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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle
Mufti Back Again in Rome
GENEVA (JPS)
Having
conferred with Nazi leaders in
Berlin, the ex-Mufti of Jerusalem,
Haj Amin el Husseini, is back
in Rome where he fled after the
British victory in Iran. The Ital-
ian press announced that the
anti-British and anti-Jewish Arab
had conferred with Mussolini per-
sonally on problems affecting the
Near East.
THE TRUTI1 ABOUT TII1 U.S.S.It
QUENTIN REYNOLDS, American
Press Attache at Moscow 3-Power
Conference, describing
"ONE DAY IN SOVIET
RUSSIA"
CINEMA
tii
E. Columbia
at Woodward (opp.
Fox)
Jews Help Spare Anti-Semite
From Jail
NEW YORK (JPS) — When
Daniel Kurts, Polish anti-Semite
was sentenced to a 30-day term
for a street-corner harangue
against the Jews, Isidore Gins-
berg, an official of the Queens
County Jewish War Veterans,
had been the complainant. The
sentence was suspended by Mag-
istrate Joseph d'Andrea when
Mr. Ginsberg said he did not
want to see Kurts go to pail.
the anti-Semite had said in court
over and had changed his mind
that he had thought the matter
about the Jews. Mr. Ginsberg in-
vited Kurts to attend the next
meeting of the Jewish veterans
and hear about their service to
their country.
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AUSSIES IN PALESTINE
NORTHERN SETTLEMENTS
By JACOB TCHERNOWITZ
Editor's Note: The Detroit
Jewish Chronicle presents the
following interesting episodes
about the Australian soldiers
and their activities while in
service with the British Forces
in Palestine. We are indebted
to the Palestine Review. pub-
lished in Jerusalem, for this
excellent article.
JORDAN VALLEY CHURCHILL
The children of the kibutz
turned out in full force to greet
and cheer the military lorry
trundling its way into the court-
yard. The more venturesome
clambered up on the running-
boards and carefully examined
the topees and uniforms of the
driver and crew, and fed home-
grown carrots and bananas to the
lively little monkey which served
the regiment as mascot since it
was made a war prisoner some-
where in the hills of Eritrea. The
younger children, thumbs
knuckle - deep in awe - rounded
mouths, stood rooted to the lawn,
eyes wide at the unfamiliar sight.
Among these, one child in par-
ticular captured the attention of
the visiting troopers. Stocky,
stolid, sturdy-legged, his carriage
bespoke deliberations, thought-
fulness. His squarish head rode
proudly on his short, thick neck
and his jutting chin was eloquent
of determination and will. The
first soldier to spy him gave a
glad shout: "Look at Churchill,
Churchill Junior."
Ever since, visiting soldiers
have invariably inquired for
Churchill Junior, the miniature
take-off of the British Premier.
Settlers and soldiers alike delight-
ed in the discovery and made
much of the youngster, but the
two-year-old hero haughtily dis-
regarded the laughter of the
grown-ups and continued to stride
thoughtfully about the courtyard.
The soldiers' relations with the
children soon grew intimate. The
British and Australian troops
who used northern settlements as
a springboard into Syria created
a holiday atmosphere in which
the youngsters revelled delighted-
ly. Despite the lack of the com-
mon language the children and
the soldiers got along famously,
and the air was noisy with their
skylarking shortly after each con-
tingent of troops entered the set-
tlements. Basketballs and foot-
balls saw a good deal of rough
action, the village youngsters and
visiting troops playing on oppos-
ing teams. The tight-lipped driv-
er who, a short while ago, sat sil-
ent behind the wheel of his lorry,
"Mary Jones" scrawled in huge
letters across its body, now dash-
ed cheerfully across the field
shouting, in Hebrew, "Henah;
Henah," while the village boys
yelled gleefully "Here, Charlie,
here".
They understood each other
Perfectly, these boys and soldiers.
