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Anti-Semitism and Politics

The interesting letters addressed to Dr.
Leo M. Franklin by J. A. Ilarzfeld, of
Kansas City, Mo. incorporated in which is
William Allen White's letter regarding
the anti-Ku Klux Klan attitude of the Re-
publican candidate for president, carries
with it an important admonition: the in-
jection of any racial or religious issue in
an American campaign deserves the se-
verest condemnation. At no time, except
in extreme cases, has any major political
party been responsible for anti-Jewish
bias. The injection of the Jewish issue,
sometimes justified in the instance of in-
dividuals, makes for rancor that disrupts
rather than cements good will in this
country.
The editor's friendship and admiration
for President Roosevelt in'no sense pre,
vents him from emphasizing the fairness
of the contents of the letters appearing on
the first page of this issue. He is inclined
to believe that both Governor Landon and
President Roosevelt would be pleased to
join in issuing a statement avowing a lack
of prejudice and condemning its injection
in American political campaigns.
Let the issues of the current campaign
be fought on the basis of merit rather
than unjust 'racial indecencies. Whoever
tries to inject them must stand condemned
by American public opinion. .

Study Your Community

One of the weakest, if not THE weakest
point in our entire community program is
lack of intimate knowledge on the part of
vast numbers of the Jewish population of
the actual accomplishments in social serv-
ice by the various agencies which benefit
both from the Detroit Community Fund
and the Allied Jewish Campaigns of the
Jewish Welfare Federation.
Recent issues of The Chronicle gave
mere inklings of the work of two of the
agencies which function during the sum-
mer months. Both—the Jewish Commu-
nity Center Day School and Play Camp
and the Fresh Air Camp—function under
severe handicaps. In spite of their capac-
ity attendance, hundreds of boys and girls
for whom applications have been made for
admission to the camp and the day school
have been rejected because of lack of
facilities. Comparatively small invest.
ments would have made it possible for
double the number of 236 children to be
provided with a summer program at the
Center, and at least twice the 700 or 800
children who will enjoy brief stays at the
Fresh Air Camp could have been accom-
modated if the available grounds were to
be utilized for supnmer camping for chil-
dren.
We wonder how many of our leaders
realize the possibilities for community ex-
pansion in all our agencies—and we take
the two summer projects as examples of
what the contributors to various funds
should know.
It is estimated that at least 200 chil-
dren were denied the opportunity to at-
tend the Center school during the past
two months. For the directors of the
Fresh Air Camp it is a similar source of
painful regret that for every child wel-
comed at the camp at least one more is
denied that opportunity because the ca-
pacity is only 208. During the last month
of camping it was possible to crowd in a
total of 21G campers during every two-
week camping period.
A day at either camp would have been
the best education for Detroit Jews to be-
come acquainted with the lack of camp-
ing facilities and with the possibilities for
expansion, and therefore for much greater
service to the community at large. Several
additional dormitories, another dining
hall, one more recreational hall and an-
other dock can easily be built on the
camp grounds without in the least crowd-
ing the campers. In fact, an even more
beautiful layout for the camp is possible
under such an expansion program with
the available large tracts of land. Instead
of 200. as many as 500 could then be
cared for during every two-week period.
Similarly, at the Jewish Community
Center, expansion is possible to care for
at least 200 more boys and girls during
the summer months.
We have already alluded to the chief
reason for the failure on the part of the
community to aspire to such an expansion
program: the too-scant knowledge of ac-
tual conditions and commendable accom-
plishments by our community agencies.
Too few, for instance, realize that the
Fresh Air Camp today serves an even
greater purpose than it did when it was
exclusively a camp for - underprivileged
children. Under the present system this
camp makes it possible for people in very
moderate circumstances, who would ordi-
narily either be unable to pay for high-
priced camping facilities or would. refuse
io send their children to a strictly under-
privileged camp, to secure the best camp-
ing accommodations for their children for
• a very low price. The basis of equality—
'with no one knowing which is a paying
and which is a free case—and the excel-
lent spirit among campers and staff have

