Detroit Jewish Chronicle

and The Legal Chronicle

SECTION ONE

VOL. 43, NO. 38

THIS PAPER PRINTED IN TWO SECTIONS

DETROIT, MICHIGAN. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1941

10c Single Copy; $3.00 Per Year

British Warned Jews oIfn BFOlricied Labor Furor Over Lindbergh Speech Refuses to Die
Not to Ignore
Down as Defenders of "American Way" i Go on
Palestine Jews
Record Against Anti-Semitic Demonstration

Notor ous Nazi A lei-S
inemite

Named toi Runt
White Russia

Believed to Be Going
Forward With Arab
Federation Plans

(JPS)—Berlin Jews
from 16 to 60 are to be con-
scripted for forced labor, the
scripted
Nazi authorities have-tordered,
it is stated nere. Another order
prohibits Jews in Berlin from
t•aveling in tramcars or subway's.

Notorious Nazi Anti-Semite to

NEW YORK. (JPS)—Declar-
Rule White Russia
ing that the British were going GENEVA. (JPS) — The Ger-
fo•ward with plans for the estab- mans have chosen the most rabid
lishment of an Arab Federation, Nazi anti-Semite in Germany,
Pertinax, the noted foreign ana- next to the violent Streicher, as
lyst, warned that the claims of the Commisar General of White Rus-
Jews in Palestine cannot be ig- sia. Wilhelm Kube, notorious Jew-
pored. After discussing the steps baiter, will rule the land. The
now being taken by Captain Lyt- city of Minsk will be the head-
tleton, Britain's representative in quarters of the new Nazi admin-
the Middle East, in bringing about istration.
a British-Arab understanding, he
remarked that "the real trouble
is that the British negotiator Jews Celebrate High Holy Days
cannot exclusively concentrate his
In Moscow
attention on the Arab world."
LONDON. (JPS)—For the first
Pertinax's observations were pub- time since the Russian Revolu-
lished in the New York Times.
tion, walls of Moscow synagogues
and of other buildings in streets
Levinthal Urges Establishment of thickly populated by Jews were
placarded with posters announc-
Commonwealth
Hig holy
H
services, ac-
W A SII I NGTO N. (.1PS ) —J udge cor
ing ding' to adviceD s ay received here.
Louis E. Levinthal, newly-elected
Exhorting Moscow Jews to
president of the Zionist Organi- pray especially for the defeat of
zation of America, called upon Hitlerism and the victory of the
world democratic leaders to Pro -
Soviet Army, the announcements
claim the establishment of a Jew- advertised cantors and preachers
ish commonwealth in Palestine in for the services. The Moscow
accordance with the will of Chor-Shul, for example, stressed
American Jews as expressed at that Cantor Jacob Petchnik would
the 44th annual convention of conduct the
Yoinim. Nerayim
the Z. 0. A. held recently at (Hi g
h Holy Day) services.
Cincinnati. Judge Levinthal's
This is the first time the So-
statement was issued in the form viet regime has issued such public
of it New Year message to Amer- religious appeals.
ican Jewry.

Even Bigots Find Endorsement of Flier Too Hot to Handle; Senator
Nye Most Prominent Convert to Racial Incitement; Jews Con-
demn Lindbergh; Anti-Semitic Issue in New York Politics

NEW YORK (JPS) — The lines between those who believe in American de-
mocracy and those who condone and approve the Nazi way are being sharply
drawn in the United States.
.
This counting of heads is the result of a basic attack upon American prin-
ciples by Charles A. Lindbergh, when he singled out the Jews as instigators of war.
The reaction of the American has been swift and unmistakable. Where the .lessons

To Lay Cornerstone for the New
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah Building
At Dexter and Cortland on Sunday

Sen. Nye's Stand

ARCHITECT'S PLAN FOR NEW 'YESHIVAH BUILDING

British - Jews - Welainir-Russian- -

Detroit Jewry has been inviltd movement for the erection of a
Jewish Agency Responds to Rus- Jewish Declaration Against- Nazis
by Rabbi Isaac Stollman, presi- more adequate center for higher
sian Jews' Appeal for Unity
LONDON. (JPS)—The British
Jewish learning in the city.

