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Sabbath Readings of the Torah
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August 23, 1935
Ab 24, 5695
Free Speech Prevails
Secretary of State Cordell Hull is re-
ported to have told Hans Luther, Nazi
ambassador to this country, that Hitler's
protests against anti-Nazi demonstrations
in the United States and anti-Nazi speeches
in Congress will be fruitless because free-
dom of speech and freedom of expression
must prevail in this country.
Secretary Hull is not alone in teaching
Germany the meaning of freedom of ex-
pression. To Gov. James M. Curley of
MassachusettA goes the credit for a sting-
ing rebuke to another German official who
dared to resent an American protest
against the horrible atrocities in Germany.
When Baron Kurt von Tippelskirch pro-
tested to Gov. Curley and to Leverett Sal-
tonstall against the resolution adopted by
the Massachusetts House df Representa-
tives condemning Nazism, Gov. Curley
wrote:
Replying, to your communicaation, I beg
to state that I know of no law which pro-
hibits the general court from giving expres-
sion either in the form of resolution or other-
wise to their views or opinions with reference
to any subject of public interest. I likewise
recognize the right of any persons feeling ag-
grieved to voice their protests. Personally, I
do not find myself in accord with you in your
views with reference to the action taken by
the general court of Massachusetts, believing
as I do that the protest is timely and repre-
sents an honest and open expression of the
secret opinion of Americans generally. Mas-
sachusetts from the beginning of our govern-
ment has been regarded as the one place in
the world in which the public could assemble
and give honest expression to what they right-
ly regard as oppression or persecution upon
the part of any nation in the world. As to the
merits of the case, I am quite certain that the
action taken by the legielature of Massachu-
setts is but a formal expression of the opinion
of the public as a whole.
I judge from your communication that
you are apprehensive that the resolution as
adopted may prove injurious to the govern-
ment which you represent, and to this view
I cannot subscribe, since history teaches that
persecution and oppression beget persecution
and oppression and in my opinion the adop-
tion of the resolution may serve a dual pur-
pose: First, in ending persecution and oppres-
sion, and secondly, in emphasizing in on un-
certain terms that a pursuance of thq program
that has been followed during the past year
by the Nazi Government is abhorrent to right
thinking women and men the world over and
not in keeping with the spirit of the times
and must inevitably work greater injury to its
proponents than to those against whom the
persecution and oppression are directed.
Although Mr. Streicher is one of the few
men close enough to Hitler to say "Du" (thou)
to him he had been considered heretofore as
a somewhat bizarre outsider. But tonight he
spoke under the auspices of the National So-
cialist party organization of the nation's
capital, which by law is part of the govern-
ment, and thereby obtained—visible to all—
their zeal of approval for himself and his
methods, although only a short while ago the
National Socialist district leader of West-
phalia dared denounce them.
Even in the externals his cooling had been
stage-managed as a big event. lie was cere-
moniously received at Tempelhof flyingfield
on his arrival. The streets leading to the
meeting places were closed for ordinary traffic
early in the afternoon and were lined with
Storm Troops and police.
By 6 o'clock the halls and streets were
packed while bands and broadcasting trucks
blared forth martial music to keep the crowds
amused.
In the Sportpalast party, State and local
dignitaries showed their approval by their
presence. Prominent among them were Count
Kolf con Helldorf, the new Berlin Police
Chief, whose predecessor Mr. Streicher helped
depose, and Prince August Wilhelm, the "Nazi
Prince," the former Kaiser's fourth son.
It was a strange performance. Before an
audience of good, ordinary German burghers
such as crowd the beer gardens every Sun-
day there stood a stocky, bald-headed man in
a white Summer suit who delivered a speech
that was a strange medley of politics and sex,
historical analogies and religion in which
Christ and Hitler were treated as more or
less analogous and the devil and Jew as
synonymous.
Yet the crowd, even if somewhat slow to
applaud, took it all in as serious political ar-
guments. Soon broader references to sex,
such as 'race ravishing," circumcision and re-
lated topics brought both roars of amusement
from the men and blushes to the faces of the
many women present. Despite the sultry at-
mosphere a good time apparently was had by
all.
The Jews were not the only ones de-
nounced. All the many enemies whom the
National Socialists have been attacking were
dragged in—the Masons, student corps, in-
tellectuals, Catholics, German Nationalists,
"the better class people," even government
officials and, last but not least, the foreign
press.
