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VOL. XL NO. 47
LARGE DELEGATION Christians Condemn Anti-Semitism JEWISH SITUATION
MAY BE IMPAIRED
FROM DETROIT AT
BY 'SURPLUS' TALK
J. N. F. CONCLAVE
Hadassah Regional
Parley April 24, 25
By ROBERT A. ASHWORTH
Educational Secretary, National Conference of Christians and Jews
Unequivocal condemnation of
anti-Semitism and Rascism has
come from an imposing number
National Keren Kayemeth of Catholic and Protestant
sources, both clerical and lay,
Conference in Chicago
during recent months. Branding
Saturday and Sunday
anti-Semitism as un-Christian,
leaders of the two great Christian
WEIZMANN, USSISHKIN bodies have unreservedly declared
BROADCAST MESSAGES themselves, through statement and
resolution, on the inconsistency of
Jewish National Fund Dele- race hatred in a professedly dem-
ocratic country.
gates to Consider Land
The most noteworthy Catholic
Issue at Sessions
denunciation of anti-Semitism
came from the Rev. Dr. Maurice
The first public utterances of
the leadership of the World Zion-
ist movement regarding the situa-
tion that has arisen since the con-
clusion of the deadlocked British-
Arab-Jewish conferences in Lon-
don, will be made in an interna-
tional radio hookup between Je-
rusalem, Palestine and Chicago,
on Saturday evening, April Chosen President of Congre-
gation to Succeed M. H.
15.
The utterances will be made
Zackheim
by Dr. Chaim Weizmann presi-
dent of the World Zionist Organ-
Isaac Shetzer was elected pres-
ization and of the Jewish Agency
for Palestine, and by Menahem ident of Congregation Shaarey
Ussishkin, world president of the Zedek at the annual meeting held
Jewish National Fund, in a joint on April 6.
broadcast to the convention hall
Mr. Shetzer, who previously
in Hotel La Salle, Chicago, when had served three terms as presi.
the extraordinary national con-
ference of the Jewish National
Fund of America will begin its
two-day sessions Saturday night.
The program will be carried over
the Mutual Broadcasting network
to all parts of the nation, with
WGN as the Chicago outlet and
WOR as the New York outlet,
from 10:30 to 11 P. M., Eastern
Standard Time (9:30 to 10:00
P. M., Central Time).
Conference Speakers
More than 1,000 delegates of
all Zionist parties And groups,
Jewish National Fund Councils
and affiliated organizations will
attend the sessions of the confer-
ence which will be presided over
by Dr. Israel Goldstein, president.
Called to consider plans for a
new advance in the Jewish Na-
tional Fund's Palestine Land Re-
demption program, the sessions
will be addressed by Louis Lipsky,
American member of the World
Zionist Executive. Dr. Solomon
Goldman, president of the Zionist
Organization of America, Chaim
ISAAC SHETZER
'Greenberg, editor of the Jewish
Frontier, Rabbi Meyer Berlin, dent, succeeds Maurice II. Zack-
head of the Mizrachi World Or- heim, president for the past two
ganization and a member of the years.
Morris H. Blumberg was elect-
Directorate of the Keren Kaye-
meth Le Israel in Jerusalem who ed vice-president; Judge Charles
has but recently arrived in this Rubiner, treasurer; Judge Harry
country. Among the leaders who B. Keidan, secretary.
will participate in the proceedings
'the following were elected
are Dr. Henry Raphael Gold of members of the board: Harry M.
Texas, Louis Segal, honorary sec- Shulman, Elconan II. Saulson,
retary of the Jewish National Irwin I. Cohn, Maurice Seligman
Fund, Harry Friedberg of Kansas and Meyer Stone.
City, Mo., Rabbi Irving Miller of
Rabbi Morris Adler and Jacob
New York. Judge Jacob Braude
Sonenklar were re-elected as-
of Chicago is chairman of the
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conference committee.
Detroit will be represented by
a large delegation headed by Dr.
Israel Wiener, president of the
Detroit Council of the Jewish Na-
tional Fund.
