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4q0 Women Convene To Explore Their Controversial Leslie Fiedler '-Relation To Judaism And Halacha Will Eulogise Litera~re by Arlene Pianko Four huruk'~d~firty Jewish uniqueness was apparent when Berkovitz· serer, Tnai Rt"kedushin; women gathered at the Mc!fpin women served as Shlichot Tzibour, \·('gc-t she indicated that the On February 26 Hotel last weekend in order to leaders or the congregation, when procurement of this halachically explore the dimensions of the role !hey read from the Torah, and \'alid .l"Ondition within the by noberta Klein of women in Jewish lire. The when they donned a talit. It was marriage ceremony would Controversial author and :;tudent sponsored, student-run ex.plained later that all these acts ameliorate many or the .problems scholar, Dr. Leslie Fiedler, will Network convention brought are hala"chically permissible as of agunah, mamzerut, and divorce. highlight the English department's together women of all ages. long as it is a congregation solely She requested that Jewish women first Forum of the Arts programs . geographic regions, and branches composed of women. Although no refuse to marry without this this semester. announced Dr. of Judaism. This mix enabled each Stern students received aliyot, ('Ondition (which would retroac­ Morris Epstein, department 1>articipant to broaden her per­ everyone who attended was deeply lively decfare the marriage null chairman. Fiedler, one or spective about both Judaism and impressed by the clear, har- and void if the husband disap­ Arraerica's leading scholar-critics, Feminism. rnonious, soprano voices that rose peared or refused to grant his wife will speak on "What Was· Many of the speakers en­ to spiritual heights as the tefilah a divorce. Literature" on Monday, F~bruary' deavored to persuade the audience proceeded. After lunch the serenity of the 21i at 8 p.m. that halacha and women's The Shabbat morning discussion (·onvention was shattered when a liberation are not mutually ex­ involved an Orthodox student of group of fifteen ~Jesbians in~ Dr. Fiedler's title suggests that) clusive. On Friday night, Mrs. Blu Rabbi Eliezer Berkovitz, a Reform !errupted a panel discussion about literature is a dying medium. as ~; Greenberg, a Jewish Studies student Rabbi, and a secularist Growing Up Jewish and demanded literature has emitted its last sigb lecturer at Mt. St. Vincent College, Theology professor. Rachel !he right to address the assembly. and ha's ceased to be a.n- effective:~ examined the historicat per­ Adler's halachic approach was The speaker, an active member of £orm of communication. This~ spective of the Jewish woman's unparalleled both in its talmudic !he National Organization of thesis is the topic of a volume Dr.. - role. She emph8.sized that the erudition and determined Women, offs.red them the podiUJll. fo~iedler is completi11g, which,. halachic- heritage must be feminism. After ci'ting Rabbi (Continued on Page 8) promises to be as widely ac-, respected even in the advent of change. When she advised a SSSJ Issues Urgent Appeal For selective rejection of Women's Lib, especially in areas of abortion and zero population growth, certain Soviet Jewish Activists members of the audience jeered. SSSJ-The Student Struggle for Technical lnstitu'te, is in Iba( Eitan is consb.ntly baITassed llespite her ent of the Soviet Jewry has issued an appeal possession of "secret infqrmation" by the KGB. "Searches, in his vulnerabili~ of Jewish survival for two Vilna activists-Eitan by virtue- of bis graduate work house, constant calls to the kC,B after the olocaust, ;lhls 1'&dical ~:.=n artd Zl!lik tllere. offu;es bav"-:

asserted 'themsems''--. -tile ~- himself Im lliat'· Ille. =~failures or Jewish ==~·~-:: education rather allllloritles have recently per­ than the failure of Judaism. Mlll!Y --~~mitted Jews to exit e\'en though r of the discussants expressed their security clearance term has frustration in their inability to · not expired. The authorities are holding Jews of different ages, Fiedler f,as tried the drug scene study traditional texts. The most as weU-, On April 211. 1917, the poignant pie~. however, was from qualifications and education from his various cities as "hostages" to scholar, his wife, his son. and ll\e students in isolated Jewish daughter-in-law were' affl!Sled.·iil communities. They came to the emphasize "the difficulty of emigrating and also, should it be their home by Ballam police and <'onvention to learn how to be good eharged with "maintainllil a l'Onsidered necessary, to serve as ,Jewish women, to strengthen their premise'' where marijuana \tU. court material in the event that I ies with their sisters, and to used. Fiedler wrole a book - develop a more intense trials should be deemed ex­ pedient," Finkelstein wrote his th<' raid .called: 8"lolc lltllletl, spirituality. According to Fiedler, nellher be -·\ Tf'fillot Shabbat were led by friends. nor his wire was a pothead. He F.zrat Nashim. a New York Zelik Gafanovich, a 24 year-old maintained that police wanted to · l Feminist group that is firmly student, has been struggling for antagonize him because he' many years to leave the Soviet . ,·om milted to halacbah. The llnlon, his friends· in Israel told sponsored a campus group that ~ Orthodox service differed from the SSSJ. The Russian officials claim wanted to legalize ma~-. numerous other Orthodox services he cannot leave the USSR because being conducted that Shabbat of his service in the army. The throughout the world. Its F:taln Finkelstein and Zellk t;aranovlch vich known by many a - , ,, finished his service over three pel'IOllallty. The N•w V k~':i!~~teol no more v~ - Review once nallNt worlla _are witty, f'(RR Abolislled By f1eulty Assembly; Zellk has also been subjected to presump!UOUI. It wu numerous searches at his home. originated the homorexuaHti, IIIGClf During the last search, the KGB in ll•ckle~rry Flaa. officers, having found nothing else J.S. Major Is Under Consideration of value, confiscated post cards with views of Israel. English Department 'memllon by Sunn Metzger The Gafanovic)I family phone noted that the lecture promilN lo A special meeting of the Stem Regarding the current residency year, and who has completed all has been dtaeonnected. In reaction, be thrilling. An~ who can write College Faculty Assembly was requirement, the Senate had general, major, and Judaic studies Zellll sent a letter of proteet to about the experlenee of ,belnl a held on January W to discuss recommended removal of the requirements for gtllduation, but is ~=..u°:!'.c~ co:re'!'at:d~: - ,Jew in Anlerlea 81 well the Senate matters pertsining to the sentence, "Gradl,lation in less than lacking accumulated point-credits, 1'3; as ostablishment of a Hebrew studies four yeara of study is not per~ be eligible for graduation after Israeli Ministry of Com- mytbolody of chule ...,..,_, major and a Judaic studies major, mitted.'' The faculty voted on an· having successfully completed lier municatlons and the World Postal '.:.::"!r:!tui::::~ ~*t abd the abolishment of the current amendment to ·the Senate lirst -year or full time graduate rour-year residency requirement recommendation whicn modified studies. The faculty rejected this U~~ •• last reports -.from Vlina exciting to listen to. at Stern College. the Senate's request by requiring resolution in view of the fact that stste that the Soviet authorities The Senate had approved the four years of study for any student the option of professional or will not allow Finkelstein and Forthcoming 1peaker1 establishment of a Hebrew studies without a cumulative point index of graduate school was drawn Gafanovich IP leave the USSR until scheduled for the series Include: and Judaic studies major at its without regard for recom­ 1977. SSSJ urges all concerned Dr. John ·Hollender. poet and 3 nd meeting on January 3. The Faculty ~~J::!J; · :O~e;:; '::~t ~:: mendation, and was contrary to individuals to write letters prof__,. of Encllth at Huni., Assembly passed a motion to-refer original Senate recommendation the regulation of the Commissioner Yeshiva College was, apt. 10, aad to·1.e1111: G.lflftO\llcb, Ind Dr. Chaim .,_, author 111d 1>ropoeal and report to .the faculty admitted to. a professional or however, approved. USSR, Lltlluaalla SSR, Vilnlul. Nltor, Jewlth Pullllcatlon Society at Its next meeting. · graduate school after her third Zhlrmunlu - ltltl, apt. St. In Affle111!1, May I. THE OBSERVER February 22, 1973 and that 3.3, 3.5, and 3.7 be fixed as the minimum Vou Dali'° To Care?requirements for the graduate honors of Do 1 t V I 1 cum • laude. magna cum laude1 and summa cum laude, respectively. The arguments for this proposal have been It is difficult for the average middle-class stated and re-stated. The fact that a 8-plus American who has been lucky enough to SUfceed student is ineligible for Dean's List and/ o financially, to believe that there are actuallJ,°P.