If to Western ears all this sounds like
madness there is method in it for Mr. Streicher
denounced its enemies to extol his own party
and denounced the Jews to sharpen the Ger-
man's racial consciousness.
It is because we recognize the humor
in this senseless Streicher demonstration,
and at the same time realize the backing
given the arch anti-Semite by Hitler and
his gang, that we feel indebted to the
Nuremberg pervert for his address. Sev-
eral verbal outbursts of this kind may do
more to awaken public opinion against
German Nazism than as many bloody
pogroms.
We doubt whether Nazis, either in
Germany or in this country, will ever
learn decency, or to appreciate the true
elements of freedom. But the statements
of our eminent Americans are a matter
of record that in a truly free country a
man may speak his mind without being
muzzled at every step. And so long as
this principle of freedom of speech pre- Nazism Raises Its Head in U. S.
vails, hope must not die that oppression
Apparently de f ea t e d when it first
will disappear everywhere else.
raised its head in this country, the Nazi
ghost is again making a bid for American
support.
Suicide Among Polish Jews
The latest symptom of Hitlerite propa-
Descriptions of the prevailing conditions ganda in the United States is the appear-
in Poland are accompanied by most alarm. ance in Chicago of a periodical which
ing statistics. A recent report published calls itself "American Gentile," and which
in the American Hebrew contains the fol- uses as a masthead slogan: "A semi-
lowing sad information:
monthly for the defense of Gentile cul-
ture and civilization."
Moat illuminating are the statistics regard-
Appealing to prejudice by shouting in
ing the various ages of Jews who committed
a streamer headline, "Patriots, Clear
suicide in Warsaw. Thus: 0.7 were between
the age of 10 and 14, 20.7 per cent between
Deck for Action!" this paper publishes a
15 and 19, 42.2 per cent were between 20
cartoon under the title "Dictatorship of
and 29 years of age and 22.9 per cent between
Proletariat" which depicts the people
30 and 49. The percentage of over 50
driven under a yoke bearing the Mogen
amounts to 11.6. This shows that, although
the number of Jewish children who committed
David by fattened people who also carry
suicide under 14 years of age was only 8,
the Communist emblem.
those above that age were much higher. 238
It is apparent that the prime intention
Jewish boys and girls committed suicide when
is not so much to fight Communism as it
under the age of 19.
is to conduct an anti-Semitic campaign.
But the largest number of Jewish suicides
(484) were between the ages of 20 to 29.
The very title of the paper indicates that.
Most of them took their lives by poisoning.
A new obligation is placed on the shoul-
67 per cent of all Jews who attempted suicide
ders of Americans. The audacity of big-
during that period committed it by taking
ots who are conducting a racial fight in
poison an ddrugs. Other ways employed
in Warsaw were hanging, drowning and jump-
the name of Americanism, who dare speak
ing from windows. Shooting is rare among
in the name of culture and civilization,
Jews. There were also several cases in which
and who use the American flags on the
Jews ended their lives by slashing their throat
masthead of a filthy sheet, must be op-
and cutting veins.
posed in every possible way.
While it is exceedingly unpleasant con-
Americans must be enlightened on the
'nuously to emphasize the tragic side of dangers of the spread of bigotry and ra-
Jewish life, and constantly to point to the cial hatred under the guise of a false fight
horrors affecting Jewry, we deem it an on Communism.
)bligation to call these facts to the corn-
Our position is being challenged on
nunity's attention. Unfortunately suicides every front, and the poison of anti-Semit-
ire mounting, delinquency is on the in- ism is gaining ground even in this country.
•rease, there is an unprecedented rise in Every symptom of it must, therefore, be
he number of Jewish insane in Eastern fought by every means at our disposal. It
urope. These conditions are offsprings is the duty of our national leaders to be
f the starvation that is dragging Jewish on guard, to prevent the spread of such
ommunitiea down to positions of infer- periodicals through the mails and to do
rity and despair.
all that is possible to enlighten public
Sadly enough, only meager funds are opinion against accepting false propa-
orthcoming from more fortunate Jewish ganda for gospel truth.
mmunitiea to alleviate these sufferings.
It is unfortunate that we must be on
erhaps the publication of the figures we guard, in fighting such propaganda, lest
ye quoted will serve as stimulants for we ourselves help to popularize such pa-
ews who have not previously contributed pers. But if it should be proven that un-
overseas relief funds to make their limited Nazi funds will help spread these
now, and will cause those who have periodicals, then we should resort to every
ady given to add to their free offerings available means to stop this propaganda
the relief of their kinsmen abroad.
and to check it at the source.
