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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-01-07


the term "Kiddush?"
ANSWER: The term "Kiddush"
is translated by the word "Sanc-
tification." This term is used in
number of phrases such as "Kid-
dush Levono" which is the cere-
mony of ''sanctifying the appear
ance of a new moon" or "Kiddush
Hachodosh" which is the "sanc-
LITIGATION of the month" It's most
popular usage is what is called
''Kiddush Haydn" which means
"the sanctification of the day."
The 'day," in this case, refers to
the Sabbath and the Kiddush is
the benediction which is said over
the wine on the Sabbath.
QUESTION: What is the reason
for the "Kiddush" on the Sab
bath?
ANSWER: The rabbiS deduce
this requirement from the famous
commandment which babe the
Jews to Remember the Sabbath
Day to sanctify it." From this it
was understood that it is an obi
cation on the part of a Jew to
sanctify the Sabbath. According
to one statement in the Talmud,
the act of "Kiddush" was original
ly instituted in the prayers. Later,
it was instituted to be made later
on over wine. (Tractate Der. 33a).
Even today one of the benedic-
tons Of the Sabbath prayers
blesses the Lord for sanctifying
the Sabbath. There are interesting
reasons for this requirement.
Some commentaries claim that it
was done to inspire man to raise
himself to reach the holiness of
the day. Making the Kiddush
would impress him emotionally
with the holiness of the day. Some
claim that this is one of the in
stances where man is reminded
that he himself can add to the
spirit of sanctity and that in re-
ligion he is not merely a passive
entity; but an active agent who
can follow in the footsteps of his
creator in raising the material
world to spiritual heights.
QUESTION: Why is wine used
for the "Kiddush?"
ANSWER: Those who claim the
purpose of the Kiddush to be the
inspiration of man emotionally,
explain the wine as an agent that
can stimulate human emotions.
Others claim that the wine is a
symbol of Joy and the. Sabbath
is to be greeted with joy and its
greatest sanctity cannot be reach
ed with sadness: but rather with
h happiness. Holiness is thus
achieved only through real happi-
ness and religion was never meant
to be merely handicap to human
happiness; it is rather the key to
its realization. Others look upon
the source of the wine as the SYM
Dol of unity in that the grapes
grow in clusters which give the
appearance of individual grapes
clinging to each other. The Sab
bath was to be an agent of unity
uniting man and his creator, as
well as man and his fellow man.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-01-07

The Egyptian Government. operating
through its Embassy here. is seeking to dis
credit Israel and American Zionists by equat-
ing Zionism with Communism.
Egyptian diplomatic observers in Wash
ington apparently reported to Cairo that the
American public can be sold on anti-Jewish
acts provided such persecution is masked as
"anti-C Communism" Premier Nasser used this
technique when he began setting the stage for
current developments
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-01-07
The
Jewish
Quiz
Box

BY RABBI SAMUEL. J. FOX
Copyright. 1854. Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, 1nc.)
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-01-07

EGYPTIANS APE NAZIS

BY MILTON FRIEDMAN

Copyright, 1855, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Incl
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
In Short

Returned: Terror and new
devastation to the Southern
Philippines as a result of a shat
tering aftershock of the great
earthquake April L.
Announced: That the United
States is ready to give a bigger
lift to Asian nations in their
quest for economic development
and higher standards of living.
VOided: BY the Federal Court
of Pakistan, the emergency pow
ers Of the governor general of
that country. The move left
Pakistan in a legal vacuum
with no one authorized to ap-
prove necessary laws.
Denied: BY Secretary of De-
Tense Charles E. Wilson, that his
recent directive for control of
defense information was in any
way = censorship"
Charged: By Red China, that
the Indian plane which crashed
while carrying Chinese dele
gates to the Afro Asian confer
ence at Banding was 'sabo-
tagged"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
SideIights

