Vol. IV - No. 2
A Free Publication
October, 1971
Senior Girls To Sflend Term Studying in Israel
Jewish Council On J erusalen1 Hears Wiesel By Sam Newborn
On Thursday, Sept 23, a confer ence o( 500 Jewish rcl1g1ous leaders \vas held at the New York Hilton Hotel by the Synagogue Council of America, the rcprcscntattve body of the three branches of American
Jud:usrn
The conference was held to cm. phas1ze the deep sp1ntual s1gn1f1cnncc of the city of Jerusalem and to unite the Amcncan Jewish com mun1ty in prepar:i.t1on for the U.N debate on the status of Jerusalem The position taken by the council I was that Jerusalem., ns1de from any pollttcal cons1dcrnt1ons, must be rcc1 o,c:111.tcd by the wo1 ld community ;1s
The guest speaker at the confer ence was Eh Wiesel, world renowned author or books on the holocaust, himself a survivor of Auschwitz. Mr Wiese.l's speech dealt with the irn• portance of Jerusalem to the Jewish soul. He spoke nllcgoncally, often Ill• tc:rweav111g Hass1d1c lore and child hood rec0Uect1on� of talcs or Jcru S.)lcm into his speeceh. Speaking ot l11s first v1s1t to the Wa11lng Wa11, which took pince 1mmc-di:1tely rollow111g the Six-Day War, Mr. Wiesel ex pressed his sense or unity with )us feJlow Jews throughout history Em. phas1z111g the great s1gn1f1cance of Jerusalem to the Jew, Mr \\T1cscl said, ''The Jews have always placed Jerusalem on a pedestal high above any other city, for Jerusalem 1s the haven for the soul, mind and spirit of the Jewish people. Jerusalem rep resents a messiamc-ltke dream, a dream or holiness and peace. It rep. resents the religious ful!1llment of the Jewish people and 1s the sole holy place or our rellc1on, as opposed to the i\loslem and Christian rehg1ons wl11ch have other holy places" Eban Addresses U.N.
The d1scussi�n or the Israeli s1tua• Lion and the Jerusalem problem be• can at the United Nations during the week of Oct. Jst with a speech de Jivered by Abba Eban before the General Assembly. Mr. Eban asked for a resumption or the Arab.Israeli nec:otia.t,ons and proposed a number of options for formulating a new peace plan. This session of the Gen• era.I Assembly was attended by the S<'nior class or Ramaz
Sen, Jackson (lcfl) s1>eaking to reporters.
Sen. Jackson Speoks At Soviet Jewry Bully
By Lilly Kaufm:tn Ramaz will participate in the Toc/1. mt Yud-Bel program in the spring lC'i m of this school year Tocluut Yud-Bet 1s run under the auspices of the Jewish Agency m cocperat1on with the Gold College for Women in Jerusalem The pro. gram of study, given entirely 111 Hebrew consists of courses 111 Torilh, Prophets, Hebrew, Jewish Philoso. phy, Modern Jewish History ;md topics of Isro.eh interest. Numerous tnps have been planned as well. Those eligible for the program arc semor girls who have finished their required courses of study by January or their senior year. The girls arrive in Israel 111 the f111al week of J:m uo.ry for five months of 111tcns1vc stud ) and return to the U.S to gr.-1d uat<.· \\ 1th \ht'1r class Adm.ss,on st1:md::i.rds to t!lc p10gram arc very hJgh. Tu1l1on for I\Iachon Gold 1s $950 including air fore. There will be no reduction m R;:unaz tU1t1on to compensate for the cost or the program. The school 1s presently 111vcst1gat1ng the poss1bil1ty of a C'Omparablc program for boys. Other schools which have parll c1pated 111 the program m the past arc Yesl11va Htgh School of Queens. Yeshiva or FIMbush and Hebrew Instttule of Lons Island. Rabbt Bakst sa.1d of Tocluut Yud Bet, "I have studied the program very extensively nnd I feel thnt 1t 1s an excellent one m illl respects. 1 am sure that the students altendmg will {ind 1t very rcwa1d111g and we hope t.J make 1t available to Ramaz stu dents for many year to come."
