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Sabbath Readings of the Law
Pentateuchal portion—Nuns, 4:21-7 :89.
Prophetical portion—Judges 13 :2-25.
June 10, 1938
Sivan 11, 5698
Formulas for Co-operation
JEWISH COMMUNITY
COUNCIL RESO-
LUTION
The Jewish Commu-
Do you favor a Union
of all American Jewish nity Council of Detroit,
groups engaged in safe- voicing the sentiments
guarding the equal of ' its 173 affiliated or-
rights of Jews, which ganizations, assembled
shall undertake to through their represent-
create for the defense -atives on Thursday eve-
of such rights, a single, ning, June 2, 1938, does
all-inclusive agency, or- by unanimous resolution
ganized, on a democra- urge the American Jew-
tic representative basis, ish Congress, the Amer-
in accordance with ican Jewish Committee,
the Bnai Brith and the
American ideals?
Jewish Labor Commit-
tee, in the face of grow-
ing anti- Semitism, to
find some formula for
co-operative 'action in
Defense of Jewish rights.
It is further resolved
that copies of this reso-
lution be sent to the na-
tional offices of the
American Jewish Con.
gress, the American
Jewish Commit.
tee, as well as to each
of the Jewish commu-
nity councils now in ex-
istence, so that they
may be stimulated to
take similar action.
The Congress referendum asks the Jews
of America to declare whether they favor
the formation of an all-inclusive agency
for defensive action, and whether they de-
sire such an agency to be formed on a
democratic representative basis. American
Jewry may choose, through democratic
methods, to declare that an all-inclusive
agency is not needed. It may prefer to have
a co-ordinating committee to represent all
the existing national bodies, and later to
add additional groups, like the Jewish
War Veterans or whoever else may step
into the field to assume the right to speak
defensively for the Jew. Or an American
-mish coy "ye?' ,±ecid-
ought to be,unity of action so that it should
become necessary for Jewish communities,
through their allied fund-raising efforts, to
contribute to numerous self - defensive
agencies, like the Committee, the Congress,
the Bnai Brith, each of which has a re-
search bureau—gathering the same mate-
rial—and each of which registers its senti-
ments on Jewish matters. The American
Jewish constituency may be bold enough
to decide"that such research bureaus ought
to be united; that one fact-gathering
.t.„
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iiamentary action among alrileinucrilic
peoples and groups, there should be pro-
vision 6f -opinion on matters of priciple.
Our Community Council's resolution
asks for co-operative action which would
in itself provide for unity among the vari-
ous existing groups. In spirit it calls for
the same thing as the referendum of the
Jewish Congress, although the Congress
plebiscite—we take it for granted that
truly democratic people need not fear this
word—the Jewish may demand the crea-
tion of a "single, all-inclusive agency."
In the meantime we appear to be as far
from unity as we have ever been. Although
the Orthodox groups are almost unanimous
in favor of the Congress and the Jewish na-
tional fraternal orders, sis well as all the
Zionist bodies—except Iladassah, which
leaves the matter of participation in the
. elections to the discretion of individual
• chapters---are actively participating in the
elections, the American Jewish Commit-
go
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HEBREW TEACHERS Philosophy of Exponent of DINGELL ATTACKS PURELY COMMENTARY
IN SESSION HERE
BIASED REMARK IN
Religion of Labor
• Defense Mechanisms
CONGRESS DEBATE To safeguard
tee, the Bnai Bsith, the Jewish Labor Com-
mittee and the Council of Jewish Women
have issued statements intended to dis-
courage the plebiscite. The names of two
Detroiters appear among those who have
signed the statement issued by the Jewish Concluding Convention
Committee. The arguments are the same Meeting to be Held This Selected Essays of A. D. Gordon Appear
Saturday Night
in English Translation
as those offered 20 years ago and during
the entire two decades of the Congress'
The regional conference of the
Two men may be said to have framed the phil-
existence. The arguments presented in Midwest Federation of Hebrew
opened on Friday, June osophy of Jewish national and spiritual revival.
1915 by Louis D. Brandeis, shortly before Teachers
17, and will continue on Satur- One of them, Ached Ha-Am (Asher Ginsberg),
he became a Justice of the United Supreme day, June 18, at the Philadelphia- was the acknowledged leader of the cultural Zion-
Hebrew School, 1245 W.