already placed Fresh Air Camp on a high
level.
We realize, of course, that a large out-
lay of money is needed to make such ex-
pansion possible. But it is our contention
that a knowledge of existing conditions
would encourage Jews with means to
make large contributions for such pur-
poses. Furthermore, it is apparent that
the same conditions which cause the sum-
mer camps to suffer also affect other agen-
cies as a result of indifference that comes
from a lack of knowledge.
There is need for the adoption of a
new program which should stimulate in-
creased interest in our agencies on the
part of our leaders and contributors. Jews
who help support the various agencies
ought to know that it is their responsibil-
ity to know the functions of the various
causes they are financing. They should
become acquainted with the intimate
workings of the different community-sup-
ported projects.
Occasional pilgrimages to the Center,
to the North End Clinic, to the United He-
brew Schools, to the Fresh Air Camp, to
the Jewish Children's Home, will help
tremendously in affecting a change in the
existing unconcern about our community
structure.
It appears to us that a way can be found
to arouse the desired interest. There is no
reason, for instance, why meetings of var-
ious boards of directors of local agencies
cannot combine business with pleasure by
holding their meetings on the grounds of
these and allied agencies. There is no
reason why our leaders should not meet,
for instance, at the Fresh Air Camp and
at the same time devote several hours to
a study and inspection of the camp. It
would have been a splendid gesture for
Jewish leaders from time to time to join
the boys and girls at the Center during the
noon=day meal, or during their assemblies
and other functions.
Occasional visits by leaders should be
encouraged by all our functioning agen-
cies. It is inevitable that such intimate ac-
quaintance would help considerably in en-
couraging a more vital concern over what
is done with public funds and the great
benefits derived by the beneficiaries, not
all of whom are necessarily charity cases
but many of whom are certainly enjoying
the available facilities as part of a well-
functioning community program.
The suggestions just advanced should
not be resented. It is our belief that they
should be welcomed as an approach to
a new method of encouraging community
interest in Jewish projects.

Gambling in Synagogues

The new Chicago Anglo-Jewish weekly,
the Jewish Champion, justifiably takes to
task those Jewish congregations which
condone gambling methods in raising funds
for synagogues. To quote the Champion:

Twenty-five years ago, a certain reformed
rabbi in St. Louis had the courage and nerve
to remonstrate with his congregation on the
indecency of card games and "gambling" for
the sake of religion. A stray reporter who
happened to be in the audience wrote it up
and it appeared in the secular press. Well,
the gambling did not stop but the rabbi had
to quit the town.
Twenty-five years elapsed since. Every
rabbi with a little bit of courage fought bit-
terly against this destructive evil and many a
rabbi had to leave his congregation; although
not in such a spectacular manner as the St.
Louis rabbi did. Finally a time was reached
when rabbis accepted this evil as something
inevitable. They grieved, they sighed 'and they
looked away in disgust, but were silent. In
the meantime synagogues, temples, organiza-
tions and societies which stood for cultiva-
tion and promulgation of ideals flourishell on
this "mania" and demoralization set in to
such an extent that if a speaker was invited to
deliver a lecture on some vital problem, lead-
era believed that unless the usual "cards will
follow" is not added, nobody will come.
We must therefore be highly grateful to
Rabbi Solomon Goldman of Anshe Emet who
undertook to drive this gambling mania out of
synagogues, organizations and decent society.
Only rabbis and leaders realize how abhorrent
gambling is, for in addition to the base in-
stincts that it develops, it dulls the brain and
kills valuable time which could be utilized for
vital purposes..
We hope that Rabbi Goldman's attempt,
which receives the commendation and the
whole-hearted support of all rabbis and de-
cent leaders in the community, will be trans-
lated into action and no organizations which
stands for any Jewish ideal will permit the
playing of cards of any form when gambling
is involved. We even believe that if in priv-
ate homes, book reviews and artistic programs
would be substituted for the usual card games,
children will find again that respect for their
parents and their home which they have lost
long ago.
We suggest that a resolution to the above
effect be passed by all existing organizations
and those who adopt resolutions to banish
gambling should be listed by the Jewish press.
This will shame the others into submission.

On another occasion we criticized local
synagogues whose social programs are
dominated by card parties. Other syna-
gogues do not hestitate to sponsor gamb-
ling parties as means of raising funds nec-
essary for the support of the synagogue.
In still other instances members of syna-
gogues are permitted to hold private
gambling parties in congregational club-
rooms. These are functions that should
not be permitted within the confines of
synagogues. It is unfortunate that eco-
nomic conditions prevent many rabbis
from speaking against such practices. It
is about time they did. Perhaps if they
had spoken when this problem first arose
their own conditions might have been dif-
ferent today because synagogues would
then function on budgets based on justi-
fied assessments and voluntary gifts on
the part of members who are concerned
that the synagogue should be honorably
provided for. The moment concessions are
made when such principles are involved,
the spiritual leaders of congregations
weaken their own positions by becoming
blind to abuse of principles in the syna-
gogue. The fact that many Christian
churches DO derive large incomes from
gambling parties like the feather and keno
events in no sense justifies Jewish imita-
tions of them. It is high time that syna-
gogues stopped condoning gambling and
that the rabbis spoke up in protest against
such parties.

