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Sabbath Readings of the Law
Pentateuchal portion—Num. 4:21-7:80,
Prophetical portion—Judges 13:2.25.

May 21, 1937

Sivan 11, 5697

Our Community Structure

Something is wrong with our commu-
nity set-up. The 1937 Allied Jewish Cam-
paign proves it.
There is no denying the truth that the
few who work are sincerely devoted to the
causes they campaign for. In fact, the
volunteers are so devoted and self-sacri-
ficing that their loyalty is to be marvelled
at in the face of apparent failure.
But the average worker has a sad tale
to tell. The job of getting funds for im-
portant Jewish causes deity becomes more
and more difficult. It is a terrific struggle
which reveals that far too many are un-
concerned over the fate of their people and
would gladly shirk responsibility if they
could gracefully step out of the role as par-
ticipants in community affairs.
It is a tragic but true fact that only a
handful of people are giving within their
means. Some are influenced to give by
methods of ballyhoo; others find them-
selves in compromising positions and are
compelled to give for the sake of friend-
ships and their standing in the community.
But only the handful of loyalists contribute
because they know their responsibility as
Jews; because they have been educated
to value highly their place in the Jewish
community.
Apparently the community's structure
needs some renovating. More should work
for Jewish causes; more should contribute
towards their support; more among those
who do contribute should give more liber-
ally. How is this to be accomplished? Per-
haps the solution lies in a negative atti-
tude. It is possible that we ought to begin
by scrapping some of our old methods of
campaigning and by introducing new ones.
If some people find it possible to compro-
mise with conscience and to refuse to give
this year as much as they did last year—
simply because they were interested in a
home for old people last year and find no
such appeal in this year's drive—then the
time has arrived for a re-evaluation of our
community standing.
It is clear that we need new educational
methods in order to enlist the interest and
co-operation of Detroit Jewry. Such in-
terest is at present limited, and it must be
stimulated among the indifferent.
We are impressed by an interesting let-
ter which was addressed to prospective
contributors to the Pittsburgh United Jew-
ish Fund by Gustave H. Kann, the chair-
man of this year's drive. In his letter Mr.
Kann stated:

I am calling your attention to the
campaign in this personal way be-
cause there will be no spectacular
"ballyhoo." The daily newspapers will
• not be asked to give us any publicity.
We do not want this kind of advertis-
ing because we sincerely believe—as
I am sure you must—that this is one
matter we Jews must take care of
among ourselves.
European anti-Semitism, the up-
building of a Jewish homeland in Pal-
estine and the needs of certain strict-
ly Jewish institutions are personal
matters to you and to me and to every
Jew. We must do this job ourselves.
And, with your help and the help of
all our fellow Jews in Pittsburgh, I
am confident we will have a campaign
that will be a source of pride to all
of us.

