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A ril 21, 1939
and THE LEGAL CHRONIC' s
Boycott Council
Calls Conference
YIDDISH MAKES ITS MARK
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oNat
A national conference to in- Valley," an April publication,
tensify the Anti-Nazi Boycott Sholem Asch's "Three Novels"
throughout the United States has were published by G. P. Putnam's
been called by the Joint Boycott Sons, in a translation by Elsa
Council of the American Jewish
Congress and the Jewish Labor Krauch. "Uncle Moses," "Chaim
Committee for Sunday, May 7, at Lederer's Return" and "Judge
the Manhattan Center. 311 W. Not—" are the three novels. All
34th St., New York City. Dele- of them had already gained fame
gates will come from all parts of in Yiddish, but this is their first
the country, frbm as far West as translation into English. They all
Los Angeles and from the Deep deal, unlike Asch's other works,
South, fun the Middle West, with phases of American life.
New England, and all the huge
These three novels present a
Eastern cities.
study of immigrant life, of poor
The national anti-Nazi boycott Jews who acquire wealth, of East
conference will be the first step Side Jews who are drawn into
in a renewed and invigorated crime. There is a passionate cry
drive to increase the effectiveness for justice in the latter novel.
of the boycott throughout the when the Jewish banker who was
country and in communities sentenced to die pleads the cause
where the boycott has not mile of an unfortunately condemned
very much headway up to the Negro. There is a passion of eco-
present.
nomic decency in the three novels
and a cry for fairness intermingled
I. J. SINGER
with a condemnation of Jewish
newly-rich who snub their pover- and Sons." This novel by Josue
Drora-Kadimah Juniors to ty-stricken brethren and who be-
Sponsor Bridge-Luncheon come ultra-capitalistic in their Jehouda, although translated into
English by Angelo S. Rappoport
quest for success.
on Wednesday
from the French, nevertheless de-
Jehouda's "Fathers and Sons"
serves a plare in this study, since
A luncheon-bridge will be given
From the press of Edward
by the Drora-Kadimah Jrs. of the Goldstein Ltd., 25 Museum St., the theme of this novel is akin
Pioneer Women's Organization London, W. C. 1, England, comes to many of those translated from
on Wednesday, April 26, at 12;301 a novel about Jews in Switzer- the Yiddish. Also, the flavor of
p. m., at Bedell's Auditorium. I land, under the title "Fathers the book is more Yiddish than
There will be prizes. Those who
desire tickets should call the
chairman, Mrs. Joseph Kaploe,
Townsend 7-8279, or the co-,
chairman, Mrs. L. Gilberg, Town-I
send 6-5010. Proceeds of this
affair will go for the hledera
Children's Home of Palestine.
At an executive meeting of
club one, the following affairs
have been arranged: Shavouoth
celebration on Sunday, May 28;
annual picnic in June; annual
flower day in Mt. Clemens, July
23. Organizations are requested
not to interfere with these dates.
A joint cultural meeting was
held Wednesday evening, April
19, at I.achar's. hi. Dombey gave
several readings and Miss Sylvia
Levine rendered vocal solos.
last year, Were contributed this
ton, Pa., and received his public year.
school education in Pittsburgh and
• Campaign Radio Addresses
Cleveland. He attended Western
Inaugurating the series of cam-
Reserve University, received his paign appeals to be broadcast
A. B. from the University of Cin. over the Altman Jewish Hour,
einnati and was ordained rabbi Radio Station WMBC, Rabbi Leon
at Hebrew Union College, in 1927. Pram, chairman of the Allied Jew-
Ile was for seven years assistant ish Campaign Speakers' Bureau,
rabbi of the Temple in Cleveland and Jacob Weissman, chairman of
and is now rabbi of the Coiling- the Junior Division of the Speak-
wood Ave. Temple, Toledo.
era' Bureau, will address the ra-
Dr. Silver's Address
dio audience on Saturday and
In the course of his address here Sunday of this week.