By Joseph Klausner On September 30, 1941. 100,000 Nazis to the cultt1ral genocide prac. Jews were slaughtered m a ravine llC'cd by the Soviet authorities today on the outskirts 01 Kiev, m Russia - agamst the Jev,,s ...Our nation must 111 a place call� Baba Var. To com not rC'peat the mistakes made m the m€'morate this event, on September past. Now we c:m suU act. The time 2G, 1971. a rally wns held at Congre has come for the President of the gation Keh1fatn Jcshurun. The pur• United States to speak out on the pose of the meeting was not only to plight of the Soviet Jews." remember the dead, but to remember Jackson called on the President to those Jews wno are sllll living m demand th.it the U.S .S R. "msurc the nuss1a today. nght to !rec emigration, a !unda• Despite the fact that there was mental nght embodied Ill the U.N. \.Cry httle advance publicity, over Human Rights Charter.'' which was 1,000 people attended the gathering, signed by the Soviet Umon. wh 1ch was sponsored by the New (Continued on Page 4) York Conference on Soviet Jewry . Rabbt Gilbert Klapcrman and Mr. David Sher addressed mtroductory remarks to the ovcrrlow crowd. They discussed the fact that "tragically and An experiment in aud10-v1sually aided education is underway at Ra· l)p1cally" Bab1 Yar contams no ad� maz. Thirty-two wireless headphones have been donated to the school by quate memorial to the Jews bunecl Mr Daniel Schulman, a Ramaz parent. Four rooms have been specially there. The site of holocaust is today wired for the mstallahon of the headphones. Students wearing the h<.•adthc site of a housing project. phones in the designated rooms will bo able to pick up the sound by Senn tor Henry Jackson (D-Wash.), means of the wire which runs around the ceiling of the lnd1v1dual room. an unannounced presidential cand1· Dr. Petluck, the school's headmaster. commcntcd on the new pro. date, was the featured speaker or the jcct: "The headphones add a tremendous depth anti dimension to eduartcrnoon. Jackson has been m5trucation. IC a student already knows what is being taught m class or would mental m brmgmg many Jev,nsh ltke to delve further mto a subject, he can remain m the classroom and cm1ses to the attention or the Amerlisten to any of the many tapes and records now available at the school." 1can public - among them the plight The headphones allow the student's studies to go beyond the prrnted or Soviet Jewry. page without affecting the learning rate of the rest of the class. The "Let us stand an solidarity w,th the mstrumenls will be used to aid courses 111 English, foreign languages, children of Bab1 Yar,'' declared the music and history. In the future, instead of merely listening to a teacher's senator. "They arc the genu111e heroes recitation, a student will be able to experience a poem, speech or comof our time. They command our position himself. The use of these instruments will make the process of deepest respect." Jackson compa.rcd learning more alive and exciting for all mvolvcd. -Carol \\'eiss the slaughter carried out by the,c.________________ _______ _ ____,
Audio Aids Donated to School
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What Ewes Need
In lil!e "ith the trend toward lilnn1tio11 of women in ou,· so� iety, The Ram Page fell it would he appropriate to devote this space lo the girl ' varsity - the Ewes. Unfortunately, due lo male chauvinism, the Ewes have never received the recognition the;, deserve. While the Rams (boys' var sity) hm•p !ind one dismal season :ifter another, the Ewes have had a history of achievement. Yet, it is the boys· team which is always featured. Tlie Varsity is always cheered on hy members of the fairer sex. ls it fair not lo cheer on the girls? It is the boys who are always suppliNI with uni:orms. Why not the girls? An imagi native costume would be blue and gold holpants with matching tops! Another injt!stice against the girls' team is their name - the Ewes (female of Ram). To the distaff dribblers nothing could be more denigrating than lo be relegated to the place of counter parts Lo a losing tc:im of males. The second fault with the name lies in its pronunciation (yous). Anyone intrepid enough Lo cheer "Let's go Ewes," is immediately laughed at. The first step in J'ighting this sorry sill,ntion is to change the Le.�m•s imag·e - by changing its name. The· name must be more lirn·, a servile appelbtion relating to the boys' team. It must also nminlain an identity with the school. With this in mind, we suggest thaL the girls' team be renamed the Rnmazons ! Would we kid ewe?
