July 25, 1941

4

Detroit THE
Jewish
Chronicle
LEGAL CHRONICLE

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

The "Boo" and the Dagger

in the Lobbies.'.

• •Heard
Two
meetings
took
place
on
July
18—
•
and
By DAVID DEUTSCH
one in Detroit, the other in New York.
Published Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co., Inc.
SOUTH AMERICAN WAY
At
the
latter,
Wendell
L.
Willkie
ap-
President
FOR NEW LAWYERS
JACOB H. SC: I,Vr:NZ
The South American republics
pealed to his audience not to "boo" the
Louis Nizer, lawyer for the are in for a "gold rush invasion".
Entered as Second-class matter March 3, 1916, at the Post-
1879 names of Lindbergh and Wheeler. "Let's film
fil stars, called upon to deliver Morris Waldman, secretary of
office at Detroit, Mich.. under the Act of March 3,
not boo any American citizen," he said. a capsule baccalaureate address the American Jewish Committee,
graduating lawyers,
General 'Offices and Publication Bldg., 525 Woodward Ave. . . . "We come to promote unity, not dis-
is on a flying trip to South
.
Cable Address: Chronicle
a class of of the advice given
is reminded
cord. Let's all save our boos for Hitler." to
America for his outfit, while Dr.
Telephone: Cadillac 1040
That ended the "boos" at that meeting. to him by the new Chief Justice Nahum Goldmann will depart in
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of the United States, Harlan a few days on a mission for the
But in
Detroit, at t a meeting arranged Stone, who
i Dt
said: "If you are World Jewish Congress, joined by
Publisher
h
JACOB MARGOLIS
by Gerald L. K. Smith's committee, there strong on the facts but weak on Mrs. Archibald Silverman. The
Editor
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
was abuse of the President, and a Chicago the law, discuss the facts. If you Jewish Labor Committee has its
Advertising Manager
MAURICE M. SAFIR
strong on the law and weak representative down there now.
lawyer, William J. Grace, who was intro-
nn the facts, discuss the law. If They all expect to "bring back
To insure publication, all correspondence and news matter duced as chairman of "The Citizens Corn- on
are weak on the law and the bacon". Where's the enter-
When
mailing
this notices,
office by Tuesday evening of each week.
must reach
mittee to Keep America Out of War," you
, kindly use one side of paper only.
the facts, bang the table!" What prise of all the other organiza-
referring to Secretary of Interior Harold a summary for some Jewish tions? What's the matter, don't
correspondence on sub-
L . Iks'
challenge to Lindberg, said: leaders!
Ickes'
The Detroit Jewish Chronicle invites
they want to see Pan-American
respon-
t ask apologies of a skunk. You
tech of interest to the Jewish people, but disclaims
"You
don'
Airways prosper?
by
the
writers.
STATE OF THE WORLD
sibility for an endorsement of views expressed
avoid them or you shoot them."
Hamlet playing clown is the CONGRATULATIONS
Here is the difference of persuading the description
Sabbath Scriptural Selections
_—
which Harry Hersh- ARE IN ORDER
people in the two groups into which field, Abe Kabbible's father, likes To Rabbi David Wice of Oma-
Pentateuchal portion—Num. 30:2-36:13.
Prophetical portion—Jar. 2:4-28; 8:4.
Americans are divided today. One group to apply to himself. The famous ho, who has been called to
humorist dreads the philosophers Newark. N. J., to succeed the
AB 1, 5701 admonishes you to respect the views of who orate on the obvious. So arch-anti-Zionist Solomon Foster
JULY 25, 1941
your fellow citizens and not to boo, but when he was asked what he as of Sept. 1. The airport city
to join in the fight against Hitlerism; the thought of the shambles of Eu- has acquired new Orthodox.
Three Dots and a Dash
other invites use of the dagger and in- rope, with Hitler, like a huge servative and Reform rabbis in
•
python, swallowing more and the past two years to take the
to riot.
Dot . . . dot . . . dot . . . dash is the
of Russia, he was reminded place of age-ripened predeces-
We have an idea that most Americans more
of a stor; y "Haveyou
y heard of sors . . . To Rabbi David Gold-
Morse signal for V. In the worldwide
stands
for
are
wise
to
the
outpourings
of
bigotry
the tailor who took 40 days to stein. also of Omaha, who has