Court, in favor of the Congress, also re- Byron
ists. For him Palestine meant a spiritual haven.
Philadelphia Ave.
tain to this day their convincing elements.
The closing session will take Without the cultural aspect, he considered the
place
on
Saturday
evening,
at
Zionist ideal a contradiction to historic facts. When
In his biography of Mr. Justice Bran-
8:30 p. m. S. Marenoff, general
Balfour Declaration was issued, and the up-
deis, the late Jacob de Haas incorporates secretary of the Midwest Federa- the
building of Palestine as the Jewish National Home
the texts of letters written by Mr. Bran- tion of Hebrew Teachers. will began in earnest, he settled in Tel Aviv, where
deliver a lecture at the closing
(lied in 1927, and recognized the validity of
deis, as one of the organizers of the Con- session of the conference on he
the argument that without political guarantees the
gres movement, to Dr. Cyrus Adler, who "Hebraic Art." Mr. Marenoff will upbuilding of Palestine becomes a difficult if not
slides in connection with his impossible task. But he had already given tone to
was then the chairman of the executive show
talk.
the nationalist cause with his philosophy of cul-
committee of the American Jewish Com-
Max Gordon and Joseph Hag- tural Zionism, and his name remains indelibly re-
mittee. We recommend Mr. Brandeis' gai will lecture on the curriculum corded in the cause of Zion's redemption.
and achievements of the Detroit
The other man, whose philosophy dominates the
views to our readers, and we regret that .Hebrew High School.
ranks of labor, was A. D. Gordon. He was the
All sessions are conducted in creator of the idea of the Religion of Labor which
space does not permit the presentation of
Ilebrew, and are open to the today dominates the efforts and aspirations of the
the complete Brandeisian argument in this public.
laborite Zionists. A school of thought and action
The Midwest Federation of continues to function in accordance with his ideals,
column. But another comparison is in or-
Hebrew Teachers was organized The "Gordonites," the standard bearers of the
der, and we therefore quote herewith the in July, 1935, with the aim of principles he has enunciated, follow faithfully in
statement issued on June 2 by the Ameri- improving educational standards his footsteps and make new followers for his creed.
in the Hebrew schools of the
The creed of A. D. Gordon, as incorporated in
can Jewish Committee and the answer to region and of elevating the pro-
his essays, is now made available to the English
the Committee's objection to the Congress fessional status of the Hebrew readers in the volume published by the League
teacher. The federation now com- for Labor Palestine, 275 Seventh Ave., New York.
by Mr. Justice Brandeis in 1915:
prises branches in the following
In line with sentiment predominating in
American Jewry, the Jewish Community
Council of Detroit has adopted a resolution
calling upon the American Jewish Con-
gress, American Jewish Committee, Bnai
Brith and Jewish Labor Committee "in the
face of growing anti-Semitism, to find some
formula for co-operative action in defense
of Jewish rights."
It is reasonable to expect that such de- AMERICAN JEWISH
mands will now be made from every nook COMMITTEE STATE-
ON REFEREN-
and corner of this land, primarily in view MENT
DUM, JUNE 2. 1938
of the call for the popular elections on
Truthfully and accu-
June 25, 26 and 27, issued by the American rately to reflect the
Jewish Congress. It is not a new call. It opinion of a large body
of Americans who are
has been sounded time and time again, and Jews and who are not
only in extreme instances has Mere been members of the organi-
conducting the
co-ordinated action on Jewish matters. The zation
referendum, the Ameri-
contradictory thing about these appeals can Jewish Committee
this statement.
for unity is that while the spokesmen for makes
The committee places
some of the national organizations charge itself squarely on rec-
with all other right-
the Congress with hindering unity, they ord,
thinking Americans, in
condemn, as being "Hitler-like," out of defense of all funda-
human rights.
fear that the vast majority may vote "yes" mental
The committee pledges
and thus-comparable to the German "ja." itself to fight anti-Semi-
shoulder to shoul-
For the sake of fair action in the present tism
der with all other ele-
crisis in World Jewry, our readers may be ments of our population
who are
interested in making a comparison between —Americans
Jews and Americana
the resolution adopted by the Jewish Com- who are not—in the be-
munity Council and the referendum pro- lief that an attack on
any human rights is an
posed for action at the national democratic attack on democratic
elections of the American Jewish Congress. principles in general, af-
all of us.
the text of the referendum and the Council fecting
The committee, how-
We present herewith, in parallel columns, ever, takes a firm and
uncompromising stand
resolution:
against any undemocra-
JEWISH CONGRESS
REFERENDUM
QUESTION
JUNE 10, 1938
tic attempt to make of
Americans who are Jews
a distinct political unit.
