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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and
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the Legal Chronicle
August 30 1940
Rabbi Sperka will devote his John H. Schneider Candi-
Rabbi J. S. Sperka
Y.P.T.C. Delegation
With the Jewish
talks to a discussion of Jewish
date for State Rep-
To Speak on J.N.F. National Fund accomplishments,
To Camp Conclave War Veterans
resentative
Program on Saturday especially in their relation to the
Delegates to the National Fed-
It is proper at this time to
income derived from the sale of
John H. Schneider, candidate eration of Temple Youth camp
stamps
in
synagogues
during
the
compliment The Detorit Jewish
Jewish National Fund to Provide
for
State
Representative,
declares
conclave
to
be
held
at
Camp
High Holy Days.
Local Organization With
Lake of the Woods, Labor day Chronicle for the Americaniza-
Mr. Hordes, who is vice-presi- that it is of the utmost import• week-end, are Miriam Savage, tion program and its fearless at-
Speakers
ance
that
Mich-
dent of the Jewish National Fund
igan have a pa- Lee Waldbott, Henry Cohn, Rich- titude of attacking the enemies
in Council of Detroit, and is in
William Hordes, who is
triotic
legislature ard Brawerrnon and Hanley Ros- of our Democracy.
charge
of
organizational
and
ed-
charge of the special Jewish Na-
sitting
in Lans- enberg.
tional Fund radio broadcasts, ucational work, states that the
Speakers at the various round
Due to the efforts of the Sub-
ing
when
t h e
conducted during the Jewish Ra- Council will be in position to
table discussions will be Dr. Louis versive committee the newsboys
man
y
details
dio Hour on Station WMBC on provide speakers and programs
concerning t h e Mann of Chicago, who will speak selling Social Justice and shout-
Saturday evenings, announces for organizations during the fall
state's share in on "Why Then Religion"; Dr. ing anti-Semitic lies were stop-
that Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka will and winter months. Organizations
the
national de- Arthur Zukerman of Lansing, ped. This required cooperation
desiring
to
take
advantage
of
be the speaker this Saturday, at
fense
prepard- Mich., who will speak on "Pal- with the authorities.
this
service
are
asked
to
com-
9 p. m., as well as the next Sat-
n
e
s
s
program estine—Its Problems and Prom-
municate with Mr. Hordes.
urday evening.
We compliment Ben Cowan,
comes before it. ise," Miss Marjorie Penney of
The delegation Philadelphia, who will speak on state liaison officer, for the fine
that Detroit and "Minority Group Animosities: work he is doing in the forms.
Wayne County How Shall We Overcome Them?" tion of new posts throughout the
sends to this leg- Rabbi M. Pekarsky of Northwest- State. Flint, Lansing and Sagi-
J. H. Schneider islature must be ern University, whose topic will naw Valley posts will soon he or-
a truly public- be "Personal Problems of Jew- ganized. Members of these posts
minded group of citizens, Schnei- ish Youth," Rabbi Harry Pastor are planning on attending the
der contends.
of Peoria, Ill., who will speak national encampment, which is the
culmination of each year's ac-
Mr. Schneider is an attorney on "Jerusalem and the Joads," tivities.
This 45th national en-
and former Circuit Court Com- Rabbi Eric Friedland of Pontiac, campment is now in session in
missioner. He now is seeking Mich., who will discuss "Chris- Boston.
one of the 17 nominations for tians and Jews," Rabbi Eugene
State Representative from the J. Sack of Philadelphia, who will
The preamble to the constitu-
We sincerely endorse our comrade-at-arms, Captain
First District and is stressing the "keynote" the conclave with a tion of the J. W. V. of the U.
Allen G. Ludington, a fellow member of the Offi-
sermonette
each
of
the
three
need of a patriotic legislature in
S. is as follows: "We, citizens
mornings on "Temple Youth Goes of the United States of Amer-
an active campaign.
cers Reserve Corps of the United States Army, for
Forward."
ica, of the Jewish faith, who
His platform is that of mili-
re-election to the State Senate, 4th Michigan Dist.
