rico( apish Perio&cal Cotter
CLIPTON Alre.NUI . CINCINNATI 30, OHIO
TirEPentorritmsn (km icu
March 1, 1935
Is Anti-Semitic
Scare Justified?
Writes New Novel
Tradition in Liberal Countries
Belie. "Danger Around
the Corner"
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
The anti-Semitic scare Nehiell
rampant at this time
is so
throughout the world appears
to have blinded many people
even in friendly countries like
the United States, Great Brit-
ain and France into believing
that "danger is around the cor-
ner." There are some propa-
gandists who want us to believe
that we may even expect mama-
cres, and we have heard an ex-
citable speaker tell us that when
America does become anti-
Semitic her efficiency will lead
us to worse troubles than our
people have ever experienced
in most backward European
countries.
History should teach us that
these warnings are unwarrant-
ed, and the scares into which
we are in danger of being led
are false spectres.
The fact is that historically
experience tells us to be more
confident and to be more at
ease about the Jewish communi-
ties in western countries. Where
there is a tradition for liberty
and justice we have less to fear.
There may be an occasional
outburst of hatred against our
people in this country and in
France and in Great Britain,
but it is hardly fair that we
should yield to despair and to
fright, when as a matter of
fact we should be encouraged
by experience.
A point in proof of our con-
tention takes us back almost
300 years. When Sweden in-
vaded Poland in 1655-58 Polish
Jews had occasion to experience
a great contrast in the attitude
of two peoples. When the
Swedes entered Poland they
treated the Jews like human
beings. It was a civilized army
which had replaced a backward
and bigoted group whose perse-
cutions of the Jews became by-
words in the history of that
period.
The very important History of
the Jews in Russia and Poland
by S. M. Dubnow contains an
interesting paragraph with ref-
erence to this period in Polish-
Jewish history. To quote Dub-
now :
"The Jews were the only
had no political
advantage in betraying their
cm as —who
country, and their friendly
attitude towards the Swede.
no more than corresponded to
the conduct of the Swedes
towards them. At any rate,
their patriotism was no more
open to suspicion than that
of the Poles themselves, who
joined the power of Sweden
to get rid of the yoke of
Muscovy. Nevertheless, the
Jews had to pay • terrible
price for this lack of patriot-
ism. They found themselves,
in the words of a contempor-
•ry chronicler, in the position
of • man who 'Reath from a
lion and is met by a bear'
(allusion to Amos V.19). The
Jew. who had
been spared
Poles, who charged them with
disloyalty. The band. of Po-
lish irregulars who had been
organized in 1665 under the
command of General Charnet•
ski,
■ 4
to save
the country from
the invader, vented their fury
Until the Jew,"
We have a modern counter-
poet to this interesting story of
17th century Polish-Jewish his-
tory. It will be remembered
that during the war, when the
Germans invaded Russian and
Polish territrry—and this must
be said in justice to the Ger-
mans in spite of the present
inhumane acts perpetrated
against the Jews—the Jewish
communities similarly found
themselves suddenly confronted
by soldiers who treated them
like human beings. As in the
case of the invasion of Poland
by the Swedes, the moment
the Germans were driven out
of Polish • Russian territory,
waves of massacres followed
because the Jews were accused
of having fraternized with the
Germans and of having aided
their cause. Even after the
war, one of the reasons given
by Poles for anti-Semitic out-
bursts was that Jews were al-
lies of Germany—and the only
cause for such an accusation
is the fact that the Jews 'Teak
a language which is akin to
German.
It may be stated in refutation
of our contention that Ger-
many, as a Western country,
has shattered hope placed in
civilized nation. as a result of
the new Nazi philosophy; that
there, too, the Jews can point
to a tradition for emancipation
and a certain amount of lib-
erty. But there is • vast dif-
ference between the traditions
of Germany and those of this
country, France and Great
Britain. It must be remembered
'"WOMAN'S PART IN
JUDAISM" IS TOPIC
OF A SYMPOSIUM
Arranged as Part of Inter-
eating Program by Cong.
