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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle
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a sufficient number of people can be found
to make endowments and outright con-
tributions in the sums just mentioned,
then a Jewish hospital can become a real-
ity in the very near future. The Mt. Sinai
Hospital Association's activities will help
considerably towards this end ; but with-
out large gifts, as we have pointed out
on numerous occasions, an ambitious idea
like a Jewish hospital can not be trans-
lated into reality. It is to be hoped that
sufficient interest will be shown to indi-
cate a ready response to the call of the
existing committees and organizations
from those quarters which should provide
the large sums necessary for the proposed
hospital.
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siblity for an endorsement of views expressed by the writers.
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Sabbath Scriptural Selections
Pentateuchal portion—Gen. 6:9-11:32.
Prophetical portion—Is. 66.
OCTOBER 24, 1941
CHESHVAN 3, 5702
The Community Fund Drive
Beginning with next Monday, Detroiters
will again be asked to open their hearts
and their pocketbooks and to give liber-
ally to the Detroit Community Fund,
which embraces agencies representing all
faiths.
The appeal that was sounded recently
in behalf of the 1941 Community Mobili-
zation for Human Needs has particular
bearing upon us at this time.
It is not to be expected, as President
Roosevelt indicated, that private agencies
should abandon their activities. On the
contrary, they are needed more than ever
and their functions should be encouraged
and supported.
The Detroit Community Fund is part
of this scheme of things which demands
that we help in the continuation of the
programs of social service agencies which
strive to improve the community's status,
which provide . for better health condi-
tions, for recreational programs, for aid
to the orphaned and the aged.
The Detroit Community Fund should
be given the most liberal support.
The New Council President
If the Jewish Community Council is
to remain a vital force, it must be di-
rected by dynamic leaders.
The selection of James I. Ellmann as
president of the Council is, we believe, a
step in the right direction. He represents
fearless leadership and that is what is
demanded in the present critical hour.
To make the Council effective, also, it
is necessary that there be a spirit of co-
operation by leaders representing all fac-
tions in the community. Mr. Ellmann pos-
sesses the quality for encouraging inter-
group cooperation and that, too, should
assist him in making the Jewish Com-
munity Council a well-functioning force
for the advancement of Detroit Jewry's
best interests.
The Detroit Hospital Movement
A group of public-spirited Detroit Jews
have issued a statement in pamphlet
form, urging the early building of a Jew-
ish hospital here.
This voluntary committee's approach to
the problem appears to be practical. In
the first place, it does not hide behind
dreams of being able to construct a hos-
pital at a nominal cost, and it recognizes
the need for a 120-bed institution that
should cost $600,000. And, what is even
more important, it appears to appreciate
the fact that large contributions are
needed for so vast a project.
Thus, this committee's pamphlet points
out that Detroiters ought to emulate the
experiences of other communities, some
much smaller size than Detroit, where
the construction of Jewish hospitals was
accompanied by large gifts. The brochure
shows that contributions of $20,000 and
up are needed for either of the following:
Obstetrical department, operating room,
laboratory, section of a hospital. It shows
that a ward bed costs $1,000; a private
room from $2,500 to $5,000; a memorial
ward, $10,000; a solarium, $5,000; etc.
As this committee's statement shows,
approximately $150,000 "has already
been pledged" for a Jewish hbspital. If
Senator Wheeler denies allegations by
Beverly Baxter, British M. P., that he
asserted England is fighting a "Jewish
war". "Just a plain damn lie" he branded
the Britisher's story. At the same time, he
quoted himself as believing that anti-
Semitism is growing because • many Jews
favor U. S. entrance into this war. Strictly
speaking, there is not too much difference
between the Wheeler and Lindbergh
point of view. The fact that the group
which is urging a declaration of war
against Germany is predominantly Chris-
tian does not seem to matter much to
these men. The activities of the isolation-
ist group therefore add to the fires of race
prejudice.
America's Two-Way Passage
October
24, 1941
.I Heard in the Lobbies.• .
By DAVID DEUTSCH
MAGEN DAVID FOR AUSSIES
WATCH YOUR MAIL
The six-pointed Star of David
Don't spread it, but word comes
may be what the Nazis think is a to us that the boys who open
badge of shame to be pinned on your mail in the middle of the
Jews, but for Australian sold- Atlantic get peeved when you
iers in Libya it is a "good luck say anything unkind about the
charm." The story of how that British in Palestine. So be care-
came to pass is told in London ful what you say to a friend over
by Berl Locker, the Palestine there, since the FBI is reported
labor leader. The Palestine boys to get tips to look over the iden-
fighting with the troops in Africa tity of people who are caustic
chalked the Mogen David on their about British ways in the Holy
trunks and other equipment as Land. Now, Brendan Brackets, can
an identifying symbol. The Jewish you explain how your Ministry
boys became noted for their da•- of Information is going to be
ing and their miraculous escapes helped by that kind of censorship?
from enemy fire. So the Aussies, Especially with the Jewish Agen-
thinking the Jewish boys' good cy driving hard to get more
luck came from the Mogen David, youngsters for the Union Jack.
adopted it as their own symbol—
and today all over Africa the Star IF' You WERE A JEw
of David can be found on many
Which reminds us of the fast
ass Aussie truck, tank and gun. one
that Maus-ice Samuel pulled
Just something more to drive the on Rabbi Solomon Foster. Not so
Nazis mad!
long ago the famous Zionist au-
thor, who lived many years in
TALES OF OLD FRIENDS
Palestine, was delivering a lecture
Send a note to B. II. Rubin- in Newark, where for many a
stein, the wit and dynamic city self on
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Day, who cracked
mTohset anti-Zionist in the land. No op-
grueling schedule any newspaper portunity passed but that he gave
snail ever had. He's at the Israel
dig othe
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Zion Hospital . . . His paper, by in
n Zion.