,
Lights from
Shadowland
Streicher's Stupidity
A vote of thanks is due Julius Streicher
from the Jewish people, His asinine ad-
dress which was heard by about 100,000
in Berlin last week was the finest proof
that was needed to convince the skeptical
that he is insane, and that his associates
border on imbecility.
While we appreciate the kindness and
the spirit of friendship in which the De-
troit News editorially commented on
Streicher's address, suggesting that the
United States should ignore his "silly"
utterances, we wish to remind those who
would dismiss this address as "silly" that
it was delivered with the approval, per-
haps the consent and encouragement of
Adolf Hitler himself. The stupid address
must not, therefore, merely be looked
upon as a bit of inanity, but must be
recognized as an expression of Nazi pol-
icy. Otto D. Tolischus, for instance, in
his cable describing the outburst which
greeted Streicher and marked his appear-
ance in Berlin as an apostle of anti-Semi-
tism, stated:
Strictly
Confidential
Sport and Moral Victories
Tidbits from Everywhere
By LOUIS PEKARSKY
The Olympic Committee Must Decide Grave Question
Reproduction In part or whole forbid-
den without permission of the BOW.
Arts Feature. Syndicate, eopYrighters o f
this feature.
I
SUNSHINE
Patients at the Los Angeles
Sanatorium for Tuberculosis of the
Jewish Consumptive Relief Asso-
ciation, a non-sectarian institution
at Duarte, California, near Los
Angeles, are very happy over the
fact that no less a Hollywood per-
sonage than Paul Muni wrote them
a letter extending good wishes and
hearty greetings. Although ex-
tremely busy in the preparation of
two pictures, the famous Jewish
film star has consented to write
an article for the patients' month-
ly magazine, which appropriately
enogh, is called "Sunshine."
FREUNDLICH AND DUDWICH
Every now and then we run
across some folks who achieved
fame and success in Hollywood and
yet do not attempt to hide the fact
that they are of the Jewish faith,
and, what's more, they show a de-
cided interest in things Jewish.
Filmdom's most famous team of
knockabout comedians are two sons
of Israel from New York's East
side, Frank Mitchell and Jack Du-
rant, whose real names are Michel
Freundlich and Jacob Dudwich.
The latter went to a Talmud To-
rah on Sixth Street between Ave-
nues B and C and was bar mitz-
vahed at a synagogue at Seventh
St. and C, in New York. His father
and mother, whom he brought to
Hollywood five years ago, came
from Cracow, Poland. One of Mit-
chell's uncles, Joseph Freundlich,
is a famous opera singer. The
comedian has a 6-year old daugh-
ter, Clara Lou, who will enter a
Ilebrew school next year. Mit-
chell still recalls the days he spent
in prayer and meditation at the
Pitt Street Synagogue between
Houston and Delaney Sts. in New
York. His daughter sings French
chansons and Hebrew chants. The
Mitchells have en Indian cook who
is an expert in solving the mys-
teries of making gefilte fish,
borsht, schav, stroodle and other
well known Jewish dishes.
Durant's family came from
Lomzer Gubernia, near Kovno,
Russia. His parents, Morris and
Jennie Dudwich, live in the Ben-
sunburst section of Brooklyn, N.
Y. Durant was a regular attend-
ant at the synagogue at Madison
and Montgomery Streets in New
York and he told us recently th fl
pleasant recollections of his bar
mitzwah at the Henry Street Sy-
nagogue in the eastern metropolis,
Durant's "Abie's Irish Rose" mar-
riage to Irish Molly O'Day has
just been a successful and happy
one. And we learned that
has just purchased a book of Jew-
ish words with English transla-
tions so she may teach them to
Suzanne Dobson Dana when
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The fact that qualified Jewish athletes can-
not with self-respect participate in the games at
Berlin does not trouble me much. Their prob-
lem is simply solved: They will not enter these
contests and thus they will win victories for
their self-respect.
More painful would it be to see America
fallen for the moment so morally abtuse as to
join with Nazis in apotheosizing good sportsman-
By A. L. SACHER
(Copyright, 1935, by the National Connell of Jewish Women)
stage. For it was written by a
Jew about a Jewish pacifist and
these bigots were smarting under
the humiliation of the defeat in
the Great War. But after the
first act they could not hiss. Like
the ancient Balaam they came
to curse and stayed to bless. You
can understand the influence on
the emotions of a group of young
people of such a play presented
with all the power and dramatic
verve of a Stepan Zweig.