A We Icome" Change 11
October, 1971
Soviet Jewry
During recent years, Soviet ,Jewry has m? ved into lhc fore front among Jewish problems. It !ms been decided Uial this )'. e'U: all Jewish organizations will stand united on the �ssue. 111 OHie, to impress tl,e American govcrnmc:nl a� 1d the entire world wnh the great importance of freeing the Soviet Jews. _ . '!'he major e1·cnL of this year in support of Soviet Jewry w,11 be a rally held on December l3 at Madison Square Garden. ,fhe organizers hope not only Lo fill the Garden. but nlso to have people sunounding the building to demonstrate su pport of Lh� cause. The Ram Page believes that this e1·ent ,s of utmost importance to all of World Jewry. IL is therefore the obligation of every Ramaz student and faculty member to attend the rail;-. The success of this event is our rcsponsibilit;'. . Tickets for the rally are availnble from the class 7Jres,dents.
The Rom's Horn:
A-Dressing a Problem
By Teddy Widlanski
By Ira Glucksman
For too long Ramaz has been far When one discusses the dress code there arc three points LO bear in too ng1<l about of rules and rcgula• uons. A prime example is the dress m111d • Pomt one 1s that students enter code The stubborncss of the adm m• Ramaz with cert;un obligations to 1stratton in upholding this rule proves ward the school.Among these obltga this point. There 1s no v1s1blc reason why we ttons 1s one to come dressed accord in;z to the spec1C1cations laid down by hnvc to dress m a manner prevalent the school. Students have no right during the so·s, or to look lJkc some to dispute this by means of actions stereotype of a parochial school stu• dent. YN the adm1mstration dog such as student strikes. • Point two 1s that the school has a gedly insists th:it this is the way it right to expect the student body to has to be, despite repeated appeals mcl.intain a minimum standard of by the students to repeal the code. dress. The school,desp1tc what many Are a tac and jacket an 1mmcd1ate students say, must maintain an sign of decorum Are these not image. New students, accred.itors merely super!icial things? Is it not flvm various 01i;an11ot1ons and othc1 m01 c import�mt to strl'Ss good be SlI<'· school v1s1tors are much more hkcly havior and manners? Is Ramaz's re to be impressed by lies and Jackets pulation so vulnerable that we can than by casual dress. This brings us not afford to change? Can Ramaz to one o! the most controversial as really be so progrcssive" i! it still pects of the issue. Many students abides by anliquatcd rules? Does the maintain that i! the school is so con dress code have any v1s1ble positive cerned about its image why cancel points? the dress code during parts o! the I think 1t goes without saying that school year? The answer 1s sample. the dress code serves no purpose A student who is overheated can whatsoever and to keep 1t would be not be in the proper frame of mind hidicrous. !or studying.
After the failure of last ye:ir's Welcome Freshmen assembly and dance, the suggestion w:is made to discontinue this supposedly obsolete tradition. After some discussion, the decision was made by the s<-nior rlass to attempt once more to improve the annual cvenl. Planning the program Uecarnc a senior Jffoject and its cess was of great importance Lo Lhe entire class. Generally, if interest in an evenL exists among Ramaz sen iors, as it did in the case of the Willcome Freshmen, it spreads lo the rest of the school as well. Due Lo that fact, the "Welcome Freshmen of I 971," in contrast to those of recent ye,�rs, was very successful. Duri?1g this year's evPnt almost every senior remained for the entire p1og1-:i111 and participated fully. Most of the other students not only attended the assembly, but also partidpaled in the square dancing, which was a new format for the dancing half of the pro gram. This new format made for a more friendly and lively atmosphere. Generally speaking the students enjoyed the program, and most were in favor of continuing the once dying tradition which has now been invested with new life. It would certainly be a welcome sighL to sec the enthusiasm which existed at this year's Welcome Freshmen in evidence at all other school activities as well.