The following are delegates:
Dr. Wiener, Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Slomovits, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Heyman, Miss Rose Greenwald,
The dedication ceremonies for
Mr. and Mrs. M. Michlin, Mr. and the New Annex to the House of
Mrs. Nathan Spevakow, Mr. and Shelter, built by the Ladies Aux-
Mrs. William Hordes, Nathan iliary, will be conducted Sunday,
Linden, Harry Schumer, Mrs. April 16, at 2 p. m., at the House
Maurice Landau, Jeanette Stein- of Shelter, 1622 Taylor Ave.
berg, Mrs. Harry Buchman, Miss
Max M. Silverman, president
Esther Etkin, Lawrence Crohn, of the House of Shelter, will be
Mrs. Sadie Feldstein, Mr. and Mrs. chairman of the ceremonies, which
D. Sheraga, Mrs. Harry Cutler, are open to the public. Refresh-
Mrs. Harry Kraft, Mrs. Max Hay- ments will be served.
man.
The principal speakers at these
Rabbi Morris Adler of Congre- ceremonies will be Dr. A. M.
gation Shaarey Zedek has been Hershman, honorary president of
appointed to represent the Rab- the House of Shelter, and Isidore
binical Assembly of America at Sobeloff, executive director of the
the Jewish National Fund Confer- Jewish Welfare Federation, with
ence in Chicago April 15 and 16. which the House of Shelter is
Rabbi Adler will also address the affiliated.
Men's Club of Rabbi Solomon
Mrs. Hyman Altman is presi-
Goldman's Congregation on April dent of the Ladies' Auxiliary of
17.
the House of Shelter.
SHETZER ELECTED
BY SHAAREY ZEDEK
To Dedicate House
of Shelter Annex
Sunday Afternoon
The Birth of a Nation
German Refugee Describes How Dispossessed Meet the
, Conflict in Palestine and Build a
Cooperative Homeland
The conflict of young and old,
the inner struggles of the refu-
gees who are suddenly uprooted
from their homes and are forced
to build new havens in strange
environments, the struggles
against great odds to create civil-
ized centers in the midst of medie-
valism—these trials of the refu-
gees today form the basis for
the most interesting social studies
in Jewish life.
Palestine is the laboratory
where these studies are finding
their best outlet. In Palestine the
refugee meets his most serious
challenge. It is there, curiously
enough, where he is beginning to
find satisfaction in living as a
human being.
The test did not come with the
German Jew, It came with the
Jew from Poland. Of course, it
was much easier for these young
People. But they, too, had their
tests. They have met them, as the
German Jews are meeting them
today.
Two great social studies, in
novel form, provide the basis for
analysis of Palestinian develop-
ment—first at the hands of Po-
lish Jews and later with the aid
of the Jews -from Germany. She-
tern Asch, the great Yiddish nov-
elist, has written one of these
studies under the title "Song of
the Valley: A New Modern Novel
of Palestine," just off the press
of G. P. Putnam's Sons, New
York. The other is Ernst liar-
thern's "Home at Last." a novel
by Hobbs-Merrill Co., Indb nape-
In Michigan
lis. Asch's book was translated
by Elsa Krauch. liarthern's trans-
lator from the German is Ken-
neth C. Kaufman.
Both novels are complementary.
To understand the development
of the Emek — the Valley of
Jezreel which is so replete with
romance and historical and dra-
matic incidents—it is necessary
to read Sholem Asch's "Song of
the Valley." To understand how
the German Jew becomes accli-
mated to Palestine and to the
Emek, in spite of obstacles and
of terrorism, liarthern's book
must be read.
"Song of the Valley" is a de-
scription of the rise of the Emek,
its invasion by idealistic young
Jews who refused to acknowledge
defeat. Some of them left; the
strongest remained. Some per-
ished on the way to triumph; the
majority as spokesmen for the
Israel,
srael, survived and are
today living examples of the liv-
ing spirit of Israel.
Sholem Asch's novel is not his
best; it is not even one of his
best; but it is nevertheless an
epic story of a great national tri-
umph. It is the historic evaluation
of how man---the Jew—has re-
placed the jackal in the wilder-
ness and has made this wilderness
a garden spot for generations to
judge the invincibility of the peo-
ple of Israel. It is the story of
woman sharing the work of man,
of children being brought up in
dignity and not in degradation.
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S. Sheehy, head of the Depart-
ment of Religious Education of
Catholic University, in a radio
address broadcast front Washing-
ton, D. C., on March 14, 1939.
