UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM
west coast branch of the Jewish theological seminary of atnerica.
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VOLUME XVIII DECEMBER 1964 NUMBER 2
Launch Endowment Campaign to Establish
10 Professorial Chairs at University
First phase of an endowment campaign to establish professorial chairs at the
University of Judaism is now underway, it was announced by Dr. David Lieber,
the University's president. Creation of the chairs is required to project a complete
academic program on the West Coast, he pointed out.
DR. ABRAHAM HESCHEL SAMUEL FRYER
Dr. Abraham J. Heschel, Profes-sor
of Jewish Ethics and Mysticism
at the Jewish Theological Seminary
of America, will be the speaker at
a special luncheon on Monday,
December 14, at the University of
Judaism where the establishment
of the Samuel A. Fryer Chair in
Bible will be officially announced.
Guests will include outstanding
academicians and clergymen of all
faiths who will take note of the fact
that this is the first fully endowed
chair to be established at any Jew-ish
institution of higher learning
on the West Coast.
The program, as approved by the
University's Executive Committee, calls
for an initial establishment of 10 chairs
covering an extensive range of academic
specialties offered by the University.
Endowment covering each full profes-sorial
chair is $250,000.
First completed endowment is the
Samuel A. Fryer Chair in Bible. Still to
be completed are chairs in contemporary
Jewish life, ethics, religion, Hebrew liter-ature,
education, history, rabbinical
literature, music and social service.
A number of additional endowment
gifts to establish other academic oppor-tunities
in perpetuity are being sought
during the campaign. Among these are
a named visiting professorship for a
$150,000 endowment, a named lecture-ship
for $100,000, a named research fel-lowship
to a student specializing in one
of the main branches of Jewish learning
for $60,000, a named scholarship to be
awarded annually to a deserving Uni-versity
student for $25,000.
Each endowment will be in perpetuity,
with income from investment providing
funds for the designated use.
Editorial
JULIUS FLIGELMAN
By JULIUS FLIGELMAN
Chairman, Board of Overseers
The establishment of the Samuel A.
Fryer Chair in Bible at the University
of Judaism marks a major milestone
in the history of the school. This first
endowed Jewish
professorial chair
on the West Coast
is eloquent testi-mony
for the future
of Jewish life.
It testifies that a
professor, for his
lifetime, is being
invited to study,
teach, and do re-search
at the Uni-versity
of Judaism.
Beyond the currents of economic fluctua-tions,
beyond the success or failure of
annual campaigns for funds, there is
at least one professor whose position is
now secure, whose future intellectual
contributions to Jewish life are assured.
The permanence of any University is
based on its endowment funds. Only
with security of income can a University
plan in terms of decades and genera-tions.
Only on this basis can scholars and
educators of national stature be invited
to tie in their careers with that of the
University. This chair in Bible is a ring-ing
affirmation that the University of
Judaism is here to stay.
Samuel A. Fryer, patron extraordin-aire
of Jewish learning in Israel and in
America has, to our way of thinking,
climaxed his career with this statesman-like
act. He has indicated that Jewish
life in the West must achieve an intel-lectual
base and that the University of
Judaism must rise to the challenge of
providing it. He has led the way. Others
will follow.
First Eternal Light
Award Presented to
Dr. Victor Goodhill
Dr. Victor Goodhill, member of the
Board of Overseers of the University of
DR. VICTOR GOODHILL DR. BERNARD MANDELBAUM
Judaism and immediate past chairman
of the Patrons Society, has been named
as recipient of the Society's first an-nual
Eternal Light Award. Presentation
of the award, named for the nationally
famed radio and television program
sponsored for many years by the Jewish
Theological Seminary of America, is
scheduled for a dinner on Sunday even-ing,
December 13, in the Beverly Hilton
Hotel.
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ISADORE FAMILIAN (second from left)
chairman of the Patrons Society and mem-ber
of the Board of Overseers of the Uni-versity
of Judaism, receives the Louis Mar-shall
Memorial Medal and Scroll from Dr.
Louis Finkelstein, chancellor of the Jewish
Theological Seminary of America, at award
dinner in New York. Witnessing presenta-tion,
which recognized Mr. Familian's "con-tinuing
effort to further the spiritual, cul-tural
and ethical well-being of the Jewish
community," are (left) U. S. Supreme Court
Justices Arthur J. Goldberg, who was in-stalled
as chairman of the Seminary's
Board of Overseers, and William P. Bren-nan,
who received an honorary degree of
Doctor of Laws.