<>Or graduate honor, is ludicrous at best. There are people living in tenement slums and existing;_~ a those who contend that raising minimum Editor-in-Chief weekly ration of food stamps. It . . ... Sherry Scheinber'g is even harder Cor requirements for such distinctions serves t Executive Editor t~ middle~class Jew to face the . Esther Fuchs reality that some enhance their value. However, The Observer Mana_ging Editor ...... of his own brothers can . Alleen Pollock be clas~Jfied in the sa1;11e again maintains that the Stern Colleg.e stu~~nt News Editor. . Tammy Fredman, Judy Yager . .. Esther Epstein, Barbara ReiChlin ~i~~~:r::;~ta~n~~~ ...... J::i:; ~~~ ~~ :::r~~;a~~~~ec~~t~~~rt~e:itB;~Je~;~;;~ ~:~0:r~:~;itt7r ·. ·.. Rach.el Becker of them elderly and neglected. Besides living in and that according .. Pearl Newman her such honor could nb't''he contributing Editors ...... constant fear of physical abuse from mu¥gens and deemed a devaluation Anita Gittleman, Karen TaY,lor of the distinction itself. !n Assisunr to Ed.-in-Chief . ' Arlene Pianko thieves, besides the fact that many are incapable any event, it certainly seems ,,.-)of more than 8"0it ~ TECHNICAL BOARD doing their own sho1;>ping _or going to the bank, "unwise'' to raise honors standa~ds to s~ch a \. the elderly poor are bemg alienated and left alone degree that they become virtually maccessible to Production Editor ... Rachel Shapiro as synagogues and yeshivot close down or leave even good students. Business Managers .. the . Chani Haberkorn area. These people are desperate and lonely As such, we again strongly urge the Committee Photography Editors . . ... Irene Flink, Cheryl Meriel and need anyone who cares enough to help them. on Academic Standards to re-structure Copy Editors ...... Judy Kleinerman, Deina Sftapiro the Art Editor EZRA. an association of students from c~IJeges minimum requirements for Dean's List . .. Mindy Ganz and Typing Editor ...... and graduate schools in the New York area, has graduate honors in such a manner that they will Susan Dobkin begun an operation in the Lower East Side to complement our new grading system and prove a STAFF. Judy FriedmarC"'Susan Metzger, Fran Kaplovltz, Ashira Rapoport, Liora alleviate some of l!Jese problems. They help 1 the fair representation of the student's academic ~;1! ~:~r~~~;.'~~rfJ~v6~r:i.s~ebti/~~~c~;y,c~t:b1:I aged shop, write ~iii:·, ~~is~,es~~;~iL;::1~'. and. read letters, and obtain achievement. Tzippy Zelig, Alona Wollman, Debbie Fenichel, Harriet Reznick. Jeanette Stobezki, Anne Medicaid~ Stamps among other services. Zucker, Heddel Goldberg, Mimi Kofmari, Susan Nunberg. Dorl Shertz, Debby Herman, Gwen Sack. Rochelle Yellin, Debbie Kamaras, Valerie Margolis, Ellen Stern, Judy These poor eld~ly Jews may not be our neigh­ Altschul, Rhona Peyser. Sandy Katz, Sherri Cumsky Marilyn tiors. but they do exist on the Lower East Side and Eckstein and Shelley Riehl PhOto Credits: elsewhere throughout the New York area. Their Applause. • All photos Irene Flink plight is very real and as their more fortunate sisters, wP of Stern Col_l~-e owe them e Shattered looking Gloss our friend­ The Observer wishes to commend ship and eare. We can give it to the Senate on them through the its passage of Jewish SCW SludPnl COtinciJ's cooperation studies and· Hebrew studies wit{] Project majors.· This resolution, ~ f • c t-:ZR\, and we urge which wiH come before all students to participate in the Faculty Assembly re are ure this vilal program on March first, ,s an im- portant one in that it will allow the student the option to concentrate her studies in the areas of by Sherry Schi!lnberg Hebrew a_nd . or .Jewish knowledge. l)i;ignn~is · Extreme exhaustion. Patient suffering from severe case of A Lot To The editorial board Live of The Observer urges lrus!ra1ion. Svmptoms: F.l!lility. depression. Anticipated duration of Faculty Assembly to vote in favor of this Senate illness Fivl' ·or lllore morlths. Suggested medication:. motion. Majors Dailv dose of in Hebrew and Jewish studies will 11 ressure with an ndded g:rain of salt. _ · attract girls who wish to concentrate on Torah. ''Yes, they've diagnosed the illness of the 1 ca~~~inu::r~~t~ppi~c:~ Editor-in~Ctiief. An acute hl:; '\~.i~~~t:"'h~:~tiJ;l~~:i,a With this innovation, enrollment will possibly ,-asc 11f loo editorial topics. f'd say. harrassnwnts occur daily, Pepsi rn~rny Just look at lier, worrying about Co. has con- increase and the .Jewish studies department a,s-a11 inefficien1 dormitory. Now, well is th_at any way for a young_girl to feel? as all others will be strengthened if only }ly ,-;t.1e.:s. ,mno.yed h:"cause the. Stern girls ~ave never been clu{it'd a multi-million dollar agreement with the thP increased number of students. Those briefed o? f!re wµ<(are pi oltd~res. No\\: tell me, what young g,~l has to Jear!1 how to use a fire 11 ;~~~H~~!, ~~ b:u~}:~e ~~~~r ~:~~~!~~~~~.Y~~~~ s_incerely interested in s~cular majors Wli.I con- ~~,\~1~fii1~:~rln~t ~h;of\r:sd~~~~r:i::n;at politically ~r:a:irar;;t~Jui~a;;e!tu~~e;; if she continues this policy of per- ~mue to ~ur~ue th~m whil~ th0Se whose p~ima~y days. I hear. ~~-set.·uHtffl-;--·~·-·· ______"___ "___ ... ____ "'_ "...... ----·-----interestl1.esJnjew1shand,.- It_ only t_akes_th.em t_we:nty m_inutes to get to J1Jh ~tr~et.." or}¾ebrew.studies-w~U- ··:'Tsk:. tslCSTie ShOuldn't concern herself with such problen:is, You'd 11 is incumbent upon us at Ste'rn to join in the no ~onger be forced to maJor m a secu~ar area m rhmk she w~nts the world-a ~~rse .at the scho~I. during even~ng , . .- , . \.,_.·ct bo , tt of Pe si Co and its which tl)ey may hours 1 be largely unmterested. and ,1 full tune adult [email protected] m the dormitory. These girls ~ ~>'~.~~ t~d~Jon·h·' ·le . y~o d, p P , d a d Moreover>-ft·would seem logical go to 1 1 1 that since over ,·o!l('ge and think they're authorities-better medical services ~~ ._lsl h.lf~('S \\ ~ ~ m~ ~ c ~ IO ,so as n :100 nonreligiously-oriented they want. col1eges offer Jewish Fm• drills n1orc• th~1~ once a semester! Feh!'. I 11l_o-L<1~ prndtu..ts.__ As a J('Wlsh coll~ge, we studies majors Stern an institution under "Look at her,strammg to choose how many problems she has to get her mu:-;! rnakl" our postt~on k~10wn on the issue by Orthodox aus i~es offer' one as as well. As such f~iendsangry about this week. She's ~ertainlynot the qu~et young lad~ I'd 1mmt>d1alt~ly 1~roceedmg.'~1,-·1th the r~moval of the Th..- Ohsen·et again urges Facult Assembl t~ i1ke 111~· daughter to be. She. thinks the registr~r·s offi~e needs a httle t.wn Pt•ps1 rvict• students moti\·atl'd our action. properly. What young girl has to worry about graduate sehonl transcripts and class rankings? She'll get her husband and forget For many ypars. Pt•psi Co. has been in- And D "tto ab.?u! school any~ay." . ' difft•rl'nl lo ,Jt.,wish int<•rests, choosing the Arab • • • . / It ~erv~s her nght._lettmg.everyone s problems h?ther her hke that. nalio11_~ .. rathPr t_han l~rael. ,as hc>r ''business 1 ~li~·;·sf~/~~11~\~ ~i1~ct~:~~r::i~~·/;it:~o~a;l!~s~~at:r~~na t::::.u;~:!~~~ lm·alP 111 llw )\liddle l<,as.t · 1 he> boyc?tt of ~he It is finally possible for a S£W student to i!'s tht• principh' of the thing. that people who pay college tuitions company on this aLTOU~t- has long si_n~e di.ed gradl.latt• in !Css than four years, thanks to the shouldn·1 have to visit the entire city to take courses they need _dov.·n :',Jow. Whl'n PPp~I 15 about to Jom w_1th recent abolishment for of the FYRR the Four-Year !a(raduation. Doesn't she know that a girl's education isn't that im- .:mot.lwr gn•at t.•npmy ol the J~ws., w~ must ex- H.esidencv Requirement. The Observer com- portant?" . . . pn•_ss_ our anger. both as an mst1tut1on and as mends the Senate for enaeting as well as the . "I _hear. s.he w_ants to get invo.Ived m other. issues ..too. She t~mks md1nduals . Faculty Assembly for passing this progressive ~1:~~~~·.~ :~1;1~~:~~f, t~~l~sb~-~::1~~r~~a~~r?