•

JERUSALEM. (JPS-Palcor)— Board of Jewish Deputies has (lent of the local Hebrew Tal- Spurred by the contribution of
Recounting the part Palestine sent an official statement to the mudical Academy, Yeshivoth Beth the assets of Congregation Mo-
Jewry has already taken in the Jews of Moscow welcoming their Yehudah, to participate in cere- gen Abraham, the old Farns-
war against Hitlerism and the firm stand against the Nazi re- monies, Sunday, Sept. 28, 1730 worth Street Shul, which at one
far larger share • it is prepared gime. The message was in the p, in., marking the laying of the time housed the Yeshiva in a
to take, the
• Jewish Agency form of a reply to Moscow Jew-
"wholeheartedly" responded to the ry's appeal for Jewish aid in the cornerstone of its new home on
See YESHIVAH—Page 3
appeal recently issued by Russian struggle against Hitler, Professor the northwest corner of Dexter
Jewry to world Jewry for unity Selig Brodetzky, president of the Blvd. and Cortland Ave. Con-
against the Nazis. board, stated, through Ivan Mai- struction has been in progress Vets Protest
"Should the enemy ever reach sky, Soviet Ambassador to Lon-
"Yello w 'Badge"
Palestine, the men and women don, that the Jews of Great Brit- for the past two weeks.
Founded more than 25 years
of our people will fight as you ain fully reciprocated the senti-
are fighting," the Palestinian-Jew- ments which had prompted the ago by the late Rabbi Yehudah
But Gestapo Starts
ish leaders declared in a message appeal of Moscow's Jews. In ex- Leib Levine, at that time chief
transmitted through Ivan Maisky, pressing the admiration of Brit-
Provocative Action
Soviet Ambassador to London.
ish Jews for the heroic fight of rabbi of the Jewish community,
The Jewish Agency reassured Soviet Russia against -the Nazis, the Yeshivah has reared a large
in Berlin
the Russians On the attitude of the message emphasized the fact number of young men • in He-
Jews throughout the Diaspora, re- that Jews have always been the brew scholarship and Jewish tea- GENEVA. (JPS)—Jewish vet-
minding them that "tens of thou- first victims of Nazism every- diton, many of whom have en- erans of the first World War ap-
sands of Jews in other countries wh e re. The full participation of tered the rabbinate and other peared on the streets of Berlin
are asking for a chance to serve Russia's Jewry in the Soviet war fields of communal endeavor. wearing the decorations they had
with the Jewish Army," which at effort and the hope of speedy The rapid growth of the institu- won in fighting for the "Father-
least 40,000 Palestinian ,Jews are victory of the forces fighting Hit- tion during the last year has land" as a protest against the
waiting for permission to join, lerism was stressed in the mes- made its present quarters unin- broad German order . to all Jews
"so that we as • a people may sage. habitable and given rise to the to don the yellow badge, but the
take our place in the struggle
Gestapo immediately ordered the
for the common cause."
,
of the medals and in-
The message ended with the as- A Credo for American Jews at
ar stituted procAlings
against their
surance that "the Jews of the
wearers on charges of "provoca-
By HENRY MONTOR
world ' will not fail in the cam-
tive action" against the govern-
mon cause."
meat.
Featuring a note of welcome to EDITOR'S NOTE: With the entire Jewish community in the United
Berlin, Vienna and other Gcr-
States deeply concerned over the Lindbergh speech at Des man cities containing Jewish pop-
Moines and the Senate sub-committee investigation of the
See PALESTINE—Page 12
ulations were placarded last F•i-
movies as new and ominous manifestations of rising anti- day with posters containing the
Semitism in this country, Mr. Montor undertakes to outline regulations for the yellow "Mo-
a program for concerted action that will better prepare us gen Dovids" under the signature
"Free World"
for the undeclared war that is being fought against the Jewish of Minister of Interior Wilhelm
people at the present crucial hour. With characteristi c candor Frick. Jews appearing on the
Makes Debut
and acumen, the author points to the road which we must streets without the insignia were
traverse.
warned of severe penalties.
nternational D e m o -
in East Galicia, the Nazi au-
"This
is
it!"
Maurice
Samuel
like
Wendell
Willkie—and
there
cratic Organ Is Widely says. He is referring.. to Lind- are many such men. But even as
See "BADGE"—Page 9
Bergh, to Wheeler, to Nye and they savor this solace, they re-
Hailed
to the "respectable people" whose member that not one of the col-
In order to work out, with the language is indistinguishable from leagues of Wheeler and Nye and
Earlier Deadline for
cooperation of the best-qualified that of Berlin and Rome. This Reynolds. has pushed aside corn-
people, plans to assure the ulti- is not William Dudley Pelley caddy courtesy for fundamental
the Next Week's Issue
mate triumph of democracy in a skulking arouial the printing Americanism—to blast Lindbergh
Due to Yom Kippur occur-
free world order, a large group plants of Asheville. This is from a pedestal bolstered by fear
ring on Wednesday, all copy
of prominent American, European, august senatorial togas giving and suspicion.
for next week's issue of The
It is lucky for the peace of
Latin-American and Asiatic writ- dignity to death by propaganda.
Except for those who work too mind of American Jews that they
Detroit Jewish Chronicle must
ers; among them many present
be in the hands of the editor
and former political leaders who hard or think too little to be have faith, generally speaking, in
might logically be the future goo- concerned with radio and news- the efficacy of their constituted
not later than at 10 a. m. on
ernmental executives of their papers, the Jews of America are organizations. It is even more
Monday, Sept. 29.
countries following the Allied vic- uneasy. Some are frightened. helpful that in their blood flows
Copy arriving after that'
tory, have created a new .1 hiter- They would rather not admit 'it _an immemorial aristocracy which
hour will be retained for in-
national magazine called Free to themselves, certainly not to scorns the fly-by-night hate-arson-
sertion in the following week's
the general ublic. They repeat fists.
World,
issue.
t' -/ .
Bogged Down Committee
The first issue of this magazine the Bill of fights like an Ortho-
Contributors to the columns
However, questions begin to
is now available to the American (lox Jew %arding off the demons
of The Detroit Jewish Chron-
public. , A Chinese edition is in by prayer in bed. They roll on bubble to the surface of this caul-
icle are urged to observe rules I
the tips of their tongues the
guiding our deadlines.
truly
courageous
phrases
of
men
See DEFENSE—Page 16
See FREE WORLD—Page 8