Dr. Sheehy cited numerous in-
stances in which the Popes of the
Catholic Church, from Gregory
the Great in 538 to Pius XI, 1400
years later, had condemned "that
vicious form of intolerance known
as anti-Semitism." Pointing out
that the first Popes said nothing
about anti-Semitism "since they
themselves, like s their Master,
were Jews and subject to all the
injustices heaped upon Jews," he
followed the course of papal en-
cyclicals and edicts. which specifi-
rally denounced anti-Semitism
from the beginnings of the church
to modern times.
Catholic Assertions
"In September, 1938," said Dr.
Sheehy, "our Holy Father, ad-
dressing a group of Belgian pil-
grims, said: 'Abraham is called
our patriarch, our ancestor. Anti-
Semitism is not compatible with
the sublime reality of this text;
it is a movement which we Chris-
tians cannot share .. , No, it is
not possible for Christians to take
Part in anti-Semitism. We are
Semites spiritually.'"
In conclusion Dr. Sheehy as-
serted that in America Catholics,
Protestants and Jews "have
learned to live side by side in
peace and understanding. As a
Catholic I salute the Jew as my
spiritual ancestor, who preserved
belief in one God in hard, cruel
times,who worshipped and still
worships the true God. We Catho-
lics must then be both spiritually
Semites and spiritually Christian
—and no heart is Christian that
harbors any hatred or
toward anyone. That explains why
from time immemorial the Popes
have so frequently and fiercely
condemned anti-Semitism."
Speaking for the Catholic
Church throughout the entire
world, the late Pope Pius XI had
also declared that "the Catholic
Church habitually prays for the
Jewish people who were the
bearers of the divine revelation
up to the time of Christ. Actuated
by this love the Apostolic See has
protected this people against un-
just oppression and just as every
kind of envy and jealousy among
the nations must be disapproved
of, so in an special manner must
be that hatred which is generally
termed anti-Semitism."
Catholic Collets Action
Speaking for 17,000 Catholic
college students, the Catholic
College Press Association, last
December, vigorously condemned
anti-Semitism and sounded a
warning to the nation against the
"crime of intolerance. The Asso-
ciation declared, iu a resolution:
"In this tragic hour for the Jew
in Germany, Catholic students are
impelled to express their deep
anxiety over the rising tide of
anti-Jewish feeling in the world.
They hold that anti-Semitism re-
peatedly denounced by the Pope
as unchristian and immoral, is
also a crime against true Ameri-
canism and democracy.
"It is impossible for Ameri-
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DR. WEIZMANN IN PRE-CAMPAIGN AND EXECUTIVE
CONFERENCE WITH
PREMIER OF EGYPT GROUP'S SOLICITATIONS BEGIN
Britain's Recognition of Po-
lish Claims Aggravates
the Issue
Still Entertain Hopes of
Reaching Arab-Jewish
Agreement
FOLLOWERS OF BOND
AND COUGHLIN MOBBED
PALESTINE WAS NOT
PROMISED TO ARABS
Leaders Urge Counter-At-
tacks in Defense of
Democracy
MacDonald Says Land Was
Not Included in Claims
to Peace Parley
LONDON. (W N S) — Josef
Beck, Polish Foreign Minister,
was assured by the British gov-
ernment that the question of emi-
gration and colonization facilities
for some 3,600,000 Polish Jews
would be examined. The British
Foreign Office issued a statement
expressing the willingness to dis-
cuss the matter but-did not com-
mit the British government to In-
clude Polish or Rumanian Jews
in the Evian Committee's coloni-
zation schemes.
The implied recognition by the
British government that Poland
may have a "surplus" Jewish
population which should emigrate
aroused fears in Jewish circles
that the improved position of the
Jewish situation in Poland may
be impaired. It had been hoped
that closer Anglo-Polish relations
would serve to advance the- posi-
tion of Jews in Poland. Poland
had demanded that territories
like British Guiana, the Domini-
can Republic, Santo Domingo, the
Philippines and Northern Rhode-
sia, which now are being sur-
veyed as possible refuges for Jews
from Germany, should be opened
to Polish and Rumanian Jews as
well. The British, however, hesi-
tate to complicate an already in-
volved problem from Germany
and until the colonization schemes
for German Jews are well under
way it is hoped here that Poland
will not attempt an anti-Jewish
policy along the lines of the per-
secution in Germany.
MRS. DAVID de SOLA POOL
CAIRO. — (WNS) — Dr.
Chaim Weizmann, president of
the Jewish Agency for Palestine,
arrived here to confer with Pre-
mier Mahmoud Pasha. It was be-
lieved that his arrival indicated
Jewish and Arab leaders still
hoped to reach an agreement on
the Jewish-Arab position in the
Holy Land.