Recasting Zionist Machinery ,

Lights from
Shadowland

Zionists are at this time making the
demand upon the Jewish people to en-
By LOUIS PEKARSKY
roll under the banner of the movement for
.m. or o le f ho lt:
o f rbid-
Palestine's reconstruction by buying Shek- de li n. epzitio ct u ingu rm plarf
eme
r
Ton
f
olim and thereby increase the political ;SO: . (F e . r t. to ,. e syndicate, CopYrighte5
power of the movement.
(Copyright, 1937. B. A. F. e.)
The Shekel is the pod tax of the. Zionist
SHEARER
movement. The 50-cent pieces derived NORMA
RESUMES CAREER
from the sale of Shekolim must not be con-
The news that the famous ac-
fused with fund-raising efforts for Pales- tress Norma Shearer will return
to her career in the motion pic-
tine's redemption. It is purely and simply ture world enlivened the American
a tax collected to indicate that the pur- and Canadian sales convention of
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Los An-
chaser has enrolled in the movement and geles last week. The important an-
has endorsed the Basle Platform: approv- nouncement was made by Louis B.
Mayer. lie told of Miss Shearer's
ing the redemption of Eretz Israel by the plans to emerge from the state of
Jewish people with the endorsement of the retirement she has been in since
the death of her husband Irving
nations of the world.
G. Thalberg, when he presented
At the present time Palestine is in a her as a surprise guest at the con-
critical position. Jewish possessions have vention's luncheon at the studio.
"The decision of Miss Shearer
been plundered, Jewish lives have been
resume as a film screen artist
destroyed and Jews continue to live in a to
is a source of deep gratification to
state of uncertainty because the British our company, to the.public and to
government adheres to a vacillating policy. me personally," Mr. Mayer told the
200 visiting sales executives at the
The Royal Commission will soon issue its convention.
"It is in keeping with
report, and if rumors regarding it are to the aspirations of her beloved hus-
be taken seriously it will spell disaster for band, who so carefully guided her
a major portion of Jewry's aspirations to in her brilliant career," he added.
Miss Shearer stated: "I am
see the Land of Israel reconstructed as a grateful
for the consideration and
flourishing Jewish commonwealth. But it understanding that the company
is not yet too late for the Jewish people to has phown me in the past six
evince its true aspirations. The British months. I am looking forward to
continued association at MGM
government must be informed that the my
and hope to start soon on those
masses of the Jewish people throughout pictures which Mr. Thalberg
the world refuse to sacrifice an iota of the planned for me."
rights—already reduced to a minimum— NOTES ABOUT
which have been extended to us in our HOLLYWOOD FOLKS
efforts for the redemption of the Jewish
Belated congratulations are be-
National Home. Only large numbers of ing extended to Emanuel Cohen,
president
Major Pictures, fol-
Jewish adherents to the Basle program lowing his of
return from New York
will be able to present an impressive argu- with his bride,
the former Made-
ment for the consideration of Great Brit- line Brown. Their friendship of
many years ripened into love and
ain.
was culminated by a secret mar-
It is important that as many Jews as riage ceremony performed in the
possible be enrolled as Shekel-payers. It is East.
Former Superior Court Judge
particularly important that the Jews of
W. Roth is now counsel for
America should present a strong front by Lester
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.
enrolling at least the 500,000 set as a
Sylvia Sidney is recovering from
quota for this year's bi-annual campaign. severe cuts about the nose and
when she fell against
An enlarged force back of the Zionist face suffered
covered table.
movement will not only be an impressive a glass
Since his return from Hollywood
argument in our dealing with the Manda- Dr. S. M. Melamed has been im-
tory Power, but it will also serve as an pressing New Yorkers as a man of
... He lives in the Es-
encouragement to the Zionist Organiza- mystery
sex House in grand style, and has
tion. The latter is far more important even the gossip wondering whether he
than the former. Without encouragement cleaned up in the film capital or
the Zionist movement can not exercise the is engaged in some lucrative if
influence that should be given it. It is mysterious type of journalism.
within the power of American Jewry to
create such an influence. 'The motto at
this time must be:

.

Every Jew must become a Shekel payer!

TALMUDIC TALES

By DAVID MORANTZ

Palestine Immigration Schedule

Ha-Aretz, Jerusalem daily, calls the al-
lottment of 770 labor certificates for Jew-
ish settlers in Palestine for the next four
months an "insult to Jewry."
This criticism of Great Britain is more
than justified. A comparison of previous
labor visa schedules will give an inkling
of the ridiculousness of the latest allott-
ment. The new schedule grants 192 cer-
tificates a month, whereas under the last
inadequate schedule 250 were permitted to
enter each month. From April to October,
1935, the number admitted monthly was
1,334; from October, 1935, to April, 1936,
540 a month, and from April to October,
1936, 667 a month.
Taking into consideration the fact that
schOol children have to be taken from their
classes during harvest seasons to assist the
Jewish farmers, and in view of the fact
that the so-called absorptive capacity prin-
ciple is being abused by completely ig-
noring the shortage of labor in Palestine,
Great Britain, and especially the adminis-
tration In Palestine, is guilty of harming
Jewish efforts rather than facilitating in
the upbuilding of the homeland.
If the new labor schedule is an indica-
tion of what is to be expected from the
Royal Commission, then we may be pre-
pared for a battle against impending un-
fair legislation in Palestine.

A Weizmann Yarn

Based upon the ancient legende and
philosophy found in the Talmud sad
folklore of the Jewish people.

