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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

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Detroit Jewish Chronicle

and THE LEGAL CHRONICLE

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26, 1940

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have no excuses to offer in the present
campaign. All must give out of propor-
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tion to previous contributions. If we are
to retain our honor as the most fortunate
By PHINEAS J. BIRON
Jewish community in the world, we are
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insiders insist that
Straight from the American
quotas which must be considered as the the Washington
next German government
minimum requirements in the present will be a monarchy with Prince Bible Society comes the in forma-
tragedy.
Philip von Hesse as its titular tion that since printing was in-

The Path of Free Peoples

In his address before the Pan Ameri-
t
can Union on April 15, President Roos-
1'0 insure publication, all correspondence and news matter velt took occasion to condemn racial
reach this office by Tuesday evening of earn week.
theories. "We hear," he said, "of races
Whe nmailing notices, kindly use one side of the paper only.
which claim the right of mastery. We
the Detroit Jewish Chronicle invites correspondence on sub-
learn of groups which insist they have
ects of interest to the Jewish people, but disclaims :,,sponsi-
the right to impose their way of life on
oility for an indorsement of views expressed by the writers.
other nations. We encounter economic
Sabbath Chol Hamoed Passover Readings of
compulsions shrewdly devised to force
the Torah
great areas into political spheres of in-
Pentateuchal portions—Ex. 33 :12-34 :26 ; Nuns.
fluence." In answer to these threats to
28 :19-25.
civilization the President emphatically
Prophetical portion—Ezek. 36:37:14.
"The Song of Songs" is read.
reaffirmed faith in democratic principles
Sunday, Chol Hamoed Passover, Reading of
in the following significant statement:
the Law
"In my conception the whole world
Readings of the Law for Seventh Day of Passover,
now is struggling to find the basis of
Monday, April 29
Pentateuchal portion — Ex. 13 :17-15 :26; Nuns.
its life in coming centuries.
28:19-25.
"I affirm that that life must be
Prophetical portion—II Sam. 22.
based on positive values.
Readings of the Law for Eighth Day of Passover,
"The value of love will always be
Tuesday, April 30
Pentateuchal portion—Deut. 15:19-16:17; Num.
stronger than the value of hate; since
28:19-25,
any nation or group of nations which
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employs hatred eventually is torn to
APRIL 26, 1940
pieces by hatred within itself.
"The value of truth and sincerity
Benjamin Franklin Said:
is always stronger than the value of
The 150th anniversary of the death of
lies and cynicism. No process has yet
Benjamin Franklin, which occurred last
been invented which can permanently
Wednesday, served to recall the views of
separate men from their hearts and
this great American.
consciences or can prevent them from
Speaking of liberty, Franklin had said :
seeing the results of their ideas as
time rolls by. You cannot make men
"They that can give up Liberty to
believe that a way of life is good
obtain a little temporary Safety de-
when it spreads poverty, misery, dis-
serve neither Liberty nor Safety."
ease and death. Men cannot be ever-
This statement is significant for our
lastlingly loyal unless they are free.
time. There are too many people who are
"We acclaim today the symbol of
concerned with personal safety, with sel-
50 years of the American way. We
fish security, without realizing that it is
are determined to continue on that
more important to have group liberty
way in friendship. We are deter-
and mass freedom, since liberty for the
mined that our mutual relations be
people at large assures freedom for the
built upon honor and good faith. We
individual.
are determined to live in peace and
Benjamin Franklin could be quoted
to make that peace secure. We are
without end on this score. But this state-
determined to follow the path of free
ment alone is powerful enough to elevate
peoples to a civilization worthy of
him among the greatest men this country
free men."
has proudced. All honor to his memory on
This declaration of faith is important
this anniversary.
from more than a strictly American point
of view. It is significant as a human dec-
The Saving Remnant
laration. It reaffirms the principle that
Every tragic period in Jewish history m
provided an element of relief through men
must
be free.
is hour
an especially
timely
statement
in It
this
of gloom
several fortunate communities in which when half the world is enveloped in dark-
Jews enjoyed comparative security. ness and depends upon this free conti-
With practically the entire world em- nent for light and encouragement.
broiled in a state of reaction and fright,
occasioned by war and oppression, the
Zionism Will Triumph
Jews of America are today in the posi-
In a message addressed to the dinner
tion of the saving remnant in Israel. Were
it not for American Jewry, our people's which marked the opening of the Keren
Hayesod campaign in Johannesburg,
position would be absolutely hopeless to-
day. Secure in our economic and political South Africa, General Jan Christiaan
status, the 4,500,000 Jews of this country Smuts, Prime Minister and Minister for
today represent the single group which is Internal Affairs of South Africa, one of
the staunchest friends of the Jewish peo-
free to act in defense of Jewish rights,
and free to help the millions of unfortun- pie in the world, declared :
"Nothing that has happened either
ates.
now
or during previous apparent set-
How will American Jewry measure up
backs
that have confronted Zionism
to its responsibilities in the present crisis,
has made me falter for one moment
which is the most trying in all of our
in my belief that it will ultimately
history?
triumph."
The challenge that faces us is beyond
General Smuts added in his message:
comparison with all our previous expe-
riences. We must take the lead in pre- "I am completely confident that neither.
senting the case for Jewish rights at the your effort nor your progress will cease
forthcoming peace conference; we must until Zion is once more securely rebuilt
make the search for homes for the home- as the Homeland of its ancient people."
less; we must give the means to feed and This statement is significant not only
for the encouraging sentiment expressed
clothe the hungry and the naked.
This community is now in the midst of by a great government leader, but also
a campaign to raise what on the surface because it serves as an assurance that we
appears to be a staggering sum of money. have retained a great friendship. General
But in view of our position as the only Smuts sent as his personal representative
Jewish community in the world that is to the Johannesburg dinner the South
blessed with the necessary means with African Minister of Native Affairs, Col-
which to save a large portion of our suf- onel Deneys Reitz, who told the assembled
fering people, no sacrifice ought to be con- audience : "On behalf of General Smuts
sidered too great for the justification of and the Government, may I assure you
the new position in which we find our- of our utmost sympathy and our real de-
sire to be of assistance. . We are certain
selves.
As the saving remnant in Israel, we are that the great Zionist ideal will be fully