"L'Aurore," leading Egyptian
Jewish weekly, has begun publica-
tion of an Italian page for the
benefit of a large Italian Jewish
colony in Egypt.
The Detroit chapter of Hades-
sah announces that the Regional
Conference will be held in Colum-
bus, 0., April 23 and 24. Mrs.
Ralph Davidson, president of the
regional organization, urges Ila-
dassah members to attend.
Mrs. David de Sola Pool, na-
tional first vice-president of Ha-
dassah. the Women's Zionist Or-
ganization of America, who has
been actively identified with the
Zionist movement for many years, Palestine Not Among Countries
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RAISE $35,630 IN
WOMEN'S PROJECT
Continued Service Is Pledged
Until Goal of $50,000
Is Raised
for Which Arabs Asked
Independence
LONDON. — (WNS-Palcor
Agency) — Colonial Secretary
Malcolm MacDonald agreed in the
House of Commons that the fact
that Palestine was not included
among the territories for which
the Arabs asked for independence
at the Peace Conference of 1919
was of the utmost importance in
any discussion of the present
Arab claim to indepedence for the
Holy Land.
At the same time, however, he
reiterated the position of the Gov-
ernment as given by Sir Thomas
Inskip on March 29 with regard
to the fact that the Jews were
not Tiven an opportunity to place
evidence before the McMahop
Correspondence Committee, whose
findings were issued as a White
Paper on March 22.
Toni Williams, Laborite, had
asked the Colonial Secretary
whether he was aware that the
McMahon Correspondence Com-
mittee had gone beyond its terms
of reference when it dealt with
documents relating to the Balfour
Declaration and expressed views
on the nature of the responsibili-
ties that the Government had as-
sumed in relation to Palestine.
Ile had also asked why the Jew-
ish delegation had not been con-
sulted before the results of the
inquiry were officially docu-
mented.
Mr. MacDonald answered that
in the first place the Committee
had not had any precise terms of
reference beyond the fact that it
was supposed to consider the Mc-
Mahon Correspondence, and that
therefore he could not accept the
view expressed in the first part
of the question. In the second
place, he declared, the results of
the inquiry had been published
in the form of a report adopted
by a conference between Govern-
ment and Arab representatives,
and under the circumstances
there was no reason why there
Pledging their continued serv-
ice until the total goal of $50,-
000 is raised, workers in the
Women's Project of the Allied
Jewish Campaign reported 71 per
cent of the quota, or $35,630, at
their closing assembly on April 7
in the main auditorium of Temple
Ileth El. Mrs. Joseph M. Welt,
chairman of the project, who pre-
sided, explained that a Clean-Up
Squad would cover all unsolicited
Damaging Distinctions
Jewish circles feared that the prospects, and expressed the hope
British Foreign Office statement that the women who have not yet
might be considered as recogni- been solicited would facilitate the
tion by Britain that a separate work by calling in to their contri-
Jewish emigration problem exists butions Campaign Headquarters,
in Poland exclusive of general at Hotel Statler, Ha 9340.
emigration problems. It would ap- "Through the efforts of the
pear, therefore, that England• is Clean-Up Squad; a Reviewing
showing a willingness to differen- Committee, headed by Mrs. Abra-
tiate between Jewish and . muss ham Cooper, and the continued
Jewish citizens — a distinction simpart of 'every worker, it is
hoped the entire $50,000 goal will
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be achieved," she said, "and that
the Jewish women of Detroit will
be able to present this encourag-
ing report at the opening dinner
of the drive on May 7.
Mrs. Welt described the bene-
fits of the Women's Project as
two-fold: First, the amount of
new money raised toward the
quota set for the
Turning of Cross into ■ Swastika unprecedented
1939 drive; and second, the edu-
Condemned by this Rev.
cational program carried by the
P. Marley
workers in the project to every
Jewish home in the city. "We, as
Walter Nelson, progressive at- women, pioneered this year in the
torney of Detroit, president of fields of community planning and
the Wayne County Bar Associa- campaigning," she said. "The sun:
tion, will speak on the program already raised proves we are
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"Democracy Speaks" Monday, carrying our just share of com-
April 17, at 7:45 p. m. over munity responsibility and the en-
CKLW. His subject will be thusiasm engendered guarantees
"Coughlin and Neutrality."
the completion of our work."