B'nai David
El!: s Tobenkln has written a
new novel about Russia, "City of
Frimuls" (Putnam). It concerns
the isex moralities Involved in
the Soviet marriage code, being
neither an indorsement nor an
Indictment of them.
J. N. F. Auxiliary
Plans Luncheon
Plana are under way for the
fourth annual donor luncheon of
the Ladies Auxiliary of the Jewish
National Fund.
Mrs. Win. A. Feltner, chairman
of the luncheon, announced that
this event is to take place on May
1 at the Book Cadillac Hotel, and
that it will be catered strictly
Kosher.
Mrs. 1. Faxstein, chairman cf
rummage, urges all women who de-
sire to earn their money by rum-
maging, should communicate with
her at 2066 Virginia Park, Euclid
8305-M,
Officers of the luncheon are: Mrs.
Wm. A. Feltner, chairmen t Mrs.
L. Lightstone, co-chairman; Mrs.
L. Rycus, assistant co-chairman;
Mrs. Samuel Heyman, chairman of
reservation and secretary; Mrs.
Max Hayman, treasurer; Mrs. L.
Schlicn, financial secretary.
Mrs. B. Lachs and Mrs. Bessie
Sarassohn, are in charge of the
program.
Mrs. Max Wehsler is president
of the organization. The next board
meeting will be held on Tuesday,
March 5, at the home of Mrs. I.
Faxstein, 2066 Virginia lark.
Among the chairmen of the
luncheon committees are: Mrs. M.
Goldberg chairman of savings, 3307
Blaine, Garfield 0852-W; Mrs. A.
Smilo, chairman of bridge parties,
2902 Clements, Longfellow 8139;
Mrs. L. Miller, chairman of cards,
2670 Blaine; Euclid 3377-W.
John Mason Brown Is Cass
Theater Town Hall
-
Speaker March 8
John Mason Brown, dramatic
critic, author and editor, w ill ap-
pear for the Detroit Town Hall,
at the Cass Theater, Friday morn-
ing, March 8, at 11 o'clock, to
talk on "The Drama in Its Ap-
plication to Life."
John Mason Brown has been
dramatic editor of the New York
Evening Post since 1929. His
writing career began even before
he attended Harvard University.
He was a reporter during the last
of the Henry Watterson regime
on the Louisville Courier Jour-
nal. While at Harvard he was
a member of George Pierce Ba-
ker's famous 47 Workshop
Course.
Mr. Brown's writings disclose
his mastery of the entire subject
of' the theater, its history, the
technique of acting and produc-
ing, the art of stage decor.
ty the Swedes were now an-
nihilated by the Patriotic
PAGE NINE
and THE LEGAL CHRONICLE
Nellie Tayloe Ross Here on
March 13
Due to Ash Wednesday, there
will be no Town Hall lecture its the
Fisher Theater Wednesday morn-
ng. March 6, it has been announced
y Kathleen Snow Stringer, direc-
tor.
The next lecture will be on
March 13, when Nellie Taylie Ross.
first woman director of the United
States Mint, will analyse the
Washington scene in her lecture,
"Personalities in the New Deal."
She will be followed, March 20. by
Or. William Trufant Foster, toad
of the Consumer's Research of the
NRA, whose subject will be "Con
'he Consumer Stand the Truth?"
It isn't always the coat that
makes the man—sometimes it's the
padding.
that, except for the brief pe-
riod of the Weimar Republic,
Germany has always been ruled
by military dictators. and that
even though there has been a
certain amount of emancipa-
tion of Jews since 1848, silk-
gloved anti-Semitism always
ruled the country and Jews had
to pay a heavy price for every
privilege they secured. As a
matter of fact, Germany is the
creator of modern anti-Semit-
ism, and especially of the hor-
rible branch of discrimination
which is the present day eco-
nomic effort to destroy every
human right of the Jews to
earn • livelihood without hind-
rance or interference.
Compared with the historic
attitudes which mark the back-
ward East European countries,
the lands which have • tradition
for liberty are veritable para-
dises, and to raise a scare in
these lands of pogroms being
just around the corner is much
more than an exaggeration of
fact: it is the raising of a cry
which is unfair to true lands of
liberty, and the creating of a
spirit of fright can do only
dm-age to our present position.