Lights from
S ►a►o►lan►

By LOUIS PEKARSKY

Reproduction in part or whole forbid-
den. without permission of the Soren
Arta Verdure Syndicate, Copyrightere of
this feature.

THE TEST OF TEL AVIV

What Happens to the Riot Refugees in Palestine

By DOROTHY KAHN

(Copyright, 1936. S. A. F. 8.)

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Some
intimate bits about the lives and
doings of the great in Hollywood:
Nathan Krems, that live wire edi-
tor of The Jewish Transcript in
Seattle writes to this column:
"Who is the movie star who likes
to sleep in his pajama tops'," We
don't know, Nathan, but we'll try
and find out for you and your
readers. Krems also wants to
know if Edward Robinson likes
herring. Next time we see him,
we'll ask hint this vitally important
important question. However, we
are able to report a few observa-
tions about Robinson. Ile is an ac-
complished linguist, speaking Ger-
man, Yiddish, llebrew, Spanish,
Italian, French, and Rumanian.
Ile tells us that if he decided to
give up dramatic work, he would
like to be a guide on a round-the-
world tour. And, sha, sha, Eddie
likes to play cards and shoot dice.
Ile is extravagant when he sees an
object which he would like for his
home, or when he hears some new
mechanical musical device, but he
does not like to spend money for
garters or suspenders.
"I'm nuts about good music,"
Robinson tells us. Music is his
chief hobby, by the way.
FROM BALTIMORE
TO HOLLYWOOD
Maurice R. Shochatt, who writes
an intensely interesting and in-
formative column for the, Balti-
more Jewish Times every week, is
keenly interested in the activities
of two native sons of Baltimore,
Ben Lyon and Larry Adler, har-
monica champion, now among Hol-
lywood celebrities. Answering Sho-
chatt's query to this column we are
able to report that Larry was fea-
tured on last week's Shell 'Chateau'
radio broadcast after fulfilling a
week's engagement on the stage of
the Orpheum Theater, Los Angeles.
Adler, young wizard of the har-
monica, recently returned from an
18-months engagement in London,
to appear in the movies. Paramount
has signed him for a part in "Big
Broadcast of 1937"'. Jack Benny
is starred in this picture. Larry
was late reporting for work re-
cently because a motor cop on Wil-
shire Blvd., Los Angeles, wanted
his autograph on a speeding ticket.
We are not certain at the moment
about Lyon's whereabouts, he hay-
ing been reported in Europe lately,
but we'll check and find out, Maur-
ice. Ben Lyon's wife, Bebe Daniels,
operates a big, exclusive dress shop
in Beverly Hills, Calif.
NEWS BRIEFS
We feel sure our women and girl
readers (we hope we have a few)
will be interested to know that a
shipment of specially woven tweeds
from original designs by Omar
Kiam, Samuel Goldwyn Studios'
noted costume designer, is on its
way from the mills at Cumber-
land, England, for the use of Merle
Oberon in her forthcoming film...
Harry Maizlish, well known War-
ner Bros. Exploitation executive on
the West Coast, is the newly-named
general manager of the Station
KEW'S, Warner Bros. radio sta-
tion in Hollywood . Maizlish, a
former advertising man on the
B'nai Brith Messenger, has been
in charge of theater arrangements
on all the major film premieres
during the last six years ... Jack
Benny, who is vacationing in Chi-
cago Saratoga Spring, and New
York this week, calls his wife,
Mary Livingstone, and daughter,
Joan, every night on the long dis-
tance phone . . . David Itkin, di-
rector of the Goodman At t Theater
in Chicago, was a visitor at Para-
mount studtos here this week .. .
When Director William Wyler
called a sudden halt to filming of
mob scenes with 300 players on the
lot at Goldwyn Studios because of
the heat it was said to have been
the first time on record where a
director felt concern over his extra
people. Wyler personally bought
cans of beer for every one. The
broiling California sun had the ex-
tras' tongues hanging out till after
the beer swished down their
throats ... In the credit listing for
British-Gaumont's newest picture,
"Nine Days a Queen" the fine
photography is credited to hf.
Greenbaum, the musical direction
to Louis Levy and the art direc-
tion to A. Vetchinsky.
Peter Lorre, Gaumont-British
star, is said to be the greatest
trans-Atlantic commuter of the
film world. A Hungarian who came
to Hollywood via the GB studios
in Shepherd's Bush, London, Lorre
made a British film on each of his
trips back to the GB studios.
Dr. Marie Fiche! Warner, emi-
nent gynecologist, is the producer
of a motion picture film called
"Methods of Contraception."