. Joseph Mills, mayor of War
wick, R. l., doesn't believe in
playing favorites. His daughter
is getting married next week SO
the mayor announced that all
his constituents are invited to
see the knot tied. Warwick has
population of some $4,000.
. 1t took three lectures before
the lesson sunk in, but J. r
Self of Napa, Calf, finally con-
WINGED the bandit that starting
new store was tough. Self told
deputy sheriffs the would-be
robber first departed when Self
explained he was just starting
in business, then came back to
see Sells wallet, and once more
to inspect the cash register. He
finally left permanently without
taking anything.
. After a Today search, au-
thorities at Clairvaux Prison in
Troyes, France, found man
who had been missing since
March 81 still in Jail. The
prisoner had been hiding out,
armed with set of keys which
enabled him to move around at
night and steal food from the
prison stores.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Dulles VS.. Corsi


Unless there is something
special in the air, only a modest
number of State Department
regulars turn out for Secretary
of State Dulles news confer
ences.
This week when the secretary
strobe down the middle aisle OF
the small auditorium where he
meets the press, there was
plenty of evidence something
was in the air: the place was
packed with reporters. They
had come to get the Dulles side
of controversy which may re-
vertebrate embarrassingly long
for the Republican party.
In the center of the political
rhubarb was Edward j. Corsi,
long a stalwart of the COP in
New York, who was hired by
the State Department as an i'm
migration specialist three
months ago. Dulles praised him
highly at that time.
Later Corsi ran into consider
able criticism. especially from
Rep. Francis Walter (D-Pa)
who said Corsi once belonged
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
BUSINESS: Records Fall

| Even more impressive is the
outlook for the immediate fu-
ture. One tell-tale indicator of
future construction activity can
be found in the dollar volume
of contracts awarded in any
given period. This week F. w.
Dodge Corp. issued its re-
port on construction contracts
awarded Tin the 81 states east
of the Rockies) during March.
The total, S2,134,8l9,000, was
the highest ever recorded for
that month. 1t was 35 per cent
ahead of February, and 40 per
cent ahead of March year ago.
Of still greater import was
the Dodge total or the first
three months this year--up "a
per cent from last years initial
quarter. On the basis of figures
such as these, it's practically a
dead cinch that the building
boom will continue through the
summer-if material shortages
and tightening mortgage funds
don't hold it in check. Some
building materials notably
gypsum wallboard and cement
are in short supply right now.
In some parts of the country.
mortgage interest rates are ris-
ing.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22

/; is fact, however, that they
belonged also to a mainland
China governed by the Nation
alists until Russia helped the
Reds drive Chang Kai7shek
away, and that the Nationalist
have continued to hold them,
even against strong attacks, for
the six years since the mainland
debacle.
Candidacy Called Sure
The interesting point, how
ever, is not that Stevenson and
the administration have tangled
at this point over foreign policy
The ormosa Strait dispute can
get you all sorts of viewpoints
in all sorts of circles. Democrat
ic or Republican.
The interesting thing is that
Stevenson has returned to the
huskings in an imprisoned po-
litical speech at a time when
leaders of his own party, as well
as observers everywhere, are
extremely curious about his at
titude toward another presiden-
tial nomination. There are those
who now will .rgue with you
that. today. his candidacy is just
sure as that of Eisenhower's,
and the latter is considered
practically certain.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Polio Finally Conquered

pandemonium. More than 200
newspapermen and radio and
television announcers, thirsting
for the word the country await
ed, never permitted the boxes
to get more than few feet in
side the door. They rushed to
snatch copies and the guards,
seeing the futility of further re-
serve, happily began throwing
handfuls of reports in the air.
The mob of newsmen scram-
bled as though the were after
thousand dollar bills. Then they
raced for telephones. teletypes
and microphones.
The story they told was this:
Vaccine used in huge tests
last year was officially judged
by DR.. Thomas Francis Jr., Uni
versity of Michigan epidermol-
ogist, to be safe, effective and
powerful. 1t protected up to go
per cent of the vaccinated chill
dren from paralytic polio.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Science
Now Platforms FLY

