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July 16, 1937

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The Mourning Dove

The observance of Tisha b'Ab this Sun-
day
will be marked by increased mourn-
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ing because of the tragic betrayal of her
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trust to the -Jewish people by Great Brit-
General Offices and Publication Building ain. In the wealth of Palestine legends
collected in his book which was issued by
525 Woodward Avenue
Telephone' Cadillac 1040 Cable Address' Chronicle the Jewish Publication Society, Zev Vil-
Lendea Offic.,
14 Stratford Place, Loudon, W. 1, England
nay relates: "It used to be said that on
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meet reach this cam by T...y evening of seek week. Wall for the destruction of the Temple,
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the sound of their weeping would cleave
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hate of Were. to the Jewiels people, bet Simla.s respo.1. the heavens, and a white dove would ap-
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pear in the darkness of the night and join
Sabbath Readings of the Law
the people of Israel in their mourning."
Pentateuchal Portion—Deut. 1:1-3:22.
The following is one of the lamentations
Prophetical Portion—In. 1:1-27.
Tisha b'Ab Readings of the Law
recited by Jews at the Wailing Wall on
Sunday, July 18
Pentateuchal Portion—Dent. 4:25-40, at morn- the eve of Tisha b'Ab:

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ing services—Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10. at after-
noon servicee.
Prophetical Portion—Jere 8:13-9:23, at morn-
ing services—Is. 55:6-56:8, at afternoon
services.

July 16, 1937

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Future of Hebrew University

Palestine's amputation by the great
British Empire leaves most Jews in a
quandary. There are many questions to be
answered. Take these as examples:
1. How will Jewish life and property
be protected in Arab territory?
2. What will become of Jewish invest-
ments in the Rutenberg concessions and
in the Dead Sea project?
3. Is there any guarantee that altruistic,
kind, proud England will not step in to
interfere with Jewish commerce and in-
dustry, with the operation of the Haifa
and Tel Aviv ports, with Jewish progress
once it begins to infect the neighboring
Arab state?
4. What about the future of the He-
brew University on Mount Scopus, in the
holy city of Jerusalem, which is included
in the territory reserved by Britain for
herself?
There are scores of other questions we
can ask at this time. But for the moment
we are primarily concerned with the last
one.
When the cornerstone was laid for the
first of the series of Hebrew University
buildings, on April 1, 1925, there was
universal rejoicing in Jewry. We cele-
brated the advent of a new era. We boast-
ed of a new step in Jewish national re-
juvenation. Until that time we built edu-
cational institutions for others, on foreign
soil. For the first time since the Dispersion
we were building a university for our-
selves, on Jewish soil! It was a. great day
for Jewry.
Today the irony of fate threatens to
make a farce of that event. Is it possible
that, unknowingly, because we trusted too
much in Great Britain's sincerity, we
blundered and built another great insti-
tution on soil which the British Empire
chooses to reserve for itself as a mandated
corridor?
How else are we to interpret Britain's
intentions? It is not so easy to uproot what
we have built on Mount Scopus and to
transplant the beautiful buildings, with
their elaborate laboratories and libraries,
on more suitable soil, in Tel Aviv, or Hai-
fa, or Nathania, or Rehoboth. It is easier
to destroy than it is to build—and the
mighty British Empire stands as a living
witness in Palestine attesting to the truth
of this contention.
Is it possible that Israel Zangwill was
right when he said that "the mountain of
Judah was in labor and gave birth—to a
mouse?"
We have been betrayed. Those who re-
joice over the proclamation of a Jewish
State in Palestine fail to see the tragedy
that is inherent in Britain's tearing to
shreds all the promises made to the Jew-
ish people.
We have been betrayed!
This year's Tisha b'Ab observance will
be marked by another reason for mourn-
ing Israel's homelessness. The Lion of

Judah remains in bondage.

