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British Prints

Such exhibitions as that Of
fine prints by British artists
now at the Library Of Congress
(south gallery. main building,
second floor) are seldom seen
these days. The show, which
has only three more days to
run. Is composed of nearly. 100
prints in the various metal.
plate media: etchings. aqua
tints, engrayings and dry
points, also wood cuts and
wood engravings, representing
some Of the best-known
graphic artists of Britain. Ac-
tually, among names new to
me are some Of the shows most
ensnaring items. such as Joan
Hassall's "Old Tree" by q
brook. with a fine rain falling,
and a vista through the for
est.
In addition to technical
excellence, these prints are
about 99% traditional and
representational. It carries one
back in memory to the kind
Of print shows which pre-
dominated a quarter century
ago.
This exhibition by members
of the Royal Society Of Paint
er-Etchers and Engravers is
sponsored by the Society Of
American Graphic Artists.
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Wilson Program

A one-man show by Jack
Berkman inaugurated this
seasons exhibition program at
Wilson Teachers College.
Eleventh and Harvard streets
NV. Approximately 90 paint
ings by this Washington area
artist will remain on view
through next Friday. 7
Mr.. Berkman's paintings
emphasize color in its SYM
bolic sense, fortified with the
most economic use Of line. In
Spring Beginnings" for ex-
ample. the colors suggest bud
ding flowers and trees and
young foliage. while the
trunks and branches Of trees
are barely indicated. There
are other landscapes, still life.
urban scenes and a few figure
subjects.
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from this Close Rimaneli.
account by a man who took
part in it. The purposely
lingering death of a wounded
partisan captured by a detach-
ment Of Mussolini's men Is
described in a novel which
spares us little in the way of
gruesome detail. This feud
between Italians must have
been something special in the
way of cold, detached slaugh-.
ter. The military and anna
tory adventures of the youth
Marco are vivid but grow
monotonous in their mental
and physical agonizing. The
translation Is by Ben johnson.
Evening star., 1954-11-28

Some weeks It seems as II
every gallery is presenting q
group show; then the scene
changes to solo exhibitions.
There is ample opportunity
here at present to study single
artists latest works or retro
spective development.
Hans Hofmann. considered
by some critics the dean OF
United States abstract paint
ers, will be presented for the
first time in Washington, in
q one-man show at Watkins
Gallery, American University,
beginning this afternoon,
through December II. Eight
cen paintings, all done within
the last few years, have just
been shown at the Baltimore
Museum of Art. The Bava-
rian-born artist, now "A, was
called to this country by the
University of California in
1880, and has remained ever
since. painting and teaching.
He has established his own art
school in New York City and
ProyincetoWn, Mass.
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Bible and Classics

Benjamin Abramowitz abb
hors ruts. His eighth one
man show, on view at the Du-
pont Theatre art gallery
through December Is, is
markedly different from that
at the Corcoran Gallery OF
Art several years ago, and la
ter shows at the Baltimore
Museum. Whyte and Watkins
Galleries here.
More than 20 paintings in
the current show were in
spired by the Old Testament
an d classic mythology. The
artist is a voracious reader,
who devotes much time to the
classics. "Since the subject
matter I use Is made up Of
well-known fables or lore, ]
do not feel I need retell the
story in the paintings" he
said. "This then leaves more
room for the development of
mood, expressive image, un-
trammelled by literary de-
failing"
Symbolic Color
Mr.. Abramowitz' paintings
are semi abstract, non-illu-
trative, in rich and varied
color used symbolically. Some
Of his concepts are much
more easily grasped than
others. Whether this is due
to the observers degree of
familiarity with the various
themes, or to the simplicity
or intricacy of the artists re-
spective interpretations, is
difficult to determine. "Noah's
Ark" and Golden Ram"
should be ABC to the aver
age visitor. At the other ex-
treme are the non-objective
"Out of Eden" and "Ly-
curgus." Two approaches to
the Sabine Women" are
physical and emotional, re-
Spectively.
A native New Yorker, Mr..
Abramowitz has lived in
Greenbelt, Maryland, about a
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Minds Diseased
THE MENTAL HOSPITAL.