Afternoon activities of the served in the Wars of the United
tant Americanism, the safeguard-
ing of constitutional rights, and conclave will be at the discretion States of America, in order that
we may be of greater service to
rigorous opposition to all un- of the 110 or more delegates.
Captain Harry S. Berman
Lieutenant Morris I. Goldin
our Country and to one another,
American and subversive groups.
Captain Morton Hack
Lieutenant Morris W. Glass
associate ourselves together for
He advocates a strong centralized Fenner Candidate
Captain Sidney L. White
Lieutenant Harry Landsman
the following purposes: To main-
control over the state's taxation
Lieutenant Lawrence Burger Lieutenant Nathan Zumberg
tain true allegiance to the Unit-
For Re-Election
income and its expenditures, de-
ed States of America; to foster
claring that as Americans are
Lieutenant Jack Drapkin
To State Senate and perpetuate true American-
calmly facing the huge cost of
national prepardness they are en-
Clyde V. Fanner is a candi- ism; to combat whatever trends
titled to have every tax dollar date for re-election to the State to impair the efficiency and per-
manency of our free institutions;
handled without waste of any Senate in the 18th District.
sort.
Mr. Fenner was the author of to uphold the fair name of the
Mr. Schneider was born in De- the bill to strengthen the law Jew and fight his battles wher-
— for His
troit in 1904, educated in Detroit which removes constant abuses ever assailed; to encourage the
schools, including the Detroit of the use of the word "kosher" doctrine of universal liberty,
Ability
Junior College and the Univer-. in the sale of meats and other equal rights, and full justice to
all men; to combat the powers
sity of Detroit, and is a graduate food.
bigotry and darkness wher-
of the law college of the Univer-
His measure, known as Senate of
— for His
sity of Michigan. He earned his Bill No. 456, was patterned af- ever originating and whatever
own way while acquiring his ed- ter the law in force in New their target; to preserve the
Liberalism
spirit of comradeship by mutual
ucation and has been a success- York state.
helpfulness to comrades and
ful law practitioner for more
—for His
than a dozen years. In 1936 he
Ben Hecht will hold the quad- their families; to install love of
was elected on the Democratic ruple job of writer, producer, di- our Country and Flag and to
Tolerance
ticket for a short term to fill a rector and member of the cast of Promote sound minds and bodies
vacancy as Circuit Court Com- his next movie, "Before I Die." in our members and our youth;
to preserve the memories and
—for His
missioner, serving with distinc-
records of patriotic service per-
tion to the end of his term.
tic Club and the Lawyers' Demo- formed by the men of our faith;
Experience
In 1938 he was the Demo- cratic Club. He also is a mem- to honor their memory and shield
cratic nominee for State Senator ber of the State Bar of Michi- from neglect the graves of our
in the Eighteenth Senatorial Dis- gan, the Detroit Bar Association, heroic dead."
—for His
trict, making a strong run and the Detroit Lodge of Elks, No.
Sincerity
losing only by a narrow margin 34, and the Oddfellows.
in this normally Republican dis-
Mr. Schneider is Past Noble
Thelma Spear, former wife of
trict. He is a member of the Grand of Palestine Lodge, inde- Ludwig Lewisohn, is devoting her
Wayne County Democratic Com- pendent order of Oddfellows, No. time to the Roosevelt campaign,
YOU SHOULD ELECT
mittee, the Free Silver Democra- 452. as a volunteer worker.
Senator
Allen G. Ludington
John W. Gilmore
State Commander, American Legion in 1933
CONGRESSMAN
DEMOCRAT
13th District
WARDS 1-2-3-4-6-8 and City of Highland Park
"Preserve the American Way"
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RETAIN
Frank Day
SMITH
as
Circuit Judge
For Wayne
County
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Congenial, Fair, Judicious and Able
CONTRIBUTED BY JEWISH FRIENDS
Purely Commentary
(Continued from Page 5)
lates the following episode about the composer
and song writer whose words and music are on the
lips of practically all Americans today:
"Thirty-five years ago Prince Louis of
Battenberg visited this country. One of the
things he did here was to go slumming.