Americans who are
Jews, like all other
Americans, are, above
all else, individuals.
They fall, naturally, in-
to every line of interest
and activity — social,
philanthropic, educa-
tional economic and po-
litical. Any contrary im-
pression is false.
The American Jewish
Committee recognizes
that it is essential that
the above be clearly un-
derstood by the Ameri-
can public, Activity of
one limited group can
reflect only the attitude
of that group, and no
other.
,
DECLARATION OF
MR. BRANDEIS,
JULY 28, 1915
Democracy demands
that those representa-
tives of the Jews of
America who are to as-
semble in conference to
take action concerning
the problems of the
Jewish people, shall
have some voice in de-
termining the conditions
miller which the confer-
ence shall convene and
the scope of its delibera-
tions .. .
Your Committee's
Conference plan places
a limitation • upon the
scope of the delibera-
tions, which limitation
may greatly impair, if
not wholly defeat, the
usefulness of the Con-
ference (or Congress),
Your Committee under-
takes to decide (in ad-
vance) for the Jews of
America what they shall
and what they shall not
discuss, and within what
limits they may act in
Conference (or Con-
gres) assembled .. .
S e c racy necessarily
breeds suspicion a n d
creates misunderstand.
ing. Suspicion and mis-
understanding have
been among the great-
est enemies of the Jews
in the past . . .
It is only through a
frank and open discus-
sion of the conditions,
the sufferings and hopes
of our people that we
may expect to secure
the co-operation of non-
Jews in our effort to ob-
tain justice and rights.
It is only through a
Congress convened and
conducted on a demo-
cratic basis, that we can
expect to secure that
thorough co - operation
of the Jews for self-help
without which they can-
not be freed from exist-
ing injustice and op-
pression ...
. . . the process by
,which t h e American
!Jewish Committee was
called into existence
was as undemocratic as
'the steps you have now
taken to create a Jewish
conference. And I use
the term "democratic"
in the American sense
when I say that an or-
ganization in which a
system of self-election
and perpetuation in of-
fice is in vogue, and
which meets always in
secret session cannot
properly be called demo-
cratic.
cities: Chicago, Milwaukee, Min-
neapolis, St. Paul, St. Louis. De-
troit, Indianapolis, Cincinnati,
Toledo, St. Joseph. Mo., and Oma-
ha. The federation has a total of
150 members.
The federation issues the fol-
lowing publications:
I. The •Hittnon"—a Hebrew quar-
terly on education designed for the
Hebrew teacher. It Is the only Hebrew
publication of It. kind In the United
state. The eir•ulation of the nTilltaon•
among teachers, rabble and educators
Is world-wide.
2. The Parent-Teacher's Voice — a
atuarterly bulletin on Jewish education,
Intended primarily for Jewish parents,
: t I sou nronwbeing
al.
enlarged into a month-
} journal.
3 - I Wert illskaton - — a Hebrew
periodical for children epecifically for
pupils of the lower grades of the ele-
mentary liebrew school. published with
the cooperation of the Board of Jewish
Education of Chicago,
The federation has also made
an attempt to issue reading ma-
terial in Hebrew for pupils of the
higher grades of the elementary
Hebrew school, in the form of a
book of Hebrew stories, "Shai,"
prepared and published last year
by a committee of teachers under
the auspices of the federation.
A beginners' text-book for He-
brew is now in the process of pre-
paration. It will be the first of a
series of four readers designed to
cover the Hebrew curriculum of
the elementary Hebrew school.
The series will contain material
of Jewish interests throughout.
The following are some of the
plans that have been undertaken
by the Midwest Federation of
Hebrew Teachers:
Ili A uniform curriculum for all
Hebrew at hoot. In the middle Went.
(2) A "five-year plan" for the Jew-
tall National Fund In the schools of
the Middle West
(3) blab benefit insurance for the
members of the
I 1) The establishment of a children's
summer ramp under the sponsorship of
the Federation .
