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they would only get together."
Freckles is the only tan of unity
we have had in Jewish life.
It looks like we shall be compelled
to look for new shades in welding
Jewish cooperation.
The only excuse Jewish groups may
give for their selfish pulling in different
directions is that the non-Jewish commu-
nities suffer from the same ills. To which
we reply that this story applies also to
non-Jewish liberal groups who ought to
get together and unify their forces for
action, rather than weaken their causes
by splitting into many factions.

Dr. Magnes and the Arabs

Statements made by Dr. Judah L.
Alagnes in Jerusalem to a correspondent
of the New York Times, are causing a
stir in Jewish ranks. At a time when
Sabbath Scriptural Selections
Zionist leaders are pleading for the right
Pentateuchal portion—Deut. 32.
Prophetical portion—II Sam. 32:1-51, or Ezek, and the opportunity to create the founda-
17:22-18:32.
tion of a Jewish Commonwealth in Pal-
Reading of the Law for First Day of Succoth,
estine, Dr. Magnes assumed to act as
Monday, Oct. 6
Pentateuchal portion — Lev. 22:26-23:44; Num. spokesman for the Arabs and to weaken
29:12-16.
the position of the Jewish community.
Prophetical portion—Zech. 14.
His own colleagues on the faculty of
Readings of the Torah for Second day of Succoth,
the Hebrew Univversity repudiated him
Tuesday, Oct. 7
not so long ago. There is justified dis-
Pentateuchal portion—Lev. 22 :26123:44 ; Num.
29:1246.
satisfaction with Dr. Magnes' attitude,
Prophef„tn1 portion—I Kings 8:2-21.
and the editorial writer for the Independ-
TISHRI 12, 5702 ent Jewish Press Service has issued the
OCTOBER 3, 1941
following opinion of the head of the He-
University, under the title "A
The Un-American "America First" brew
`Quisling' in Palestine":
By refusing to dissociate itself from
The term "Quisling" is applied to any
man who betrays the interests of his people.
what Charles A. Lindbergh said in Des
It is difficult to refrain from the use of that
Moines, Ia., on Sept. 11, the America
description for Rabbi Judah L. Magnes,
First Committee becomes an "America
president of the Hebrew University in Jeru-
Last" Committee.
salem, who has a uniquely unethical flair
for exploiting the national position he occu-
Its endorsement — and defense — of
pies for the exposition of his personal views
Lindbergh is an endorsement of anti-
which are in direct contradiction to the na-
Semitism.
tional interest.
It is a thoroughly un-American stand
Dr. Magnes has now taken it upon himself
and deserves to be branded only as such.
to become the spokesman for the Arabs.

the Detroit Jewish Chronicle invites correspondence on sub-
lects of interest to the Jewish people, but disclaims respon-
sibility for an endorsement of views expressed by the writers.

Temple Beth El's New Rabbi

Rabbi B. Benedict Glazer comes' to
Temple Beth El with a splendid record
of previous services rendered in other
communities where he ministered to large
congregations. Possessing a sense of re-
sponsibility towards all needs in Jewish
life, his coming here will be welcomed
by all elements in the city.
The newcomer will be faced with chal-
lenges that arise out of traditions created
here through high standards of service
set by his predecessors. At the same time,
he will have to face the issue of a new
competitive spirit that exists as a result
of the formation of a new Reform Tem-
ple in Detroit. But since competition is
a source of inspiration to greater initi-
ative, it should prove helpful rather than
hindering.
We welcome Rabbi Glazer to Detroit
and we wish him a long and successful
ministry with Temple Beth El.

Dr. Silver Speaks Plain Words

Dr. Abba Hillel Silver's statement on
the Jewish position in this country is
clear, emphatic and to the point.
It speaks plain words and it makes the
kind of declaration which should be made
by every loyal American, namely:
There will be no surrender where ba-
sic human principles are involved.
Anyone who speaks differently betrays
a great heritage and sacrifices his Amer-
icanism.

