May 3, 1443

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

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Sabbath Scriptural Selections

Pentateuchal portion—Lev. 9:1-20:27.
Prophetical portion—Amos 9:7-15 or Ezek. 22:
1-19 (or 26).

Rosh Chodesh lyar Readings of the Law,

Wednesday and Thursday

Num. 28:1-15.

MAY 3, 1940

NISSAN 25, 5700

The Campaign Is On

The Allied Jewish Campaign is on!
Will Detroit Jewry—will the Jews of
America, respond to the 1940 appeal with
the liberality that is demanded in this
tragic hour in our history?
More than ever before, this is an oppor-
tune time to quote again the words of the
great Jewish teacher of the 12th century
—Maimonides—and to propagate anew
his code of ethical dealing with our neigh-
bors. Maimonides described man's duty to
man in eight steps, as follows:

asks that we give this year even if it
will hurt to an extent unprecedented in
the history of fund-raising in Detroit.
It is an ideal that strives to make men
and women self-sustaining, self-respect-
ing, honorable citizens. This ideal is em-
bodied in the hopes of the causes included
in the campaign that the needy whom we
seek to save will be given a chance in
life, that they will have an opportunity
to rebuild their lives in free environments,
that they will be provided with means of
creating a new existence with a new hope,
in defiance of barbarism.
Without the funds of the Allied Jewish
Campaign such a program will be im-
possible. The Allied Jewish Campaign
funds provide the necessities for life and
for re-training for honorable pursuits.
They provide the means for reconstruc-
tion of broken human beings in Palestine
and elsewhere. Together with funds
raised throughout the land, they make
possible an honorable existence for mil-
lions in this country and overseas.
Open your heart! Open your purse!
You must give more than ever before.
The Allied Jewish Campaign is a chal-
lenge to Jews, just as our success will be
a challenge to madness and barbarism.
If we are to destroy barbarism, we must
provide the means of saving the victims
of barbarism.

A Unique Anniversary

• STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL •

Tidbits from Everywhere

By

NOTES ON NEWS

PHINEAS J. BIRON

gag about the Nazi lecturer who

was telling a German audience
Note to Martin Dies: That tip- about the terrible privations the
off you got about an up-rising British are suffering during this
brewing south of the Rio Grande war . . . "Why," he said, in
is correct to a certain extent ... England they are even rationing
Your informant, however, has coffee!" . . . Whereupon a young
misled you in one highly impor- member of the audience raised his
tant particular . . . It's not a hand and asked: "Please, mister—
Communist coup d'etat that's be- what's coffee?" . . . The differ-
ing prepared, but a Nazi putsch ence between America and Nazi-
for which Hitler's minions have land is summed up as follows by
laid an unfortunately quite solid Winchell: When our President
groundwork • . . And the tip-off celebrated his birthday Amer•a's
to you is part of the plot, to gift to him was a collection of
.
have you encourage the Mexican money for paralysis victims .
authorities to get after the Com- On Hitler's birthday his country's
munists in their country and gift was a collection of scrap iron
leave the Nazi-minded strictly for making shells . . . From Hol-
alone . . . The Nazis have been land comes this gag, relayed by
having trouble buying radio time Leonard Lyons, about a man who
in some of the Latin American reached the Netherlands after a
countries . . . Less than that has land stay in Naziland . . . lie
been known to be the prelude to rushed into the first restaurant
a blitzkrieg . . . Next in line for he saw, ordered a tremendous
a Hitler invasion, after the Scan- steak, and explained to the wai•
dinavian Peninsula has had its ter: "I didn't mind it when we
quota, is Hungary, we hear . . . had to eat cats and dogs . . .
The Low Countries' turn is being I didn't even mind it when we
postponed for a while . . . The had to eat rats . . . But when we
New York waterfront sees an in- had to eat orsatz rats that was
dication of Mussolini's imminent too much for me."
entry into the war in the fact
that an officer of the Rex kissed STAGE AND SCREEN
his sweetheart goodbye with an
At the New York opening of
air of distinct finality when his Eddie Cantor's "Forty Little
boat left these shores recently Mothers" a group of East Side
. . . Leon Trotsky has entered mothers prepared a big bouquet
the lists of the war prognostica- to present. to Eddie's Wife, her-
tors by prophesying that America self a former East Sider . • •
will enter the war before winter, But the lady who was to make the
and will then become the eco- presentation pulled a boner, with
nomic ruler of a world which the result that Eddie's Ida never
by that time will have been pretty got lies• flowers . . . They hail
well shot to pieces . . . If it's been handed to the new Mrs.
any consolation to you, it's cost- George Jessel.
ing the Nazis about $45,000 a
When you see "This Mortal
(lay in port charges alone, ex-
you can camp
be sure
that are
the
clusive of maintenance, for their Storm"
concentration
scenes

