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Sabbath Chanukah and Rosh Chodesh Tebet
Scriptural Selections
•
Pentateuchal portions—Gen. 41 :1-44 :17;
28:9-15; Num. 7:42-53
Prophetical portion—Zech. 2 :14-4 :7
Num.
Readings of Law for Second Day of Rosh Chodesh
Tehet and Seventh Day Chanukah
Num. 28:1-15; 7:48-53
Readings of Law for La. Day of Chanukah
Monday, Dec. 6--Num. 7:54-8:4
December 3, 1937
Kislev 29, 5698
Voice of Humanity on Poland
At last the voice of intellectuals is being
raised in defense of the rights of the per-
secuted Jews in Poland. The protest
against the "ghetto benches" by the In-
ternational League for Academic Free-
dom, signed by 202 professors in Ameri-
can universities, the appeal of the Paris
Committee for the Defense of the Rights
of Jews in Central and Eastern Europe,
and the statement by Prof. Jerome Davis,
president of the American Federation of
Teachers, are classic documents which
should help arouse the sentiments of in-
tellectuals and Clergymen not only in free
countries but also in Poland. If these
statements could only be circulated among
the people responsible for the oppressions,
there would be some hope of redress for
th sufferings inflicted upon millions of
Jews. Unfortunately the press of Poland
is,as rigidly controlled as that of Germany,
and there is danger that these appeals to
the human impulses of the Polish people
may fall on deaf ears. But it is well at
least that it be heard in liberal countries.
' Perhaps the Poles residing in the United
States, in England, in France and in other
lands where there is still some semblence
of a free press will join in the cry for
justice and for academic freedom. When
that time comes Poland will have earned
• the right to be classed among the civilized
peoples of the world.
Peace With the Arabs
So effectively is the terroristic • ban
functioning in Palestine that Arabs are
even more frightened by it than are the
Jews. It is apparent that there is a mod-
erate group of Arabs who would be happy
to "talk peace" 'and to meet for round
table conferences with the Jewish spokes-
men. But they have been frightened out
of their wits. When Jewish and Arab
merchants met in Jerusalem last week for
the purpose of planning a joint appeal to
the general population to put a stop to
terrorism, the Arabs agreed in principle
that such a manifesto might help, but
pointed out that a personal danger exists
for them if their names should appear on
one statement simultaneously with names
of Jews. The appeals to the community
were therefore issued in two separate
statements—one signed by Jews and an-
other by Arabs.
In this experience lies the answer to Mr.
James I. Ellmann's proposal for a peace
bid by Jews to the Arabs. Mr. Ellmann
errs on two points: 1. That Jews have
not made bids for peace; 2. That Arabs
in this country as well as in Palestine ought
to be considered in peace efforts. Jewish
leaders have constantly made peace of-
fers. It may well be that their approach
was wrong. It is possible that other meth-
ods than those followed heretofore would
have succeeded where previous ones have
failed. But responsibility lies much more
on the shoulders of the British government
and the British Palestine administration
than it does upon ours.
There is an Arab element in Palestine
—and there is reason to believe that it is
the predominating one—that desires peace
and would gladly pursue it. But this group
lives in a state of terrorism. Every time one
of their number proposed an amiable solu-
tion of the Arab-Jewish problem, he im-
mediately staked his lire on the altar of
peace, and many of this group have been
the victims of Arab assassins. If this mod-
erate group could be induced to act firmly
and to meet with Jewish spokesmen for
the cementing of friendly relations, there
would be hope for the solution of the
Palestinian problem. Unfortunately, their
American kinsmen, because they have so
little to lose by the terrorism and destruc-
tion in Palestine, cannot be classed among
the moderates, and are therefore not to
be trusted.
Mr. Ellmann is to be commended for
his determination to bring to the fore the
need for pressing peace efforts. The
trouble with his proposals are that he does
not advance practical means for the ac-
quisition of peace. He urges the formation
of committees composed of Jews and
Arabs, but he takes it for granted that
Arabs will be as willing to join such ac-
cords as the Jews are certain to be. He
asks: "What if the Arab world should be
unable to organize a committee to work
with a similar one of the Jewish people?"
And his answer is: "Such a difficulty can,
of course, be overcome." But he does not
say how the difficulty' can be overcome.
