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Sabbath Readings of the Torah.
Pentateuchal portion—Deut. 29:9-31-30.
Prophetical portion—Is. 61:10-63:9; or 55:6-56:8.
September 27, 1929
Ellul 22, 5689
A Disappointing Campaign.
With only $40,000 collected locally for
the Palestine Emergency Relief Fund, af-
ter three weeks of campaigning, it is diffi-
cult to describe the results as anything
other than disappointing. In time of na-
tional calamity it was to have been ex-
pected that the response to an appeal for
funds for the relief of the sufferers in
Palestine, as well as for the reconstruction
of the destroyed settlements, would be
spontaneous and generous in the extreme.
To claim success for the Detroit collection
would be to make a sad situation ridicul-
ous.
Mr. David A. Brown, as national chair-
man, announces in connection with the
countrywide appeal for funds that a mini-
mum of $5,000,000 will be needed for the
Emergency Fund, and that at least $750,-
000 of this sum will be needed to recon-
struct the damage done at Hebron alone.
In proportion to the national quota, this
city should raise more than $100,000, and
from present indications the possibility of
reaching such a goal is nil.
To the credit of the poorer elements in
the community let it be said that their re-
sponse in the present emergency was a
noble one. For the first time perhaps in
any local campaign, small donations rang-
ing in sums from $5 to $25 form the bulk
of contributions to this fund. It is the
wealthier element that has failed in this
drive. It is the larger donor who failed to
appreciate the importance of the drive and
to display his liberality.
It is not yet too late to make good the
local failure. The wealthier Jews in De-
troit have it within their power to raise
Detroit's contribution within sight of our
rightful quota. Certainly this is still a very
generous community, and our wealthy
surely do not desire to lie classed among
the heartless and indifferent.
The Test of Friendship.
The situation in Palestine offered an op-
portunity for the Jew to test the friendship
of the non-Jewish world. The Zionist it
offered a chance to test the loyalty of those
who claimed to nourish a love for Zion.
In England, the non-Jewish apathy and
antipathy to both the Jewish claims to
Palestine and to Jewish suffering was the
most deplorable thing in the entire situa-
tion. In thiscountry the press, genorally
speaking, was fair and in most cases
friendly. We had occasion previously to
point to the nobility of the stand taken by
two local papers as opposed to the dis-
graceful alliance with the bigoted elements
on the part of a third.
But unlike the fine co-operation lent the
Jewish people by the Hearst newspapers,
their leading editorial writer, Mr. Arthur
Brisbane, has adopted such a vacillating
policy and has on several occasions re-
ferred to the happenings in Palestine in a
tone so sneering, even though veiled, that
he is certainly not to be listed among those
who offered the Jew comfort in the present
tragedy. Here is a typical paragraph
from one of his columns last week :
News from Jerusalem that will doubtless
cause indignation and mass meetings tells of
the arrest of 44 Jews of Haifa, held without
bail, accused of premeditated murder of Arabs,
during the recent Arab-Jewish riots.
The veiled sneer at "indignation and
mass meetings," at a time when the Jewish
people are suffering tragedy, is suggestive
of bai-room l humor, which does Mr. Bris-
bane little credit.
The manner in which Zionists were
tested is indicated in the statement of Dr.
Stephen S. Wise and in the action of the
revisionist Zionists. The latter disregard-
ed the fact that a time of tragedy calls for
united Jewish effort and resolved to ask
for Dr. Chaim Weizmann's resignation.
But Dr. Wise once again demonstrated the
nobility of his idealism when he locked
arms with those he opposed in priclple in
order to strive more effectively to gain
honorable recognition of Jewish rights.
Many things have been tested by the
present situation, but the happiest result
is that we have learned to know our true
friends.