THIRD ROUND OF
FORENSIC LEAGUE
NEW HEBREW SCHOOL
TO OPEN ON SUNDAY
All arrangements have been completed for the opening of
the new branch of the United Hebrew Schools in the Mac-
Culloch Public School, located at Buena Vista and Wildemere.
Eunday, March 3, has been set as the opening day. The hours
of teaching will be the same as in all the branches of the
Hebrew Schools, after public school hours. The first session
will take place at 4 p, m., the second at 5:30 p.
A study of the Jewish child population of the upper Lin-
wood section reveals that the section bounded by Davison on
the North, 1 uxedo on the South, Fourteenth on the East and
Dexter on the West, has a Jewish school population of 2,686
children. The opening of this branch has come as a result
of the many requests from parents of that section.
1 he news, therefore, that classes will immediately be
opened in the MacCulloch School, which, according to the
rorvey, happens to be situated in the most thickly populated
Jewish section of that neighborhood, was received with enthit-
ii:11S111. The parents of that section are urged to register their
children immediately without any delay. Registration will be
held on Sundays at the Adath Yeshurun Synagogue, located
at 2625 Tyler, and on week days in Room 1106, at the Mac-
Culloch, Buena Vista and Wildemere.
Stage His Plans
B'nai David Team Now in
Lead in Contests of
Six Groups
The clove of the second round
of debate in the Detroit Jewish
I Forensic League finds Congrega-
tion B'nai David's trio at the top
"Woman's Part in the Perpetu-
as the only undefeated team. Four-
ation of Judaism" is the general:
teen
tennis, the Jewish Center,
title of a symposium which will
Philomathic Debating Society, Con-
take place at the next Friday,
gregation
Shaarey Zedek, and the
evening gathering of Congrega. I
United Ilebrew School Alumni are
tion B'nai David, Elmhurst and
tied
for
second
place with one vic-
14th Sts., on March, at 8:301
tory and one defeat a piece,
p. m., replacing the usual lecture
13'nai David's league-leading ag-
presented at these gatherings. I
gregation won a hard-fought con-
The subject will be divided into
test with the I'hilotnathic Debating
three parts, the social, national-
Society on Feb. 10. Melvin Gerson,
istic and religious phases. Mrs.:
Leopold Snyder and Philmore Lee-
Harry L. Jackson, former presi-
man, of the Philomathic, upheld
Eimer Rice, Pulitzer prize win-
ent of Detroit chapter of Ha-1
the affirmative of the question,
dassah, will speak on the nation-
"Resolved, that the British man- ning playwright of another year
alistic aspect of the question;
now turned producer, is current-
RUBINER'S NOMINATION date be removed from Palestine", ly represented on Broadway
Mrs. Emery 5Ionash, active in
against Annabelle Tarlo, Philip
the social and educational pro-
BECOMES A CERTAINTY Nusholtz, and David Hoffman of with two playa of his own
grams of the National Council of
B'nai David. Saul 11 Ferman, for- authorship, "Between Two
Jewish Women, will speak on the
Reports Indicate High A ppree.a. merly member of the University of Worlds" and "Judgment Day,"
social phase, and Mrs. Joshua
Michigan
debating team and assist- the play abort a t Imaginary
lion of Many Friends Through-
Sperka will present the religious ,
ant debate coach at Central High
out the County
A Purim dance for the members
dictator oho,- t '.lis seem to
s.de.
School
last
year, rendered the cri- I
of Congregation Shaarey Zedek
be A. a
The usual social hour and pro-
s decision.
As election day approaches,
aid their friends will he given on
gram will follow the symposium,
Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
March 16 under the auspices of th e , the nomination of Judge Charles
with Miss Mollie Smolensky as Men's Club, it was announced by Rubiner as one of the Democratic forged back into the running with
guest soloist.