Herein lies the crux of our nrobler.\. How
Ai, difficulty to be overcome? Mr.
if he were to provide the answer to his
own question. In fact, in the answer to this
question lies the solution to the entire
problem.
In his quest for peace, Mr. Ellmann is
not alone in maintaining that the exile of
the Grand Mufti is an error that harms
rather than helps the Jewish cause. The
New York Times has published a three-
column letter written by Pierre Crabites
of the University of Louisiana in which is
advocated the return of the Mufti as a
vital necessity for the acquisition of peace.
This correspondent pleads with the Zion-
ists "that they should insist that Haj Amin
El Jusseini, Mufti of Jerusalem, be per-
mitted to return to his Holy See and be
re-established in all the majesty of his
high office." He maintains that as long as
the Mufti remains in exile peace will be
impossible. Which must force the Jews in
and out of Palestine to refer back to the
record and to recall that it was a Jew,
Viscount Carmel, the former Sir Herbert
Samuel, who, as High Commissioner of
Palestine, pardoned this same fellow who
was under sentence for inciting to riot in
1920. Although he received a minority of
the votes, this inciter to terror was named
Mufti—by the Jewish High Commissioner.
Ile never showed any inclination to make
peace with the Jewish neighbors; on the
contrary, he was the major culprit in a
situation that has been fraught with dan-
ger from the moment that he stepped into
"all the majesty of his high office." Are
Jews again to act so mercifully that we
shall again install a murderer as ruler in
Jerusalem? ,
There is little that the Jewish people
would not do in order to make peace and
guarantee its perpetuation. But the neces-
sary program has not been proposed as
yet—if a program other than that pursued
by our leaders thus far is in the offing. Mr.
Ellmann's splendid statement is a senti-
mental wish-expressiop. But it lacks the
fundamentals that would help bring Arabs
and Jews together without retaliation
against the former by the terrorists who
continue to dominate the scene.
Honoring Joseph Haggai
When representatives of organizations
and individual leaders gather at the Jew-
ish Community Center on Dec. 8, to
pay honor to Joseph Haggai on the oc-
casion of his 50th birthday, it will be a
most deserved tribute to a man who has
rendered invaluable service to his people.
An acknowledged leader in the Labor
Zionist movement, Mr. Haggai has made
a mark for himself not only in this com-
munity but in Jewish cultural and Labor
Zionist circles nationally. He is without
doubt one of our best educators and is one
of our ablest Yiddish orators in Detroit.
He ip a man who knows the Palestinian
movement, because he has thrown him-
self into it heart and stud from his early
childhood. The American Jewish Congress
movement owes him a debt of gratitude
for the efforts he expended in its behalf.
It would take an unusual amount of
space to enumerate all the services that
have been rendered by Mr. Haggai to his
people. Seldom has a man been given
honors that were as deserved as the ones
that will be given to him when the gath-
ering, including every element in Detroit's
Jewry, assembles to pay him tribute on
Dec. 8.
A perusal of the personnel of the testi-
monial committee will indicate that those
who are sponsoring the movement rep-
resent not only the Labor Wing in Zionism
but also every other branch in Zionism
and spokesmen for all thoughts in Jewish
life. The testimonial carries with it the
hope that Mr. Haggai will be granted the
strength to continue to render service to
his people for decades to come.
An Encyclopedic Work
Under the new management of Maurice
Jacobs the Jewish Publication Society has
taken a new lease of life during the past
few months. Increase in membership and
the reported gains in the sale of Jew-
ish books is only partial proof of the new
successes of this important society. The
Jewish Year Book for 5698. which just ap-
peared and a review of which was already
published on this page, is a glowing trib-
ute to this society and to its officers. It is
a veritable encyclopedia and contains such
a rich collection of facts about Jewish life
in this country that it is almost indispen-
sable to anyone who desires to be fully in-
formed about American Jewry's activities.
On previous occasion we already de-
plored the fact editorially that the mem-
bership of this society in Detroit is so small.
This year's membership numbers only 75.