st buys
the way, became a co-operative. Samuel lecture. Afterwards ques-
Now they'll blame
each
other
if
s
tions were asked, mostly about
the payroll doesn't show up on Arab-Jewish relations. The rabbi,
time. Here's good luck to the now emeritus, unwound his length
boys who have plenty of spunk— and querously asked of the bril-
and it takes spunk to run a liant but caustic author: "Mr.
daily, especially a Yiddish one, Samuel, how would you feel if
these advertising-less days. you were an Arab?" Trigger-like,
They say The Forward, biggest Samuel shot back: "Rabbi Fos-
of the jargon sheets, has an old ter, how would you feel if you
nest egg of $2,000,000—and if were a Jew?"
any losses are grossed on the IN THE CAMPS
daily, they are washed out by the
profits on the paper's New York
At Camp Wheeler they brag of
radio outlet, WEVD•
Arthur F. Schoenfuss, called the
Those with a memory will recall first conscripted man to rise di-
Bernard Bergman's sparkling col- redly from private to commis-
umn in the old Jewish Tribune. sioned officer. He is high scorer
He was the first and still the on the Camp's rifle range in
best of the fellows who said Jew- Georgia and is also studio en-
ish news could stand a shot of gineer for more than 20 U. S.
humor. If you've been around the Army radio programs which you
Philodelphia Book Fair, that hear each week over the Colum-
roundish, dimpled chap is Berg- bia network. Schoenfuss, who
man, who conceived and ran the hails from Hartford and Tufts
Book Fair for Dave Stern's Phil- College, got his second looie bars
adelphia Record. He's feature edi- for competency in electrical en-
tor there. gineering. The 23-year-old officer
Now that Wythe Williams ("in- is now going to teach in the
formation - that - has - come-to-me" Army Signal Corps.
boy) is resting up, his aide Fritz A
LONG BROADWAY
Max Cohen has got himself a
news analysis period on Stamford,
Oscar Levant is convulsing
Conn.'s WSRR. Cahen, who's tus- Lindy's with his latest Oscar
sling with his English, used to Wildism. Asked if he knows a
give Williams a lot of his over- certain composer, the Information
seas dope. After' all, it was Cahen Please expert cracked: "I know
who wrote "Men Against Hitler." him well enough for hitn not to
talk to me."
HOLLYWOOD TALK
Sam Taub, veteran prize-fight
Jack Benny shouldn't feel his announcer, has turned actor—
next role too difficult.
be in but he's still a fight announcer,
Was-saw, even though as a Polish- for that's the role he got in the
matinee idol in his Korda stint, "Meet Mr. Meek" show on the
"To Be Or Not To Be" (who Columbia network. Remember Mr.
knows what it'll be when it gets Taub's hoarse illiteracies?
on your marquee?) . . . 0. Henry
Around the Loew offices on
must rub his hands in glee to Broadway they say the picture
think that Boris Morros of the industry abandoned exploitation
loud shirts is doing his life for Mans for a Greater Movie Season
20th Century-Fox. What a swell because enough ballyhoo came
tale 0. Henry would have made from the Senatorial probe to as-
of the rise of the small town sure big attendance for the fall
chnzan to movie producer.
films.
As the world continues in a state of de-
struction and uncertainty with regards to
the future, Americans begin to wonder
what the future holds in store for us. It
is natural for outstanding thinkers to
become concerned about the divisiveness
in American ranks, about the conflicts cre-
ated by the multiplicity of racial groups
who make up the American nation.
We have been called "a nation of na-
tions," and the war has intensified feel-
ings which have thrown some of these
national elements into the melting pot
of anti-Nazis and others into the pro-
Nazi groups represented by the America
First and other elements. Louis Adamic,
one of the most brilliant students of
American inter-racial problems, under-
took to make a study of existing condi-
tions, and his latest Harper - published
book, "Two-Way Passage," represents a
compilation of findings which should be
studied officially by serious-minded Amer-
icans in order that some formula may be
found to effect genuine unity in our ranks
and to avert catastrophe that could easily
arise in the event that one group were
hurled against another.
Mr. Adamic finds feeling at high pitch.
He shows how anti-Semitism has grown,
how serious the problem of race hatred
has .become for America. And he outlines
a program which should avert one-way
passage by freedom-seeking peoples who
come to this country from Europe and Asia
but rather have a two-way passage for the
solution of the world problem and the
return of the chief actors to the American
way of life. He proposes that America
should undertake to reconstruct Europe,
that we should aim to eliminate the worst
elements from the European scene, that
we should insist upon the American way
in a new Europe. Of course, such a pro-
gram is dependent upon a defeat of Hit-
lerism, and Mr. Adamic is among the ar-
dent supporters of the demands that we
should not limit ourselves to all-out-aid
to Britain, but that we should go the
limit in assuring delivery of war ma-
terial to the democracies and in guaran-
teeing the carrying into effect of a policy
of absolute anti-Nazism and that Amer-
ica's stand should help inspire revolts
against Hitler and Mussolini.
While there will undoubtedly be divi-
sion of opinion on the program presented
by Mr. Adamic—a program which, if hon-
estly pursued, ought to be a great solvent
of the world's ills—the approach to it in
this eminent author's "Two-Way Passage"
is one of the most important analyses of
our existing sore spots on the American
body. These spots should be studied and
all possible efforts should be found to
cure them and to prevent their spread "Suppose we hear a little less about him being ONLY
like a nasty disease. Else, America may
a paperhanger."
suffer the consequences which are felt
(Reproduced by permission of the proprietors of "Punch".)
today by a very sick Europe.
—Cut Courtesy 11,1glan In formatIoti renter.