EDITOR'S NOTE: Thousands of Palestinian Jewish families have left their homes in colonies
and near Arab sections to find safety and refuge in Tel Aviv. What happens to them?
An interesting dispatch from the Palcor correspondent on the Palestine front.

Copyright; 1935. Seven Arts Feature Syndicate

Editing the Cables

A Fortnightly Review of Foreign Affairs

Tidbits from Everywhere

By PHINEAS J. BIRON

(Copyright, 1936, 8. A. F. 81

(Palcor Staff Correspondent)

TEL AVIV, Palestine.—The city of Tel Aviv
is noted for its chronic state of being over-
crowded. Regardless of how speedily it expands
in all directions there is never quite enough
room for all the newcomers. Even though
brick-layers sometimes work at night by lantern
light eager tenants still move into half-finished
flats. There are about 160,000 mouths to be
fed. All in all, Tel Aviv has her hands more
than full taking care of her own population.
So if anyone had said some months ago
that 10,000 more men, women and children
would be suddenly dropped into the lap of the
city, the population and the Municipal Council
would have thrown up its hands in horror and
replied, "impossible!" And if they had known
that the 10,000 would come with practically no
more possessions than the clothes on their backs,
the Municipal Council would not have had the
strength to throw up their hands. For, in view
of increasing demands in many directions, the
Council has been puckering its brow over the
balance of the budget. How then could they
be expected to provide 30,000 meals a day for
the unexpected guests?
But Tel Aviv is a young city. What it
lacks in experience, it more than makes up in
virility. Its heart and pocketbook have the
faculty of expanding like a rubber balloon to
meet emergencies.
Therefore, without making a loud outcry
for outside assistance, Tel Aviv buckled down
to the overwhelming task of caring for the
ten thousand refugees who streamed into the
city following the outbreaks in Jaffa,
Soon after the slaughter began in the port
town, on Sunday, April 19, the pathetic proces-
sion began to trek into Tel Aviv. Some came
from quarters in Jaffa which were under at-
tack. Others came from quarters near the
boundary line which were in a precarious posi-
tion. The majority of them were Oriental Jews.
Some had come to Palestine but recently from
Yemen, Persia or Afghanistan and seemed be-
wildered by the whole business.
From all directions they streamed into the
city. They came by foot, in lorries, and some
of them were even seen flying through the
streets on the back of police motorcycles. And
what a queer array of articles they clung to!
Sonic came with nothing at all. Others brought
the closest things at hand: a stray bit of bedding,
a few cooking utensils, an armchair, or a baby's
crib.
At first glance it looked like a children's
crusade. There were children of all shapes,
sizes and ages, for the Oriental Jews tend to-
ward large families. Their eyes, which are
usually dark and large, seemed darker and
larger than ever. They had no notion from
what they were fleeing. But they clung to their
mothers' skirts and fled. Many of them enjoyed
the adventuresome excitement. Riding into Tel
Aviv on a lorry was a change from the usual
routine of playing in the streets of Jaffa.
It was such a group of bewildered, dispos-
sessed folk that confronted Tel Aviv. Within
less than a day, 26 so-called "stations" had been
commandeered in various parts of the city, and
before the end of the week, 80 such stations
were functioning. A "station" meant anything
from the Great Synagogue to the Mograbi Opera
House. It included practically all the synagogues,
sports clubs, meetings houses, and vacant halls.
Those hectic days revealed that there are a
few vacant flats and rooms in Tel Aviv, These
too were taken for the refugees and turned into
"stations." Roofs, courtyards and tennis courts
became stations.
On the first night of the evacuation, I hap-
pened to wander into one of the synagogues,
which was sheltering 600 refugees. They were
spread out on the floor. Old folks were sitting
helplessly in the corners. Mothers were nursing
babies. Some people were arranging makeshift
beds from blankets. Others had no blankets.
Volunteer workers were struggling to mal(e some
order out of chaos. But one wondered from
what they expected to make the order.
The same scene was being re-enacted in
all parts of the city. Hundreds of housewives
had temporarily deserted their own families to
care for the refugees. But how to care for
them—that was the questoon. The country was
generally in a state of tension. Communication
with Jaffa was cut off, and communication with
other towns was difficult. Few cars were pro-
ceeding without police escorts. So feeding the
influx presented enormous problems.