On account of the Palace which is laid waste
We sit solitary, and weep.
For the sake of the Temple, which is destroyed,
We sit solitary and weep.
For the walls that are thrown down,
We sit solitary and weep.
For our glory, which bath departed from us,
We sit solitary and weep.
For our wise men, who have perished,
We sit solitary and weep.
For the precious stones, which are burnt,
We sit solitary and weep.
For our priests, who have fallen,
We sit solitary and weep.
We implore Thee to have mercy on Zion,
Re-assemble the children of Jerusalem.
Haste! Haste? 0 Redeemer of Zion,
Speak in favor of Jerusalem.
May beauty and majesty surround Zion.
Turn with Thy clemency toward Jerusalem.
Grant soon that royal power may shine upon
Zion,
Console us who weep over Jerusalem.
May peace and happiness enter Zion,
May the scepter of power turn toward
Jerusalem!"

But it is not at the Wailing Wall alone
that. Jews will mourn. Wherever there
are Jews who are concerned over the fate
of our entire people, there will he weep-
ing. But soon will come consolation, and
with it renewed vigor and strength to re-
build the waste places and to create a
home for Israel. Every setback is tem-
porary; every creative act must be per-
manent.

Why Study Hebrew?

The progress made by the United He-
brew School's and their position of pre-
eminence have not, however, completely
convinced certain elements in the com-
munity as to the necessity of providing our
children with a Hebrew education.
Why must the child be burdened with
the knowledge of another 'foreign' tongue,
some ask, sadly enough. Indeed, why
teach our children Hebrew?
A. H. Friedland, director of the Bureau
of Jewish Education of Cleveland, one of
our most brilliant Jewish educators, has
provided the answer to this question. In
a brief and interesting set of reasons he
declares that Hebrew should be taught
our children because—

It is our language.
It is a very poetic and beautiful language.
It is both, ancient and modern, and pos-
sesses the cultural qualities of both.
It is the language of our Bible and Mishna,
our prayers and hymns.
It possesses a vast literature covering many
ages and including many lands.
It is at present enjoying a golden age of
creativeness in poetry, fiction and philosophy.
A thousand men of letters are now employs,
ing it as their vehicle of expression in all do-
mains of literature and journalism.
It brings you in contact with the throbbing
life of re-awakening Palestine.
It is the only means of communication with
Jews all over the globe.
Many universities include it in their cur-
riculum.
There is an ever-present demand for rabbis,
teachers, librarians and social workers, who
know liebrew.

We are convinced that it is only the
minority that needs to be influenced by
these reasons. The rank and file in Jewry,
is, after all, so linked with the language
that it never was necessary to do mission-
ary work among them in behalf of their
own language. But the quoted 'reasons
should convert even the minority of die-
hards.

The Trade Council

The decision of the combined boaIds of
the Jewish Welfare Federation and the
Detroit Service Group at their recent meet-
ing to make a permanent organization of
the Trade Council, which functioned dur-
ing the last campaign, brings up for con-
iideration an important question. It will
be recalled that although the last cam-
paign was not scheduled to be held until
the month of May, initial activities for the
drive began as early as the preceding
January and plans were already being
outlined in December.
If this practice is to be repeated year
n and year out, then the community may
wirer in the sense that all activities will
he concentrated on fund-raising, to the
Detriment of everything else. It is hardly
t healthy symptom for a large and well-
organized community like Detroit to be
•ompelled to devote fully six months of
he calendar year towards fund-raising,
eaving only four months for free action
n behalf of everything else—the two eum-
ner months usually being excluded from
mportant community activities.
The Trade Council, while it is justified
n planning to function during the entire
rear, must be on guard not to monopo-
ize the time that the community
las at its disposal. If it does, it will prove
L boomerang. The wisdom of its leaders
3 challenged to make it an effective and
tnvenient instrument for 'service and not
a monopolizing campaign machine.