Down to the Bowery and to Chinatown went
His Royal Highness, accompanied by his party
as well as by reporters. Among the places at
which they stopped was Salter's Pelham Cafe,
a saloon and dance hall at 12 Pell Street. Its
proprietor, called Nigger Mike because of his
swarthy complexion, refused, with a grandi-
ose gesture, to accept payment for the liquid
refreshments which his guests imbibed.
Whereupon the English nobleman handed a
tip to the singing waiter who had served
them. Not to be outdone by his employer,
the dark-haired youth of 17 also refused to
accept any money.
"One of the reporters, in writing his story,
described how the warbling Ganymede has
spurned royalty's largess.
"The other day, whe n Irving Berlin donated
the royalties of his song 'God Bless America'
to the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts, he
named Herbert Bayard Swope as one of the
trustees of the fund. The chances are that
when he did this his memory was stirred,
for he was the singing waiter and Swope was
the reporter who gave him his first newspaper
notice."
It is no wonder, as Wolf writes, that "senti-
ment plays a large part in Berlin's make-up."
Without sentiment, without the gratitude he feels
for America, "God Bless America" would not
have been possible.
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Criticism and Defense of Irving Berlin
In a recent sermon in the West End Collegiate
Reformed Church in New York, the Rev. Dr.
Edgar Franklin Romig expressed the view that
present-day Americans use God's name too read-
ily and criticized Irving Berlin's "God Bless
America" as being "mawkish". Whereupon the
eminent editor Herbert Bayard Swope wrote the
following defense of the song-writer and his song
in a letter to the New York Times:
The Times of July 29 carried a story
headed: "Songs Such as 'God Bless America'
Scored by Dr. Romig as 'Mawkish'
'Doggerel.' "
I have no right to quarrel with thendRe
ays .
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Dr. Romig's opinion, but I have an equal
right to express an opinion of my own. Per-
haps this right gains weight by the fact that
I am chairman of the "God Bless America"
Fund, on which my associate s are Gene Tun-
ney and Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, the
fund owning all the royalties flowing from
the song. These royalties, which amount to
approximatel y $50,000 already, have been do-
nated to the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts.
Irving Berlin, the composer of the song,
ha s known tragedy and misfortune. As a
child in arms he was a fugitive from perse-
cution in Russia, finding in America a haven
of refuge and hope. I am one of those who
think he has reached the heart of America
through his song. Certainly he poured his
own heart out in "God Bless America." This
song, by the way, has never been generally
released. Its present astounding popularit y
is due to the spontaneous manner in which
Americans have made the music their own.
Mr. Berlin felt this song was an expression
of his gratitude to America, and that is why
he has divorced himself from all proceeds.
In simple style he has brought tears of affec-
tion and the thrill of patriotism to millions
of his fellow-Americans, who sing it, I dare
say, with greater avidity than they struggle
through "The Star-Spangled Banner."
That, of course, remains—and always will
—our national anthem, but when the Re y.
Dr. Romig says, in reference to "The Sta ,--
Spangled Banner," that it came out of Or
hearts of men who knew what it was tii
sacrifice for America, I wonder if he wa"
referring to the melody? That, as he should
know, was a ribald drinking song bearing Ow
title "Anacreo n in Heaven."
I wonder why the Rev. Dr. Romig, with so
much to engage his clerical attention, chose
to pick on "God Bless America".
Mr. Swope's statement merely echoes the es-
teem in which Irving Berlin is held by the grea t
masses of the American people who have accepted
his song as an expression of their own sentimenN
Leave it to the people to show affection. They de
it spontaneously—as in the instance of the accept-
ance of Irving Berlin's patriotic song.