last Sunday, Dr. Silver said that
Mr. Weissman's address will be
at no period in history were the heard., Saturday evening, April
Jews forced to fight on so many 22, at 9 o'clock. His appeal will
fronts at the same time. "For- be made primarily to the young
merly," he stated, "in periods of people of the Detroit Jewish
persecution, there has always been Community, who, in these un-
a welcoming land that offered a precedented times, most assume
haven. Down the long record of their full share of community re-
Jewish suffering, there has been sponsibility.
no previous instance where a gov-
Rabbi Fram will analyze the
ernment has had the policy of ex- objejctives of the 1939 drive on
terminating Jews not alone within Sunday, April 23, at 1 o'clock.
its own boundaries, but all over Rabbi Fram believes a program
the world.
of education is especially neces-
"For 25 years, since the World sary in this year's campaign, for
War, we have not been living In the deplorable situation in the
normal times. Our civilization is world today calls for complete un-
shot through with unleashed in- derstanding of the issues at stake
decencies and hatred. Plagues and by every American Jew.
epidemics followed the War—
Through the courtesy of Mr.
typhus and Influenza—because the
resistance of the race was lowered. Altman, educational campaign ad-
dresses
and radio appeals will be
Itbtred and indecencies have fol-
lowed the War because of the broadcast by leaders in the drive
next
Saturday
and Sunday, and
low- ere spiritual vitalities of the
race. There is no people in the every evening during the 10-day
campaign
period
from May 7 to
world today capable of rising to
the challenge of a great tragedy." 17. A schedule of the addresses
to
be
broadcast
will
be printed
Despite his anaylsis of the Eu- next week.
ropean situation, Dr. Silver ex-
pressed a confidence for the future
Cities Ready to Launch
of the Jews in the world today. L
Extraordinary Campaigns
His confidence is based on two
facts: one, history—and two, the
NEW YORK. — Suprred on by
present scene. "The Jewish peo- the successful completion of rec-
ple," he said, "has learned the ord-breaking campaigns in more
strategy of survival through a than 425 communities throughout
long history. They have discovered the country during the first four
how to wrest survival from defeat. months of the year, key cities
And anti-Semitism today is pc). from coast to coast will begin
laical. The whole device is a during the next 10 days a series
miserable political swindle. Lead- of local drives on behalf of the Extensive Course of Study
ers in Fascist countries are inter- United Jewish Appeal for Refu-
in Floral Care Made in
ested in exploiting race hatred to gees and Overseas Needs which
New York by Norman
gain imperial power."
promises to outdo in intensity
Rosenman
Emphasizing that Germany's and scope any previous effort
imperial aims are not new, but a ever conducted on behalf of Jew-
Announcement is made that
result of the 19th century dream ish relief and reconstruction in
of her military caste, Dr. Silver Europe, refugee aid, immigration Norman Rosenman, well known
stated that the Reich must con- and settlement in Palestine, and florist, who for many years has
quer many small nations before refugee integration in this coun- been engaged in the floral busi-
ness in Detroit, has recently re-
this dream can be realized. What try.
to do with these small nations and
Among the campaigns sched- turned to this city after an ex-
their defenseless minorities is the uled to begin shortly are those in tensive course of training and the
problem of the statesmen of to- the largest cities from coast to study of flowers in New York.
day." The Treaty at Versailles coast, including New York, De-
While in the great metropolis,
gave international protection to troit, Los Angeles, Cleveland, St. Mr. Rosenman studied under Max
all minorities including the Jewish Louis, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Schling of the Savoy Plaza Hotel,
one," he said. "There will always Washington, D. C., and New Or- who is considered one of the fore-
be minorities in Europe living out- leans.
most florists in America. Ile has
side of their mother countries.
As the situation of oppressed brought back with him the most
Statesmen must realize that it is Jews in the countries of Central fashionable ideas in the arrange-
impossible to move six million and Eastern Europe becomes pro- ment of flowers and which are so
people. Sooner or later, this prob- gressively worse, local leaders are popular and prevalent with east-
lem must be met.
marshalling all their forces, de- ern society.
