July 18, 1941
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Sabbath Scriptural Selections
Pentateuchal portion—Num. 25:10-30:1.
Prophetical portion—Jer. 1:1-2:3.
Rosh Chodesh Ab Readings of the Law,
Friday, July 25
Num. 28:1-15.
JULY 18, 1941
selling a home site to the 'Wandering
Jew,' nor to any man who isn't liable to
• • •1—leard
stay put."
All the "horse-sense" of his philosophy
DAVID
was destroyed when he used this phrase FUTURE HEADLINES B y
which has been a sore point for so many
Frederick Greenman, New York
generations. It may be merely a simile lawyer
and one-time Republican
to the "roadside philsopher", but in many Congressional aspirant, Samuel
instances it is a signal for hating people. Markel!, Boston campaign chair-
Therefore, an injury was inflicted by the man, and Amos Deinard, almost-
lawyer and Jewish commu-
Detroit News "philosopher". A man who blind
nity leader of Minneapolis, have
writes for hundreds of thousands of peo- been asked to serve as the "neu-
ple should be more careful with his trals" on the 1941 United Jewish
choice of words. He was careless when Appeal Allotmant Committee. No
is attached to the
he advocted that homes should not be significance
fact that they're all members of
sold to "Wandering Jews", because so the bar.
many people do not stop to reason the
With the retirement to the In-
matter with themselves and to realize dian front of General Sir Archi-
Wavell there is a likelihood
that all Jews are not necessarily "wan- bald
that the formation of a Jewish
derers"—until unfriendly neighbors make army will be speeded. They say
them wander.
that the hero of the North Afri-
campaigns was the chief ob-
The "philosopher" should explain—al- can
stacle to a plan which the Prime
though we recognize that the damage has Minister favored.
already been done.
ODDITIES ABOUT AUTHORS
TAMMUZ 23, 5701
Hope for Unity
Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of
the World Zionist Organization and of
the Jewish Agency for Palestine, and Sol
Stroock, president of the American Jew-
ish Committee, are reported to have con-
ferred on the question of Palestine and
other Jewish problems and are said to
have reached some sort of agreement
which may lead to unity in American
Jewish ranks.
If something concrete was decided
upon, then we may hope soon to see the
beginning of a semblance of unity. Since
the historic 1929 session in Zurich, where
the Jewish Agency for Palestine was
formed under the guidance of Dr. Weiz-
mann and the late Louis Marshall, there
has been an appalling lack of coordina-
tion of Jewish activities. While unity is
generally impossible, since there are so
many different ideologies in Jewish life,
coordination of efforts on matters on
which we are all agreed is absolutely
necessary, and the sooner it is attained
the better.
Jews and the War
Homage to the contributions of Pales-
tine Jewry to the war efforts of the
British was paid at a victory campaign
luncheon of the Jewish National Fund
in London. There were present 500 dis-
tinguished guests, including representa-
tives of all the Allied Governments ac-
credited to Great Britain.
There was recognition of genuine ef-
forts for defense of democracy. But the
question must be raised whether this
recognition was acknowledged at the
right time, in the right place.
From England come numerous state-
ments and reports, listing the Allies of
Britain and the small peoples who are
fighting for restoration of their national
independence after the war. At no time
has the Jewish people been named, and
there has been no mention of Jewish
rights in Palestine.
By limiting "homage" to our cause to
Jewish gatherings, even if it be in the
presence of "representatives of all the
Allied Governments accredited to Great
Britain," there is continued silence on our
cause and on our rightful claims, in Pal-
estine.
In Jewish quarters, confidence is being
expressed that Jewish rights will be hon-
ored after the war. This confidence
should be strengthened by a frank asser-
tion on the part of Great Britain. Recog-
nition of our share in the present struggle
must not be limited to specfic Jewish
gatherings.
A "Philosopher" Slips
Ray S. Ayer, "The Roadside Philos-
opher" of the Detroit News, is a popular
writer whose column is widely read. His
"philosophy" is usually wholesome. But
he has slipped. Something happened to
him the other day when he spoke of
foreclosures, of "Shylock business" and
of the "home-builder type", and he con-
cluded with reference to the "Wander-
ing .Jew." The concluding sentence of
this column said, "There is no sense in
in the Lobbies•••
Russia and the Jews
Proscription of Hebrew and persecu-
tion of Zionism were the two planks in
the Soviet program which served to alien-
ate the friendship of world Jewry for
Communist Russia. Although anti-Semi-
tism was made a crime by the Soviets,
the persecution of religion, the antago-
nism to Jewish hopes for a redeemed Pal-
estine, the branding of Hebrew as the
language of an "imperialistic" group,
placed the Russian government on a par
with the worst offenders in the world.
Since the Nazi invasion of Russia,
there has been an about-face. It appears
as if these proscriptions, which were be-
lieved to have been the work of the
Yevsektzia, the Jewish branch of the
Communist party, are about to be wiped
out, and there is even a possibility that
Zionists, who had been exiled to Siberia,
will be released.
The sooner Russia makes amends for
these wrongs the better ; and it would
be well for the Jewish Communists, who
have been among the worst offenders in
the stifling of the hopes and the lan-
guage of their people, to take the lead
in making amends for old wrongs.
This is the time to create the founda-
tion for a worldwide democratic order.
The path to such a .new world must be
marked by corrections of previous
wrongs, by retracing the steps which had,
until now, led to persecution and besti-
ality, and by assuring just consideration
for the national aspirations of all peo-
pies.