THE MENTAL HOSPITAL.
BY Drs. Alfred H. Stanton
and DR.. Morris S. Schwartz.
(Basic Books; $7.500
This is not another Snake
Pit" but a three-year study by
a pSychiatrist and a sociologist
of a psychiatric ward at Chest
nut Lodge Sanitarium in Rock
vile, Md. Thus it is of partic-
ular interest to local PSYCHE
atric circles.
The authors, probing every
aspect Of hospital life, empha-
size one of their conclusions:
the interpersonal environment
of the mental hospital is a key
factor in recovery. In short, the
hours the patient spends away
from actual therapy is of ma
jor Importance in the overall
treatment of the individual.
JOHN McKELWAY.
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New Wouk Novel

Herman Wouk, who came to
Washington for the signing of
the new copyright law, tells US
he is now awaiting publication
of his first novel since his
fabulously successful, "The
Caine Mutiny." '-e~-r~.'
It is called Marjorie Morn
ingstar," and it Is the story Of
Marjorie Morgenstern, a Jew
ish girl from the upper West
Side Of Manhattan, who has
aspirations for a dramatic
career but gives them up to
settle down contentedly as a
suburban housewife. MAR
jorie" makes her appearance
in March.
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Georgetown Briefs

The Landscape Club Of
Washington is holding an ex-
hibition of oils, and watercol-
ors at the Georgetown Lii
brary. Wisconsin and r street
NV, through next Saturday.
A ballot box for public votes
on a favorite painting will be
opened at the end of the show
and a cash prize will be
awarded to the artist with
the mostest."
The Obelisk Gallery, 3241 P
street, has a one-man' show
(through December 81 of
paintings by Robert Parkin-
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Books in Review
How Men and Myths Merge
To Form Heroic Figures
7eroIc Figures
Reviewed By Carter Brooke Jone.

fires, but were invented BY
writer's to further their de-
signs. While there was an OBJ
scure character in the logging
camps called Paul Bunyan. the
author maintains: "A lumber
company was the prime mover
behind our modern Boewulf,
Paul Bunyan-but that doesn't
make him any less vigorous
than old Boewulf or Aeneas or
Samson"
The giants feats Of the myth
Mr.. Fishwick calls paul Bun
yon II" were devised and
printed by William B. Laug-
head, press agent for a West
Coast lumber company. These
exploits were further devel-
oped by James Stevens. a
novelist Of the Pacific North
west. Mr.. Stevens, according
10 Mr.. Fishwick, once was pub
lie relations director for the
West Coast Lurnbermen's AS
sociation. The Bunyan ex-
ploits created interest in lun-
Der, helped sell it.
There was a legendary char
acter called Joe Magarac, who
haunted the steel mills Of
Pennsylvania and could lift
what so men couldn't and
could bend the heaviest bar
across his knees. Diligent re-
search convinced Mr.. Fishwick
that no steel worker ever heard
of Magarac. at least not be-
fore one Owen Francis pre-
sented this figure in a maga-
zine piece In 1881. The steel
industry simply needed q Paul
Bunyan, the author concludes.
Mr.. Fishwick feels that
"heroes do not make history"
but "are the product Of his
toric times" He adds that
American history does not
lend weight to the great man
theory or demonstrate that
heroes dominate events and
institutions"
More Toll ToIes
His book not only is a val
liable contribution to Ameri.
cana, but is highly entertain
ing-infused with sharp hui
NOR, filled with colorful
phrases. Carl GARNER has writ
ten an introduction.
In "Tall Tales Of America"
(World; $3.50, Burl Ives, the
fY.h,,ho do,sy.
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his Novel IS
Creation Of
Greet Skill
THE TORTOISE AND THE
HARE. BY Elizabeth jenkins.
(CoWard-McCann: S3.5O.)