Tall, erect, broad - shouldered,
slightly-shy, the Australian troops
took at once to the villages, the
green fields, the placid livestock,
the typical farm children. They
recalled the homes they had left
in their own villages, and proudly
exhibited pictures of their own
children down under. At one of
the settlements, when the Aus-
tralians were about to leave, they
"kidnapped" one of the nurses in
their lorry and took her to a
nearby town. There they halted
at a toy shop and loaded the girl
with dolls and teddy-bears, build-
ing blocks and automobiles, fifes
and drums—their bread and but-
ter gift to the children of the
kibutz.
THE MILK BAR
It was a clear morning when
the woods around the moshav
became alive with armoured-cars
and tanks. The soldiers them-
salves did not know how long
they were due to stay. As soon
as they pitched camp they set
out for a stroll in the village.
There were no cafes, no impor-
tunate hawkers to pester them.
Instead, they were showered with
solicitous attentions of the vil-
lagers who, in a flurry of ex-
citement over their unfamiliar
but welcome guests, outdid them-
selves to put the Aussies at their
ease.
There was no beer to be had
in the village. The few odd bot-
tles of wine in the village's sup-
ply store, leftovers from the
Passover stock, were soon circu-
lating among the visitors, while
the entire supply of "tzuf", the
mead-like near-bear brewed from
honey so dear to the Palestinian
palate, was soon exhausted. But
with evenfall, frothing buckets of
fresh milk, still warm from the
cows' udders, were hurried to the
central dairy, there to be chilled
and made ready for sale. In a
short while a crowd of Australian
soldiers gathered round the door
to wait for a drink of milk,
whiling away the time by discuss-
ing the crops and the weather
with the local farmers.
The news that milk was for
sale spread rapidly, and soon
more soldiers came hurrying to
the center of the village chorus-
sing.
"Where's the milk bar?"
Later, groups of three and
four were invited to the village
farmhouses to take cold showers
and be guests at supper. At the
lamplit tables they described their
own experiences as farmers back
home, not on puny "farm units"
of five or seven or ten dunams,
but on huge ranches of tens of
thousands of sprawling acres.
They described their huge herds
of cattle and flocks of sheep.
And as they heard the villagers
tell of their struggle to wrest a
livelihood from the two or three
acres of stingy land, they won-
dered at the persistence and stub-
bornness which had yielded the
results they saw.
In one farmhouse the host
sensed that his guests had a re-
quest which they hesitated to
make. By devious coaxing it soon
transpired that the soldiers
wished to take a hand in the
evening milking. "It's been two
years since I milked my cows at
home," said one Aussie. Soon the
visitors had removed their rakish
bonnets, rolled up their sleeves
and were earnestly milking the
pedigreed Dutch cows in the cow-
shed. A few of them climbed the
hayloft and, borrowing pitchforks,
prepared the cattle's dinner. Oth-
ers attacked the vegetable gar-
den and picked tomatoes and cu-
cumbers for next morning's mar-
ket shipment. "For the first time
since I left Australia," grinned
one officer, his face sweaty and
his forearms streaked with gar-
den mud, "I feel truly and wholly
at home."
COMMUAL HOSPITALITY
The idea behind collective set-
tlement was at first foreign to
them, taking on the proportions
of a scout camp for children's
make-believe, but as the day
wore one, as they examined every
nook and cranny of the farm,
as they noted the successful ar-
rangements in cowshed and poul-
try-run, vegetable garden and
apiary, the idea took a strong
hold on them and soon they were
loud in its praises. An entire
community in which no money
whatever circulated was some-
thing they had never dreamed
of at home.
Said one subaltern, "It seems
to me that after the war we shall
have to adopt the same sort of
life. There won't be any money
anyway as the war is so expen-
sive. And it might not be a bad
idea at all to live as you do."
The kibbutz lived up hand-
sotnely to its reputation for hos-
hitality. A squad of soldiers
trooped into the diring-hall and
sat down at one of the long
tables; at once a cheerful apron-
ed girl appeared and served them
with a huge tray of food and an
enormous pot of tea, while no
questions were asked concerning
their comings or goings. After
the meal, the visitors offered to
pay for their food, and a gust of
unaffected laughter broke out
among the settlers. One ingen-
ious Aussie slipped a two-shilling
piece under his plate, but as they
were leaving the courtyard, the
girl who cleared the table found
the coin and chased after them
to return it. "You are our
guests," she said, "and are off
for the front. Please take it
back." Farewells were hearty.
