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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

July 11, 1941

Purely Commentary ••

Interesting Family Tradition Ends
At Office of U. S. Marshal; Fourth
By Philip Slomovitz
Of Holinstat Sisters Resigns Job

honest religious conviction. We will allow you
The Spirit of Revolt Is Not Dead
The final chapter in an inter- lives at 17527 Ohio Ave.
to organize religious parishes."
As long as the spirit of rebellion against in-
The three sisters who preceded
But there is a record which tells the truth esting family tradition came to
justice persists, there is hope for mankind.
and which chronicles the deeds of the Nazis— a close this week, in the Federal her in office and resigned to be-
come housewives were: Mrs. Bea-
We were greatly encouraged by a story that actions that speak much louder than their words. Bldg.
Mrs. Helen Holinstat Mann, trice Lansky, 2978 Fullerton Ave.;
was related to us last week.
It is a record of persecution of Catholics and
the fourth of a family of daugh- Mrs. Adele Kates, 17127 Santa
A prominent Christian attorney told us of a
Protestants and Jews. It is a record which re-
fracas that took place in Father Charles E. veals the following expression of Nazi ideology ters all of whom became deputy Barbara Drive and Mrs. Dorothy
United States marshals, has sub- Altman, 18645 Roselawn Ave. Mrs.
Coughlin's Royal Oak church, the Shrine of the
which was incorporated in a petition sent to mitted her resignation to Mar- Mann served as financial secre-
Little Flower, during the 10 o'clock service on
Chancellor Hitler in 1937 by the chaplains of shal John J. Bare. Mrs. Mann tary in the marshal's office.
Sunday morning, June 22.
the armed forces in Germany: "The State and
A young guest preacher was delivering the
the Party combat today not only the churches
sermons. The young priest was rather friendlily
Dr. Weizmann to Return to
. . . They combat Christianity. This fact is re-
inclined to Hitler and the Nazis. He did not
London
peatedly denied. It is true, nevertheless. Approxi-
like the Jews. He assailed them. lie became
NEW YORK. — (JPS) — Dr.
mately
1,300
have
been
in
prison
or
under
arrest
$69,000
in
His
Honor
Check
for
passionately anti-Semitic in his remarks.
for Nursing Home for
Chaim Weizmann, president of
But a grey-haired, impressive-looking man, since 1934. That the pastor should be arrested
has become a routine affair for Protestant par-
Britain
the Jewish Agency for Palestine,
could not stomach the outburst of hatred and
ishes . . . Protestant men and women, not only
the unwarranted attacks on the Jews. He there-
NEW YORK (JPS)—Presenting is returning to London by Clip-
fore interrupted the anti-Semitic lecturer with pastors, who sought nothing more than to serve a check for $69,000 to be de- per on July 19.
their church and their faith, have been arrested
a statement that ran something like this:
and held in concentration camps for months— voted to the establishment of non-
"You are a false priest. You are appealing to
and are still there. The conscientious Christian sectarian nursing homes in Brit-
hatred. I denounce you as a false priest and
ain, the Jewish Section of the In-
as a man who defiles the name and the word in Germany today is wholly uprooted."
But Lindy prefers to believe Adolf. Well, he terfaith Committee for Aid to
of God.”
the Democracies honored Dr. Ste-
But the Coughlin satellites were on the job, has made his bed, and he has chosen a bedmate, phen S. Wise, its founder and
and
he
will
have
to
lie
in
it
with
the
companion
and they threw the protesting gentleman out of
president of the American Jewish
of his choice. But the American people will know Congress, at a dinner held here.
the church.
how
to
judge
this
"great
flier"
whose
flights
Appeals for augmented aid to
The man who brought the story to our re-
today are being made with the anti-democratic, Great Britain and her associates
porting Christian lawyer was a witness to this
anti-Semitic forces whose choice he is for the were voiced by J. Alverz del
incident. He told the gentleman who related
Presidency. The poor boy has been in the clouds Vayo, former foreign minister of
the story to us that he and his son, a Yale man,
and lie had begun to believe himself an eagle. the Spanish Republic; Pierre Cot,
who was also present at the services, were out-
He is out of the clouds now, and he will be seen a French political leader; Dr.
raged by the priest's display of hatred, and both for what he really is: the kamerad
of Bloodthirsty
expressed joy and pleasure over the fact that Guttersnipe Adolf Hitler. Americans usually Maurice L. Perlzweig, chairman
of the British section of the World
sonic one had the courage to speak out in protest know how to reward such comradeship.
