February 21, 1941

and the Legal Chronicle
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
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humanitarian interest in their mis- maintain such a policy with Jews.
cries, in their persecutions, might This is a free country. A policy
be allowed, but not an identi- of science and secrecy
be
5,000,000 cannot
Jews. We
fication with their ideals and their imposed
upon
a talkative,
argumentative
future„Whither America goes, we are
go—having no private griefs, no people. There are national organ-
By LOUIS LIPSKY
is to be izations, Jewish newspapers, Jew-
. . it the word for TAM TAM
, Joint added loyalties. All that
Declarations of war are no United Jewish Appeal the
longer the fashion. There are no Campaign. But the dissolution of done for the sake of preserving ish forums, all kinds of movements
The Treat
are the in doctrine.
If you
want is to a control
trumpet calls; no preliminary the United ewish
continue
which free
speech
prized
J Appeal was the remnant who are to We
d• sagreement as to the Jewish mission."
Of a Lifetime!
parades.
The aggressor
does not ratios,
not due
have
to announce
his intentions.
or to
to the fact that the al- generation saved from the flood the American Jewish community
His business is through pressure lotment to the National Refugee in which European Jews—most you have to take public action,
Try a
In case
f act,
to give the Service was in dispute. That is of them—are doomed to perish. and public undesirable.
action in this
,
Package
in exile built
philanthropy
had never
said Jewish
was most
u
a force the me. The fur is made the view reiterated by the Joint; Like the Jews of Babylonia,
to
Today—
,
out
of
achieved
freedom
of
action
in
the
action
a na victim
to fly before
the war-cry is ejacu- but it is not warranted by the Mr. Stroock, who
Judaism
facts. It was due, in my view, to a Babylonian
At All
Whether
they
know
it
or
not—I
the
determination
of
the
leaders
which
came
the
Talmud;
living a fields which they thought belonged
Grocers
lated.
think that even now they may be of the Joint (interchangeable, Jewish life within the protected to them—the fields of political
never could maintain
a mo-
unaware of it—the leaders of the more or less, wit hthe leadership walls of an idolatrous
Babylonia. They
and dimplomatic
intervention.
* * *
nopoly of political representation
of the National Refugee Service
This conception has grown in even in the earliest days of the
Council of Welfare Funds have and the American Jewish Corn-
American Jewish Committee. The
given substance and form to a mittee) to establish a "reasons- the course of years that followed _ American
Jewish Congress succes-
the advent of Adolf Hitler. It was
can
t
class
conflict
in
the
Ameri-
ble"
control
over
the
growing
in-
firs
Jewish community. The stage fluence
Once of
again,
as in 1917,
world being prepared for in the coward
the Zionist
movement.
rations of the
Jew-
the American
monopolistic
was set in Atlanta, which prom- events were to come to a focus ly approach of Jews of this group fully challenged
to the problems of Jewish defense asid Committee, and now there
ised at first to be, as usual, me-
against Hitler. They would have ish
pd of conflict
war and
de-
- diocre, proper and monotonous. Its after
ft . aerio
was
to nothing to do with he
tirect
operating
d de- arc in four
this organizations
sphere of i nterest.
peace
and
unity
struction
Once
again,
as
in
1917,
y—
was
of
.
---:.:,,, program
But the situation was otherwise
nse of the Jews of German
e
and
budgets.
The
bones
of
Jewish
an in
-111
through boycott
or when
public the
demon-
and only
Nazi in the field in which money plays
philanthropy were to be talked
the most important part. Here,
of; its spirit was to be banished. produce its inevitable conclusion T stration;
It was of an advisory Budgeting in discussions of peace; and once poison seemed to be infecting the
life Jewish philanthropy could achieve
again the problems of Jewish life
MdkIMONIDES LADIES'
and demand public bloodstream of American
Committee mention was made; ra-
ld
are usually through
associated
with finan-
again. relations,
But that was
the and
formal
consideration
and just settlement. were they awakened to the dan_ dominance
practices
that
tins,
facts
facts
wou
emerge
ANNUAL LUNCHEON
hers bY
which they they
themselves
surrounded;
were eta} influence. In order to meet
In the climactic scene, the Jews were
the dreaded problem of Jewish life
the routine conversation.
