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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and

April i2, 1940

Purely Commentary

"Vayehi Erev—Vayehi Poker"

The pun that goes the rounds in London, as
a con...equence of the blackouts, is a translitera-
a Biblical phrase. Now they say in the
Of
tion
British capital "Vayehi Erev, Vayehi Poker."
Apptrently people are alike everywhere. A short
n .0 we spoke of one London home where.
time
in the midst of the blackout, there was intro-
duced a revival of Bible study. But the poker
n points to the shuffling of cards rather than
pu
the t maing of the Bible pages.
The Talmudic saw that "the ways of the world
are a Lke" ("sadno d'arbo chart hu") was never
; .orrect. In spite of untold tragedies Jews
more
in Loudon as well as New York make more use
of the cards and chips than they do of the
Scriptures which gave their ancestors spiritual
sustenance. The tiles of a Chinese game and the
chips ;d• bridge and poker games are the means
for divorsion. And the pages of the Holy Book
are getting dusty because hands are too busy—
e ven dining blackouts.
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By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

•

A Rebuke to Those Who Cringe

The approaching visit in Detroit, after a lapse
of close to two years, of Dr. Solomon Goldman,
the brilliant president of the Zionist Organiza-
tion of America, inspires additional comment on
the contributions he has made to Jewish self-
•espect as well as to Jewish national effort and
cultural advancement.
In addition to the several excellent books Dr.
Goldman published recently, reference to which
was made in this column a week ago, he has
written important articles and delivered thought-
There Is Nothing New
p•ovoking addresses. Among his significent articles
Th e dispute over the admission of Catholic, was one on "Sheer Ignorance" written for the
Jewish and Negro jurists, during the selection of Reconstructionist Magazine. Therein he discussed
panel before the opening of the Christian the weakness of the so-called Christian-Jewish
the
Frontkts case in New York, brings up an old Good-Will movement, deplored the readiness with
issue of prejudices and suspicions. The Christian which Christians submitted to flattery by Jews
Frontists objected to reports that Catholics would when they came to speak in our houses of wor-
be barred from service on the jury that was ship and regretted the bending of knees by Jews.
to act in their case, but they turned ai ound and Written on the occasion of Brotherhood Week,
registered objections to Jews and Negroes serving Dr. Goldman took occasion in this article to state
on the judging panel. This, too, is natural with as follows:
The teachings of Jesus, assuming for the
biased people.
moment that there is no doubt as to what
Thew is an interesting case on reeoril affecting
they were, differ from the teachings of the
a Jewish juryman which indicates that such ex-
prophets and the Rabbis even as the philos-
periences are common in our experiences, except
ophy of Spinoza departs from the rabbinism
that they differ with the temper of the times.
of Akiba and the metaphysics of Maimonides.
On May 30, 1930, in the section on "Law Re-
True, Spinoza was rooted in both, but so do
ports," under the heading "Jewish Juryman Ob-
apple trees and near trees have their roots
jected To," the London Jewish Chronicle pub-
in the same earth. To toss and bandy about
lished the following item :

with 11 members, I think, as it is a wet
afternoon out . . " (Laughter.) The Juror:
Personally, I am quite satisfied to go. At the
same time, this is a great shame in an
English court. I am a British subject but
they are trying to put a bad character on
me as a Jew. I strongly object to it. Mr.
Justice Charles: You need not bother about
that. I have said that there is no ground
for it. Just as the juror was preparing to
leave Mr. P. B. Morle (for the defendant)
said: "I am e ntitled to 12 jurors and I am
not consenting to go on with 11." Mr. Justice
Charles (to the juror): Then I must ask
you to remain. The application is refused.
It is an unreasonable one, and ought never
to have been made. The jury were then
sworn and the case proceeded. Shortly after-
wards, however, a technical flaw brought
the case to an end—before the opening was
finished—and the whole of the jury were
freed.

such terms as love, brotherhood, justice and
peace as proofs of the oneness of Judaism
and Christianity is either the attestation
of ignorance or the device of sycophancy.
Informed Jews and informed Christians know
that they differ. The late lamented George
Foote Moore knew both the religion of Jesus
and Judaism and he knew how vastly they
differed. Informed Jews and Christians who

are also liberal and kind do not seek to ex-
terminate one another because of these dif-
ferences. A Procrustean bed is not a symbol
of enlightenment and g ood-will.