movement against Nazism, V
The signal has been picked up that come from the inciters to riot.
make a pair of pants? The irate piously fulfilled the Biblical
Victory.
customer complained: 'It took junction to "be fruitful and to
everywhere, and
and the spirit of the people
God only six days to make the multiply" and who now boasts
is on the march against the Hitler
The University in Exile
world; why does it take you 40 a fourth son . . . To Rabbi Ste-
to make a pair of pants. phen S. Wise on the acquisition
menace.
A few weeks ago we published an days tailor led the customer to a of a new grandson, Jonathan,
It is not a new movement. The Chris- article by Jacob Billikopf on the New The
map in the daily newspaper and by daughter Justine (also Jus-
tian Science Monitor's London terra-
'Yes, but look at His world tice) Polier • . . To Assistant
spondent, R. Maillard Stead, on April 18 School for Social Research and its Gradu- said:
Administrator Harold
cabled his newspaper a story describing ate Faculty of Political and Social Science, and then look at that pair of Wage-Hour
D. Jacobs. on his marriage to
pants!"
which is still best known as the Univer-
Mrs. Ethel Epstein Katz of Bal-
the V-movement•
timore . . . To Maurice Gold-
JUST PEOPLE
move- sit in Exile.
It is "the writing on the wall"
The Albany newsmen have ex- man. Assistant State's Attorney
significance
of
this
school
is
not
letter is being scribbled every ,
of Massachusetts. who has writ-
their adjectives for e
men t. T ihe
in Europe. It stands for five (V), only its service to the cause of social and hausted
ernor Lehman, who was so con- ten an expose of the respectable
whe re
political clear thinking but also to the cerned abut
te
fina n ce rackeers
as a ude to
a
is
o the dcomforts
and at fiv'cick
e o br o the underground nti-
for aims of saving the best brains from Nazi suffered by the capitol reporters the ordinary consumer g against
oadcast
their
appeals
Nazi radios
in 90-degree heat that he gave P.vps. He calls the book, out in
rebellion against the Nazi menace. It de- Germany.
personal orders to air-condition September, "Usurers Like You."
Most
interesting
of
all
is
the
part
Ver-
for
the
French.
It
is
press room, probably the PRAYERS FOR SIMON
notes Victoire
the Germans. It is played in the formation and direction of the
They're praying with extra
first remodeling of its kind in all
geltung—revenge—for
the school by Dr. Alvin Johnson. In his the States,
zeal
these days in the Richmond
the
Dutch.
Vrijheid—freedom—for
appeal for the New School for Social
Pierre van Paassen's "The Hill New York synagogue of
Using the Bible as a source of comfort
and consolation, a passage fromthe Book Research, Mr. Billikopf paid the follow- Time Is Now" has passed the which Max Simon, father o?
50,000 mark, with orders aver- heavyweight Abe, is president.
ing tribute to this eminent educator:
aging 1,500 a week, while Louis It's almost four years now since
of Daniel, containing the phrase "Mene,
Fischer's "Men and Politics," Abe Simon first fought Buddy
Mene, Tekel u-Pharsin" is being used in
Dr. Johnson has made greater sacrifices
spurred by the Nazi-Russian Baer, whom he is scheduled to
London as inspiration for the "writing
in the cause of fair play than any of us are
war, has gone into ninth place meet again for another chance
likely
to
make.
He
has
been
forced
prat-
on the wall" V-movement. The Biblical
best-seller lists. Strange at the title Joe Louis holds less
ticall y to give up a scientific and literary on the
selection is: "God bath numbered thy
, as th epublishers
puhers fi nd to g loat tightly th ese days. In the f ar
thi ngs
ca rr to d evote hi mself to the infi nite d etails
kingdom and finished it. Thou are
for
example, Reyna l & away, Abe was counted out in
over
of assistance to refugee scholars. He gives
Hitchcock, who report that their the third round on a technical
weighed in the balance and found want-
not only his time. I happen to know that in
edition of "Mean Kampf" has K.O. Always finding it difficult
ing ("Mene, Mene . . . "). Thy kingdom
this last year he has given one-fifth o f his
sold about 215,000 copies to to get satisfactory opponents be-
refugees.
income to assist Jewish
is divided and given to the Medes and