Jewish Congress, and Frederick
against rabble-rousing.
W. Gehle, chairman of the Brit-
•
But the story is not complete:
ish War Relief Society's fund-
An investigation conducted by us revealed that
Michigan's Interesting Guide Book
raising department, all of whom
the guest priest at the Shrine of the Little Flower
Michigan's Writers' Project has produced a lauded Dr. Wise for his outstand-
services on June 22 at 10 a. in. was none other book—"Michigan: A Guide to the Wolverine ing leadership in mobilizing Amer-
than Father Edward Brophy of Long Island,
State"—which may well be classed among the ican Jewry's moral and material
N. Y. And this explains a lot. Father Brophy most fascinating volumes of its kind published in support for Britain.
is one of the mainstays of the anti-Semitic
years. Published as part of the American Guide
"Christian Front." He appears at rabble-rousing Series by the Oxford University Press, the Michi-
70,000 Jews in Cracow Down to
"Christian Front" meetings. He is one of the gan Guide Book is a thrilling compilation
of 11,000
few remaining supporters of Father Coughlin facts about this state, its people, its institutions,
GENEVA.—(JPS)—Only
11,-
among Catholic priests. His anti-Semitism is a
its lakes, its highways.
000 Jews remain in Cracow out
matter of record.
There are a number of references to Jews of a pre-war Jewish population
What is more important today, also as a mat-
and to Jewish institutions which deserve mention.
ter of record, is that some one had the guts to Albert Kahn, world famous architect, comes in of 70,000, statistics received
object to Father Brophy's anti-Semitism and pro- for numerous references. The novelist and poet, here reveal. Almost 60,000 have
sent to other cities, mainly to
5-8400 •
Nazism—while in Father Coughlin's pulpit.
Robert Gessner, son of the well known up-state
What a glorious land this is—that the spirit Zionist Herman Gessner, is among the authors the ghetto in Warsaw.
of revolt continues to flourish here! This is in- referred to. The Halevy Singing Society is listed
deed the spirit of 1776 which refuses to permit among the state's musical organizations.
injustice to go unchallenged!
Ossip Gabrilowitsch and Prof. Moses Gomberg,
There is only one missing link to this story: eminent University of Michigan chemist, are
I wonder who is the grey-haired man of cour- among those mentioned in the volume.
But we all like to
age who challenged an anti-Semite on Coughlin's
From the point of view of the Jewish com-
Cocktails
dine out, Harry Bo-
home ground!
Our
munity, this volume is incomplete. Only Temple
and
esky's has a friend-
Delicious
I would welcome an opportunity to shake his Beth El is mentioned, and there is reference to
Fancy
ly atmosphere and
Delicatessen
hand.
the Jewish history murals by Myron Barlow
its food is cooked
Drinks
Delivered
painted in the dome of Temple Beth El. No
right. Mother will
Mixed
FREE
Coughlin YE. America First Commitee
other Jewish house of worship is mentioned—
appreciate a good
by
Anywhere.
dinner prepared by
Experts
There is evidence that Father Coughlin is and that must be recorded as a fault in this
Anytime
someone else.
mounting his high horse again and is out to volume. There is a section on churches, but
there
are
no
listings
of
synagogues.
Since
one
revive the notoriously anti-Semitic "Christian
Front". Long Island's Father Brophy encourages synagogue is mentioned, the omission of refer-
him in this work; so does Father Curran of the ence to others reacts critically against the corn-
Brook] y n Tablet. Royal Oak's anti-Semite pilers of the Michigan Guide Book. Otherwise,
sought to make capital for himself and his move- the book is a thrilling record. The people of
ment by sending his crew of followers to Amer- Michigan will love it—for its contents, its splen-
12th and Hazelwood
Phone Trinity 2-9366
ica First Committee meetings. But leaders of did photographs, its interesting informative ma-
the latter movement are fed up with Coughlin- terial. On the whole—except for regrettable
omissions—the volume is a credit to the Michi-
ites who shout anti-Jewish slogans at their gath-
erings. They are, after all, Americans—even gan Writers' Project.