Most Hebrew teachers' organi-
zations in America and abroad are
cooperating with the Federation.
They are aiding "Tarbut," the
Hebrew cultural and educational
organization in Poland.
LOUIS ZANGWILL DEAD
LONDON (WNS)—Louis Zang-
will, brother of the late Israel
Zangwill, and a prominent author
and journalist in his own right,
is dead here at the age of 68.
Ile was the author of a number
of books and also many short
stories.
Cantor Loewy to Conduct
Services at. Bnai Moshe
Cantor Morris Loewy of New
York will conduct services at Con-
gregation Bnai Moshe on Friday
and Saturday, June 10 and 11, and
will be assisted by a choir. Admis-
sion is free.
Py PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
their positions In various lands,
Jews have resorted to fantastic defense mechan-
isms against persecutions. In his highly interest-
ing "History of Jews in Vienna," published by the
Jewish Publication Society, Max Grunwald writes:
"In order to protect themselves against the charge
of having killed the Christian God, the Jews of
Austria invented a fable about Abraham's visiting
Austria and founding there a kingdom by the
name of Judeisapta. Naturally. his descendents
there. the Jews of Austria, could not have partici-
pated in the crucifixion. The legend had its paral-
lels in Worms and other places, and its origin
was everywhere due to the same cause—the desire
to escape unjust persecution. The Viennese poet,
Jansen Enikel, of the 13th century, about whose
civil status nothing is known and who may have
been of Jewish origin, tells of the myth in verse."
Rabbi Jacob S. Minkin, in his "Abarbanel; And
the Expulsion of the Jews From Spain," a thrilling
historical narrative just published by Behrman's
Jewish Book House of New York, records the fol-
lowing interesting parallelism to this myth: "Chris-
tianity penetrated into Spain at an early date, but
the Jews probably preceded it by several centuries.
When the Jews of Spain were accused of having
crucified Jesus, they cleverly pointed out that,
having resided in the country long before the cruci-
fixion, they could not possibly have had a hand
in it."
Such is the depth of self-humiliation to which
Jews have been forced in order to protect their
positions among their unfriendly neighbors. If it
were possible to reason with the persecutors, such
myths and fairy tales would not have to be called
into play for self-defensive purposes. The shame
is certainly that of Christianity—that it should
have compelled Jewry to resort to such methods
for protection against bigotry and hatred.
•
Congressman John D. Dingell
of Detroit on Monday condemned
an anti-Jewish remark made in
the course of a Congressional de-
bate in the House of Re•cesenta-
tives. The biased comment was
made by Rep. Claude A. Fuller
of Arkansas who spoke of "the
biggest trust of Jew liquor distil-
lery men." Taking exception to
the reference to "the parade of
the Israelites," Rep. Dingell, who
was about to leave for Detroit,
took time to condemn the iniec-
tion of race prejudice in the de-
bate on the additional tax on
whiskey. lie called the remark
"an intolerant and bigoted refer-
ence born of desperation and
blindness," and declared he was
surprised. amazed. hurt and dis-
appointed to hear it.
Rep. Fuller hastened to state
that the reason he made the re-
mark is because the liquor busi-
ness in this country is controlled
by Jews, and emphasized that his
best friends, especially the Jew-
ish members of Congress, are
Jews. But Rep. Dingell concluded
his remarks with an even stronger
rebuke when he said:
"I felt constrained to discuss
the vicious and extraneous matter
which was injected' into our de-
and translated by Dr. Frances Burnce. The trans- liberations here today, and I ask
lation is from the Hebrew edition by N. Teradvon that the House rebuke such a
and A. Shobat. There is a brief biographical sketch statement at this time."