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Two Memorials for Mr. Marshall.
rr entar.:Nts.:i-Atitakli,•val"nt
,
Two steps were taken during the past
week to honor the name of the departed
leader, Louis Marshall. At London, the
Jewish Agency decided to perpetuate his
memory by the building of a colony, to be
known as "Marshallia." In this country,
Julius Rosenwald, noted philanthropist,
created a $500,000 endowment at the
Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
Both honors symbolize the majors
achievements of Mr. Marshall. Through
"Marshallia" Mr. Marshall's memory will
be honored for what has been termed the
crowning achievement of his glorious ca-
reer—the unity of all Israel in the Jewish
Agency. The memorial fund at the Jewish
Theological Seminary will serve to remind
American Jewry of the great contributions
Mr. Marshall has made in the advance-
ment of the best that is Jewish. It must
be remembered that Mr. Marshall, who
has been classed among the Reform, and
who has been attacked by the so-called
masses as one who has thereby diminished
his right to Jewish leadership, has through-
out his life made valuable contributions to
this Conservative School, and has for many
years served as chairman of its board of di-
rectors. Ile was a great Jew without a
particular classification, and his contribu-
tions to Jewry are shared by all elements.
These two are appropriate memorials
for the late Mr. Marshall. While it is cer-
tain that world Jewry will not stop with
these, and that many more tributes will be
marked in his honor, his own life work is
his best memorial. The marks of honor,
however, should serve to remind other
leaders in Jewry that their people knows
how to appreciate the deeds of the worthy.
Israel's prophets are not without honor.
Hershfield Tells Jews to Be Natural.
Britain and Palestine
What of the Future?
pievr.1
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7.- %till,'
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... It doesn't matter what you are so long as
you are it honestly. If we are Jews—and let
us give thanks that as Jews we are still alive—
then let as be Jews. I would rather have the
respect of Jews than all the glory heaped on
me by a world not of our faith, for I feel that
the more I am "tolerated" in a non-Jewish
world the less I care for it.
As I grow older, I feel more and more the
need for religious and spiritual guidance. I
feel more strongly the urge of Jewish blood,
the consciousness of the need for being a Jew.
We who mingle most with the Gentile realize
most the needs of the Jew. I clearly perceive
that the Jew must make a right-about-face or
become racially negligible. If we are to gain
the respect of the world, let us stand out,
evert and unashamed. Let us not wait and be
reminded by people that we are Jews. By that
time it is too late.
Hershfield is such an excellent portray.
al of Jewish acting as Jews on and off
Broadway, that his advice to Jews to be
themselves is applicable to all our people,
not necessarily the professionals on Broad-
way. Jewish imitativeness of the non-Jew
not only loses for our people the respect of
the Gentiles, but causes us to lose our indi-
viduality. If only our people would learn
the lesson that is taught by the story told by
Mr. Hershfield about the Jewish student at
Harvard who endured with fortitude the
cruelty of his classmates who ridiculed and
goaded him, constantly reminding him of
his blood and religion. At a smoker his sto-
icism finally crumbled and, halting the mer-
rymaking, he attracted the attention of the
gathering by his declaration: "Boys, I'm
sorry I was born a Jew. I would much
rather have been one by choice." lie was
thereafter treated with the utmost respect.
There is much to be learned from Hersh-
field's warning against the Jew's selling
his virtues for a mess of pottage. If only
more of our people could begin to see that
the respect of the world will be gained only
when we are Jews by choice, our spiritual
problem would be solved. But too many
Jews insist on imitating. Therefore they
feel all the more the sting of ridicule and
prejudice from the non-Jewish world
which can be made to respect naturalness,
originality and individuality, but not mock-
ery.
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WASHINGTON JEWISH
MIRROR
✓ Charles Joseph
By J. M. KEN WORTHY,
Lieuten•nt.Commander.
I
•■••■•■•■•
AM in receipt of a very interesting letter from a
lady living in Dorchester, Mass. I like her frank-
ness, although she calls me names. But that's a
mere detail. Let's see what she has to say:
I
To say that the tragic events in
Palestine shocked the conscience of
the world is no exaggeration.
That it should be possible, in a
country for which Great Britain
has accepted the Mandate and for
which she is responsible to the
League of Nations for its saf.ly
and good government for an ap-
parently organized Arab rising to
occur, accompanied by disgraceful
scenes of murder, rape, loot and
arson, is a blot to British prestige
the fact of which nothing would
be gained by denying.