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• The third pomt 1s that the present ciress code does not inconvenience anyone. Now that tt has been abol1shcd during the hot weather period, students cannot complain about bemg warm or uncomfortable. Just because students have reached an age where rebelHon against estab-
lis:hed ideas is i,1 vogue doesn't mean that they can 1 un the school. This respns1bility lies in hands far more competent than theirs. If members of a basketball team can come to games wearing ties and J< ckets surely the student can come t:> school wearing tics and j;:ickets.
The �am POO'fe published monthly by the students of Ramaz High School 125 E. 85th St., New York, N.Y. 10028 - HA 7-1000 Editors-in-Chief Kenny Eckstein
Michael Widlanski
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"A halter made of silk is a halter still!'
October, 1971
THE RAM PAGE
The Looksteins: Founder and Son
Joseph Lookstein
Pa e 3
1-Iaskel Lookstein
By Diane \\'yshogrod Robbi Joseph Loolcstein is the founder of Ramaz, and until last year served os its Principal. He is al.so the Rabbi oJ Kehilath Jeshunm os well as the Chancellor of Bar llan Vnwersity rn lnoel. Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, his son, wns ctppohlted prrncipol of Rlt11,az upon Ins retirement. Rabbi Joseph Lookstein was born in a small town m the Ukraine in Russia. He is rC>lated to the Hass1d1c dynaHy of Lubav1tch and was raised Rabbi Joseph Lookstcin Rabbi Haskel Lookstein 111 that tradition. Rabbi Lookstc111 was one of the first 111 his town to receive an ivnt b'ivnt (hebrcw t ran slated mto Hebrew) education and as a result spoke Hebrew al a very young c1ge. When he wns 7, his family came to America. They settled on Canal Street on the L')wer East Side. where he and his brothers attended the Rabbi Jacob Joseph School - the first Jewish day school in America. He graduated with a gold medal nnd was class valedictorian. From there. Rabbi Lookstein went lo T.A. (Tal mudic Academy) - then only in its second year of existence. Finishing high school in only three and a half years, he was again class valedic torian. Rabbi Lookstein continued h1s By Hillel Zaremba education at the Isaac Eldrnnan Sem inary (later to become Yeshiva Uni Once upon a time, in n land of And in the ranks ol the kingdom, ' ersity). It was during this time that enchantment and !airy tales, where all Freshmen, Sophomores and Jun he became associated with Kehilath good was good and evil was evil and iors spoke am0ng themselves and a Jeshurun. In 1923, he came to the knights bedecked m tie and jacket voice arose and said: "How is it that 85th Street Synanogue as a student jousted for the honor of s1tting at the we nde the subways and buses dur rabbi and has been here ever srnce. noble table of A-teret, there ruled a ing rush hours and after dark and He was ordained as a rabbi in 1926 mighty and awesome triumvirate. no question of our safety is nused, and once ag:uu, he- was valed1ctona11 Now this triumvirate ruled the land but during daytime we be told the Rabbi Lookstem got his B.A. from with an even hand - at times a bit streets are too dangerous?" But no City Col1eee and then completed his odd - but mostly even. Their fame < ne heeded the voice for 1t was like graduate studies at Columbia . was far-flung across the land and iJ brook against the thundering roar In 1936, he realized the need for their empire stretched from Merit of the waterfall. And the people a Hebrew day school which would Farms to Marboro, with their strong nodded their heads and said It was offer a progressive education in both hold at shining Ra-maz. They held good. secular and Judaic studies, with equal sway over all the peoples in this And 1t came to pass that the stress placed on both. Ramaz grew lc.nd, .:ind even the nobles - in the triumvirate granted a hnlf-year \Vork cut of this need. It was founded in the land's tonguP, Seniors - owed program to the noble Seniors and 1937, and its name was taken from them service. The triumvirate was all the people agreed to this wisdom Rabbi Lookstein's grandfather by greater than all others before them: and said it was good. marriage, Rabbi Moses Zevulun Mar greater than Octavian, Anthony, and And it came to pass and word \vr1s golis who had been the rabbi of L�pidus; greater than Crassus, Pom spoken of a hall-year study program Kchllath Jcshrun for 30 years. Rab• pey, and Caesar; even greater than in Israel for the noble Seniors and b! Lookstcin said that the ideal of (gasp!) the Father, the Son and the all the people agreed and all said U-,js was good. the school was to mold a student who Holy Ghost. The people were divided into four And it came to pass that lecturers was a blend of both American and classes - Frci-hmen, Sophomores, ,..