Following the broadcast of Mr.
Paying tribute to her associates
Nelson's address there will he a in the project, Mrs. Welt added a
reception at the home of Mrs. word of praise for the 3,000 wom-
John Rosefield, 3240 Collingwood en who have already contributed
Tidbits from Everywhere
Ave., to which the public is in- of their own funds to this drive.
A special word of, thanks was
Familiar "Play Ball!" Signal vited.
By PHINEAS J. BIRON
Mr. Nelson, who represents the added for Mrs. Joseph II. Ehrlich,
to Be Heard Again in
Farmers' Union, is known for his honorary chairman of the project,
(ColiSrIglit WI. e. A. P
)
Briggs Stadium
extensive activities in legal circles. who was prevented by indisposi-
At present Mr. Nelson is IA mem- tion from attending the closing
FACTS AND FORECASTS
ber of the American Bar Asso- rally.
By IRV KUPCINET
One reason why Britain is now
ciation, a member of the board
Mrs. Hyman C. Broder, vice-
Seven Arts Sports Editor
of the Detroit Lawyers Guild, chairman, who called for final re- making efforts to stop Hitler is
member of the executive board of ports from the 10 division chair- that South Africa and the former
In just a few days the familiar
German colonies in Africa are
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'Play Ball!' cry will ring through-
the next step on the Nazi pro-
out the country as the major
gram.
Imagine the chagrin of Gabby
league seasons get under way.
Goebbels when, on berating Berlin
And this certainly is as good and
opera officials for not producing
appropriate a time as any to take
more operas like "Burgschaft," his
inventory on the Jewsh players
favorite, he learned that the com-
ready to start the 1939 season.
poser of that opus is Kurt Weill,
If there are no releases or trades
refugee from Nazism, who has
between the time this is written
and the opening of the season, Mrs, Marion M. Miller, National Executive Secretary, to been doing tine in the U. S.
German refugees — and espe-
nine Jewish boys will wear big
Be One of Guest Speakers; Sessions to
cially those with families still in
league livery, as the fawncy writ-
Conclude Thursday Evening
Naziland—are warned to look out
ers say.
for housemaids with German ac-
Five of these are in the Na-
Registration will begin Tuesday
Local members as well as visit- cents in New York hotels . . .
tional League—Goody Rosen and
Freddie Sington of Brooklyn (yes, afternoon, April 18, at 4 o'clock. ors are asked to register with the Some of them are Nazi spies.
Not until early In 1940 will the
the Dodgers are still in the at Hotel Statler, for the Mid-east- registration committee of which
league!), Harry Donning of the ern convention of the National Mra. Ivor Kahn, Mrs. Harold world be rid of Hitler, says the
astrologer
who some months ago
Council
of
Jewish
Women
to
be
Rattner
and
Mrs.
Oscar
Zemon
Giants, and Morris Arnovich and
Eddie Feinberg of Philadelphia. held in Detroit on April 18, 19 are co-chairmen. There is no fee predicted that the Ides of March
would
be
critical this year (re-
and
20.
The
Detroit
section
of
for
registration.
Hotel
Statler
Four are in the American League
—Hankus Pankus Grenberg of which Mrs. Maurice Klein is will be headquarters for the con- member Czechoslovakia?) . . . Ile
adds
that
war
will break out spy
vention.
Detroit, Harry Eisenstat, also of
Detroit, Moe (Information Please)
The highlight of the conference time between now and May, 1940,
and
that
the
result
will be the
Berg of Boston and Buddy Myer
is the opening banquet on Tues-
day evening at 7 o'clock, at the end of the present Italian and Ger-
of Washington.
man
regimes.
Statler. Mrs. Marion Miller, exec-
They are nine, no more and
A Refugee Congregation has
no less. Just enough to form one
utive director of the National been
opened in the social hall of
Council and an outstanding au- one of New York's West Side
complete team, by changing Den-
ning to a third baseman instead
thority on child guidance and synagogues by Dr. Joachim Prinz,
of a catcher (he's probably the
mental hygiene, will be the speak- himself a refugee who came here
best all-around catcher in the N.
er of the evening on the topic from his native Germany only a
L., but for sake of mythical team,
"Council Leadership." A gradu- couple of years ago, after a spell
it would be easier to change Den-
ate of Barnard and Columbia, of Nazi jails and concentration
ning than Berg). Here's how the
Mra. Miller has taught in high camps.
team would line up (just in case)
schools and universities. She was
—Greenberg, lb; Myer 2b; Fein-
associate director of the Child WE WONDER
berg, as; Donning, 3b; Arnovich.