(late. They gleefully add that cause of his size, Abe found
advance orders for Hitler's new fighters even scarcer after he ad-
the Persians."
When Jews lend support to the Uni.. book. "My New Order," total ministered a pounding to the
Three dots and a dash is the signal, and varsity in Exile, they also give encourage-
o a ehi u g
Detroit
r h o a i td Bomber. So
50,000.
sooner
or later
ta stick to
s g kb ayo r a hf Ao b o it CI '.
must rally
at its all
call free-loving
and shake peoples
off the ment to the brilliant scholar and defender Emil Lengyel, noted Central h
of academic liberty, Dr. Alvin Johnson, European author, is getting a club matches to make a h
B will l a l
hopes t s t h p a s t h his a e dfd y hand
He . ahg
yoke of slavery from humanity.
without whose idealism many great teach- government assignment to build swing
him past Buddy Baer t
staff of radio monitors to hear
ers and scientists would have remained a what
the Axis countries are another chance at Joe. What
Mergers in Drives
in Nazi Germany because there would broadcasting.
with Buddy's "Mogen David"
When the question of merging national have been no agency to invite them to
Los Angeles, still looking for trunks and Abe's fervent "She-
ma," a Jew will have it plenty
-
these
shores.
a
successor
to Charles Schott- tough to decide for whom to
campaigns arose in this country, Presi
land, Federation executive, is re- root.
dent Roosevelt went on record against a
(ii,tith,iit jo ,,,,,
ported to be dickering with Isi- (copyright 194( iiy
combined appeal for the United Service
The Quality of Mercy
trees Service, Inv.)
(lore Sobeloff of Detroit.
Organizations and the Red Cross by de-
Esther Fried, 14, was separated from
claring that the Red Cross "must con-
by BRESSLER
tinue to be the agent of the popular will her parents, who are now in this coun- ADOLF'S _TAIL OF WOE
He
try,
two
and
a
half
years
ago,
spent
the
and the reliance of the government."
stated also that the Red Cross "must have intervening time in Holland and England,
mobility and freedom of action. It must and because she arrived in the United
retain its name and emblem as required States one day after her visa expired she
by law and international treaty, for its may be subjected to deportation to Lis-
own purposes." bon and Germany. That's the report of
This principle was applied by some her present status. But we refuse to be-
Jewish leaders to causes strictly of a lieve that she will be deported. This land
Jewish nature some months ago when is known as the haven of refuge for the
the United Jewish Appeal was temporar- oppressed and persecuted, and this na-
ily disbanded at the beginning of this tion knows the quality of mercy. It is
year. Pressure from individuals and en- difficult to believe that injustice will be
tire communities compelled the reorgani- meted out to a girl in her teens and we
zation of the united appeal, and in prat- have faith that the authorities will find a
tically all of the large Jewish commu- way of admitting her—Governor Eugene
nities in America the drives for funds in- Talmadge Georgia and Westbrook
elude as many as 55 causes—this being Pegler to the contrary notwithstanding.
the case in Detroit. It is immaterial that
Jews—and Soap Suds
some of these causes may be receiving
as little as $50 for the entire year. The
News about Jews in Nazi-controlled Po-
point is that there are all-inclusive fund-
ation th t Jews
raising efforts which, based on the Presi- land reveals the inform as
titautes
dent's statement, deprive some of the ma-
jor causes of "mobility and freedom of soap, use of which they are deprived of
by the Hitlerites. These peels • are said
"
action.
President
Roosevelt's views may have to have some cleansing value, and while
some bearing on Jewish campaigns in they do not completely replace soap they
months, or years, to come. A thoroughly are at least convenient substitutes. -
Here is one instance of "ersatz" being
wholesome status of amity would serve to
obviite the application of the President's welcome. At least, the use of the soap-
vieWs to Jewish situations. But, who will substitute by Jews prevents the trans-
assume to say that such unquestioned formation of potato peels by the Nazis
amity exists at this time in Jewish ranks? into ammunition.

