A merica lavish Periatial Cotter
February 28, 1941
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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle
the course of the convention.
An exhibition of the work of
each of the branches of the or-
ganization in North America will
Dedicated to the world move- he on display at the convention.
ment of Hashomer Hatzair, Hat- In this way a cross section of the
The Breeding of Shnorrers
No Joking Matter—Speak Up for
nuah Haolamith, that has been workings of the organization can
Alex
Bein's
biography
of
Dr.
Theodor
Herzl,
Democracy
driven underground and has suf- be obrerved. Various exhibits will
publishing
of
which
adds
great
credit
to
the
the
A letter to the New York newspaper PM writ- Jewish Publication Society of America, has an fared great losses in Nazi-domi- be prepared to present graphically
ten by M. Popovic of Morristown, N. J., over excellent complementary volume in the collection nated lands of Europe, the ninth the plight of the Jew. his economic
which the editors put the heading "No Joking of excerpts from the Herzl Diaries, issued by national veidah (convention) of
and social status, a sociological
the Scopus Publishing Co., recently organized Hashomer Hatzair, world Zionist study of the American Jewish
Matter", reads:
The other day in the house of a friend
with offices at 111 Fifth Ave., New York. We shall Scouting Youth movement, will community; the kibbutz movement
who happens to be Norwegian I made some
return to both books for additional comment in be held in Detroit, April 15-20. and Palestine, Jewish National
jocular remarks on the Norwegian Army
the coming weeks, but at the moment an early The last convention was held in Fund settlements in Palestine,
to tease my hostess. To my surprise she in
xperience of Herzl's should have some bearing Cleveland in 1938.
and many other phases of the
all seriousness asked me to take it all back:
Representatives of the 26 work and discussions of Hasho-
on the present controversies in Jewish life.
"In this house no one can make such
Herzl's Diaries record the conversation the branches of Hashomer Hatzair in me• Hatzair throughout the
statements in fun and still less seriously."
founder of the modern Zionist movement had the United States and Canada country.
with Baron de Hirsch. Herzl quotes himself speak- will convene in Detroit deter-
I saw that she meant it, so I apologized
mined to express complete soli-
and the matter was dropped.
ing to the Baron and the latter's interjections:
darity both with the shattered
The incident started me thinking. There
"First of all there is the principle of phi-
European section of the youth
was no doubt but that she was right. What
ompletely
fallac-
c
lanthropy, which I consider
movement, once numbering nearly
to me was a joking matter to her was very
ious. You are breeding schnorrers. It is char-
60,000; and the ever-growing Pal-
important and the only way she could make
acteristic that no other people has so much
estinian section known as Kib-
me resNct her view was to put the matter
philanthropy and so much beggary as the
butz Artzi (federation of farm
beyond a joke or an argument.
Jews. The impression is forced on one that
collectives). Hashomer Hatzair
German-born
friend
asked
The next day a
onnection
between
the
two
c
there must be a
has settled 45 of these collectives
me to join him at luncheon with another
phenomena, in such a way that the character
in Palestine, two of them being
man with a German name but who obvi-
of the people is ruined by philanthropy."
American ones.
ously was an American. The conversation
Heinterrupted me: "You are quite right."
Hashomer Hatzair in America
turned to the lend-lease bill, war, Roose-
1 c ontinued:
is a Jewish-Zionist scouting group
velt, etc. The stranger proceeded to attack
"Years ago I heard that your experiment
for young men and women. Its
President Roosevelt and his policy in re-
with the Jews in the Argentine are pro-
educational program for its
spect to England and then passed some
ducing no results or bad ones . . . You drag
tzofim (scouts) has its main ac-
sarcastic remarks upon "this country" and
these agricultural Jews all the way over there,
tivities in the field of scout lore,
Democracy "which is nothing but a mean-
and they must think that they have a fur-
camping, sports, Palestinography,
ingless slogan." I listened to it all, tried to
ther right to your support, and it is just this
Jewish history and sociology, Zi-
answer the various points raised, and
which doesn't help the will to work. Whatever
onism, Jewish National Fund
general was fair about it, but whatever I
such an export-Jew costs you he's not worth
work, and related fields. As a
said was quickly covered with generalities
it. And how many specimens can you send
member of Hechalutz, Hashomer
such ass
over there anyhow? Fifteen—twenty thou-
Hatzair operates a training
help
the
British
Empire
we
want
to
"Do
sand! More than that live in one alley of the
farm to prepare its older mem-
having
our
boys
killed?"
etc.
by
Leopoldstadt (the Jewish quarter) in Vi-
bers as chalutzim in Palestine.
I realized that it was hopeless to talk to
enna."
The main orientation of the
the man, and I was beginning to feel per-
This was merely an introduction to Zionist veidah will center around the
turbed by my inability to do a nything about
debate on the part of Herzl. He had not yet role of Hashomer Hatzair as a
it. Then I r ecalled my Norwegian friend, so
thought of Palestine. But it was the beginning Zionist group and the war. Major
instead of continuing to argue I simply said:
of his thinking along lines of Jewish national issues confronting Hashomer Hat-
and
rgument
a
beyond
"To me all this is
LEADER is not just a cleaner
redemption. What he said then is applicable zairzair are Palestine and the
Any
person
who
can
—LEADER is a specialist in
you can stop right now.
war; the educational theory and
today.
The
debate
affecting
the
dissolution
of
the
Hit-
approve
even by inference defend and
cleaning Rugs, Carpets and
practice of the movement; the
United
Jewish
Appeal
has
something
to
do
with
ler's treatment of the Jews, Poles, Czechs,
Upholstered Furniture.
status
and
role
of
the
American
this
division
in
Jewish
ranks.
