February 6. 1942

murder in Pidestine as a means
of promoting, your particular idea
of what Palestine should be? .. .
I guess you've got to have a lot
of faith in human beings to be-
ST. LOUIS. (Religious News lieve in the four freedoms . . •
One can't be more hopeless than
the fact that nothing has been done to create
James Huneker vs. Jerome Frank
appreciation for the true Negro background and Service)—A
plea to
and the other.
omen of all faiths
to men
reaffirm
A reader suggests that the best answer to Judge
his civilized past. It is a point which is so truly w t ir ei„ basic religious principles of
Jerome Frank's recent article is to be found in
c r e d a 1 and national MAYOR JEFFRIES ADDRESSES
applicable to the studies of other peoples, preju-
the late James Gibbons Huneker's essay "My dices against whom would be removed if their true e quality was voiced here by the
PROBUS CLUB
Friends the Jews."
Commission on Justice and Peace
status and past were understood.
The contention that Judge Frank's outburst
Mayor Edward J. Jeffries was
Here we have significant examples of Jewish of the Central Conference Of
does not deserve to be dignified with too much at-
the guest speaker at the weekly
participation in the battle for justice for the American Rabbis.
tention is, in the main, justified. But the views of
underprivileged. Will this be considered some dayl
s , i ecial message on the luncheon meeting of the Probus
In as „e(1
Huneker nevertheless deserve resurrection.
as justification for further improvement of the observance of Race Relations Club, at the Detroit Leland,
He was an eminent friend of our people, and
en- Thursday, Feb. 5.
status of the Jew? Liberals who fail to take this W eek, beginning Feb. 8, and en-
as he stated in his famous essay, he "studied He-
The topic of the Mayor's sub-
into consideration should be the first to recognize titled "Justice for the Negro,'
brew, in company with Latin"—because his mother
the truth of Jewish
pioneering
in the battle for
justice.
the
Commission
stated that a ject was "Problems in Govern-
fondly hoped that he might become a priest.
brotherhood such as envisioned ment". Ted Kelter presided and
Huneker quoted Disraeli: "There is not a coin-
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by the Bible "can exist only introduced the Mayor.
pany of singers, not an orchestra in a single capi-
among equals".
tal, that is not crowded with our children under
Jerome Frank Will Be Answered
of races hailed For Sale—Apartment Property
the
feigned names which they adopt to conciliate
Those who continue to worry over the delay in v" rri} religion,"
it
:el
dark aversion which your posterity will some day
effective answer to Judge Jerome
Frank's
it findings
said, "is
affirmed
by the
of re-
sci-
disclaim with shame and disgust . . . " Would
unfortunate article, to the same audience reached
unfortunate
that it were so!
by him, will be interested
rested to know that there core and the facts of history.
Two valuable portions of Huneker's essay are will be two answers: One by another Frank— Wherever
findings
are ig-
nored, Or these
these
facts denied,
quotable. One has reference to the view expressed
the eminent writer Waldo Frank, whose article God's law of love and justice is
to the author by the late Prof. Solomon Schechter. will appear in the Saturday Evening Post early
The other is the eminent Christian writer's opin-
in March; and, according to the Saturday Eve- violated.
Nor infrequently,
those
who advocate
the false teaching
ion of self-despising Jews. Quoting Schechter, he
ning Post editors, there will be "a third point of
view from Milton Mayer of the University of of racial superiority and bolster
wrote:
Liquidations will continue
" 'The world is big enough,' he has said to
Chicago which we plan to use in the issue fol- have
it with
pseudo-scientific
ulterior
motives, and facts
seek
until the last foreclosed
me. for both Jehovah and Jesus, 'for two
lowing the Waldo Frank one."
to exploit racial vanities for
distressed
priced property
such grand faiths as the Hebrew and the
We are puzzled by the "third point of view".
it sold. Apartments earn
Christian.' But he saw Christianity only in
But we predict a very brilliant article from the their own ignoble ends."
12% net at present prices.
its historical sequence, and not as a continu-
pen of Waldo Frank. We base our opinion on
Get the Facts and Figures
ator of Judaism: rather, a branching away
his article, "That Israel May Live," which ap-
DEUTSCH
from Mr. Bedford:
from the main trunk. "
peared in the April 1941 issue of The Synagogue,
Then comes Huneker's own opinion of some
published by the Union of American Hebrew Con-
(Continued from Page 4)
$25,000 Down
Jews and their attitudes toward their people:
gregations. It was an about-face to his views of
Select location. Beautiful
the early 1920's when he went as far left as one They want to put hedges on it,
"I am ashamed to confess that I know Jews
in o d e r n property. Rent
who themselves are ashamed of having been
possibly could , and it was a plea for knowledge to make clear they mean the
$23,000. Former $200,000
born Jews. Incredible! In Vienna I have seen
of Judaism, for a deepening of Jewish life, and Jews in Palestine and nowhere
else . . . Who knows, the State
value. Take $115,000. Easy
St. Stefan's Cathedral crowded at the 11
it expressed confidence in "Reborn Israel".