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of the past eight years in Ger-
many have been brought home,
revulsion has swept over Amer.
icon citizens. Where minds pois-
oned against England are closed
to all except appeals to bigotry,
Lindbergh has rallied a few tat-
tered cohorts and retained his
hysterical "following."
Few sections of America have
been left untouched by the con-
troversy. The issue of isolation-
ism vs. intervention has taken
on a wholly new meaning as
Lindbergh's attack on the Jews
was construed as the adaptation
of the Nazi "line" to this coun-
try. In the face of general con-
tempt for these tactics, only a
small minority of even the iso-
lationists have had the courage
to come out openly in support of
Jew-baiting.

By far the most prominent
convert to Hitlerite ideology has
been Senator Gerald P. Nye of
North Dakota, whose •endorse-
ment of the flier's views was
tempered only by a nostalgic
hope—"At first I wished the
Colonel had not been quite so di-
rect." But since "the Colonel"
had chosen to be direct, Nye
could do no less than speak out
in terms appropriate to his turn
of mind.
"As long as interventionists
work to interject the anti-Semi-
tic issue, perhaps this is the
time to be speaking very frank-
ly. As Lindbergh said; without
being anti-Semitic, those of the
Jewish faith are contributing to
the cause of intervention. Their
interest is very natural. If I were
one of them, I should feel as
they do towards those who have
Persecuted my people. But I
should try not to let my natural
batred blind me to the first and
best interest of my own coun-
try."

"Condescending Sympathy:1'

Here was the same condescend-
ing "sympathy" for the Jews
which Lindbergh had shown.
Wrapped inextricably with it was
the same vicious attack upon the
patriotism of Jewish citizens, who
are not blamed for their thoughts
but are by Nye's dictum to be

See ANTI-SEMITISM—Pag e 2

lelth Education
Month Launched

Educators and Hebrew
Schools' Leaders to
Direct Effort

Plans for the 15th annual
Education Month observance
were formulated at a joint meet-
ing of the members of the board,
the staff, the auxiliary and other
affiliated groups, Thursday eve-
ning, Sept. 18. Lawrence W.
Crohn, chairman of the Educa-
tion Month, opened the meeting
with the reading of the procla-
mation issused on the occasion
of this annual observance.
Rabbi Morris Adler, chairman
of the 1940 Education Month
project, explained the purpose of
this observance.
"Our aim," he sail, "is to
get the entire Jewish community
behind the education movement.
This yefir we are not going to
terminate our efforts with the

See EDUCATION—Page 16