I AAAA OAo 1AAsD
HARE. BY Elizabeth jenkins.
(Coward-McCann: $3.50.)
This is the story Of a curious
triangle, an unconventional
inquiry into the sources of
romantic attraction. The man
in the middle is q formidable.
handsome. brilliant barrister,
who starts to wander from his
charming wife in pursuit Of a
dumpy, frumpy, trite-spoken
50-year-old woman.
To state the plot that blunt
ly does nothing to convey the,
flavor and distinction Of this
beautifully wrought novel. Miss
Jenkins, in common with other
fine practitioners of English
fiction, has wit. taste and even
a lyric turn. She, in no way
exploits the bizarre or ludicrous
aspects of the affair between
Evelyn Gresham and his neigh
bor, Blanche Silcox.
The incredible situation un-
folds before the eyes of Imo-
gene, Evelyn's tremulously at
tractive wife. No fool, she is
nonethele a f1utterer.
Through no want Of trying,
she has become, in Evelyn's
demanding view. almost pro-
fessionally inadequate. A fail
ure as well with their IL
year-old son. Gavin, Irnogene
hoyers uneasily between the
two, all the while scarcely
crediting the evidence Of the
unlikely home-wrecker who
lives up the road, and who
constantly bangles before Eve
lyn the taste Of the solid,
worldly satisfying pleasures"
he Graves.
Like a Sonnet
Miss Jenkins has composed
her novel like O sonnet. The
octet states the problem. the
sextet reveals 1t in another
guiSe and q concluding couplet
sheds light on it all. Her
greatest skill lies in this: At
first you share Evelyn's irri-
tation with his wife. who un-
der stress blunders the more
and who is fearful even of a
showdown. Later, 1rlogene
without changing inyokes
sympathy.
Into her sombre story, Miss
Jenkins introduces several diff
ferent threads. There is del
icate irony in the depletion Of
Zenobia, the fabulously beau
tiful, endlessly suffering poet
ess, whom Imogene fears as a
rival. There is genuine pa
thos in Tim. Gavin's playmate,
a true waif, son of progress
sively-minded, utterly disor-
derly parents, who had a pas
sion for domestic order and
routine. Imogene's confidante,
Cecil. is the books only color
less character.
Through 1t all is the tenu-
Gus atmosphere Of changing
seasons In the beautiful Eng
lish countryside, the quivering
consciousness of Imogene, who
longed only to love and to be
loved and who cannot UNDER
stand the part that efficiency
plays in romance.
M. Meg.
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Moughom Choices
MIR. VAUGHAN

&s1Ats As4[A AAAAEAAt4 AAvAASANA4A .
BY Somerset Vaughan
Doubleday; $3.50
When a popular writer gets
to be 80 and limits his writing
to essays, his publishers often
maintain his former output by
publishing new groupings of his
old works. "Mr. Vaughan
Himself" is designed to show
Maugham's writing at its most
self-revealing and its contents
were selected by John Bee
croft, head Of the Literary
Guild. The volume contains
all of "Of Human Bondage"
and "The Summing Up" plus
several short stories and es-
says. II. w. III.
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Bari Ives. not, like Mr..
Fishwick, probed into the cir
cun1stances that brought them
about, Mr.. Ives book. indeed.
could be read along with Mr..
Fishwick's analytical account.
Mr.. Fishwick would be the
last to deplore the preserva-
tioa of such stories ol to deny
them their important place in
the legend which must accom-
pany the factual In the his
tory Of any country.
Evening star., 1954-11-28
WRITE LIKE THIS

seHVH SP0TW BssssG BssWnBUYs
You don 'thave to be trained author 10 make
money writing. Hundreds now making money
every day on short paragraphs tell you what
TO write. where and how to sell; and supply big
list Of editors who buy from beginners. Lots Of
small checks in hurry bring cash that addsup
quickly. No tedious study. Write to sell, right
away. Send forfree facts. BENSON BARRETT,
1871 Morse Ave-. Dept. 54I4, chieoso 26, I'LL.
Evening star., 1954-11-28