Detroit should have a membershop of
1,000 or more. After all. affiliation with
the Jewish Publication Society is not a
matter of charity but is a practical invest-
ment. Those who pay the nominal sum of
only $5.00 per year receive more than
their money's worth by getting three ex-
cellent volumes every year. If Detroit
Jews who are at all interested could be
shown the current Year Book as well as
the other volumes produced by the society,
we are confident that the number of mem-
bers would be increased twenty-fold. It is
to be hoped that this will be achieved in
the very near future.
Ugh" im ►
Shadowland
By LOUIS PEKARSKY
(Copyright, II137, a A. F SI
CATHOLIC'S DEFENSE OF JEWS
Mme. Irene Harand's Book Is
Masterful Presentation of
Case Against Hitler
TRACK STAR TO
FILM STAR
Mme. Irene Harand is by this time known
Sam Stoller, of Detroit, who was throughout the world as a great defender of the
rights of the Jewish people and as an outstanding
a member of the United States opponent of anti-Semitism, no matter in what form
Olympic track team in the 1936 it is expressed. As the editor and publisher of
games in Berlin and who holds two "Gerechtigkeit," a periodical appearing in Vienna,
titles, and shares three world run- she has rendered invaluable service to the cause
ning records, is in Hollywood of religious and civic liberty. Her views find
trainine• for a theatrical career. expression in a splendid book, "His Struggle,"
Through the interest of Joe E. which was recently published by the Art Craft
Brown, famous film star and Press, 700 E. 40th St., Chicago ($2.50).
sports fan, Stoller has been cast
Mine. Harand approaches her subject fearlessly
in several parts in recently filmed and without apologies. She slashes at the anti-
pictures. Ile is now playing in an Semitic stupidities with a fervor and determina-
RKO film, "She's Got Everything," tion that defies the disseminators of the Jew-bait-
which stars Ann Sothern and Gene ing ideas on mil y front. The ritual murder libel
Raymond. The youth who gained is as vehemently exposed as the nonsense about
prominence as a track star at the the so-called Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
University of Michigan is de-
This book reveals at once that the author has
scribed as the 1937 world's fast- made a deep study of the Jewish question. She
est human." Ile is undefeated in is well-informed about the lies spread against the
his athletic specialty and is the Jews and is equally well informed on the truth
National Intercollegiate Champion relating to them. It is also apparent at once
and Western Conference Champion that she has read the most important books and
in sprints. Ile shares with Jesse articles dealing with the anti-Semitic issue. Be-
Owens, famed Negro sprinter, on cause of her knowledge she is in position to face
the cinder paths of America, the the issue squarely and frankly—and she does it
world's record for the 100-meter splendidly.
dash, 10.3 seconds; the 60-yard
The books opens with a chapter exposing the
dash, 6.1 and the 100-yard race,
9.4 seconds, Stoller wants to study lies of the Nazis and proceeds to review the race
nonsense
of the Iliticrites. She quotes at length
to be a professional radio singer,
from the statements of Cardinal Faulhaber of Ger-
many in condemnation of the Nazi attacks on
INDIA'S MOVIE QUEEN
Jews and Christians and declares: "National So-
Jeanette Rex, editor of The cialism is a gross swindle, a fraud, an invention
Hollywood Mirror and Hollywood of diseased and criminal minds that perpetrate a
correspondent for several publica- hoax to attain their spurious goals and to satisfy
tions in India, sent us the follow- their inconsummate ego."
ing item from Dipali Magazine,
Having read Hitler's "Mein Kampf" as well as
published at Calcutta, India: "Sul- the philo-Semitic literature, Mine. Harand quotes
ochana, the famous movie star from both and is able to point to fact in refuta-
of India lovingly called the tion of falsehood. She refers to German savants
queen of the Indian screen, who have strongly opposed anti-Semitism and lists
has caused quite a sensa- some of the outstanding German thinkers among
tion in film circles all over the the defenders of Jewish rights. She quotes the
country by her sudden elopement late President Masaryk: "I am convinced that
with a German physician of Born- whoever accepts Jesus as his spiritual leader can
bay, Dr. R, J. Weingarten. Sulo- never be an anti-Semite . . , because Jesus him-
chana's real name is Ruby Meyers. self was a Jew, because the apostles were Jews
The couple left by airplane for and because orthodox Christianity, particularly
Gaza Airport in Palestine, where Catholicism, is based on Judaism. If I accept
they were to be married by Jew- Jesus, I cannot be an anti-Semite. You must be one
ish rites. This glamorous person- or the other—a Christian or an anti-Semite—you
ality of India's movies, Sulochana, cannot be both!"
