DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and
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BIRKHEAD
(Continued from
Ng.
foremost authorities concerning
anti-democratic isms.
One)
Assumes National Scope
In November, 1937, Dr. Birk-
High School Auditorium, Tuxedo head founded Friends of Democ-
near Linwood, at 8:30 p. in. this racy of which he became national
Monday evening, Dec. 2. His topic director. Unique among all or-
will be "What Must Democracy ganizations of a similar character,
Do to Be Saved?" Admission will Friends of Democracy grew out
be free and the general public is of a local need and was not su-
perimposed upon the country. The
invited.
organization became necessary in
This public meeting was ar- order to coordinate the energies
ranged by Friends of Democ- of the people in Kansas against
racy, the Detroit chapter of the the candidacy of the well-known
American Jewish Congress, the "Jayhawk Nazi," Reverend Ger-
Women's Division of Detroit of ald B. Winrod, who sought the
the American Jewish Congress, nomination to the United States
Fair Play, Inc., the Rev. Ens- Senate on the Republican ticket.
worth Reisner of the Strathmore The defeat of Winrod, engineered
Methodist Church, the Rev. in the most part by Friends of
Tracy M. Pullman of the Unitari- Democracy, brought to it and to
an Church, 4605 Cass Ave., and Dr. Birkhead national prominence.
several other cooperating Chris- In the two years ensuing, the
tian groups.
organization under his able gen-
eralship, became national in the
Minister for 22 Years
scope of its activities and pur-
Dr. Birkhead, founder and na- poses.
tional director of Friends of De-
Late in 1938 Dr. Birkhead
mocracy, has always been iden- opened an Eastern Regional Of-
tified with the movement to pre- fice in New York, and succeeded
serve and extend the democratic in establishing units, branches,
processes in the United States. affiliations and connections in ap-
For 22 years Dr. Birkhead was proximately 500 communities in
minister of the All Souls Uni- every state of the Union. Under
tarian Church of Kansas City, Dr. Birkhead's direction, Friends
Mo., which, because of the vigor of Democracy, Inc., has been car-
and breadth of its social program, rying on a vigorous campaign
became popularly known as the against the predatory forces which
Liberal Center. From his pulpit are represented by such anti-
Dr. Birkhead championed the democratic leaders as Father
cause of the people against those Charles E. Coughlin, Reverend
who tried to upset our established Gerald B. Winrod, the German-
form of government and our tra- American Bund, the Communist
ditional way of life. The Liberal Party, and the host of greater
Center in time became the rally- and lesser little Hitlers and little
ing point of all those in and Stalins who are trying to under-
about Kansas City who wanted to mine our institutions.
make common cause in the inter-
Dr. Birkhead has made the best
ests of justice and liberty, irre- and most complete collection of
spective of sect, race, or political pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic propa-
persuasion.
ganda in the United States. His
In recent years, Dr. Birkhead office in Kansas City, Missouri,
made a special study in Europe has served as a clearing house
of the propaganda techniques of of information. His files have
the totalitarian dictators. When been used by the Institute for
he recognized the identity of pur- Propaganda Analysis and by such
pose and method and the close magazines as Life, Look, Liberty
links between certain forces in and the Saturday Evening Post,
the United States and the totali- all of which have published ar-
tarian dictators, he became one ticles and reports based upon this
of the most articulate defenders material.
of American democracy. Writing
At the present time Dr. Birk-
and lecturing in all parts of our head has established a basis for
country on the problem facing extending and intensifying the
our democracy, he soon became works of Friends of Democracy,
recognized as one of the nation's Inc., in time of war.
November 29, 19•0
the Legal Chronicle
Fusing Ethical and Moral Elements of
Judaism with Lessons of Democracy
Sobeloff Evaluates Significance of Education Month of
United Hebrew Schools
By ISIDORE SOBELOFF
Executive Director, Jewish Welfare Federation
One third of the Jews of the
world today are under Soviet
rule; one-third under Nazi domi-
nation, and the remaining third
are in America, in Palestine and
scattered in smaller numbers
throughout the world.
Aside from the uniquely favor-
able place of Palestine in the life
of the Jews, America has become,
by elimination of other possibili-
ties, the one great hope in the
world for the future of Judaism.
But entirely apart from the im-
portance of American Jewry in
relation to the rest of the world,
America certainly is the center
of life for American Jews and
their children. Self-interest re-
quires that the growing genera-
-
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY OF JEW-
ISH, HOME FOR AGED
The executive board of the
Women's Auxiliary of the Jew-
ish Home for Aged met at the
home of Mrs. David Kliger, on
Wednesday, Nov. 13, for break-
fast. Issues of importance were
discussed and it was also de-
cided to hold monthly meetings
for the entire organization.
The Auxiliary thanks Abraham
Littman of the Yiddish Theater
who made possible the entertain-
ment for the old folks at his
theater. Mrs. Joseph Rose, chair-
man of the sunshine committee,
arranged the theater party and
was assisted by Mrs. Philip Gore-
lick. Buses were provided by
the auxiliary, and refreshments
by Mrs. Rose and Mrs. Gorelick.
The Auxiliary acknowledges a
donation by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Sachs in memory of Dr. Jacob
Levitt.
tion learn the ethical and moral
elements which comprise Judaism
and fuse this learning with the
lessons of democracy which con-
stitute. American citizenship.
Through this teaching of ideas
and concepts, we must increase
our children's sense of social re-
sponsibility and give every child
a libable and satisfying outlook
on life.
Over the years the United He-
brew Schools has made great
strides. Throughout the year it
had educated the children—and
during Education Month and on
other occasions it has educated
the parents to the education
needs of the children.
The professional and law lead-
ership of the Schools are alert to
the increasing importance of their
task, which Detroit recognizes as
a community task. Conceptions of
education, methods, programs, cur-
ricula, all are subject to experi-
mentation and change. Standards
are being raised; opportunities
must be widened. With the con-
tinued help of an interested com-
munity, this great communal re-
sponsibility will be met in ever-
increasing measure.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late Joseph
Winshall wishes to thank their
relatives and friends for the kind
expressions of sympathy extend-
ed them during their recent be-
reavement.
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