, candidates for Circuit Judge be- ■ victory over the Jewish Center on
The following Friday evening,
comes an increasing certainty. Feb. 4. A team composed of Nath-
March 15, a Purim program will
Reports received by Judge Ru- aniel Holtzman, Marvin Heider and
be presented. Rabbi Joshua
biner and his friends throughout Louis Gordon upheld the negative
Speck. will speak on the sub-
the county reflect the high appre- of the proposition, "Resolved, that
ject "Judeophobia: A World Dis-
ciation felt by citizens of many a Jewish University be established
A specially selected Coroner's
ease." This will be based on .
groups for the splendid record in the United States, against
George Sokolsky's recent book,
which Judge Rubiner has made. Edith Fierstein, Julius Kohn and Jury was in session on Wednesday
Philip
Miller.
I.
Sol
Roseman
ren-
and
Thursday to probe the slaying
"We Jews," and will analyze the
Political and civic organizations
of David Meister of 71 Highlann
possible causes and remedies of
representing many creeds and na- dered the critic verdict.
A temporary loss of coaching as- Ave., Ilighland Park, who died
Jew-hatred.
tionalities have unanimously en-
sistance forced Temple Beth El to Dec. 28 in Receiving Hospital of
The public is invited to attend
dorsed Judge Rubiner'a candidacy
forfeit its debate with the United wounds received when shot by
these Friday night gatherings.
and pledged themselves to work
Patrolman Starling Markham, in
Ilebrew Alumni.
toward insuring his election.
Third round contests, scheduled a butcher shop at 3413 Hastings
Judge Rubiner is now com- I for the first week in March, find St.
Y. P. T. C. TO SPONSOR I
pleting his fourth year in the B'nai David paired against Shaa-
It it charged that Patrolman
CONFIRMANTS' REUNION,
Common Pleas Court, and some rey Zedek in the feature debate of Markham threatened that a Hitler
measure of the esteem in which the month.
will yet cone to this country to deal
All Temple Beth El continuants
he is held is to be found in the
Last Sunday the Jewish Radio with people like Meister, and that
who were confirmed from 1923 to
fact that in three different polls Forum, under the sponsorship of when Meister sought to push him
1930 inclusive, or all those con-
taken by lawyers recently he was Aaron Kurland, inaugurated a out of the store he was shot,
firmed in the new Temple, will
placed well near the top of nearly series of debates on the Jewish
The case against Patrolman
assemble on Sunday, Mull 7, at
200 Democratic contenders,
In Hour over Station WJBK, from Markham is being pressed by a
the Temple for a Day of Reunion,
the Wayne County Bar Associa- 5:30 to 6 p. m., under the auspices conference of Jewish organizations,
according to Dan Hirschfield, chair-
tion vote, Judge Rubiner received of the Detroit Jewish Forensic and Larry Davidow Is attorney for
man of a Young People's Temple
almost 600 lawyers' votes, placing League. Leopold Snyder, of the the Meister Grievance Conference.
Club committee. The event, the first
NATHAN L. MILSTEIN,
him fifth in the field, with 18 to Philomathic, debated against a fel- Organizations represented in the
of its kind, will be held under the
low Philomathic, Julian Kaplan, on conference include the following:
be nominated.
.ponsorship of the Young People's Nathan L. Milstein, chairman of
American League Against War
The Detroit News this week the topic "Resolved, that American
the program committee.
Temple Club.
editorially endorsed Judge Ru- Jewry actively participate in a and Fascism, Detroit Section, Ber-
Arrangements
are
being
corn-
The confirmants, their parents
World Jewish Congress," the radio dichever Aid Society, Brotherhood
biner
as
one
of
those
"best
quali-
and (Hinds and the entire congre- pleted for an affair in keeping with fied to sit on the bench."
audience acting as judges. On Sum of Painters, Decorators and Paper-
gation are cordially invited to par- the spirit of the Purim holiday.
day, March 10, a second debate will hangers of America, Local No. 42;
Refreshments symbolic of the fes-
ticipate in this day of reunion.
be held between David Goldman, Chernigov and Loyever Aid So-
The regular Sunday scorning, tive! will be served. These will be
star Wayne University debater, ciety, First Galician Society, Flow-
YIDDISH THEATER
services will be devoted to the , included in the nominal price of
and Maurice Glosier, coach of the ers of Zion, International Labor
theme, "The Relations between the admission.