Fortunately the portion can be
retrieved and I believe that the
present British government in
London means to retrieve it.
Dear Mr. Joseph:
As a constant reader of your "Random
Thoughts" and one who would consider The
Jewish Advocate (of Boston) incomplete with-
out them, I am taking the liberty of telling
you how you impress me.
To me you are a puzzle. You impress me as
trying to be loyal to your people, and yet you
almost always write as if you were afraid that
Gentile eyes were going to see your articles
and so you begin to pussy-foot. In other
words, you are afraid of treading on Gentile
toes. Mr. Joseph, why be the sort of a Jew
that all Jews are accused of being?. We are
accused of being dishonest, unreliable, traiitors,
and cowards.
By Hillel, The Observer
N OT
so soon are we to have a
Jewish ambassador, in spite of
the fact that President Hoover has
appointed Ilarry F. Guggenheim
to be our American representative
in Cuba. Without any desire to
question the wisdom of the presi-
dent's appointment, it is likely to
be held up in the Senate until the
proposed senatorial inquiry into
Cuban constitutional and political
affairs has been either pushed
through to an end or else definitely
put aside as unnecessary and un-
desirable. This is no reflection on
Mr. Guggenheim.
SOMEBODY at the White house
understands the significance
numbers in the Unite,
States. They evidently do, fts
last week this person called our
attention to a unique monumen
erected by Negroes to show their
own population, wealth, profession
els, bosses, banks, etc. The Imes
lion we were asked in passing was'
"How would the accomplishment
of the Jews compare with their
numbers? Only four millions, but,
oh, my!"
What would be your answer to
such an inquiry? We were faced
with the following figures in
scribed on a monument erected by
colored citizens:
Jewish
Policy of Officials.
During the 10 years in which I
You, I am sure, are not the first two. I
When Mr. Guggenheim's nomi.
have been a member of Parl ia-
cannot in truth call you a traitor but I am
nation came up before the Foreign
ment, and before, I have kept
almost forced to call you a coward.
Relations Committee of the Senate
closely in touch with the situation
Forgive me if my words are hard and hurt,
the other day objections to the im-
10
NEGRO PROGRESS
Palestine and also with Jew-
but our people need champions, not critics. Of
mediate consideration of it were
ish and Moslem opinion. I am
Population
these we have plenty. Leave your criticisms to
11,000,000
raised by several committee mem-
conviced that one of the causes
Wealth
the Gentiles, they are quite willing.
$2,500,000,000
bers, who took the view that be-
of the rising in Palestine was a
Home owners ..._
It is men like y u o who could help our poor
700,000
fore confirming a new ambassador
belief on the part of the Moslem
Farm owners .....
232,000
unfortunate people so much and yet fall by
to Cuba the Senate should inform
religious and political leaders, both
Value of farms
the wayside,
$700,000,000
itself as to the existing policy of
•
often the same people, that be-
Business enter-
the United States government
Mr. Joseph, use your pen as a weapon against
cause the government in England
prise
70,000
the enemy, not against your own.
toward the Cuban situation. That
was Socialist and because it had
Banks
may take a week or a year.
not an independent Parliamentary
Banks capital
$6,500,000
of
all,
dear
lady,
your
words
may
be
hard
President Hoover meant well but
majority , that it could be bullied
Annual business
and bl ackmailed by a show of
but I am not hurt. However, let as consider the
Lindbergh's friend "Harry" will
done in banks
$100,000,000
position you assume. It requires much store cour-
not settle down in Havana for
force. This belief will be proved
Teachers
48,000
age on the part of a Jewish writer to criticize his
quite awhile, it seems.
a had mistake. It is perfectly
Churches
51,000
own people than it does to criticize his neighbors.
true that the Labor party is op-
Does Lindbergh know that Gug-
1, due of property $100,000,000
While it is perfectly true that we have enough
posed to war and the unnecessary
genheim is a Jew? Dues Hoover?
