Page 4—THE NEWS—September 1980 WORLD BEAT •ditod by Marte Gttmllk SPEAKING OUT Joggers To Compete In Marathon JERUSALEM (JTA) - Thousands of runners and joggers from Israel and around the world are expected to com pete on Jan. 4, 1981 in Israel’s Fourth International Sea of Galilee Marathon. The annual race is recognized by the Inter national Amateur Athletics Federation and follows a stan dard 26-mile course along the scenic shores of the Sea of Galilee. Soy Bean Found To Have Medicinal Value For Diabetica TEL AVIV (JTA) - The ubi quitous soy bean has been found to have important medicinal value for diabetics, researchers of the Haifa Technion’s medical faculty reported. According to Dr. Yoram Kanter, a senior lec turer in medicine who heads the research team, a by-product of the soy bean, known as sobit, can reduce the sugar content of the blood and is otherwise help ful in diet control. The product, already available to consumers here, does not replace insulin, Kanter stressed. But taken in small quantities it reduces the after meals glucose response. Kanter described the research that led to the discovery of this property in soy bean fiber in a paper presented recently at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association in Wash ington. The research extended over the last three years. Patients with soya extract added to their diets showed a smaller sugar concentration compared with those who were not given the soya. Hilton Hotel Brochure Omits Israel ATLANTA, Ga. (JTA) - Hilton International, the giant BY RESERVATION- ONLY PRPMOM Jti CONTINENTAL CUISINE A MOST UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE IN DINING Entertainment Private Parties Dinner 6:30 PM Til 10 PM Sunday 5 PM Til 9 PM 364-1360 2916 Providence Rd. USF&G Building Comer of Sharon Amity and Providence hotel chain, claims the omission of two Hilton hotels in Israel from its recently published Mid dle East edition of “Business Travelers’ Guide” is a “must for doing business in the Arab countries,” it was reported in the latest issue of Southern Israelite. Charles Wittenstein, Southern counsel for the Anti- Defamation League of B’nai B’rith, called the booklet “a shameful practice.” Bi-Weekly Cargo Service Begins Between Israel and Egypt TEL AVIV (JTA) - The Jasmin, the first Israeli freighter to call at an Egyptian port, docked at Alexandria recently to discharge four con tainers, two of them with general cargo and the others with fresh apples and apricots. Her arrival marked the begin ning of a bi-weekly cargo service between Israel and Egypt operated by the ZSm Lines, Israel’s national shipping com pany. Swiss-Israel Exports And Imports GENEVA (JTA) — The Swiss Israel Cham W of Commerce in their July bulletin stated that imports from Israel to Switzerland during the first five months of 1980 totaled $111.8 million. This amount is the same as that for the first five months in 1979. Exports firom Switzerland to Israel for the first five months of 1980 totaled $408.7 million, of which $305.8 million was in uncut diamonds. Life*8 Tomorrows Life goes on its merry way Crossing bridges every day Sometimes up and som-etimes down Sometimes with a smile Sometimes with a frown. We can laugh with the good times and Cry with the sorrow. But there is one thing you must remember. The past was, the present is, and then There is always tomorrow. The following is an interview between Dr» SomUBrenner and Raphael I. Panitz, new direc tor of the Hebrew Academy. Q.: What impresses you about the day school in Charlotte? A.: I was fortimate to be able to spend a week in the school during the month of June. On the basis of that visit, I received a number of favorable impressions of the school. I was happy to find a warm, kind, friendly atmosphere in the school. I was also taken by the camaraderie that exists between the children of the school. The children’s desire to be educated in all aspects of Judaism stands out. I could not help but notice the active and vigorous role that the parents play in making the school the excellent kind of institution that it is today. Finally, one must not forget that the children are happy and pleased, even though they ^1 carry a double work load of E^nglish and Judaic studies. Q.: What are your goals as director of the Hebrew Academy? A.: The goals for this coming year are many. Obviously, the staff and I must ensure that our students obtain a secular education com parable, if not superior, to what is taught in both public and private schools in Charlotte. Equally im portant, we must see to it that the children receive a thorough Judaic education. This includes the ability to speak, write and read Hebrew, and a familiarity and knowledge of the Sid- dur, the prayer book. Judaic education at the Academy will also include the study of the festivals, Jewish customs and practices and the Jewish life cycle. Apart from these goals, attention will be placed upon the Bi ble, rabbinic Judaism, Midrash, the history of the Jewish people and the modem stote of Israel. Q.: What do you say to parents who argue that the Hebrew Ac^emy is too parochial? A.: There