Ifouris IE.
LEWIS PENNISH
Tribute was paid to Lewis E. Pennish
in services held at the University on
November 22 by Dr. David Lieber, who
extended condolences for the entire Uni-versity
of Judaism
family to Mrs.
Lewis (Trudy)
Pennish, to their
children and all the
members of their
family. Quoting
briefly from the
eulogy.
"Lew insisted
that the modern
world is in desper-ate
need of Jews
and Judaism, and that the survival of
Jewish values was dependent upon the
intensification of Jewish education on
every level. His talent, his energy, his
money were devoted to the furtherance
of this cause.
"In a relatively short period of time,
he became chairman of the Board of
Governors of this University, a vice
chairman of the Bureau of Jewish Edu-cation,
chairman of the American Asso-ciation
for Jewish Education, chairman
of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Jewish
Publication Society. For Lew, these were
not just honorary positions. They meant
long hours and hard work.
"We will all be better Jews for hav-ing
known Lew and worked with him.
As long as this University will stand, his
memory will be a blessing."
Michael Kantzler Named
Head of New University
Investment Committee
Michael Kantzler has been named to
head a new Investment Committee for
the University of Judaism, established
to evaluate and foster acquisition of
property as gifts to the University.
Serving with Mr. Kantzler on the com-mittee
are Herbert Glaser, Frank Horny,
Sanford Goodkin, Nathan Krems, Cyrus
Levinthal, Jack Ostrow, Arthur Whizin
and Julius Fligelman.
N E W S L E T T E R
UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM
West Caast School of the
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
JULIUS FLIGELMAN, Chmn., Board of Overseers
DR. DAVID LIEBEH, Pres., University of Judaism
Punric RELATIONS COMMITTEE Chairman,
Henry Brandler; Gershon Kekst, Charles
Pomerantz, Edith Weiss.
LEO SIMON Editor
MRS. JULES WAIL Associate Editor
REPORT ON endorsement of National Enrollment Plan in support of the Conservative
Movement and the University of Judaism is given at meeting in Sinai Temple of repre-sentatives
from 52 congregations affiliated with the Pacific Southwest Region of the
United Synagogue of America by (second from left) Francis Mintz, the University's NEP
chairman. Others featured in program were (left) Fred Fine, United Synagogue regional
president; Irving Dubin, chairman of the University's Congregational Cabinet; Allen
Ziegler, host chairman; Dr. Hillel Silverman, rabbi of Sinai Temple, and Charles Esen-sten,
NEP co-chairman.
University Chairmen Appointed For
Congregations' Annual Campaign
Full scale participation in support of the University of Judaism is anticipated
following selection of a Congregational Cabinet Executive Committee and appoint-ment
of University of Judaism chairmen by virtually all of 52 affiliated Conser-vative
congregations.
Heading the cabinet, which is direct-ing
the campaign, is Irving Dubin, chair-man,
and Nathan Volk, co-chairman.
Serving with them are Francis Mintz,
chairman, and Charles Esensten, co-chairman
of the National Enrollment
Plan; Alex Abramson, pledge redemption
chairman; Fred Fine, United Synagogue
regional president; Martin Waisbren,
Allen Ziegler and Dave Selman. Ex
officio cabinet members are Emanuel
Forster, the University's director of de-velopment,
and Nathan Zuckerman, con-gregational
administrator.
University chairmen are:
Adat Shalom, Jordon Grinker and Rob-ert
Rockoff; Alhambra Synagogue, Ted
Levine and Charles Mainster; Beth Am,
Meyer Hersch, Zola Tisherman and Dr.
David Kuris; Beth Ami, Larry Finer and
Kerry Gerber; Beth El, Anatole Ponve
and Harry Bikson; Beth Emet, Martin Sor-kin;
Beth Knesset Bamidbar, Irving Gold-man;
Beth Kodesh, Ed Rifkin, Erwin
Raffle and Dr. Joseph Silverberg; Beth
Israel, Gordon Cramer and Hyman Le-deen;
Beth Shalom (Long Beach) Dr.
Samuel Richmond; Beth Shalom (Whit-tier)
Morris Belkin and Stephen Schloss;
Beth Tikvah, Leon Wenger, Manuel
Wolfe and Marvin Birken.