-ere brought in and spoke o! subJewish ideals. The school started with only six Juniors and Seniors - all equal un jects of interest to all, but spoke students, among them Rabbi Haskel der the eyes of the law - or so was only to the noble Seniors and not all the people agreed but most said Lookstein and Mrs. Jacobs' oldest thought. And the word came down from this was good. daughter, Naom1. Now it has 700. And it came to pass that courses \Vhen asked whether he felt that the triumvirate to the people say the attitudes of the students had ing: "We have decided to permit our \\ ere given in Comparative Religion changed over the years, Rabbi Look �himng knights, our Seniors, to leave and Zionism and other goodly things �tein said that students are students the budding at their convemence, for to the noble Seniors and 1nore voices whether in 1937 or in 1971. Now, they have been sorely tried in the arose that did not agree and only hcwever, there is a much greater previous years and deserve reward, some said this \vas good. And the voice arose once more and concern among students over social and besides, they jousted in the name and Jewish issues and problems con of our Lady, Rita. Concerning the said to his brothers - Freshmen, Svphomores. Juniors, noble Semors, rest of our vassals and subjects we cerning Israel. Ramaz students are in the forefront of demonstrations withold this right, for they arc as wise tutors and soothsayers: "\Vhere is our shining stronghold, on behalf of Soviet Jewry. A sub· young shoots, uneducated in the stantial number have gone to Israel. ways of mid-Manhattan streets, and our golden Ra-maz?" And m all th� land there was no Rabbi Lookstein explained that this smce we wish to protect our sub a1�swer. jtcts, they shall not leave." (Continued on rage 4)
Haven for Senio,r Citizens
Uy Michael \Vidlanski Haskel Lookstein has always been a pan of the Ramaz "'family". He was among the six students in the premier first grade. back m 1937. the year of Ramaz's inception Although Rabbi Lookstcin was an outstanding student (valedictorian of graduating class o! 1949), he had many of the ncn-academlc experi ences non-exemplory Ramaz students have.Sophomore Lookstein was sus pended by the high school supervisor for climbing out on the roof of the 82nd Street build111g (now the Pri mary School). Rabbi Lookstem main rnins that he was innocently in "'estigating the neighborhooct·s sur roundings when his classmates locked him out on the roo f. However, the story had a happy ending. Lookstein, the wayward stu dent, learned his lesson so well that ht became a model student and a member of the school's honor society Before his graduation, Haskel Lookstem had seen action as the school's G.O. president and as Cap. t�m of the basketball team.He aver• c1ged eleven points a game despite his size. Rabbi Lookste111 received his B.A. f1 om Columb1;:i 111 J 953. concentratmg on the social sciences. He also holds an 1\1.A. m Halacluc Literature from Yeshiva University, Rabbi Lookstein has completed the required courses for his Ph.D in Modern Jewish His tory. In 1958, he received his Smicha from Rabbi Isaac Elchanon Seminary of Yeshiva Umversity, where he stu died under the Talmudic scholar Rabbi J.B. Soloveitchik. These years �pent at Yeshiva were "the most de cisive influence in my life" declared flabbi Lookstem. It was this experi ence which strengthened his ''com mitment to Halachic Judaism in practice and in study." He asserted that his goal was to be a Jewish educator rather than a rabbi. Look !;tein feels that "to be a Jewish edu cator the first requirement is to be educated Jewishly." Rabbi Lookstcin began teaching at Rc,maz. in 1958. One year later, he married Audrie Katz, who was teach ing m the second grade. They are the pr.rents of three daughters (1st, 4th, and 5th grades) and a sixteen month old son. It 1s e.i.sy to see that Rabbi and Mrs. Lookstcm take the idcn of a Ramaz "family" seriously. Today, Ramaz 1s a far cry from its beginnings when Haskel Lookstein was a student 34 years ago. The high school enrollment has risen to the present figure of 250 students. Rab bi Lookstcin commented that an even more fundamP.ntal change was evi dent in Ramazitcs themselves. ''I think students today are much more sc.phisticatcd ... demanding of ex cdlcncc nnd qm.1lity. " Of his own student days the 39 year old rabbi sc1id: "\Ve were much more acceptmg and uncomplicated.'' Rabbi Lookslein has encouraged (Continued on Page 4)