$50 OF the
fighting in
World War
II between
Italian reg
ularS a n d
anti Fascist
pa t i sans.
1t was guer-
rula W a r.
fare in the
m o u n tainS
- b | o o d y
and ruth
less, judging
=. - p%N %ASA
Evening star., 1954-11-28

V4OuNdOOu v >
t a k e S his
/ e 6 e n d S
straight and
their casts
of charac-
ters the way
t h e y have
come down
I" u0. AA4o
is not to
imply that
tn e y are
less inter-
esting b e =
cause he has
Evening star., 1954-11-28

his motives and just, by the
way to call the attention Of the
press to his appearance"
Among the guests were the
widow and daughter Of Con-
gresham Bryson of South
Carolina, who did yeoman work
in behalf Of the copyright law,
but who did not live to see
the success of his efforts.
Bible in Cadence
A new edition of the New
Testament has just been is
sued. The work was designed
by Morton C. Bradley, jr.. Of
Massachusetts,. It contains the
King James Version in ca
denced form.
"Cadenced FORM" says Mr..
Bradley, is a systematic ar
rangement of prose that per-
mits better and easier read
ing" He calls the cadence
"tfe natural unit within the
sentence"
Here Is how it looks:
"Come unto me.
all We that labor and are
heavy laden, and I will
give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you
and learn of me, for
am meek and lowly in
heart;
and We shall find rest unto
your souls.
For my yoke Is easy,
and my burden light"
This new edition, printed by
the Bradley Press and dis
tributed by Rinehart 81 Co..
was printed by a new photo
graphic process called Photon,
which results in special clar-
ity of type.
The visual FORM" Mr.. Brad
ley says, helps the reader to
understand more clearly. to
feel more deeply and to enjoy
more fully the spirit that the
literary form embodieS."
Evening star., 1954-11-28
Symposium

Recent Trends in Contena.
porary Art" a symposium to
be held at the auditorium Of
The Corcoran Gallery of Art
next Tuesday evening, will
bring together such noted
artists and museum experts as
Andrew Wyeth, Alexander
Archipenko, Elizabeth Mon-
gan, Robert Richman, and
James D. Breckenridge as
moderator.
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News Of Artists and Exhibitions

son, young Scottish architect
and painter, whom this gal.
lery introduced to Washing.
ton q year ago, and q small
group whose works were
shown In October. The present
exhibition comprises paint
ings (mostly architectural
subjects) Of Spain and Italy.
Stewart Wheeler of Phila.
delphia Is presented IN q one
man show of serigraphs, his
first in Washington, at the
Circulating Gallery. 1910 Wis,
consin avenue NV. on view
for q fortnight tthrough next
Saturday. Particularly In
teresting are Mr.. Wheeler's
prints done in duco instead
Of the usual silk screen paints.
an unusual procedure in this
medium.
Yola Sienbenthal is having
her first solo show at the Art
lists Mart through Tuesday.
Her speciality is non-objective
fantasy. She has exhibited in
group shows at the Corcoran
here, and elsewhere.
Evening star., 1954-11-28
Shorp War Novel

A young Italian novelist,
now living in Canada, Close
Rimanelli, writes sharply in
"The Day Of the Lion" (Ran-
d0m Ho1lSp.
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By Florence S. Berrymon

decade and has exhibited ex-
tensively in the Washington
area.
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Folklore a La Mode

Perhaps the most interesting
chapter is the one in which
Mr.. Fishwick charges persua-
sively that certain of our folk
lore personages did not emerge
from all tales around camp
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-10-15