~~t with Pepsi Co. Whats the llll'asure. "Yes I think she needs to be quieted down Under the new. a little. Maybe, if she has a Point of Order system, a SC~ ~tudent may few mort' things to worry about. she'll give up all together. What do yOu ~raduate at -any tune ber~nd a mmimun: of two say? Fire ,1 few more teachers? How about cutting the budget? The years at the college, prov1dmg she has fulfilled 128 Student lln Council could use a few less funds, too. There I think she's Dt•('t'mher 12. 1972 Student Council voted credits, which include the major, general, and hreakingdown. un~mimouslv Why.anotherfewmonthsofthisandshe'Ubeontheroad to recommend to the Committee on Judaic studies requirements. This means that tn recovery!·· Acad,•mic s·tandards that the old grading system seniors are no_ longer bound to spend high tuition he rc•\nstitutf'd. as opposed to the n·ew grading f~s f~r a mm!mal 11!1======~11 amo~nt of courses .m order. to system t ·it isno.w op<>rant..the. major difference hide time until graduation. In that time period l T Th Ed• l)(•twl'ttllht wo being the use of minuses and the they could .pursue careers or ~tud1e~ at gr~duate etters O e 1tor p.arallf'l rhan •t's in grade equivalents under the or P.r~f~smnal schools. In line with this ,new new svstl'm ·ouncil-was-ad-vimid by the Office of poss1b1hty. the Senate and Faculty Assembly have 1.1;;;;;;;;;.;.;;;;;;_.. ;;;;;; .. =.;..;.;;;;;;,;d;;;d;. . .;;;;r;;;;;;;;t;;;;;Y~h~d;;;t;;;;;;;;w;;;e;;;;;en;;;-III tht· ni•an. !ht· iltfa;;_:- of the RPgistrar. and several approved a professional option similar to that Clearing The Air d:a~~~;~"to ~esp~n~ ~ the recent nwmh{'rs of tht• Academic Standards Committee already m operation 1 at Yeshiva. College, whereby To Tht:> Editor, l'austic attacks of certain female to adopt_ a "wait ahd see" attitude pendin¢ the stud~nts who have not yet completed their l'llmplet1on B.A. The.January 1_1. 1973 issue of The liberationists who maintain that of tht:• Fall 1972 semester. Trulv the credits but who have already been accepted to a Obst-rnr. proof which explored the the .Jewish woman is deprived by of rhr s!udent index is in the prov€;bial pro!essional school, would be eligib.le-to receive aut~.entic puddfog. Whil('somt•students role of the c?ntemporary Orth~doxy of an .equ'.11 place -in benefited from the lhetr B.A. from SCW after·completmg a year ofJe"ish w~m_an, has instilmioo uf minsees. others suffered'. caused m~ch .lud~1sm. We ,marntam ~hat the professional study. debate w1th!n Stern and Yeshiva Jewish womans .. . , . . . . _We trust that this role, while equal A, wp noh•d m our ;\;o\•emb~r 30 .editorial, action will prove an incentive Colleges. As author of the theme to that of her male counterpart, ··1t ts.-'·/:-' -. . l · d h . which appeared on the back cover, must no! tfw intt•11t1on o.f T~v i_)hst"n-·t-r to _t:qmment on-'~~-rlugher C'nrol 1 remain separate and distinct. i:nent at Slern Co~ ege an t at it l feel it is my responsibility to However. we believe that th(• \\'1_'.->dom. of inst1tut111~ such . and sunim.a cum laudt> Thi! 1 Ec:i,o< ,t1 Chiel Md Gov~rning Board ot s~uc> \\ ::1~ lo t•dutate St~rn students that she may_ choose the most be .n·vamped_ to parallel the The Ob!.,er;,~r wi">h a he,:,rty rn,:HtH tov to Editor :it?il:iic;!!~~r .)~:;:~h~cOi~~~~-po;; ~rr~:i~~~lea~ifl~ic~:ral~a~hn;~~j \\e- a~.am ~uggest thal a tcme-r,t1.1s ~arnet Becker ·fl on her marriage to prov1dinti w()rking models of should serve as halachic role fHl!Uffe~,~nl1~~ ~a::s~~~~~~h~ti~: ,_~_:_~_:~_·;c_~_~_-:_:;_,n_•';_,_t_•_v_v_o_v_bo_!_h_h_•v_•_•_Hf_e_tim_•_ ;;1:~:i'\1tj;~r!t~t.tshet,1~: ~~=:~ n\oi:!;i;::?rr: h;~~h~~ options February 22, 1973 THE OBSERVER SWC Professor Claims: Jewish Leaders Encouraged Key '73 The Reviewing, Stctll B,\· Hosal~·n Stalll r111-: f.:Mu>HANTS HO!': \ld.1-:As, United A.rtbta As many of you know, our ti.larch. 11. 1%8, George Dugan hy UO<'helle YeUin distinguished Professor of Jewish \Hott> m Th(> !':,Y. Timrs that a by Allttn Pollock studies. Rabbi Aaron Shurin. Ht•form Habbi led fifty of his Though Liv Ullmann has cap­ non ·.\rnerk:an l'le Md..ean1$ writes editorial articles for lhe 111emhcrs to the Roman Catholic tured the limelight in a movie new album is soft, stow.moving Forward. On Dec. tt, 12, and 22, _Holy Family Church and took pij_rt ("~rrenlly playing throughout the and generally pleasant. 'I1le aonp Habbi Shurin wrote three 111 tl'e Catholic mass. The Priest city .(see Tlmr Magllzint" are Mghly varied. Th<> quaftty. I& sequential articles on a topic that declared that that act of friendship Decemtrer 4, l!r72l, The Emigr111nu ,·ar1ed. too. There are a fewbtnnbs should concern and disturb us all was mor<' powerful than 1000 deserves consideration In its own with pretentious · lyrics and namt'ly the recent shmad cam­ sermons. A! this joint ceremony a right. Epic in nature, this movie melodies so insignifieant they. tan pa~ns tha! are so prevalent on statm• of Jesus, which a 7S year old portrays th('" emigration of several lay claim to no pret-entions tJtany of our eollege campuses member had worked on for six Swedish families to the Un1ted whatsoever. However, sorrie of the today. The following are some of years. was donated. showing that States in the IBSJerusalem. will only the first step in a massive :moo people. They have 2000 (Continued on Page 7l invent our own finale .. missionary movement. The church celebrat<' its centennial !his vear hopes that these ''Jews" will soon I .noking haek al how ~ll'a She"arim fall entirely away from Judaism was 100 years ago. om.• cannor ~nd just believe in Jesus believe it is lhe saml' plaee. Editor In 1873. a group of Hahhis who Letters To The I \I Prt' _young seholars with great Blames Reform I princesses, and all the other would like to correct· {'tlC'rg_v dl'ew up a plan fn establish derogatory stereotypes. Instead, 1 Our name was never the ,1 new quarter. The f)lan whieh we demand that she use specific Lower F:as! Side Anti-Poverty malerialized was based on a the success of the shmad campaign {Continued from Page 2l halachic guidelines to direct her Program; it was the Lower East 111t'mhership associalion whose to the Refot.m movement and its lo women who cannot identify with life. - Side Jewish Community Project. rnemb€rs paid yearly dues. Affer Conference the more traditional image of It is my belief that no Jewish We have recently changed our drawinJ.? up Ibis syslem. lhe y09n~ leaders. At the Annual nien man or woman can perform the name to "Project EZRA". of Reform Temples in Chicago on p'Jewish Mother." t•nljre November... 18.,. . ..1963.,... _Rabbi Jsan,. --. W.h.en .. ,, L_ref.er.re.d to ___ Sb.eln V will .of G-d:·Witbaut,-being, obedient 2_,our project is affUiated with day., JASA and JACY. It operates in drot. President of the Reforin \sanee lshah as "ambiguous" I !o all the prescribed mitzvot. The This is Movement, said. "Jews should did not misunderstand the dicotomy ~tween the more in­ conjunction with all relevant organizations on ·the Lower East Shearim. meanin~ recognize Jesus , as a positive f~ara's e:X:planation d tea·ches us ,Jewish Ethical women have not had equal !Indeed, this is one of ~is primary predominant one, is servicing the aged that are referred to us by of immigrants from En~!and wfin Tradition.,. Taking their cue from l'ducational opportunities. To an !asks! l. The difference, however, possess~~- more spirit and <·n- !hese rabbis, the missionaries "unlearned'' Jewess. this bracha between the perpetuation of Torah. neighbors or other agencies. decided to give Jews the needed indicates female inferiority, The Brsht•nata I ,f'Vanecha and the 4. Our major contacts were roade ethical teacher and prophet. danger of this misconception must perpetuation is Judaism is in November. Since then we have Rabbi Isandro! has recently 11ot be underestimated. When non- essentially the basic difference been actively serving the aged. ,·erbalized his opinion that the halachic women request "equality between man and Woman. While .'i. The manager who is running campaigns should be stopped and nf function," it is a thinly gmsed father.is responsible for teaching the survey is a city housing project be replaced with more Jewish attempt to force halachic norms to his children the law, mother guides manager, not a "tenement education. However. neither yield to their definition of social its implementation. She, is the manager". . Isandrot or the Reform movement necessity. It is therefore in- \lidat Bacha min that functions in 6. We have no plans to start a regretted or made any official cum bent upon the committed conjunction with the Midat lladim. "meals-on-wheels'' program. denunciation of wha'i he said in Orthodox Jewess to deliniate She is responsible for the per- There are a feW such