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:Basketball- ,.._f ea.111 To St1-.1·t Seaso11 By Danny Tollin In recent ye:irs, the basketball pro to three times a week. I don't llunk gram at Rrunaz has been run like the the amount of practice will make ha.skctball progr nm of most other that much chffcrencc. If you have schools. The most noticeable differ one or two good practices, I think ence has been the won-lost column they're better than three or four that and game attendance. Last year the ..:re not so good." Rams made a poor showing in lhe Coach Hershkowitz mentioned that Yeshiva Basketball League, end111g he thought the attitude at Ramaz m the season with a 1-12 record. A the past years has been one of dc r.on-penctrating offense comb111ed fcallsm and lack of confidence. The ·with a loosely k111t defense were but most important 111gredient, he said, a few of the problems that plagued "must be the drive to win. Even if Rams ready for competition. the team. _______ --------------- - --you lose, the next tune you play you,,.,,__ This year Coach Marv Hershko• have the same chance of wrnnmg as witz has nddcd some talented jun tl1e other team If you get on the iors, who, togl!ther with last year's court and know you're go111g to lose veterans, hope to put 1l all together and you don't care, tl11s filters down and have a winning season The var fi-0111 the playerb to the stlldcnts. sity for the comu1g year wdl consist Then you hnve pl.tyers with no con of eight scmors and seven Juniors. f•dencc and fons who nren't interest By Reuven Frend The seniors are: Kenny Eckstein. ed m coining to sec the game" l\Jr. The Ramaz Soccer Team is about lngger than ever. \Vhen tryouts were 1\larc Eiseman, Michael F1skus. Glen llershkow1tz. hopes to correct last Gelman, Evan Greenland, Sam New year's mistakes :-ind to arouse school to kick off a new senson under the announced, there were 41 applicants direction of coo.ch Barry Hclprin. Al interested in jo1rnng. This figure has bern, Joel Seidcmann, and Charles interest in the team. been cut down to about 22, sti11 a Sub. The JU111ors arc Craig Barany, While observing one of the team though at press lime the team·s season opener hatl not yet been play frtirly large number. Bruce Gnbetz, David Orwashcr. Amir practices, I noticed the great im Salomon. Mark Shifter, Phil i p W1d provement Ill this year·s team nlong: ed, the team has been holding rigor The team, headed by captains G::iry kmsk1 and Teddy W1 dlansk1 <all lines. If a good offense can be ous weekly practices in Central Park. Swergold and Michael W1dlanski. ap During an mterview with Coach combined with team playing, tight This year the soccer team, if not pears to have an except1onal1y strong Hershkowitz, he staled that this defense, good coachmg ;;md school better than ever, will certainly be defense, and Mr Helprin notes with pride the ability of plnycrs to play ) E>ar's strategy will be "a tight de sp1nt, the Roms might bring back many different pos1t1ons equally well. fense and an offense that concen the trophies to Ramaz. Conch Helprin sald that this year, trates on good shots only." He also "the kids nre aggressive, more de (Continued from Page 3) said that "regretfully" the team can, 1,ot press bccaus" of lack of sp<:cd 1nC'll",1s1ng soc-1...ll .1,�.11enc::.� h...is bel:n termined to plav hard and to ''- in . ar.d a good bench. Acknowlcdg111g due to the chang ing conditions Mr. Hclpnn describes the team as (Continued from Page 1) the fact that the team lacks height, rn the world. In 1!)37, the United havmg great depth and ability. He Senator Jackson suggested that the St::ites was Just getting out of the cited the fact that a majority of the the coach said that this can be com pensated for by a great deal of hustle U.N.take up the violation of human Depression and people were pnmanly team 's starters are veterans from last rights by the U.S.S.R., because concerned with making ends meet year's contests. The team, sporting and good positioning. Last year was one of the darkest "Human freedom is not a local econom1cally, rather