Mr. Rosenman is now prepared
Says Story of Palestine Should termined that the Jewry of Amer-
Be Told to the Children
ica will meet in the fullest meas- to serve Detroiters better than
"The story of Palestine should ure the responsibility which the ever before. From a simple box
be told to our children," said Dr. European situation has placed of flowers to the largest floral
Silver. "We should not be content upon it. Reports to the national designs, he will carry out his
with building their pride of race offices from campaigns now in theme, "Originality in Flowers,"
only with the tales of Moses, Jos- progress throughout the nation in- at 8930 Third Ave., at Taylor.
hua and Judas Maccabeus. There dicate that every resource of the Orders can be phoned by calling
are more heroic stories being en- Jewish community is being mobi- Trinity 2-9116.
acted in Palestine today than in lized toward the one unified ap-
the whole course of our history, peal in behalf of the Joint Dis-
and our history is not lacking in tribution Committee, the United
Pittsburgh Rabbi Is May
heroism.
Palestine Appeal and the National
Speaker on NBC's Mes-
"The Jews of Palestine have Co-ordinating Committee Fund,
sage of Israel
given Jews everywhere an exam- Inc.
ple they should cherish. When
The New York City campaign,
Dr. Solomon B. Freehof, rabbi
menaced by force, they have re- which is scheduled to be the great-
acted with courage. When threat- est ever conducted by any city of Shalom Temple, Pittsburgh,
ened with delimitation of their in the country for Jewish aid will be guest speaker during May
rights they stood up strongly to abroad, is read to move ahead on the Message of Israel pro-
preserve them against all foes. If under the energetic leadership of grams, broadcast each Saturday
that comparatively small commu- Henry Ittleson.
from 7:00 to 7:30 p. m., EDST,
nity of l'alestine could resist Arab
May 7 has been marked off as over the Blue Network of the Na-
violence for three years, encour- a banner day for Detroit, for on tional Broadcasting Company.
aged as the latter were by the that date the campaign of the
empires of Mussolini and Hitler, Allied Jewish Campaign officially
and still grow and prosper, the begins under the chairmanship of Europe into a state of political
millions of Jews elsewhere have Henry Wineman, and Fred M. chaos and have created a devas-
problem for the Jewish
every right to be strong and hope- Butzel. Irving W. Blumberg and tating
ful. But there are some among Joseph II. Ehrlich are co-chair- people as a whole.
During
the• September crisis
us who have greater capacity for men of the Trades Council and in Prague Mr.
Easterman saw the
resistance. We must share our Isidore Sobeloff is Executive Di- death-agony of Czecho-Slovakia
resources with the others."
rector of the campaign. Heading and its collapse under the Nazi
Albert Lasker's Address
the Detroit Service Group, the
s In a stirring address delivered fund-raising arm of the Jewish heel. In the Sudetenland itself he
the Nazi invaders seize
to a gathering of more than 400 Welfare Federation, are Gus D. witnessed
the most cherished province of
workers in the campaign at noon Newman, president, and Simon Czecho-Slovakia.
on Wednesday, Albert D. Lasker Shetzer, chairman of the board,
Subsequently and in recent
described the tragic position of and Miss Esther R. Prussian, di- months he has made an extensive
the Jews throughout the world rector.
tour of the countries surround-
and declared that "Jews get the
European Jewry is now in the ing Nazi Germany — Poland,
first helping at the table of per- midst of the grimmest catas- Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Den-
secution." He declared that it is trophe that has ever befallen the mark and Rolland, where the
the obligation of very Jew to say: Jewish people and is being sub- bulk of Hitler's Jewish victims
"This is my burden, I must shire" merged in an avalanche of vio- still reside.
and indicated that no one has a lence and hate that is sweeping
In December, Mr. Easterman
right to deny help to the perse- from one end of Europe to the was on a special mission to Tunis
cuted.
other. Unless American Jewry where Mussolini threatened the
Pointing
to the hardships realizes the full horror of the crisis which is now seeing its
treated by racial laws, Mr. Lasker plight of their brethren in Eu- evil fruit in Albania and the
described the manner in which rope in the face of the onsweep- Mediterranean.
