DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle
8
CIVILIZATION
(Continued from Page 1)
If I a m wrong on this point
and in this complaint, (a)
why does Robert 0. Ballous, in
his recent The Bible of the
World (Viking Press), scrupu-
lously describe the Bible as the
"Judeo - Christian Scriptures";
(b) why does Mirza Ahmad
Sohrab, in his The Bible of
Mankind (Universal Publishing
Company), have one chapter
("Judaism," page 351) de-
voted to selections from the
Old Testament, and another
chapter ("Christianity," page
445) devoted to selections from
the New; and (c) why did the
late Alfred W. Martin, in his
Seven Great Bibles (Frederick
T. Stokes), separate the Old
Testament from the New Tes-
tament, just as I suggested,
and call the former (Chapter
VII, page 191) "the Bible of
Judaism," and the latter (Chap-
ter VIII, page 221) "the Bible
of Christianity"?
New York, N. Y.
John Haynes Holmes.
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Contribution
to
Civilization,"
edited by C. A. Stonehill, Jr.,
published by C. A. Stonehill, Ltd.,
of London, England, and available
in this country from the Stone-
hill office at 262 York St., New
Haven, Conn., this unusual pub-
lication will prove a revelation to
many people. It is nothing more
than a catalogue of 2,573 books
by Jews, and an additional selec-
tion of manuscripts and letters.
But this catalogue is worth all
of the $3 asked for it, in spite of
its paper binding.
Mr. Stonehill does not list
books about Jews and Judaism by
Christians. But he selects authors
on the basis of the heritage. One
who had a Jewish grandparent is
included in his collection. Thus,
General William Booth, founder
of the Salvation Army, had he
lived today would have been sub-
ject to the danger of incarcera-
tion in a concentration camp.
Therefore, he is considered elig-
ible by Mr. Stonehill for inclus-
ion in a list of Jewish literary
geniuses. The same holds true of
Michael de Montaigne, the fa-
mous astronomer Sir John Her-
schell, and others whom very
few would today recognize as
Jews.
The book lover will thrill in
thumbing the pages of the Stone-
hill volume, which is further en-
hanced by the preface written by
Stefan Sweig. Mr. Zweig writes:
In viewing objectively the
achievements of the Jews, one
must reflect that no other race
in history has so immersed it-
self in the aesthetic and con-
fined itself to intellectual en-
deavor, or so steadfastly re-
nounced conquest, expansion
and military power for the de-
lights of the intellect.
"In the beginning was the
Word". The Bible, the Book
of Books, begins with this con-
secration to LOGOS—to
thought and the pure joy of
thinking. To other peoples,
images and temples became the
rymbols of religion; but the
Jewish faith had no other sanc-
tuary than the Word, the Com-
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mandments, the Scriptures, and
finally the Book.
The scholar, the writer, the
scientist, the seeker after
knowledge, the wise man and
the saint have always held a
higher place in the imagination
of the Jewish people than the
man of prayer, the hero, or the
materialist. Forced migration
scattered the Jewish
and
PASSES EXAM.
race far
wide, but wherever they
settled, they evinced a pro-
found desire to master foreign
tongues and foreign idiom and
to collaborate in the great en-
terprises of mankind. Neither
persecution, exile, inquisition
nor pogrom succeeded in
stamping out that invincible
impulse to create, which has
proved again and again its in-
destructible fertility wherever
the race has been allowed to
participate in the life of the
community.
It would take unlimited space
to review the numerous subjects
covered by Mr. Stonehall and the
names of eminent Jews who made
contributions to world values.
Suffice it to state, briefly, that
there is proof in this interesting
DR. ALBERT EINSTEIN
volume of Jewry's share in the
advancement of medicine, chem-
Dr. Albert Einstein, professor
istry, philosophy, theology, phy-
of mathematics at the Princeton
sics, mathematics, etc., etc.
Institute for Advanced Study,
The Factual Record
But this in no sense exhausts author of the Theory of Rela-
the collection of factual mater- tivity, answered satisfactorily ali
ial in defense of Jewry's position. questions in the citizenship test
The most impressive work on the given him last Saturday morning
subject "The Jewish Contribution in Trenton, N. J. He is expected
to be granted citizenship in Oc-
to Civilization" comes from the tober.
press of the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations and is
from the pen of the brilliant Jew-
ish scholar, Dr. Cecil Roth. Dr. correct rendering is 'He who
Emanuel Gamoran has written reads may run') . . . The list
the introduction to this volume could be protracted indefinitely.
and maintains that it represents Similarly, we owe many phrases
"a significant contrihnition to the to the earlier Prayer-book version
literature of Jewish education." of the Psalms, based upon Cover-
Indeed, it is a significant contri- dale's rendering. There is only
one work the influence of which
bution to all Jewish literature.