•
though they are deluded with an idea which
causes them to give comfort to the Nazis. And The "Ski-s"—and the Spirit of America
so, there is a war in the offing, between the
The weak-kneed often despair. They fly from
Coughlinites and the "Christian Frontists" and themselves, change their names, try to hide from
the America First Committee. John T. Flynn truth—and often they are not to bla'.7/3. The
is being blamed by Coughlin because he had
frightening news, the disturbing speeches, the gen-
now being sold and
reprimanded the Coughlinites and the crew which eral feeling of being down-in-the-mouth causes
serviced by
follows "Handsome Joe" McWilliams to his meet- peonle to become jittery.
ings. Coughlin does not like the idea of General
But once in a while something happens to
Wood, head of the America First Committee, offset such attitude. It may be a fighting state-
having told salesmen of Coughlin's Social Justice ment by the President of the United States;
that he does not want them at his meetings.
or a strong declaration by a church body; or a
All of which serves to prove that the spirit of spirited act of defiance of Nazism within Nazi
decency lives, that it is impossible for good territory, as in the instance of Dutch and Nor-
Americans to fraternize too long with fomentors wegian resistance to Hitlerism even though the
of racial hatred, and that the democratic ideal mailed Nazi fist is directed at them.
Also, once in a while we read something that
has an excellent chance to survive rabble-rous-
ing. Coughlin certainly is in a bad way if he gives us courage. One such piece is an article
by R. H. Markham on "America Goes in for
has to keep changing buddies.
'Ski-s' ", in a recent issue of the Christian Science
Inc.
Monitor. We quote this article in full because of
The Lone Eagle Comes Out of the Clouds its great moral value. Mr Markham writes:
12250 JOS. CAMPAU
The "Lone Eagle" (he is no longer alone—
"Ski-s" have become very sporting. And
TO. 8-9310
"eetch-es", too. It wouldn't surprise me, if
now that he has as buddies the Coughlin-
the American college sport came to be known
McWilliams-Christian Front rabble-rousers) is out
as footballski. We may begin to read in sport
of the clouds. Not that anyone ever doubted his
papers that "the halfski passed the ballski
pro-Nazism. But when it comes out of his own
to the endski, who charged through the
mouth, there • is no longer reason to doubt his
guardeetch and was stopped by the center-
preferences.
chuck."
In an address in San Francisco Charles A.
As a matter of fact, the following phrases
Lindbergh said something worth making note of.
were culled from a Boston paper's account
He declared that "every Christian" should oppose
of a recent gridiron encounter: "O'Rourke
"an alliance between the United States and
held . . . Gladchuk kicked to Grigas . . .
Russia," and added: "I would a hundred times
Osmanski slipped . . . Natowich circled
rather see my country ally herself with England
around Woronicz . . . Osmanski met Zabilski
or even with Germany with all her faults, than
. . . Holovak slashed . . . Sabbar threw to
with the cruelty, the Godlessness and the bar-
Kretowicz . . . Gaziano downed Maznicki .. .
barism that exist in Soviet Russia."
We invite your mortgage business.
Toczylowski refused . . . Sheeketaki went on
That's as much as you would expect "Lindy"
. . . Dubzinki blocked . . . Lewanitas broke
It will receive our careful considera-
to say about Germany: "with all her faults."
through .. . Naumetz stopped . . . Tyksinski
But Russia's "Godlessness" and "cruelty" and
tion from inception to completion.
was sent in . . . The game ended."
"barbarism" alone disturb him.
This account made it easy for me to
Perhaps it is too much to expect Lindbergh
imagine I was reading a description of a
to look at the record. One who accepts as gospel
game between Poland and Yugoslavia. One
truth the word of a Nazi will swallow the promise
could very easily select an American all-star
that was contained in the broadcast to the Rus-
football team, whose players would have ex-
sians by the German radio • station at Zeesen on
actly the same names as an all-star team in
General Discount Corporation
June 22, which was reported by the Associated
Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
Press as follows: "One of the first measures of
An all-star Pennsylvania team could be
1605 Barium Tower
the German administration will be the restoration
selected with names so completely identical
of freedom of religion. We Germans are of a
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