Jewish
Center teams, on a subject Defense, International Workers
Music is to be furnished by a Features "Sheindele's Wedding"
Temple and Youth", and will in-
Order, Branch N o. 143; Jericho
yet to be announced.
This Weak-End.
elude three speakers, representing well known orchestra. Dress will be
"Much thanks is due Mr Kur- Lodge No 490 I. 0. 0. F., Keshl-
three different age groups of the informal.
land for this opportunity to broad- novel: Ressarabier Vereln, Mazier-
"Sheindele's
Wedding,"
an
op-
Harry M. Shulman is prbsident
confirmants.
eretta with numbers of music, cast forensic activity over the air", er Verein, Michigan Home Protec-
The afternoon program will take of the Men's Club.
H. Baruch, League tion Ass'n., Odesser Progressive
depicting Chassidic life, is the at- stated Theodore
the form of a reception and tea I
manager, "On behalf of the League, Unterstitzungs Verein, Pineker
traction this Friday evening, Sun-
dance, with the receiving line being I
I extend our appreciation for his Progressive Unterstitzung Verein,
GROUP PERSONALITY
day matinee and evening, at Litt- cooperation in this matter, as well Relief & Loan Ass'n. of Ekateri-
composed of the Rabbis of the
man's Yiddish People's Theater,
Temple, the Temple Board of Di-
as to Max Chomsky, coach of the noslav, Rovner Progressive Verein,
"The personality of a group is 12th and Seward,
rectors, and the officers of the
United Ilebrew Schools team, for Social Friendship Club, Ukrainian
Sadie Scheingold, Sam Auer- I his good offices in scheduling and Progressive Unteretitzung Verein,
synonymous with its social inheri-
Young People's Temple Club.
Each class will have its own tance. Inheritance is an un- bach and Max Kleter are the I arranging Mr participants in the Womens Friendship Club, Yiddish-
booth, where the confirmants for, broken sense of continuity. iI I kuest stars appearing in this pro- I programs."
er Folks Verein, Zhitemerer Pro-
that year may gather and sign a is what James describes as the duction.
gressive Verein, Zwiller Ladies So-
guest book.
stream of consciousness. It is
ciety.
Assisting Hirschfield on the com- lodged in the memory; it is a con-
WHO ARE THE WISE? I Epistle to the Germans
The Meister Grievance Confer-
mittee in charge of arrangements sciousness of oneness with those They who have governed with a
ence meets every Friday evening
By Robert Nathan
will be Josephine Stern and Sally that came before us. Jews are
at Littman's Hall on 12th and
self control
■—■—■
Abraham.
the children of Abraham, Isaac Each wild and baneful passion of TOO late the pealing trumpet. of the foe Seward, and organizations not yet
Iteelege Jersaaleni. The •nory stmt.
rep resented are asked to send their
the soul—
and Jacob; the disciples of Moses,
The lie bleat, the wind of overthrow
delegates.
Isaiah, Hillel; the heirs to the Curbed the strong impulse of all Pile, on • temple lutried In the dust.
ADELBERT H. LINDLEY
Abmve the walla laid Islet with the snow
fierce desires,
Bible and the Talmud. We wept
late the 'rifler draw. his bitter dart;
FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE at the streams of Babylon, burned But kept alive affection's purer Too
Jerusalem I. Innen long ago.
The ;word of hate be nutted In her heart.
fires;
•
at the stake in Spain and vege-
who have taught us sorrow even
Adelbert H. Lindley, Demo- tated in Europe's jchettos. We. Skilled in the latest movements of You
f I I tl
the heart—
cratic candidate for Circuit We remained one. We preserved
Unyielding to whom our atilrIt never
r people of the ancient
N
yield..