This is he age of flight, and
the astounding feats in aerody-
namics during recent years
have left little in the average
mans reservoir of surprise con-
corning new aircraft.
But whatever was left must
have been drained off this week
when the Navy took the wraps
off a new-res tool: ely
ing platform" which looks more
like an oversize manhole cover
with guard rails than an air.
plane.
Actually it isn't an airplane,
for it has no wings. But it flies.
1t consists of a frame surround
ing two counter rotating fans.
Spun by two small engines, the
fans suck in air through holes
in the top of the frame and
blow it out the bottom with
great force enough to lift it
off the ground. The whirling
fans create a balancing force
like a child's gyroscope. and the
pilot steers by simply leaning
in the direction he wants to
move.
Pilot Phil Johnston said the
crafts control was the height of
simplicity. He told newsmen:
I'D let my kids fly it."
Stanly Hitler Jr., president
of Hitler Helicopters of Palo
Alto, Calf, which built the de-
vice, says the flying platform
could be classed as a flying
saucer and only scratches the
surface" of the potentialities of
wingless flight.
When asked how fast the plat
form would hy-something the
Navy has been keeping secret,
Hitler told newsmen:
1.-THE platform will have al
higher speed than a helicopter."
AS to its cost. he estimated that
in mass production the price
could be brought as low as
$1,000 apiece.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Court
Second Phase Begins

Second Phase Begins
The Supreme Court of the
United States began hearings
this week on how and when to
end segregation in schools.
The oral arguments the nine
justices heard from opposing
attorneys added up to this: the
Negro attorneys want no delay,
want the complete desegregation
of schools either by this COM
ing September or the one fol-
lowing; white attorneys pleaded
that the states need more time.
The 200-odd spectators who
filled the courtroom to witness
the historic debate heard no
startling statements, no ques-
tons from justices which gave
any definite clues as to what
they might have III mind, and
little in the way of argument
that hadn't been presented al
ready in briefs.
When the court handed down
its anti-segregation ruling last
spring. 1t left open a question
of how its decision should be
enforced. 1t made provision at
the time for the arguments
which opened this week.
The purpose of the current
hearings is to permit the high
tribunal to decide:
Whether to order school in
tegration Immediately or allow
a period of gradual mixing.
To what extent it should is
sue detailed orders for carry
ing out whatever decree it pro-
duceS.
Whether details should be
left to lower courts where the
segregation cases originated.
The cases before the court
concern only segregated schools
in Kansas, Delaware, South
Carolina, Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia, but the final
decree will affect all states with
segregated schools.
Georgia, Louisiana, MISSISSIPPI
pi and South Carolina have
maintained they will keep their
separate schools, regardless of
what the Supreme Court does.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Bitter Fiqht

i to organizations later labeled
subversive. Corsi disputed this
Then the New Yorker was
dismissed, and the charges anc
countercharges began flying
Dulles told his news conference
security had nothing to do with
Corsi's custer. 1t came about
he continued, because Corsi
sought to circumvent the law
and take over administration OF
the refugee program from Scott
Mcleod, State Department Sc
curity chief who operates the
program. The secretary added
Corsi was guilty of reckless
charges" in denouncing the pro-
gram as failure, reaffirmed his
respect for and loyalty to Nc
Leod.
Corsi Immediately struck
back, Directing particularly to
Dulles statement that Walters
attacks had nothing to do with
the case. He maintained Dulles
himself had told him 'just the
opposite He said he had to
work in Congress with men like
Walter and that if he did not
it would endanger all his leg
islation."
The bitterness of feeling in
the whole situation caused some
Republicans to wonder how
they could expect to reap any,
thing but trouble from the
fight, especially in New York
where Corsi has been some
thing of a symbol to fellow
Italian Americans.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22

]. Starting point is nutrient, Mixture 1879,
in which polio virus will be grown.
z. Minced monkey kidneys Gre added to pro-
vide tissues needed for growing polio
virus.
3. Solution is slowly rocked on rocks for six
days at 1916 degrees body heutl while
tissues grow.
q. Live polio virus is added and solution re-
turned TO incubator room for four days.
5. Polio virus is harvested and tested for po-
feney and purity.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
SuIk Vaccine Effective

