he might have
sought to negotiate; he might
have brought the issue first to the
Security Council.
In the view of this writer all
that would have been wrong and
detrimental to the best interests
of the United States and the Free
World.
Kennedy finally realized that
the Soviets had deceived him
about the build-up in Cuba. He
knew it when Gromyko was his
guest in the White House. Ken
nedy became aware of a hood
winking tactic on the part of the
Soviets and he acted according
ly. In the life and death struggle,
he decided to do what many of
the Prophet-warrior personalities
in the Old Testamant often did
in their “life and death struggle
for survival” against the enemy,
outdo the hoodwinking of the de
ceiving tyrants. One biblical ex
ample of many is the case of
Moses versus Pharaoh. In Exo
dus, chapter 5, Moses asks Pha
raoh to “Let my people go ... He
did not say whether or not the
Israelites would return.
It seems now that President
Kennedy meant it seriously when,
not so very long ago, he referred
to the Bible as the “Chart of
Life.” He is probably more famil
iar with it than most people real
ize. This writer has often stated
that the Bible is much more than
a religious code involving laws
and ethics. It is in its basic under
standing a “Manual of War” ap
plicable today as in ancient days.
Those who know how to decode it
can thwart the maneuvers of tra
ditional enemies. Yigael Yadin as
chief of staff during the war of
Israel’s Independence used it al
most daily.
It is fitting, therefore, that
President Kennedy, on behalf of
a God-fearing nation of the
Founding Fathers renown, should
have employed the tactic of the
Old Testament in his first test in
the Free World’s struggle against
a Godless nation.
B’nai Israel
Synagogue
Saturday, Nov. 3, David Kel-
machter, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Philip Kelmachtcr, will become a
Bar Mitzvah at the Sabbath
Morning Service at 9 a. m. Youth
and Family Hour at 10 a. m. Con
servative Service at 7 a. m. Sab
bath lunch—11:45 a. m.
Sunday, Nov. 4, Conservative
at 9 a. m. The Minyan Club—10
a. m. Rabbi Chapman ill lead the
discussion on the weekly Torah
portion. This discussion is in com
pliance with the requirements of
the National United Synagogue
Youth Program of a minimum of
four hours of formal Jewish
studies a month.
Tuesday, Nov. 6—Board of Di
rectors meeting at 8:30 p. m. Sis
terhood meeting at 8:15 p. m.
Friday, Nov. 9, ceremonies hon
oring the Jewish War Veterans
will be held at the Family Sab
bath Hour, at 8 p. m., in con
junction with Veterans I>ay.
Members of the Abe Ader Post
No. 246 will be hosts at an Onrg
Shabbat reception immediately
following the Service.
8 to 10 p. m.
Mrs. Sarah F. Moss will be
available Monday mornings at 10
a. m., beginning November 5, for
her popular course in “Learning
to Read Hebrew.”
There is no tuition fee. The only
charge is a registration fee of $1
a family for a to-month semester.
Students in courses in Hebrew
Judging from the usual month
ly notice, SFC’s November pro
gram looks very inviting.
November 1—group dancing in
structions under guidance of
Nancy Rubin.
November 5— regular monthly
business meeting at 1:45 p. m.
November 8 — new 65-song
“Sing Along Book” will be pre
sented for the first time and a
community sing held under the
direction of Albert Zatlin and
Ethel Green.
November 12—Jewish Cultural
Hour under the chairmanship of
Louis H. Shapiro. The Sewing
Group will inaugurate its season
with Bertha Ascher as chairman.
In addition, other forms of rec
reation will also be enjoyed.
November 15 — discussion of
“Sycosematic Medicine” by Dr.
Melich, specialist in internal med
icine at Bay Pines Veterans Hos
pital. The balance of the Novem
ber program will appear in the
next issue of The Southern Israel
ite.
Ira Cutler, who entered Massa
chusetts General Hospital a few
weeks ago, will undergo surgery
this week in an effort to regain
the use of his legs. Word has been
received from Alta Cutler that
the operation will be performed
immediately. While Ira is in the
hospital, Alta will be at 65 Bates
Rd., Watertown, Mass. Visits and
communications from friends and
fellow-members will be appreci
ated.