Strictly
Confidential

Within 48 hours I revisited the same syna-
gogue and found a semblance of order. Volun-
tary contributions had begun to conic in. Pri-
muses, kitchen utensils, and blankets were being
purchased. Kitchens were being improvised.
Sanitary arrangements were being made. Nurses
and doctors were making the rounds in order to
isolate immediately all ill or potentially ill per-
sons, thus preventing an outbreak of disease.
After bedding and kitchen utensils had
been supplied through the compined efforts of
the municipality and the population as individ-
uals, two problems loomed large, namely food
and clothing. The majority of the refugees had
only the clothes on their backs. Everything was
needed, from men's shirts to babies' diapers.
There was no time to lose. Announcements
were pasted on boardings. The population re-
sponded quickly. Those who had no discarded
clothing to give for the emergency, gave from
their own clothes closets. Even those living in
the suburbs telephoned, asking that lorries be
sent to collect the contributions.
During the first few days the volunteer,
workers handled the food situation. Huge kettles
of soup, beans and potatoes were cooked in
private, homes and conveyed to the stations,
where tea, bread, herring and other accessories
were supplied by the municipality.
Within a short space' of time, the municipal-
ity had the situan in hand and had decided to
allot three piastre., a day to each refugee. Since
the food was being purchased in bulk, this sum
was sufficient to supply sustaining and nourish-
ing food, including fresh Tnuva milk and leben
for the children, and sometimes for the grownups.
Despite the stress and strain, there was
much comedy in these refugee kitchens. Many
newly arrived German women pitched in and
did their bit. But the Oriental Jew was an un-
known creature to them. They planned their
menus to suit the German palate and were sur-
prised to find themselves the center of a storm
of protest. They didn't know the affection which
the Oriental Jew has for a whole raw onion!
Of course, much of the comedy (and aggrava-
tion) was caused by language difficulty. How
was a German or American voluntary worker to
discourse with a Yemenite mother who spoke
only Arabic? Yiddish, Hebrew and about 16
other known and unknown languages swelled the
chatter in these busy "stations."
Much of the action was centered in the
municipal hall. It was difficult to find parking
space for automobiles on Bialik street. Munici-
pal workers, voluntary workers, nurses and doc-
tors were constantly coming and going. The
government officers who normally have their
offices in Jaffa, were conducting business in Tel
Aviv. Everyone was working overtime.
,
'net a whirlpool of inquiry, complaint and
discussion, the Municipal Ilall was turned into!
Refugees clustered about the entry. All of a
sudden someone appeared in the corridor with a
large basket of bologna. It had been sent to the
wrong station. They needed sardines, not
bologna. Then a voluntary worker blew in,
excited and out of breath. One of the children
in her station had the mumps. Where was the
nurse? Then another voluntary worker blew in,
equally excited and out of breath. One of the
women in her station was expected to give birth
to a baby that night. Where was the doctor?
Then came the Sabbath. The refugees were
determined that the mere fact of their having
been forced to evacuate their homes, could not
interfere with their traditional observance. So
the Sabbath Queen was done full honor. The
Municipality supplied candles to all stations.
Wine for the biassing was supplied in some in-
stances by individuals of the community. In
some stations the refugees themselves scraped
together a few piastres for the wine. The Fri-
day night menu was a bit more elaborate than
it had been during the week.
In the meantime, fires had been visible in
Tel Aviv. The Arabs were burning some of
the deserted houses. This would mean that a
portion of the refugees would be permanently
homeless. It is this problem which the Munici-
pality of Tel Aviv is now facing. As soon as the
evacuted quarters were declared safe by author-
ities, a "clearing commission" began to function.
As quickly as possible, the refugees and their
scanty belongings were returned to their homes,
except for those who had no homes left. Since
the destroyed homes were in most cases merely
shanties, Tel Aviv regards this as an opportunity
to eradicate a slum.