programs in are working with 1963. Therefore, says Rabbi between the aforementioned petuation of Judaism when she the area and we Shurin, he can be considered a phenomenon and the inherently teaches her children brae hot as she them. We bope your volunteer program leading philosopher of the shmad .Jewish concept of "equality of feeds lhem. It is her lifestyle that be so that, together, campaign role" will eventually become theirs will a success we and other projects may serve 1~ However "Equality of Role", because she is the only stationary -e In his ~rticle of December the Jewish community m_ore ef­ Rabbi Shurin notes that in the while halachically accurate, was force in our rootless, transient fectively. nineteenth century, a quarter, not practiced in Americ·a. soci.ety. The rxtent of her l)avid Greenstein, member million .Jews converted, mostly in Somewhere between the shtetl and education will be the bounds of her Project EZRA Germany, where the Reform the "land of opportunity" many _rnung l'hildren's .Jewish ex­ movement started. Even Men- Jewish women absolved them- perience. It is for this reason that - thusiasm than the Jerusalemite delsohn's children' converted. selves of their halachic im- Jewish rducation £or women is A Maior Complaint narrow.mindedness. Naftali Jacobson, son of Israel peratives. American women often prirnar~- to Jewish survival. To the Editor: Mea Shearim thus became a Jacobson. founder of the Reform accept anti-halachic practices as In conclusion, I wish to apologize: Please note: This letter is sub­ ,!!rowing center Of progress. New movement in Germany, converted traditional. No longer was for any misunderstandings caused m itted b:\" tht> junior class and exciting inventions such as and became a priest in a Catholic clavening an essential part of the by the vagueness- of my literary l'ducation majors, however, we salted herring, ker"osene lanterns. Church. He wrote in his sermon day of even unmarried, even style. I would also especially like to contend that it affects each and and ~ramaphones first appeared in book praise that his father had though they were free of family thank two Yeshiva College-Riets 1•very member or our univ1:rsity. '.\tea Shearim. Tlle first fashion. begun to see the light of responsibilities. Shabbat morning students who patiently labored The Facts: show in the countf-y also made its Christianity, but could not see the services began with the brachot for over difficult halachic sources in To be an education major at SCW t!rand premiere in Men Shearim. Christian light in its fuJJ..,splendor men while women often wandered order to discuss elements in my one is required to take two methods However, this sort of spirit did because he died early. . in somewhere in the middle of the article. The perceptive analysis of courses, Education 34 treading not last long. Another grifup of In the U.S., the Reform Kriyat hatorah, if they came at all Dov Fri mer and Joshua Rosenswig methods) and Education 36 (math people, headed by Rabbi Moshe movement worked together with The negligence became the helped me frame this letter. methods>. Our education depart­ Yehoshua Yehuda Leib Disl schedules, Education 34 and way ol is what ae notskv '74 upon her engagement to t7:iothers of c~nt.~ml?"r~~y ftctto~- Tbus. this Hie Paul Glasser either a Wouk s Shirle- or Roth s Side. Unfortunately, the article Education 36 are slated for the sees today when wallie >< :ae 'Mrs.Portnoy.''WerejectJewish contained som-e mistake:a. which we {Continued on Page 11 the alreet• of M.., S,,.,,r!m. THE OBSER,VER Febrlll!rv 22, 1973'

Federation Opens 9areer Service City Awakens To Cry Of Poor Jewry; To Stern College swents Community Groups Expand Programs To Meet Jewish Needs ( 'V . Tht• knowledge that there are in gro.up ~gains! another in com­ l'a1tre under atlack as being n lad poor Jews in New York Ci~ petition for programs and funds. program which allegedly has begun tn provoke questions E11'1igli:tened Sj!lf i~terest," he discriminated against Black about ·what is or l'an be done to ("ounters. "has fstabhshed the few l'hildren. The l"enter's' ad­ I· alleviate thC' situation. programs thal exist to serve poor ministrators countered that Black F:xaminalion seems to reveal ,Jews in New York." He calls on ('hildren would be uncomfortable Iha! polenlially effective programs Jews to ''organize and fight for in a llassidie en\'ironmenl and thal do l'xisl whil'h, for a variety of what !hey want,'' and counter the ('hildren of strict orthodox up­ reasons. may not reach as many racism which has been part of the bringin~ would encounle1· the same people as successfully as they poverly progr~m. difficulities in secular <·enters. ('ould. Habbi Greenwald.,-a· consultant Commentin~ on this incident. At a time marked. by ethnic ro 1he Departmenf',of Health, Habbi Greenwald maintained that awareness amon~ members of Education and Welfare, has been "with the melting-pot theory, it's a minorily groups, there is a growing. involved in many aspects of question of how far you melt." rea.fization of the necessity for government poverty programs, Jewish children, like others, need a programs specifically oriented including a 1006 C'ontract for the sense of identity, which l'an be toward the cultural and religi.ous establishmenl of Project Head­ developed thr.ough culturally­ Mrs. E!itht"r Zurorr, SC'W place-mPnt counst"lor, discusses career plans needs of .Jews. In !he words of start in New York. Asked by the hased programs. with student Dttna Novitsky. ('ongressrnan· Bertram Podell, "It \'.Tilei- about the apparent reluc­ Beligious education is not per­ Sludents who an• l'On about porlumties and apprenticeships should make no difference in the !anC'e of poor Jews to turn to the mitted in day care l'enters lhl'ir future <·ar('ers who sel' lhC' .in•· available Although in­ funding of day Care centers government. he replied with the receiving governmenl funds . Joh mark('! o,. graduah• schools as formation is limited, the resource whether lhey are run by persons assertion that ''Jews have never C'enters such as !hose in a ,·as! world without •i. place for 1·entl'r 1s growing and has proven \\eanng Afros or payis" t.lNdsh been so closeff.o city government" Williamsburg and Crown Heights lhrm now havt• an a~t·ncy they ('an itselr useful In several students. In l'rr.,s. December 29, 1972l. as in 1he present city ad- do seek, however. to maintain !urn lo for he,lp. tinder a new addition. Mrs. Zuroff's placement Thl' Congressman takes issue minislralion. Ironically, he feels elemep.ts of the home environmenl am dl'velnped in assotlation servil·es meet the immediate needs \\ 1th a statement by American 1hat 1his eould lead lo chaos in nf !he Children they serve. "It's Mrs. 1-:sther Zuroff. SCW of studcnls who seek lemporary. .Jewish Congress' president Rabbi Jewish politics "because of in­ normal for these kids to make IIH'lll {'OUllSl'lor. thP part-liml•, or full-lime job op­ \rthur Hertzberg ealling for fighting among individuals and llamotzi before they eat. Doing fion of .Jt•wish Philan­ porlunities i11 thl' summer or "enlightened self-interesl on the organizations which claim to this at the center is no! religious has madr ils Employment during !he academic year. A par! of American Jews. and for ·represent' Jews." The fact that it training. It maintains what they ,md c;uidanc(' Srrvi('{' twailabll' to variety of parl-timt• jobs are recognition of the fact that other has ta~en so long to reveal Jewish already do al home.•· ·"lt•rn Collt•gt• studenls al .i nominal available now for lhe remainder of rrnnorit v groups have legitimate poverty to lhe public he attributes Rabbi Greenwald cites instances l'IISI lht• semester. and information needs Iha! mus! be meL" Podell I apathy and lack of organization where other centers have Tht• Serv1t'I' offers a com- .iboul summer positions will be nmnlers Iha! !he poverty program .1mong Jews. , promised, for example, to "'als0" 11rt•hrnsi"e lesting 1•rogram availablr soon. Mrs. Zuroff is in New York is marked by " Hecently a Hassidic-oriented provide kosher food for Jewish desig:ned tu pinpoinl lhe student's :1lways .:iva!lable for consultation. history of racism. of setti ne day-l·are center in Crown Heights ehildren who attend. "Why should inlerests. abilities. and lalents. there be that 'also?' A Jewish kid Afterward. the results of these feeli; dto'e.