Vol. 18, No. 4, University of Judaism Newsletter and Included Flyer, 1965

              UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM
west coast branch of the Jewish theological seminary of america-
6525 SUNSET BOULEVARD • LOS ANGELES 28, CALIF. • HOLLYWOOD 3 1161
VOLUME XVIII APRIL 1965 NUMBER 4
RABBI ROSENBERG NATHAN KREMS
Rabbi Stuart Rosenberg of Toronto, Canada,
it was announced by Nathan Krems, chair-man
of the University's Executive Commit-tee,
who was named dinner chairman by
Julius Fligelman, chairman of the Board
of Overseers.
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MATTHEW BERMAN
More than 1,000 Expected to Attend May 2
Founders Day Dinner at Statler Hilton
Seventeenth annual Founders Day Dinner has been scheduled by the University of
Judaism for the Statler Hilton Hotel on Sunday evening, May 2, when more than 1,000
supporters of the University will assemble at 6 p.m. in the Pacific Room to celebrate the
University's progress since its foundings in 1947 as West Coast School of the Jewish
Theological Seminary of America.
Distinguished guest speaker on this historic
occasion will be one of the most gifted Matthew Berman Named
spokesmen in modern religious thought,
Governors Chairman
Matthew Berman is the recently ap-pointed
chairman of the Boards of Gover-nors
of the University of Judaism,
succeeding the late Lewis Pennish.
Vice chairman of
the Bureau of Jewish
Education of the Los
Angeles Jewish Fed-eration-
Council, Mr.
Berman is a member
of the University's
Board of Overseers
and has served as its
executive vice chair-man
for several
years. A past presi-dent
of Sinai Tem-ple,
he has served as president of the Los
Angeles Hebrew High School and is a
member of the Boards of the United Syna-gogue
of America, Pacific Southwest Re-gion,
and of Camp Ramah.
Since coming to Los Angeles in 1949,
Mr. Berman has been active in communal
service, as he was while a resident of Chi-cago.
An attorney, he attended Northwest-ern
University Law School and earned his
law degree from DePaul University Law
School.
Dr. Greenberg Speaks at
San Francisco Meeting
Dr. Simon Greenberg, vice chancellor
of the Jewish Theological Seminary of
America, addressed a meeting at the Con-cordia
Club in San Francisco on Febru-ary
3 on behalf of the University of Judaism
and the Seminary.
Attending the meeting were Northern
California community leaders Ezra Battat,
Dr. Abraham Bernstein, Dr. Henry Bern-stein,
Ben Blumenthal, Louis Cherin, George
Edelstein, Sam Feigenbaum, Jesse Feldman,
Samuel Friedman, Walter A. Haas, Sr.,
Walter D. Heller, Marcel L. Hirsch, Louis
Hoffman, Alfred Karp, Daniel E. Koshland,
Nat Landes, Jesse Levin, Nate Marin and
Henry Robinson.
BIBLICAL AWARD symbolized expression of
congratulations and esteem from the Uni-versity
of Judaism and those in attendance
at the dinner honoring Julius Fligelman
(left), chairman of the University's Board of
Overseers. Dr. David Lieber, University
president, made the presentation, and
speaker at the February 27 affair in the
Beverly Hilton was Dr. Mordecai M. Kaplan,
who is initially filling the Julius Fligelman
Chair in Contemporary Jewish Life and
Civilization at the University.
Sen. Javits Sparks
Patrons Society in
Talk at Brunch
Inspiring remarks by Sen. Jacob Javits
at a February 21 brunch meeting of the
Patrons Society leadership at Hillcrest Coun-try
Club were credited by the Society's
chairman, Isadore Familian, with a resultant
new high point in patronships.
Arranged by Sid Levine, who chaired the
meeting, the affair served as an opportunity
for the liberal, outspoken Republican sena-tor
from New York to express his foreign
policy views, particularly his belief that
"in dealing with Nasser it is time the United
States realized his one aim is to wipe out
Israel by war, diversion of the Jordan waters
and economic pressure."
In tribute to the University, Sen. Javits
said, "It is my firm conviction that the Uni-versity
of Judaism and its parent institu-tion,
the Jewish Theological Seminary of
America, exemplify that which is most im-portant
in Jewish life and should be in
the conduct of nations — a respect for ethics
and justice."
Now at a new high mark in membership,
the Patrons Society representing annual con-tributions
of $1,000 or more to the Uni-versity
is comprised of the following: Alex
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ETHICS AND JUSTICE are exemplary quali-ties
of University of Judaism, as cited by
a distinguished visitor, U. S. Sen. Jacob
Javits (seated left), at Patrons Society
brunch on February 21. Sid Levine (seated
right) chaired the fruitful meeting, where
others taking part in program were Isadore
Familian (standing left), chairman of the
Patrons Society, and Dr. David Lieber,
president of the University of Judaism.