Study Association and served as
How come that New York's 86th
If; Rosen. cf; Sington, rf; Berg,
editor of Delineator's Child Study St. Casino, headquarters for Nazi-
c; Eisenstat, p.
Department. At present her ac- made films, advertises in a Ger-
There's an interesting story
tivities include membership on man refugee weekly?
about each of those players, and
the Committee on Parental Edu-
Are you one of those dumb
if you'll pardon the intrusion
cation of the Association for clucks who sigh that if Hitler
we'll give you the story of each
Childhood Education, and the edi- only weren't an anti-Semite our
in a nutshell:
torial board of "School and own Government would do well
Greenberg—Home run king of
Home."
to take lessons from him? . .
the majors; smacked 58 last year,
Mrs. Miller will be presented Then consider that in Naziland
two within tying Babe Ruth's all-
at the banquet by Mrs. Simon two thirds of the national income
time mark of 60: one of the most
Lazarus of Columbus, 0., regional is used to carry out the "politi-
popular men in the game; a New
President. Mrs. Klein will wel- cal and social tasks" Adolf has
MRS. MARION M. MILLER
York boy who had to go to De-
come
delegates on behalf of the set himself . . . And, of course,
Executive Director, National
troit to make good.
Detroit section. Tickets for the this money is collected by the
Council of Jewish Women
Myer—Charles Jr., a German
banquet at $2.25 may be reserved Nazi government in the form of
Jew. has been one of the hardest President will be host to more by calling Council House, Co. taxes.
We wonder whether that record-
hitting infielders in American than 100 women for the 12 coun- 0450, or Mrs. Douglas Brown,
t ing of the February Nazi Bund
League, which is full of hard- cil sections located In Michigan, Ty. 6-5545.
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Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.
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W. Nelson Will Give
`Democracy Speaks'
Address on Monday
Strictly
Confidential
TAKE ME OUT TO
THE BALL GAME
MID-WESTERN CONVENTION OF COUNCIL
OF WOMEN TO OPEN HERE ON TUESDAY
FOR 1939 ALLIED JEWISH DRIVE
Dr. Abba Hillel Silver to Confer With
Leaders Sunday Afternoon; Albert
Lasker to Speak Wednesday
'RESISTANCE AND NOT DESPAIR
CALLED KEYNOTE FOR ACTION
Standards of Giving Analyzed by Fred
M. Butzel, Who Heads Campaign
Organization with Mr. Wineman
Fred M. Butzel and Henry Wineman, chairmen of
the 1939 Allied Jewish Campaign, has issued an invita-
tion to a select list of key people, including pre-campaign
and executive committee workers, to meet Rabbi Abba
Hillel Silver, national chairman of the United Jewish Ap-
peal, at a special conference on "The Jewish Position To-
•day." to be held Sunday after-
noon, April 16, at 4 o'clock, at
Hotel Stotler. Sunday's conference
is in advance of the general rally
and Lrmal opening of the drive
scheduled for May 7, to which
general campaign workers and
contributors will be invited.
Rabbi of The Temple in Cleve-
land, Dr. Silver is serving as chair-
man of the Cleveland Allied Jew-
ish Campaign to be held simul-
taneously with the Detroit drive,
from May 7 to May 17. In addition
to his duties as national chairman
of the United Jewish Appeal for
Refugees and Overseas Needs, his
multiple Zionist activities, and the
work of his own community, he is
eager to give of his time and of
his advice to the Jews of Detroit.
Will Confer With
Leaders on Sunday
Resistance, Not Despair
In a recent letter to leaders of
the Detroit drive, Rabbi Silver
said: "Resistance and not despair
must be the keynote of action by
Jews today! Recognizing that we
are in the midst of a struggle in
which our tenacity and our assur-
ance of survival are important
physically and morally, we can
DR. ABBA HILLEL SILVER only resolve to go forward with
new courage after each seeming
defeat. If we are to be of any
value to ourselves and to the mil-
lions, of other Jews who are en-
abled to survive solely because
they believe in us and wait for our
support, we must be strong in
will and determined in action; as
individual Jews and as communi-
250 to Be Initiated in Class ties.