-entif,.be's the only one. lesls ·,re walysed jp fbeir retalioq with- a-speciat food·pacirn llislribuh-d hy !ht• .lt•wish Defense Hussia as well as the important ,Jewish interests. Jews can and should take examples from other ( 'nllt•J!t' studt•nls fin- only $10, w,hih• Lt•agut•. it is only parl of a growing \lac:k Truck ('Ontract of last year. On the individual level, the t:roups whose service lht• hhrarv m.:11t•rwl is available lo mow•mt•nt amnnJ.1 many groups did no! lend themselves to a boycott may have received an all 1111,,,:,,slt'd slud1•nls al no ,md individu.1ls In promolt> a practieal form or customer organizations enable their unexpected boost by the recent members lo strengthen lies lo a d1aq.ir .\ rt•h•1-ral for hoth ser 11almnw1dt• hnyl'ntl of Pl·psi Cola n•;.u·tion. Pepsi Cola is a widely disl'losure that Mr. Donald Ken~ \'H't•, 1:-. tilt' nnl~ prrr<•qtustlt' and i:-. mul its suhsidiari('s Patio Sodas distributed. easily accessible common heritage and culture. Why dall. a high-ranking Pepsi is it that whi-le others are t'as1I\' ohtainrd from l\lrs. Zuroff ;111tl 1-'riln-Lay products. produet. vulnerable to a dual- 1•xecutive, has certain.lies with the • \ · supph•nwnlar.\· l'('SOUl'l'l' This l'ffort has 1·nme on !ht• heels pronged attack by both businesses "preserving their heritage," Jews former law firm of President are ··dannish," and "bigoted?" t't•ntPr ol l!radu.111• school .:md uf 1h1• H'l'enl multi-million dollar and individuals. Nixon and former Attorney t·an•t•1· information is also i1gn•t•111ent ln•twrl'n Pepsi Co. and Another factor which may There are encouraging General John Mitchell, thus developments in this direction. In ;n·;ul;ihlt• 1n lilt' l't•nndical Hoom of !ht• l1S~H Although the major favorably affect the push for a leading many to suspect that the Born Park. there is a Family 1hr S!t•rn <'nll1•g1• Library lnfor· "t•slabllshnwnt" Soviet Jewry strong nationwide boycott is Pepsi contract may have been a m,1!1t111 op- Service Agency with an orthodox n•g.:trdmg ft•llnwslup n1w111iwtions h~1n• so far largely today's comparatively new "fa\'or" of some sort to Mr. drdirwd <.·omment 011 !ht• matter. dimnte within· the Soviet Jewry Kendall (Continued on Page 8) EZRA Ai~s m;rny n•ginnal Soviet ,fl•wry mo\·emenl. The realization is Jewish Poor t·ount·th; art> working activelv to ~rowing nn many - £ronts that puhhcitt' !ht' hoycott in their Hussia's great desire for a strong New Shorts , l'ontinut•d from Pagl' 5) n•stlf~diw an•as. Studenl Struggle rlelenlc and firm trade relations 111 thcst• w:1ys lht• l'rnjN'I trit•s lor S1l\'iPI ,h'\\T\' tSSSJ l has asked with the ll.S. can be used as a Festival Is March 14 Honor Students Honored ~nn1dT1m In fill !ht• lin•s of !ht• sloi't.•s and in~litulions leasing hargaining point in the area of . Stern College will once again be On March 4, the tenth annual nldl'I' .h·ws. tosho\\ Hll'm lhal lht•y l't•ps1 n•nding mal'hines lo return Soviet Jewry. This trend is g1\'en the opportunity to express Honors Luncheon will take place at an• nuLfnrgoltt•n. arn1 to fnslt>r ;1 llwm to !ht• l'ompany. In addition. t'\'ident·ed by lhe current growing themselves through words when the Belfer ·Graduate School of lmk lll'l\\l·en lhl· ~oung .ind lh1_• old !ht• organization suggests lhat support. in both the House and the the third Oral Interpretation Science. Students of Yeshiva .It.'\\. !hu~ stn·nt!lht•mnt! tht• .lt•w1sh ind1\'1duals hrnil to PPps1 Cola Senate. for k 1s 11(h1·t•s mdu·ah• lhal the boyl·ott "1-"'reedom Before Friendship'' is pre-law advisor Dr. Michael Sew :-.lurl,•nts 1·an works such as· Malamud's ..-The Hecht. The preliminary meeting a1,1war:-. lo Ix• pro~rl>ssinR well. 11 rC'mioiscent of the Jewish Defense !\1agie Barrel" and from Josephus udt•nl <"nurw1I Pres1dt•n1 has IM.'t•n poinl("doul !hat this t.'fforl (,l'aJ;{U("'s "No Bridge o\'er Jewish for those students will be held on and (~one \\'ith the \\'ind. Refresh­ rk 111 rnon_, 121-: tor more slands lk'rhaps a tlrealer ,:hancl' of Hndi("s·· first introduced several Wednesday, March 7. during club ments were served. and each hour. at which students will be ,ut·t·t•ss than did the se\'t'ral rather ~ears ago along with the J,?roup'S participant recei,:ed a book as a \fentlwr, of l'roJt"t"I Ezra \\ltl abor11,·1· pas! altempts to promoh• Ten Point Soviet Jewn· Plan introduced to procedures and dehvt"r an mform.,hon i,,r:-._,1on nn momenlo.. Applications for this materials needed to prepare them ;my largt"·sca:k: boycotts of This plan called for 'pressure spring·s Festival may be obtained ,Jt-w1sh p,werty and v.hal s1udent~ Hussian r-odtacts of ,1imed at lhe disruption of Soviet- for entrance examinations, A · ,·an do fo t·ombal 1t on Wt>dnt"Sdav from Mrs. Peninnah Schram in t·omprehensive coaching and aUng with American lies iu the ecoriomic. room ~5 or Cheryl l\terzel. room Febrvary 28. dur1na dub hour .. lhal this is due ,·ultural. and political ,spheres, sample testing session wUl be IIH l!iven later in the semester.. r :;;;:;;; 4i,lb UJ v tJ;: qa J£Qs;; ;.: es ; __. .., February 22, 1973 THE OBSERVER r- ·... ';, ---=E=z=R-=-A-S=-p-e_a_r-he_a_d_s __T_e~ch::....::.i=a=W-=il_f _St_a_tio_n_2___:5_J_.-U-. -,,.,---,,_-.-=.~,, ~ Pove~y Project On In Israeli Absorption Centers 1 1 Lower East Side h,:,hirallapopor, · 1' b_, .lud~ Fruchlt>r voT:i~~a~h1~en~=~r :r::a~lle~; .,:: A n~w program aimed at helping existence. Pt·ojf'ct 1<:ZR.\ is geared and Yeshiva University, was -.,:·····:·, the ,J~ish poor on the Lower East ro try to alleviate this problem to established tR-iw.lp Russian Olim to :_ , ~.idJ, 1s being initiated at Stern soml· extent. adjust lo lire in Jsra,el. The 1 '"'-!)ruege. The project, -entitled Initially starting with volunteers program will debul this summer · Projtcl EHZA. is f~om within EZlt.\ itself, Projf'cl and <.'ontinue £or six to eight weeks. funded by the .Jewish Association l·.ZH \ made eontacts with local Approximately twenty-five ~:;n~01~:~:e~0~~\~~A~J~~:t7:n!~ ~~~~~! ~~dga~~:i~~a::~~\1:! I~~w:~ ~~~~~le=~~ t~shta c~:~;g/r~; -~ Alliance. one of the importanl East Side community and to reach plkants to participate in Ttthia. ~ '.'iOCial service and communal 11ut to !he aged ,Jews there. The Their plane £are will be partially centers on the Lower East Side. EZH \ volunteers visil older Jews subsidized and the volunteers will The plan entails serving the aged who miss having someone to talk receive room and board while in .Jewish poor through personal to. or who need escort service to Israel. The program participants contact with individual victims of !he market. the bank, or to a social will work full-lime with Russiam poverty. Although a number of club. They obtain Medicaid. Food Olim. helpin~ them acclimate to .:agencies provide various services Stamps, and other services, or !he country and encouraging them for the Jewish poor on the Lower refer the applications to the proper in \'lddishkf"il. These students will East Side. often the poor do not or people. They do minor household work in immigration centers, cannol respond to these aids, due to repairs and shopping. letterwriting spo~soring Shabbato~ir_n, and T_ech~ya co-ch~lrmen Chana Butler Neve Yerushalayim, another school in Israel, is basically a lirl's UJA To Kickoff yeshiva geared for- studenca on an elementary Hebrew level. P'or lhese students, credit 11 eully Campus Drive March 4-9 transferred. However. since Stem College has not- yet evaluated Ille impact of the Neve program oa Stern College's UJA coor­ are two-fold; they try fo educate more advanced students, credit dinators· Yara Hirsch arid Esther youth about the problems of .World may be less easily obtained for Axelman have announced that the .Jewry while at the same time students on a higher Judale 1tudles United Jewish Appeal's annual on­ receivina from them a personal level. · campus drive will begin at Stern financial commitment. '111e funds A student studying in larael for a College on Sunday, March 4, and raised in these college programs year need not worry •bout will last through March 9. They were used to rescue Jews damaging her index by a period of antici~te exceeding their goal of throughout the world and to help study in a foreign country: $1,080 by -collecting a minimum resettle them in _ Israel. These moreover, credits and not grades. donation of five dollars per funds were earmarked for the earned during the year In llrul student. social welfare needs created by are transferred on to The stern Co-chairman Yara Hirsch noted mass immigration and rescue College transcript. However, that UJA funds provide the sole programs and not for military graduate 11 Flink '------by Karen Taylar --~--___,J Politkal science-is it a prac­ government will require con­ 