SATURDAY , t MARCH 1 pala
lightest, of America—as in 1918—would
ec-
—how to build the Jewish future,
It did not reflect, in the slightest, be called upon to join with the aroused to the need of self prat
The annual luncheon of the the tense struggle which lurked
the background—the
bitter par-
other
lands
to unburden
world
events
and
see
taken
in
a "climate"
spirit
subordin-
ation
to the
of Ameri.
tune—and
to control
the forces
will
be held on
at 12:30 in tisanship,
the class prejudices,
the Jews
their of
hearts
and
identify
their
re- was
trod;
and
even
then, of every
move or
evade building
the Jewish
fu-
Maimonides
L a March
dies' 1, Auxiliary
lation
to
wor
in the New World to be created. can life—fear of Father Cough- that lems,
were Jewish
dealing
with these prob-
philanthropists
were
p.
of old animosities be-
p, m. It will be held at the resurgence
lin, fear of the persuasiveness of driven to the use of methods and
homes of the following members: tweed Yehudim and Jews. There In that scene, Jews of wealth and Nazi doctrine in American circles; devices that are derived from
Mrs. Leo Orecklin, assisted by was no allusion to any of these what part Jews expected to play
Miss. M. Bachman and Mrs. L. "facts of life." There was no in-
it serve
summons
sion that
mistake
1918 fear to identify themselves as de corporations. Where the
Harley; Mrs. B. Nosanchuk, as- Devil
tention lest
to speak
the as name
of the or
prestige
had the
come
to the of
condo-
and Mrs. E. invitation. You could feel behind should not be repeated; never Jews who had a special reason for their experiences in the practices
by Mrs. A. Lowenstein,
Stern;
Mrs. M.
M. Kapetansky,
and
as- the Babbitt-like repetitions of ba- again would they go into a world hating Hitler. There was a marked of there are
Mrs.
sisted M.
by Mrs. F. Babas and nal cliches that something fun- delegation of Jews the world over desire to isolate themselves per- ideas or ideals in ferment or
interests. Jewish
What the
Zionists rep-
and (except
humanitarian
help)
from the
have democratic
its way, more
or less. must
But
A. Aaree; Mrs. M. Witus, damental was in ferment, that in- to represent
international
sonally
through
sympathy
lision,
procedure
resent in Jewish life must be sub- status and the destiny of the in
the field
of Federations
and
Welfare
Chests,
wealth and pres-
Mrs, A.
Jews be-
in Europe.
assisted
by Mrs. M. Kahn and dignation and resentment was
tige have their privileges — the
When . America seemed to. be privileges that accrue naturally
ordinated to the more immediate
Mrs. A. Rogoff; Mrs. William • ing held under control.
Nor were the alignments clear. concerns of American Jewry; isolationist or neutral to univer- and normally to wealth as such
Usher, assisted by Mrs. R. Men-
s o not
no•
but the
count;
sal causes, Jewish philanthropists
count
delssohn, Mrs. R. Altman, Mrs. There were many Zionists among
• —number
•- do .th
the larger bank
L. Green, Mrs. H. Millon and the delegates from Welfare Chests their
American
Jews
must
conserve
sal
control
lies
wi
own
interests
first.
This thought was not born out frowned upon every manifestation
account or the larger contribu-
or Federations. They were paired
Mrs. M. Reisman.
as a violation
of lion. In the Federations of Char-
The public is invited. For res- off with delegates
from
the
same
Chests or Federations of the discussions which led to of regarded
collective it Jewish
interest and
were
at the
raising
of Jewish ides, budgets and accounting are
the desperate attempt of leaders American
policy.
They
ervations call Mrs. M. Kapetan- Welfarfe
ons came, be-
important deities.
Commit- alarmed
who, when the divisions
* * *
sky, UN 2-8491.
longed to another grouping. The of the Joint Distribution
lions and the lambs (take your tee, through the Welfare Funds, position taken, at that time, by
The way chosen by Jewish phi-
choice as to which is which) were to incarcerate the Zionist move- heads above the subdued, cautious
at
Henry
Henry Greenbaum Dies at snugly locked in fraternal em- inept behind the walls of a con- the American government. In their lanthropists in 1941 to dominate
been This
brewing
for some-
trolled has
budget.
conception
of alarm they often ran to Washing- Jewish life, to keep it within
Age of 69
brace; and you had to have sharp
in high circles of "estab- ton to get governmental advice Bap check, to prevent the exposure of
proving caution and tact and what might be regarded as un-
Henry Greenbaum, 69 Years eyes to see what was going on time y in
's illness behind the glib discussions of ra- listed"
"dominates,
growing
clear-
avoidance.
