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TORONTO —
r When he was a teenager Irvine Israel Glass
■ dreamed of the future.
:„Now, many years later, his
: mind still ranges far beyond the parameters of the present.-
Back then. Glass was fascinated by airplahes. „* *To my young mind, ayia-l^on was something for the future, something that would develop. Audit was romantic." Instead of studying at a collegiate, or academic high school. Glass enrolled at Central Tethnlcal to study aircraft mechanics. ''I took a slightly different route than my Jewish contemporaries,''he says.
Today, Glass — a man in his; early 60s — is a renowned scientist, a professor of aeronautic!:, and astronautics at the Institute for Aerospace Studies. University of Toronto. He has lectured all over North America, in Israel, J^pan, Western Europe and the Soviet Union. Aind in May. he.goes to China at the invitation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Glass is. the author of a , standard textbook on supersonic aerodynamics, published by the U.S. navy in 1959. And he has written about" 100 scientific papers on such topics as gas dynamics and shock-wave phenomena, geothermal energy and the; effect of sonic booms oh humans, animals and structures. As a consultant, he has
shared his knowledge with such bodies at'lthe National Aeronautic - and Space Administration (NASA) — responsible for the U.S. space program ■— Canadair and~the Canadian defence research establishments.
But Polish-bom Glass, the son of a Hebre.w teacher and a Talmudic . scholar, has extended his scope beyond the boundaries of science and engi-.neering. A humanist on whom biblical literature has had "a civilizing influence;" Glass has devoted hundreds, of hours on behalf of Soviet dissidents and Refuseniks. Last month, he; sent an impassioned letter to Leonid Brezhniev. the Soviet president, calling upon .Moscow to respect the civil rights of such activists as Andrei Sakliarov, Anatoly Scharansk]?. Yuri Orlov and Ida Niidel.
A fejlow of the prestigious Rbyar Society of Canada, Glass works in a tidy office filled with books — many of them written by his former students — monographs, iframed pho: tographs of oceanic waves and scientists he has known, and models of space capsules.
the Institute for Aerospace Studies, founded in 1949, has an international reputation for excellence. It was founded by Gordon Patterson. Glass was one of his first students. When Glass arrived at the U of T, he had a pretty good idea of where he was going.
In the late 1930s, Glass
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passed his senior matriculation in one year rather than the usual four. Then he worked as ian air mechanic. Between 1940-' 41 he completed two years of engineering physics at. the U of T. Later, he worked as an air engineer for the Royal Aircraft Ferry Command in Mont-^ real and Gander, Nfld., maintaining such planes as Lockhdeds. which were being ferried to Britain for combat.
In 1942 he enlisted in the RCAF, studying aeronautical engineering in Montreal. In 1944, Glass .remustered to air crew and. obtained his wireliess air gunner's wing. But by that stage in the war the RCAF had all the air crews it could possibly handle. He left the service in 1945 with the rank of flight lieutenant.
Meanwhile, he had married Anne Medres. daughter of Israel Medres, the Montreal Yiddish journalist. She now teaches Yiddish at the U of T, and the Glass' have three daughters. ;
Glass returned to the U of T, where he received his doctorate in aerp-physics' in 1950, and then joined the institute.
In reflecting on his academic career^ Glass ticks off what he considers to be his primary accomplishments in the fields of shock-tube technology, high-temperature gas physics implosions for making diamonds from carbon and for thermonuclear fusion; and sonic booms.
No one will dispute the fact that he is one of the pioneers in shock-tube research and development. Glass explains the significance of his work: "With the advent of supersonic aircraft and the launching of space capsules, it was important to know the conditions under which theyjiyould behave in the atmosphere." A He used ah old: French^ invented device, callied the shock-tube, to test aircraft modelis and materials at extremely high temperatures; Without such re- ; . search by Glass and his fellow scientists . in. the U.S.. USSR and the Institute for Aerospace Studies, it is doubtftil whether researchers could have determined the. extent to which space capsules and missiles can withstand the extraordinarily hot temperatures during their . flight through the atmosv phere.