1hat both law schools and Jaw firms Certain experiences 111 life are ,\ Junior 111 high school who had tical major" According lo tinuous hiring of workers. For hav<' relaxed their attitudes beyond· description. They are ton bt:>en working for the past 2 years department head Dr. S. J. ~rn­ mstance, due to the increasing wonderful or too \moving to be \\dh a group of eerebral ralsied stein, and political science i.n­ benefits of social security it has ;~w::te~~1;~!i~ o;hh~r1;ttt~:;~ properly expressed 'in words I children al a special school in her structor Dr. MfChaeJ Hecht, it 1s. become necessary for the federal petition in the legal fie}((7has have lived through su('h an ex" homt-lown was lorn by the difficult because of the many career op· government to hire and train caused some college graduTtes to perience, and its story is struggling decision tha! confronted her. The portunilies it affords. A sttident t·mployees to interview potential exp.lore careers as par~~gal lo gel nut of me, but I don'! know 11nly day on whi('h these particular social security clients and to -Whert• to begin I cannot explarn c/11ldren attended classes at the resolve problem cases. Dr. Bern· what 1ook""place in MonsPy a few -;chool was Shabbat. She could not stein encourages political science 1\eeks ago at F:astern Torah walk there from her home. and majors lo take !he Federal Leadership Seminar. and yet I 1~erc was no house.within walking Management Entrance Exam. 11111st speak about it- as much to d1stancl' of !he institution at which whicf't ('Ould qualify the student for iry to relieve myself of this heavy "he t'ot1ld sleep over Erev Shabbat a (;SJ I, a Civil Service exam. She burden of emotionalrtv and as i1 was situated deep within a I hen may go on to management memories under which · I am husiness district. She explained internship. r~ederal government laboring as to convey to anyone that sh(• has gradually buiH up a :igent'ies prefer a Masters of who\\ il{Tfsten the heauty o~ what I I aluable rnlationship of !rust with Public Administration fMPA), but saw and, the urgency of its con- the children. who were used to rt 1s not ('Ssential !1nua!1on · seeing so many new \Olunteers Ther£' will also bt• openings in II ts difficul! to decide where tn rnme and gn everv few weeks lm·al and state governments on -a-­ "tar1 Mv mind is filled with a E\·ery Shabbat morTling, she went s111aller basis in all areas of public kaleidost~ope of memories and to shul. !hen ran home. changed :1dm1nis!rat1on requires masters of taee~: The 14-.vear old boy who !old quickly. and look a bus to the a professional degree Also. there me. "Thursday morning. when I Sl'hool She wanted to begin arl' sm,dl openings now m t0n­ 1ril! be home from Se-minar, I will keeping Shabba!, bu! couldn't su1nPr ;.rnd environment areas pu! on my tf'fillin jus1 as if l were bt·ini! herself to leaw !he children l>r. Mk-hi1rt S, Hl•cht Tht> international level of "till here. It would feel strange not \\'hat sh.ou!d she do'? A few days govprnnlC'nt Dr. S; J. ~ernstein !o 1'1i;_ so used to who majors in political scientt· is affords !h(' smallest it now. it jus1 later. still at Seminar. a younger no! lnnited lo the leaching anlllun! of earepr opportunities assistants. Although this is a 1 om<·ssor1 ofnaturallv," lhebov nf hoy approached her and told her ('I,\ !fi who suddenly one ·e\'ening .]Usl he profession Sh(• may find em· trauH'eS an• nt>eded for in relatively new area of interest. it hm\' was going to begin wearing !ell1geneP work and rn the l)pfense has proved interesting lo those who had !n l'Xpress 10 someone- -.1~z1:, all !he 1imt• ploynwn! 111 !he many-fields of law when he got anyone>-- or governnwn! This sC'ems to be l>t>partmen1 111 such areas as do not attCAd law school but who how happ,v hl' fel! home. lie didn'! eare what the boys procurern1·nt. are intert•sted in the Presently the head of his local t·sy !hl' reasrm for !he rec<•nt increase professional legal field and 11ould say m the locker room. He analysis ;rnd policy do 1101 wish !o be legal secretaries chapter. :1 Cnnserv~tiv(' youth told hf' would 111 l:rn sehoot applicants. the studies her figh! !hem. if h(' l'nli!ieal sc!Ptll'P !!rnup. he halatH'l' nf · wotn('ll fas1 ap majors with a Courses 111 pn!itieal science an_• had ,dso prt'\•iously had to, wi!h his mouth and with his prnad1mg nws!t·r~ dl'l-(rt't' art· preferred 1•sscntial !raining for law school, looked into Hefnrn1 and Hecon fist, Ac; sh{' exrilains i1 now. it was Many ('Xl'iting and rewarding ! liplonwcy 1s a clos{•d field and l\1P,\ degrePs. and introduction tn c;trne110n1s1 .luda1sm nnd found 1he little hoy's storv that somehow 1111J-. 1n lht> numerous areas of s!udPnh from big schools havt> a i..-.o\·ernnwnt service. It is no them 1;:wking Now. hr explained. prornp!ecl her to n{ake wha! musf L!Overnment serv1t·e are open !o a lwl!cr t'hance 1o gain positions wonder that political sc1enc(' ,has he had finally Pnded his sear('h, have heen a very painful t:hoice: µolitiral Sdt>ntt' major, on thP Tht· ll•ga! profession is rapidly bel'nnw nne nf the most p()pu!ar nnd wa" going to gn hotne and ti·.\ Sht• will conl1nue tn work with the tt.•dt•ral. ltwal and slate. and in- h<'l'orrnng ,1 fi{•id of interest for niaiors among Stern /ollege !n 1nfluencf:' his ,\'Oufh. group 1o 1 hildren until she graduates high 1Prnational lt'vels The federal young wo111en. sided by (hp fac! students ·--- t·onw t11 Seminar l11s parents sehool. Then she will leave them. 1\n.u!d 1mmediafely say. of l'OUrse. begin observing Shabbat, and '\ Itha1 he was just going through enroll a1 Stern. Jf was a com· --- --····-~·---c-e---·-t-t·e·--·· ·r·-··s--·--···-,-o···· ·-·-·Th.. -e· -- ~·E-a.. ··1·t··-·o· -r-· . . ~!~:~\~.r ~~-):!-;~)~\'i~l~\~;ifae~~e.8~~ ~:7:r'~7 ~~~~it~~~~o ~t~~:a:heax~:7~i i I j l.J. \\ould pro~·e to 1h~ !he per- for ,______. rnanem't' ot wha1 h<' had found !Continued on Page 7)

and Hannah Seneseh I obviouslv ,nnvemPnts as "J<:zras ,a!.him" OPl!N 111.1.81'.II. Past Defines Future dn 110t object lo ll'arning abou1 !hC and "Kol (,.,ha" Tht> center fo!d's l!w•s of !hest' two wonwn: I dn !1tlc from :\lishlf'i "A Woman nf Specl11I AffeaffOIII for Sodcrl Fa11cffoBS 1'0 Ttw Erl1 !or linwt'\'{'t' rind it extrPmt>!v v,llor who will find her'?" cannot Llil'9• or Ovor IN s.ata 1 s1i:idt>d broadly and kl! rleeply distasteful. and 1rulv heart'· lit' nnswered unless\\(' go back to s-11 - n•la•wd when I read !ht• title lireakmg 1hat the wnmerl of S!ern nur \'isht•i ('ha)alot, to l1elp us 111 ·J>,w!P~s and 1ll'rnilw ('ontribu!(' CnltC'gl'. 1n an 1•dt!1on supposed!.\ propPrly define 1he rnle of The ESTHER'S KOHR DAIRY RESTA "~ 1n .ll'\\ 1sh ilistorv" l!1 th1• Thi· 1r~·1ng to dt>fl!H' tht> role of .Jewish ,Jl,\\ ish Women When will\\'(' !earn 165 MADISON AVENUE (N.. , J:W N.Y.C. - Oh-.1•n i·r of .lamiary 11 I per \\\HtH'n nwnt~ons not Snrah. Hi\·ke. that Wt' need nnlv look to our ~-I T...... MU ll-1ffi nnt!t•d !l!Y drt•a111lik1· nat\'t'lt- !n liil('ht>I. J.(•ah. !h>vorah. Es!ht>r. i•mt"Hlid, past. to ·help us define ,ll'!Unllv lwli{'\'l' th,1I I krw" to Huth. (ff !\anrn1 But name instead 11ur fu!tJrt•'? "·-· ..,_;:c..,~~==-"'· ··--­ whn1n ·!ht· artwk re!PJT('d I ft>I! (;n]da l\h•1r. llannah Spnesch. and 1,eah llnrowitz Folly Nt c-tlffooetl - .,_...... l'f'a<;S\ff('d of my gUl'SS as I fP Co Editor AND "Keep The Promise" Two pnnw t•xamples can ht• cited Barbara Reich I in '74 upon her DIEI.ICATESSIEN of -'e" tsll wonwn who sacrificed engagement to Jerry 1ht•mst•l\'£'S. unt' spmtually and the .... ,. 'lclelfv - - - Wasserman. College lnstitute-Touro olher phvsa·allv in ord£'r lo 0,,.. Doly &... 6'10 .,. lo 7,JO ,- l..i.dla9 s...i.,. College-February 25 1lron1,it(• .!(•wish \\·i•lfart• Ice Cream Party Kickoff. l duh! !hat l am. thought tht• Looking For A New Way Cold Shabbos lun~ encl Chalahs March 4 d her hfe for J,D.C., Israel Emergency Fund and J.J.A.A. hl'l p1'oplP. Esther ha:\1alkah Chabad Weekend in Crown Uni l'l'llllff-- 1111--Allll l'll'IN AVIN- ln~h·atl. I rt·ad of Emma Lazarus Heights The E-d,1or ,n Ch1td and Go\/nninq Boaro of The March 2,3---Just for Stern Obl>t>rvNw1sh a nearly tndtel tov 10 ProduN'.'.£ ~STANO PL An, NOVELS AND POFM~ $Earn Monevs fASTfR ""IT~ OUR NOTES \,' scholar-critic Dr. Leslie Fiedler •.-·,., t><:'w oftJ ..,,t,a ,he b~1"'u' Ttio1;*~'Js. .of Participants wanted for interesting '"P-'<: t. ,.,~,., ...4 1<>• """'"•--; vnde-niond,,.,,;i. Q.,, J,;b:'1<1• ,ntlvQ<11 r,,:;t <>h!y !:,,g!,"h, b,;t A,,1hr<1 ~oual p,;,yctrnlogical resec1rch says, about the demise i'-'1011'! Bied. 51.,d,>rt, 1:..-ol(.)\'f'/. Eco• Loncernt•d H,nt-,y, Low, M.,..,c. with group dynam1c'i, soc1dl Sc,•nc•. Pt.ycl\c,ltl.,ty, 1ud9e111ent. of literature on : de,;ia;i1,n mcking, <>rtd IJ,l,on P,t!>b· and per!.on P<'rception 11t tos,,.::, _,~o,'· , ... 11110-uso Su,a,1 Psychology Monday, February 26, 1,n Depanmen! Coli.,mbta Teachers. College at 11:00 P.M. Koch Auditorium. Fellruary 22, 1973 THE OBSERVER