DR. SAMUEL DININ
Study Aids Doctoral
Degree Candidates
A study recently completed and pub-lished
by the University of Judaism and
the National Curriculum Research Institute
has been hailed by universities throughout
the country as meet-ing
a long felt need
in making available
a comprehensive list-ing
of abstracts on
all available disserta-tions
published in
the field of Jewish
education.
The 137-page book
was made possible by
a grant from the
Melton Research
Center of the Jewish Theological Seminary
of America. Compiled and edited by Dr.
Frank Rosenthal of the University of Juda-ism
with the assistance of Dr. Judah Pilch
of the National Curriculum Research Insti-tute
of the American Association for Jew-ish
Education, the publication is designed
to aid universities, their faculties and stu-dents
in the choice of a research topic for
doctoral dissertations.
Guiding spirit for the project was Dr.
Samuel Dinin, chairman of faculties at the
University of Judaism, who had felt that
such a publication was long due as a guide
to avoid duplication of topics and to
encourage students to seek and develop
yet uncovered areas for their doctoral
dissertations.
One interesting fact discovered during the
research on the valued publication, which
is titled "Abstracts of Doctoral and Masters'
Dissertations in Jewish Education and Re-lated
Areas," was that the first paper to
be accepted by an American university in
the field of Jewish education was "The Ed-ucation
of the Jews," written by H. M.
Leipziger in 1890 at the New York College
for the Training of Teachers.
Columbia University led all others with
28 doctoral dissertations in Jewish scholarly
research. Subjects covered since 1920 were
Judaica, 47 titles; Sociology, 38; History,
38; Theology, 16, and Literature, 8.
N E W S L E T T E R
UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM
West Coast School of the
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
JULIUS FI.IGELMAN, Chmn, Board of Overseers
DR. DAVID LIEBER, Pres., University of Juda'sm
PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE Chairman,
Henry Brandler; Gershon Kekst, Charles
Pomerantz, Edith Weiss.
LEO SIMON Editor
MRS. JULES WAIL .. ....Associate Editor
CIVIL RIGHTS MARCHERS in Alabama were joined by local delegation of rabbis and
educators, shown here with Episcopal Bishop Francis Eric Bloy at airport before leaving.
They are (from left) Dr. Walter Ackerman, dean of the Hebrew Teachers College and
College of Judaica at the University of Judaism; Rabbi Pincus Goodblatt, Har Zion
Congregation of Sepulveda; Rabbi Sidney Guthman, Temple Sinai of Long Beach; Rabbi
Jacob Pressman, Temple Beth Am, and Rabbi Aaron M. Wise, Valley Jewish Community
Center. A total of 15 rabbis joined the large group of Catholic and Protestant clergymen
and lay civil rights leaders and supporters on the flight to Birmingham.
B'nai BVith Messenger Feature Lauds the
University's Endowed Chair Program
"A notable accomplishment has been made by the University of Judaism this year in
the establishment of endowed professorial chairs for two of the University's key academic
programs."
With these words in its Passover issue,
the B'nai B'rith Messenger commended the
University of Judaism for its major contri-bution
"to the maturity of higher Jewish
learning in the western half of the United
States."
C o m m e n d i n g £jj|
Samuel A. Fryer for
establishing the Sam-uel
A. Fryer Chair
in Bible, the article
referred to him as
patron extraordinaire
of Jewish learning.
The Messenger fea-ture
concluded by
saying, "All who are
presently associated
with the University
of Judaism and all those future scholars
who will derive knowledge of Torah, of
Jewish life and culture from this University,
are eternally grateful to Samuel Fryer and
to all* who made establishment of the Julius
Fligelman Chair in Contemporary Jewish
Life and Civilization possible. Their enlight-ened
philanthropy will enable this institution
Public Relations Committee
Views Long Range Projects
Long range projects presently under con-sideration
by the Public Relations Commit-tee
chaired by Henry Brandler include a
film that will bring the University of Juda-ism
story of academic and cultural pro-grams
to the community and a brochure
projecting present activities and future
plans for development.
Members of the committee are Gersho«
Kekst, Charles Pomerantz, Marion Wail,
Edith Weiss and, ex officio, Dr. Max
Vorspan, Emanuel Forster and Leo Simon.
SAMUEL FRYER
to be a fount of Jewish learning for the
benefit of our community and mankind."
