December 27, 1940
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle
Detroit Jewish Chronicle
and THE LEGAL CHRONICLE
Published Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co., Inc.
President
JACOB H. SCHAKHE
!tntered es Second-class matter March 3, 1916, et the Post.
office et Detroit, Mich., under the Act of March 3, 1879.
General Offices and Publication Bldg., 525 Woodward Ave.
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that there shall be liberty. The world
will be better in our own day because
of this faith in freedom which makes the
libertarians defy doubt and instill courage
in other men.
Expel the Enemies of Freedom !
• STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL •
Tidbits from Everywhere
By PHINEAS J. BIRON
WAR ECHOES
YOU SHOULD KNOW
New York, our statistical de-
partment reports, now has eight
Nazi movie houses. It's not that
business is so rushing in these
film emporia—but the Nazi Prop-
aganda Department considers
these houses most important for
its dirty work in these United
Statese. So Gabby Goebbels pre-
sumably has arranged for finan-
cial aid to thes theatrers and
similar establishments in other
cities. And if you're wondering
how Goebbels gets money to this
country, just consider that it's
practically impossible to send any-
thing to Germany from the U. S.
these days, yet that doesn't deter
the local Nazis from asking their
sympathizers for funds where-
with to send food packages to
Hitlerland. The idea being that
if they can't send things to Ger-
many with that money- they can
use it here to build up their Fifth
Column. Broadway pretties, by the
way, have a new name for their
THIS AND THAT
skunk fur wraps — "Hitler er-
The Jewish Welfare Board mine".
stole a march on the YMCA at
Charlie Chaplin may go to
Anniscton, Ala., by having its
recreation center for the troops does it will be on on anti-Nazi
i
in
soon, and if he
in training at nearby Fort Mc- South America
tour.
tog
Clellan ready before the Y open- P
Strange interlude at a Broad-
ed its center there . . . Y auth-
orities, however, don't mind— way theater during a preview of
they say that historically speak- Irwin Shaw's new play, "Retreat
ing the Jews came before the to Pleasure," when some audi-
Christians, anyway . . . At the ence members started objecting
opening of the JWB center, in- vociferously to lines they con-
cidentally, Col. James Andrews, sidered anti-Semitic. It was all a
commander of the 105th Field misunderstanding, Mr. Show be-
Artillery of the 27th Division ing one of ours, but, anyway, the
of New York, which is stationed lines in question have been re-
at Fort McClellan, amazed the moved from the play.
audience by making a speech in
fluent Yiddish and leading the ABOUT PEOPLE
New Yorkers in song . . . Col.
Ruth Loeb's famous song, "I'll
Andrews, you should know, is
of 100 per cent Scotch descent. Never Smile Again," is an im-
portant casus belli in the ASCAP-
fight that may take thou-
INFORMATION PLAYS
INFORMATION
sands of popular songs off the
We always thought that the radio on Jan. . All because
original August Belmont's name a single hit song isn't enough,
had been Schoenberg, and that in the eyes of the ASCAP chiefs,
he had translated that moniker to establish one as a top-notch
into its French equivalent when c omposer . . . The odd part of it
lie became a financial power in is that Miss Loeb has now writ-
Mussolini, they say, is covering
up any possible retreat by bank-
ing very considerable sums in a
certain neutral country that's ex-
pected to stay neutral.
Wisecrack reported from
France: A telephone rings, and
us hes o
h r Mada
"Is house
lady
a r io t f. the
the w li
m e
B ilum?" asks a voice. "1$o," re-
t wrong-
p l i es r the e al l l e a r
d y Ito have troubles
enough without that."
longer
leprsmaanss noeillonfu
InParis
Jewish shops
content themselves with special
signs for Aryan shops. The rea-
son being that whenever the des-
ignation "Jewish shop" appeared
on a store the entire neighborhood
would flock to the place to give it
the best business in a month of
Sundays. . . . Just the subtle
French way of saying that Paris
doesn't care for Hitler.
