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PAGE 2P THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE April 18, IW6 Happy Pesach SUPREME FOODS Wholesale distributor serving the Southeast with the finest deli, kosher and fancy foods. 1482 Mecaslin St., N.W. 872-7373 Alan Kaplan a re a drugstore... and then some • American Greetings cards and gifts • Film processing • Senior citizen discounts . P C' S. . FREE DELIVERY • Charge accounts available Serving Piedmont Center • lower Place Brookhaven • West Paces Ferry • Chastain Garden Terrace • Buckhead Happy Passover DRUG SERVICE PHARMACY Formerly Mink Tuxedo Pharmacies 4510 Roswell Rd., N.W. 255-6133 PASSOVER CARDS/PAPER GOODS/PASSOVER Happy and Healthy Passover to you and yours. ROsenBumt vacation cemen Georgia-Pacific Center Lobby 133 Peachtree St., N.E. 523-4700 Possov6r: A modern version by Edwin Black All details of Edwin Blacks modern version of the Passover story are taken faithfully from Exodus chapters 5-15. plus Rashi's Commentary. —Editor. Approximately two million Chil dren oflsrael are now encamped in the Sinai following their extraor dinary exodus from Egypt yester day. Just days ago, they were slaves to Pharaoh. Today, they are free men and women, destined tor self-determination in a land of their own. Only now are the details of their fantastic experience com ing to light. The dramatic sequence of events began some weeks ago with the unexpected return of exiled prince Moses, who previously fled Pha raoh's wrath after slaying a task master. In his daring appearance at the palace, the inarticulate Moses, speakingthrough his brother Aaron, declared himselfTo be the personal emissary of a powerful new God. previously unknown to the Royal Court. Moreover, Moses asserted that his God was the protector of the Children of Israel, who have for more than four centuries been in bondage in Egypt. The entire Royal Court was a- ghast as Moses demanded that the Children of Israel be permitted to travel three days into the desert for an unprecedented “feast and sacri- Statue of Moses in solid silver by well-known contemporary Jerusa lem artist Ya'akov Heller. 1 ice" to their God. Making clear that he was not asking a Court indulgence, Moses looked straight at Pharoah. stamped his roughhewn staff and issued the ultimatum that would be his rallying call during go- Eaughter echoed throughout the hall as Pharaoh sneered, “Who is vour ‘God?’ 1 know him not. N or w j|| | let Israel go!" Showing little patience. Pha raoh cited reports that Moses had been “disturbing the people from their works” in various building projects wholly dependent upon slave labor. As a punitive measure Pharoah proclaimed that hence forth slaves would be compelled to gather their own straw, even as their daily brick quota was main tained. But the maneuver backfired, and indeed became the opening volley in an escalating series of punitive measures against Egypt. Without warning, Moses called upon mys terious divine powers and turned all waters in Egypt to blood. Re ports from every district indicated that not only were risers and streams turned bloody, but so were waters already contained in jugs and troughs. Bloody waters continued for a- bout a week, followed by an un canny infestation of frogs Amid complaints from c\ery cornet ol the kingdom that frogs had msaded every “oven and bedchamber." Pha raoh agreed to negotiate. During a palace meeting. Pha raoh reportedly told Moses," l ake away the frogs...and I will let your people go." This was at first inter preted as a total victory for the Children of Israel. But the next day, as soon as the frogs retreated. Pharaoh reneged and canceled per mission for the three-day religious exercise in the desert. Pharaoh's reversal prompted a third so-called “plague,” this one an infestation of lice. Pharaoh now offered to allow the religious feast Moses demanded, but only if it took place within Egypt proper. Continued next page. ""glass & MIRROR CO. Serving Atlanta For 27 Years wishes you a Happy Passover 445 Marietta St.. NA' Atlanta. GA 30313 524-5616 SY LEWIS • STEVE LEWIS CARY LEWIS the coming days: “Let my people Passover Greetings Km Milt & Jeff Kamin 1843 Peeler Rd., P.O. Box 888730 KAMIN & ASSOCIATES, INC Atlanta, GA 30338 (404) 393-8801 CONTAINERIZED^ Metal Transport Corp. Div. E. Hammer & Sons Wishing all our Family and Friends A Happy Passover Elliot, Sandy, Scott & Robbie Hammer