Liberty—as Viewed by Nazis

A most interesting and very pointed
editorial note appeared in a recent issue
of the New York Times under the heading
"Lectures on Liberty." We reprint it be-
cause it carries with it a lesson not only
for Nazis, but also for Soviet sympathizers
and those who, even in democratic coun-
tries, are too reluctant to defend our
American democratic institutions and are
inclined to take it for granted that demo-
cracy will survive without a battle. We
quote:

Democratic nations were lectured on liberty
by experts last week. At Goettingen, where

the final suppression of academic freedom is
being celebrated, Herr Rust, German Minister
of Education, warned the world that there
were demons lurking in liberty. Dr. Rust and
the Nazi police in their quaint way both agree
that these demons can best be expelled from
the body corporeal by the vigorous application
of rubber truncheons. In Washington Ambas-
sador Troyanovsky of the Soviet Republics.
elucidating the Russian witch hunt to the
American mind explained that the only way
to maintain liberty is by the ruthless sup-
pression of unassimilable elements. In Russia
the demons are expelled by the rifles of the
firing squad. That, of course, is a fairly defi.
site way of eradicating error. But it was an-
other revolutionist Mme. Roland, who re-
marked from the scaffold. "0 Liberty, what
crimes are committed in thy name!"

Prof. Horace M. Keen, speaking in
Detroit a short time ago under the aus-
pices of the local chapter of the American
Jewish Congress, very property warned
us that if we do not fight constantly for
liberty we may lose our freedom. We must
heed his warning.

Lights from Jewisb Agency Challenges
Shadowland Royal Commission's Report;
By LOUIS PEKARSKY
Protests Recommendations
.Reproduction in part or whole forbid.

den. without permission of the Seven
• rts Feature Syndicate, Copyright.. of
Mr feature.

(Copyright. 1937. ft A.

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PROPHECY COMES TRUE
In a letter to Maurice It Shoch-
att of the Baltimore Jewish Times
Larry Adler, famous harmonica
player and screen and stage enter-
tainer, recently wrote from Lon-
don: 'Your optimistic predictions
anent my journalism have come
true. Returning to England aboard
the Normandie, I received a cable
from the London Daily Express
requesting a 200-word story on the
Normandie's record-breaking trip.
Cabling the story immediately, I
arrived at Southampton the next
day; delightfully noticed that the
Express (with the world's largest
circulation of 2,900,000) had front-
paged my little story; had taste-
fully signed it not 'Larry Adler,
the mouth-organist,' but simply
'By Larry Adler.' And the Express
paid me $500 for the account, snak-
ing me a full-fledged journalist."

JERRY HOWARD WED

Hollywood society news features
the announcement that Jerry How-
ard, the only bachelor among the
famous Three Stooges of film and
vaudeville fame, has been married
to Elaine Ackerman of Los An-
geles, With Moe Howard and Larry
Fine, the other two stooges, Jerry
has helped to put the word "stooge"
into the English language.
The wedding took place just
prior. to the team's departure on
their annual personal appearance
tour of American theaters, and the
trip is a combined honeymoon and
business tour for Jerry, better
known to film fans as "Curly," and
his new missus. The couple first
met early this spring

DOROTHY PARKER
WORKING

Dorothy Parker, the poetess, and
her husband, Alan Campbell, are
now in the East writing scenarios
for Samuel Goldwyn. She makes
very few wisecracks at parties
nowadays, evidently saving them
for the movie scripts. Mrs. Camp-
bell was born Dorothy Rothschild.
Her father was Jewish, and her
mother Scotch. The Parker in her
name comes from her first husband,
who was Edward Pond Parker,
The Campbells earn about $2,500
a week for Goldwyn.

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to Henry Gins-
berg, newly elected vice-president
of Selznick International Pictures.
Ginsberg has been general man.
ager for the past year. He has been
in the film industry 21 years, be-
ginning in 1916 as advertising and
exploitation representative of Bud
Fisher's animated cartoons. His
rise was rapid, and when he re-
signed to join the army during
the war he was personal repre-
sentative for Joseph M. Schenck.
After the war Ginsberg, a New
Yorker, was instrumental In the
founding of Educational Pictures.
Later he produced and distributed
his own films as head of Sterling
Pictures. After five years as gen-
eral manager of Hal Roach Stu-
dios he joined Selznick Interna-
tional about a year ago.

