scrim 9cwisk Periodical et N t er December 19. 1941 CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 30, OHIO 7 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle JUDGE JEROME FRANK DENOUNCED His Recent Article Is Called Gratuitous Insult; Rabbis and Laymen Assail His Views ukah latke party Saturday, Dec. LADIES LECHEM ANIYIM by the remark of President 20, at 7 p. m., at Assembly Hall. Roosevelt that America's future The Detroit Ladies' Lechem The annual banquet has been . lay on the side of the democra- cies. He divides Jews as merely Aniyim Society will have a Chan- set for Feb. 1. sojourners, hyphenates, in Amer- ica, and American Jews. He clas- sifies some Zionists along with Communists among the former (but not Brandeis). He classifies first generation Jews and second and third generation Jews. Many of the second and third genera- tion American Jews are Jews in name only, etc. One is Impressed by the urge for the flight from Jewish life that haunts the judge. As if he MAY THE HOLIDAY TIME — WITH ITS would say "I am ashamed of my fellow Jews. I don't want to MEANINGFUL TRADITIONS — BE A TIME act, feel, or think as a Jew. I am no Jew but an American. All OF JOY FOR ALL OF YOU AND EVERY of you look : I am an isolationist. I even criticized Ickes for ex- YEAR TO COME! pressing his indignation for the atrocities of Hitlerism. Doesn't that prove that I am a good American. I renounce (in the unconscious) Moses for Jeffer- son. I classify Jews as Ameri- cans and as sojourners in Amer- ica. My religion is actually closer to liberal Protestantism than to Jewish Orthodoxy." The judge displays symptoms of feelings of inferiority in con- 533-547 FOREST AVE. EAST nection with his Jewish identity. Such feelings of inferiority stim- PHONE COLUMBIA 4200 ulate a sense of guilt. He is haunted with the fear that his Americanism is in question. By renouncing his Jewishness he hopes to boost his patriotism. He builds up "American" defenses as a counter reaction against the deep unconscious feelings of in- A Joyous Chanukah feriority and sense of guilt that is associated in his mind with his Jewishness. to All . . . What a Jewish "inferiority complex" and what a defense. THEODORE ()LENDER. Rabbis and laymen this week thus experience no difficulty in joined in attacking Judge Jerome solving their problem as Jews. Frank for his "insulting" article Theirs will be a solution by dis- in a recent issue in the Saturday solution. On the other hand, Evening Post. those who have the will-to-live as Rabbi Morris Adler, in a state- Jews will strain every effort to ment to T h e Detroit Jewish assure the perpetuation of Israel Chronicle, writes: and his sacred heritage. "The article by Judge Jerome Statement by Rabbi Fram Frank is not alone a gratuitous Rabbi Leon Frain's statement insult to many loyal Jews; nor on Jerome Frank follows: is it simply a frightened attempt "Jerome Frank's article in the at the exculpation of the position Saturday Evening Post entitled, which many Jews, exercising their "Red, White and Blue Herring," rights as Americans, held with would have been excusable if it regard to this country's foreign had been written for a Jewish policy—a position which has been paper. Appearing in a popular completely vindicated by the most weekly it constitutes a deplorable recent events. The article has disservice to American Jewry. another ominous aspect. Its "In his article Mr. Frank in- plied thesis represents a basic sinuates that Zionists are Jews ng o misund tandim. meaning who are merely sojourning in erscanis The of Ameri f the traditions observed by many Jews are not America. This is the sort of we of used to hear from to be regarded from a genuine those the senile genera- American point of view, as for- eign importations. They are part tion. Even they have in recent of the spiritual and cultural pat- years not dared so coarsely to tern of the Jewish group and to betray their fellow Jews. This that extent are as American as article is calculated to create the traditions of any other group ani-Jewish attitudes even among living in consonance with the the liberal groups of American American spirit. The distinctive, men and women, who have hith- contribution of American Jewry erto been favorably inclined to- as a group, to the totality of ward Zionism. "Mr. Frank writes correctly American life, will not be made by those whose Judaism is similar about Jewish Communists when to "liberal Protestanism"; but by he- says that their true allegiance those elements in Jewry whose is to Russia, but this is true of Judaism is intense, original, rich all Communists. Why specify and comprehensive. The hope of Jews? His discovery of a group dissociation from the body of of Jewish Fascists, on the other Jews, as revealed by the phrase hand, is an important contribu- "our kind of Jews," has proved tion. I could readily name the futile in the past besides being Jews in Detroit who, until the unworthy of self-respecting Jews. outbreak of hostilities with Ger- Anti-democratic programs will not many, were in absolute agree- tolerate divisions between one ment with Mussolini and Hitler and another kind of Jews. The on every subject except anti- Annual Chanukah Party of article renders a definite disserv- Semitism. They would have been Poale Zeire Zion Branch ice not alone to American Jews, as ready to enslave labor, to sup- on Sunday but likewise to the cause of demo- press civil liberties and to endorse dictatorship as Fritz Thyssen or cratic ideals and principles." Poale Zeire Zion Branch 2 will Hermann Rauschning were be- Dr. Hershman's View its annual Chanukah