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organization is considered to be
merely a relief agency. This is
not the case, he declared. inas-
much as a large share of the ac-
tivities of the J. D. C. lies in the
establishment of trade schools,
free loans, credits, social read-
justment Drogrems and other con-
structive phases of rehabilitation
work.
Mr. Hyman advised against the
encouragement of many of the
independent anneals being made
for "foreien relief." and quoted
figures. to show the wide extent
of the activities of the J. D. C.
Modern trends in Jewish social
work were outlined by Harry
Greenstein, °resident of the Na-
tional Conference of Jewish So-
cial Service.
FICTITIOUS LABELS
ON GERMAN GOODS
((NiNCLUDED FROM PAGE ONE)
American label has been pasted
over "Made in Germany" stamps.
An investigation Ilse proved that
the American firms whose labels
are pasted on have either never
existed, or have been bankrupt a
long time.
The Joint Boycott Council con-
tacted the firms whose names
were used, without their knowl-
edge, by Nazi swindlers. These
firma,
together with the Joint
Peseott Council, are planning to
- o est to the government against
the misuse of their names.
Dr. Tenenbaum and Mr. Vied-
eck issued a statement regarding
Plana for the anti-Nazi week,
which is to be held Nov. 21 to 28
inclusive.
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(CONCLUDED from EDITORIAL PAGE)
giving both the name of the Jew
and the German guilty of the of-
fense. It was a night of night-
mares for me. I woke up unre-
freshed but with appreciation of
the fact that I was an American
citizen. To think, that as an indi-
vidual I was not a part of all this!
It is one of the great joys reserved
for an American traveling in Ger-
many.
Costly Life
Life in Germany is costly. De-
spite the Registered Reichsmark
which the government allows to
tourists in order to encourage
them to come in, it costs almost
one and a half times as much to
live there as it does in our own
country. One finds the answer to
the question as to whether there
is a shortage of food articles by
being charged, as I was, 50 cents
for breakfast because I asked for
butter for my bun. The miracle
of Germany today, it seems to me,
is how the people suffering indig-
nities which poverty forces upon
them can be kept from making
their complaints audible. The In-
nate civility and good manners
of the German makes them hide
so much of what they are suffer-
ing, but like frayed cuffs, they
cannot always be kept from view.
Of the six European countries I
visited, it was Germany, for ex-
ample, which reserved for me the
sight of a man shaking match
boxes, one by one, to determine
which was full before purchasing
it. The hardest thing of all to
hide is the fact that they are sad.
I found it, oddly enough, in places
where the people come Ito be
amused. This summer I sat in
many outdoor cafes on the princi-
pal boulevards of Europe. The
l'aris cafe is a lively scene where
the frequenters talk animatedly
and act cosmopolitan; in Vienna
they sit and read a newspaper;
In Berlin they sit and stare.
I spent an evening, as all tour-
ists must, In Ilaus Vaterland.
Everybody is familiar with this
much publicized palace of amuse-
ment. Each of its three floors
boasts of a number of rooms deco-
rated in an original motif and sup-
plying appropriate entertainment.
It has, for example, a Turkish cof-
fee house, a Bavarian beer garden,
a Swiss mountain inn, and an
American cabaret, The whole idea,
both in conception and execution,
was the brain-child of a Polish
Jew named i'inskl. Evidently the
place had prospered for the gov-
ernment had taken It over some
time ago although the dome still
carries in large lights, "Pinski's
Haus Vaterland." The place drew
small attendances. A number of
stragglers, like myself, were pas-
sing through looking over the
various rooms, rather than patron-
ising them.
Confiscation
Persecution of Jews in Germany
is a different matter from that in
Poland. The fundamental civilized
feelings Ingrained in the nature
of these people by centuries of
culture cannot be wiped out in a
few years of ruthless re-education.
I saw no open molestation of
Jews. Nor would I be telling the
truth if I maintained that I was
not received with the utmost cour-
tesy everywhere. There were two
exceptions, however, which might
be interesting to tell about.
I watched a government em-
ployee sell lottery tickets behind
his stand, one of many which are
to be found on busy street corners.
Many were listening but few were
purchasing. Ile became enraged
and showed his displeasure. We
have a good American word to de-
scribe what he was doing: he was
browbeating them. I had with me
toy little movie camera. I stepped
outside of the circle and began to
take a picture of the proceedings.
The barker's attention was at-
tracted and I also found a police-
man at my side. Ile took my pass-
port and my camera from me. The
two blocks to the police station
was long enough for me to regain
my wits. I explained at the station
that I had photographed the scene
because I thought it was good pub-
licity for Germany in that it
showed people supporting govern-
ment undertakings.