Rep. Fuller's remark was also
Unity Will Prevent Irresponsiblity
of Gordon by Dr. E. Silberschlag.
severely condemned by Congress-
A so-called Jewish People's Committee. with a
The brevity of the biographical sketch is a re- man Celler of New York.
known
limited representation—we wonder wheth-
grettable factor about this volume. Aaron David
er this group has more than a score of followers
Gordon, who was born in 1856 and died in 1922,
in Detroit—and with extreme left leanings, is cir-
was so important a guide in Jewish national re-
culating a petition making demands for action
demption activities that his life ought to be better
against Fascism, Nazism and anti-Semitism. From
known and understood. He was a frail man, but
this group has come an inspired attack on those
was powerful in spirit. In spite of his physical
who had the vision not to demand the opening of
weakness, he joined the pioneers in their hard
the doors of this country widely for the admission
life and was among the outstanding figures in the
of large numbers of immigrants outside the exist-
important community of Dagania. Dr. Silberschlag
At the last meeting of Pisgah ing quotas. In an atmosphere of suspicion of and
points out in his biographical sketch:
Lodge of Bnai Brith, held in the Prejudice against the alien, it is much safer to ask
-Perini the last 10 years of his life, which were spent Maccabees Bldg. on June 6, the that the quotas, hitherto unfilled. be utilized for
In Braley, hr hematite an almost legend.) tlgure, But It
seter or eurml to hint to espioll pro-eminetwe and to first and second nominations of refugees, rather than to risk the dangers of asking
officers for the coining year were the abandonment of the present immigration poli-
.k for special priallegea Ile Plead like a worker along
a ' , ken in Dagnalin, ,haring a neon with three other men,
held. Election of officers will take cies and thus even place in jeopardy the present
tilling the ground, and parlicIpating In..... num. life.
place at the next meeting to be limited opportunities available for refugees. But
Though ...laity an uncoannunticutlte introtert, he eat.
to hate asceticism and beetattie a wciable indititlual. His
held on June 20.
in the meantime there is irresponsible action in that
dancing, his Kluging, lila consoling aords had a charm which
At the meeting, Morris Schad- direction on the part of small groups of people
fen could withstand.-
mill of State Lodge of Bnai Brith and a handful of pro-Communist Jews, and there
Gordon's essays reveal not only a most idealistic of Gary, Ind., addressed the mem- will be no way of frustrating their purposes and
soul, but a highly cultured being. lie was steeped bers and expressed a high regard defeating their schemes unless a truly representa-
in Talmudic as well as worldly knowledge. His for Pisgah Lodge and its activities. tive body is chosen to speak for the Jews of Amer-
Joseph Sanders, chairman of the ica. We offer the American Jewish Congress, act-
philosophic concepts reconcile nationalism with
socialism. Ile advocates a human attitude between moonlight committee, reported that ing through democratically selected delegates, as
there
will be a shortage of tickets a solution for such problems.
Jews and Arabs and declares that "the vital, hu-
man relationship between us and the Arabs will for the moonlight which is to take
The American Jewish Committee and the Bnai
be determined by life itself and the forces of ex- Place on Sunday night, June 12, Brith do not approve of such democratic elections.
istence." He continues: "Until such time, all their at the foot of Woodward Ave. All Always shouting "democracy" from the housetops,
propaganda, their attacks of words or of physical tickets have been distributed and they reject it for themselves and prefer autocracy.
crowd is expected.
violence, of murder and of destruction will not a capacity
B. Gordon, 'head of the Always pleading—truthfully enough—that Juda-
avail them against the life-force we are creating. A. Robert
Z. A. committee of Pisgah ism and Communism are incompatible, that there
Life is stronger than any destructive force of life." Lodge, reported that a convention are practically no Jews in the leadership of the
His glorification of labor stands out as a monu- of A.Z.A. is to take place from Communist party and that an insignificant number
of our people are affiliated with the Communists,
ment to creative effort. Here is a sample of his June 26 to. July 4.
philosophy which has become the religious creed
Aaron Droock, chairman of the they nevertheless make it possible for an irrespon-
of thousands of his followers:
membership conservation commit- sible group to shout left-wing theories and to adopt
tee, spoke of the work that is be- left-wing methods of dealing with the Jewish prob-
"The spirit of the new life,of new crealisenees, must
ing done to keep the membership lem because there is delay in forming a truly rep-
penetrate labor and Industry. The builder, lira carpenter.
resentative body to speak for the Jews of America.
the tailor, the haylofy worker, and so on, taunt first of all of Pisgah Lodge intact.
Wise that he Is a liaing being whose spirituals nerds are as
The annual installation of offi- Half a dozen Communist Jews, by sponsoring a
him
as
his
phgttical
demand,.
