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Friday, September 24, 1965
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Adolph Rosenberg, Editor and Publisher
Kathleen Nease, Jeanne Loeb, Joseph Redlich
Vida Goldgar, Harry Rose, Betty Meyer, Kathy Wood
Georgia Press Association
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
World Press
7 Arts Features
About Thieves and Things
Shortage of teachers and rabbis, lack of mass interest in
Jewish education, intransiency of Arab nations toward Israel,
the Six Million, Soviet attitude towards its Jewish minority—
these are topics which inspire ringing editorials from Jewish
newspaper writers.
Now we turn to another arena—the low state to which the
thieves of this nation have sunk.
Many of our friends know the editor of this publication
has since May been in the process of trading his battered and
beat-up four-year-old jalopy for a new chariot. A certain sum,
as yet reposing in the vaults of a bank, was even collected by
friends upon the occasion of the publication’s fortieth anniver-
ary to help push the editor towards such an acquisition.
It was not quite enough. Despite change-of-model bar
gains, the tachlis never came up to the whoop-la and the trade
never was consumated.
Meanwhile, the jalopy purred like a kitten and despite
the sad state of the exterior seemed to take on renewed per
fection in performance as though to prove it was not quite
ready for the junk heap.
Friday morning, last, we prepared as usual to step into
the conveyance and lulled by a mellifluous radio now as
resonant as the most expensive hi-fi, be transported through
discordant traffic noises to the newspaper office.
The car was not where it had been parked the night
before.
Reluctantly, the city pound was checked and the police
then notified it was stolen.
There seemed great security in possessing such an ancient
car. If it had lost its fresh and youthful desirability for the
owner, certainly it should appear equally unattractive as thief
bait. And it was all paid for.
Somehow, it seems a great reflection upon the crooks and
men of the underworld who filch a living from society by
such illegal means that they have to resort to stealing four-
year-old cars instead of the lovely, spaprkling, air-conditioned
models which line our streets everywhere. Such bad taste.
At that, it might have been a new car that was stolen
instead of this one had we hurried with the trading.
But wherever our loyal car, which valiantly bore the
burden of tons and tons of our weekly editions and magazines
to the mailer, may happen to be at the moment, we trust the
new owners will treat the dear machine with the respect and
care due a venerable contrivance of such associative pride and
service.
If we were a “beshairtist”—and in a way we are—we’d
have to admit there certainly seems to be a determined move
ment—we can now say not facetiously—“afoot” to make us
part company with one vintage-model car.
Naming of Israel's Ex-Intelligence
Chief Political Issue
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Premier
Levi Eshkol’s surprise appoint
ment of Issr Harel, former Israeli
intelligence chief, as his general
adviser, evoked a political storm
in Israel this week. The appoint
ment of Harel, who led Israel’s
search for Nazi killer, Adolf
Eidhmann, and who was ousted
two years ago as chief of Israel's
secret security services in a
dispute with then Premier David
Ben-Gurion, brought him into
public eye for the first time. Pub
lication of his name as security
chief hnd been officially for
bidden.
In the debate over handling the
problem of West German scien
tists working on advance weap
ons systems for Egypt, Mr. Ben-
Gurion had favored minimal pro
tests to avoid embarrassing the
West German regime, with which
he was then negotiating for arms
for Israel. Mr. Harel favored
vigorous measure, including a
press campaign. Mr. Harel was
forced out after an Israeli gov
ernment employee was arrested
in Switzerland on charges of
threatening the daughter of one
of the West German scientists.
The opposition parties, includ
ing Mr. Ben-Gurion’s indepen
dent Israel Workers List, charg
ed that the appointment amount
ed to dragging Israel’s intel
ligence affairs into party politics.
Mr. Harel, as the Premier’s gen
eral adviser, will oversee both
military and non-military in
telligence.
Talmudic Treasures
Collected and Translated By Jacob L. Friend
P1RKEI AVOTH
• R. Elazar Chisma said: The laws concern
ing the sacrifices of birds and purification
are ordinances of moment (they would
appear to be subjects of minor importance,
yet are essential laws of Judaism, and should
receive close study); astronomy and geometry
are the aftercourses of wisdom. Astronofical
knowledge and mathematics were held in high
esteem by the Rabbis. It is essential for the
interpretation of Jewish laws. In vol Sabbath
75: Bar Kappara declares: "He who knows how
to compute the course of the sun and the revo
lution of the planets and neglects to do so,
of him Scripture says ‘They regard not the
work of the Lord, neither consider the opera
tion of His hands’’’ (Isaiah 5, 12).
0 Ben Zoma said: Who is wise? He who
learns from all men, (The wise man has an
open mind and is willing to learn from any
body.) as it is said, “From all my teachers I
have gotten understanding.” Who is mighty?
He who subdues his passions; as it is said:
"He that is slow to anger is better than the
mighty, and he that ruleth over his spirit
than he that taketh a city.” Self conquest is
the highest form of strength. Another noble
definition of “mighty” given by another
Rabbi is “he uxho turns his enemy into a
friend.” Who is rich? He who rejoices in his
JEWISH
CALENDAR
* First Day of Rosh Hoshonah
—Monday, September 27
* Yom Kippur—Oct. 6
* First Day of Succoth, October
11
* Shimini Atzereth, October 18
* Simehas Torah, October 19
* Hanukah, December 19
'Holiday Begins Sundown
Previous Day
portion, as it is said, “When thou eatest the
labor of thine hands, happy art thou, and it
shall be well with thee.” Who is worthy of
honor? He who respects his fellow-man, as it
is said, "For them that honor me I will honor,
and they that despise me shall be held in con
tempt.” (This saying is the key to all worthy
living and beneficent influence in one’s
human circle. It is t the basis of practical re
ligion, the ethical requirement to honor our
lellow-creatures).
• Simeon ben Azzai said: Run to do even
a slight precept and flee from transgression;
for one good deed draws another good deed
in its train, and one sin and misdeed brings
another sin: for the reward of a good deed is
a good deed, and the wages of iniquity is
evil. Good deed itself is its own complete
reward and “one crime calls forth a second
and third crime to hide the first." There is
also another rhyme which runs thus: “This
is the curse of every evil deed, that it begets
a further deed of shame.”
0 He used to say, Despise not any man, and
mrp not at any thing; for there is not a man
lhat has not his hour, and there is not a thing
hat has not its place. (All men are equally
Sod’s creatures. Every person or object is
:ure at some time and in some circumstances
o be reckoned with either for good or for
mil.)
0 R. Levitas of Yavneh, said, Be exceeding
ly lowly of spirit, since the hope of man is
but the worm. (This seems to be like a quota
tion from Job 28, 6.)
0 R. Yochanan, the son of Berokah, said
ichosoever profanes the name of Heaven in
secret, will suffer the penalty for it in public,
and this whether the Heavenly Name be pro
faned in ignorance or in willfulness. (Hd
secretly commits a crime that tarnishes the
honor of his faith and the good name of Israel.
Sooner or later, his deed will be exposed, and
his true character revealed to those whose
esteem he is anxious to posses. Profanation of
the Name (chilul hashem) is an unforgivable
sin.)
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