B'nai Emet, Clayton Raykov and Abe
Michlin; B'nai Israel Conservative Con-gregation,
Dr. Arnold Naftalin; Burbank
Temple Emanu El, Meyer Swartzman,
Sanford Panich and Robert S. Gray; Foot-hill
Jewish Temple Center, Mike Bernay,
Milton Honowitz and Julius Schwartz;
Har Zion, David Klein, Isadore Fleischer
and Charles R. Lippitt; Haym Salomon
Synagogue Center, Walter Young and Al-bert
Weinstein; Huntington Park Hebrew
Congregation, Sol Tenn and Morris Roth-man;
Mishkon Tephilo Congregation,
Nate Kaminsky; Ner Tamid (South Bay)
Norman Rosen and J. Willian Finkel;
Ner Tamid (Van Nuys) Robert Winger
and Jack Brounstein.
Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center,
Sol Maniloff and Louis B. Silver; Ramah
(Northridge), Herbert Abrams and Rob-ert
Zingwill; Rodef Sholom Temple, Ber-nard
Kagel and Jack Sherwyn; Sharon
(Costa Mesa), Julius Aarons; Sholom
(Ontario), Michael Kelber; Simi Valley
Jewish Community Center, Harold Lip-man
and Robert Bloch; Sinai Temple
(Los Angeles), Herbert Rosenkrantz;
Sinai (Long Beach), Ben Cohn; South-west
Temple Beth Torah, Martin Siegel;
Tifereth Israel (San Diego), Jay Kahn
and Lew Fischbein; Tifereth Jacob Con-gregation,
Paul Woloshin and Murray
Shell; Valley Beth Israel, Louis Eisen-berg,
Robert Folinsky and Mark Weiss;
Valley Beth Sholom, David Simon and
Dave Selman; Valley Jewish Community
Center, Victor Aleck and William Edel-man;
Verdugo Hills Hebrew Temple,
Hy Silversher and William Goldstein.
TIME FOR DECISION
'The next three months are
crucial," stated Irving Dubin, chair-man
of the Congregational Cabi-net.
It is urgent that campaign
dates be set at once in order to
provide for our University's ever
expanding program of serving the
Jewish community."
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"IF I AM NOT FOR MYSELF... WHO WILL BE?
IF I AM FOR MYSELF ONLY . WHAT AM I?
IF NOT NOW. . WHEN?" Ethics of the Fathers 1:14
Letters and telephone calls lauding the High Holy Day
Message published in the Los Angeles Times on September
15 have poured into the University of Judaism. Protestant
and Catholic clergy, educators, club officers and men,
women and children of all races and religious faiths have
been among the persons making more than 2,200 requests
for 7,500 reprints. In addition, a Long Beach newspaper
and the Human Relations Magazine have without charge
reproduced the message, whose original publication was
made possible by a group of friends and supporters of the
University. Accompanying many of the requests were vol-untary
contributions prompted by the inspiring message.
A sampling of some of the commendatory comments
received at the University appears below.
"I am the inspirational chairman of
a women's group and would like to
read your High Holy Day message at
the opening of our meeting. It has so
much meaning for all people."
"Your message helped me immeas-urably
in making and acting on a very
difficult decision. Thank you."
"We are Catholic Sisters who loved
your High Holy Day message. It has
inspired us all and was a powerful
reminder to be aware of the world
'here' and 'there'."
"The message was so movingly writ-ten
and applicable to all men that it
made me proud to be a Jew. Thank
you for sharing it with us."
"I will be forever grateful for the
profound message and to the enlight-ened
men and women who gave it to
our city. I only wish it could be given
to the entire nation."
"Its spiritual value was unlimited to
live and to learn by. To have been
privileged to read this, at a particular
time of year held most holy to Jews,
was indeed a fine public service."
"I was so moved that I read it over
several times. I have always felt this
in my heart but could never find the
words to express it the way your mes-sage
does."
"In our opinion, the presentation
was most significant and impressive.
Please express the appreciation of our
Methodist denomination and congre-gation
to all who made it possible.
"Thank you for all you are doing
to make this a better world for me
and, much more important, for my
children."
"Your beautiful and thought pro-voking
message should be used by
every member of society."
"I wish to use this message to help
illustrate the philosophy of the fourth
point of Boy Scout law: 'A Scout is
friendly — he is a friend to all and a
brother to every other Scout'. As a
Boy Scout adult leader, I am confi-dent
that persons of all faiths can
become better neighbors after read-ing
your thoughtful words."