help is being given to tens of ing Nazi terror, and unless Amer-
Shortly before leaving London,
thousand of unforunates by the ican Jewry is ready to share the Mr. Easterman witnesed and de-
Joint Distribution Committee. and burden of rescuing hundreds of scribed in the British press what
indicated that many of the small thousands of their flesh and blood, he characterizes as "the most
countries are not only welcoming millions of men. women and chil- poignant tragedy of all times"—
and assisting refugees but are dren ate doomed to extinction. the landing of German-J e wish
contributing large sums of money. This is the message brought di- child refugees on English soil,
He pointed to Holland as an ex- rect from Europe by Alexander seeking refuge from the horrors
ample of generosity and said the L. Easterman, noted British of Nazi Germany, leaving par-
small number of Jews in that journalist and chief foreign cor- ents, homes, schools and friends.
country collected more than one respondent of the London Daily
Mr. Ensterman, who is a lead-
million dollars for refugee work. Herald, who arrived in the United ing expert on affairs in Central
"The Joint Distribution Corn- States this week. and will tour and Eastern Europe and the Mid-
mittee is compelled to send ever t he country in the interests of dle East, has in his dispatches to
larger sums to care for the home- the United Jewish Appeal for the London Daily Herald which
less," Mr. Lasker maid. And he Refugees and Overseas Needs. has a daily circulation of more
said too, that if adequate relief (Mr. Easterman will address one than 2,000,000 readers, been re-
is to be given that generous al- of the Allied Jewish Campaign sponsible for guiding British pub-
lotment, will have to be made to meetings in Detroit).
lic opinion, and particularly for
the United Jewish Appeal.
"Refugees from the fast multi- crystallizing in the British press
Pointing to the unprecendented p lying terror-land of Nazism are the far-reaching critical signifi-
achievements in Palestine, Mr. fleeing in vast stricken hordes. cance of the events in Nazi Ger-
Luker pointed out that the great Many hundreds of thousands are many during the past six ,'ears.
effort for the upbuilding of the still left behind, unable to es-
Mr. Easterman who "cov-
Jewish National Home is going cape; unless help is brought to ered" for the London Daily
forward despite difficulties and them immediately they are faced Herald the recent conference
that there is not the slightest with extermination at the hands en Palestine in St. James'
question but that Palestine will of the 'brutalitarian states'," Mr. Palace, ■ and has made a close
continue to be ■ haven of settle- Easterman said.
study of Palestine develop-
ment for many tens of thousands.
"Jewish refugee problem in ment, urged that the Jews of
"Palestine," he said, "has be- Europe has reached alarming pro- America must consolidate their
come a symbol of hope for the portions--so alarming that many forces in order to s•feguard
refugee in a world filled with countries are closing their gates their rights in Palestine as an
hopelessness."
iiiii factor of Jewish
against them. While Europe at
Picturing the horrible condi the behest of Hitler prepares to destiny.
"American Jewry must speak
tion of the Jew in Poland, Mr. shut the door behind the wander-
Lasker said that one third of the ing Jew, the rest of the world has to England in the name of mil-
Jews in that country are actually already all but closed it in his lions of Jews who are today with-
out home and . hope," he said.
starving and that another third face.
"American Jewry is the last "Palestine can absorb a very-
is barely eking out a living.
Mr. Lasker described the gen- hope of the terrorized Jew of large proportion of the refugees,
and England must be convinced
erous manner in which Jews Europe."
As one of the outstanding Brit- that the doors of Palestine must
throughout the country are re-
sponding to the Allied Jewish ish foreign correspondent; Mr. be kept wide open at this most
Campaign and indicated that in Easterman has observed and re- critical period in Jewish history.
many instances contributions ported at first hand on the recent That can be done only by the
amouting to three. four, and five world-shaking events which have clear and assertive voire of Amer.
times the sums that were given plunged the entire continent of lean Jewry.
French, and it is evident that the
author has gotten hiS culture, like
his heroes, from Eastern Europe.
The author, Jehouda, is a nat-
uralized French citizen who orig-
inally came from the Ukraine. He
has already written a number of
interesting works dealing with
Jewish themes. In the present
novel he deals with the division
that conies in Jewish ranks among
young and old, the generation of
observers and their children who
seek assimilation. It is the story
of a Jewish family that had been
induced to remain in Zurich and
to abandon its road to America
when told of opportunities for
Jewish tailors in Switzerland.
