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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE end the Legal Chronicle
December 20, 1940
P
urely Commentary •
By Philip Slomovitz
HOME RELIEF SOCIETY
ELECTION ON MONDAY
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The monthly meeting of Home
Relief Society will be held at the
home ot Mrs. Arthur Gilbert on
ho
me
mrtally, Dec. 23, at 1 p.m.
Monday,
There will be election of offi-
cers and annual reports will be
read.
This influence has permeated and colored
the thought and feeling of this nation ever
Chanukah's lesson is more important today
since its beginning.
The interest in Jewish studies in Yale Col-
than ever before. More than ever, the Feast of
lege was intensified by Ezra Stiles, who be-
the Maccabees is interlinked with the struggle
for freedom, with man's quest for liberty.
came president in 1778. He was a fr'v:tuent
attendant at the services of Jewish worship
Dr. H. Pereira Mendes expressed the senti-
Bnai Moshe Israelites
in the town and formed lasting friendships
ments of the devoted Jew in a poem, "Judas
with rabbis. As he was not preparing for the .
Invite New Members
Mccabaeus' Call to Arms", which may be sung
a the air of "March of the Men of Harlech."
ministry, he was graduated from Yale with-
to
out a knowledge of Hebrew. He became a
The Bnai Moshe Israelites, a
The poem:
thorough master of the Hebrew language,
social group Jr. co mposed of mem -
Brothers, arm for hearths and altars
C ongregati on, met
however. On his accession to the presidency
hers of the
of Yale College he at once set about encour-
Where's the man that halts or falters?
last Saturday evening.
aging the study of Hebrew. He regarded it
Arm for homes, for wives and children,
Membership in this group is
as an important element in a liberal educa-
Arm for God and Creed.
open to boys and girls, 12 to 17.
a
vast
storehouse
of
With countless spearheads gleaming,
Activities consist of discussions
tion, as the key to
knowledge which could make possible an un-
The Syrian hosts are streaming
and social affairs. Every Sab-
derstanding of a highly significant aspect of
e group
bath morning one
Across the land
human culture. His insistence on this view
Sedra
the of the
With m ighty hand
gives a talk of the of
placed Hebrew studies on an entirely new
To crush our hopes for freedom!
week. Last Sabbath such a talk
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footing in the academic world."
was given by Lena Franowitz.
God defending,
LEADER is not just a cleaner
Were contending
It is well occasionally to turn back the pages Parents of children of above
—LEADER is a specialist in
For our sacred liberty!
of history and to know how our predecessors ages are urged to send their chil-
cleaning Rugs, Carpets and
Then arm to fight
reacted to the teachings of the Hebraic fore- dren to the Junior Congregation
Upholstered Furniture.
For God and Right,
fathers. And when we learn that an accepted services every Sabbath at 9:30.
Up! Strike, who would be free!
tradition of the past is honorably continued and The services are directed by Sam
LEADER
respected in the present, we are encouraged. For, Novetsky and Bernard Rosenberg,
Think how Egypt was defeated
Carpet Cleaning Company
it is good to know that the faith of America under the supervision of Rabbi
Think how Amalek retreated,
does not permit the injection of abuse from the Jacob J. Nathan.
Think how triumph when completed
poisoned ideologies of foreign lands.
Redeemed Hazor's streets!
Of course, the road to liberaism and altruism,
If dangers have assailed us,
in Yale and in other American universities—and
Have God's c ompassion failed us
in the nation at large, for that matter—was
Whene'er on high
not strewn with roses. There were periods of
cry
We voiced the
illiberalism and of prejudice. But they were short-
Beseeching His protection?
lived. The achievement of tolerance was an evolu-
His a ssistance
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tionary process, and as long as it continues we
Means resistance
may hope for the continuation of the American
with
victory!
Shall be crowned
democratic oasis in the world desert of bigotry
Then arm to fight
and unfriendliness.
For God and Right,
The thought must occur to many, as they
Up! Strike, who would be free!
read Dr. Seymour's reference to Yale's tradi-
tions, that while an ancient language is honored
Hark, the trumpets shrill are sounding,
the people who have made it a living tongue are
ebounding,
r
Tabor's echoes are
being persecuted and discriminated against. Uni-
sounding!
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS HALL—Main Ballroom
re
Foemen's w ar-cries are
versities which teach Hebrew often do not accept
Erskine at John R .
Courage, brothers all!
Jewish students. Schools of higher learning which
Again, they would enslave us!
SEVEN COURSE DINNER SERVED AT MI MIGHT AND
include in their curriculum subjects dealing with
But God again will save us!
the great Judeo-Christian ethics frequently abuse
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Then banish fear,
these ethics by setting up barriers against Jews.
Price-7.00 per couple-3.50 per plate
For God is near
But the principle for tolerance and inter-faith
To all who call upon Him!
respect nevertheless remains in the statutes of
DANCING to the Music of DAVE GINSBERG and His Orchestra
His salvation
Yale and other universities, and it was well for
FAVORS AND GIFTS FOR THE LADIES
For nation
Dr. Seymour to present the historical facts re-
Manifest shall ever be!
garding Yale's great tradition in honoring the
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Then arm to fight
Hebraic culture. Yale sets a glorious example
For God and Right,
to other universities, and Dr. Seymour's reaffirma-
.