HOLLYWOOD NEWS BRIEFS

When Borrah Minevitch an-
nounced some months ago that he
would add two more players to his
harmonica gang he received 4,700
letters from youngsters.
Phil Baker, famed accordionist,
has been signed in a role in a
Samuel Goldwyn musical extrava-
ganza,
Alfred M. Cohen, well-known
scenarist, has been signed to write
the next "Mr. Moto" story in which
Peter Lorre Is to be starred by
20th Century-Fox.
David Lewis, who was an ease-
elate producer at MGM and a cap-
able assistant to the late Irving
Grant Thalberg, has been signed
for a similar position by Warner
Brothers . . There be will join
such other well-known associate
producers as Harry Joe Brown,
Mervyn LeRoy, Max Reinhardt,
Sam Bischoff, Frank Mandell, Lou
Edelman, George Jesse! and Rob-
ert Lord.
At MGM we find Sophie Tucker
and Binnie Barnes in the support-
ing cast of "Broadway Melody of
1938." Dave Gould is directing the
dance ensembles for this Jack
Cummings' production.

JERUSALEM. — (WNS-Palcor Agency) — Ex-
pressing amazement at the recommendations of the
Royal Commission's report, the executive of the
Jewish Agency for Palestine has issued a statement
calling upon the Jewish people to unite all their
forces "for the defense of our inalienable right to
our historic homeland and our national future in
Erstz Israel." Declaring that within a month the
supreme representative bodies of the Zionist Organ-
iation and the Jewish Agency will assemble for a
discussion of and a decision on the report, the Ex-
ecutive asserts that it must immediately challenge
the underlying assumption of the commission's re-
port that the Mandate is inherently unworkable.
The statement charges that the failure of the Pal-
estine government to provide for the security of
the country during the disturbances had reduced it
to a state of anarchy and led the commission to de-
cide upon the radical proposals contained in its re-
port.
The statement emphasizes that "a thorough study
of the long and complex document is required for a
considered opinion, which it is not possible to give
within a few hours," and notes that "never before
have we had a more sincere and fair-minded effort
to ascertain the facts in the situation," but points
out that the commission "found in Palestine a
breakdown of the administration resulting from a
state of complete insecurity of life and property."
Asserting that "more could have been achieved for
the benefit of both sections of the population had
the policy of the Mandate been faithfully imple-
mented and had the most elementary duty of any
goverment been carried out without fear or favor,"
the executive states that "it is because of that con-
viction that our movement is united in urging that
the Mandate be loyally and consistently applied."
Characterizing the palliatives suggested by the
commission, as well as the partition scheme, as in-
compatible with the Mandate, the statement de-
clares that "before they could be implemented the
Mandate would have to be changed by the League
of Nations and the problem of Palestine be recon-
sidered internationally. We therefore view with
amazement the way the government policy sweeps
away the principle of the absorptive capacity for
the regulation of Jewish immigration and fixes a
political maximum in violation of our rights and
past promises made by the most authoritative in-
terpretations repeatedly given by the government
and particularly by the White Paper of 1922 sub-
mitted to the League of Nations prior to the as-
signment of the Mandate to Great Britain. We enter
the strongest protest against such a distortion and
the application of the report. The report of the
Royal Commission comes at a time when for millions
of persecuted Jews Palestine represents the only
home for salvation."

Survivor Recalls Tragic Fate of
Christian Colonization Scheme
in Palestine in 1866