The other experience came defi-
nitely as a shock to me. I ap-
proached a policeman at an inter-
section to ask a direction. "You
are a tourist?" he ventured. "From
where? America?" He became very
garrulous, asking me many ques-
tions in a friendly way but giv-
ing me no chance to reply. I be-
came impatient as I stood there
looking into his smiling face, not
understanding half of what he was
saying in his Berlin dialect, An
idea struck me. Somewhat dar-
ingly, I interrupted with, "Yes, I
am a Jew from America." His
smile disappeared, his welcome left
him, and he erplied, "So? Of Jews
we have plenty of our own here."
I turned and walked away.
In Berlin Synagogue
The foregoing episode occurred
on a Friday morning as I was
ZIONISTS OBSERVE
BALFOUR MESSAGE
20th ANNIVERSARY
(CONCLUDED
PAGE ONE)
the younger rabbis in America and
who has gained a position of lead-
ership in American Zionism.
On Saturday evening, Nov. 13,
the annual Balfour ball of the or-
ganization will be held at Hotel
Staler. Proceeds of the ball will
be used for the adsancement of 1
culture in Detroit and for the
spread of knowledge and facts
about Palestine,
First List of Patrons
The initial list of patrons for
the Balfour Ball was announced
by Mrs, Albert Feldstein, execu-
tive secretary of the Zionist Or-
ganization of Detroit, and Abra-
ham Cooper, chairman of the com-
mittee on arrangements, as fol-
lows:
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Arons-
son, Dr. and Mrs. Harry E. Au-
gust, Mr. and Mrs. II. L. Bale,
Dr. and Mrs. l'eter Bernstein, Dr.
and Mrs. J, M. Berris, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Bielfield, Mr. and Mrs.
Saul J. Birnkraut, Mr. and Mrs.
Maxwell Black, Mr. and Mrs. Ber-
nard Bloch, Mr. and Mrs. Irving
Blumberg, Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Broder, Mr, and Mrs. Samuel
Brown, Dr, and Mrs. I'erry Burn-
stine, Fred ht. Butzel, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Cohen, Mr. and Mrs.
Abe Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Cullen, Mr, and Mrs. Lawrence E.
Crohn, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H.
Ehrlich, Mr, and Mrs. James I.
Ellman, Dr. Otto Enoch, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles A. Feinberg, Dr. and
Mrs. Bernard Friedlaender, Mr.
and Mrs. Alexander Freeman. Mr.
and Mrs, Abe Gelbhard, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Ginsburg, Mr. and Mrs.
!ferry Hyman. Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam B. Isenberg, Mr. and Mrs.
Abe Kasle, Mr. and Mrs. Meyer
R. Katz, Leon Kay, Dr. and Mrs.
Sol Q. Kesler, Dr. and Mrs. David
Kliger, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Klein,
Mr, and Mrs. Maurice Landau,
Mr. and Mrs, Myren Landsberg,
Mr. and Mrs. Moe Leiter, Mr. and
Mrs. S. Libowitz, Gus Newman,
Dr. and Mrs. M. S. Perlis. Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Robinson, Hon. and
Mrs. Charles Rubiner, Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob Schakne, Mr. and Mrs.
Alex Schreiber. Mr. and Mrs.
Isaac Shetzer, Mr. and Mrs. Si-
mon Shetzer, Mr. and Mrs. Mau-
rice H, Schwartz, Dr. and Mrs.
Leonard Sidlow, Mr. and Mrs.
Aaron A. Silberhlatt, Mr. and
'Mrs. Philip Slomovitz, Mr. and
Mrs. Nathan Spevakow, Mr, and
Mrs. Abe Srere, Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Stoll. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Weisman, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
!Wetsman, Randolph Zuieback. Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Mann, Dr. and Mrs.
Leo Cron, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan
Simons, Dr. and Mrs. Martin
Cowan, Mr. and Mrs. Edw. C.
Levy.
Home Meetings Nov. 20
The success of the first series of
home meetings held in September
has prompted the Detroit officers
to arrange for another series of
parlor gatherings.
The next series of home meet-
ings will be held, in a number of
homes to be announced shortly, on
Tuesday evening, Nov. 30, during
the week of Chanukah.
Lawrence W. Crohn, president
of the Zionist Organization of De-
troit, has announced that the topic
of discussion for the next series
of home meetings will be: 'Three
Roads to Palestine: Mizrachi, La-
bor and General."
seeking the conservative syna-
gogue on t h e Kurfurstendam
Strasse, As I entered the lobby a
busy scene greeted me. Several
dozen people were actively pur-
chasing tickets for the High Holy
Days. It was a pleasant sight to
my eyes. It gave further evidence
of the historical paradox that per-
secution brings the Jew closer to
his God rather than drive him
from Him. I had no success in my
efforts to talk to anybody. They
were suspicious of me and an-
swered only what politeness dic-
tated.