Again: "Shades of . . . Unity"

..

it

In an interview with the New York Times,
he comments on the insistence by American
Zionists that a Jewish Commonwealth shall
be established in Palestine after the war
and says that "there is no chance whatso-
ever that this formula would be accepted
by any responsible Arab or Arab party or
any part of Arab public opinion."
The expressio n of these views at a time
when the evidence mounts that the British
are making indiscriminate promises to the
Arabs in the Middle East, while at the
same time ignoring the Jews, is shockingly
irresponsible.
Has not the time come for a demand that
Dr. Judah L. Magnes resign as president of
the Hebrew University so that this institu-
tion may not be compromised?
It is well known that the occupancy /.. f
the Hebrew University presidency by Dr.
Magnes has always been one of the grim
prices paid for so-called American "non-
Zionist" support. An y one familiar with the
distinguished calibre of the faculty of the
Hebrew University will not pretend that
Dr. Magnes is fitted by experience, adminis-
trative ability or scholarship to head the
greatest single cultural institution in Pal-
estine.
And yet, in every crisis confronting the
Yishuv, Dr. Magnes' words have been g iven
weight by the outside world because it ap-
pears that he is one of the ranking leaders
of the Jewish people. It is regrettable that
the New York Times, although always deny-
ing that it is a "Jewish-influenced" paper,
has, nevertheless, consistently injected itself
into Jewish internal affairs, particularly as
they apply to Palestine, in order to foster
its proprietor's special views on the future of
the Jewish homeland. The Times has found
in Dr. Magnes a spokesman eager to use
every inch of space given to him.
The Hebrew University is one of the m ost
cherished possessions of the Jewish people.
Its high prestige should not be tarnished by
a man who fails to understand the non-
political character of the institution he heads,
not to speak of his tragic unawareness that
the Jewish people require discipline and
humility in these grave times.

It is not enough that the American Jew-
ish Congress, the American Jewish Com-
Such accusatory sentiments are seldom
mittee and the Jewish Labor Committee
heard
with regard to a Jewish leader.
have set up independent institutes to con-
But they had to be said, and the author
sider post-war problems. Now comes the of this statement has opened up an issue
Agudath
Israel
of America
and decides,
at
its annual
convention,
to establish
an- that will have to be fought out in the
open.
other similar bureau.
Palestine is the chief sanctuary for
Which serves to emphasize the type Jews, and it will be the main avenue of
of unity and
cooperation
we have in resettlement and reconstruction after the
American
Jewish
ranks.
And which, also, justifies the reprint- war. It will be a task that will have to
ing, b; - request from several of our read- be carried out with the cooperation 'of
the Arabs
Arabs; will
but be the
friendship
the
ers, of our editorial which appeared under
impaired
rather of than

the
"Shades
of . . The
. Unity"
in strengthened
by destructive
such
our heading
issue of Jan.
31, 1941.
editorial
as have been displayed
by Dr. efforts
Magnes.
follows:
The Magnes issue must not be permit-
Attemr-ts at unity in Jewish ranks
ted to die down with a mere rebuke, no
can best be evaluated by a story we
matter how severe. It should be carried
heard the other day. A banquet or-
through to a finish if the undermining of
ator was describing the values of
Jewish aspirations in Palestine by un-
cooperation and said: "For instance,
authorized Jewish spokesmen is to be
take freckles. Think what a nice
avoided.
shade of tan they would make—if

October 3, 194 1

.•.1-leard in the Lobbies.'.

