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September 15, 1939
and THE LEGAL CHRONICLE
THE JEW AND
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An evaluation of the treatment
of Jewish characters in contem-
porary drama is presented in a
pamphlet, The American Drama
presents the Jew" by Joseph
Mersand, Ph. D., published by
The Modern Chapbooks, 284
Montauk Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Pointing out that ''the por-
trayal of Jewish characters in
drama can often nerve as an
index of a nation's attitude to
its Jewish population," Dr. Mer-
sand presents a birdseye view of
the manner in which the Jew
has been treated by dramatists
during the past 300 years. Ile
contrasts Mrs. Susanna Rawson's
"Slaves in Algiers" (1794) in
which the Jew was painted as a
scoundrel with Lessing's "Na-
than the Wise," the first major
play in the world's dramatic lit-
erature to present a noble por-
trait of a Jew." Richard Cumber-
land's "The Jew" (1793) he calls
"the first favorable dramatic
treatment by an English drama-
tist."
More numerous and more
varied portraits appeared on the
American stage as soon as the
traditional defamation of the
Jew lost its appeal, Dr. Mersand
writes, but old hostilities arose
again after the depression of
1929. The works of Odets, Rice,
Wesley and others are described
to show the role in which the
Jew is presented as educator, as
attorney, in the economic field,
an physician, as entertainer. as
radical, as philosopher, as moth-
er, as man of courage. lie con-
cludes by stating:
"The history of the Jew on the
recent American stage is truly
one of emancipation . . . No
longer is he the comic figure
with red beard, hooked nose and
gabardine .. Rothschild's words
have come true of the Jew of
the American stage, for he has
learned to 'live with dignity, to
walk with dignity, to die with
dignity.'"
A well-known 16th century
Rabbi begins his last will and
testament by saying: "Some in-
herit and bequeath wealth . . .
I have nothing to offer but a
rule of righteousness and guid-
ance in the fear of God." In his
introduction he also mentions the
well-known parable of the Three
Friends (Money, Relatives and
Worthy Deeds) the last of which
alone accompanies the dying man
to the grave.
INSPIRING MORE THAN TOLERATION
A Message Written for Readers of The Detroit Jewish
Chronicle by Eminent Member of Parliament
By JOSIAH'C. WEDGWOOD
The status of the Jewish people in the world today
is deplorable. Improvement depends solely on Palestine.
If the Zionists can defeat the White Paper and get more
Jews in illegally than they were permitted to do legally,
—if they can get land by purchase acquired illegally,
and use it—then they will show a strength no one expects
of them today and become respected by all—especially
by English-speaking people, who naturally put the laws
of God above the laws of man. Self-sacrifice, unity, suc-
cess, all inspire something more than ,toleration.
A New Year Message to the Jews of Michigan Through
The Detroit Jewish Chronicle
By THE HON. LUREN D. DICKINSON
Governor of Michigan
This age, torn by strife and the unfortunate spread
of hatred and race prejudice, needs true religious ob-
servance and spiritual living as a tonic and a cure for the
despairing minds of all peoples.
As Americans, we are especially obligated to
perpetuate our ideals of racial and religious tolerance,
and to create guarantees for the well being of all our
people.
As an observing Christian, I am especially disturbed
over the sad plight of the Jews of the world. It is a sad
state of affairs when bigotry gets the upper hand and
intolerance threatens to undermine the feelings of
brotherhood and good will. These intolerant attitudes
of the old world must not invade American ranks. Our
institutions and the foundations for American liberty
must be preserved.
On the occasion of the New Year of the Jewish
people, I wish to extend my sincerest greetings to the
Jews of Michigan and to express the hope that inde-
cencies will not gain a foothold on this land of freedom.
We must strive together—Christians and Jews—to keep
America free and to help make our people happy.
May this New Year on the Jewish calendar mark
the beginning of an era of kindness and tolerance and
unyielding equality.
I pray with my Jewish friends that God, the Father
of all mankina, may grant peace and joy to all peoples.