This is how our heritage must
be presented to young people.
Once they are won to its drama,
their loyalty will not lag.
Imaginative Teaching
I believe that Jewish education
based upon the principles of aes-
thetics and drama, would go a
long way towards winning the
loyalty of the next generation.
Such a program requires imagin-
ative teachers, teachers with per-
sonality and magnetism, teachers
whose enthusiasm is contagious,
Who visualize their material and
who present it as a dramatic ex-
perience. It requires a little li-
brary of brilliantly written novels
and biographies and histories in
each home which wishes to re-
tain the integrity of Jewish life.
Every community has such teach-
ers if it looks for them. They
do not have to be professionally
trained, although this is an ad-
vantage. And in the past 10
years scores of excellent books
have been published in English
which have humanized the Jewish
heritage. Ludwig Lewisohn, Max
Brod, Joseph Kastein, Marvin
Lowenthal, Irving Fineman, Sch-
marya Levin, Lion Feuchtwanger
and a host of others have pre-
sented the pageantry of Jewish
life in naves-to-be-forgotten col-
ors. Bring some of these volumes
into your homes, place your chil-
dren in contact with them, intro-
duce Judaism to them not as a
disciplinarian but as an artist,
and I have confidence in the con-
sequences
Jews must be tnter:,sted not
only in bolstering faith in the
worthwhileness of life, not only
in maintaining their minority in-
tegrity, not only in transmitting
their heritage as a dramatic ex-
perience, but they must also be
interested in peace, in social jus-
tice, in building a better world.
This is prophetic Judaism. This
follows the best traditions of Jew-
ish life.
Eighties for Our letogrity
As • matter of fact, in fighting
for these larger causes we are
indirectly fighting for the integ-
rity of Jewish life. For modern
anti-Semitism is not grounded in
prejudice or ignorance. I wish
It were. Prejudice can be dissi-
paled by understanding. Ignor-
ance can be dissipated by educa-
tion. But modern anti-Semitism
is simply a smoke screen created
by economic barons in each coun-
try in order to preserve their own
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I can conceive of America winning a great
victory at these Olympic games without beirig
there at all:
The Olympic stadium at Berlin is full even
to the last seat; riotous is the flutter of the
flags of all the nations, except one. This one
missing flag is more conspicuous than all the
others together.
Everyone says: "America is not here."
The roar of voices cheering the athletes,
but louder is the silence of America. It is on
every conscience; its reproach is in every Ger-
man ear: "We shall not play with foul-players.
We cannot in self-respect join in celebrating good
sportsmanship in a land that has made a mock-
ery of fair-playing. We do not play with rot-
ters."
The bitter reproach is heard around the
world. The governments of the earth have been
reluctant to speak the abhorrence which they
feel; the voice of good sportsmanship falls with
condemnation far more damning than the sugared
words that parliaments might give.
This nation and that carry off the Olympic
victories . .. the pentathlon, the decathlon, the
broad-jump and the running jump, the marathon,
but for absent America there is such a prize as
has never been won before in ancient or modern
Olympiads: A moral victory.
Self-Discovery
A
EDITOR'S NOTE:—This Is one of a series of articles by noted writers out-
lining uonditions In the world today and their effect on America and Jews
lir. A. I. Becher, who continues the dismission In this article, is • hie-
torn., Rhodes th holar. director of the 11111e1 Foundations and author of
"A III/dory of the Jess"
ship in Olympics at Berlin. This would be like
marching with unregenerate prostitutes on A
crusade of virtue.
It would be America playing foul-players
who have scorned no falsehood and no treachery
for their ends; rotterp who have beaten women
on the streets; blackguards whose mouths reek
with false witness and whose hands are stained
with blood of torture and murder.
The question whether the United States
shall participate in the Berlin Olympics is not
Jewish at all; it is a moral question that touches
the simple decencies of civilized conduct. It has
to do with the game moral revulsions that re-
strain decent men from association with scamps.
My self-respect as an American recoils at
the thought of grasping the Nazi hand in com-
munion of good sportsmanship; my tongue with-
ers in forming the salutation, "Ah, my Nazi
friend, we are good sportsmen together!" My
sense of humor laughs; my moral sense feels
shame.