NEW YORK (WNS) — The tragic collapse of
a Palestinian colonization undertaking by 158
Christian men, women and children from the town
of Jonesport, Maine, in 1866, was recalled in an
interview with Arthur R. Rogers, 77-year-old, one
of the survivors, published in the New York Her-
ald Tribune. Mr. Rogers, who still lives in Jones.
port, said that the project was fathered by George
Adams, a former associate of Joseph Smith, foun-
der of Mormonism. When Smith and Adams quar-
reled, the latter settled in Jonesport, where he
told the people he was the founder of the Church
of th Messiah which was destined to colonize Pal-
estine. He then organized the Palestine Emigra-
tion Association with himself as president and
stirred the people of Jonesport to undertaking the
colonization of Palestine as their only chance of
salvation. The colonizers sold their homes and
property and turned the proceeds over to Adams.
The bark Nellie Chapin was chartered for the
voyage. Warren Wass, a Yankee skipper, was the
captain. After a 46-day journey the ship reached
Jaffa. The blazing heat, disease, Arab brigands,
lack of water and food, the failure of crops killed
half the colonists. After terrific hardships the
survivors were enabled to return to America
through funds raised by Moses S. Beach, former
owner of the New York Sun. A few stayed in
Palestine. Adams disappeared, but is said to
have been arrested in California for embezzlement.
Although Mr. Rogers hates to hear the name
of Adams, he still believes in the ides that in-
spired the ill-fated movement. The Herald-Trib-
une quotes him as follows: "Pastor Adams preach.
ed the reassembly of the Jews in Palestine, and in
that he was absolutely correct according to Bib-
lical prophecy. But our expedition was too much
ahead of the times to be successful. With Pales-
tine under British protection, Jews are flocking
back there from all parts of the world. The per-
secution of the Jews by Hitler is forecast in the
Bible, and we are nearing the end of Gentile
supremacy in the world. In other words. when
the Jews have nearly all returned to the Holy
Land they will set up a government that will rule
the world. The year 1939 marks the end of a
1,400-year cycle, and always at the end of such
cycles we have conflagration. With Hitler, Musso-
lini and other dictators in the saddle, and with
the entire globe on the verge of another war, we
are soon to witness the blasting and destruction of
all civilization. From that chaos the Jews of Pales.
estine will emerge the world rulers. It is prophe-
sied in the Bible—you can't get away from it."

Strictly
Confidential

PURELY COMMENTARY

Tidbit. from Everywhere

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

By PHINEAS J. BIRON

(Copyright. 113.. S. A. C.

THINGS TO WATCH

Keep your eyes peeled on those
vigilante and law and order groups
that are mushrooming up in the
strike-affected areas ... Too many
Of. their big shots were formerly
identified with the Ku Klux Klan
and the Black Legion ... The real
reason for Lady Astor's warning
to Jews not to spread anti-German
propaganda was her discovery that
official Washington circles are mili-
tantly anti-Nazi The Virginia
belle's American visit was part of
a scheme to win American ap-
proval for an Anglo-French-Ger-
man bloc .. • But Washington
wouldn't bite .. The focal point
for Nazi propaganda among the
American upper crust is the Thom.
son, Conn., estate of Anastase A.
Vonsiatoky, leader of a Russian
fascist party, and bosom pal of
most of America's anti-Semites ...
Agents of Vonsiatsky's party are
taking an important part in the
organization of a united fascist
front in America ... Among the
parties to this union are the rem-
nants of the KKK, the German-
American Bund and the Silver
Shirts .• . . Herbert S. Houston,
who was an officer of the Good
Neighbor League in 1936, is now
advocating German participation
in the New York World Fair.

Both in the United States and
abroad, the attention of many
thousands are focused upon the
rapidly changing conditions af-
fecting the Jews in Germany. The
rapidity with which these changes
are being effected has left con-
siderable confusion in the minds
of even those who are residents
of Germany.
Two of the more important
fundamental rights concern the
right to leave Germany and the
transfer of property. The im-
pression is prevalent that it is
almost impossible to migrate
from Germany with the intention
of taking up a domicile else-
where. The great exodus from
Germany in the past three years
attests to the falsity of this wide-
spread impression. In fact, fre-
quently persons occupying posi-
tion' of importance in the Ger-
man government have publicly de-
clared their desires to encourage
the migration of Jews from Ger-
many.

Required Affidavits

To effect one's departure from
Germany, it is required that the
Prospective emigrants c o m p l
with certain general laws and
regulations which have recently
been promulgated. A number of
certificates must first be ob-
tained. For example, a certificate
from the tax department that the
Personal and real taxes have been
paid. a statement from the police
department indicating that there
is no prosecution pending; that
the applicant is not endeavoring
to leave Germany in order to

avoid prosecution. These docu-
ments issue as a matter of course,
upon application, and are re-
quired of Jew and non-Jew alike.
The Jew needs no special per-
mission to leave the country.
Even greater difficulty is en-
countered in entering the United
States, as well as most other for-
eign countries which have em-
bodied in their laws the policy
of restrictive immigration.