Learned
in
that
lore
which
nature
Court Judge, urging the voters that elusive something which
exerted upon our civil-
our Mouth It, dust on all the mails of wor
can impart;
to take a Democratic ballot at unites in the individual, the child
y influence comparable
iz•
"Untie
err
grey
on411
Ito
Itttlenelds.
Teaching
that
sweet
philosophy
he Primary election next Tues- and the man; it is this something
the Hebrews. Insignifi-
Leiter 115 in pee, to Ilft our heart. and to
aloud
wall.
Sr as numbers were con-
that makes Einstein and Moses Which sees the silver lining of the
Whn have no home. and never learned
having no great art: no
c
re
kin — Jewish individualism, Jew-
to hale
cloud;
se
no individual form of ar-
ish personality."
Looking for good in all beneath the
e: no great philosopher::
—Rabbi Solomon Goldman.
A determined will will drive c
a ki PS-
c al geniuses: they yet pus-
I
Those only can be numbered with through a granite rock.
ne
thing more potent than
s-
'
Be very careful what you say . the wise.
You can't expect blossom from
all
se—a literature within which
to your enemies and more care- From the Ethics of the Fathrrs a dead cherry tree.
is
enshrined
the highest ethical
ful what you write to your friends.
idealism the world knows anything
about. Egypt, Babylonia, Persia,
Greece and Rome have all passed
the deposits of
away leavin
their cult
It would hard-
to state that
ly be a'
readily din-
the
Ions of all
with the
people.
n these
s in
itself
ADELBERT H. LINDLEY.
rge
asks that the electorate se-
lect the best suited men and
makes this statement:
"I am 48 years old, a graduate
us
of Alma College and Columbia
that
University I.aw School, a taxpay-
this
Much o
er and senior partner of the firm
India, ae
of Lindley, Delaney & Worsham.
ditian, is
I have practiced law in Detroit
duism and
for more than 20 years.
the religion
"I know, and for the sake of
the conservat
the taxpayers of this county,
character need
will point out the chief weak
dynamic of HA
r to
point of our present Circuit
umhing
stir its spirit fr
Court. Laws delays! Not so. It's
attachment
to
the
p
to
an
ap-
the delay caused by our judges'
preciation of the value of the pres-
many personal interviews during
ent and of the privileges of the
court hours; long recesses while
future. As a recent Chinese writ-
lawyers, witnesses and juries
er has said, "The term 'material-
wait, and vacations, months long.
istic civilization' which has often
"Diligent, unceasing applica-
been applied to stigmatize the mod-
tion—in plain English, sticking to
ern civilization of the West, seems
the job like you and I have to in
to me to be a more appropriate
order to hold our positions—by
word for the characterizing of the
our 18 circuit judges will speed-
backward civilization of the East."
ily clear our docket."
Its very materialism is nothing
other than crystallized idealism,
•
Shaarey Zedek Men's'
Club to Give Purim
Dance on March 16
Coroner's Jury
Probes Slaying
Of D. Meister
THE HEBREWS
Stars on First Yiddish Radio Network Program
The Christian to the Jew
Netewe lee ... ✓ e, throes hoie or
denied
All Imitated, of thee, turn“I our eyes
aside
From thy and e,em
aro are, and et. fidget -
To sem sa
Fidget that we of trite We siren
One of familiar mien
nanny anted.
In prison •nil unlimited,
Nay ries. . time. esesenth Canal thou
tie forgive
Th•t by thy pew low 'tripes mankind
may list,
Musa the world story of our shame
The nIneteen•hunilteitts rear be •1111 the
rash,
oh. the long lose
Hoe long ha.' thou walked wth to tin
deo sled'
1.11 enter •ne abide
Joseph Boloff, director and ', tar of the New York Art Theatre, foremost Yiddish dramatic group
In America, launches the first national Yiddish dramatic program on Sunday, March 10th at
12:45 P. M. (E.S.T.) when is and his company will present • dramatic program over nine sta-
In Europe, South
tions of the American Bro on:sating System. fltdoff, who has enacted 123 roles
America and this country 14 sees in six of his favorite roles. Top row (L to r.) Bulolf as the
Miser"
In
Mollere's play
tailor be Pirandello's "Ile. ',be and the Ox." as himself, and u "The
rant same. Bottom too. he is seen as Lazarus in 'The Kibitzer," the Rabbi In "The Dyb-
l'altlel, the false Messiah in his New
IsulL" Yealike the Fiddler In "The Song of Sorrows" and
York t iumph of this season. Reasier's "60,000 Heroes."