-Four bodies of iron ore have been
uncovered in Israel in recent
months.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-10-15

and a nation.
By and large, however, found
the people determined to build
their country against all obstacles
- natural and man-made. They
are determined to become self
supporting nation In the shortest
possible time. Given peace in the
Near East, it can be done - and
much more quickly than you may
realize.
1sraePs people are aware of the
monumental job they are doing,
and of the job ahead of them.
But they don't act like heroes.
Nobody who has been in Israel,
and has seen and absorbed some
of their spirit, can doubt that they
will succeed in creating the nation
prophesied in the Bible - a ma
ton with social vision and justice
for all.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-10-15
Israel DiorY

all the Israeli Scout badges and
medals. He also brought an honor
ary Boy Scout membership for
Bud, then put him through the ce-
remony and inducted him into the
Israeli Scouts right there in the
hotel lobby, with a smart hand
shake and the Scout salute.
NOW, FINALLY, to answer
your questions:
Conditions in Israel are getting
better every day. I found the
people full of excitement and exhil-
iration that creativity gives to
human beings. For they are Great
ing = make no mistake about
that. There is so much building,
SO much experimenting. SO much
growing of new products, so much
activity, that your admiration for
the job being done increases each
day.
It is difficult to make a living
in Israel. Competition is keen;
prices are high; there is red tape
in the government. But each OBJ
stacle is slowly being diminished.
With all the lack of luxury, 1
saw happier, more purpoSeful
people than 1 ever met in my life
elsewhere. / liked what I saw,
and personally felt that could
be content living there.
1 feel sorry for the Jew who is
living in Israel against his will,
for there are many tensions there
now, and some of the newcomers
are not made of the stuff that
causes an idealist to build a land
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-10-15
Schedules Set By
Beth Ell SYNAGOGUE

Conservative services at Beth FL
Congregation will begin at 8:15
p. m. Friday, Oct. %. Rabbi Harry
z. Schectman will conduct the
service and deliver the sermon.
Cantor Bernard S. Herzig Will
chant the liturgy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Katzke Will
be host and hostess at the first
Oneg Shabbat to be held immedi-
ately after the service, in honor
of the forthcoming marriage OF
their daughter, Lorraine, to VIII
liam Brody of Detroit.
On Friday evening, Oct. 20, Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Tocker will spon-
sor the Oneg Shabbat in honor OF
the engagement of their son, Ken
meth, to Rochelle ElSter, daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. ISadore
ElSter of Phoenix.
Mr.. and Mrs. Katzke and Mr.
and Mrs. Tocker invite their friends
and members of the congregation.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-10-15
2 Are Aides
In Art Show

Eugene Grigsby, instructor of the
adult art class at the Jewish Com
munity Center, and Miss Lee Bend
helm, Phoenix interior decorator,
are participating in the fall ex-
hibit of the Phoenix Art Rental
Library, Mrs. Henrik Anderson, di-
rector, announced this week.
The exhibit opened Tuesday eve-
ming at the Back Stage Club of
the Sombrero Playhouse at 4747 N.
7th ST., displaying original paint
ings and sculpture available to be
rented for use in private homes.
The are rental library is an as
sociation of seven Arizona artists
Cecil Clark, Philip Curtis, War
rem Gentry, Charles Martin, Jep-
son Lonnquist, Joseph Suglio and
Grigsby. Miss Bendheim will be
available for free consultation with
prospective. borrowers, advising
them on the hanging of rented
paintings.
The exhibit will be open every
evening from Z to 10 pm. and on
Sundays from 2 to 10 pm.
"The artists" said Mrs. Ander-
son, "are interested in seeing fine
original paintings and sculpture
enjoyed in homes as well as in
gallery exhibits. They would like
people to become as accustomed
to borrowing paintings to enjoy In
their homes for a month as they
are to borrowing books from Ii
braries. Admission to our exhibits
is free, coffee will be served and
people are encouraged to come and
browse as they would in a book
store"
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-10-15