Many rabbis began to pleasant or harmful, was not the
Jews,
where
"philan-
old, died after a month
preach "adoration" of democracy, way Of democracy, the way of the
on Feb. 13. He came 36 years tins and accountancy forms; be-
days. It to
is "American"
seen in the as if the Jewish religion had been plebiscite, that could be invoked by
ago to Detroit from Russian- hind the formal etiquette, the soil thropy
constant
reference
er
with the
Poland, and engaged here first of social intercourse. The exper- Judaism, the burning zeal in a created to serve democracy as the the American Jewish Congress or
highest ideal in life, as if the the Bnai Britt. It was the way of
in the clothing business and later ienced in public affairs sensed
in the real estate business. He something vitally disturbing be- time of Jewish world catastrophe Laws of Moses had been absorbed the stock corporation. The club
term "de-
" The same attitude
was of large stockholders settled all
leaves his wife, Eva; two sons, hind the impassioned arguments to shout "we are Americans in the all-inclusive
Joe and Maurice; three daugh- of Dr. Silver; in the nervous tone first." It is reflected in the poli- mocracy. discussion. The control is being
high color of Sidney Hollan- cies that have been adopted in manifest in their reaction to the exercised in the Federations.
ters, Mrs. Sadie Sutherland, Mrs. and
der;
in the rapid speech of the Jewish reaction to world events. policy of aiding Britain in its There money rules the roost. That
sev-
Gertrude Berlin and Freda;
en grandchildren and two broth- usually calm and diplomatic Dr. It was heard, curiously enough, in fight against the Nazis. It was success could be duplicated in the
ers, Abraham and Joe Green- Loewenstein; in the impatience the addresses of Allan Stroock agreed that all aid should be given Welfare Chests. Therefore, the
of Welfare Fund presidents who and Sidney Hollander in Atlanta; to Britain "short of war," but line of procedure was to control
baum.
t to understand why and also, quite unexpectedly, in with no specific Jewish aid and the budgets of the Welfare Chests.
He was a member of the Rado- pretended not
roposals were the strange views uttered by Dr. no Jewish appearance o on the * * *
mar Friendly Society, the Mlawer simple business p
pi po.,
haggled
over
with such ob- Louis Finkelstein of the Jewish scene.
Thus came the
.4) al - i ' in At-
Thus
Fedora-
being
You
Umgeg
lion
of end Verein and
But in the
greatest
menace
they lanta that a small committee be
saw
Zionism
and
the Jewish
Theological Seminary.
Polish Jews, serving as stinacy. ("Give a nd take."
* * *
Homeland, which seemed to be given "advisory" authority to
say y 60-40; I say 65-35; you say
officer in various capacities. He sa
s . lhro u gin h
evaluate
t h e vi el f a r t hee C f o unds i g nincluded
The line runs thus:
was also a member of the Con- $2,000,000 for the National Refu-
It is left for American Jews growing in immediacy from day
gregation Beth Abraham, whose gee Service; I say, let us set fact-
work should
and let be
them
fig- to save themselves out of the de- to day, and which seemed to be the exercise of this authority it
out to what
the last
finders
Bar Korah he was for 15 years. ure
ettle the deal and bade of Jewish life. The saving irrepressible, insatiable, seeking to would be possible, in the course
k have
drink).
line; a let
us s There was too remnant, destined to be the car- dominate every field of Jewish of a few years, to evaluate move-
Date of Shaarey Zede • much excitement about such sim- tier of the Jewish future, must be life. The fear began to grow when molts (more particularly the Zion-
plc "business" matters. It was careful to identify itself, wholly the idea of a Jewish State emerg- ist movement) to the point either
Y.P.S. Formal Changed
kept within bounds at the pub- and without reserve, with the life, ed out of the plan to partition of growth or retardation or ex-
to March 29
There has been a change of lie meetings, but from the cau- ideals and future of the Ameri- Palestine.