challenged as Jews, as Americans, as realized."
Such declarations should give heart to
human beings. We are . called upon to give the Jewish people that we are on the way
very little compared with what our fellow
Jews throughout the world have given on to triumph and that we have the support
the altar on which freedom has been sac-of good friends. If the Jewish people wills
it, no decrees will stop our progress in
rificed.
The hesitating and the hard-hearted Palestine.

head and Hermann Goering the vented 1,040,000,000 volumes of
actual boss . • . It sounds like the Holy Scriptures have b een
a slight improvement on the printed, in 1,039 languages and
present set-up but what we'd like dialects . . . Ely Culbvition
to know is when the change will whose autobiography is causini;
come . . . The same sources a furore, has almost completi'd
claim that the change in the new book, a mystery story
British government with Church- Then—inspired no doubt by the
Nivizrz.
D
Emanuel
ill replacing Chamberlain, will t e h x e an. s c pe
chess wizard
come late this month or early
mutiny of the Future" will be
in May.
What with the was and all, published before summer—h e will
and Fritz Kuhn in jail, the Nazi settle down to write a really
bund is in such a bad way that serious book, which he plan•; to
Hitler has sent over a special call "The Structure of the Mass
n•presentative to reorganize it, Mind" . . . After that he pro-
the story goes . • . He's that poses to go into politics ,
German trade expert, Westrick J. Anthony Marcus has just fin-
by name, who officially is here 'shed a book dealing with the life
to improve German-American re- of the late Emma Redell, the
lotions—business relations—they opera singer, who was his wife
say . . . Pity poor Charge d'Af- . . Add to your list of budding
er . s tl. se name
amL i t , f s So-
fairer Hans Thomsen of the Ger- autobiographers
Tucker
man embassy at Washington . . •
In recent months he had only have her life story in print early
ea
Charlie
Chaplin
one really good friend in the next year le.. l . mChsaurics
capital
capital . . . Notice the past tense ; is taking legal
that friend was the Norwegian the publication of an unauthor-
ized biography of himself . . ,
Minister
he i Nw yk
tohlinksheiie
pub s fool-
il'ig rabbi
Winchell has discovered that That
mt the New
the technical supervisor of "The
Fighting 69th," the film in which brary guards had better stop
the character of Father Duffy They're hot on his trail for some
makes such an eloquent plea for of the library volumes the rabbi
tolerance among the faiths, has likes to keep on his own book-
a son among the "Christian shelf . . . Did you know, inci-
Fronters" on trial in Brooklyn dentally, that under the guidance
at this writing . . . The reason of Dr. Joshua Bloch the Library's
why that German-born "Christian Jewish Department has in the
Fronter" hanged himself, they last few years reveloped into a
whisper, is because he was afraid major department employing a
that if he ever came on the staff of 18? . . . Before Bloch's
witness stand the prosecutor day . there was only one head li-
would draw from bins enough of branan with a single assistant
the story of the Nazi conspiracy • • . One of the most interesting
in America to put the authorities public exhibits ever held in the
on the qui vive . . . Actually, library is the one now going on,
however, both our G-men and the showing Hebrew Bibles and Tal-
government authorities of the muds of various periods, pub-
Latin - American countries are fished in the 15th, 16th and 17th
well aware that Hitler has long centuries in Italy, Germany and
been planting his spies in the the Near East.
Western Hemisphere . . . Some ABOUT PEOPLE
of our Southern neighbors have,
indeed, already had occasion to
("Liliom") Molnar, the
thwart Nazi-inspired coups d'etat. second
cond Jew in history to have
received the Order of Corvin,
THIS AND THAT
That threatened Zionist storm
ration, isn't
recognized
by deco-
many
is blowing over . . . Both far- Hungary's
highest
literary
tions seem to have realized that people in New York, but fre-
the times are too serious for any quently is asked for his auto-
domestic dissension . . . When graph none the less . . . This
the ZOA convention will open because his distinguished appear-
at Pittsburgh only light and har- •ince, enhanced by his Legion of
mony will be witnessed by Dr. Honor ribbon, convinces auto-
Chaim Weizmann, who will be graph hounds that he must be
back here attending the conclave an important personality.
Jazz sure is becoming respect-
. . . Note to the Zionist organi-
zations who have been pooh-pooh- able these days .. . Benny Good-
ing the idea of Near Eastern man and Leopold Stokowski are
warfare and neglecting to take having a joint concert in Holly-
up the plan of Adam (Palestine wood—and Stokowski's
shipping) Rosen for pre-shipment tour of South America will be
of food packages to Eretz Is- followed by a ditto by Goodman
rael : The British government, . . . Benny hopes that the warm-
being more realistic, has spread er climate of Latin America will
a series of submarine nets around help the sciatica that has been
the principal harbors of Paps- bothering him so much.
(5'oPyright, 1939, 5. A. F. S.)
tine.

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