A Degrading Boast
A columnist for a number of English-
Jewish publications recently released the
following paragraph : "To counteract the
Nazi allegation that the Jews control the
press, it is interesting to know that there
is not a single Jew on the board of the
Associated Press . . . or on the Board of
the United Press . . . while the Interna-
tional News Service is owned by the non-
Jew Hearst . . . Of 916 daily newspapers
in 544 cities of more than 15,000 popula-
tion, only 33 newspapers are controlled
by Jews including the New York Times."
Of course, this could have been ex-
tended to the field of active journalism in
which there are very few Jews of promi-
nence and influence.
We wonder whether this is intended
as something to boast about. To us, it ap-
pears as a matter to lament over. If there
are few Jews of responsibility in the press,
it is a matter for deepest regret. There
is only one thing that might have been
added to the above quoted paragraph :
that the only known Jews engaged in
newspaper publishing are janitors. Would
that make men happier?
As Jews and certainly as free Ameri-
cans, we believe that the type of de-
fense mentioned by the columnist we
have quoted is degrading. It only en-
courages elimination of Jews from respon-
sible positions. The honest and thoroughly
American way of approaching the issue
is to demand equal opportunity for Jews
on a par with others, and to insist that
only merit should be the guide in giving
Jews a change to find their rightful place
in business, in industry, in the professions.
DEUTSCH
SONG FOR THE PRESIDENT
Marguerite LeHand, the Presi-
dent's Secretary, reports that F.
D. R. is "pleased a great deal"
at the thoughtfulness of 10-year-
old Janice Rittenbaum of Bir-
mingham, Ala., in sending along
a parody on "God Bless America"
by her grandfather, merchant-
leader Frank Abelson of the south-
ern city. Abelson, who noted that
most countries have ditties in
honor of the head of the govern-
ment, composed this one, which
sounds pretty good for singing:
God bless our President,
Friend of us all.
Let us rise
To the man who's wise
And ice hope that he never will
fall.
He's an aristocrat
Asul a democrat
For his good health
Let us pray;
God bless the President
A free suggestion to a budding Of the U. S. A.
writer: do a story on the 30th
Rotarian clubs are said to be
anniversary of Edna Ferber as taking up the swingy parody.
a writer with the forthcoming
publication of "Saratoga Trunk." FOREIGN NOTES
Her first, "Dawn O'Hara," writ-
B. A. Kahn, noted Dutch schol-
ten in Milwaukee, was regarded
by 24-yea•-old Edna as so ter- ar and Zionist leader, has died in
rible that she threw the manus- a concentration camp of an "un-
cript into the wastebasket, from known" disease, this column's
where it was rescued by her fond agent abroad reports.
Queer evidences of what Jews
mother and then successfully pub-
mean by "religion" are being re-
lished.
Condolences to Robert Nathan, vealed in England, where the Chief
whose father recently died. Al- Rabbi's demands for kashruth for
though the famous novelist is a Orthodox soldiers have been back-
descendant of Rabbi Gershom ed up by so-called "agnostic"
Seixas who clinic to the IT S. in Zionists but resisted strenuously
1719 and helped found Columbia by men like Sir Robert Waley-
d Cohen, who claims that Jews are
University, h e hi mse lf d roppe
out of Harvard before he got his only a "religious sect." Sir Rob-
degree. If you think Nathan is ert insists observance of the die-
a jeweler of prose, remember that tary laws provokes anti-Semitism.
he is also a fine singer, an ex-
pert pianist, an ace swimmer and PERSONALITIES
IN THE
NEWS
a remarkable fencer.
Mrs. Archibald Silverman, weal-
If you wonder why Dorothy
(Rothschild) Parker, famous wit, thy Providence, R. I., leader, is
carries her present name, note being sent back to South America
that her father was Jewish, her by the American Jewish Congress
mother Scotch and that she mar- to help the latter cash in on the
ried Edwin Parker in 1917 when charm with which she captured
she became dramatic critic for Jewish leaders there. The aim is
Vanity Fair. to get our southern neighbors to
The reason why many of Elmer send large delegations to the
Rice's plays include lawyers is Washington pricy later.
Vladimir Bakaleinikoff, asso-
because he graduated cum laude
date conductor of the Pittsburgh
from New York Law School.
Symphony Orchestra, who is cred-
BEHIND THE HEADLINES
ited with the musical education
What the recent news stories of sensational 11-year-old conduc-
of the Contral Conference of tor Lorin Maazel, was baptized in
American Rabbis didn't reveal: old Russia, where he once di-
the organization at Atlantic City rected the Opera and the Moscow
of a Central Conference of Amer- Art Theater; but he insists to
ican Rebbitzin, to review the so- his friends that he is a Jew. Lor-
cial obligations of a rabbi's wife; in's grandfather, by the way,
the establishment of a sort of came from Minsk.
Did Jose Iturbi refuse to con-
central casting bureau to avoid
ugly competition for pulpits; the duct the Robin Hood Dell con-
designation of a basic wage; the cert with Benny Goodman as the
launching of an effort to bring guest soloist because (a) the two
Reform and Conservative rabbis musicians were on opposite sides
into the same conference by 1943; of the Franco revolution in Spain
a friendly reminder to the Jewish or (b) because Iturbi's alleged
Welfare Board that all the Jewish unwillingness to cheapen himself
boys in the camps don't come from in conducting for a swing artist
was not blotted out by the kind
the Bronx.
Ben Abrams, head of Emerson of money he gets to repeat cheap
Radio, reports the largest sale jokes over the Kraft Music Hall
hour?
of portables in history.
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