was born in Poona in October,
Nietzsche is quoted as stating that he found
1907, of Jewish parentage. Her Jews more interesting than tfie Germans, and a
first chance—to become a movie denial is made that Nietzsche was an anti-Semite.
star came when a photograph of "I am positive," writes Mme. Harand, "that Fried-
her attracted • the attention of the rich Nietzsche would have despised the author of
proprietor of the Kohinoor Film 'Mein Kampf.' " There is a chapter decrying the
Co. of Bombay. She made her de- lies that Jews resort to usury and the author re-
but in "Veerbala" in 1925 And sorts to an article by Cardinal Innitzer of Vienna
since then has starred in scores of to prove that Jews were, when they were per-
India-Made pictures. She lately mitted to live in peace, essentially an agricultural
was under contract to the Im- people. Another chapter points to the lies spread
perial Film Co. of Bombay and about the Talumd, and here, as in the other chap-
was the highest paid artiste in ters, a wealth of information is presented for the
India."
sake of truth.
The Papal Bull of Innocent IV to the Arch-
PUBLICITY MAN SHAPIRO
bishops and Bishops of Germany in refutation of
One of the biggest Hollywood the infamous ritual murder libel is quoted length-
Jobs of publicizing the motion ily. There is a quotation also from the Bull of
picture stars throughout the world Pope Gregory X in which it is decreed that "the
Is held down by Victor Mansfield testimony of Christians against Jews is valid only
Shapiro, publicity and advertising if it is combined with the testimony of a Jew, for
director of Major Pictures Corp. Jews themselves cannot bear testimony against
He is a native of New York, at- Christians."
tended High School of Commerce
A chapter on "Jewish Idealism and Self-Sacri-
and won his B. S. at New York fice" contains quotations from the eminent Catho-
University, His first big job was lic writer Count Ileinrich Coudenhove-Kalergi, who
assistant promotion manager for admits that he was an anti-Semite himself at one
Hearst's Magazine. Then, in turn, time until he decided to make a thorough study
he became promotion manager for of the Jewish question. This chapter is rich in
Leslie Judge, cartoonist on the reference to Jewish contributions, to the share
Detroit Journal, general adver- Jews have had in fulfilling obligations to their var-
tising manager for an independent ious countries and to the number of Jews who
film distributor, exploitation and have served in the armies of their fatherlands.
publicity director of Path? Ex-
A thorough sturi• is made -e the Protocols libel,
change, publicity and advertising and the stupidity of this forgery is aptly described.
director for Samuel Goldwyn, then
"Jews Look at You" is a fascinating chapter
United Artists and later Fox whieh describes Jewish contributio- to civiliza-
Studios. In 1933 he was manager tion. It --aunts the Jewish Nobel Prize winners,
of the Hollywood office of Quigley Jewish "-eicians. writers and inventors. It is
Publishing Co. lie is co-author of one of the longest chapters in the book and con-
"Here Comes the Band" produced tains a long list of distinguished Jewish names.
by MGM, and a past president of
Another very lengthy chapter is entitled "Trial
Associated Motion Picture Adver-
tisers. Shapiro has directed pub- Balance of the Swastika." Here an analogy is
drawn
between conditions in Germany and those
licity campaigns for such famous
personalities as Norma Talmadge, existin• under Dollfuss and a warning is sounded
against
the machinations of the Nazis.
Joseph Schenck, Will Rogers, Har-
In her conclusion, Mme. Harand declares: "Na-
old Lloyd, Jack Dempsey, Mary
Pickford, Ronald Colman, Charles tional Socialism is the greatest -'enace of the cen-
Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Hal , turs In fighting it, we must use weapons which
Roach, John Barrymore, D. W. 1 the Nazis scorn: Idealism and Courage, Common
Griffiths, Gloria Swanson, Janet (Sense and Love, Truth and Justice!"
"His Struggle" is a significant volume. It should
Gaynor and many others. Now he
directs publicity writing for Stella be placed in the hands of millions of Christians.