*David Familian Memorial Foundation,
David and George Familian Fund, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Brandler, Mr. and Mrs. William
Fingerhut, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Fligelman,
Mrs. Anna Gourrich, Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Kantzler, Lazaroff Family Foundation, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Meltzer, Sr., Mr. and Mrs
Edward Meltzer, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Ostrow, Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Shapiro, Mr.
and Mrs. Max Zimmer.
CAMP RAMAH
Camp Ramah is continuing its year-round
programs of adult and children's weekends.
Summer sessions for the various age groups
are almost entirely filled, according to Rabbi
Zvi Dershowitz, Camp Director. Along with
sports, art and crafts, swimming, music and
dance, emphasis is on Jewish living through
study of Hebrew, Bible and Literature.
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"JEWISH ADVENTURE IN AMERICA" was
title of program inaugurating Hyman Levine
Memorial Lecture in American Jewish His-tory
under auspices of University of Judaism
at Hollywood Temple Beth El on March 31.
Shown here (from left) are Sid Levine, Mrs.
Hyman Levine, author-lecturer Stephen
Longstreet and Isadore Levine.
UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM NEWSLETTER
University and Camp Ramah Project Varied
Programs for 1965 Summer Sessions
With the current Spring semester showing a substantial increase in enrollment in all
schools of the University of Judaism, 50 per cent greater in the School of Fine Arts, it
is planned again to hold an Ulpan in Modern Conversational Hebrew during the summer
months, as announced by Dr. Max Vorspan, executive dean.
Offered by the University Institute of
Jewish Studies, the sessions are scheduled
for June 21 through July 29 on Mondays
through Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon
and from 7:30 to 10 p.m. The four-credit
course is applicable for in-service training
credits from the Los Angeles Board of
Education.
'Jews and History1
New TV Series Set
By University
"Jews and History" is a new television
series now being readied by the University
of Judaism for later scheduling over KNBC
(4), with well known stars filling key roles.
Videotaping of several segments is already
underway, including "Portrait of a Patri-arch
— Abraham," directed by Jack Shea,
director of the Bob Hope Show.
Producing for the University is Fran-cine
Parker, head of the Radio and Tele-vision
Department, who announced that
Delia Wasserman has been appointed as-sociate
producer and Rita Talisman produc-tion
coordinator.
Famed motion picture composer Ernest
Gold is creating the title and theme music.
Top film and television writers who have
agreed to provide scripts include Albert
Aley, Guy Endore, David Harmon, Chester
Krumholz, Ken Rosen and Sy Salkowitz.
William Dozier will be consultant for
several of the programs.
Meanwhile "Insight into Judaism" is
continuing on KNXT (2), with "New Di-rections
in Judaism" representing a group
of rabbinic leaders in a discussion of social
issues in contemporary American life Sun-day,
April 25 at 1 p.m. as last of this
season's series of 13 programs.
"MUSIC OF THE BIBLE" is program cur-rently
winning more friends for the Uni-versity
of Judaism on its weekly Sunday
10 a.m. broadcasts over radio station
KGBS, as conducted by David Cooper,
seen here with Francine Parker, head of
the University's Radio and TV Department.
UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM NEWSLETTER
Instructors will be Ciporah Berger, Muriel
Kauper and Relli Robinson. Registration is
now open, and those interested are advised
to call HO 3-1161 for further information.
University Library Is
Community Resource
In addition to its extensive use by the
faculty and student body, the University of
Judaism Library has become a major com-munity
resource for authors, artists, schol-ars
and researchers as well as faculty mem-bers
and students of other universities
throughout Southern California.
As noted by Louis Shub, Library direc-tor,
recent use of the Library has been made
by researchers from David Wolper Produc-tions
in doing a documentary film on Israel;
a San Diego writer engaged in making a
film on Chassidism; David Ger of KCET-TV
doing research on cartoons on Jews. A
number of writers working on scripts for
the University's new television series, "Jews
and History," have also been frequent
visitors to the Library.
Term papers currently being researched
by students from various colleges are "In-fluence
of Aristotelianism on Jewish and
Christian Theology," "Family Organization
in the Kibbutz," "Immigration as a Factor
in American History," "The Contemporary
Novel and the Hitler Catastrophe," "Con-cept
of a Woman in the Old Testament,"
"Who Is a Jew in Israel" and "Arab
Minority in Israel."
Letters of appreciation from educators
and students at other institutions are re-ceived
regularly by the Library, which is
open to the public Monday through Friday
from 9 to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Thursday evenings from 6 to 10 and
Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.