On
the
one
hand,
Norwegians, and his own people, and all
movement; the kibbutz movement
there
is
a
desire
for
mass
colonization
of
Jews
LEADER
his recent actions, is obviously so devoid
in a land where they will feel free and will be in America; the role of the Jew-
Carpet
Cleaning
Company
of my c onception of ethics and morality
ish
chalutz
in
post-war
Palestine
on natural ground to build a commonwealth that
that I have nothing in common with him.
will be discussed and clarified in
will
be
distinctly
Jewish;
on
the
other
hand,
there
To me democracy is not a slogan but a
is still the tendency to breed schnorrers. At the
guarantee of my human dignity and life
moment it appears as if this is an endless strug-
itself, and I will not permit anyone to talk
gle between two philosophies in Jewish life. What
use
.
.
.
you
about it in such terms as
could not be solved in 45 years—since the Herzl-
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My rudeness and intolerance, 1 believe,
de Hirsch discussions—will not be solved in a
were fully justified. We have to act now.
This is the signal we have been waiting for. few weeks remaining before most of the fund-
It provides a splendid criterion for action for raising efforts will be inaugurated in Jewish
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interpreting jibes and insults as jokes. We have discussion—that must be encouraged at all times.
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Robert
Marwil
at
Sixty
against being charged with being "too sensitive."
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Well, Mr. Popovic of Morristown, N. J., in-
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is past. He, who speaks up against intolerance portant services to local Jewry.
Robert Marwil attained the age of 60 on Feb.
speaks up for democracy. He who speaks up for
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Speak up for democracy!
Refuse to take it on the chin!
Jewry's communal needs.
The Hitlers and the Coughlins won't like us
We congratulate him on his birthday. May he
whether we are militant or not—and we will be be blessed with years of joy so that he should
more self-respecting, and therefore more deserv- be in position to continue his early activities
ing of the respect of our neighbors, if we reject during days which, we hope, will soon be marked
abuse of justice and attempt to curb the rights of by peace and by more humane considerations
of men to men and nations to nations.
mankind.
Therefore, speak up proudly against bigots
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whose destructive works are not matters far jok-
George Sylvester Viereck—Nazi!
ing.
He who speaks up for democracy saves liberty
A symposium was conducted by Books Abroad,
from the scaffold.
published by University of Oklahoma Press, for
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nominations for the "World's Worst Book." A
number of participants named Hitler's "Mein
A. H. Friedland's Posthumous Book
Better
Yonina Friedland, widow of Hes Aleph Fried- Kampf." But Hitler has one friend in the per-
land, sends us the posthumous book of poems by son of George Sylvester Viereck, who is already
this great educator and story-telle•. This book of on record as apologist for the fuehrer. Viereck's
cortribution to the symposium is concluded with
poems, published in Palestine, was completed by
Hes Aleph the day before his death. He perfected the following remarks:
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his "Shirim" during hours of suffering, with the
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dently must deliver themselves of a great
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mental powers grew stronger as his body became
masterpieces or a f ew perfect lines. There
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weaker. His genius manifested itself in numerous
must be a great crop of oysters before o ne
fields—as an inspirer of his fellow Zionists, as
pearl is born. Millions of flowers g row in the
uthor o
garden to achieve one matchless rose, and
lecturer, as tory tel le,
produce
billions of men must b e born
children, as poet. Only ar few dayss beforee his death,
ole pr
he addressed his co-workers in Cleveland. It was
one superman like Go et he, t N,
not many weeks before his end came that he
Vinci or Hitler!
traveled to New York to attend meetings of the
If there was any doubt at all, until now,
National Executive Committee of the Zionist Or-
ganization of America, and to other cities to whether or not Viereck is the spokesman for
Hitler in this country, the above quotation dispels
speak
at educational
and Zionist
rallies. Bialik was it. When the name George Sylvester Viereck is
In our
time, only Hayyini
Nachman
in Hes Aleph Friedland's class as a brilliant story mentioned, therefore, know ye all that he is one
teller who was able to capture the imagination of America's leading Nazis.
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of children. With Bialik the writing of children's
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stories was secondary to his poetry; with Fried-
From the Mouth of a Confirmant
It will receive our careful considera-
land it was the reverse. It is to the discredit of
The Free Synagogue (New York) Weekly
English speaking Jewish communities that Fried-
tion frcT inception to completion.
land's "Sipurim Yofim" are not read by tens of Bulletin carried the following item:
In
a
confirmation
class
in
a
Synagogue
in
thousands of children.
But Friedland was also a genius in writing
New York, the Rabbi, c onducting the discus-
sion asked the question, "When we read in
verse. His "Sonnets", also published in Palestine,
verse.
poetry. His
the news of the Lion of Judah, who is it that
were landmarks in modern H
pupil arose and in no
"Shirim" just off the Palestinian press, enrich
is referred to?" The
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uncertain terms a nswered, "Shephen Wise."
brew ,literature.
He Thew
book by Hes Aleph revive
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But the Rabbi of the Free Synagogue—Dr.
sacred memories about a great man and a great
friend. His name
will live
in our
history, Stephen
since
. pendent
upon
a man's
S. Wise—is more modest. At the head
de nary creations of Hes of this article he put the heading: "No—Not at
survival o a name
the is literary
works, andd s
Aleph belong to the permanent classics. the Free Synagogue!"
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