Adler, Mae West and other celebri- If that could be accomplished it would bear the
ties under contract to President desired fruit of breaking the ranks of those who
Emanuel Cohen of Major.
!carry the germ of anti-Semitism.
U. S. Army and Fascism
On several occasions charges have been
made that officers of the U. S. Army and
Navy are leaning to fascism. The inves-
tigation ordered by the conduct of a group
of uniformed officers at a Russian fascist
ball serves to revive these charges and to
arouse suspicions of undercover work car-
ried on to enlist prominent officials in be-
half of the fascist cause and to undermine
our form of democratic government. A
grave responsibility rests upon the heads
of our government to stamp out every
; symptom of European reaction in ours
Strictly
Confidentia4
Uy PHINEAS MON
TRUE STORY
Peter Shmidik, 11-year-old Jew-
ish youngster from Budapest, is
being hailed throughout Hungary
as "the little Jewish boy who
stood up to Streicher" One of
a group of 500 Hungarian boys
invited to Germany by the Nazi
regime to see the joys of childhood
in Ilitlerland, Shmidik went with
his friends to visit Nuremberg ...
Outside the beautiful city hall the
kids were lined up for an address
by Julius Streicher . Beaming
good will, Streicher welcomed
them and expressed his joy at see-
ing them "But", he added, "I
hope there are no little Jews among
you" . At this a little voice
piped up: "Oh, yes. there are. I
am a Jew" , . For Peter, not
quite understanding, thought he
was being singled out for special
honors . . And so he came for-
ward, bowed deeply and paid his
respects to the arch Judenfresser.
Streicher was so stunned that he
abbreviated his address and left
the youngsters to enjoy a sight-
seeing trip , And as for Peter
—when he got back to Hungary he
found his picture plastered over
the front page of every newspa-
per . . .
WHISPER IT LOW
A friend of ours who has just
come buck from Brazil tells us
that the Dupe—pardon, we meant
the Duke of Windsor has written
an article praising Hitler for a
Brazilian newspaper.
They don't want any publicity
about it, but the Italian and Ger-
man consulates in this country
have received orders to ban the
shipments of the current issue of
Photo-History, which says some
pretty plain things about fascism
and war. The same ruling, we
presume, will be applied to the
Nov. 27 Saturday Evening Post
when the official gentlemen get
around to reading John Gunther's
article in it. Last week's scoop
about the Congressional Record
publishing a list of 100 names of
Nazis on the Pacific coast linked
to Killinger and that a Nazi
ball was held on board the
U. S. S. Illinois, a government
training ship anchored in the
Hudson was so hot that it crashed
the nation's front pages 72 hours
before you read it although we
had written it a wt'ek previous.
The real reason why Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt resigned
from the snooty Colony Club was
the blackballing of her friend Mrs.
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., wife of
the Secretary of the Treasury.
A Columbia University under-
graduate by the name of Robert
Wood is reported to us as one of
the most active Nazi propagan-
dists in the East.
BERLIN BUZZES
The right wing of the Nazi
party is rumored to be ready to
liquidate the Nazi wild men by
agreeing to a war within the next
In months, and then having the
Rcichswehr place Hitler and his
yes-men in some comfortable con-
centration camp and declare to the
enemy that the war is over ,
Among those said to be privy to
the scheme are Foreign Minister
von Neurath, General Goering and
Hjalmar Schacht, financial wizard
. . . Incidentally, the latter is re-
liably reported to be virtually a
prisoner . . . Though he has re-
signed from the post of Finance
Minister he can't leave the country
The only reason he isn't made
the victim of a one-man blood
purge is that his death would be
rightly interpreted as indicating
the bankruptcy of Nazism , . .
Goering will soon be a papa, his
non-Aryan wife, the former Emmy
Sonnemann, expecting an heir any
week now Headquarters of the
Union of Islamic and Christian
Arabs, the organization said to be
behind much of the terrorism in
North Africa, have been shifted
to Berlin, and the name has been
changed to Islamischer Kultur-
bund . .