WOMAN

While engaged in a spirited dis-
cussion with Rabbi Gamaliel, Em-
peror Hadrian, intending to cast
ridicule upon the Bible, declared:
"Why, your God is represented
In your Bible as a thief, who
stealthily came to Adam In his
sleep and robbed him of one of his
ribs."
Gamaliel's daughter, who was
present, quick witted damsel that
she was, having heard the Em-
peror's statement exclaimed:
"Your majesty, a grave outrage
has been perperated upon our
house! A prowling thief broke into
our home and carried away a sil-
ver flagon from our chest of plate
and left a golden one in its place."
"Well," cried Emperor Hadrian,
"what a welcome thief, indeed!
Would that such a robber might
break into my palace."
"Indeed," replied the blushing
maiden, "was not our Creator,
whom you have just reproached,
just such a thief?"
"flow so?" asked the Emperor.
"Even though he deprived Adam
of a rib," said she, "did he not in
its place give him a lovely, loving
bride?"
Says the Talmud further on the
subject of woman:
"A woman prefers poverty with
the affection of her husband to
riches without it."
"Woman has better instinct in
gauging the character of a
stranger than a man."
"A man should be careful lest
he cause a woman to weep for God
counts their tears."
"Who is rich? He who has a
good wife."

May 21, 1937

FREEDOM IN THE DARK

There Still Are Germans Who Believe in Liberty

By DOROTHY THOMPSON

EDITOR'S NOTE! The distinguished author and foreign correspondent, who is in the fore-
front of the activities of the American Committee for Christian German Refugees,
dedicates this contribution to a most in t tint phenomeno n in Nazi Germany. In
private life Miss Thompson is Mrs. Sinclair Lewis.

(Copyright, 1937, Seven Arts Feature Syndicate)

I am taking my text from the works of
Friedrich Schiller, for a very interesting and
dramatic thing is happening in Germany right
now in connection with the production of one
of Schillei's plays. For years, for generations,
for over a hundred years, the plays of Fried-
rich Schiller have been an important part of the
literature of the German theater, and an earlier
play of his, "Don Carlos," has always been a
favorite of German students. It is a very well-
known play written in blank verse, which seems
a little turgid sometimes.

Well, something has happened in Germany:
An amazing demonstration at a performance of
"Don Carlos" that seems to bear an unmistak-
able significance. A few weeks ago in Berlin a
new production of "Don Carlos" was put on,
and the "Minister of Enlightenment," Mr. Goeb-
bels, sat in the loge of the theater crowded
with its first night audience. Suddenly there
came a moment in this long, turgid classic and
melodrama when the entire audience rose and
burst into cyclonic applause. Perhaps you read
about it in the newspaper. It is some years since
I read "Don Carlos" (I read it in college); and
it occurred to me to find out what the passage
was that had evoked such a spontaneous out-
burst of applause by people in a theater in a
land under the domination of a Hitler. It was
with difficulty that I was able to obtain a copy.
here in New York. of Schiller's play in English.

A Plea for Ideal of Freedom

arts. Bereft of the new Christian industry,
Granada lies forsaken, and all Europe exulting
sees his foe oppressed with wounds by its own
hands inflicted."
Then he steps nearer the king and says:
"You would plan for all eternity, and yet the
seeds you sow are the seeds of death! This hope-
less task with nature's laws at strife will ne'er
survive the spirit of its founder. You labor for
gratitude; in vain with nature you engage in
desperate struggle; in vain you waste your high
royal life in projects of destruction. Man is
treater than you esteem him. 'Ile will burst the
chains of a long slumber and reclaim once more
his just and hallowed rights. With Nero's name
and fell Busiris will he couple yours . ..." And
he turns to the king and adds, earnestly: "By
the Almighty power! Restore us all you have de-
prived us of and, generous as strong, let happi-
ness flow from your horn of plenty—let man's
mind ripen in your vast empire. Give us back
all you have taken from us and become, amidst
a thousand kings, a king indeed!"
Pose gazes at the king and continues, with
enthusiasm: "0 that the eloquence of all these
myriads whose fate depends on this momentous
hour could hover on my lips and fan the spark
that lights thine eyes into a glorious flame! Re-
nounce the mimicry of godlike powers which level
us to nothing. Be, in truth, an image of the
Diety himself! Never did mortal man possess so
much for purpose so divine. The kings of Eur-
ope pay homage to the name of Spain. Be you
the leader of these kings. One pen stroke now,
cne motion of your hand can new create the
earth! Grant us liberty of thought!"