than m rectify new u111forrns, will also be transfused matter. It is n matter for all man Ing social wrongs. Then when six \\ 1th a stream of new talent. Helpnn m Ramaz b:isketball history. Most of the trouble stemmed from personal kind, every place 1t be." million Jews were ktlled, Jews all hopes the new recnuts will add more Jackson asserted repeatedly that over the world became increasingly speed to the lineup. ity problems that grew from within the team. As n result of this, the "Amcnca has a commitment to op aware of the long list of catastrophes The largest schedule of games yet team's play was hampered a great pressed people . , . Our first priority and massacres perpetrated against 1,; anticipated, includmg games play 1::the preservation of freedom to our people ovl!r the centuries. This d<'al. This year, in order to wm, the ed with private schools in the area players must behave like a team those who have had it denied." He further awakened the ,Jewish consc i as well as with the usual roster of L>oth on and o!i the court. The junior went on to attack the Russian gov ence and determination never to let Yeshivas in the city. The possibility members will be a great addition to ernment ror its role in the Middle such a slaughter happen again. And of having an an-star game for the the team in both height and speed. East conflict. "At this critical time, m 1948, with the creation or the first time is als:> bemg discussed. The coach noted that U1 1s year there the pri me problem 1s the Soviet State of Israel. the students' inter Soccer has become an increasingly The United States must est was further reawakened. 1s a more vcn,atilc group of players Union . p<'pular sport at Ramaz as well as HP hopes that they will be able to make ava1l::ible to Israel, on long Asked whethe,· the faculty has be m the United States a.s n whole, and put aside all personal problems and term credit, the newest weapons." come more liberal lhrout:b the years, this season pron�ises to be an ex play together as a tea m. He concluded by promising "to play nabbi Lookstein replied that his own citing and innovative one. When questioned about the amount n rol�" m bnncmg action on these defmition of liberal 1s "a person who of practice f01· tb1s year, the coach two mnJor issues. is aware of problems and ts mter replied. "W<' will be praclicmg twice Soviet Jew Speaks estcd in their solution." In tt11s re Dr. Mikhail zm�d, a recent Rus spect, he said, the faculty has remain si::in 1mrn1grant to Israel, was the ed relatively constant. They arc lib ( Continued from Page 3) next speaker Dr. Zand, a scholar of eral in th.it th.?y reahze that a Jew- students to become active in politics Oriental and Iranian lore, 11nplored 1::h child needs a Jewish education, and Jewish affairs. Special assem thc aud1ence to help "free the Soviet and 10 thJt they nrc prepared to blies were held for example, for Jewish slaves." He cited several give equal weight to both Hebraic i\!oratorium Day and last ycar·s Sen \ 'DYS of a1d111::: the Russian Jews. and American trachtions. A hber::il, atonal elect ion. Students have been "Go on with ) our ralhes, with your said Rabbi Lookstcin, 1s not one who permitted to leave school early to protests . and w ith your wnting surrenders to the mood of the time, attend d�monstrat1ons in support o( letters ... to thP Sovi et government, whether of hair, dress, etc. but who Sovie t Jewry ,net to collect petitions to Soviet Jc-.vs, to your Amencan has deep roots m Jewish trnd1t1on, for and agamst the Inda-China War. government." H� s<11d that "the let• and tnes to retarn th�t trndihon. "I'm very much 111 favor of our ters to the Soviet Jews give great ''Fashions change, ideals nre perma �tudents becoming 111volvecl in pol moral support '' He averred that these nent. The environment changes, but itical action m the general arena as l<.tters also act as a means of pro principles are eternal. To be courte well as in action for Jewish causes. tection for those Jews who opply for LUS, to be refined, to be concerned What v,:e are te::iching here is com exit v1s::is He concluded. "Let the about the nee<ly, those are values m1tmcnt, and there is no better way Soviet government knO\v that every which never change and hav� to be to teach commitment than by liv Je,v Ill Russia has fnends abroad" preserved.'' 1\larc Eiseman rests his shooting eye ing 1t."
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