"Since reading the wonderful, mean-ingful,
beautiful and timely message
in the Times, I have reread it to 12
different groups of teenagers and
adults in the YMCA today. It is one
of the most inspiring devotionals I
have ever encountered."
"I feel that a member of any faith
can find great truth and understand-ing
from that philosophy. Thank you
for sharing it."
"There would be no need for de-structive
weapons if man would really
and truly understand the words in
your message."
NEP Principles
Adopted by 24
Congregations
Twenty-four congregations have form-ally
adopted the principles of the Nation-al
Enrollment Plan, it was announced
by Francis Mintz, NEP chairman.
Further expansion of the program
throughout the area was given additional
impetus by requests from nine other
synagogues for speakers to present NEP
to members, Mr. Mintz said.
Conservative congregations which have
approved the program to insure enroll-ment
of all members in University sup-port
to date are:
Alhambra Synagogue; Beth Am, Los
Angeles; Beth Ami, Reseda; Beth Emet,
Anaheim; Beth Israel, Vancouver; Beth
Israel, San Francisco; Beth Kodesh,
Canoga Park; Beth Shalom, Whittier;
Beth Sholom, San Francisco; Beth Tik-vah,
Westchester; Beth Zion, Los An-geles;
Burbank Temple Emanu El.
Others are Har Zion, Sepulveda; Haym
Salomon Synagogue, Los Angeles; Herzl
Congregation, Seattle; Maarev Temple,
Encino; Ner Tamid, Van Nuys; Ner
Tamid, South Bay; Ramah, Northridge;
Sinai Temple, Los Angeles; Sinai, Long
Beach; Southwest Temple Beth Torah,
Gardena; Valley Beth Israel, Sun Valley;
Verdugo Hills Hebrew Temple; Rodef
Sholom, North Hollywood.
UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM NEWSLETTER
ETERNAL LIGHT AWARD TO DR. GOODHILL
(Continued from Page 1)
Presenting the award to Dr. Goodhill
will be Dr. Bernard Mandelbaum, Pro-vost
of the JTSA, it was announced by
Isadore Familian, chairman of the Pa-trons
Society, group of men and women
whose annual contributions in support
of the University are $1,000 or more.
A highlight of the event will be a
speech by Dr. Abraham J. Heschel, Pro-fessor
of Jewish Ethics and Mysticism
at the Seminary. World famed Jewish
scholar and philosopher, he is the author
of such widely known works as "Man
Is Not Alone" and "God in Search of
Man." Dr. Heschel recently was featured
in the international press in connection
with his important role in working with
Augustin Cardinal Bea and the Ecu-menical
Council in declaring that Jews
were not responsible for the crucifixion
of Christ.
Dr. Goodhill, honoree of the evening,
is distinguished in the fields of medicine
and of community endeavor. Clinical
Professor of Surgery at UCLA and Chair-man
of the Department of Otolaryngol-ogy
at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, he
is consulting otologist for the John Tracy
Clinic. He is past president of the Oto-sclerosis
Study Group, a former member
of the Board of Governors of the Ameri-can
College of Surgeons, has written
extensively in his specialty and is en-gaged
in major research in diseases
of the ear. Dr. Goodhill is vice president
of the Brandeis Camp Institute and a
member of the Board of Directors of
Sinai Temple and of the Music Guild.
Install Victor Horwitz as
World Council Director
Victor Horwitz, national vice president
of the United Synagogue of America,
past president of the Pacific Southwest
Region and past president of Valley Beth
Israel Congrega-tion
of Sun Valley,
will be installed as
a director of the
World Council of
Synagogues at a
d i n n e r in New
York's Waldorf As-toria
Hotel on De-cember
14.
All of Victor
Horwitz' colleagues
VICTOR HORWITZ on the P a c i f i c
Coast will greatly miss his leadership
upon his moving this month to Wash-ington,
D.C., following transfer as dis-trict
sales manager for the textile firm
with which he has long been associated.
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Registration Dates for Spring Semester
At University Set for February 1-3
Registration for a varied program of spring semester adult education courses
in the morning and evening will be held at the University of Judaism on Febru-ary
1-3, it was announced by Dr. Samuel Dinin, chairman of faculties. Registra-tion
hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
and from 7 to 9 p.m.
In addition to courses offered at the
main school, the University will sponsor
extension courses at a number of Con-servative
congregations, Jewish Centers,
H a d a s s a h and other organizations
throughout Southern California.