But these apostles not only reveal an ex-
treme simplicity of mind but also a remark.
able cringing of character. They are on their
knees before their Christian audiences, assur-
ing them over and over again how deeply
grateful they are for the privilege of address-
ing them. It does not once enter their minds
that among equals, friends and brethren the
exchange and interchange of views is some-
thing to be taken for granted. In h u ndreds

of synagogues, hundreds of Christians deliver
addresses every day in the week. We are still
to learn that any of them perform special
genuflections for the privilege of standing in
a Jewish pulpit. Why, then, this bending of
the knee, this excessive jubilation when a
Jew is invited to speak before Christians. If
a Jew does not stand in a Christian pulpit as
a brother, as a fellow human being, then the
self-respecting Jew does not belong there.
The self-respecting Jew, like every self-
respecting human being, spurns toleration. He
has nothing but contempt for Jew-baiting
and intolerance. He expects fellowship, not
condescension. The fact that there is hatred
of Jews in one country does not make its
absence in another country a virtue.
Woe unto thee, 0 Israel, that thou be-
gettest such spokesmen, and woe unto thee,

As stated, the only difference between the

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Halevy Concert
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reactions of a prejudiced mind in London in 1930
and a similar bigoted attitude in New York in
1940 is the sentiment that motivates the actions
of a group in a given period. It is evident that
1940 is a more violent time for Jews. But since
it is a fact that history repeats itself and that
there is nothing new under the sun, we may well
take it for granted that these periods of bigotry
will also pass and that better times will come
for mankind.

When an action against a Jew was begun
in the King's Bench Division on Monday, Mr.
M. O'Sullivan, counsel for plaintiff, objected
to a Jewish member of the jury. He was
prepared, he said, to carry on with 11 jurors.
Mr. Justice Charles: I have never heard any-
thing like it in my life. It is a most extraor-
dinary application. I have no reason to sup-
pose that this gentleman—I do not care what
his religion is—will give a verdict except
in accordance with his sworn oath. Mr. O'Sul-
livan: I hold the opinion of my lord, and
hold it very strongly, but I am only doing my
duty. "There is no ground for the applica-
tion," said Mr. Justice Charles, "but pos-
sibly it will be more satisfactory if this
gentleman takes a holiday this afternoon."
(Laughter.) Turning to the ju•or, he
went on: "Don't think for one moment that
I think there is any ground for the t ippIica-
lion, but if the plaintiff is content I.• go on

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Tho Legal Chronicle

Persons expecting to attend the
15th annual concert of the Hal-
evy Singing Society are advised
by the chairman of the concert
committee, David Goldberg, not
only to secure their reserved seat
tickets at once while choice seats
are still obtainable, but that they
should plan to be in their seats
in the Scottish Rite Auditorium
of Masonic Temple before 8:30
p. m., on Sunday, May 5, as the
program will begin promptly at
that time. Doors will be kept
closed during the rendition of
musical selections and latecomers
will not be seated until their con-
clusion.
Participating in the concert will
be the Halevy chorus of 65 mixed
voices in it variety of selections
in Yiddish, Hebrew and English,
under the direction of Dan Froh-
man ; Marcia Hoffman, dramatic
soprano, will present a group of
solo numbers, and a string
quartet, composed of Zinovi Bis-
tritzky, Sidney Colman, Michael
Bistritzky and Jacob Becker, will
play several selections from the
classical chamber music reper-
toire. All seats are reserved, and
tickets can be purchased from
any Halevy member or at the Es-
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Ehrlich Forest as follows: Two
trees by Marvin and Joan Speva-
kow, in memory of J. H. Ehrlich ;
two trees in memory of Mrs.
Hormowitz, by the Paragons;
one tree in memory of Yahrzeit
of her husband, Barney Atkins,
by Mrs. Lillie Atkins.
To plant trees in the Butzel
Forest, call Mrs. Philip Slomo-
vitz, 17117 Stoepel Ave., UN.
1-6972.

The Jewish National Fund
Council acknowledges the plant-
ing of the following trees in the
Fred M. Butzel Forest in Pal-
estine;
On tree by Mrs. and Mrs. Sol
.facob,:on and Mr. and Mrs. Syle
Isa •
of Sde
y n y
i n memory o
Miller.
One tree honoring the recovery
of Br. A. M. Hershman, by Mr.
and Mrs. M. II. Zackheim.
Cardozo Club, composed of em-
A contribution honoring Dr:
and women—in the
Hershman's recovery by Mr. and ployees—men
Federal Service, at the meeting
Mrs. Nathan Spevakow.
A contribution from Mr. and last Sunday morning decided
Mrs. Nathan Spevakow, in mem- unanimously to join the American
ory of Yahrzeit of Elsie Sidlow. Jewish Congress. Max F. Hecker
One tree in Meyer Berlin For- and Louis Stovak were named
est by Young Women's Mizrachi, delegates.
A large group of new mem-
honoring Bar Mitzvah of Ernest
bers attended this meeting, and
Weiss.
A ont•ibution in memory of among them were several women
A. J. Koffman, a deceased presi- Federal employees.
The purpose of the society be-
dent of the Jewish National Fund
Council of Detroit, by a group ing social and educational, the
group decided to sponsor a card
of fri , nds.
A contribution to the tree and bingo party on Saturday
fund
from Mr. and Mrs. Mau- evening, May 4, at Garber's, 9001
.
12th St.
lice II. Zackheim.
Meetings of the club are held
Two
y North Woodward
branch
trees
b
of
Jewish
Women's
Eu-
every
first Sunday morning of
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' r oPean Welfare Organization, in the month at Garber's.
Further information regarding
honor of recovery of Miss Jean
bl e art i t olaltt and Mrs. A. J. Red- Cardoz Club may be secured by
Max E. Hecker, Trinity
3n3.
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