The main idea of "Don Carlos" is this: The
scene is laid in the time of the Renaissance; Eliza-
beth is on the throne in England, and all Europe
is beginning to flame with the Renaissance;
Shakespeare is writing great new nationalistic
A Real Struggle in World Today
dramas, breathing not a spirit of mysticism and
In Hitler's Germany today, in that land
narrow nationalism, but bringing new concepts of where there is no freedom of thought, no free-
freedom and liberty. All over Europe the Ren- dom of conscience, no freedom of expression, a
aissance is spreading. Only Philip's Spain re- land given over at present to a mystic concep-
mains the Rock of the Middle Ages, and there tion of blood and race elevated into the place of
its king, surrounded by intriguers and self-seek- God, elevated into the place of all morality, it is
ers, yet wields an absolute monarchy, fancying indeed significant to note the demonstration
himself the sole representative of God on earth. evoked by such sentiments as are expressed in
Pose, a Grandee of Spain, who has travelled all this play. After all, it is a great and classic
over Europe, becomes imbued with the ideas of German drama, an old German drama written
the Renaissance. At that time Spain had un- for another day. But in Berlin, Leipzig, Ham-
dertaken the conquest of Flanders, and Philip burg and Frankfort—wherever the play was
ruthlessly wages war there to bring that coun- presented—audiences rose to their feet and ap-
try under the domination of the only represen- plauded in unmistakable fervor the utterance of
tative of God on earth. Posa hopes to imbue these declamations for freedom and liberty.
Don Carlos with modern ideas of freedom. And
The Franfurter Zeitung, deprecating these
in the third act of the play the king summons outbursts of enthusiastic approval, in a recent
Posa to him. and asks: "Where is this Grandee
issue suggests that "it it very cowardly for audi-
of Spain who has served me well, but asks no ences to demonstrate in this fashion in the dark-
favors of me?" Posa is brought to the king; ness of the theater!" As if they could demon-
he stands before Philip and tells him what he strate their feelings anywhere else! The same
thinks of his country. This is what he says:
publication also suggested that Schiller "be-
"Your Majesty, I lately passed through came older and wiser" and eventually "became
Flanders and Brabant. So many rich and bloom- a Nazi in his old age" that those audiences ap-
ing provinces filled with a valiant, great and hon- plauded7they applauded one of the greatest apos-
est people. To be father of a race like this I trophes to freedom in their literature.
thought must be divine indeed, and then—I stum-
I believe that there is • real struggle in
bled on a heap of burnt men's bones . . . True the world today—a real struggle not only be-
you are forced to act so, but that you could tween ideas of freedom, but the idea of moral-
dare fulfill your task—this fills my soul with shud- ity, the Christian idea, if you wish to call it
dering horror. 0 'tis pity that the victim slaugh- that. That on the one hand there are abstract
tered in his blood must choose to chant the principles of morality, justice and freedom that
praises of his sacrificer! . . . Soon a milder age
we should be accessible to all men of all races,
will follow that of Philip, an age of truer wisdom;
irrespective of creed or conviction, while on the
hand in hand the subjects' welfare and the sov- other hand there is this new doctrine (and it
ereign's greatness will walk in union. Then the Is not so new—it has occurred before) that op-
careful state will spare her children and necessity poses those ideals, this Nazism, built on race and
no longer glory to be thus inhuman ..."
narrow nationalism. In my view these two
The king interrupts him to say: "Behold my ideas cannot long survive together; one or the
Spain. See here the burgher's good blooms In other will win—either the light will illuminate
eternal unclouded peace. A peace like this will the darkness, or the darkness will blot out the
I bestow on Flanders."
light. And since I believe that this nation as
"Grant Us Liberty of Thought"
a whole is standing In the light, I believe
Posa says: "The churchyard's peace! Do it is the duty of this nation, not only for
you hope to end what you have now begun? So humane reason 5, b u t from pure self-
do you hope to check this ripening change of preservation to stretch out a hand to all the
of Christendom, the universal spring that shall people in Germany who are applauding these
renew the earth's fair form? Would you alone Ideals. All over the world, wherever those ideals
in Europe, placing yourself before the rapid that once animated Friedrich Schiller still have
wheel of destiny while it rolls its ceaseless course, validity, there is sympathy, understanding and
and seize its spokes with the human arm? Vain
willingness to help this great cause. I feel that
thought. Thousands have your kingdom fled in there are hands around the world, and a spirit
joyful poverty; honest burgher, thankful exile, around the world which must stand with those
was your noblest subject! See! With a mother's people in Germany who do not believe—a, I
arms Elizabeth welcomes the fugitives, and Brit- do not believe—that this Is the final phase of
ain blooms in rich luxuriance from our country's
Germany.