The Olympic Committee will not serve the
moral sense of America if, despite the almost
universal revulsion against a sporting associa-
tion with hoodlums, it decides for American par-
ticipation in the Berlin Olympics.
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paper carries a
plea from a Mr. Arthur E. Grix
of 665 Fifth Ave., New York City,
urging that politics and religion
should not interfere with the hold-
ing of the Olympic Games in Ger-
many, you can do a useful piece
of reporting by informing the
sporting editor of your local paper
that Mr. Grix is an employe 44
the German Railways and the Ger-
man Tourist Bureau whose offices
are located in Rooms 201-210 at
665 Fifth Avenue, New York City
. . . And speaking of the Olympic,
reminds us that Baron Gottfried
von Cramm, German tennis star
who almost beat Ferry of England,
will be barred from the 1936
Davis Cup tourney because his
wife is Jewish. . . A plan to send
Von Cramm to the United States
to participate in the national ten-
nis championships was abandoned
for the same reason. . . Believe it
or not but three of the five leading
batters in the American League at
this writing are Jews, Buddy Slyer
of Washington, Hank Greenberg
of Detroit and Moe Berg of Bos-
ton ... City College will have an-
other Jewish varsity coach next
year when Irving Spanier, C. C.
N. Y. baseball captain in 1934,
succeeds Dr. Harold J. Parker as
mentor of the City College dia•
mond team ... Barney Ross's pro-
posed invasion of the Pacific Coast
may he postponed. Ile got such a
had case of sunburn after a yacht-
ing trip that he can't do any train-
ing.. . Barney's kid brother is
planning to enter the University
of Wisconsin this fall. . . Yes, you
guessed it, the U. of W. has one
of the best boxing teams in the
Middle West. . . If you are won-
dering who is Sylvia Annenberg,
who is capturing all the women's
golf titles in the East, try to re-
member that she is the former
Mrs. Leo G. Federman who recent-
ly resumed her maiden name after
a little job of Renovating. . .
ARNON J. ROJANSKY -
The other day we went to see off
delegates to the Zionist World Con-
gress. .. Louis Lipsky, believe it
or not, travelled tourist and insists
on being left alone during the trip
. . . Abe Goldberg usually has to
I sign autographs when travelling
because flappers think that he's
Charlie Chaplin . . . Jacob Fish-
man enjoys nothing better on a sea
voyage than writing short sketches
of characters he meets on board
ship , .. All this reminds us of
bidding farewell to Mr. Arson R.
Roiansky, a handsome impressive
looking gentleman, who is the
royal Jugoslav consul for Palestine
. . . Royansky spent a few weeks
in this country just taking in the
sights . . . Ile is a very prosper-
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Preserving American Judaism
There is a need for developing
a technique by which our min-
ority heritage can be maintained.
It is all very well to speak of
minority survival. But how? The
pressure for conformity Is over-
whelming. All about us influences
are at work which undermine the
sense of "otherness." The new
generation of young people, born
in this country, brought up in
an environment which has little
relationship to their own minor-
ity group, is not easily integrated
to Jewish life. These young peo-
ple cannot be won by appeals to
loyalty or duty. They are left cold
by the appeal that because their
fathers and their grandfathers
were products of Jewish life they,
too, must carry the responsibility.
It seems to me that the most
effective technique is one based
on aesthetics. Our heritage must
be dramatized, it must be present-
ed vividly, it must be developed
as a fascinating soul-moving ex-
perience. When young people
become interested in the story of
our past because it is actually
vital and gripping they will not
need to be cajoled or shamed into
loyalty. Their loyalty will grow
out of their love for the dramatic.
Prenotng Jeremiah
When I present Jeremiah to a
Class in the "History of Hebrew
Civilization" I portray him not
only as a great religious figure
who has made a vital contribu-
tion to religious thought. I pre-
sent him first as an amazing hu-
man being, confronted with prob-
lems like those which trouble ou r
own age. I think of him stand-
ing at the threshold of the de-
struction of Jewish life, the ene-
my at the gate, the Temple
threatened, crying out against the
wickedness of the leaders of his
own people and the hypocrisy of
their religious life.
It took courage to denounce
the efforts of his own people in
a national crisis. It took cour-
age to execrate the forms which
religious life took when the Tem-
ple itself was in danger. Jere-
miah loved his people, but he dr
nounced them. He loved his
faith, but he decried the manner
in which it was served.