Accompanied by guards, sew
eral men carrying corrugated
boxes filled with official copies
of the most carefully preserved
secret in US. medical history
approached the door of the
newsroom of the plush Rackham
building on the University of
Michigan campus at Ann Arbor
last Tuesday.
The papers they carried held
the answer to question which
was tantalizing the nation: Was
the vaccine developed by DR..
Jonas E. Salk and tested on
hundreds of thousands of chill
dren last spring a success?
Discipline Dissolves
AS the men stepped across the
threshold into the newsroom
the cold, scientific discipline
which marked every phase of
the historic test dissolved into
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22

world peace" meeting to be
held in Banding, Indonesia. The
Banding gathering II sponsored
by five nations-India, Pakistan
'Ceylon, Burma and Indonesia
Less than a decade ago all five
of these countries were colonies
The Banding conference
might appropriately be renamed,
"a convention of recently lib
Grated countries" Of 90 partici-
pants IA have acquired indie
pendence in the postwar period
Another II of the countries rep
resented have advanced from g
position of nominal indepen-
.dence before World War II ir
which they were in reality in {
.semi-colonial or dependent posi-
ton to either full independence
or at any rate something fairly
close to it. Of the 20 only JUS
two countries actually had total
sovereignty before the war.
Reds in Minority
Two of the governments par.
ticipating are Corpmunist-Rec
China and North Wet Nam. The
remainder are non-Communist
Despite the fact the Commu
nists are in a distinct minority
SO far as conference votes are
concerned, it seems fully posi-
bic that the meeting will give
approval to q number of aim:
which run counter to US. policy
And in any case it seems highly
unlikely that Banding will re
suit in any condemnation o.
Soviet or Red Chinese imperial.
ism.
The meeting will last unit
April "a or longer. The tota
number of delegates will run w
to 1000, for though each country
is restricted to only 20 delegate:
to participate in the meeting
they may send as many as they
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Building Boom

The building boom is smash
ing all records this spring-and
the end is nowhere near in
sight.
In the first three months this
year, builders started work or
new construction projects cost
ing $8,400,000,000. That's a first
quarter high.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22

5. FormoIin solution is introduced. This kills
the polio virus, but doesn't destroy its
ability TO spark production of disease unfi-
bodies.
:. Animals are inocUIuied with The vaccine
TO test for communicating ogenfs. This is
one of three checks. Others ore TO insure
all polio virus is decd, and to detect any
possible bacteria.
;. Finished vaccine is clear, pink liquid. A
I0ee bottle contains enough TO give 10
children their first shots.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22

they decried the use Of force in
the Formoss Strait.
Secretary Dulles was making
a speech in Washington at the
same time pointing out that
Craven purchase of peace" could
lead to something worse than
war. Ii the Russians can work
you into frame of mind where
you want peace at any price
then their hour of world con-
quest will have arrived, he
pointed out.
Dulles Replies
The next day Dulles issued a
specific statement replying to
Stevenson.
Stcvens51I's attack had been
all-out, if moi too specific in of
ferine alternatives to admins
tration policy. He said the
United s.ctes had bluffed too
much, or words 10 that effect,
and that If The Chinese Reds
considered her a paper tiger,
it was because Of hat.
Stevenson, said Dulles, was
merely suggesting as his own
ideas things that the admins
tration was already actively
pursuing. He said Stevenson was
worrying a lot about the atti-
tUdes CT Americas European al
lies-who are very cold toward
the idea of anyone fighting to
proven. Red occupation of the
oifshore islands-but not consid-
ering the Chinese Nationalist
the one ally directly connected
with the defense Of Formosa.
The secretary emphasize
again, however, that defense of
Matsu and Quemoy had not
been decided upon.
Proposal Not Definite
Stevenson went no farther
than the desire for an interna-
tional statement condemning the
use of force. What it would ac-
complish if the Reds ignored it,
as they ignored the U.N. resolu-
ton against aggression in Ko-
rea, was not clear. His idea
seemed to be that after such a
statement, the United States
could refuse to fight for the
islands and hope to get some in
ternational support in defense
of Formosa itself.
The other nations have some
rights about Formosa, Stevenson
said, since i. was yielded by
japan as a part of their victory
in the last war, but the little
islands have always belonged to
mainland China.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22

r e DIS w e r e
h e aiding for
Form s a if
they attacked
the ofshore
islands.
What should
be done, he
said in a ma
t i o n w i d e
% T o a q c a S [
was to get ev-
erybody to is
sue a procla-
nation saying
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22