is nothing parochial about the rich cultural heritage of Judaism. History shows that when Jews have stopped educat ing their children in Judaism, the nation has died out. Moreover, a knowledge of Jewish ways and ideals facilitates a valid perspective of the world around us. It needs to be said that if parents are serious about the future of their children as Jews, they have to give considerable attention to giving them an intensive Jewish ^ucation. Q.: Is the day school the only way to attain that education? A.: No, it is not, but it is the best and the most natural one. Apart from the day school, time spent in a summer camp, such as Ramah, can provide a Jewish education, as can a prolonged visit to Israel. Ideally, a Jewish child should experience all three. But not every Jewish child will be that fortunate. Possibly a Jewish child can be knowledgeable about Judaism without receiving any of these three ex periences, but that would ^ an unusual situation. Q.: You have apparently prepared yourself for two careers: college teaching in Judaic studies and teaching in a day school; why did you choose the latter? A.: The university setting, even when one teaches Judaic studies, is not an ideal place to express one’s Judaism. In addition, there is very little sense of community in the university. In a small day school, on the other hand, a person can have a con siderable impact on the lives of a number of children. One teacher can greatly contribute to the growth and development of Judaism. Q.: What are your im pressions of the Jewish community in Char lotte? A.: I have had only positive ex periences here. The people I have met at temple and at the Hebrew Academy care for the future and the sur- vival of Judaism in America. Common to them all is the urge to remain committed, knowledgeable Jews. Q.: Why do you emphasize knowledgeable Jews, instead of people who are proud of their Jewish background? A.: You cannot be proud in the abstract. You must know what to be proud of Indeed, it is difficult to remain an active member of the Jewish people without knowing its heritage, its practices and its language. Judaism was not meant to be a robot religion in which people provide knee-jerk responses to words and rituals. Jews should know the contents and reasons for the rituals in which they partake. Q,: Did you ever think of becoming a rabbi? A.: I grew up in a rabbinical family. My father, uncle and older brother are practicing rabbis; my younger brother is current ly a fourth year rabbinical student at ^e Seminary. I may be considered the “black sheep” of my family. Although my knowledge of Judaism is rather exten sive, I have never really given serious thought to becoming a rabbi. My preference is the class room, not the pulpit. (Ed. note: Mr. Panitz is available to local groups to lec ture on the following topics: Dead Sea Scrolls; The Growth of the Hebrew Language; Sexual Laws in the Ancient World; Archaeology and the Bible; An cient Jews and Their Neighbors; How We Became Monotheistic; The Art of Interpretation; A Day in the Life of a Medieval Jew.) Food For Thought If dinner-time conversation has languished of late in your home, try serving yogurt, aged cheeses, sour cream, ripe bananas and avocados, soy sauce, aged beef, cola, coffee. According to Dr. George R. Schwartz, assistant professor of medicine at the University of New Mexico, these foods con tain either caffeine or tyramine — both powerful stimulants to the central nervous system. Accordingly, they tend to make you talk. Dr. Schwartz’s book. Food Power, also picks out cer tain foods as inhibitors of con versation: if you’re too polite to stuff a napkin in the mouth of an overly garrulous dinner guest, try plying him with salad, fruit and nuts. Of course, we’re not competent to judge the good doctor’s theory, which is based on ten years of research. But it does have the merit of explain ing the phenomenon of the Jewish gift of gab: high on the list of talk-fueling foods are chopped liver and pickled herr ing. — Anita Miller a Tf OxH Apartments 535-6692 Southaate Apartments S25-3767 Owned A Operated by Lawrence Ginmberg Holiday Recipes BANANA DATE-NUT CAKE Vi cup vegetable shortening l-'/4 cupe sugar 2 large eggs 1 tap vanilla V4 cup lemonade 2 cups flour, sifted Vi tap, baking powder % tap. baking aoda V4 tap. salt 2 m^um maahed bananaa 6 dates, diced % cup (topped walnuta powdered augar (optional) Blend ahortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add lemonade and 1 cup flour. Mix well. Add other cup of flour, salt, baking powder, baking so^ and maahed bananaa. Mix about 1 minute. Add datea and walnuta. Mix a few aeconda. Greaae a 9zl3-inch pan well..Poar batter into pan and bake for 40 minutea at 350 degrees. SptinUe top with powdered sugar (optional) and let cool before aerving. CARROT KUGEL 3 cups grated raw carrots ^ cop bread cnanbs 2 eggs, aUgfatljr beaten V4 cap minced (toion 1 tap. salt . . V . 2 tblapa. oil 1 cam oondcDaed diicken soup 2 tape, minced parsley Combine all ingndMnts and mix weU. Poor into graaaedl-M qoait baking diah. Bake 60 minvtaa at 325 iegrsee. Sarvea 6.