letters To The Editor TAC Launches "Adopt A Grandparent" Program A Ma r Complaint (Continued rrom Page 3l saves money in its Budget. But we The "'Adopt a Grandparent" junior year - ask-Ooes not the University stand program sponsored by the Torah Lack of enrollment in Education first to servr its students? And, as Activities Committee, TAC, will 34 for the Fall '72 semester such, its first duty must hr to en­ begin this week, resulted announced Judy in the cancellation of this sure instructors for us Katz, TAC chairman. The course at The student program sew. in­ 3) One may argue; but ensuring will be centered at the Park terested in taking it could opt to an instructor does not insure a f'rescenl. Nursing Home on take it at Ferkauf Graduate School ~ood education for the students. To Riverside Drive and 87th Street, or Education-FGSE-that semeste(, this we answer, that may be true and will involve.-;:i. number of or shtd:-ould plan Stern to take it in the No one denies that our instructors College students· who volunteer a '73 semester --~J0ng at sew. We of F'GSE may bebetter or worsP few hours each week to spend with education majors enrol1ed for both than Dr. Sardy was, or than a thf' elderly residents courses, Education 34 and "substitute instructor" might have The nursing center is a glatt Education 3jj on December 5, 1972, been. The point is-how can it be kosher. nonsectarian home, but Registration Day for SCW. It was asked of a student. no we say rnost of lhe Je.~ish people there not until the first day of class in our demanded of her, to make such havf' few visitors. The TAC group Education :14 , 36 "lab" held sacrifices? We did not choose to go hopes that by devoting time for February 6, 1973, that we were from 9-9 Mondays, 8-8 Tuesdays ... walking together and getting informed of a "slight" change of Although these long hours may acquainted, by helping in arts and plans seem nothing to some, to students crafts and other recreational The facts were presented to us by carrying 18-21 credits, plus a job, activities, and even by decorating Dr. K.: Dr. Sardy, one-third of the plus tutoring {as part of our the lounges. the lonely days ex­ F:ducation Department's faculty, education courses), to say nothing perienced by these people will took a leave of absense this of assignments, it is quite a burden brighten. TAC members will soon semester. As such, we SCW to carry. ask sew students to volunteer TAC volunteers discuss goals of "Adopt A Gran4parent Program." students would be taking our 2 However, we are grateful to the their help during the Yomim methods courses at -Ferkauf; on University for its willingness to Tovim. Students with special Monday night from 7-8:40, and J • h L d , reimburse the education students skills. such as musical talent or Tuesday night from 5-7:40. Our for their additional transportation fluency in other languages besides ew1s ea ers initial reactions: shock! Followed ('Ost ( to those who feel it a financial English, as well as SCW and YC by: disbelief! Result in: con­ burden to theml ... Wish they could students who can assist of with Encouraged frontation the matter with our do something to relieve the time services, will also be needed. A Ke Y ,73 Oean. element involved group of volunteers will initiate the Let us examine the issue more Our fourth and most serious "Adopt a Grandparent" project on {Continued from Page 3) critics by claiming, "It's possible l'iosely: argument is that which should Thursday, February22at6:30p.m. journals through which they will that the number of non-Jewish I) Our parents pay tuition for-us explain to all of you who do not feel They will meet in the dormitory establish a connection between converting to Judaism is as big or 1o attend SCW and not FGSE. ·'involved'' in this issue, exactly lobby and will then tour the home students and community bigger than the number of Jewish Should we, as SCW students, not be why you should be concerned. One and·examine its facilities. Students The American Jewish Com­ converts," i.e., the numbers even t>ntitled to classes at SCW? One might say, "So what!" So they will then make their own schedule mittee, who represents the wealthy themselves out and there is no might reason: taking a graduate cancelled their F:d. courses and for visiting .Jews of America, founded an in- reason to be pessimistic. Rabbi course is an opportunity one should girls go to FGSE ! Big deal. .. And, Also planned by TAC are special stitute to study the Jewish life in Shurin counters that Jews do not be happy to enjoy! We do recognize !o those of you who love to compare Purim programs at various places different countries, among which wish such an exchange. He also lhe fact that several students at­ Stern with Yeshiva College, why at in the city. A group consisting of will be Israel. They also began a notes that this study was done by tend graduate school while at- Yt•shiva they do this sort of thing dancers, singers. and accordion quarterly journal, Present Tense, !he Hillel Foundation in the Spring 1ending undergraduate school; all the time. YC' takes courses at players will visit the .Jewish Home to study Jewish problems in Latin of 1"71. The thrust of the Key '73 Howf"nr, it rnuSt be noted that Bernard Revel, EMC at JSS ... So, for the Aged, on March 11, Rusk America. But nothing was begun to and Jews for Jesus campaigns th('y do so of their own volition. sew_ will take courses at FGSE, Institute on March 19, and the combat the shmad campaign. have achieved their main victories 2iu. as -was clarified in our \ti_e_~c;~tio_11~~p_e_~t_(;;;~w ~ing at Jewish Institute for Geriatric Care A study from the B'nai Brith in 1972 and 1973. t'neelfng-Wilfl'fhe nean: nr:· .sardy 35th an Tuesday morning, March 6. Jewish house is on fire, but Woe to Samuel I I: 13 ( Now Hannah, she Entries will be exhibited so that all the present firemen! spoke in her heart... l may join in the communication of .Judges '1:1 ( ...until Thou didst the idea

Y avneh Presents "WIien Should Jews Abandon Their Communities" , , .and three aftemoons a week. New York magazine Symposium devoted a page to this "Bet1t Bet" last February-Sky Rink, Manhattan's onty year-round, temperature controlled, March 6 at Yeshiva College Olympic-size Indoor rink, The e)(panded public winter 1 schedule is now In effect: every evening from 8:30 to 11 p.m. a~~t~:~ ~i~1~vu~s;:~:~~~n~:ubd~~g ' (Admission $2.50): WetL Sat., Sun. altorn,;-ons 3 to 5:15 {$2) Rabbi Louis Bernsteln-R.C.A. President S. ky ~ink offers ewirything .for every kind of r.kater. Che. ckinq ~­ Herm"n Kahn.President of Washington facihUea, lockers, pnvale lnstn,ctlon and classe,, skate Hts. JeWfih Commvnity Federation rental ($1), skate ShQp ("On& of the most accommodatIng • David Fl:sch-National Executive Director of J .D. L. Rabbi Samuel Schrage.Executive Oirl!!ctor of ~~ :n~i!J;!:~~~~~~~~;;:~~~~~~::~. ~~6."ks west ri,k Mayor',; Neighborhood Action Program Toi: 565-2020. Sky Nnk Skatit,g SchOCU .239-8386 Bus!eavesSCWtoY.U at 7:l5P.M. Re,erve seats with Nomi Gutman ln 2B Page 8 THE OBSERVER February 22, 1m The Seminar Experience (Continued from Page 7) ILetters To The ·Editorl :\. le11er camp lo mC' last week unrolled slightly and held up high \ UUlt llrlp From Friends from one of lhe J,!irls who had heen hefore !hem. as a rabbi carefully ''Am I the one you're going to do And she ran down the hall, To in my bunk. Sh<' was writing. sh<' pointed out lo them the lettering on The Edi tor: a ntUzvah for? Well, I could use shrilling wildly. t•xplained. because she was lonely. the scroll. The ~low on !heir I would like to describe a rather some hf'IP· . ," A few minutes later, the elevator faces extraordinary II had been her first Seminar. and is something I cannot desC'ribe and experience. I can They looked me over. They came and I loaded my belongings she just wanted lo tell somC'one will 11evcr forge!. · nnly think or it in shock and looked at each other. They giggled. nn myself. • how rnuch she missed. ii. She had You may h<' saying by now disbelief as I look back. "What's wrong with you?" Aileen PolJack that The houF!'hl a reC'ord of JC'wish music Seminar is an overly idealized, other night, I was carrying a "Stomach upset.'' Were they only !here. Shr plays ii now lwice a'day wholly emolionalistk lot of belongings, waiting for the interested in the cJinical details? ap" t•levalor ~Seminar. Jl'ssodiffic'ull loretain proximalion of lhe reality of on my floor in the dorm. I "You're stomach's upset?" was ill tl.rJnemories and yet so im- · Orthodox Jewish life. And you and in a very weakened .isked my benefactor. "Hey her may ("Ondition. Gottesman Series ,~sible lo ~rase I hem. The he right . .Yet lhei,mpacl of Seminar I decided out of stomach's upset!" she said to her desperation to roommate. "record" Iha!. I brought home with 011 the lives of countless youn¢ ask jhe neJ¥person They giggled. I saw for a hand. ,,..