By DIANA KLOTTS
EDITOR'S NOTE: In celebration of her 60th birthday, Ittmlka helm immer, the
celebrated fighter for peace,ho more than 25 gears ago tweet. the most
famous woman in the world hy her eRort4 to end tie II orld liar. the
coming of n h she predicted. han heen sivardell an international Pearo
prise. In 11. article Mien Molts emir.. the Imair career of Mime.
of the
Schwimmer, the Hungarian Jewess who *old Henry Ford the It
peace ship and I. today • tiling catmelty of the radio.* straggle for PM. ,
In the sunny chintz-draped liv- tary glory of a rich and colorful
ing room of her New York sky- life.
scraper apartment where on Sept.
Pioneer Fighter for Suffrage
11 she celebrated her 60th birth-
A strange nostalgia wells up in
day, Rozika Schwimmer is virtu- her as she recalls how when still
ally a prisoner in exile. There, the a youngster in school the problem
white-haired clarion of peace sits of social injustice had commanded
quietly reflecting how 22 years ago her interests gradually to the ex-
she had diverted the attention of clusion of all other activities .
millions of people throughout the And soon she had given up a very
world from the warfare in which promising future as a pianist to
they were engaged to the ideals of take her place in the ranks of
peace — how at the age of 38 she those whose lives were dedicated
had recruited almost the entire to the causes of better life and un-
peasant womanhood of Hungary to derstanding among the peoples of
the common interest and participa- the world.
tion in pacifist activities.
It was Roam Schwimmer who
There are those whose love for organized the Hungarian National
a
peace and the recollection of
Council of Women, the first wo-
lifetime spent in the furthering of man's trade union; who helped
that pursuit throughout the world draft foundation legislation for
bade them to remember Rozika the care of the underprivileged
Schwimmer and present to her as children and promoted other ad-
a birthday gift the unofficial world vanced social ideology. So highly
peace award of $7,000. Among esteemed was the work she ren-
those who sponsored it were Prof. dered there that she was appointed
Albert Einstein, Carrie Chapman to the national governing board
Catt, Romain R o 11 a n d, Stefan for child welfare.
Zweig, Mrs. Margaret Sanger, Syl-
Finally, in 1904 she joined Jane
via Pankhurst, and Emil Ludwig. Addama and Carrie Chapman Catt
In the modest, homey little in founding the International
apartment occupied by herself and Women's Suffrage Alliance, after
her sister Francisca Schwimmer, having made her debut in the in-
she might have spent the remain- ternational women's movement as
der of her life in peace and corn- one of the principal speakers at
fort heart
— but
there is Schwimmer
no peace in in the congress of the International
the
of Rozika
Council of Women in Berlin.
a world wracked with hate and Rozika Schwimmer carried on her
bloodshed and fear. betties which resulted in such vict-
As the daily wiper, its head- tories as the achievement of suf-
lines filled with war horrors falls frage, of legislation for other so-
to her lap, her eyes look toward cial, economic and educational ad-
the walls lined with books and vantages for women.
... g various in
As interestienal press secretary
-
cidents in her career, and for a of the International' Women's Suf.
ing Document by Descen-
dants of Moses Mendelsohn
THE WAR AM) GERMAN SCIETT:
The Testament of a Liberal. By
Albrecht Mendelmohn Dort holdy.
Published for Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace by late
lnhersity Pre., New Haven, Conn.
115751.
James T. Shotwell, director
of the division of economics
and history of the Carnegie
Endowment for International
Peace, editor of the Economic
and Social History of the World
War, of which 150 volumes
were published in "a dozen
countries and • half-dozen lan-
guages," believes that of all the
books in this series "there is
none that bears the scars of
war more deeply than this last
volume of the German aerie,."
The late Prof. Bartholdy's
volume is important for many
reasons.
"It treats," a* the editor points
sat in the preface, "the story of
Germany through the War mare
with a doe twos. of tragedy and
of h le potent hut it. retire...
and It• sllenerst bear truer alines. to
the Impact of the war noon the
German people than all the *trident
rhetoric of all those who holey
.peek officially for the Third Reich.