I had better luck some other
evenings while sitting with a
Jewish friend in some of the Jew-
ish cafe houses off the Friedrich
Strasse, I call them "Jewish" be.
cause by slow degrees and by com-
mon consent, Jews began to drift
into and Gentiles out of these few
cafe houses until the patronage
could be found to be almost en-
tirely Jewish. An unwritten law
existed in these places that no one
was to pour his private woes into
the ears of his companions. It re-
minded me of the rule adopted by
a number of business organiza-
tions during the depression to fine
any member a quarter who men-
tioned the depression. These Ger-
man Jews had adjusted themselves
to the inevitable: their life must
go on. Some opened the sluices of
their private grievances, fears, and
resentments and poured them into
my willing ears. There are two
things I wish to narrate which are,
I feel, somewhat significant.
Two Episodes
One of these is an episode told
me by a Jewish drygoods merchant
in one of these cafes. Ile was tell-
ing how that afternoon a Polish
Jew came in asking for material
for a suit of clothes. "I want an
English piece" of cloth. None of
your German goods for me." The
owner looked at his two German
employees with apprehension. He
mustered all the Yiddish he knew
and begged his customer to stop
outside with him. He took him to
task, "Don't you realize the mis-
fortune and disaster you can
bring upon us talking this way?"
"What do I care? I am a Polish
citizen!" came the righteous re-
tort.
Now I would like to tell the
FELIX M. WARBURG DIES
story of Heinz.
Heinz is a half Jew whose Jew-
ish father is permitted to keep his
practice because he was an army
(CONCLUDED FROM PAGE ONE)
surgeon during the World War.
The son, a well favored youth, re-
ceived the typical upbringing of anthropic Societies of New
other rich youths whose parents York City.
have standing in the community
Less than two months ago
as well as means. Upon gradua-
tion from college he left for a two Mr. Warburg took an active
years' stay in London where he part in the deliberations of
was going to learn the clothing
the Jewish Agency for Pal-
business. His social and economic
estine at Zurich, Switzer-
future was assured.
Ile returned to Germany shortly land, and emerged as one
after Hitler had come to power. of the most outspoken op-
For two years Heinz searched for ponents of the Palestine par-
work in vain. He had no army
card, no he was not eligible to re- tition plan. Last year he
ceive employment. Ile could ob- was named chairman of the
tain none for a Jew cannot serve American division of the
in the German army. Finally a World Council for Aid to
Jewish drysroods merchant took
him on although he had no real German Jewry.
need for his services. Ile is still
Mr. Warburg, who was
employed there although he fears born in Hamburg, Germany,
it is but a matter of weeks before
his employer will have to close up Jan. 11, 1871. came to this
the shop because of the falling off country with his late broth-
of trade. (Ills boss is one of those er, Paul, in 1891. He was
singled out by The Stuermer" naturalized in 1900. In 1930
for persecution.)
he was awarded the Zeta
His social status distresses him
Beta Tau Gottheil Medal
even more for it is closer to his
heart and character. He had been I for outstanding service to
a member of several private clubs.
At the end of the last season the felt about having his life no dis-
president of his rowing club ap- ! rupted. Did he resent it? Did he
proached him and told him regret- curse that fate which made him
fully that it might be better if he half a Jew. I searched for the an-
did not return the next year. Ile swer in every remark he made.
has two cups to show the honorable Heinz is to me an important hu-
part he had in the club's sport man document. That is why I tell
competitions. Ile has lost many of his story.
his friends, for regretably, most
Ile has identified his problem
of his playmates had always been with that of his race. It has led
Gentile. One evening when I called hint to an appreciation of his peo-
at his room he had a friend with ple, and the resentment which he
him. We sat and talked for a while does show is against his Father-
then this friend got up to depart. land which causes the Jews to suf-
Heinz stood with hint a few min- fer so. For himself he is pretty
utes at the door. When he turned much resigned although he has not
again to me I could see by his given way to fear. Ile looks long-
crestfallen manner that something ing!y to England and America. He
was amiss. His friend informed has even come to think of Pales-
him that he would not be able to tine.
see hint very often anymore, no
Ile insisted on carrying my suit-
mere than once every few weeks. case as we walked to the station
"People are beginning to talk," when I left Berlin. There was a
was the explanation.
soft plea in his eyes as he uttered
What I wanted to know was how his last words to me, "I have a
this young man who had had lit- friend in America?"
tle contact with Jews in his life
Yes, he has a friend in America.
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