Strictly
Confidential

Tidbits from Everywhere

By PHINEAS J. BIRON

(copyright, 1934, 11. A. v. or

FASCIST FLASHES
That letter from William E.
Dodd, United States ambassador
to Germany, to members of the U.
S. Senate, disclosing that an
American billionaire is plotting a
Fascist dictatorship, is the tip-off
on Dodd's forthcoming resigna-
tion . . . He never got on well
with the Nazis ... His successor
may be Myron C. Taylor, head of
the United States Steel Corpora-
tion.
The list of names signed to that
protest against the Nazi bombing
of Guernica contained many peo-
ple who during the last presiden-
tial campaign were accused of
having Fascist sympathies.
Is it true that Mary Pickford
told reporters on her return from
Europe that "I think littler has
been marvelous for Germany?"
Guess what American sports
writer is to get a medal from
Germany for his "good will ef-
forts" in connection with the
Olympic Games.
A swastica on a poster outside
the Stillman gymnasium in New
York was ripped off by Eric Seelig,
German Jewish refugee boxer,
who was stripped of his titles by
the Reich sports authorities.
GAS-BAG
The real responsibility for the
crash of the Hindenburg rests
with the Nazi regime ... She was
built to use helium, not hydrogen,
and the Hindenburg's builder, Dr.
Eckener. was assured that the
United States' ban on the export
of helium would not interfere with
the sale of the gas for the German
airship ... But when the Nazis be-
gan to cut down on all exports
and to restrict foreign exchange
deals, they were unable to pay for
American helium and had to use
the highly inflammable hydrogen.
Wonder what the Nazi survivors
of the Hindenburg thought about
being treated by Drs. Segal, Gold-
stein and Toiben, all non-Aryans.
It was the late Maximilian
Harden, German-Jewish journalist
and publisher of Die Zukunft, who
was one of the few men who al-
ways warned against pinning ex-
aggerated hopes on the value of
lighter-than-air craft for pas-
senger transportation . . Years
ago he predicted that the huge bulk
of the dirigibles would make them
extremely vulnerable under un-
favorable atmosphere conditions.
Taking no chances on not hav-
ing a helium supply for her dirig-
ibles, Russia has appointed I. V.
Mendelson as director of a new
helium plant.
ABOUT PEOPLE
New York's East Side took a
special interest in King George's
coronation because one of its own,
Louis Stirling, president of the
British Broadcasting Company,
was knighted in the coronation
honors list Stirling became a
British subject two years ago.
Washington political circles are
wondering what and who inter-
vened to prevent Robert L. Ber-
ger, radio director for the Demo-
cratic National Committee, from
being appointed secretary of the
Federal Communications Commis-
sion The $7,500-a-year job was
supposed to be in the bag for him.
The refusal of the Department
of Commerce to permit Dick Mer-
rill to take any passengers on his
transatlantic flight prevented Mil-
ton S. Untermyer, Samuel Unter-
myer's nephew, from making the
trip . . Young Untermyer was
at the airport when Merrill took
off, all set for the voyage.
The Louis Levys of Seattle are
still excited over Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt's visit to their city
because the First Lady spent one
night as the guest of their niece,
Karin Chaney, a dancer.
The Zionist district of Burling-
ton, Vt., will need a new president
in the Fall, when Ludwig Lewisohn
takes up his residence in New
York. . Incidentally, Lewisohn
is slated to become dramatic edi-
tor of the Seven Arts Feature
Syndicate.
TID-BITS
Evelyn Morrissey, a high of-
ficial of the Joint Distribution
Committee, who recently made a
trip through the Agro-Joint's Jew-
ish farm colonies In the Soviet
Union, Is having the diary of that
trip published ... Miss Morrissey,
who it not a Jewess, is one of the
oldest employes of the J. D. C. in
point of service She joined it
in the war days when, as a girl
in pig-tails, she became a volun-
teer worker.
An imposing committee has been
formed in Montreal to sponsor the
Dominion Boxing Championship
proceeds of which will go toward
the establishment of a memorial
to the late Louis Rubinstein, civic
leader and sportsman.