To Settle in U. S.

"The Holy One, blemed be He, said,
For th) Nike, J Rachel,
1 bring Israel back to his place."

and

"And Rachel died, and was hurled on the nay to
Ephnsib which I. bethichem. And Jacob set • Phior
upon her grate to this day."

He then relates the following legend: Why did
Jacob bury Rachel on the way to Ephrath, which
is Bethlehem? The answer is: Jacob foresaw that
the exiled children of Israel would pass that way,
so he buried her there that she might ask mercy
for them, as it is said, "A voice is heard in Ra-
mah, sighing, weeping of palm-fronds; Rachel
bewailing her children!"
The weeping voice of Rachel must have grown
louder since the Royal Commission made known
its sinister proposal for Palestine's partition. But
the very religious *ill find comfort in this wailing
voice. Once again they will read their history in
terms of Legend and Promise. Again. their faith
will turn to the Prophecy that the Messiah will
rise in Israel. The faithful will acorn the Royal
Commission.

•
"Growth" of Biro-Bidjan

From Moscow comes the report, made public
by I. Valikis, secretary of the Far Eastern Com-
mittee of the Communist party, that the popula-
Some one ought to throw a
hefty brick at the author of that tion of Biro-Bidjan, "the Jewish autonomous ter-
Jewish Daily Forward editorial ritory," has increased from 50,000 in 1933 to
warning Jews to have nothing to 120,000 this year. The city of Biro-Bidjan alone
do with the World Congress has grown from 7,000 to 26,000 people.
But not a word in the report about the Jewish
Against Racism and Anti-Semi-
tism which is to be held in Paris population and its growth—or decline. There have
in September .. The Forward's been admissions that in the past two years not a
writer alleges that the congress single Jewish family residing in any country
"will not only not help weaken of persecution outside of Russia has been settled
anti-Semitism, but, on the con- in the so-called autonomous Jewish territory.
trary, will strengthen it because There have been "purges." But the "great hope"
the real aim of this congress is held out for Jews by Biro-Bidjan still remains the
not to combat anti-Semitism, but dream of a handful of partisans. This is a period
to make propaganda for the Stalin in our history when Jews are ready to accept any
government in Russia and for com- territory, so long as they can find an avenue of
munism in all countries" Won- escape from countries of persecution. But the
der whether the Forward knows great and liberating force of the Soviets merely
that Samuel Untermyer and the proves another false Messiah. The defenders of
chief rabbi of Great Britain are the Biro-Bidjan plan have much to defend and
among those backing the congress a great deal to prove in advocating the establish-
. . . We never heard them called ment of a Jewish state in far eastern Russia.
communists . . . And when the
•
Forward claims that the non-
communist organizations initiating
Stupid Charge of Communism
the congress are Stalin's stooges it
is simply cockeyed . . . The Non-
An Ukrainian newspaper published in Detroit
Sectarian Anti-Nazi League is
among those non-communist or- is making capital of the resolution of sympathy
with
the Spanish loyalists adopted by the recent
ganizations and on its board of
directors are such notorious convention of the Central Conference of Ameri-
can
Rabbis.
This White Guard sheet has raised
"Stalin stooges" as James W. Ger-
ard, George Gordon Battle and the cry of "Communism!" against the Jews, and
maintains
that
the reason Jews are persecuted
Clarence H. Low.
everywhere is general Jewish sympathy for Com-
Visitors returning from Berch- munism. It is an old and a stupid charge which
tesgaden, where Hitler has his pri- can not be proven by facts. On the contrary,
vete residence, are talking about figures disprove it. The current issue of the United
his curious predilection for people States Newa publishes the following item:
with names beginning with the
The communlet party I. Judicially mini to hare lost
letters G and H His most in-
Ile least standing and future right to a place on the
timate friends have names begin-
ballot In New York State, through hating failed to
ning with H—Rudolph Hess, his
poi' the minimum of 80,000 soles for governor to the
deputy leader; Heinrich Himmler,
head of the Gestapo; Konrad Hen-
M•t election construed to be neeeseary ender. • 1931
amendment to the New York lisle few.
lein, boss of the Czech Nazis; and
Heinrich Hoffman, his personal
photographer ... Among Hitler's
If the Empire State, where half the Jewish