Dept. might ask them to register
15 yr. terms. Buy for per-
o'clock High Mass by most fervent worship-
Waldo Frank will take pretty good care of as foreign agents and that would
manent investment.
Judge Jerome Frank. But it will be a pity if be embarrassing too, wouldn't it,
pers, the majority of whom seemed Semitic,
which prompted me to propound the riddle:
Milton Mayer spoils it.
especially among their non-Zionist
.
$11,000 Down
When is a Jew not a Jew? Answer: When he
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f rien d s ?
Step
to new theatre chain
Roman
Catholic
in
Vienna."
is a
I guess there's two sides to
store center. New refrig.,
A Red Cross Honor for a Jew
Thus, Huneker poked fun at Jews who did
every picture, though, if you take
, • trouble to turn it over . . .
An interesting incident occurred in Detroit. At the
not • acknowledge their identity. It is excellent
to-
ing.
Replacement
to-
the concluding Red Cross campaign luncheon, That Committee for a Jewish new
stoves.
Modern cost
plumb
satire which can go a long way in arousing the
day $160 ,000. Only $55,000
conscience of Jews. It would do Judge Frank a held to celebrate the raising of $2,000,000 in the Army has some swell names on
for this big property.
great deal of good to read Huneker's "My Friends auto city, Leonard Simons, a prominent advertis- it, but the boys giving it direction
the Jews". He would not Plead for assimilation as ing man, was asked to take a seat at the speak- are Revisionists . . . Well, what's
Glendale
ers' table. He reluctantly took his honored place a Revisionist? I don't know . . .
ardently as he did in his Saturday Evening Post
to hear the head of the publicity department It used to mean a follower of 21 apt new stoves, frigid-
article after acquiring some of the sting—directed
aires. Rent $10,500. Only
that nice fellow, Jabotinsky, who
make a statement.
at men like him—that came from the pen of the
$7600 dn. Paymts $338
The non-Jewish advertising executive—Gordon liked Mussolini . . . But Jabo-
Roman Catholic James Gibbons Huneker.
K. MacEdward•pointed to a Red Cross pin in tinsky is dead . . . Well, those
incl 41/2 (// . Going for half
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his lapel .and said that it was one of only five fellows in Palestine are Revision-
price.
of its kind presented to leading workers in De- ists, the bunch in that outfit
Jews Who Aided Negro Cause
$6,000 Down
If only some of our self-negating Jews of the troit. But, he said, he felt guilty to retain it be- called Irgun that the New Repub-
cause the best publicity job was done by Leon- tic is always advertising in its
20 units 3 to 4 rooms fine
Jerome Frank complex—as Dr. Abba Hillel Silver
cond. 12th St. district. Only
ard Simons. Therefore—he took the pin from innocence . . . There's "unity"
referred to them at the U. P. A. conference—
his lapel and turned it over as an award to Mr. in Palestine these days and in
$40,000. Nets $5400 after
would only realize how much Jews do for others
the U.S.A. too, so nobody has
all tax & expense. Paymts
and thereby earn a bit of practical effort (tachlis)
Simons.
Thus,
it
is
said,
shall
it
be
done
to
the
person
the guts to say that it was the
$260 incl 41%.
for themselves!
Revisionists who were responsible
Take, as a typical instance, the Negro question.
whom Americans choose to honor.
for the murderous mine explosion
Homer Warren & Co.
Jews have been in the forefront of activities to
in Tel Aviv hideout that killed
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aid in the removal of prejudices against the col-
and wounded many Jewish and
55 Years' Dependable Service.
Dance, Song and Beauty Combined
ored folks. They have fought for their rights,
British policemen . . . Well, the
CA. 0321
Dime Bldg.
This Commentator desires to recommend as Committee here is raising funds
have spent money in their behalf, have pleaded
one
of
the
best
classics
of
the
year
a
book,
to support its political work . .
their cause.
The Rosenwald Foundation's activities are too recently issued by Behrman's Jewish Book House, How does all that tie in with
1261
Broadway,
New
York,
under
the
title
"Pal-
well known to need repetition.
Liberal Jews have placed Negro rights on top estine Dances," ($2). It represents a fascinating
combination of art, beauty, song and the dance.
of their "must" causes to fight for.