NEW YIDDISH l'RAMATIC PROGRAM ON RADIO HOOK-UP
and the main stream of that ideal-
ism comes to us from that might-
ily significant people who lived
their day in the land of Palestine.
We would refer the reader to the
records of that people as found in
the finest cross-section of a people's
development that world owns—the
Bible.
—From Albert Sheppard's
line of History."
From Thee to Thee
"Out-
Belies Reviews
Czechoslovakia
As Free Nation
EDITOR'. NOTE—leterhoelorakla la
one of the fee countries of Central Eu•
roue which has not euvrOothed to a
dictatorship. Its President, Thomas G.
Masao* hat governed his rountry wise-
ly. The Jew has prospered and the roUn•
try hem wekonled Oerman refugee. It
ha. rotolatently repelled Neale, • pulley
execured under Its Foreign Minister.
Eduard Ilene,. At the rest.. of the
Jewish Telesraphit. Agency, Dr. Besot
hos prepare. s hletr Year's framing is
whieh he view, the elate of demorrsey
In the world. Is envy years after the be-
g inning of the World War.
By DR. EDUARD BENES
In:di/right. MS, J. T
I
Today, although separated front
the outburst of the World War
already by the lapse of 20 years,
we are again experiencing some
very critical moments. The whole
world is agitated and unable, af-
ter the great changes occasioned
by the war in the political group-
ing and economic structure of the
world, to attain political and eco-
nomic equilibrium.
One may justly believe that re-
action against state of things as
set up by the peace treaties, and
therefore the struggle to over-
turn the international legal order
of Europe, too, have reached their
dames. Culminating also are the
attempts at getting out of the
economic despair attempts which
manifest themselves throughout
the world in the efforts of indi-
vidual states towards an economic
self-sufficiency and toward sub-
stituting the system used hitherto
with various anti-liberalistic and
corporation experithents.
Today, it is, however, possible
to observe that -these experiments
in economics do not lead to the
mastering of the depression. Sim-
ilarly, those were disappointed
who believed that the only medi-
um for overcoming the hardships
of the present was the introduc-
tion of authoritative regimes.
Every one can see today, and
it is markedly noticeable in Cen-
tral Europe, that even dictator.
ships have their obstacles, and
that these obstacles are often
greater than those which demo-
cracies meet. It is apparent now
that no change in political nor in
economic regimes is able to bring
the longed-for wonders.
In Central Europe, Czechoslo-
vakia remained true to the forms
of democratic government. She
also has had no reason to regret
this. The Czechoslovak democracy
is s4ely, though not without
hardships, overcoming the serious
difficulties of these grave times,
solving all differences among par-
ties by compromise, and experi-
ence shows that these means often
attain better results than the ap-
plication of an authoritative will
by abolishing civic rights, or civil
war,
The Czechoslovak democracy is
carrying forward her constructive
methods also in international pol-
itics. Czechoslovakia and her al-
lies of the Little Entente—Ruma-
nia and Yugoslavia—always fol-
lowed the policy.of peace in Cen-
tral Europe. She always supported
the policy of the League of Na-
tions, the policy of mutual agree-
ment, international collaboration
and peaceful settlement of con-
s,
flicEc
Even in these serious times
Czechoslovakia is continuing her
collaborations with France and
the states of the Little Entente
in this policy of peace. A recent
manifestation of this policy is the
concluding of the Balkan Pact
and then the collaboration with
Soviet Russia in the matter of the
Eastern Pact, which is destined
to lessen the present tension in
Central Europe.
The Rabbi's Miracle.
The Wassilkower Ray once came
that the Wassilkower Ran was a
great miracle-worker. To make
the living dead and the dead liv-
ing was the merest trifle for him.