Action
Action is at • last in evidence on the
American front in an effort to uproot the
$3.00 Per leer destructive eleMents in this country.
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Editor
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
the
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MAURICE M. SAFIR
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people, but disclaims responsi-
sects of interest to the Jewish
writers. that at last the FBI and other govern-
bility for an endcrsement of views expressed by the
mental agencies are recognizing their re-
Sabbath Chanukah Scriptural Selections
portions—Gen. 41:1-44:17; Nuns. sponsibility to the future safety of this
Pentateuchal
country by ridding this land of the pro-
7:30-35.
Prophetical portion—Zech. 2:14-4:7.
Nazi elements in our midst.
Chanukah Scriptural Selections
A short time ago, the Non-Sectarian
Sunday, Num. 7 :36-47 ; Monday, Chanukah and Anti-Nazi League protested to the State
Rosh Chodesh Tebet Readings, Num. 28:1-15,
7:42-47; Tuesday, Chanukah and Rosh Chodesh Department against the presence in the
Tebet Readings, Nuns. 28:1-15, 7:48-53; Wednes- U. S. of police officials of the Vichy gov-
ernment. The communication to Secretary
day, Num. 7:54-8:4.
KISLEV 27, 5701 of State Cordell Hull asserted that these
DECEMBER 27, 1940
officials "constitute the nucleus for a
French Gestapo."
The Spirit of Chanukah
Recently, also, the Non-Sectarian Anti-
Merely to state that Chanukah inspires Nazi League urged the recall of all
Anti-Nazi League urged the recall of all
Jews and gives them courage to carry German diplomatic and consular officials
on would be a travesty on truth in rela- in the United States in an appeal directed
to Secretary of State Hull. Admitting that
tion to our history.
The fact is that our entire history has the recall of German officials might re-
been marked by determination to carry sult in a similar request by the German
on the struggle for existence, to make the Government for the withdrawal of our
best of life, to refuse to abandon faith, representatives in Germany, the League
to retain confidence in Israel's and man- asserted that the danger from the "sub-
kind's power to overcome all obstacles. versive activities" of Nazi officials here
The spirit of Chanukah adds justifica- "overbalanced" whatever value might lie
tion for militancy, and inspires courage in reports the U. S. Government may re-
among those who are called upon to ceive from its representatives in Germany.
This and similar warnings must not be
fight for existence and for justice.
ignored.
It is time that we learned the
Chanukah tells the Jews, and all down-
lesson of France. The basic principles of
trodden peoples, that a small group, if it our democracy are at stake if we permit
has faith, will survive crises in their his- the undermining of the morale and con-
fidence of our people. This is the aim of
tory.
nd, which
last
learn that he came of a famous also be a h eit aass thus will es-
no . doubt about survival. It is laughable ernment to act quickly in exposing these Portugese and Dutch Marrano tablish her even according to
for rabbis or laymen to speak—as some destructive elements and in birnging them family which traces its origin ASCAP standards.
do—on the question "Can Jews Survive?" to justice promptly.
back to Don Iago y Sampayo, to
Kurt Weill, who only a few
whom the city of Belmonte was ears ago was just a refugee
Anyone who doubts has in a sense also
given in fief in 1519 by King composer, has now reached such
lost the power to carry on the great work
Zionist Membership Drive
Manuel of Portugal, and who at Broadway heights that Ira Gersh-
for better existence and for eventual par-
the
same time was given the
is writing lyrics to his music
Detroit is among the major cities in this family name of Belmonte . . . win
e D at
in the
lc . "
ticipation in the jubilation over right's
a y n
for • " "Lady
The Dutch branch of the fain-
An
.American
publisher
recent-
country
which
are
challenged
to
strength-
triumph over might.
did, however, later assume
, Hitler's
il
Y
The spirit of Chanukah is a never-say- en the ranks of the Zionist Organization. the name of de Schonenberg, and ly offered Paul Schmidt, for his
die idea. It never falters. It can not falter
The fact is that Detroit is one of the most of its members returned to memoirs—but we don't think the
the Jewish faith. . . . Then official interpreter, $75,00
if history's lessons are correct. And his- best 'Zionist communities in America. Its there's
the matter of the Jewish
Erwin
production of
tory's lesson is that those who aspire to response to all calls for efforts for Pal- name Bloch,
which is popularly offer
has Piscator's
been accepted.