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With hearts that are burdened and heavily laden
will a whole people stand before its God during this sea-
son of penitence and solemn assembly. Into the sanctuary
will Israel bring his apprehesensions and fears and sor-
rows. The old prayers for mercy and divine aid will as-
sume greater immediacy and vividness than ever before
in our time.
May we carry back into our daily lives from the
communion with the God of our fathers and with the
tradition and spirit of our people, renewed faith and
increased hope. Let us remember that justice and truth
are the objects of the attack, whose immediate victim
is the Jew. It is against the throne of God that the shafts
which pierce Israel are directed. It is decency and right
which suffer when we suffer. The Jew's humiliation is
the shame of humanity, and his degradation symbolizes
the defeat of nobility and goodness.
It is not a disgrace, but an honor to suffer in such
a cause. The hope which is ours is born of our faith in
the inevitable triumph of right over wrong.
Israel's destiny places him in the very forefront of
this great war against injustice. May we ever bear in
mind the words spoken to the Jewish host in ancient
days, when it went forth to do battle:
"Hear 0 Israel ye draw nigh this day unto battle
against your enemies, let not your heart faint; fear not,
nor be alarmed, neither be ye affrighted at them. For
the Lord your God is He that goeth with you to fight for
you against your enemies, to save you."
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NEW YORK (WNSI—In line
with the Jewish Agency's plan
to raise $1E6000,000 for the ad-
mission of 25,000 refugees to
Palestine, the Mizrachi Womerr, s
Organization of America an-
nounced that additional housing
for orthodogf Jewish girls will be
provided by the Mizrachi Women
in the new building it proposes
to build in Haifa and at the
Central farm for the training of
religious youth. Mrs. Bessie
Gottsfeld, Palestine representa-
tive of the Mizrachi Women's
Organization of America, who is
now in New York, hailed the
step as a "great advance in solv-
ing the problems of housing re-
ligious youth in the Holy Land."
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Women's Zionist Organization of
America, attributed a "resur-
gence of active interest in the
Zionist movement on the part of
American Jewish youth" to a
hatred of Nazi-Fascist aggression
and its attendant anti-Semitism,
a feeling that Jews must make a
vigorous collective effort for the
defense of Jewish rights and a
consciousness that Jewish sur-
vival, including the rebuilding of
a Jewish homeland in Palestine,
is bound up with democratic
ideas.
The answers represent the opin-
ions of nearly 20,000 Jewish
young women, who were consulted
by Junior liadassah leaders at a
series of conferences held in 42
states, according to Miss Sylvia
Graff and Miss Esther Novick,
Junior Hadassah membership
chairmen. who conducted the
countryside survey.
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A New Year Message
Last year, the year 5699, was one of the most disas-
trous years of Jewish history. For this very reason we
must look forward to the New Year which, according
to the Jewish calendar, marks the beginning of the new
century, 5700, as the opening of a new and brighter era,
At Munich last fall the whole civilized world
seemed to have surrendered to the man who is character-
ized above all else as the enemy of the Jew. Later
in the year and as part of that surrender, Great Britain,
whom we had considered one of the Jew's greatest
friends among the nations, violated her sacred word to
facilitate the establishment of a Jewish homeland in
Palestine.
In the past year, too, anti-Semitism made its appear-
ance in America in a more definite and dangerous form
than we had ever known. The infamous radio priest veri-
tably filled the air of America with the agitation of
hatred against the Jew.
Yet the fact stands out that all these accumulations
of disaster found us strong in faith and united in spirit
and therefore able to cope with our misfortunes.
We gave sacrificially to relieve the most distressed
of our brethren. We refused to bow our heads to the I
enemy, but resisted, and replied to all of his attacks. We I
maintained discipline in our own ranks and defended
our good name and our rights with courage and dignity.
Once more it has become obvious that the enemies
l of the Jew are the enemies of mankind. He who began
his public career with a war against the Jew is now
threatening war against all civilization.
As Rabbi in Israel, I call upon my people to hold
fast to their faith, to keep their courage despite repeated
disappointments, to maintain a united front against the
common enemy, and to look forward to the New Year
and to the new century for the inevitable rebound of the
spirit of mankind toward freedom, humaneness and
peace.
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