__....., Features Art Critic-,.,, n~ a~ rem1n·der of my pedple will probably never be fully • "Are you sure you can handle The "next person" thoughts. together \tjth a p'il<' of measured or understood. The Was a nei~h­ 1t?'' asked the roommate. · white papers- the official proportion nf its participants bor or mine on the floor, an Maybe they didn't think I was Ur. Meyer Shapiro, who acquaintance, t•yalualion forms of Seminar. l fell are influenced to leave their but no more. sick enough to merit help. I'd Professor of Art History and thal I had 10 study them before I rnrious lifeslyles ·•could you help me carry these better make it seem more serious. Archaeology at Columbia and a in deference lo a things? handed them over to Seminar's lifr of frnmkf'il is extremely high, I'm really weak.'' ··som·ething's wrong with my well known figure in the field of She giggled. "Just planners. lo see what "my girls." hut lhe reasons for this success a minute!" digestion." art, will be the guest speaker at the are and shl' all 14-yeai· old firsl-timers, had to difficull lo discern. II is more than ran back to her room and "Wrong with your digestion?" Benjamin Gottesman Lecture stuck her head in .... ay aboul !he t•xperience. Some of !he g:radual development over !he the door. "Hey, asked the first one. "Hey, there's Series, to be held at Stern College there's someone out !heir remarks wer1.,,very beaut_iful. years of whal amounts to an here you can something wrong with her on March 5 at 4:30 p.m. In addition do a mit:t:vah for!'' digestion.'' When asked whidh Jiar! of Seminar 11lmosl failsafe ''formula" and to the formal lectures on the topic sht• liked most. om• girl responded. method of presenlalion, for "Words and Pictures on the Literal ·The Sabbath. I never went Sc-minar is no aulomalically Women Explore Their Relation and Symbolic irl the Illustration of through anything lik<' -this before." dispensed. pre-packaged com­ a Text," Dr. Shapiro will meet ·\nother .answC"red, " ... the dancing modity. It is more than the pain­ To Judaism and Halacha informally with faculty and and singing together. 11 really slaking selection of the instruction students and conduct seminars at 111:1dl' Yeshiva mt• feel like I belonged here and guidance staffs. or !he per­ (Continued from Page I) of a Halachic Caucus. This group University's un­ bc-t·aus(' e\!<'ryone was so clos£> to pelual nuu·h. or the carefully Once assembled on the stage, met four times during dergraduate centers the entire the weekend week. 1•ach nlhcr ·· And !hat, coming str.uclured t·lasses and discussions. however, they proceeded to tn discuss how to attain new op­ from a girl so quiet and painfully Then• is some magi<', intangible aiticize the bourgeois' nature of tions ror women committed to Dr. Shapiro, the second faculty the convention, which had ex- remaining wijhin halacha. One member at Columbia to gain the ~~~~li~~~ 1sh:•11ha:rtar~ffi~;!~gabf! 1 0 0 :~g~~~=~: J:~: ~i~ ~i;:r~fr!:~ duded !hem because of their proposal involved working with rank or University Proressor, is an !o say a word lo a0yone. Just hat·kgrounds lo .a ('ommon love of inability to pay the convention fee Torah. Umesorah and the Rab­ authority in the field of early befor<•shP lefl. shC' began lo cry; as Torah. I ~ve seen the miracle nr thirty dollars. \ largf• number of Stern and Y(' proceeded to their small group was the Sunday morning panel The Benjamin Gottesman ,·isil by a group of patients from "ludents can trace thf' origin or workshops. discussion on Jewish Women and Lecture Series was established at the I rew Home £or the Aged. their lntf'resl in Yiddishkeit, and . Perhps one of the most im- llalacha. Rabbi. Saul Berman, Yeshiva University last year. The The old people left in lears after tht" force behind their f'Ventual portant things to come out of this Rabbi Irving Greenberg, and first lecturer was Dr. PhUJip · essi!"lg the singing, dancing, dt"cision to attend YU, back to n l'onvention was the extablishment Rabbi Joseph Polak endeavored to I fandler, president of the National and davening, but -rew or us exM St>rninar or similar t>venl at somr , explain both halachic and cultural Academy of Sciences. ' pected to see the Seminarians timt> in thtir past. Thr opport11nil~· Join The Juniors swarm to them with such delight to partlcipa_te in suc_h _dy~_~mic, _.Ai.Cafe Yaffo ~~~·~Jr ~·n~st!!!i!th[!!e-J.~--_-_-_-._-;,.-.,._------~w'"heM1rt1theylmtered, attend to them successful, -·- and crucial programs For Their Blind Date Party an o a , with such care while they stayed, us those or Seminar, N (' S V , or On March 8th about the likelihood of immediate or cry with such pain when ~ ('ollf'ge Vo11lh for Torah should not for more left. ''It was a really beautiful he overlooked-neither hy those lnfor c;,11: ~:fidft~' o:xr~s:~a~:!efs~t:~ thing," one girl MU6-5900ext. 10G, 7G wrote. "II made students who. though unfamiliar Greenberg differed with his me happy lo see us making others "Ith thf' above, would still like to collegues when he declared that happy." A second girl if felt this was aid In thf' re-awakf'ning or Je\\·ish Buy sew T-Shirts I here is no movement by ha la chic ··the most !ouching part of_ rrrling i~ our ,\Outh. lnJF leadership today, one may-. resist seminar. By learninJ( Judaism by stepping outside their bounds 1ogelher." shC' said, ."we helped lo and may create a new halachic bring somt• joy inlo their lives." system based on G-d's version Somt•onl' t'lse wrote that !he ruat'h of City Awakens the perfect world in Genesis. was JhP most vital aspecl of There, he explained, there was St•minar · "W1thoul. spirit absolute equality between men and 1•vt•rylhing would bt• dull. W,• nt'NI women, and each individual was of it lo l-.t•1•p h>g1•lhrr." 1The To Cry Of Jewish un­ Poor absolute value and absolute der\111111)-! is m im• Tht• l<•sson sh(' uniqueness. , lc-arrl<'d 1s all lwrs. l ( Continued rrom Page 4 l I l'ould go mi 11nd on, aboul !ht• 14- slaff. Th(' elderly, who constitute panded if Jews do not lose con­ \l'ill' old who lnld nw, "I love lht' roughly lwo thirds of lhe sciousness of lhe need for their i(•arnin~: and <'VPrything al population of Jewish poor, are existence. As Rabbi Greenwald ~1·m1n;ir so 1i1ud1, I'm no! P\'t•n aided by .JASA, the Jewish stresses, Jews should not be looking ;1! !ht' girls ·· And hP nwanl Ass1x·ialion of Services to the hesitanl or ashamed to specifically 11 Or llw girl of 15 who paliPnlly :\ging, whose offiees are located in und openly orient their actions to t'XJ)li.iinrd to on1• of h('I' friend:,; sut'h Jewish communities a~ .Jews and Jewish need.$. Nor should Cilllt during '.\la'ariv thal she t·ouldn'I Williamsburg and the Lower East ,Jews hesitate to demand from talk In ht'r now hN·ause "!his is !he Side. Jews have been aided by government agencies their rightful 11ml' I ha,·t• st•I .isid<' lo pray.'' The !raining programs such as "Jobs share of available resources. Only O,-el,eJt,-4' rwxl day. ·llw lwo girls davened '711." There arc Yeshivot which unity and organization can provide RICHARD STARR !og<•tlwr. and lah•r sht• told me Iha! have acl·epted school-age children needed solutions to urgent STUART BILLAUER !ht•\· had suddt•nlv found the al reduced recs. thereby enabling problems. ila\'·t·ning In ht• so· mt•xplit'ably parents lo l'Ope with the problem of 201 • 471,9179 ln•;rntiful that tlw~- both bl'gan lo 4 I"\' :;,~;~dif~':nr,f!~io~s ~~~~Tti~~e!~~ .------.., · i)n 1/w las1 111ght. slides of !ht• wald's words, those organizations WANTED \H•t•k's t•n·nls wt•n· shown. The whit'h have as yet given little at­ Contributions For Ashes h' rinal ;in,· s1•1•11wd lo t•pilomiZl' lht• lenlion to Jewish poverty are Sparks'73 West Side Glatt Kosher ht•.iuty and· lht> nH•aning of ··,urning lhe t·orner.'' 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