FOUNDERS DAY DINNER
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Rabbi Rosenberg is internationally recog-nized
as an author, his books including "The
Bible Is for You" and "More Loves than
One—The Bible Confronts Psychiatry." He
is also well known as lecturer, newspaper
columnist and university professor in addi-tion
to filling the pulpit of Beth Tzedec Con-gregation,
one of the world's largest congre-gations.
He is a graduate of Columbia Uni-versity
and the Jewish Theological Seminary
of America.
Honorees at the Founders Day Dinner
will be Irving Dubin, Isadore Levine and
Benjamin Seewack, receiving the Univer-sity's
Distinguished Service Award, and a
Special Citation of Honor will be presented
to Mrs. Jacob Pressman. A musical pro-gram
will be presented by the School of
Fine Arts under the direction of its dean,
Erwin Jospe.
Agnla
AYOLA REISS
Mrs. Irwin Reiss, fondly known by
all of her associates at the University
of Judaism as Ayola, will always be
remembered for the immeasurable con-tribution
she
made to the
University as
registrar dur-ing
its forma-t
i v e y e a r s .
Mourned by
the entire com-munity,
which
she had served
as president of
the West Coast
R e g i o n of
Hadassah, as a Board member of the
Jewish Federation-Council, president of
the American Zionist Council of Los
Angeles, chairman of the Board of
Review and Certification of the Bureau
of Jewish Education and founder of
Israela, Zionist women's organization,
Ayola Reiss passed away after a long
illness on February 24.
Tribute was paid to Mrs. Reiss for
her lifelong dedication to Jewish edu-cation
by Dr. Samuel Dinin, chairman
of the University's faculties, in a eu-logy
at the services, where Dr. David
Lieber, University president, and Dr.
Jacob Kohn, dean of the Graduate
School, also paid tribute to her. In
memorial services a month later at
the University, Ayola Reiss was ex-tolled
by Louis Shub, Library director
and her working colleague for two
decades, as "totally committed to the
Jewish community . . . to the crea-tion
of a mature self-governing Jewish
entity . . . to the demands of Jewish
peoplehood."
The great loss to her family, daugh-ter
Judy Milliken; her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Abraham Greenberg; and
her sisters, Mrs. Ann Goldman and
Mrs. Ira Warshaw, is shared by the
Board of Overseers, administration
and faculty, students and her co-workers
at the University who knew
her, admired her and loved her.
School of Fine Arts
Slates Two Events
Third Annual Student Art Exhibit will
open Monday evening, April 26, in the
University Art Gallery under the auspices
of the School of Fine Arts and will continue
through May 31. Oil paintings, drawings,
graphic designs and sculpture will be
shown.
Final program in the current "Arts in
Your Life" series will be presented Wednes-day
evening, May 26, in the University
Theater under the direction of Benjamin
Zemach, chairman of the Theater Arts De-partment.
Scenes from plays by Sholom
Aleichem, Ben Maddow, Philip Roth, Jean
Giraudoux and Sam Locke will be enacted
by members of the Drama Workshop.
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United Synagogue Plans Regional Convention,
All Day Sessions June 27 at Statler Hilton
Twentieth annual convention of the United Synagogue of America, Pacific Coast Region,
will be highlighted by all day sessions and a luncheon at the Statler Hilton on Sunday,
June 27, it was announced by Irving Dubin, regional executive vice president and
convention chairman.
Convention theme will be "Adult and
Youth, Foundation and Future," with prin-cipal
morning and afternoon workshops
PATRONS SOCIETY
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IRVING DUBIN
and panel discussions to be centered on
"Youth Speaks to
Youth" and "Moral
Basis of Social Ac-tion."
The luncheon
program will include
the presidential re-port
by Fred R.
Fine, regional presi-dent,
and an analysis
of regional activities
by Rabbi Edward M.
Tenenbaum, regional
executive director.
Election of officers will also be held on
Sunday, with a post-convention session
scheduled for Monday.
A pre-convention reception will be held
Saturday evening, June 26, to honor rabbis
who have joined the region within the past
year. They are Rabbis Moshe Babin, Valley
Beth Shalom of Encino; Martin Douglas,
Alhambra Synagogue Center; Henry Fisher,
interim rabbi at Pacific Palisades Jewish
Community Center; Aaron Gold, Temple
Beth Sholom of Las Vegas; Henry Gold-water,
Simi Valley Jewish Community Cen-ter:
Pincus Goodblatt, Har Zion Congrega-tion
of Sapulveda; Bernard Kimmel, Con-gregation
Sholom of Leisure World; Hillel
Silverman, Sinai Temple of Los Angeles;
Joseph Smith, Temple Beth Shalom of
Whittier; Norman Tarnor, University of
Judaism faculty, and Max Wasser, Foothill
Jewish Temple and Center.