justice shall some day enjoy the fruits estine's reconstruction is always whole- supposed to be an abbreviation "King Lear" at the New School,
the Hebrew words Ben Levi starring Sam Jaffe, will not reach
of righteousness.
hearted, and the numerical strength is of
Hacham, meaning "son of the Broadway, but its first-night aud-
much
more
In this spirit, may the joy of Chanukah also impressive.
Hachain
Levi"
. . probable
. It seems that
that fence none the less included nu-
the name comes from the Slavic merous celebrities, Maurice Maet-
rule for Jews in all free countries, and
But this is not sufficient. It has become it's
erlinck among thm . . . Among
may they be blessed soon to see similar necessary to mobilize a powerful force
word :vlach." which means "for_ the featured players was Roger
freedom granted to the downtrodden which should be able to exert influence
s sap_ De Koven radio actor and son
e gner . .All these
upon the powers that will write the terms prehensions, . of course, u 'were of the latt' : Dr. Bernard De Kov- /
of world peace and security after this cleared up in the course of our en of Chicago.
erusal of the Universal Jew- Just to make sure that no-
perusal
On the Passing of 1940
war.
n h i 's
w ovolumes
pn siiilf.
e e nh
Encyclopedia,
iaven n two
w . hi ch
et Fritz
been publish- American
It
is,
of
course,
the
hope
of
our
people
already
As we approach the year 1941, we re-
it •y z '
neiten tihc
erg, the Kuhn at Danne inora u Pv ea
Rittenb
Louis
wile
h
ed,
iterate that we have faith that those who that this war will end with a victory for editor, hopes to have the remain- is following his fuehr er' s exam-
retain their courage in a period of fright- the democratic forces. When that day ing eight volumes out within the ple and writing a book while in
jail.
fulness and terrorism will survive the of triumph comes, the Jewish people will next year or two.
again appear before the Peace Conference
terror.
and will make its appeals for the restora-
Among the introductions that were
written to the 1941 edition of the "Book tion of human rights to Jews and for the
otecti of such rights; and for the
of Knowledge" is one by Dr. Stephen S. P ron
strict adherence by Great B ritain to the
Wise which reads:
ledge to facilitate the upbuilding of the
"After a time, let us sat, 10 or 20 Jewish National Home in Palestine.
years hence, the 'Book of Knowledge,'
Numbers will count at that conference
which knows everything, will say this of
1940: It was a hard and bitter year be- as much as the moral and spiritual ele-
cause some evil men and their misled ments in our appeals. It is important that
peoples forgot God and pitied not man. Jewry be united for the great battle for
But some peoples remembered God, and human rights. A numerically powerful
would not give up their freedom. There- American Zionist movement will be in a
fore they live, and history will never for- position to exert great influence upon the
get all they gave and suffered that man- spokesmen for the powers of the world,
and it is essential that it be mobilized
kind might not only live but be free."
This is the most appropriate thought. at once.
Edmund I. Kaufmann, president of the
for 1941. It is the best way of wishing
your friends "A Happy New Year." It Zionist Organization of America, should
is our answer to those who criticize us be given the encouragement of the De-
Jewish community in the form of a
for ridiculing rabbis and laymen whose troit
faith wavered sufficiently to permit them much enlarged Zionist membership. With
.to suggest doubt when they discussed the some effort on the part of the local regist-
ered Zionists, we are confident that the
subject "Can the Jew Survive?"
Or-
The world will see better days because goal of 2,000 members in the Zionist Or-
there are enough men in this sad period ganization of Detroit can be reached with-
in the world's history who are determined out difficulty.
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Courtesy, The National Jewish Monthly
e nd may the New Year bring us the blessings
of ...
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