Zweig Jeremiad,'
He paid for his courage. He
was howled down by the mob,
scorned, beaten, east into a pit
to die. But he did not yield.
Often he cursed his fate but when
the time for action came he re.
mained loyal to his inner light.
Ile spoke with enthusiasm—en
therm—the god within demanding
expression. Here is a magnifi-
cent figure.
Stephan Zweig took him as the
central theme of his great play
which was first produced in Vi-
enna in 1920 after the peace
treasty had been signed. The
Ilakenkreutzler, bigoted forerun-
nen of the Nazis, narrow chau-
vinists, filled the theater, pre-
pared to hiss the play off the
S PIO f Ry ToL uA r NIEL l
By AL SEGAL
Sometimes 1 play poker. As a poker player
I am no champion and, in fact, lose more than
I win. A poker player of mere amateur stand-
ing, I can take the game or let it alone, as they
say.
And yet I am quite particular with whom
I play; for there is no poker without honor,on
all sides. Not that I ever play for stakes that
would cause me any great loss even at the
hands of a cheat; but when I sit down to play
I like to feel that my playmates are men of
character if for no other reason than my own
self-respect.
Certainly, I shall not be seen playing peker
with a man of evil reputation. Not only would,
I feel that my money was not safe but also that
my own good name was in bad company.
So I play only with gentlemen, as do all
honorable Americans when they engage in the
most honorable game of poker. Therefore, I am
rather suprised (if not shocked) at Mr. Avery
Brundage.
Mr. Brundage (if he is ,a poker-player) cer-
tainly does as I do about the poker company
he keeps. Ile chooses men of honor for table
companions. He would scorn to be seen 'play-
ing with men who know nothing of fair play,
in whom elementary decencies of character are
absent and whose reputations are badly spat-
tered.
Indeed, Mr. Brundage would feel slandered
were any - even to suggest that he join in a
game with men of that sort . . . "I, Brundage,
should play with people like that?"
Yet this same Mr. Brundage (as head of the
American Olympic Committee) says that the
Nazis are good enough for Americans to play
with in the Olympic Games at Berlin next year.
Mr. Brundage says he has assurance from the
Nazis that everything will be fair and square.
Were Mr. Brundage as meticulous about
Nazis as he would be about poker company, he
would say: "Certainly we may not play with
foul players in games which are the finest ex-
pression of good sportsmanship; we may not play
with people who in simplest human relations
have been guilty of the foulest play."
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By PHINEAS J. BIRON
(Copyright, UK be S. A. F. 111
Review of Naomi Jacob's
"Honour Come Back . . ."
By HENRY MONTOR
(copyright, S. A. F. S., 1535)
Naomi Jacob has grown
steadily in stature as a novel-
ist. She takes her proper place
in the front rank of contem-
porary English writers with
"Honour Come Back . . . "'
(Macmillan Co.).
The hatred of one man, Mi-
chael _Benham, for cruelty—
toward animal or fellow-man-
becomes the theme of an im-
pressive character study which
ranges from the quiet stolidity
of the English countryside to
the mad chaos of the trenches.
From the time that Michael
was old enough to be taught
the "sporting" code of his fa-
ther, Colonel Benham, he was
overwhelmed with fear of the
suffering caused rabbits or
foxes by the callousness of the
huntsmen. Every ghastly quiv-
er of a dying animal brought
shocking pain to his own phy-
sical system. Ile dreaded Shoot-
ing and killing. But his father
forced him to choose the career
of a soldier, because genera-
tions of Benhams had known no
other occupation than the bat-
tlefield.
Michael's supreme test came
when he had to enlist in the
war, when he finally reached the
front and had to listen to the
shrieking or murmuring of men
caught on barbed wires. The
years of the war left him un-
harmed. He believed himself
doomed to be conscious every
moment of the pain inflicted on
those around him. Two days
before the Armistice was de-
clared, the death of his closest
friend blanketed his mind in
a fog and caused his desertion.
On the Italian front at the time
he wandered for a long period
until he was pie ed up in an
I talian village and nursed back
to physical and mental health.