The best story of the year just reached
This is a very significant statement. It
(Copyright by David Yorants)
Of to the exteneive laterest In "Tal-
is a challenge to Jewish consciousness and us from Palestine. 'We are informed that mudic
Tales,“ ltg of the legends and
during
the
Royal
Commission's
stay
in
the
11014.
BOO pearls Of wisdom have been
is at the same time a declaration on the
collected InIt, tnte n.
lz book of 135
country,
Lord
Peel
visited
the
Daniel
Sieff
part of the Jewish community that causes
blue venom cloth, with geld-stamped
which are , strictly our concern must be Institute for Agricultural Research of title.
Autographed by anther. Suitable
lifts sod prima. hire 51.M Dent-
treated as such and must be honored by which Dr. Chaim Weizmann is the prin- for
Meld. Addrem orders to David Marmite,
our people. This statement is Important cipal. Lord Peel, finding Dr. Weizmann Oremousa B1dr. Kamm. City, Kamm.
because it injects a sense of pride in the at work in the institute, greeted him with:
drive in that it is kept strictly within the "Hullo, what are you doing here?" To
confines of Jewish interest and concern; which the eminent Zionist leader replied:
and also because it definitely informs Jews "What am I doing here? Why—I am man-
that affairs which are totally our concern ufacturing absorptive capacity."
By DR. DAVID PHILIPSON
America Must Guard Against Fascism
This yarn is so typically Weizmannian Chairmen, Commission on Jewish Education, Union of American
should be kept within such confines.
Hebrew Congregations
The latter argument is in reality also a that it is significant merely as a story. But
By SENATOR WILLIAM E. BORAH
Jews Are Targets in Nazi
strong point for the Jewish press. The' like every Weizmann story it carries with
Attack; "Mein Kampf"
A decade provides a convenient can Jewish schools had a few
strictly Jewish matters should be discussed it a moral. In spite of everything that we unit
IDITOWS NOTE. Lang known m nee of the greeted champions of Americo.
of time for judging the work
Is Circulated
text - books. In the
Ideals of freedom and invitee for ail, &motor Borah here
0,..f
only by Jews. The Jewish press should have cleated in Palestine, in defiance of of the Commission on Jewish Edu- creditable
also, more of Ids etateenwellike vielea sod ultimata/silver es give.
he rails oa
last decade a text-book literature
all Anserimma I* prevent the Importing of rearlot dodder. late this
serve as the medium for Jewish interest ail the tragedies that are being visited cation. And in 10 years of stim- of quality has been created'usder
coquetry.
A
significant
consequence
of
and information—and if a portion of our upon the Jewish people, the various Brit- ulating Jewish teaching and pro- the auspices of the commission. the civil war in Spain is the
viding the means for religious As such we might instance among
Not the least among the sacri-
people remains uninformed Jewishly be- ish commissions continue to compel us to training
in the various Reform
the materials for the in- growing Nazi influence in Span- fices of the World War has been and the peril increased more since
cause it does not read Jewish news, it is manufacture miracles for ourselves before congregations throughout the others,
termediate grades prepared by ish Morocco. So much secrecy its baneful effect upon the long- the World War than during any
like duration in the his-
in a sense the business of the community at we are given a chance to breathe in even land, the commission has helped Mordecai I. Setoff, and the Jewish has surrounded this venture accepted and well-established prin- period of of governments.
Arbitrary
large to encourage such interest. The root what has been so niggardly set aside as the bring about great changes in the history series for the Union High that little more than mention chiles of free government. The tory
power
has
spread and democracy
character
of
Jewish
religious
in-
School prepared by Dr. Jacob S.
distinguished South African sol- has receded; Individual liberties
of the problem may be found in the fact Jewish homeland.
struction. The commission has Golub. Mr. Soloff's book "How of it has appeared in the Amer-
and statesman, General have been curtailed and often
that our people remain ignorant on matters
But we do continue to create and to devoted itself to the task of for- the Jewish People Grew Up" was ican press. The World Com- dier
Smuts, speaking to the student