Ile
most
feel
that
tital 1,.
king
are
bound
not
cers will take place on Monday; march on Washington, cars do enough harm to de-
he and the others for whom he is w ' ,
abate by an economic tie, but by a spiritual, human bond. June 27.
stroy all the good effects of an anti-Communist
Like no, the farmers, he must striae toward the goal wherein
address by Sigmund Livingston at the Bnai Brith
the Important thing for him must be nog the wage he re-
celaes for his nork, but the cork Itself--Ilea product of Free Paid-Up Membership convention, or an impassioned defense by Morris
his labor. For this product Is created to 511 • the' need
Waldman, or the sound arguments of thousands of
pity...1y, spiritually. Do me not see that while he Is pro-
Luncheon of J. W. E.
Pamphlets proving that Jews are not Communists.
ducing Ills warts for other. that !hone others are laboring
W. 0. June 15
to fult111 Ills needs? Ile oink set np this goal: that the
But a democratically-elected assembly of Jews,
production of building materials, of household goads, shoe.,
authorized to speak for the Jews of America. would
The
Jewish
Women's
European
clothes, bread, sugar, cloth, machinery, and so on, should
conform to the life we are seeking."
Welfare Organization, together at once destroy the aspirations and the tactics of
with the North Woodward branch, the misrepresentative and irresponsible elements.
He realizes that such a life can not be created will give a free paid-up member- Their views have a place on the agenda of a demo-
without a strus 'ggle: "But these workers, like us ship luncheon to those members cratic body, but authorization of action must come
the farmers, must look upon the struggle as a who will pay their 1938 annual only through proper mandate from the properly
means to acquire their share in the economic sphere dues not later than the day of selected spokesmen for the Jewish people.
—but what is more important—to acquire their the luncheon, on Wednesday, June
By rejecting the democratic method of organ-
share in the life of the community, and in the 15, at Congregation Bnai Moshe, izing the Jewish community, the Bnai Brith and
creation of that life. Is it not the task of the His- Dexter and Lawrence.
the American Jewish Committee encourage anar-
tadruth to take not of all this. to find the road for
The organization thanks the chy in Jewish life because they make it possible
this, to watch all this carefully?"
chairmen of the bake sale given for innumerable groups to parade the scene and
Thus he sets down a goal for the Jewish labor before Shevuoth, committees own- to speak for the entire people. If the Committee,
movement. In his discussions of matter and the, ers of Kosher meat markets and the Congress, the Labor Committee, the Bnai Brith
spirit, of man and nature, he does not forget for others who helped in the success and other groups claim the right to speak for all
a single moment the necessity for a practical social- of this project.
Israel, why can't a Communist group also have its
istic program for the national foundation in the
say? And if that is possible, of what avail is our
Van Reisland Get. Appointment cry that Jews are not Communists? The latter
Jewish community of Palestine.
As
Port
Head
may be able to shout louder and will be heard
These essays, the publishing of the English trans-
Dr. S. A. Van Reisland has much sooner in spite of the scarcity of their num-
lation of which was made possible by the generous
sponsorship of Elder Markson of Boston, are valu- been officially announced as the bers. But a properly functioning and representa-
able for an understanding of the socialist-Jewish new general manager of the port tive body will be in position to silence the voices
movement in Palestine. They are valuable for an of Tel Aviv. Ile will take over of the irresponsible in our midst. Take heed, ye
understanding of an important philosophy of life the duties that were previously, Vladecks and Adlers, and do not defeat your own
and of the religion of labor propagated by the nominally, in the hand of Sieg- purpose by fighting against democracy in Jewish
ranks.
fried Hoofien.
author—Aaron David Gordon.
stool!
VIENNA ARRESTS OF 6,000 JEWS SEEN
AS NAZI COVER-UP FOR WIDE-SPREAD
GRUMBLING, DISCONTENT WITH REGIME
t•
e!
a
PISGAH TO ELECT
OFFICERS JUNE 20
Campaign Leaders
Thank Chronicle
June 8, 1938
Mr. Jacob H. Schakne, Publisher
Detroit Jewish Chronicle,
Detroit. Mich.
Dear Mr. Schakne:
As chairman of the 1938 Al-
lied Jewish Campaign, it is my
privilege to thank you, en be-
half of the entire campaign or-
ganization, for the fine co-oper-
ation of your staff and the gen-
erous space allotted our meter-
...ire eve,r'point of -- dri.“
The inspiring success of this
great community enterprise is
due, in no small measure, to the
comprehensive a n d dignified
manner in which it was pub-
licized.