A new life began for Ben-
ham, who had by this time as-
sumed the name of Michele
Plums as a gesture of inter-
ment of the life which had been
his in England. The tranquil,
affectionate atmosphere of the
Italians provided him with the
peace for which he had always
longed. A wife and children
and the gardening which had
been his occupational dream
brought rest to Benham's tor-
tured mind. He began to un-
derstand what his feat of ant-
tering moat be superseded by
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A German Jew's Plight
Text of a Letter to Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant
Aid Society from German Refugee Who Returned
To the Reich Last February
Editor's Note: Although we 'warrant for protection, which
are in po on of the tor. means imprisonment and trans-
rect name of the writer of this fer to a concentration camp. I
letter, we are aubstituting an was a prisoner in the police jail
assumed one for it in order from March 13 to March 21, and
not to emb he family of no other incidents occurred dur-
the correspondent in Ger- ing that time.
many.
On Starch 21, I was taken in
I, Noge Rebeib, returned to a police car with other political
Germany (Berlin) Feb. 5, 1935, prisoners and criminals, and
to assist my father because my brought to a railway station.
There were altogether eight men
mother was ill.
and two women. One of the wo-
Three weeks after my arrival, men was carrying a child of a few
I reported to the police and re- months. At the station we were
ceived on March 7, 1935, an order received by a police force of ap-
of the police to appear at the proximately 100 men. There we
headquarters by March 13. were chained and brought to the
On that day I reported in room train. The car of the train hat!
221 of the State Police, Ileadquar- prison cells. In each of the cells
ter Alexandeplatz. The officer were three or four men. The train
questioned me as to why I left left 6:51 A. M. for Hanover.
Germany; what I did in Holland; There again police were wait-
if I did receive any support; if ing for us, and we were brought
I was there in contact with other to a police car, but this time we
refugees; if I knew something were not chained, and were taken
about the political spirit; how the to the police jail of Hanover.
feelings were towards Germany; In the meantime, they had sent
if I was active in any political back the things they had taken
sense; why I returned, and if I from me in Berlin to my father.
intended to stay in Germany. In the police jail of Hanover.
I replied that I was a student the same examinations were given
of the School for Electricians in to me as in Berlin, and we had to
Bussum, that I was a member of sleep in solitary cells during the
night. The next morning they
the Hehalutz of Holland, and in brought us back to the railway
Rotterdam a member of the Hach- station, and at 7 o'clock in the
scharah as a plumber, that I was morning the train left for the
supported for a short time by concentration camp at Papixm-
the Committee, because I could burg, where we arrived at 2
not take advantage of the invi- o'clock in the afternoon. There
tation of my friend for too long we were expected by the S. S.
• time. They replied to me that (a special black Nazi guard), and
I would have to wait for a mo- brought to a truck waiting for us,
ment, and then came a plain which was equipped with benches
clothes man who asked me to on both sides. In the center of
come with him.
We passed the truck a black guard stood
through several rooms and corri- with his rifle, ready to fire. Our
dors, and suddenly I found my- truck was followed by a small
self in the police jail. They told motor car with four black guards
me there that I am a prisoner. therein, and they also had a ma-
t begged td have the opportunity chine gun focussed in our direr-
to get in touch with my father. tion. After we drove for five
This was flatly refused. They told minutes, the black guard in the
me that they would do this them- truck ordered us to put our both
selves. Furthermore, they told, hands in the back of our head,
me that they would bring me to and he called our attention to the
a Reich ". Schooling"
(Concentration fact that if we would move our
Cann)), to receive there some les- hands, or would refuse to obey
sons about the spirit otethe Third their command, he would fire
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ferred to another official, who ex-
drove for half an hour this
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amined my clothes thoroughly,
emptied all my pockets, took my
money and a few valuable things did
not care
dare for
say anything
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anything and
any
I had, even my pencil and fours- more.
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We arrived at the concentration
solitary cell, where I was ex- camp, and immediately the treat-
amined again, and treated like a ment was increased in roughness
criminal. I asked in a very polite and brutality. We were foreee
mann er if I could keep my and- to run at a very fast speed to
kerchief, whereupon he yelled at the Commander, where we had to
me in the roughest manner. When line up. A plain clothes man took
I reminded him that he could our ,names, and compared to the
not treat me in such • way be- black guard he was human. 1
cause I was not a criminal, he re- received a command to run in
plied "If you wouldn't be a erim. fast speed to another Comman-
ins!, you wouldn't be here."
dopi u n t g h th is ie,fo oe nte
In regard to this remark I wish blackguards
to state that I was always a law- order to trip me, but being the
abiding man, and never had any- athlete and seeing what he wish'
thing to do with the police
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