SO—SUE US
Abie the Agent, Harry Hersh-
field's comic strip, is going to be
revived in September in Ilearst's
New York Daily Mirror . . . It
will also be syndicated, and if we
know anything about comic strip
fans, Abie's doings will be record-
ed in several papers ... There's a
story behind this reconciliation be-
tween Hearst and Hershfield , .
If you remember, harry was once
on the Daily Mirror and then had
a long-lingering suit against the
publisher . . . But this time one
of Harry's friends, one of the big-
gest retail merchants in New York,
got together with the Saga of San
Simeon and made hint see his er-
ror ... Which reminds us that the
reason why Dr. Dimitri Marianotf,
son-in-law of Prof. Albert Ein-
itein, severed his connection with
the Jewish Forum was a matter of
finances ... The diminutive editor
of the Forum expected Marianoff
and his father-in-law to pass the
plate in behalf of the Forum .. .
The Anglo-Jewish publications af-
filiated with the Seven Arts Fea-
ture Syndicate will have an article
in their Rosh llashonah issues by
one of the three best-known names,
in the world ... In case you hav-
en't read "Ahavath Zion," a novel
by Mapu, the Hebrew "Alexandre
Dumas", you can do so now by
buying the Persian edition, just
off the press ... .
ON THE MOVE
The Zionist Organization of
America has to move from its
headquarters at 111 Fifth Ave.,
because the Lucky Strike flit Par-
ade Contest is a tremendous suc-
cess . . . One eleven Fifth Ave.,
in case you don't know, is the home
of the American Tobacco Company,
and in view of their expansion all
the Zionist offices were politely re-
quested to move by Sept. 1 .. And
so 111 Fifth Ave., which was al-
most synonymous with Zionism in
this country, will from now on
mean just cigarettes . That so-
called non-sectarian clergymen's
conference at Nashville, N. C.,
which, as we write, is about to
convene, is a strictly anti-Semitic
gathering ... The call for the con-
ference was first issued in the
Christian American and was signed
by such luminaries as Robert Ed-
ward Edmondson, James True,
Colonel Edward Sanctuary and
other notorious "Americanazis"...
The unbelievably stupid impudence
of the organizers of this conference
is that they invited two rabbis—
Abraham Feinberg of New York
and Rabbi Wrubel of Ashville ...
The rabbis were promised not only
carfare and expenses but also a
speaker's fee . .. The tragedy is
that these rabbis probably know
nothing about the auspices under
which the conference was held and
actually accepted the invitation ...
We hope that nothing has hap-
pened to them . . .
TRUE SNAPSHOTS
It seems as if some people in the
New York suburbs get their edu-
cation from Streicher's "Stuermer"
... We give you two amazing but
true incidents . . . The other day
Captain Maurice Firth, formerly
a fighting man in the Jewish
Legion of the British Army, and
now an active worker for the
United Palestine Appeal, stopped
to ask a six-foot Nordic-looking
gentleman directions to a certain
place on Long Island ... The re-
ply of the six-footer was "We
don't speak to Israelites. Heil Hit-
ler!" ... What Captain Firth told
this admirer of Hitler we can't
print . . . About a week ago we
took a drive to Northern New Jer-
sey and stopped at a parking place
near a bathing beach . . . The
parking ticket we had to fill in
requested, among other things, the
religion of the car-owner . . .
Dutifully we wrote in "Jewish"...
Whereupon we were told to move
on.,,
MEDIATIONS
Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hit-
ler's new ambassador to Great
Britain, has a Jewish brother-in-
law, Max Deutsch, director of the
Dresden Bank As a young man
his friends included the Mendels-
sons, Guttmanns and Schwahachs,
all prominent Jews ... Remember
the name of Frank Glazer .. Af-
ter Oct. 20 he will be one of the
outstanding piano virtuosos in the
world, according to Arthur Schna-
bel, piano maestro, who thinks that
Glazer belongs to the very few
divinely-gifted geniuses The
Habimah players of Palestine will
tour South Africa this fall . . .
Maurice Moskovich, famous Jewish
actor, who has been signed for a
role in the screen version of the
play 'Winterset," told us only six
months ago that he would never
act before the camera ... Maurice
Samuel denies rumors that he is
staying in Palestine for good . .