Etta and Lew Goldstein are the
proud owners of a new car. Etta
is being congratulated these days
for making it all possible. She,
one of our senior members, had
the courage to take driving les
sons, and in today’s traffic, one
needs plenty of it — courage, I
mean. Lew and Etta can now get
about St. Pete on their own. Con
gratulations to you both and keep
will be expected to purchase and
own their textbooks.
Registration will be held fifteen
minutes prior to the beginning of
the opening sessions: Monday
morning and evening, November
5; and Wednesday evening, No
vember 7. The courses are offer
ed as a community service and
everyone is invited.
rolling along the wonderful roads
of the “Sunshine State.”
Illness continues to plague
many SFC members this week.
Joseph Brenner is in Mound Park
Hospital, and will undergo surg
ery within the next few weeks.
Minnie Tiger has undergone a
series of X-rays in an effort to
locate her trouble. Abe Schneider-
man was discharged from the hos
pital late last week after doctors
found that his trouble was mus
cular, and not serious. May Gold
en reached St. Pete this week and
said she was happyy to be back.
She will be on crutches a while.
When she was visiting her fam
ily in Connecticut, May fell and
broke her hip. Those wishing to
visit may do so. Her address is
4434 Sixth Ave. North. Helen
Birkhahn has found her rash to
be an allergy and is now under
medical treatment. Julius and Ida
Tankle were visiting their fam
ily in Chicago last week when
Ida was stricken, hospitalized,
and underwent surgery. At the
same time, her husband Julius
had a heart attack. He is re
ported resting comfortably at this
time.
Maurice Miller is returning to
New York City later this week
for a medical checkup, following
a third serious surgical opera
tion. He will be back in St.
Petersburg the end of November.
Zena Caile is recovering from
flu at Bay Pines Veteran Hospi
tal.
Rose Colen has left the hospi
tal and will welcome visitors at
her home, at 2726 Leslie Lake.
Sayde Routman will soon be
over her illness and hopes to joiri
the dancing circle at the club
next week.
TAMPA
Beth Israel
Synagogue
DAILY WORSHIP
SCHEDULE
Morning Shachris 7:30 a.m.
Mincha-Maeriv 5:30 p.m
Friday Evening Traditional
Kabholas Shabbot . . . . 5:30 p.m.
Late Sabbath Eve Service
begins at 8 p. m. At this worship
and on Saturday, the religious
naming ceremony for the daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. Victor Kas
sels will take place. Rabbi Sam
uel H. Mallinger will present a
sermon “G-d’s Wrath—A Univer
sal Deluge.” Following the serv
ice, the Kassels will be hosts at
the traditional Oneg Shabbat re
ception.
Sabbath morning services begin
at 8:45 a. m. The Torah service
will be conducted by Rabbi Mal
linger. Subject of his sermon will
be “The Rainbow.” A Kiddush will
follow the Musaf. Saturday’s
Mincha takes place at 5:20 p. m.
along with the Seuda Shlishia
repast. Maeriv-Havdalah will be
performed at dusk.
The Sunday Minyan Aires will
meet at 8:30 a. m. and Sunday
school at 10 a. m.
The Sunday morning Culture
and Study Group and Breakfast
will meet at the Synagogue at 10
a. m.
Beth Israel’s Minyan Aires are
currently in process of renovation
and panelling of the Beth Hamid-
rosh Chapel. A new Ark, Shulch-
an and pews will complete the re
cent Chapel Improvement Pro
gram.
NCJW’8
“Playorama” on
November 6
The St. Petersburg Section, Na
tional Council of Jewish Women,
will sponsor "Playorama,” a card
party, at 1 p. m. Tuesday, Nov.
6, at the Jewish Community Cen
ter.
Guests will play canasta,
bridge, Mah jong or any other
game, bringing their own cards
or equipment as well as table
covers. Refreshments will be
served for the admission price of
$1.00.
Proceeds from the party will
benefit the Council’s in—the—
community projects—tape record
ing for blind children and youth
employment service.
The party is open to the pub
lic.
MADE FRESH
ON SUNDAY
BAKED ON OUR OWN PREMISES
NANCY and CHUCK’S
The Cake Box
6601 Central Avenue
(West Centra] Shopping Center)
St Petersburg, Florida
■Sienior ^JnenJihin l/m.i
By HARRY ROSE