Slake your own guess at Jewish
critics
front
the
outside
it
is
equally
true
that
WE
use of force. But at the some
We were asked these questions the
statistics to compare with this of-
1)0 NOT HAVE ENOUGII CRITICISM FROM TILE
time, even our most advanced ex-
other (lay by one who had a right
fering by Negroes. You may send
INSIDE. We Jews have a habit of defending every
ponents of disarmament have al-
to ask us, but we couldn't give a
them to Hillel if you have any
Jewish issue and every Jew regardless of whether
ways recognized the right of self-
perfect answer because we had to
particular
comments to make.
such a defense is justified. It seems to me that it
defense and also the duty of pre-
admit that Guggenheim has not
Change churches to synagogues;
is far better to consider an issue on its merits,
serving order. I shall be pro-
been interested in Jewish affairs,
property
to
"prupitty;" business
praise where praise is due, censure where censure
foundly disappointed with my own
and can hardly be recognized as
enterprises to "factories"; and add
is due. If we have members of our group who are
party if we allow our policy to
such. In other words, the first Jew
the
following:
Talmud Torahs,
guilty of overt acts that bring them and the Jewish
be deflected by a hair's breadth by
to be appointed as ambassador
homes for the aged, hospitals,
name in disrepute, it is our duty to criticize them,
all the violence and threats of Mos-
since the war is not much of a
newspapers;
and
a few dozen other
which we have done and intend to do. I ant glad to
lems in Palestine and Arabia, and
Jew. As to his ability, we leave
items.
say that I try to express my honest opinion on what-
the agitators who are encouraging
that to ('resident Hoover.
ever subject I set out to discuss in this column.
them in Egypt, India, Turkey and
This time some Gentile head may get whacked and
elsewhere. Also I believe that the
WELL, it seems that the Jewish
THERE not a duty devolving
tomorrow some co-religionist may receive the same
,I, sn• government will not on
members of Congress will not
upon you as Secretary of State
restore order, but will punish t ly treatment, Catholics have protested that I am un-
to present to the British govern.
have to say their Rosh Hashonah
guilty, make a recurrence of su ite fair to them. Protestants writes in to say that I
and Yom kopur prayers in Wash-
ment, without the intervention of
disgraceful happenings impossil ch favor the Catholics and am all the time denouncing
private counsel, the claims of the
ington after all. Until recently it
and that we shall press forwa de the Protestants. And like yourself, there are many
relatives
of American citizens mar-
looked as if the House would really
with the policy of the Balt'. rd Jews who say that I cater his much to the Christians
acas,' in Palestine?"
he
culled
into
session
before
the
Declaration, not only in the let tar and criticize the Jew too severely. I have been
Jewish New Year, thus compelling
Secretary Stimson is still figura-
but in the spirit. For it mu ter doing this. job for a long time and I know from
nt
the presence of the Jewish Minyon
tively scratching his head, worried
now surely be clear that the a st experience that the best way to conduct a column
in the capital. However, a week
by
this persistent and recurring
t-
is
not
to
attempt
to
please
anybody,
for
if
you
(10
tempt to placate the fanatical el
ago William Tyler Page, the clerk
question. I'articularly when ana-
ment of the inhabitants of Piths C. you will please nobody. My purpose is not to please
in the House, notified the members
8-
but
present
logous
precedents are quoted
my
own
opinions
on
matters
of
Jewish
tine was a mistake. For nearly
that "sessions in the early part of
which seem to guide him along ti:
years now the policy of eerta 10 interest, We do have cowards among us but they
October would be just perfunc-
suggested
path, the secretary feel
in
are
cowardly
in
maintaining
silence
when
they
of the officials responsible for a d-
tory; the real fireworks won't go
an urge to do something definite
should raise their voices in protest against acts of
ministration in Palestine has Ise, sit
off until after the Jewish holiday
about
this
case. The precedent
Jews
that
make
it
harder
for
the
Jew
to
find
a
place
to mollify the Arabs. The Mo
season."