Working with Chairman Dubin to plan the
convention are Ted Bearman, president of the
National Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs,
Pacific Southwest Region; Fred R. Fine,
USA regional president; Francis Mintz,
president of Temple Ramah of Northridge;
Maurice Rosen, USA regional vice presi-dent;
James Shannon, executive vice presi-dent
of the NFJMC, and Allen Ziegler, Sinai
Temple of Los Angeles.
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Abramson Victor Aleck, Mrs. Bertram
Allenberg, Dr. Joseph Backlar, Lloyd Beck,
Julius Bell, Matthew Berman, Mac Bodian,
Hyman Bolotin, Robert Borun, Louis Boyar,
Mark Boyar, Henry Brandler, Samuel Bris-kin,
Samuel Carlat, Sam Cohen, Mrs. Tyco
Cohen, Theodore Cummings, Richard Dil-ler,
Martin Donig, Irving Dubin, Max
Dworsky, Ely Elias, Alex Engleman, Ed-ward
Ettinger, John Factor, Isadore Famil-ian,
Samuel Farkas, Jerome Feig, William
Fingerhut, Reuben Finkelstein, Lester Fink-elstein,
Julius Fligelman, James Fischgrund,
Samuel Fryer, Harry Friedman, Jack Gindi,
Dr. George Gillman, Morris Gold, Sol Gold-berg,
Charles Goldring, Dr. Victor Good-hill,
Dr. Sanford Goodkin, Dr. Simon
Greenberg, Harry Groman, Alfred Hart,
George Heltzer, Frank Horny, Sam Horo-witz.
Edward Hyman, Michael Kantzler, Abe
Kanner, Dr. Samuel Kremen and Charles
Kaplan.
Others are Reuben Katz, Walter Keen,
Kleiner-Bell Foundation, George Konheim,
Philip Kopelow, Herman Kranz, Nathan
Krems, Allan Lazaroff, Isadore Lazaroff,
Maury Leibovitz, Isadore Levine, Sam Lif-ton,
Bart Lytton, David Matusow, Edward
Meltzer, Harvey Morse, Frederick Nicho-las,
Irving Niedorf, Jack Ostrow, Albert
Parvin, Abbey Paul, John Pennish, Samuel
Pensick, Albert Pepper, Saul Pick, Herman
Platt, Anatole Ponve, Meyer Pritkin, Barry
Richards, Dr. Samuel Roland and Sol Rubin.
Completing the Patrons list are Raymond
Sandier, Jack Schapiro, Mark Schulman,
A. J. Schwartzman, Benjamin Seewack,
Nathan Shapell, L. K. Shapiro, Julian
Sieroty, Nathan Smooke, Abraham Spiegel,
Murray Sporn, J. D. Sterling, Mrs. Theo-dore
Strimling, Henry Traub, Justin Turner,
Maurice Turner, Martin Waisbren, Law-rence
Weinberg, Morris Weiner, Milton
Whitebook, Arthur Whizin, Al Wolf, Leonard
Zanville, Allen Ziegler and Max Zimmer.
National Women's
League Holds Its
Annual Conference
"Torah, Our Blueprint for Jewish Living"
will be the theme for the annual conference
of the National Women's League, Pacific
Southwest Branch, at B'nai Israel Congre-gation,
4300 W. Santa Barbara Ave., on
May 23-24. Appointed by Mrs. Marcus
Mandell, branch president, as conference
chairman was Mrs. Jules Wail, immediate
past president, with Mrs. Maurice Gordon
as vice chairman.
Several hundred delegates are expected
from 55 Conservative congregation sister-hoods
throughout Southern California, Ari-zona.
Utah and Nevada. Guest participants
for the various seminars and study sessions
will include Mrs. Henry Gichner of Wash-ington,
D.C., national parliamentarian for
the National Women's League.
Highlighting the Sunday evening banquet
will be "The Wing and I," a musical pro-duction
by members of the Valley Beth
Shalom sisterhood.
BEAUTY OF TORAH is projected by Dr.
David Lieber, president of the University
of Judaism, in visit to University Chapel by
National Women's League leaders (from
lefr) Mmes. Jacob Pressman, NWL national
vice president; Paul Dubin, program chair-man
for Pacific Southwest Branch Torah
Fund luncheon held February 18; Marcus
Mandell, branch president, and Erwin
Raffle, luncheon chairman.
UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM NEWSLETTER
Passover Greetings
To All Its Friends
From The
University
Of
Judaism
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