He used to talk to God Almighty
just as I might talk to you. Well,
he came to the town and he had
to have somewhere to sleep. So he
went to the inn and told them that
he wanted a room for the night.
But the innkeeper said he didn't
have • room. "What do you mean,
you haven't got • room? If the
Rabbi wants • room, he must have
• loom." And the innkeeper said:
"May you live long, Rabbi! But
what can I do, if there isn't a room
freer
And the Rabbi got very angry,
nd he said: "May your inn be
rot down and the whole town
up in flames!" You see, he was
annoyed that he couldn't get
and had nowhere to sleep.
it became known what the
I had said, there was a ter-
ible panic in the town. For you
must know that if the Rabbi said,
"Slay the whole town go up in
flames!" the whole town would go
up in flames. It was terrible. Why;
was to be done? What would thi
poor homeless Jews do? They all
started to pack up their bits of
furniture to save what they could
from the fire.
Then a couple of poor Jews
thought they would go and peti-
tion the Rabbi to have mercy, and
pray God that there shouldn't be
• fire. They were very doubtful
whether the Rabbi would relent.
but they went to him and laid
their petition before him. TM
Rabbi listened to what they had
to say, and he replied: "Well, the
Angel of Fire has already been
to a town—and you should know
sent out. But good! The town shall
not go up in flames!" And, what
do you think? The town really
char t go up in flames. and the inn
is standing to this very day! Such
a great miracle was wrought by
the great Wassilkower Rav!
We Wonder.—lie was very much
wcrried as he approached his boss
When all within is dark,
and
showed • subpoena,
For the first time in radio istory, a Jewish dr.matie t rogiam will be presented on Sunday, March
And former friends misprise;
"What do I do with this!"' he
10. over a national radio netuo• The program, tie less ish 'Theater of the Air starring Joseph Buloff, From them I turn to Thee.
asked.
And find Love in Thine eyes.
will be heard here at 12:45 p. h over Station WJBK. Detroit, outlet of the American B roadeuting l
"Appear when it directs," the
Are er• not worthy yet
System. The program will oru: nate in the New Y irk studios of the network and will be carried by
boas replied.
To tablethy toli
go. or M.°
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To share thy plueb•I feast •ith Mom
When all within is dark,
nine stations throughout the r , ntry.
"A man doesn't have any chance
Arita.
Joseph Buloff, the director .f the Jewish Thecer of the Air, is also the director of New York's I And I my soul despise;
in these suits brought by • wife,"
Oa nen, In Its sad night. •
famed Yiddish Art Theater. S sporting him in hi, radio program will be members of his company From me 1 turn to Thee,
Prom *Iodide banters sleep
• persisted. "Look at this. This
TN•1 •• mss keep
Appel, Judah Bleich, Luba Kadison and
And find Love in Thine eyes.
paper is signed by John Jones, at-
ereMlfal including such well known play rs as Lazar Fried. Hannah
Thy visitwith thee In the
torney and counselor at law.
lianoah Hollender. His mem, :y will be chosen from the best known works of such Yiddish writers
elehle
■ When all Thy face is dark
I. , . forth •11 lithe. beyond the et , ' as Pinsky, Sholom Asch, Dyme , Anaky, Sholom ALochem, Leviek and others.
went out and hired sa ordinary
resat hell
law yer.
Buloff's company is now ic cupying the Second Avenue Theater built by Maurice Schwartz. He I And Thy just angers rise;
To ease soli thee in the heron lade.
"What dance has as ordinary
has enacted 123 roles including iranalations of play. by George Bernard Shaw, Moliere, Molnar, Pie- From Thee I turn to That,
a.% fella. at last of the rrosseas
And find Love in Thine *yea lawyer with an attorney and men-
run-Yiddish writers.
To isit sor enilsus shssider is thf andelol and other well known
--Saimaa fins Gsbirel.
/Woe at law?" --Exchange.
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Joseph Bulol appears on the editorial page of this issue.
A
special
article
about
fl II'ales le caw.