Atthesametime. Glass produced his second book, Sho(^ Waves & Man ^ a lucid survey of cosmic, terrestrial and man-
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Complaint to Germany
MONTREAL^
The Canadian Jewish Congress has written to the West German embassy in Canada complaining of certain pending legislation to furnish restitution to Jewish victims of Nazism. The complaint is based on the. report that the restitution "is encumbered by an attempt to : restore pension rights of former civil servants who were, disqualified from receiving pensions because of their Nazi past." The debate on the proposal is scheduled in the West German Bundestag by March 31. ; "It is difficult to comprehend," says the letter signed by Alan Rose, CJC executive vice-president, "why the lon£ delay in enacting reparations legislation:
which it was agreed to introduce into the Bundestag during the incumbency of Chancellor (Willy) Brandt should be threatened by coupling the fate of the victims of Nazism with former: members of the NSDAP, the SS and concentration camps guards. We believe that if such a development .transpires, it will seriously undermine the moral -aspect of material restitution which was an essential element of the policies of Chancellor (Konrad) Adenauer and Brandt and other leaders of the Federal Republic." .'
The letter continues: "We would be grateful if you would convey our sense of concemto your government.''
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DO YOUR
DREN
LIVE IN ISRAEL?
HOW CAN YOU HELP THEM?
Come to the founding meeting of the Toronto chapter of APAI (Association of Parents of American Israelis).
^^br^on Linnet, National Vice-President of AI>AI in the States
will be guest speaker:
Sunday, March 23, 1980 8:00 p^. Jerusalem Hall, 788 Marlee Avenue
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created explosions and shock-waye phenomena. The Russians translated it a ' few years later, and Glass donated the royaN ties to a U of t scholarship fund.
The book contains Talmudic and biblical quotations, and Glass notes it is the first time since the 1917 revolution that the Soviets have translated a work with such references and spelled God with a capital.
Glass' explosive-driv-eh-implosion facility, which he conceived' and developed, is the only one of its kind in the open literature of the field.
Its practical applicability is.basically twofold: it can produce industrial diamonds from carbon and, if further perfected, can generate fusion energy. A Canadian firm has invested a substantial sum of money to make the carbon-to-dianiond pro-cesis economically feasible. As for fusion energy. Glass is of the view that it v could produce electricity and liquid hydrogen to heat homes and runf plants, autoinobiles. planes and trains, thereby obviating the current oil crisis.'
"It'll require a lot of research and develop--ment," he explains,
' 'even though the tedi-nblogy is available. It may. possibly within 10 to 20
years, be a Solution to the energy crisis." ;
These days, Glass is in the .midst of conducting research on sonic booms. In general, he believes the public exaggerates the impact of sucb boijms, <lis-quieting though they may be.--.-.
A scientific advisor to the Canadian Technion Socie'ty. Glass spent one year on sabbatical leave at the Technion in 1974-75. emerging with the conviction that Israel is as advanced as Canada in aerodynamic engineering but not in satellite technology: ''The Israelis have been able to build their own aircraft," he says by way of example. "They have tremendous achievements to their credit."
At the invitation of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, Glass has lectured in the Soviet Union twice, in 1961 and again in 1969."I'm no longer welcomed there because of my support for dissidents and Refuseniks," he observes.
He got involved in the cause only after his second visit because, prior to 1969, "the case of dissidents and Refuseniks was not as dramatically
ixjrtrayed as it is today."
On Feb. 20 of this year, Glass told Leonid Brezhnev in a letter that free-
dom for the dissidents and
. Refusniks was intimately linked with scientific exchanges. As he put it: "There is little doubt that _
/ freedom for Sakharov~ Scharansky, Orlov and Nudel and many others would encourage many of us to Tesume scientific exchanges with our Rus-
.' sian colleagues; which we were forced to terminate .when we realized that our colleagues were being oppressed and dehumanized." ;
Glass' friend, former Refusenik Benjamin Le-vitch, now living in Israel and the U.S;, has said that
, activities. oh their behalf have been effective. "The, Russians realize people are watching them, so our campaiigris haiye made a difference to the well-being of the dissidents and Refuseniks."
Away ft-om his office^ Glass, a member of Beth Tzedec, pursues a number of pastimes. He reads secular and biblical literature, swims, walks and expresses himself through photography.