ISRAELIS ARE ALWAYS jok-
ing, and mainly they tell jokes
on themselves.
The Knesset building, for in
stance, is a converted bank-very
small and austere. But there is a
big, new Histadrut headquarters
in Tel Aviv = six or seven stories,
high, modern and imposing. The
cab drivers call it the Kremlin of
the Histadrut and, just to make
the joke more pointed, the Knes-
set building is called the House
of Commons and the Histadrut the
House of Lords.
But all this jesting about the
power of the HiStadrut (and it is
powerfully is usually followed by
the statement that there would
have been no Israel without the
work that had been done by Hist
adrut. And agree with that.
There is little doubt that Hist
adrut is the single most powerful
factor in Israel besides the gov
ernment. There are, many reasons
why it has grown strong. Not the
least of these is the fact that it
accomplished things under the
mandatory government that should
have been done by that govern
ment.
Still, the heartening thing to me
is that, even though HiStadrut is
dominated by the labor parties,
Mapai and Mapam, the country's
elected leaders have consistently
voted for the government as again.
st HiStadrut in those cases where
there was a contest between the
two.
1T WAS SUCH a treat to meet
several young reform rabbiS from
the u. S., visiting in Israel. And
what an inspiration it was to share
their excitement and enthusiasm
for Israel and to know that they
would carry that inspiration back
to their congregations.
Rabbi Bob Scher of Alexandria,
La, joined us at lunch in an OUT
door cafe in Paris, with the pub
lie relations representative of the
Joint Distribution Committee as
our host. We hardly could eat our
wonderful French food, so busy
were we in re-living and re-telling
our experiences of the previous
week when we both had been in
Israel, though our paths had not
crossed there.
&A
ONE OF THE most unusual
groups of people that we met were
the men in the delegation from
Burma, who were in Israel to study
it's army methods. It was exciting
to think that this centuries-old
government, which educateS its
leaders in the finest colleges of
England and the continent, sends
to Israel to learn army induction
methods, training techniques, E.
quipment upkeep and organization.
The Burmese were a quiet, I'M
pressive group of men headed by
a gray-haired general whose white
skirt always awed me, for it was
so whitei
MANY OF YOU know of my
husbands interest in Boy Scouts.
So perhaps it is no surprise to
you to know that he asked to
interview the secretary of the
scouting movement in Israel.
The secretary was, charming,
serious young man who came to
our hotel and brought samples OF
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-10-15
Israel Threat Viewed

NEW YORK, (JTA-A resolu-
ton protesting the state depart
ment's policy of arming the Arab
states, as one which creates a
serious threat to IsraePs security"
and provokes tensions and instabi-
lity in the area, was adopted at
the annual convention of the Man
haitian Region of the ZOA.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-10-15
Bar Mitzvah

Kenneth Trevor Citron, son OF
DR.. and Mrs. Julius Citron OF 152S
E. Missouri will be Bar Mitzvah
on Oct. % at Temple Beth Israel.
A reception will be held in the
auditorium. Grandparents are Ma
ton Citron of $50 N. 18th st. and
the late Mr.. and Mrs. A. Goodman.
Out-of-town guests will be Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Goodman of Los Angeles,
an aunt and uncle.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-10-15
Arab Admits Killings

TEL AVN, (JTA) - An Arab
Legionnaire has confessed that he
crossed the Israel-Jordan border in
the Latrun area and killed two
Israeli soldiers, the United Nations
truce supervision organization has
been told by Jordanian officials.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-12-09

Saviour, will demonstrate it in
his attitude toward others. He
will not only pity the hungry
and naked, but he will try to
help them and share what he
has with them oversees is, 16).
We are remained, also, that ito
bestow of our goods TO feed the
poor Il Corinthians 1879 with
out love for the one in need, is
not indicative of the real Christ
ian motive and spirit" Many
people give to make a show, to
have their names published or
in trying to salve their consci-
ence. But true Christianity is
Christ - Christ living in and
through one who has yielded his
life to Him. Christ was motivat-
ed by love - the love described
in I Corinthians 13.
Thou believest that there is
a God; thou doest we'll: the
devils also believe and tremble.
But wilt thou know, o vain man,
that faith without works is
dead? (Verses 1920.
Roy E. Wikander