La Guardia Praises jPoem
Work in Palestine

Penned by Palestine Riots Victim
Shows Remarkable Prophetic Foresight

Mayor Fiorello II. LaGuar-
dia, in accepting membership
on a committee sponsoring the l "Replant!" is Young Electrician's Testament Before
Tragic Death; Replanting Campaign in Progress
publication of an annual de-
scribing Jewish achievements
EDITOR'S NOTE:: Scattered over the hew of the forth. the Jew. are litany
afteried by elery to,IiOnl chanye that Yarn the International arent. In
NEW YORK, N. Y. — A docu- tional Fund land. With poetic in-
in Palestine, described the re-
thio fortnithtly ...Iva. of the rata, trent so'u'l, Mrs. Mernherter, a
ment of great human interest re-
recosnfired ant hsvity 6-mrtzm rt.S - ydn, 13-13: 1. - .3.3-
..3rzt ..,Min
..,Min
he
building of the Jewish home- I fleeting the spirit of Palestine tuition, he sang thus:
!illicit de...him...Mg abrond and hew • they affect
statue of the Jews.
"PLANT
land in Palestine as "a beacon Jewry during the current disturb-
Sycamores they cut down
light symbol of the efforts of ances, was brought to light by the
Polish Inferno
'go.
Unfortunately not all of
Cedars we shall plant;
go
offi v cei r a n l m ga en ze t tte of the Tel-Aviv city
Foes in the open
It is amazing that so little no- them can go to Palestine. Immi- intelligent, civilized people,
tice has been given to the move- gration restrictions block their both Jew and Gentile, to rise
Shall never find us scant.
"Yedioth Tel-Aviv," which usu-
ment by the Polish government to entrance elsewhere. In other above the present cycle of ally
devotes its space to official
get rid of 1,000,000 Polish Jews, words, the masses of Polish Jews, hatred through which the world matters
The vandal of the desert,
only, published (Volume
Destructive is Au hand ;
a third of the entire Polish Jew- physically persecuted and eco- is passing.
VII, No. 1-2) ■ poem found among
With faith and fortitude
ish population, by enforced emi- nomically harassed, find them-
1
the
papers
of David Shambadal,
We shall build the Land.
gration. Under the benevolent selves in an inferno from which
Using the occasion to de- one of the first victims of Arab
eye of the government, the Polish there seems no escape unless Po- nounce dictatorship and the violence. Sambadal who was 29
Onward, onward
press has launched • campaign of land makes an about-face.
persecution of Jews abroad, and an electrician by profession,
We shall ever go;
propaganda designed to prepare '
World Jewish Congress
stabbed to death in Jaffa on
Pare in the desert
public opinion for the mass exo- 1 Notwithstanding the hysterical the Mayor of New York assert- was
Sunday, April 19. •
Paths, in spite of foe.
dus of Jews as the only means of fears of its opponents, the World ed that "civilization must and
In Shambadal's notebook, which
solving the Jewish problem. Jewish Congress, in its first week will thwart the efforts of any
Forests are falling,
contained Hebrew verses on the
Where these Jews are to go seems of , deliberations, has done noth-
nation
determined
to
destroy
topic of the electrification of the
to be of no concern to Poland. ing to justify criticism. On the
Fires are .glare —
Holy Land—the author's trade —
Plant, plant, plant —
Her only desire is to get rid of contrary the speeches and discus- this great people."
them, and the sooner the better. sions have been of a high order.
Brothers, no despair!"
Harold Jacobi, chairman of there was also found a poem _svhich
Anyone who has read the impas- Proposals laid before the 300-odds the committee sponsoring the was apparently written by him a
(Tr•triat eel from the Hebrew by
rhino II Swami
few hours before his tragic death.
sioned plea of the Polish dele- delegates have revealed • desire
gates to the World Jewish Con- to avoid denunciation for its own piblication of the United Pal- With what appears to have been
Two months after Shambadal's
gress will understand that every sake and • readiness to concen- estine Appeal Year Book for prophetic foresight, the young tragic death, in the middle of June,
last one of Poland's 3.000.000 trate in constructive meteures. 1936. which. will aid the 13,- electrician-poet took as his theme the Jewish National Fund head-
Jews would emigrate on 24 hours', Plans for establishing a central 500,000 campaign for the set- the attempt of the Arab terrorists quarters in Jerusalem. issued an
to destroy by fire and axe the trees
notice if they had some place to
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By ESTELLE M. STERNBERGER
Executive Director of World Peacewisys