Mrs. Rose Gerhard
wishes to e?;press her gratitude and thanks to her relatives and friends for their expressions of sympathy, and for their contributions in memory of her lute beloved mother
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But the discipline to which he has devoted several decades looms largest in his life, particularly as it impinges on mankind. Glass feels he . and his colleagues can use technology to solve such nagging problems as overpopulation, pollution and food shortages.
"Our greatest threat comes from wild ideologies," he says. "TheSe,^ unfortunately, do not lend themselves to technological solutions. Nevertheless, the possibilities for a peaceful world are unlimited." .
Kemy Smon
and the
HOURGIASS ORCHESTRA
Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary Music for all simchas. 638- 2549
Hashomer Hatzair
Zionist • " Youth Movement
presents its ,
ANNUAL NESHEF
Dramatic presentation:
"Birth of a Kibbutz"
Excerpts from the play
"Night of the Twentieth"
by Yehoshiia Sobol
Sunday, March 23, 8 pah.
at BBYO, 15 Hove Street
Tickets: Adults $2.50
Students: $1.00
For information call 630-7050
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 8 P.M.
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Subject: "THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL: AMERICAN-JEWISH APPREHENSIONS".
Public is cordially invited.
SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 9 P.M.. PRE-PASSOVER CONCERT, BETKI TZEDEC CHORAL GROUP, in concert with the McMASTER STRING QUARTETi presents a Musical Evening conducted by SRUL GLICK. w,;..;EjAt3ic cprdjiiilly invited. Admission SI.
SUNDAY, MARCH 23. Beth Tzedec .Men's Club "Mitzvah on Wheels" to Peterborough. Join us for .Morning Prayers, breakfast and guest speaker PROFESSOR ARNOLD AGES Tickets available 781-3511. Bus leaves parking lot 7:30 a.m.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 8 p.m. PASSOVER INSTITUTE. Last Passover workshop: traditional melodies, the order of the Seder and the meaning of the Haggadah.
SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 8:30 p.m. Beth Tzedec sponsors 3RD SEDER FOR SOVIET JEWRY, with guest speaker PETER NEWM.4N, Editor; MacLeans Magazine. Call 781—3511.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THE CITY OF NORTH YORK
To the Ratepayers and Parents of the City of North York .
Synopsis of the recommendationsof the Board of Education, concerning the closing and consolidation of schooISi 3 March 1980.
Schools to be closed 30 June 1980
Burnett Public School Cartwright Public School Dublin Public Schoor
Park Lane Public School
to to to
to
Roding Public School
Saranac Public School Spring Garderi_PublicSchool: C. BTParsons Junior High School
to
to to
to
Receiving schools for pupils.from closed schools 2 September 1980. • Churchill Public School ■
Cornelius Public School
Wilson Heights Junior High School (to be known in September 1980 as Dublin-Heights Elementary nnd Junior High School) •, .
Rippleton Public School for the.Park Lane attendance area south-east of Post Road and Bayview Avenue. The Park Lane attendance area north of Post Road and the Park Lane attendance area west of Bayview Avenue will be included-in. the Owen. Public Schoolattendance area by means of boundary change
Blaydon, Downsview and Tumpane Public Schools
Glen Park Public School
McKee and Hollywood Public Schools
Lawrence Heights Junior High School ■
Busing-will be provided for students Jiving in the attendance areas, of the sending schools on the following basis: '
Burnett Public School Gartwright Public School Saranac Public School
to Churchill Public School -to Cornelius Public School to. Glen Park Public School
Rippleton Public School
Park Lane; Public School - south of Post Road, east of Bayview Avenue to
Park Lane Public School - north of Post . . v y-" ■■
Road, west of. Bayview Avenue to - Owen Public School
Parents of pupils in the sending schoolsh^VeljntiT^IVIarch 1980 for optional attendance for September 1980 should they Viot wish to have their
children enrolled in the designated school. ) i
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Further information may be obtained-from-Mr. J. S. Stephen, Cb-ordinator of School Consolidation, 5050 Yonge Street. Willowdale. Ontario M2N 5N8i telephone 225-4661. local 292.
K. KINZINGER Director of Education
L.CRACKOWER . Chairman of 'tiWBoiard ■