Since then, Zionists unction.
In the past 35 years public con
c
Jews h av e not hesitated o t use the
y. American
infer-
the unofficial
co could can democra c act with due re- terms "Jewish State," "Free Jew- torlowvoeyrtsi y pi rnovAokmeedricbayn Jewry was
should always
date of the Young People's So- ruses and
w th a t s ‘
State," "Jewish Common-
gard for their peculiar status , is
piety of Shaarey Zedek annual ences angry, strident
be heard in the hotel lobby.
Zionist movement or the Ameri-
which
prevents
complete
absorp-
wealth."
The
Zionist
restraints
* * *
spring formal.
were removed, and without any can Jewish Congress. This latest
The ghost at the banquet in tion in the great Jewish tragedy
It will be held on March 29 in-
Atlanta
was
the
break-up
of
the
that
occupies
the
world
stage.
A
regard
for the feelings of Jewish controversy is an attack and a
stead of the date originally sched-
— isolationists they began to speak
with a definiteness foreign to their provocation by the philanthropic
uled.
earlier practice. It was evident group. They might had
have the
succeeded
so-called
that the problem of the Jewish in their pup might
Homeland would have to be con- referendum
been
kept in "execu-
rive" session.
Unfortunately
for
$7.:.:',.
d—solved
disposed of. to them, they have precipitated a
sidere may
be an or exaggeration
It may
taken public discussion, and there are
say this. But the attitude
d Jews angry and resentful of what
towar
by Jewish h philanthh
wed a they propose to do. The attempt
gees in America
t ie ref interest,
a deeper sho
anxiety, to put the creative movements in
knner realistiathy, than Jewish life under the tutelage of
philan-
a more c symp
Jewish
was being expressed with regard unimaginative
to
the who
homeless
hopeless
refu-
thropy
will be now
defeated
gees
had to and
remain
in for-
clash
of opinion
going by
on the
in
Td
veiy community throughout the
every
sign lands. There was not l lacking
theories. It was said, in certain land
circles, that the aid to be given
refugees in American must be
continuous, adequate and convinc- Parents - Teachers Program
ing of the desire of American
at Bnai David Services
Jews to keep their refugees under
Next Friday
adequate Jewish guardianiship in
order that the general Jewish pos-
On Feb. 28 at 8:30 p. ni. the
ition should not be impaired. The
refugee in the United States was Friday night gathering of Con•
a major problem entitled to prior- gregation Bnai David, Elmhurst
ity of attention. They represented and 14th, will be presented as r
an unavoidable responsibility. The Parents-Teachers' program. Thi
National Refugee Service was one subject of the evening will b
of the "musts" on the philanthro- "Jewish Education." The speak
fix calendar, for that burden had ers will be Louis Rosen, teache
to be discharged with an eye to- at the Bnai David Religiou
avid J. Cohen o
oof of taney
p reden
th
these
a u- School;
ward d g arpopweiansg t out
special dice
Committee o.intz Edoufcattihoen, an
Left: J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
who youth
has made d e a mocracy 'ntr usion
Jerry Robinow
speech on "Youth and Democracy" which will be heard at t 200 y outh and
s.
h h d . I The . problem
old friends— ligious School. Charles Jacol
bout the country beginning Feb. 23 and continuing through Broth er oo
Re
recording of
em is anti-Zionists— son, superintendent, will be moc
Britt youth g the
a 4 throughout national caltbral director of Aleph Zadik Aleph, Bnai
rallies to be held
had philanthrop
to face was how to make the ert.tor. Rabbi Joshua S. Spark
pu
o
t
o
f
r
,all
c
pilree
od
t
i
vpee
ug
cn
oeu
yx
l
l
o
t
e
l
Week. Right: Irving
putting
races front of Jewish life fit into a and Cantor A. Singer will pat
cutive director, and Ben Barkin, a s1 s5i0s to
'us Bisno,
ced by g over
organization; Julius
rallies . to be attend
combined
membership
in
excess
of s tric tly A merican ilationi st pat- ticipate. A social hour will fo
Or
the final touches on plans 'f executive
ifficult t ask to low .
te rn. It was a dso
outh -serving a g en c i es havin
and creeds affiliated with 30 y
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