For here the thoughtful. highly
isendtil ts and thoroughly disciplined
land of the old Germany, of art,
,peak
philm.phy,
whit men-nerd accent. presents the
war and t. consequence* in term•
of • Greet, Ireardy, Mooning no one,
welting on .pedal fames from fed•
—nor from how who capitali•ed
misfort one to pemmote the telen-
ant and the genera. spirited, that
company of retire of whom Melt-
A Straw Vote on Chanukah
An interesting question is posed by Israel Gold-
berg, organization director of the Jewish Edu-
cation Association of New York. Mr. Goldberg is
one of the most brilliant Jewish publicists in Amer-
ica. Ile has written stories, poems and historical
narratives under his own name as well as that of
his pseudonym—Rufus Learsi. He knows Jewish
life and is therefore well qualified to make the
following statement.
'fhe humorist, htiolom Alelcl.m, tens • Wiwi,'
humorous story about Chanukah. He 101110 It during his
sojourn In America and the thoratttro are Anted ,.
Jens, who hate c togelitm for • Chanukah party
In an elegant Mardian Jewish home. Among the
anted', bored and (forlorn, circulate. the author. Ile
011,111erk front nano to room tune the grout. ob...
In bridge, pl .hie, poker awl similar occupation•.
Finally, obeying a curious whim, he stops at each
group and asks the question: "Can you tell me the
The tiliektion pros okra a
cumin. of Chatitthalte •t
ranging from shoulder shrugs to
wrles of
threats of physical stolen,.
5ny moll, can try 11 for himself. Let hint Date
Ills station on Timm Nolan., or any other busy thor-
oughfare and tisk persons of unntistalcultle Jewish Pee-
suasion to say allot Chaltakall 11.41114. Ile will and
it the most effectite method of achieving unpopularity
that no etre Inserted.
here In a tragedy that Is perhaps men greater than
the perotrunono of Antioch., greater perhaps than
the perwcallo. of hie spiritual detwentbutht in the
For allot coo be more tragic than that
Third Iteirti.
a people, horn to greatness and nobility, should Ituto
Ind its inheritance?
•
Mr. Goldberg need not have picked on Chanu-
kah as a suggestion for a test vote on elementary
Jewish knowledge. It is just as applicable to the
women who do not know why they light the can-
dles on Sabbath eve, or to the men who are un-
aware of the reasons for the observance of Suc-
coth or Shevuoth. There is a pathetic lack of
knowledge of the elementary things in Jewish life,
and yet we complain because the non-Jew does
not understand us. It would be well for Jews
to begin to understand *themselves first.
Modest Isaac Shetzer
Out of deference to his own wishes, nothing was
said about Isaac Shetzer's 60th birthday which
he observed several weeks ago. But now that
the time for celebration has passed a few words
of tribute are in order. Although traditional rules
have it that "ovar zman betel korbonos," that when
the time has passed sacrifices are void, it is never
out of place to say a good word about a man who
is a pillar in our community.
It is typical of Isaac Shetzer that he should
have asked that no fuss be made over his birth-
day. It is genuine modesty and stems out of
sincerity which motivated his activities in behalf
of Shanrey Zedek, the Zionist movement, the var-
ious social service activities in Detroit, and his
readiness to be of service not only to existing
local and foreign institutions but to individuals
as well.
"Ike" Shetzer's contributions to his people cause
us to invoke in his behalf a famous and beautiful
Talmudic passage. According to the story, the
Babylonian teacher Rabbi Nachman bar Jacob was
visited by the Palestinian Rabbi Isaac. When the
time came for the latter to return to his home,
after a stay that was marked by learned discus-
sions. Rabbi Nachman asked for a blessing. Rabbi
Isaac thought of the gift he could leave with his
host, and then said: "Let me tell thee a parable.
There was once a traveller journeying through a
desert. He suffered fatigue, hunger, and thirst.
Eventually he reached an oasis where there was a
shady tree. Pleasant fruit grew on its branches
and a brook flowed beneath it. He rested beneath
its shade, ate of its fruit, and refreshed itself from
its water. When he was about to continue on his
way, he exclaimed: '0 Tree, 0 Tree! What bless-
ing shall I bestow on thee? Shall I wish for thee
that thy shade be pleasant? Well, thy shade is
pleasant. Shall I wish for thee that thy fruit be
sweet? Well, thy fruit is sweet. Shall I wish
that a spring flow at thy feet? A brooklet does
flow by thee. Therefore I say, may it be the
will of God that all shoots taken from thee may
be like thee!' So, in thy case, dear Master, what
can I wish thee? Shall I wish thee learning?