in the remorseless sweep
Jewish. Therefore they ought to be in- manufacture such miracles. Threats of mulating the aims of Jewish edu- released in printed form 'this mittee Against War and Fas- body of Edinburg, Scotland, some- abolished
of absolute government until in
developing curricular ma- year with the accompanying Pu-
time ago, declared there wee less
structed and fully educated as to their curtailing our rights in Palestine do not cation,
terials, working out new peda- pil's work-book as part of the in- clam, in Paris, has published • of personal liberty among the peo- our own land men seriously de-
responsibility.
bate the question of whether de-
frighten us. We carry on our work with- gogical methods and providing termediate series.
careful study of this subject
of the world at this time than mocracy is worth aiming.
New educational methods will have to out fear or hesitation. Rumors tell us that t extbooks for children, young Ten years ago we had no series in pamphlet form, "L'Infiltra- ples
there was 2,000 years ago. How
Some things are transpiring,
be introduced in dealing with community Palestine may be cut up into small slices people and adults as well as iruide on Jewish literature for children. tion Allemande an Maroc," true this is I do not know. But It however,
which ought to convince
problems. Our schools will have to play and that we may be offered a small share books for teachers.
Now all the material of the Bible (German Penetration in Mor- is certairethat the cardinal truths Us that democracy is worth 'ac-
upon which all claim for free in- ing, that it Is worth fighting for,
But by taking a decade as my is covered in a series of readers
a part in such a program; adult courses of the land in order to pacify us. But we measure.
I do not mean to imply and accompanying work-books. occo"), by Georges Soria. The • stitutions rests are more univers- as men fought for it of old—not
ought to be encouraged; the open forum do not wait for sanctions. We let Britain that the educational
work of the Additional teachers' helps for this following is a resume of M. ally challenged and in greater necessarily on the field of battle,
peril at this time than they were but fighting the forces which
on Jewish matters is a necessary adjunct know through our actions that we mean union began only 10 years ago. subject are now in preparation as Soria's findings.
when Thomas Jefferson wrote Into
of such a program ; and the Jewish press to make Palestine the Jewish National The Commission on Jewish Edu- well as two volumes on Post-
German military control of the Declaration of Independence: ceaselessly seek to undermine and
is carrying on the task Biblical Jewish Literature. Our
destroy It in the very citadel of
must be given the encouragement that is Home. We are threatened with handicaps, cation
first undertaken by the Hebrew most recent publications In this Spanish Morocco is already com- "That all men are created equal; Its greatest triumph here In the
its due. Unless Jews are instructed as to but we reply by draining the swamps in Sabbath School Union, which field includes a teacher's book and plete so far as defense meas- that they are endowed by their United States.
their responsibilities towards the commu- Beisan, by creating new colonies in Gali- from its organization in 1886 pupil's work-book prepared by Dr: ures are concerned, and is pro- Creator with certain unalienable
Th. Fascist Philosophy
nity, and unless such duties are felt and lee, by demanding increased immigration published literature and orator- Aerie] L. Eisenberg to accompany gressing rapidly in the direction rights; that among these are life,
doubt very much if we are
liberty, and the pursuit of happi-
als for American Jewish religious Rabbi Jacob D. Schwarz's "Into
fully
aware
of the insidious, subtle
understood, our fund-raising campaigns. cf Jews into Palestine. Great Britain seeks schools.
of
making
it
•
base
for
Ger-
ness."
the Promised Land," and "Teach-
effort being constantly put forth in
e specially those inspired by "ballyhoo,"1 to curtail our efforts: We reply by menu.
And it is equally certain that this country by the advocates of
Mr. Soler, Book
leg the Prophets" by Dr. Harry man aggression. M. Soria BOA
this challenge has been augmented
will be doomed to failure. facturing absorptive capacity.
Uowever, 10 years ago Ameri-
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