party fore hard experience taught them have Dr. A. M. Hershman said he better. It is hoped, now that on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 7:30 felt sorry for Judge Frank. His America is at w a r against p. in.. in the conference room of statement follows : Fascism, that these Jewish fas- the Rose Sittig Cohen School. In "I read Judge .Frank's article cists of Detroit and elsewhere, addition to the food which will in the Saturday Evening Post will at last become good Ameri- be served by the hosts, Abraham INSURANCE with mingled feelings. Uppermost cans, believers in human equality and Elkah Freedman, the educa- tional committee has arranged an among them was the feeling of and freedom." program of music and pity. udge Frank holds a promi- Judge Frank's article was at- interesting nent position. Ile stands high in tacked at numerous events here— song as well as a Chanukah talk. All members of the branch and the council of the administraion at religious services, at the con- at Washington. Nevertheless, he cluding event of the Education their friends are invited. The arrangements committee is perturbed, ill at ease. The Month of the United Hebrew 605 FOX THEATRE BLDG. CHERRY tide of anti-Semitism is rising. Schools by Lawrence W. Crohn, consists of A. J. Lachover, Aaron Kutnik, Harry Mondry and Mrs. There is dread in his heart lest at the Mizrachi 30th anniversary the tidal wave engulf him too. celebration by Rabbi Kirschblum, Elkah Freedman. He feels therefore that it is high a nd by others. time that assimilaionist Jews as- serted themselves ; proclaimed ASSAILS JUDGE FRANK within the hearing of the Ameri- can people their break with the Editor, Detroit Jewish Chronicle: In the Dec. 6 issue of Satur- past, their severance of all con- nection with Judaism and the day Evening Post, Judge Jerome Frank wrote an article entitled, Jewish people. "It is in this light that I view "Red, White and Blue Herring." I am not at present interested Judge Frank's article. The plea that most Jews are now assimi- in discussing or criticizing the . . . that government lated is but a manifestation of contents of the article. I want what is known as "defense mech- merely to penetrate psychologi- anism." cally into a few of the implica- of the people, by the "It is true that Judge Frank tions, suggestions, or hints of insists that his motive in clari- the writer. The article is filled people, and for the fying the position of the assimi- with expressions, diversions, or lationists was solicitude for the examples, that give away the welfare of America. "American true nature of the judge. Freu- people shall not per- anti-Semitism of the concentra- dian psychology places most em- tion-camp variety," he s a y s. phasis on such irrelevent re- "would cut the trunk-nerve of marks. ish from the Earth." American civilization." I sub- In one place the judge states, mit, however, that, in the last "Most Jews born in America analysis, this is but an attempt regard as their significant heroes to rationalize his strictures of his Jefferson and Lincoln, not Moses fellow Jews. I do not deny that and David" (the judge classifies Jew-baiting militates against de- himself among those Jews). Let mocracy. I do not deny that us substitute, the words 'most Judge Frank feels it keenly and Christians' for the words 'most is disturbed over it. But if this Jews' and also substitute the were the sole reason for his ar- word 'Christ or St. Paul' for the ticle, why did he take such pains words 'Moses and David.' Would to convince the American people not such a statement sound ridic- that most Jews are assimilated ulous? Is it a matter of choice and that all Jews should, and in between Moses and Jefferson or the course of time, will give up Christ and Jefferson? Can't an their separate existence? Is there American Jew (like the judge) anything un-American in the ef- regard as their significant heroes forts of Jews to preserve their both Moses and Jefferson, just group identity a n d cultural as the Christians regard as their values? Judge Frank himself evi- significant heroes Christ and To help Our country WIN VICTORY dently does not think so. He Jefferson? Why did the judge says: "America has not felt that make such a slip? What uncon- . . . This Christmas we are giving good citizenship required the dis- scious dynamic forces in the card of those cultural values psychic make up of the judge which are not in conflict with make such a statement intellig- every one of our employees a American ideals. Rather our de- ible? mocracy insists on the right of The spirit of the article is ex- DEFENSE BOND the several cultural groups to live tremely defensive. Every para- their separate lives, if they so graph is an argument in defense I desired." "I am sorry for Judge Frank. of the patriotism of 'Most Amer- ican Jews' of whom the judge is He is an avowed assirnilationist. one. He relates that he pub- He sees no reason why he should lished a book, "Save America suffer in common with those Jews First," which is the standby for who regard Judaism as a cause one of Senator Wheeler's daugh- worth while suffering for. I sin- ters, an aggressive isolationist. cerely hope that America's entry He states that he deplored the FUEL into the war will put a mora- torium on Jew-baiting. Those provocative speeches of Secre- Ickes criticizing Hitler. The who are out of tune and sympa- tary thy with Israel and Judaism will Judge was also deeply distressed CHANUKAH GREETINGS FOREST CLEANERS ra William Hordes and Associates * * * * 6780 * * * * This Christmas . . . We GIVE DEFENSE BONDS GRIN BROS. 1N CC.