Thou hest learning. Wealth? Thou hest wealth.
Children? Thou hest children. Therefore I say,
may it be God's will that all thine offspring may
be like thee!"
When the community thinks of Isaac Shetzer it
blesses him with continued joy emanating from his
offspring. He and his wife have indeed been
blessed. Their son is a recognized leader in this
community. Their daughters follow in their foot-
steps and are devoting themselves to the service
of their people. The blessings to the Shetzers
is a blessing to the entire community. There
have been Jewish sages whose children proved a
curse to themselves and their people. We know
of rabbis whose sons have spoken and written ill
of their own people, and the sorrow reacted upon
all Israel. The joy of the Shetzers reacts nobly
anon this community. Therefore the community
' --ors them. Without public mention, those who
know Mr. Shetzer invoked blessins-- for him. lie
has earned it that they should come true.
Is Good Will Good?
On Post-War Germany
In
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
Tidbits from Everywhere
She Predicted the World War Liberal's Testament
Rosika Schwimmer at Sixty
PURELY COMMENTARY
Appraising Ten Years of Inter-Faith Co-Operation
By LOUIS MINSKY
riormiN
NOTE: The National Conference of Jew* •nd Chri•Ilans It. en,
barked on a three-month celebration In Owen once of its tenth year of
mildly In itint111 ■ 1 understanding between Jens
and Christians. In this
first of two articles presented by special arrangement between the Mum
Arta Endure Syndicate and Ende
The r of L ambda Fraternity, MG
Minsky make. so object's. tautly.* of tent year. . f Phi
Loud will In title
The goodwill movement is about ! Jews and Christians, had to con-
to celebrate its 10th anniversary. I tend with was a bad history of in-
to
teirt-group relations. It was faced
In token of this event, I beg leave w
to propose that the efforts for , intolerances of creating . a future
f toleranc in plcae of a past of
justice and amity in the relation-
ships between Christians and Jews ! Be ,
be rescued from a connotation.
' 05 as
T he very
of
which has become disparaging. A
omrodtei n vfor a abolition
b o gi d is
o hdnits
e gy. r i eg
u'lepirnsm
C nnhieorwuri ca'et:ffi
fetr upon
in h adT h
stil l
goodw i l l i n propo nents .
on
and international affairs tory the leaders unconsciously ex-
its very worthy goals. But there hibited an excessively sentimental
has arisen among Jews--at least ! approach. In an effort to atone for
among a certain class of Jews —! past wrongs to Jews and Catholics,
a disposition to minimize the term Protestants placed too much reli-
goodwill as applied to inter-faith !ance unon the technique of flattery
relations. I as a substitute for a scientific ap-
This attitude is largely a relic preach. The goodwill movement in
of the early days of the movement. its early stages was distinguished
The goodwill movement began as ; largely by its emphasis upon the
something new in American life. ! theme of rabbi loves Christians —
It was organized directly as a re. ; minister loves Jews. Sycophantic
suit of the agitation of the Ku' affirmations of mutual admiration
Klux Klan and Henry Ford's were the order of the day. This
Dearborn Independent, and it fell technique did nobody any harm,
heir to a history of religious war- least of all the Jews, but it was at
fare which had been so intense' best a palliative. The question of
and bitter as to disfigure the na- a correct diagnosis and, concomit-
tional life. Up until 1928 the na. antly, a proper cure, still re-
tion had seen the birth and death mained, a fact which was soon dis-
of a series of anti-Catholic and ; cernible to impatient Jews.
anti-Jewish epidemics, some of i The feebleness of the movement
which had achieved political im- at its inception arose largely from
portance. For 100 years, beginning! the fact that the effort originated
in the 1630's, the United States ! as an intensely religious expres
had had an anti-Catholic tendency sion. It began
as a Christian reli-
which vented itself in such power- pious movement, specifically as a
ful national association as the ! Protestant religious movement.
Know-Nothings, the A.P.A., the , The early leaders were earnest
Ku Klux Klan and assorted na- ' men but they were deeply religious
twist groups. The first thing which ! men. Their approach to the prob-
the Federal Council of Churches' ; Lem
was homiletical out of sheer
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