*Cordially yours,
FRED M. BUTZEL,
Chairman.
Justice Brandeis' argument is as valid
today as it was 23 years ago. American
Jews can not consistently preach democ-
racy for others and reject it for them- (CONCLUDED FROM PAGE ONE) diated both Nazism and anti-
Semitism and pledged himself to
selves. They can not consistently hope for
In a statement to the
a solution to the world's ills through the (Nazi) areas in regarded as a fight both.
announcing his return to
perpetuation of democratic ideals and in- definite possibility after the pro- press
public life. Captain Lembcke said:
stitutions _and at the same _time ,asRire,to mulgation of the new nationality "I eincerelv deplore my former
statute; whiter eta to grant the suppoit to such German things
deprive their own people cesuch rignts.
Nazism and such absurdities as
-The American Jewish Congress call Sudeten Germans complete au- as
tonomy in all matters except for- Jewish persecution. It is un-
ought to 1)4•answered by all Jews. Ts con- eign
affairs and national defense. worthy and unchivalrous for the
stitutents have the right to select candi- The statute is said to oblige the Danish nation to attack a weak
People." Calling- anti-Semitism
dates of their own liking, and they have Sudetens to recognize the equal "a
confusion of ,national con-
a just right to instruct them to act in ac- rights of non-Nazi minorities in sciousness,"
he apologized to both
their district, but in view pf the
cordance with their desire—even to the ex- inevitable friction to be expected the Danes and the Jews and prom-
tent of advocating control of the Congress it is believed likely that steps will ised to war on anti-Semitism.
by men now dominating the scene in the be taken to further the emigration
ranks of the Bnai Brith, American Jewish of Jews from the Sudeten districts. Goering Decree on Jewish Prop-
nationality law will also grant
erty Exempts Italian Jews
GOLDBERG $2,000 GIFT
Committee, Council of Jewish Women and The
autonomy to the Jewish minority,
G eneral
HELPED ALLIED DRIVE
the Jewish Labor Committee. But what- especially in Carpatho - Russia, BERLIN (WNS)
4.1.r.aa.--ahtmarl
a
gcseting'a 'decree_ ordering all
RURAL LABOR IN PALESTINE
(CONCLUDED FROM PAGE ONE) !the fall. The picker, the packer,
the carrier and the digger all
consist of
mattresses for sleeping I bide their time while the basic in-
on the floor and a single kerosene du
t
of Palestine grows into
burner for conking. The other ery
a golden harvest up and down
e o l m te. r sh e ar db l y a h seven-foot r es r
q uwairtet, the land. In the meantime he
shelters
turns to credit from his grocer
his cot, his suitcase of Personal for subsistence and lets the land-
belongings, and an alarm clock lord wait. He may borrow front
to wake him at 6:30 a. m. for
Ifj friend. 1)4, not trout a loan
.
work.
The men work all day in the r company: irhe can help it, be-
°binge groves. We build UP basins cause of their exorbitant rates.
around each tree for irrigation Or, being a member of the His-
purposes with the "tureah" — tadruth, fie may apply at their
an implement banned in most welfare departmeet for what
civilized countries because of its little day work they are able to
injurious physical effects. But it supply. A Kibutz, with no land of
is a useful and economic tool; and its own and depending on out-
by agreement there are frequent side work, may have to resort to
recesses to rest the heart. The anyone of‘ these methods too.
women work relatively as hard at
When the citrus becomes rise
home because of the burden of and
prospectis of about five
cooking and washing under ad- months work appear the rural
verse conditions.
laborer may still find difficulties.
When the smsson_ie. over. Cat
—AMA,
•
-- ge --- 01- e -atie l i y
felt - Community
J ewish
and represented in defense of Jews every-
where.
We Are Waiting for a Happy Day
Every day's collection of cables from
everywhere is packed full of gloom.
In spite of it, we turn to them from day
to day with a feeling of hope: perhaps to-
day's news will be happier and more en-
couraging.
Day in and day out brings new disap-
pointments, and the lights continue to go
out in one country after another.
But the experience acquired through the
long history of our people teaches us not
to despair.