More than 1,200 students are expected
to enroll for day and evening classes.
The semester opens Monday, February
8 in the various schools, which include
the University Institute of Jewish Stud-ies,
College of Judaica, School of Fine
Arts, Hebrew Teachers College and
Graduate School.
Dr. Jacob Kohn, rabbi emeritus of
Sinai Temple, continues to serve as dean
of the Graduate School. He has held the
post since the University was founded
in 1947 as West Coast School of the
Jewish Theological Seminary of Ameri-ca.
Dean of the Hebrew Teachers Col-lege
and College of Judaica is Dr. Wal-ter
Ackerman, and Erwin Jospe is dean
of the School of Fine Arts. Dr. Max
Vorspan is executive dean for all schools
of the University.
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WANTED: PIANOS
Spare piano around the house,
or know where to get one?
The University of Judaism can
use several donated pianos for
teaching and rehearsal. Spinets
would be preferable, but all offers
of pianos in usable condition will
be most welcome and appreciated.
Call HO 3-1161 and ask for School
of Fine Arts office if you're a pros-pective
piano donor.
Ben Lax will long be mourned by all
in Conservative Judaism, by an entire
community, as he will be by his beloved
wife, Rose, and their children. They con-vey
their heartfelt
thanks through this
Newsletter to all of
his friends who
sent letters of con-dolences
and con-tributions
in his
memory to Camp
Ramah.
There were not
words enough to
eulogize Ben at the
services held Octo-ber
23 in the Valley Jewish Community
Center, where an overflow gathering of
those who knew and loved him heard
Rabbi Aaron Wise, Dr. Simon Green-berg,
Dr. David Lieber and Dr. Max
Vorspan pay tribute to him for his years
of immeasurable inspiration and bound-less
energy as president of the VJCC,
founding member of the Board of Over-seers
of the University of Judaism, Board
chairman of Camp Ramah, president of
the Pacific Southwest Region of the
United Synagogue of America, as a na-tional
vice president, and for his being
a doer of wondrous deeds, a teller of
beautiful tales, a fount of Judaism.
Ben Lax, who died at the age of 52,
was that rare kind of community leader
who was also a good follower, continu-ing
to serve with equal zeal and dedi-cation
after leaving high office. He was
mindful only of one thing, that Judaism
should be built, cherished and lived
seven days a week, 365 days of every
year. It was so he spent his life, and
inspired others to do so.
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Max Band's new book, "Themes from
the Bible," has been selected by Robert
R. Kirsch, Book Section editor of the
Los Angeles Times, as one of the top
10 volumes in the nation recommended
for holiday shoppers. Mr. Kirsch termed
the book "moving and eloquent."
The beautifully bound volume, which
contains reproductions in full color,
monochromes of paintings and sculpture
and poetry written by Mr. Band, may
be purchased directly from the Univer-sity,
congregation gift shops or book
stores.
Among critical comments on "Themes
from the Bible" are:
• "Band's fervent humanism pervades
the plates which express the faiths, tri-umphs
and sorrows of the Jews in an-cient
times and in our century. A book
to cherish and ponder."—Arthur Millier,
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner.
• "He offers compassionate, memor-able
portraits of familiar Scriptural per-sonages,
while his symbolist interpre-tations
express strongly felt religious rev-erence."—
Nash K. Burger, New York
Times Book Review Section.
Ramah Winter Encampment
Slated December 22-28
One hundred boys and girls, ages 8
through 15, will spend the week of
December 22-28 at Camp Ramah in the
beautiful Ojai Valley. Program for the
Ramah Winter Encampment is designed
to combine outdoor activities, sports and
swimming with creative sessions to de-velop
appreciation of the Hebrew lan-guage
and Jewish religious heritage.
The full week's session, including
round trip transportation, all meals, in-surance,
staff supervision and all crafts
and other materials, is covered by the
single fee of $67 per child. Application
forms may be obtained by writing to
Camp Ramah, 6525 Sunset Blvd., Los
Angeles 28, or by calling HO 3-1161.
UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM NEWSLETTER
TAKING PART in ceremony presenting 35-
volume Divre Ha-Knesset (Israel Parliament
proceedings) and illustrated scroll of award
to the University of Judaism are (left) Mor-dechai
Shalev, Israel Consul General; Dr.
Justin G. Turner, Library chairman, and
Louis Shub, Library director.
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