G-men are Goering, Goebbels, the population in the United States resides, can
late Wilhelm Gustloff , .. Other point to such weakness of the communist party,
"Ii" in good with the number-one what ground for support of his arguments has the
Nazi are Iljalmar Schacht and Sir anti-Semite whose brain is nourished on anti-
Neville Henderson, the new British communist food? We call it sheer stupidity, but
ambassador.
unfortunately these anti-Semites have an audience.
We would therefore be blind to reality if we
FLASHED THROUGH
failed to realize that we have a battle on our
THE ETHER
hands—and we must make up our minds that it
Not that we're proud of it, but is a battle in which we must accept as allies all
the late General Emilio Mole, corn. anti-fascist
and liberal forces. Behind the smoke-
mender of the Spanish rebel ar- screen raised by those who shout "communism!"
mies, who was killed in a mysteri. at the Jews will be found reactionary fascist ele-
ous plane crash a couple of weeks
who would stifle liberalism and the demo-
ago, was a Jew ... It is whispered ments
cratic ideals.
that his death had something to do
• '
with the belated disclosure that
this bosom pal of Nazis was no
The Nazis Save Wrapping Paper
Aryan.
Although most people have for.
German frugality has no bounds, and Nazi
gotten about him, some of his de-
surpasses even that. First it was
voted friends in Paris are still ingenuity
Ersatz. Now, instead of finding substitutes for
trying to win a pardon for David
needed
products
they are eliminating the need for
Frankfurter, the young Yugo-
slavian Jew who is serving a long the use of such articles. The newest order is that
the
people
should
save wrapping paper. In buy-
Prison term in Switzerland for the
killing of a Nazi chieftain . . . ing sauerkraut, salads and pickles, housewives
are
asked
to
bring
their own plates or glasses.
Nearly 60,000 names have been ob-
tained for a petition asking mercy Retailers are told not to wrap canned goods, can-
dies,
toothpaste
or
any
other articles packed in
for Frankfurter .. Incidentally,
rumors that he gas embraced tubes or cardboard boxes. Next, the consumers
may have to come ready to consume the needed
Catholicism are poppycock.
Leslie Hore-Belisha, Britain's food products on the retailers' premises because
minister of war, has be en promoted Of the need to save even the tubes and card-
board boxes. And they call Germany under Hit-
from a major to a colonel.
ler a happy land!

ERIE, Pa., (NCJC)—Rabbi
Max C. Currick of this city,
president of the Central Con-
ference of American Rabbis,
released the text of the "Guid-
ing Principles of Reform Juda-
ism," recently adopted by the
annual convention of the Cen-
tral Conference, The complete
text follows:

In view of the changes that
have taken place in the modern
world and the consequent need
of stating anew the teachings
of Reform Judaism, the Cen-
tral Conference of American
Rabbis makes the following de-
claration of principles. It pre-
sents them not as a fixed creed
but EA a guide for the progres-
sive elements of Jewry.
I. JUDAISM AND

To qualify for immigration to
the United States, an applicant
most appear before the American
Consul in the jurisdiction of his
residence and satisfy the official
that he is not within the excluded
classes enumerated by the Im-
migration Act of February 2,
1917. Thus to qualify, he must
prove that he is a person of good ITS FOUNDATIONS
moral character, in the state of
1. Nature of Judaism. Juda-
good health. and that he will have
assured means of support for an ism is the historical religious
indefinite period of time, so that experience of the Jewish peo-
he will not be likely to become ple. Though growing out of
a public charge. The Consul has Jewish life, its message is uni-
exclusive jurisdiction in these
matters and his decision is not versal, aiming at the union -and
subject to review, except., of perfection of mankind under
course, in those cases where he the sovereignty of God. Reform
abuses his discretion. The last Judaism recognizes the prin-
several months has seen an in-
raise in visa applications which ciple of progressive develop.
has few parallels in the history of merit in religion and conscious-
German emigration. With this in- ly applies this principle to
crease in applications is born a spiritual as well as to cultural
more restricted interpretation of
the regulations concerning the is- and social life.
Judaism welcomes all truth,
suance of visas. And so fre-
quently an applicant may be ■ d- whether written in the pages
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IPLIUSE