By DAVID DEUTSCH

• We Nominate a Man Who .. . • Argentina's Nemesis

The anti-Nazi forces in Ar-
gentina are having a lot of diffi-
culty in throwing Baron von
Thermann, the German ambassa-
dor, out of the country. They may
yet have to fashion a special,
chromium-plated derrick to do the
job. We wonder how ninny re-
member the unexpellable Nazi
Baron 20 years ago, when he
came to the United States as the
shabby envoy of post-war Ger-
many. At that time this same
Nazi zealot told the newspaper-
men that "Germany is no longer
a warlike nation." He was not a
prepossessing figure when he
landed here in 1921. He said it
was lucky that a German envoy
could have any suit at all. And
his glasses had Woolworth rims.
At that time he was known for
having helped cut Soviet Russia
off from the Allies and negotiate
the treaty of Brest-Litovsk. The
Russians had captured the Baron
on the Eastern front, but Ameri-
can war correspondents had in-
tervened on his behalf and had
saved his skin. What a strange
quirk of history that he should
• A Scrappy New Year
now be the chief architect of
George E. Sokolsky, the NY Nazi penetration in South Amer-
Sun columnist who feels he must ica!
prove three times a week that a
Jew can also be an isolationist, has • It's Tough to Find a Jew
been sending vials of nitroglycer-
The question of whether or not
ine, so to speak, in a letter to Jews should change their names is
Phil Slomovitz, Detroit Jewish as old as the Mayflower. But
Chronicle editor. All because Phil what disturbs this column is that
thought it was a bit strange to the "Americanization" of the
find our own Georgie defending "sky" and "berg" people makes
the position of Jew-busting Gerald it tougher to spot one of our
K. Smith. Sokolsky said Slomo- fellow-Jews. Take the case of
vitz's criticism was "a disgusting Daniel Arnstein, for example. Arn-
exhibition" after Phil expressed stein made the front pages with
amazement, as who wouldn't, at his sensational trip to Burma to
Georgie's statement that Smith keep supplies flowing through that
was no more anti-Semitic than vital door of help to China. Well,
Stephen S. Wise or Jonah B. now the the news comes to us
Wise, who is Sokolsky's rabbi. But that this heroic Jewish former
it seems that Phil has caught taxi-driver has had his name
Georgie with his suspenders down, changed, legally and with all the
as they say. For he has just sent trimmings. His wife says it all
a clipping to Sokolsky in which happened before Danny went off
the Rev. Gerald K. Smith, his on his great Chinese adventure.
pal, comes out in defense of Lind- But how would you or anybody
bergh's Des Moines anti-Jewish know that it was one of our boys
blast. Isn't your face a bit pink- if the newspapers reported that
ish, Mr. Sokolsky?
"Daniel Austin," which is Arn-
stein's new name, had come to
• PM Is Free, Free!
the aid of bleeding China?
Now that Marshall Field is sole
owner of PM, the New York tab- • Get Fat and Prevent War
loid is free to do all it can to
"If everybody was fat there
answer the smears and libels would be no wars." That is the
against the Jews. It would never slogan for Sig Klein's clothing
have been able to have a free establishment for fat men. You
hand on the anti-Semitic issue if can't be considered fat unless you
some of the Jewish boys who had take a size over 60. Klein's sizes
invested in it had stuck it out go up to 72. Maybe that's a good
. . . By the way, the New York way to build up a peaceful world.
Times is the only New York pa- But somebody should send Klein's
per which had no editorial on the slogan to Goering. Perhaps that
Lindbergh attack on the Jews. will bring a quick end to the war.
The explanation is simple. Mr. Anyhow, Klein's is the only es-
Sulzberger prefers to let the non- tablishment of its kind in New
Jews speak up for tolerance . .
York, and it is 100 years old.
Maurice Hindus, author of "To With the new defense program
Sing With the Angels," has been the Government might get some
awarded the Czech State Prize blimps ready made by inflating
for Literature by the Czech gov- some of Klein's new line of pa-
ernment-in-exile.
jamas and bathing suits.

As successor to the late Sol
M. Stroock, we nominate Louis
• Kirstein of Boston for the
presidency of the American Jew-
ish Committee. Outside of being
the logical choice because of his
present position as chairman of
the board of directors, Mr. Kir-
stein is an outstanding leader who
enjoys the respect and admira-
tion of all elements of American
Jewry. You can't say as much
for many another Committee big-
wig. Even the Zionists would wel-
come Mr. Kirstein's election. We
hope the boys who pull the strings
will not hold that against Bos-
ton's Number One Jewish figure
. . . Talking of new presidents,
you should know that when Judge
Louis E. Levinthal, newly . chosen
Z. 0. A. prexy, visited Detroit
immediately after the Cincinnati
convention, his chief mission was
to persuade the parents of Simon
Shetzer, dynamic leader of the
fight against national budgeting,
to release him to assume the post
of executive director of the Zion-
ist Organization. Shetzer junior
has been managing his father's
wholesale dry goods business.

UP FROM THE DEPTHS !

by BRESSLER