5-
in the world.
mentioned:
lams were allowed to disturb th
•
•
Do
you
know
what
is
meant
by
"In the case of the lynching and
status quo at the Wailing 1Vall by
"perfunctory" sessions? In Yids
HAVE been asked to whom American Jewry will
murder of 11 Italian subject by
new structures: by !leis' means Of
dish tee would have to say that
look for future leadership now that Louis Mar-
mob violence, in the city of New
transit, in a way the Turks them-
House of Representatives meets
shall has passed on. It is rather a difficult question to
Orleans, on the morning, of March
selves would never have tolerated.
"alle Months and Donnershtig."
tinder the terms of the Mandate
answer but since at best it is a matter of guesswork
14, 1891. It is recalled that on
Literally, a handful gathers every
one man's guess is about as good as the next one's.
that occasion Chief of Police Hen-
it was laid down that the former
Monday and Thursday morning,
L
So I am inclined to name Felix Warburg, Of later
nessy had been killed in cola
Crownands
and waste lands
and says hello and good-by, thus
should s be made available for Zion-
blood, as a result of the machina-
years Mr. Warburg seems to have broadened his
fulfilling .the rule that "Congress
interest, Jewishly speaking. For 80814! time he was
ist colonization. Because, for ex-
tions of a secret society called the
is in session," for they have not
intimately identified with the "Y" movement, and,
ample the Boizan Lands had been
Mafia. I'ublic feeling ran high,
not skipped three days without
of course, still is. But he has been in the public
and the citizenry of New Orleans
temporarily occupied by Bedouin
meeting.
eye more as a philanthropist than as a leader of the
squatters we allowed ourselves to
stormed the parish prison and did
You may be sure that they don't
type
of
Mr.
Marshall.
But
not
be bluffed by Moslem agitators
so long ago I was
away with the 11 prisoners, The
read the Safer Tora and don't soy
interested in reading an address of his to a group
into allowing these squatters to
then Italian minister at Washing-
the "lancer bliss Rachum."
of Society folk in New York. He was pleading for
remain on land to which they were
ton, under instructions from the
Oh, yes, what's a synagogue
not entitled and which they had
Palestine and he took occasion to refer to the waste-
Italian :Minister of Foreign Affairs,
dedication down here without a
ful lives that most people lead instead of occupying
not the means to cultivate or to
not only denounced the acts of the
senator? A new little house of
themselves with worth-while issues in Jewry. I
pay the dues upon. When it came
mob, but requested immediate and
worship was dedicated last week.
don't know, but I have a feeling that Felix War-
to the employment of workmen on
energetic measures for the protec-
In any ordinary city they would be
public works only a small fraction
burg sooner or later will be one of the most power-
tion of Italians in New Orleans,
tickled to get the mayor or the
ful figures in American Jewish life. And I believe
of Jews have teen employed and
and further demanded from the
sheriff; in Washington we are
that he will begin to take a more active interest in
Arabs had been given the prefer-
then Secretary of State Blaine.
never
satisfied unless one of the
ence. Taxation has been adjusted
the advancement of Jewish education. Ile has the
money damages for the relatives
leading members of the United
that the lightest burden was
mind, the heart, the inclination, the time and the
of the victims of the massacre."
States Senate is there to deliver
borne by the Arab majority and
means, all what more is needed? If anybody differs
What will Uncle Sans do?
an oration. Seattle, Boston, De-
heaviest burden by the Jewish
with me and can suggest sonic one better, I shall be
This matter must be settled in a
glad to listen.
troit and New Orleans have writ-
minority. The Jews are not al
few days and you will probably
ten us they would thank their
lowed to be armed and few have
read the decision in the daily press,
stars if they could get a second-
been recruited for the police force
YOU certainly have to go to the East Side New
as it is of great significance.
I York to discover the different kinds of Jews hand congressman to grace their
while that the Arabs were pos
Now will you admit that inter-
occasions.
sensed of arms has been notorious
there are in the world. Recently the Jewish Daily
national affairs are complicated in-
That is the reward for living in
for peals. Worse still, notorious
Freiheit, an organ of the Communist party, was
deed? If you have any ambitions
the capitol of the United States.