.
Up! Strike for Liberty!
tion of a long-established cultural fatty is
The late Dr. Morris Joseph described the ele-
ment of valor in the Chanukah story in the fol- symbol for much good in the struggle for cul-
tural and academic freedom as counterparts of
the major struggle for universal liberty and the
lowing:
Chanukah tells a story of valour which,
achievement of freedom for all peoples.
l to all who honour courage,
while it apneas
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The Chanukah Lesson
Leader Marches In-
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alculated to quicken the pulse
is es pecially c
of the Jew. For it is a story of valour dis-
played for the religious idea, in defense of
the solemn trust, in pursuance of the sacred
good for
mission, confided to Israel. It is
Jewish lads to include w arriors of their own
race in their g allery of heroes, to be able to
say "My people has produced its brave men
equally with the Greeks and the Romans and
the English." But still better is it for them
to feel that these brave men drew their cour-
age from the purest of all sources, from a
passionate love of their religion, from a
veneration for the good and the true and the
morally beautiful.
o verwhelming
The Maccabees boldly faced
in a
odds, n ot for their own selfish ends but
to the holiest
spirit of s elf-sacrificing fidelity
themselves upon
of all causes. They threw
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the child and said, "You are a pretty child. I
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child replied, "Oh, no, you can't do that. I am
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the enemy in the temper that takes the
martyr to the stake; they did it not for
gain or glory but solely for c onscience sake.
They felt that God was calling to them and
they could not hold back. Theirs was a
unique effort. Others before them had dis-
Inexcusable Irresponsibility
played a noble courage on the batlefield.
Writers and magazines engaged in efforts to
hat
they
had
fought
for
was
their
But w
expose un-Americanism, anti-Semitism and the
other-tangue, their
fatherland and their m
brutal forces which seek to undermine our peace-
hearths and homes. To fight for Religion was
ful existence mlist be ever on guard not to commit
thing.
,.new has been written about Chanukah than blunders and to be sure that they have all the
a More
about any other festival because of its appealto facts in the cases they handle. The moment they
young and old, Jews and Christians; because of accept for truth forged documents, they commit
its message to men and women who seek free- the same errors as the anti-Semites and in the
11 are ready to battle for liberty; long run render equally irreparable damage.
who
This has been the case with Friday Magazine.
because the holiday recognizes the importance
First it published a forged letter ascribed to
of valor in the make-up of an individual.
May Chanukah always retain this symbolism Cameron Ors if there is not sufficient genuine
material to condemn a group in the Ford organ-
of heroic Jewish spirits who continue a tradition
ization thatais responsible for the spread,,,of anti-
of many generations in refusing to give up the
Semitic literature) ; then it refused to heed the
battle for liberty and justice.
warnings against this piece of literature by re-
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printing it in its special publication "Unbeliev-
Yale University's Hebraic Tradition
able"; next it blundered by unfairly linking the
Yale University's seal carries the Hebrew words
Heinz Co. with anti-Semitism; and in a most
part
It
is
Urim veThumim (Truth and Light).
recent issue it published a long letter from one
of the heritage of this great university from the
Edward Morand, "a columnist for the Jewish Re-
days of its founding, more than 200 years gao,
view," who attacks the Jewish press, brands it
when it began to teach Hebrew and to be inter- as having sold out to large advertisers, and makes
ested in Oriental languages.
assertions which are in the main unfair to the
President Charles Seymour of Yale University largest portion of the Jewish press.
recalled the interesting facts regarding Yeale's
Granted that there is some basis for Morand's
devotion to this tradition in an address he de-
charges, it would have been well for Friday Maga-
livered at the centennial celebration of Mishkan
zine to check up on its author, to learn what
Israel Temple of New Haven, Conn. Said Dr.
sort of paper this "Jewish Review" is (we would
Seymour:
like to see a copy ourselves, to know where it
From its earliest days the university has
is published, to make some check on it, since we
with
itally
concerned
been immediately and v
never heard of it), and to establish the authorita-
When
in
1701
Jewish and Oriental s tudies.
tiveness of the author.
books
for
the
ten clergymen met and gave
A slight blunder in fact can do more harm than
founding of Yalt, one was a volume of the
failure to state the fact itself. We are opposed
works of Flavius Josephus. Hebrew was
to a sha-sha- policy and we continue to urge
taught by the president and tutors in the
frank discussion of issues. But we are also opposed
earliest years of the college; one of the first
to the acceptance of half-truths and to dignify-
of th e endowed professorships was that of
ing untruths. Friday has blundered several times.
Hebrew and Oriental languages.
It has thus weakened its position and has harmed
The influence of Hebrew culture went far
the movement that aims to expose the un-Ameri-
beyond the bounds of technical scholarship
canism of anti-Semitism.
and professional training for theologians.
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