We are waiting for a happier day.
It is slow in coming.
But we are confident that it will come.
wuzl--,-.1
efil..iniriii-Jo*y.
lishinere7ff• r I iticle charging that r here. Italian Jews are exempt
the anti-Jewish agitation in reac- from the decree because of a
tionary Czech quarters is being special clause in the recently
promoted by Czechs in the United signed halo-German accords.
States. The principal instrument
Last week's raids on four
of this agitation was the Czesko
Wizwa, a newspaper which has Jewish cafes in Berlin's West
now been suppressed. Anti-Nazi End districts were intended to
German groups here have pro- pave the way for a new decree
tested , to the minister of education ordering the expulsion from the
against repeated anti-Semitic in- country of all foreigners pa-
cidents at the German University tronizing Jewish cafes and oth-
here where anti-Jewish pamphlets er establishments, it was re-
are being distributed openly dur- porthd i n well-informed quar-
ters here. It is understood that
ing lectures.
the decree will provide means
Founder of Danish Neu Party for branding such foreigners
as
"undesirable aliens" and will
Repudiates Hitlerism,
empower the police to treat
Anti-Semitism
them
•ccordin7ly,
COPENHAGEN (WNS ► — isa
Violent denunciation of the
zism received a severe blow in
Denmark when Captain Christian Jews as "the root of all evil" are
Lembeke, founder of the first a prominent feature of a Nazi
Danish Nazi party in 1930, who version of the "apostle's creed"
withdrew from politic; in 1934 which two Evangelical Protestant
after serving a five month orison Pastors of the province of Meckle-
sentence for insulting Premier burg have drafted and submitted
Theodor Stuning, publicly reou- to the German churches.
Snelitan'tereseeCi
Seleeentro.ereer ireenea-
al Contributions.
One of the larger gifts which
helped boost the quota was the
sum of 62,000 pledged from the
estate of e late Max Goldberg.
This gift was made possible
through the kindness of Mr. Gold-
berg's survivors: His widow, Mrs.
Anna Goldberg; his daughter,
Rita; his son-in-law and daughter,
Dr. and !sirs. Henry (Dorothy)
Turkel.
OFFICERS ELECTED BY
A. Z. A. CHAPTER 314
A. Z. A. Chapter No. 314 on
Wednesday elected the following
for a term to Jan. 5, 1939:
Aleph Godol, Jack Roman;
Aleph S'gan, N or m a n Haidy;
Aleph Gisbor, Milton Gorelick,
Aleph Shotar Gods!, Abe Ingber;
Aleph Shotar Ketone, Harold Boi-
gon; Aleph Shafer, Sidney Bro-
die; Aleph Kohen Godol, Irving
Meyers.
aide ui [he partition, [its Yeme-
mean OT—Zt/.
- cannot
nites, or the bachelor. When the afford alre
jerwsishfeell
they andhire
labor
work is finished and only a few A rab s at half the price, and then
of them will be retained as skel- the Jews demonstrate, but it does
eton- crews for irrigating, the rest not fill their pockets. Some small
will have to compete for any days grove owners who operate on less
work that may occasionally arise. tisein a shoestring may have to
The bachelor and his kind may keep the worker waiting months
migrate to other sections of the for his pay, or never pay at all.
country for other seasonal labors But at present we are working,
or to the city in hopes of picking and when it is finished our little
up employment. He is not an in- group will return. We shall (in-
frequent sight travelling the high- preciate the Kibutz more after
ways of Palestine with his cotthis en i so d e. B
But the independent
one suitcase, and "tureah"—his laborer has no Kibutz to fall
entire effects. He is seen at all back on and his struggle, in this
crossroads either waiting for a respect, is more difficult than
bus or thumbing the Jewish kw- ours.
ries for a ride on the freight.
When the independent worker
At his next stop he sets un his in the next row of trees stops a
cot wherever there is shelter and moment to wipe his brow and
seeks to employ his "tureah" at catch his breath, he smiles and
20 Masters ($1) a day. repeats the byword of Palestinian
Through the long withering rural laborers. It has a greater
summer the agricultural laborer significance than just the physical
works sporadically in the fields aspect when he same' In Hebrew.
and elsewhere waiting for the cit- "Work in hard in the Land of
rus season to cps up again in Israel."
A