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I visited the site of this synagogue in the summer of 1958. At the time of my visit, reconstruction was supposed to have been started, but the site was completely desolate, with only a few colored, smashed stones to indicate that a building of great beauty had once stood there. The spot was obviously being used as a town dump. Upon my return to the U.S., I wrote the Jewish Conference on War Claims about this great injustice. They replied that they would look into the matter.
It is gratifying to learn that the building has finally been rebuilt. It seems that the conscience of the Bonn government still needs a great deal of prodding.
PAUL GREENWALD
North Bergen, N.J.
Forever Amber
Sir:
Congratulations to the Automobile Manufacturers Association on the decision to use amber-colored front turn signals [Jan. 26].
Still unsolved, however, is the problem of sometimes deadly glare from the white headlights of oncoming cars. A workable solution might be found by using amber-colored headlights here as well. This is done in France.
Amber headlights would be a far less costly solution than the polarized headlights and windshields that some people have proposed.
EUGENE LOLLIN
University of California
Berkeley, Calif.
Sir:
In regard to the amber flashing turn signal on the front of new U.S. cars, why not also eliminate the confusion of all red lights in the rear? It is sometimes difficult to tell if the driver ahead is signaling or just pumping his brakes. I think many rear-end collisions would be eliminated if the colors were different. What about green for the "running" lights, amber for the turn signal, and red for the stop light?
ALFRED J. GERDEL JR.
Hutchinson, Kans.
The Lethal Drink
Sir:
Re President Kennedy endorsing milk [Feb. 2]—modern research has established conclusively that milk, when taken internally by adults, is lethal. The only way it can be safely ingested and endured is mixed with a strong dose of brandy, a little sugar and nutmeg. Warming the milk first helps banish the taste and dim the memory.
HENRI TEMIANKA
Los Angeles
Sir:
If one puts a spoonful of honey into a glass of milk, it makes a much tastier drink. I have named it a "Canaan Cocktail," for, according to the Bible, the land of Canaan is flowing with milk and honey.
My use of the term cocktail does not change my status as a lifelong teetotaler.
A. A. SAUNDERS
Canaan, Conn.
Sir:
So President Kennedy has espoused the cause of milk, and even endorsed it as the standard White House beverage. Shades of President Grant.
On behalf of the bourbon drinkers of America I protest. Is this spiritless, chalky liquid more worthy of the presidential accolade than my beloved bourbon—or wine, or beer, or even sake?
Do men toast their sweethearts with this bland fluid? Does the Government christen its boats with a magnum of milk? Has any true American male, homeward bound, ever tarried in his favorite bar to down a beaker of milk on the rocks ? Have you ever tried to warm the frigid inner man with a cool goblet of milk—homogenized or otherwise?
Mr. Kennedy, you have done a disservice to bourbonites; and to sub-bourbonites.
B. F. FOSTER