Arab agitators found guilty of in-
placed "on trial" by a group of Jews because the
for a cabinet position some day,.
One of them, anyway.
citement to riot, and murder in
newspaper attacked the Jews in the recent Arab up-
tight shy of the portfolio of state.
the past have been pardoned and
risinfi. The position taken by this distinguished (?)
appointed to high administrative
sheet was that the Arabs were fighting British im-
or ecclesiastics! positions. And
perialism and that the Jews by resisting, were
this was done svith the best inten-
standing in the way of a "world revolution." One
tion no doubt the idea being to
can always trust the Reds to become overheated;
mollify and win over the Arabs
they run true to their color. There is just as much
by kindness. It has had precisely
chance of a world revolution because a group of
the oppsite effect. It has en-
disgruntled Arabs resent the fact that the Jews have
couraged them to believe that the
been given the "break" in Palestine, as there are
British government was weak, was
of the editors of the Jewish Daily Freiheit will be-
not whole-heartedly in favor of the
come honorary member of the Knights of Colum-
bus.
Balfour Declaration and that we
Higher Biblical Criticism.
and to enter the field now, even
were afraid of the Moslems and
-
-
though rabbis in the Talmud have
of Moslem opinion.
an inquiry that comes from Baltimore
UNRAVELING TILE BOOK OF
many centuries ago resorted to
Must Facilitate Home,
that might give some of our readers something
BOOKS. By Rabbi Ernest R.
Biblical criticism, is somewhat
to think about:
It is time that other policy was
Trattner. Published by Charles
minimizing of a task which is in
attempted. Without doing any in-
Scribner 's Sons, 597 Fifth ave-
many respects commendable.
Dear Mr. Joseph:
justice to the Arab population we
nue, New York ($2.75),
Isn't it rather odd that a Jew under a Jewish
should now really facilitate the re-
Rabbi Trattner's volume Is in-
Another Great Novel by Sar-
employer encounters the greatest difficulty in
establishment of the Jewish na-
tended to show how Biblical puz-
obtaining leave for a Jewish holiday, while on
ah Gertrude Millin.
tional home. Instead of hamper.
zles were solved and various an-
the other hand a Jew under a Gentile employer
ing and limiting immigration the
cient documents unravelled. The
more readily obtains leave from work on a holy
entry of Jewish Colonists, under
THE
FIDDLER. By Sarah Ger-
volume opens with the story of
day?
proper safeguards, should be en-
trude Millin. Published by
Spinoza's discoveries about "con-
couraged. Undoubtedly a Jewish
Liveright, 61 West Forty-
tradictions" in the Bible. The au-
That's a statement, but do facts bear out the
militia should be organized and
eighth street, New York ($2.50)
truth of the statement? I d
thor quotes others, Jews and non-
n't believe it. From
enrolled under British officers,
It
is
given to few novelists to
Jews, on the question of modern
experience and observation I am confident that in
controlled by the government and
be able so masterfully to develop
scientific investigation of the Ile-
the largest majority of cases Jewish employers are
adequately armed. In the whole.
an
interesting
episode in the life of
brew Scriptures, and in reality
willing to permit their Jewish employes to attend
of the middle east we have only
two people into a great romance.
enters into a discussion of higher
services on the high holidays. It is true of course
one sure section of the population
This is exactly what Sirs. Sarah
criticism.
that in many cases they are "docked" a day's salary
who are our friends and these are
Gertrude Millin has done in "The
or two days,' as the case may be. There are depart-
In this respect Rabbi Trattner
the Jews. Events have proven
Fiddler." Only three major
ment stores controlled by Jews who will not allow
is a quarter of a century behind
that the elementary rights of self-
characters appear, Francis, his
Jewish employes to observe the New Year or the
times.
It
was
fully
25
years
ago
defense may he required again and
wife Jennie, and Matthew, the
Day of Atonement without paying for it. This
that higher criticism was in vogue,
this must no more be denied to the
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seems to me to be pushing profits to the Nth degree.