A most interesting anniversary was ob-
served on April 24 when the 285th birth-
day of the celebration of the first Passover
in America, in the Dutch colony of New
Amsterdam, was commemorated with a
The first and lowest degree is to
radio program sponsored by the Syna-
give, but with reluctance or regret.
gogue Council of America. As principal
tied
neutral
ports
This is the gift of the hand, but not
because
of up
the in
war
. . . The
Vati- accurate in every detail . • . Ass
speaker at this unique celebration, Gov- ships
expert
on the
subject,
camera-
can
has
practically
given
up
hope
man Dick
Rosson,
is acting
as
of the heart.
ernor Herbert H. Lehman of New York of persuading the European bel-
The second is to give cheerfully,
declared that democracy can defend it- ligerents to make peace — but technical advisor on these scenes
but not proportionately to the distress
self against attack as long as religious Cleveland's Abe Pickus is more . • Last year, when the Nazis
of the sufferer.
liberty is upheld. In the course of his ad- optimistic • . . He's still phon- suspected bins of photographing .
heads of European govern- their military zones, he spent
dress he compared conditions in this coun- ing
The third is to give cheerfully and
meats and telling their third un- three weeks in a concentration
try nearly 300 years ago and those that dersecretaries how to run their camp.
proportionately, but not until solic-
exist in Europe today and made the fol- affairs . . . And when we see
ited.
what the heads of European gov- THIS AND THAT
lowing interesting statement:
The fourth is to give cheerfully,
ernments are doing we begin to
In these days when Catholics
proportionately and even unsolicited,
"It is in times like these that men lose think that maybe it would be a and
Jews have a common cause
hope,
but
we
must
not
despair.
Tyrants
good
idea
for
them
to
try
one
but to put it in the poor man's hand,
against intolerance there is no ex-
of
Abe's
plans
for
a
change
.
.
.
have come, have had their day, and then
there exciting in him the painful emo-
On the whole, however, the en- cuse for the advertising, by a
have gone—but religion has survived them tire
tion of shame.
Pickus business looks to us Catholic publishing firm, of a new
all. The innate brotherhood of mankind, like a publicity stunt for the book, "Jewish Panorama," as
The fifth is to give charity in such
by David Goldstein, LI..
the striving for decency and dignity that telephone company . . . Every- written
a way that the distressed may re-
body else has the greatest diffi- D., "Convert from Marx to
distinguishes
us
from
the
beasts,
will
not
ceive the bounty, and know their ben-
in getting an overseas con- Christ" . . . Such an ad runs ex-
be downed. The love of God and the de- culty
efactor, without their being known to
nection these days, but Abe ac- actly counter to the ostensible
sire to serve Him are intangibles that no complishes it with a simple twist objective of the book, which is
him. Such was the conduct of some of
"to make present-day Jewry bet-
earthly ruler can dismiss with decrees or of the dial.
our ancestors, who used to tie up
ter understood by hristians and
armies.
Orthodox Christianity better un-
money in the corners of their cloaks,
CRACKING WISE
derstood by Jews."
"Men of good will, standing together as
so that the poor might take it unper-
A meat-packing industry trade
Wise-crack of the week—and
did
the
religious
leaders
of
the
New
Am-
ceived.
paper
recently carried on its front
we
hope
it
isn't
just
wishful
sterdam colony two hundred and eighty-
The sixth, which rises still higher,
thinking—is the following, cur• cover a picture of Hitler, with
five
years
ago,
will
triumph
over
all
the
rent on Broadway: "Churchill an explanatory note that the fact
is to know the objects of our bounty
forces of evil. There is a faith that makes seems to have Hitler behind the that Hitler doesn't eat meat
but remain unknown to them. Such
us free, no matter how strong the attack eight-Balkans" . . . To book pub- makes the best advertisement of
was the conduct of those of our an-
lisher Bennet Cerf is credited the all for that food.
may
be.
cestors who' used to convey their
"We in America have shown many
charitable gifts into poor people's
times, and are proving once again today,
dwellings, taking care that their own
that we are steadfast in that faith and
persons and means should remain
determined to hold to it despite the ef-
unknown.
forts of native rabble-rousers who derive
The seventh is still more meritor-
their inspiration from abroad. Neither the
ious—namely, to bestow charity in
threats nor the temptations of most of the
such a way that the benefactor may
American would-be dictators have brought
not know the relieved persons, nor
much response; even those who aroused
they the names of their benefactors,
some
interest now find their followers
as was done by our charitable fore-
drifting away.
fathers during the existence of the
Temple. For there was in that holy
"And now, to the Jews of America who
are celebrating this Passover season in
building a place called the Chamber
of the Silent, wherein the good de-
peace and freedom, I send my greetings.
posited secretly whatever their gen-
I should like also to make four brief sug-
erous hearts suggested, and from
gestions: First, that we thank God for
which the poor were maintained with
the blessings of liberty in this, our na-
tive land. Second, that we pledge our-
equal secrecy.
Lastly, the eighth, and the most
selves again to join with our fellow-citi-
meritorious of all, is to anticipate
zens in a constant and determined effort
charity by preventing poverty—name-
to maintain this democracy as an example
ly, to assist the reduced fellow-man,
to all the world. Third, that we do not
either by a considerable gift or a
forget those who suffer in other lands,
sum of money, or by teaching him a
who need help and comfort in dark and
trade, or by putting him in the way
desolate days. And, finally, that we stand
together to keep this nation at peace and
of business, so that he may earn an
honest livelihood and not be forced
to help bring understanding, brotherhood
to the dreadful alternative of holding
and justice to all the world."
out his hand for charity. This
There is just one thing to be added to
is the highest step and the summit
this observation : that to preserve that
of charity's golden ladder.
which has become American tradition, in
In these degrees, leading up to the juxtaposition to European tyranny, it is
highest principle of meritorious duty, we necessary always to be on the alert, con-
stantly to guard our liberties, to refuse to
have the greatest ideal of mankind.
This ideal is embodies in the Allied yield to bigotry and to keep it mind the
Jewish Campaign which expects every lesson of Passover, the first festival of
Jew to do his and her duty, and which freedom in mankind's history.

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