They remain. The son, David, is
soon on the road to becoming suc-
cessfully acclimated. But he re-
bels against Jewish practices. lie
goes to Paris. But later David
meets the daughter of a leading
Zurich Jew who once before
caught his fancy. Miriam helps to
restore him to health and to hap-
piness when he is taken seriously
ill. The renegade is restored to
Jewish life, and the path is paved
by love for a charming and de-
voted Jewess.
Meller's "Roots in the Sky"
Although written in English,
two other novels deserve consid-
eration at this time because of
their Jewish themes and authors.
They are Sidney Meller's "Roots
in the Sky" and Naomi Jacob's
"Straws in Amber." Both were
published by Macmillan.
Sidney Meller's "Roots in the
Sky" is his first novel. It is the
story of a Rabbi and his wife
who migrate from Russia to
America and who entertain hopes
to have one of their children pre-
pare for the rabbinate. But the
American environment plays its
tricks. Instead, the children drift.
One turns prize-fighter, ward
politician, bad radio singer. One
is a radical labor leader. A daugh-
ter is married to a self-hating
Jew. Another son is a racketeer.
But the aged couple retains its
faith—but their roots are in the
sky. The faithful Jew will feel
that it is a sustaining sky—espe-
cially in view of the steadfastness
of the Rebitzin at the funeral of
her husband.
Moller has written a great
novel. It is one of the best by an
American Jew published in many
years.
Naomi Jacob's "Straws in Amber"
Naomi Jacob, half-Jewess, suc-
cessful novelist who knows the
Jewish scene and has succeeded
in portraying interesting Jewish
characters in her previous novels,
has produced another magnificent
story in "Straws in Amber."
In this novel Miss Jacob deals
with the stage. Having been an
actres herself, she is highly quali-
fied to treat this subject—and she
does it splendidly. The Jewish
hero—Maurice Morris—and the
girl he adored—Sally Brightman
—both turned to the stage, in
search for careers. -A misunder-
standing led to Sally's marrying
a rival. When she realizes her
mistake, she takes to drink. But
Maurice sticks by her. 'It's right
because it's in the character , " is
the concluding note of the novel.
"Straws in Amber" reveals a
constant improvement in Nuonii
Jacob's works. It is one of her
very best novels—and that is
saying much for an author who
has gained as much fame and
acclaim in this country as $ 1,
has in her native England.
Pontiac's Committee on
Public Information Dia-
tributing 100 Studies in
Judaism
Pontipc's Committee on Public
Information, as its share in the
Union of American Hebrew Con-
gregations' "Truth About the
Jew" campaign, is distributing
100 copies of "Judaiam'a influ-
ence on the Founding of the Re-
public" by Rabbi Morris M. Feur-
licht, one of the "Popular Studies
in Judaism" series, published by
the Tract Commission of the
Union and the Central Confer-
ence of American Rabbis.
Rabbi Eric Friedland is chair-
man of the Pontiac Committee
In the cobbled square of Memel, only a few days ago, as a fugitive Jewish family hurried
away to frightened seclusion
A/wd and ?Vita
?
Six million Jews overseas face persecution, pauperization, extinction
Where, but to us, can they turn for help?
Hundreds of thousands dispossessed overnight, cut off from all normal
human rights, cry out to us.
,
Only the accident of emigration by us, or bypur parents or grandparents,
has saved us from their plight. Except for the grace of our good fortune, we
would now be with them, for we are all one in historical background. We are
people of the same features, the same forbears, the same religion, the,same hopes
and aspirations. Their adversity is ours and ours also is their suffering.
For ourselves here, life must go on through the normal, essential social
services. For ourselves, too, the weapons of self-defense must be provided. And
for them must be provided relief and reconstruction in European lands, immi-
gration and settlement in Palestine and refugee adjustment in the United
States. For these vital services and for 52 others, local, national and abroad,
the Detroit Allied Jewish Campaign is now raising $79o,000.
To match a new peak in suffering we must set a new standard of giving.
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WE CAN GIVE IS THE
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