"Visit us again when you come
back from the fighting," one
child called out, and was re-
assured.
"We'll come back."
THE REALITY OF WAR
The troops who ocupied Syria
hopped off from Jewish villages
along the northern frontier. They
found there at atmosphere of
cordial goodwill. Settlers offered
all manner of help in the last-
minute operations and the early
stages of the operations them-
selves. Here was no suspicion of
fifth columnism or inimical ob-
structionism. There was no need
to guard against a stab, in the
December 19, 1941
Sewing Machines
Needed by Shaarey
Zedek Red Cross
Mrs. Aaron Silberblatt, presi-
dent of the Sisterhood of Congre.
gation Shaarey Zedek, made a
plea this week for sewing ma-
chines and old kitchen chairs to
be used by the Red Cross Unit
of the Sisterhood.
Those who have sewing ma-
chines and chairs which they de-
sire to present to this group are
asked to bring them to Harry
Miller, superintednent of the
Shaarey Zedek Synagogue Build-
ing, and they will be acknowl-
edged.
The Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood's
Red Cross unit meets from 12 to
4 on Mondays to Thursdays in-
clusive.
War Propaganda and
The United States
Harold Lavine a n d James
Wechsler collaborated in writing
a splendid analysis of war propa-
ganda as it affects the United
States. Although "War Propa-
ganda and the United States"
(Yale University Press) is nearly
a year old, it remains valuable
reading, since it throws light on
the numerous forces that are en-
gaged in propaganda activities
on the war question.
Some of the conclusions of the
two authors have lost their value
in view of the latest happenings,
especially since Russia was drawn
into the conflict. But the his-
torical facts remain just as im-
portant as when the book was
first written.
For instance, the references to
Coughlin, Lindbergh, Pelley, the
numerous other anti-Semites and
other figures who are playing im-
portant roles in the present world
conflict are as valid today as they
were in late 1940.
Harold Lavine, an editorial
writer for the Foreign Policy As-
sociation, and James Wechsler,
who has exposed Coughlin, Smith,
the Christian Front and other
movements, are well qualified to
deal with the propaganda theme.
Their book was published for the
Institute for Propaganda Analy-
sis.
Jr. Council Chanukah
Program This Sunday
Honoring its nursery school for
underprivileged children, the Na-
tional Council of Jewish Juniors,
Detroit section, will turn its De-
cember meeting into a Chanukah
celebration, to be held on Sunday,
Dec. 21, at 3 p. m., at Hotel
Statler.
Admission to the party will be
any article useful to the school.
Items needed at the present time
include toothbrushes, toothpaste,
combs, dish towels, small - sized
forks, teaspoons, plates, saucers,
Kleenex, soap, paper napkins,
water-color paints, modeling clay,
etc.
Aaron Rosenberg, noted as a
narrator of Yiddish tales, will be
featured.
Further information may be
obtained by calling Miss Sylvia
Firestone or Miss Helen Fire-
stone, Tyler 4-4891, co-char: man
of the membership committee.
"Open Year Around," Vil-
lage Answe r to the
Season Question
When the telephone rings at
Greenfield Village this time of
year, it's a 50-50 chance the
caller is going to ask: "When do
you close for the winter?"
Village authorities don't mind
replying that the famed early
American community is open the
year around, seven days a week,
from 9 to 5 o'clock. But they
think there probably are many
others who don't bother to call
who are under the impression the
Village is closed from fall to
spring.
Those in charge point out,
however, that the last complete
tour of the Village and the Edi-
son Museum begins at 3 P. m.
each day. But visitors arriving
at late as 4 p. m. can see the
highlights.
HOLDS INITIATION
Purity Rainbow Assembly No.
12 held initiation at the. Eastern
Star Temple, 80 W. Alexandrine,
Monday, Dec. 15. Dancing fol-
lowed.
back, either figuratively or lit-
eral. And a number of officers
were heard to agree.
"If only there were more set-
tlements here like this!"