Tho relatives and Wends of the late
Describing the folk dances of Palestine, the
A Jew—J. E. Spingarn—established the Sping-
am Medal award in 1914, and this medal goes co-authors, Corinne Chochem and Muriel Roth,
ISRAEL FELDMAN
annually to the American Negro with highest set forth the dances of the pioneers in Eretz
are requested to attend the
achievements through a committee selected by the Israel, tell how they originated, how they are to
National Association for the Advancebent of Col- be mastered. The songs appropriate for the dances,
UNVEILING OF THE MONUMENT
ored People. The man or woman of African de .- in Hebrew, their free translations, the music and
ON THE BNA! DAVID CEMETERY
scent who rates highest in achievements for the detailed explanations of rhythms and other ele-
Sunday, February 8, at I p. m.
year gets this award, and the committee is free ments regarding the dance, accompany each
to choose those who have made their contributions of the Palestinian steps.
MRS. FELDMAN AND FAMILY.
The thrill is , provided by the splendid photo-
in any field—spiritual, physical, intellectual, scien-
graphs, taken of exhibiting dancers by John Mills,
tific, artistic, commercial, etc.
Then there is Melvylle J. Herskovitz, an au- Jr., and the thrilling music. Also, there are fine -CH:8141-0c1X1-
by Moses Soyer.
thority 011 the Negro problem who has just written drawings
Here is a combination of the finest in the arts.
a magnificent story in defense of the Negro's
cultural status, in a book, "The Myth of the By linking them, under able editorship of two
Harper. A few words masters of the dance—Corinne Chochem and
Negro Past," published by
GIVEN BY
Muriel Roth—Behrman's has rendered a distinct
are in order about this book.
As a gift, "Palestine Dances" is superb. But
it should not be limited to that. It is thrilling as
"The Myth of the Negro Past"
Melville J. Herskovits, professor of anthropology a possession in the home, whose inhabitants will
at Northwestern. University, has written a number love its contents.
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of books dealing with the Negro and his problems.
Frances S. Herskovits -collaborated with him in
He Who Digs a Ditch for Others—
MASONIC TEMPLE
some of his works. In "The Myth of the Negro
Remember the old admonition in Psalms—"He
Past" he does an unusual and a highly constructive who digs a ditch for others shall fall therein?"
job. He discusses the Africans' cultural heritage,
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1942
("Bor koro va-yichperehu, va-yipol b'shachas
describes his search for tribal origins, the contem-
VALENTINE'S DAY
yiphol").
porary scene of Africanisms in secular and reli-
It is applicable to a good story told us by
Dave
Diamond's
Orchestra
gious life, and there is a staggering amount of Miss Esther Prussian, secretary of the Detroit
ADMISSION 99c—tax incuded
scholarship involved in the complete task. The
Service Group of the Jewish Welfare Federation
references, the bibliography, the numerous notes
of Detroit. Let it go down in her own words:
point to an extreme amount of effort in compiling
"A lady who lived near an army camp'
the data the eminent scholar had secured for his
, called the captain and requested that he
new and impressive book.
send two soldiers for Sunday dinner. She
FOR A QUARTER CENTURY
His conclusions, resulting from this study, are
made the iiftiecific request that he do not
of course of great significance. "It is seen," his
send Jews.
—DETROIT'S FINEST FOOD
laboratorical effort shows, "that the African past
"Sunday at 12 the doorbell rang and
is no more to be thought of as having been thrown
front
door
to
find
two
colored
she went to the
The utmost care is exercised in planning our
away by these of African descent than it is to
men, in uniform. She asked who they were,
menus to insure sufficient variety to please the
assume that the traits that distinguish Italians or
and they informed her that they were the
Germans or Old Americans or Jews or Irish or
most exacting taste.
soldiers she had invited for dinner.
Mexicans or Swedes from the entire population
"'There must be some mistake,' she gasped.
of which they form a part can be understood in
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"'Oh, no,' the Negroes replied, 'No'm, Cap'n
their present forms without a reference to a pre-
Rosenbloom he nevah makes a mistake.' "
Your favorite drink mixed by experts
ceding cultural heritage."
Miss Prussian adds that she does not know
The chapter on "Language and the Arts" is
"whether the two Negroes ate".
alone sufficient to prove Dr. Herskovits' point that • The decent people who do not have racial
the Negroes are not devoid of a cultural heritage.
prejudices would not find themselves in any sort
There is realism in this work which enhances this
of rut at all, and the idea of falling into a ditch
brilliant anthropologist's record as an . authority on dug by one's own hands would not enter into
note
.
the subject of the Negro. It is interesting t0
the question. But for the lady in question it
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that he uses his knowledge to substantiate his WAS a ditch—it was the ditch of an inhuman
hypothesis that all means used to remove race
prejudice in this country has been weakened by make-up.

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