Palestine's history is replete with legends, a nd
the most touching of them all are those dealing
with the Tomb of Rachel. In his "Legends of
Palestine," Zev Vilnay relates two of them. For
one he uses two quotations as texts:

RED HERRING

Survey of German Money Exchange Guiding Principles
of Reform Judaism
and Emigration Regulation

By DR. JACK STATTMANN
German Lawyer, Authority on German Foreign Exchange and
Emigration Matters, Who Recently Came from
Germany to Detroit

"Rachel Weepeth for Her Children"

ear

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It Happened on Tisha B'ab

A Day of III Ornen in the Jewish Calendar

By BERTRAM JONAS

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Ninth of Ab,which fall.
Jely 17 ,hse long pryer •
day of mourn
imenting in tweet. In the I.t 5,50* year. of Jewisp piing IS
ensJor ra,
hase oectarred on this date. And thin year. with the
Palestine
situation
resod. more ten. hourly, It eel., row imposeible
that the isto
hrical dales
ertes. to Include
1937. adduced by Mr. Jon. may be trogicallY In-

(Copyright,

Seven Arts Feature Syndicate)

So much of Jewish history is a
A. D. by Romans under Titus.
record of tears and tragedy that These calamities were the major
almost every day in the Jewish tragedies that occurred on the
calendar is the anniversary of one Ninth of Ab, but by no means
or more sanguinary or disastrous the last. Six and a half centuries
episodes in the life of the Jewish elapsed between that Ninth of Ab
people. No single day, however, has
in 586 B. C. and the Ninth of Ab
more tragedy associated with it in 70 A. D. But less than 50 years
than the Ninth of Ab, the 12th separated the latter affliction
month of the Hebrew calendar. from the next Tisha b'Ab mis-
Jewish philosophers have always fortune. Then came two more
cited the extraordinary series of tragedies on the Ninth of Ab
disasters that befell the Jewish within 19 years. After that a
People on the Ninth of Ab, or whole millenium passed before
Tisha b'Ab, as we call it, in sup- the ill-omened day again worked
Dort
of the belief that some di- its spell in Jewish history. But
vine power and not coincidence from then on the Ninth of Ab
regulates Jewish destiny, But brought at least one major teas-
whether it is coincidence or not trophe for Jewry in every cen-
it is fact that the Ninth of Ab has tury until the year 1684, after
been Israel's unluckiest day,
which there was a break until
nurit
veble ate
o So a 1929.
catastrophe.
mearousd
have f been the
major The following chronology lists
tragedies that overtook Jewry
on the 15 momentous and calamitous
that fateful
day that rabbinic events in Jewish history during
legend
even fixed
the Ninth of Ab the past 2,500 years that have
as the day on which God decreed occurred on the Ninth of Ab:
that of all the Israelites who had 586 B.C.E.—The first temple
gone out of Egypt into the wilder- destroyed:
Although the tragedy
ness, none but Joshua should see of the destruction of the first
the Promised Land.
temple by the Babylonians oc.
Tighe b'Ab in the Jewish eel- curred, according to the biblical
ends ris the 'added day of the account, on the 10th day of Ab.
year,
for it m s orate
the e- onal ay
diti of d mourning
!traction ofcomme
the Fir st Templed
in the
over t this catastrophe
catastr
has always
588
B.
C.
by
the
Babylonian
king,
been
the
ninth day of that month.
Nebuchadnezzar, and the destrue-
lion of the Second Temple in 70 except among the Karaite Jews.

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