"The Jews have formed part on the English language is com-
of Europe," Dr. Roth summar- parable to that of the Bible—the
izes. "In the long run their con- plays of William Shakespeare.
tribution has become interwoven But, as has already been demon-
inextricably with the common strated, Shakespeare's use of the
stock by a thousand different Bible was itself extensive, and
strains. Disintegrate these and • the its stimulus may be traced
tree of western culture would be throughout his writings."
There is no limit to the record
mutilated. Allow then unobstruct-
ed growth and it may bear in the of Jewish achievements. Its
future, fruit yet more splendid evaluation may not help in argu-
ing with the anti-Semite. But for
than in the past."
Here again we find an impres- the sake of the record, and in
sive factual record. Jews have the interest of truth, and in
given of their genius in the fields order to elevate' Jewish courage
of art, science, literature, music, through the realization of our
the stage, the drama, journalism, people's achievements, let the
even agriculture. Many myths are facts be known. Dr. Jacobs made
dispelled. The volume is an ex- the initial effort in establishing
cellent answer to those who main- this truth, and Mr. Stonehill and
tained that Jews are merely mid- Dr. Roth have added valuable
dlemen, that we are merchants supplements to that first work.
and not a producing group. Noth- "The Jewish Contribution to
ing could be further from the Civilization" is a fact.
"Contributions of Judaism to
truth.
Modern Society" Now Avail-
"The Greatest of These is
able to Public
Charity' is the title of a con-
cluding chapter. It speaks for it-
"Contributions of Judaism to
self as a hint of the valuable Modern Society," by Rabbi Abra-
gifts Jewish generosity made to ham J. Feldman of • Beth Israel
the world at large. Dr. Roth Congregation, Hartford, Conn., is
writes convincingly to prove that now available to the public. As
Jewry's contributing force in the Number 29 in the series, "Popu-
world has been continuous and lar Studies in Judaism," the
consistent. His book goes a long pamphlet was prepared by the
way in dispelling untruth, in es- Tract Commission of the Union
tablishing facts, in arguing the of American Hebrew Congrega-
case for his people against their tions and the Central Conference
maligners. It is a volume of great of American Rabbis, and pub-
worth in the present period of lished by the Union.
sorrow and despair.
Through the Union's National
The Heritage of the Jew
Committee on Public Informa-
In the opening chapter to Dr. tion, the Feldman essay is now
Roth's book we read the follow- being distributed to moulders of
ing informative selection as part public opinion throughout the
of the author's explanation of country, a Union official stated.
"The Hebraic Heritage:"
The Jewish people is a sym-
"Few people can realize today bol of eternal values. He is the
to what extent their ordinary protestant of the centuries,"
conversation is colored by the Rabbi Feldman declares in stat-
Hebrew Scriptures. When a man ing that "he cares not what Hit-
escapes by the skin of his teeth, ler and Rosenberg and Goebbels
when he goes down to the sea and Streicher, what Goga and
in ships, when he enquires wheth- Cuza and others of their ilk say
er a leopard can change its spots, concerning the Jew.
when he threatens to make his
"The very presence of the
enemy lick the (lust, he is using Jewish people in modern society
Biblical phrases which have be- is a divine call to ideal living,"
come an inseparr:dt part of his the author states.
language. The way of a man
Limiting his essay to contribu-
with a maid, the tale that is told, tions of Judaism rather than the
the multitude of counselors, the Jew, Rabbi Feldman discusses
crown of her husband, the pride spiritual and ethical contributions
that goes before a fall, the bread of the Jew in relation to stand-
of idleness, the way of an eagle, ards of life.
the apple of the eye, the wife of
A graduate of Hebrew Union
a man's bosom, coals of fire. all College, Rabbi Feldman recently
these phrases became naturalized delivered the 1940 series of
in English through familiarity alumni lectures to the student
with the Proverbs of Solomon. In body and faculty of the College
chapters xxx and xxxi of that in Cincinnati.
work alone, it is possible to enu-
Further information about the
merate no fewer than 24 passages new "Popular Study in Judaism"
which are familiar to every Eng- may be obtained from the Tract
lish-speaking person. Even so un- Commission, Merchants Bldg.,
ecclesiastical a conception as 'a Cincinnati.
thirsty soul' (not necessarily used
today in its original meaning) is
I have but one lamp by which
based on Prov. 25:25. 'He who my feet are guided, and that is
runs may read' is a mere trans- the lamp of experience.—Patrick
htion of Habakkuk 2:2 (the Henry.