"I want you to know that every
That Will Bear
time I see the name of a cam-
His Name
paign officer I feel a deep sense
of satisfaction to know that my
Aaron Droock, vice president of associates and I have another
District Grand Lodge Number 6, soldier in the ranks standing by
will be honored signally at an our side in a phalanx to resist the
open meeting of Pisgah Lodge of tide tint rises to sweep the world
Bnai Brith, to be held on Monday but which, with our herculean
evening, April 17, at 8 o'clock, efforts and by the natural course
in Lacher 's Ball, 3153 Cass Ave., of the world, will ultimately be
when a group of 250 candidates, abated."
known as the Aaron Droock Mem-
Describing the unified program
bership Class, will be initiated. of the United Jewish Appeal
This class includes all applicants which this year combines the fund-
for membership who have re. raising efforts of the Joint Dis-
ceived only the obligation of the tribution Committee, the United
order.
T he
Palestine Appeal .and the National
formal ceremony exempli- Coordinating Committee, Dr. Sil-
fying the teachings of Bnai Brith ver stated: "Psychologically, the
will be performed by the Pisgah unification of all elements in
degree team, whose members will American Jewry in one $20,000,-
assume the following positions: 000 campaign is of incalculable
Elias Goldberg, president; Samu- value; financially, it should mean
el W. Leib, vice president; Harold a better foundation for the in-
M. Silverston, treasurer; Aaron finitely larger resources that are
Rosenberg, monitor; Joseph needed this year."
Straub, assistant monitor; Henry
The United Jewish Appeal will
B. Thumim, warden. The candi- receive the largest allocation of
dates will be received by Aaron funds obtained in the local drive.
Droock, who will speak to them Usher Luncheon Guest
Albert D. Lasker, former presi-
on "What Does Bnai Brith Re-
quire of You?"
dent cf the United States Ship-
Following Mr. Droock's talk, ping Board and head of the Lord
Samuel W. Leib, past president & Thomas Advertising Agency,
PISGAH TO HONOR
DROOCK ON MONDAY
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BRANDEIS AND CARDOZO:
Spokesmen For the Living Law
A Study of Two Great Jurists
By HAROLD BUCHMAN
EDIToll's NOTE—Daring this
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of the year when nierea thoughts am
drawn to the IfleS1 • of freedom and Justice. It is timely Sereview the
ilmoted to the understanding
mental GLIM, of too men whose
and betterment of mankind, are as o baron In the eternal search for
Centuries of haunting persecu-
tion and oppression have Instilled
in the Jewish soul a longing for
liberty and freedom that even the
fires of the present day Mephis-
topheles cannot consume, but only
quicken. People who have known
for ages the tortures of the damn-
ed will continue to gaze at the
stars, however darkened they may
at intervals become when the
clouds of unreasoning hatred and
blind fury cast their shadows
over them.
Dr. Solomon Goldman has de-
scribed this spirit as a "prophetic
restlessness in the face of in-
justice." Whatever it is termed,
there arises, predominant above
all characteristics in the Jewish
nature, that impatient desire to
remedy social inequalities, to
lighten the burden of the wretch-
ed and to give man the oppor-
tunity, not to have, but "to be
his best."
One sees the manifestation of
this attribute in the untold num-
ber of Jewish liberals, of all
shades, who have eagerly flocked
to the banners of causes, not al -
ways with wisdom perhaps, where
the avowed aim is liberation from
economic serfdom. Other tokens of
this well of sympathy are not
hard to find. And nowhere, in-
deed, is this sensitivity to the
evil forces of life more evident
than in the work of two Jewish
jurists whose contribution to 20th
century jurisprudence stands vir-
tuaUy unequalled. For, in the
years of labor of the Supreme
Court Justices, the late Benjamin
N. Cardoso and Louis D. Brandeis,
can be discovered that same re-
sponsiveness to the cries of those
who have yet to discover the true
meaning of liberty.
Cardin**. Poetry
Most significant of all develop-
ments in modern legal thought has
been the recognition that law is a
living organism, a body of rules
that pulsate with life, and leap
and grow in response to "the total
push and pressure of the cosmos?'
And the guiding force of growth.
says this school of thought, is the
voice of the social conscience, a
new higher law—the welfare of
the many. These two Jewish
Judges have given expression to
this new awareness with • vigor
and clarity that have stamped
them as probably its greatest lead-
ers, and implanted their ideas
deep in the roots of the legal sys-
tem.
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