Jewish settlers in Palestine than
Undoubtedly there are instances of an abuse where
it is to the British Colonists in
Jewish
employes
take
two
days
to
celebrate
New
Kenya.
Year, not from religious scruples but because they
Above all, a very searching and
want a luxurious loaf. And it has been known that
independent inquiry should be, and
they get paid by the firm they work for, for the holi-
I believe will be, conducted into
day and THEN GO TO 1S'ORK FOR SOMEBODY
the responsibilities for the revolt.
ELSE ON THE HOLIDAY AND THUS INCREASE
It is no use making scapegoats of a
THEIR INCOME. But such cases are not many
few Arab villagers or Bedouins and
and it does seem to me that any Jewish organiza-
allowing the really guilty, especi-
tion should ENCOURAGE their Jewish workers to
ally those in high places, to escape
observe the high holidays. After all, we do owe
scot free. We must either govern in
something to ourselves as JEWS.
l'alestine or throw up the Man-
President Hoover issued a thorough lashing to an anti-peace propa-
date altogether, and as we shall
INCE the death of Louis Marshall someone asked
gandist last week. Thank goodness for a fighting Quaker in
not do the latter we have no choice
House.
the White
me why this distinguished Jew was never selected
but to do the termer with firmness
for the annual award of the Zeta Beta Tau Frater-
and justice.
nity which takes the form of a medal given to the
I am glad that an Independent
Jew or Gentile who is deemed to have contributed
commission of inquiry has been set
most to Jewish welfare. It seems unfair that the
up. It is to be composed of four
committee that has the responsibility of making the
gentlemen on whose judgment we
selection each year, or the fraternity that offers the
can rely. They must be armed
award, should be placed in a misunderstood position.
Most people in giving vent to their religious prejudices believe that
they are exercising their religious practices.
with the fullest powers and the
So I think that the truth should be known. Louis
Marshall was chosen once, but for reasons best
widest terms of reference to probe
matters really to the bottom and
known to himself, he did not desire to avail himself
See exactly where the blame lies;
a
of the honor. Therefore, another ballot was taken
and they must be given the full
by the 11 Jewish editors, of whom I was one, and
support of the home government
another was chosen. It stands to reason that 11
If certain British official:, ev en
men deeply versed in Jewish affairs and in • posi-
highly placed, are proved to have
tion to appreciate Mr. Marshall's extraordinary con-
tributions to Jewish life would be the first to recog-
The United States and Soviet Russia need not fear this Pan-Euro-
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peas nation. Didn't one of the diplomat at h
nize his just due.
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say without
mincing any words, that it was not ainver s l at theemluncheon
them?
FIRST
Harry Hershfield, notedartoonist who
created the comic strip "Abe Kabible," in
an interesting article 011 the English page
of a recent issue of the Yiddish Daily Day,
reviews the Jewishness of the Jews on
Broadway, and tells the story of Burt Kal-
mar, the song publisher, who named his
son "Burt Kalmar, Jr." When Hershfield
told him: "Don't you know that it is
against Talmudic law to have a son named
after a living father?" Kalmar replied:
"In this case it's perfectly all right. It's
not my name either."
Hershfield's comment is that "this sym-
bolizes Broadway," where the habitues
"not only act for a public, but they act
among themselves." Expressing the belief
that the Broadway Jew thinks he is too
smart for God, Hershfield writes an inter-
esting summary to his views on the Broad-
way Jew as he sees him:
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Books and Authors
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We Observe That--
The Grand Mufti complains that the Jews in Palestine
have taught the Arabians a higher standard of living—
hence the massacres. Well let's starve them a while.
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The marriage rate in Turkey is decreasing rapidly.
Well what did they do with all their surplus wives after the
harems were abolished?
Dr. Melammed stated that there was never nation
born without bloodshed, yet a Pan-European idea was
launched by diplomats over a lunch table. And then again
maybe some of them ate with their knives.
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