val oEC1 4dCiilCy oiiO wa 10 -.
Stevenson didn't quite say
that they shouldn't be defended.
He said they shouldn't be de-
Tended just because of politics.
The strong implication was that
he didn't think even an expert
like President Eisenhower could
tell whether or not the Chinese
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22

wish. Red China is sending 100,
for instance.
The two big men at the meet
ing will unquestionably be Red
China's Premier and Foreign
Minister chou En-lai and In
dian Prime Minister Jawaharlal
Nehru. Egyptian Premier Canal
Abdel Nasser, Brig. Gen. Carlos
P. Romulo of the Philippines,
and other well-known and dis
tinguished leaders of African
and Asian peoples will also be
in the spotlight.
Nehru Stand Crucial
Several things seem obvious
about the Banding meeting.
In the first place its makeup is
such that condemnation of all
aspects of coloniaiism is practi-
cally guaranteed. This was GER
tainly one of the expectations of
the sponsors. The meeting will
hear attacks on Portugal for re-
fusing to yield its possessions in
India, on the Netherlands for
refusing to turn over its part of
New Guinea to Indonesia, on
South Africa for pursuing racial
policies.
The Arab states present will
certainly attack Israel. Red
China will certainly attack the
United States and make a major
effort to get the meeting on rec
ord as favoring cession of For
mosa to Communist China.
Much will depend on the stand
taken by India's Prime Minister
Nehru. Some of his attitudes
were foreshadowed in speech
to the Indian Parliament last
week. He attacked the United
States sharply on the issue of
Quemoy and Matsu Islands. He
said many unpleasant things
about the Western powers.
Yet the United States will not
be totally without friends at the
meeting. The Philippines dele
CATION, the Turkish delegation
and that of Thailand can be ex-
pected to rise to the defense of
their Western Hemisphere ally
Trend Continues
However, despite these voices,
Bandung is likely to turn into a
very visible demonstration of
the weakness of the position Of
the United States in Asia, the
Middle Eas. and Africa, with the
native rulers and peoples of the
area.
Africa and Asia are becoming
every day more important in
world affairs. The Banding con-
ference proves it. Would anyone
10 years ago have thought it
possible for such a conference
to be convened, at which indie
pendent governments of Asian
and African peoples making up
more than half the worlds popu-
lation would get together to dis
cuss a world peace" program?
There is no doubt whatsoever
that the movement for liberia
ton of peoples under colonial
domination is one of the most
powerful forces at large in the
world today. Equally important
is the nationalist drive of those
peoples which have won their
freedom to raise their economic
standards, their national eco
nomic-military power, to height
en- their national prestige. And
there is in addition the demand
on the part of non-white peoples
for full racial equality and aboli-
ton Of racial discrimination.
Banding will symbolic these
movements in a very real way.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Distribution Underway

Eight hours after the Francis
report was released, the Nation
al Institutec of Health licensed
it for general use. Supplies OF
the new model vaccine built UP
as a calculated risk" long be-
fore the results of the test were
definite began rolling to doctors
offices everywhere in the ma
ton.
Enough vaccine is expected
for 80 million children this
year. If DR.. Salk's two-shot plan
is followed, this amount could
cover nearly As million young
SterS.
The National Foundation fol
Infantile Paralysis will supply
free of charge enough to give 6
three-shot series to nine million
first and second grade schoo
youngsters, plus some in the
third grad who participated ir
the tests last year.
Doctors will probably have
enough for II million other
children and for pregnant
W. nen-who are especially sus-
cepiible to polio.
Vaccine sold commercially is
expected to cost from $4.20 to
Sc for three-shot course. Doc
tors fees for giving it would be
additional.
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third force"
which could
acquire great
W e i G h t in
world coun-
ellis.
It could also
a m o |. n t to
simply a vast
nifty of
pIOpdS dHud
verbiage and
little else.
The confer
ence is the
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new alliances or defense organi-
cations.
Yet quite possibly it will be
more important than some con-
ferences which have done such
things or failed at them. It could
conceivably mark the begin
nings of a new international