June
28, 1940
Trees Planted In
Palestine Forests
The Jewish National Fund
Council acknowledges the plant-
ing of the following trees in the
forests in Palestine:
In the Fred M. Butzel Forest:.
One tree in honor of the Bar
Mitzvah of Sander Bernstein, by
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Katz; three
trees in memory of Fanny Sal-
ran, by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gold-
berg; one tree in honor of liar
Mitzvah of Robert Kasle, by Mr.
and Mrs. Abraham J. Lachover.
The Drora Kadimah group of
the Pioneer Women's - Organiza-
tion planted the following trees:
Two trees by Jack Josephson, i n
memory of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Rachel Jacob Josephson;
two trees by Dram group, hon-
oring 'Joseph Frein and Jerome
Stashefsky. The Jewish Women's
European Welfare Organization
planted two trees in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Zuckerman and in
memory of Jennie Seltzer;
through the Ladies' Auxiliary of
Kvutzah Ivrith, two trees by
Mrs. H. S. Blumenthal, in honor
of Lenore Markson's graduation.
In the Meyer Berlin Forest, the
Young Women's Mizrachi planted
two trees in honor of recovery
of Dr. A. M. Hershman, and Bar
Mitzvah of Warren Eder.
For J. H. Ehrlich Forest, a
contribution was received in mem-
ory of Bertha Minkowsky, from
Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Feinberg.
Through the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Jewish National Fund, a
Sefer Hayek(' inscription has
been received,:bonoring Robert S.
Kasle on hiS Bar Mitzvah, by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abe
Kasle.
. For tree planting in Palestine
call Mrs. Philip Slomovitz at
Un. 1-6972, 17417 StoePel Ave.
Rabbi Max Malina
Dies at Age of 43
Rabbi Max - Malina, spiritual
leader of the German-Jewish Con-
gregation of New York, brother
of George B. Mallon of 2925 Tux-
edo Ave., Detroit, died on Sun-
day, June 23, at Beth Israel
Hospital in New York, at the
age of 43.
Widely. known for his philan-
thropic activities, 'Rabbi Malina
hhd a large number of friends in
Detroit. Ile spoke here on numer-
ous occasions and several times
addressed Congregation Shaarey
Zedek and the adult discussion
group at the Shaarey Zedek.
Rabbi Malina studied at the
University of Berlin, the Yeshi-
voth of Galantha' and Pressburg,
Hungary. He was an authority
on Jewish immigration matters
and was instrumental in bringing
over many refugees to this
country.
Mothers' Clubs'
Camp Will Open
At Chelsea July 14
Wednesday afternoon, June 26,
2:30 p. m., a sewing circle for
Mother's Camp will take place
under the auspices of the Coon-
of Mothers' Clubs, at the Jew-
ish Community Center, 8904
Woodward. To accommodate
those unable to attend, the sew-
ing circle will meet again the
following Wednesday afternoon,
July 3, also at the Center.
The Mothers' Camp at Chel-
sea, Mich., will be open for
guests on or about July 14.
As a special accommodation to
those whose children arc too
young to go away by themselves
the camp will take children un-
der 8 years of age. Fees are:
$12 a week for mothers and $7
for children, with reduced rates
for Mothers' Club members. Reg-
ister daily from 9 a. m. to 9 p.
m., excluding Saturdays.
Picnic supper at Palmer Park,
4 to 7 p. m., Tuesday, near
swimming pool, will be sponsored
by the Mothers' Clubs. At 7:!ln
n. m. a concert by the W. P. A•
Orchestra, will begin. Thy ,e
"Supper-Musicales" will be 11 , Id
every Tuesday thereafter at t he
same time and place.
Ladies' Lechem Aniyim Ex-
cursion on July 14
The Detroit Ladies Lechem
Aniyim picnic was held at Pal-
mer Park on Sunday, June 23.
Arrangements are being made
for the annual all-day excursion
to Put-in-Bay for Sunday, July
14. For information and reserva -
tions call Mrs. Weinstein, TO.
5-8716.