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DETROIT JEWisri CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

April 24, 1942

P LAIN TALK

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AL aGAL

Gerald Eder Makes
Phi Beta Kappa at the
University of Michigan

Hold Third Annual.
Habonim Neshef at
Central H. S., May 3

"Happy Ending"

Coughlin's "Social Justice" is out of the mails
and it is to be hoped that it will also be out of
I the sacred precincts of churches. Being put out
of the mails doesn't mean suppression; there are
other means of transportation . . . express or
private vehicles.
To all men of good will it has been most
painful to see "Social Justice" and all its hate
peddled from the doorsteps of churches. One has
wondered whether the officiating clergy were
aware of the hate-monger profaning the temple.
In all kindness one said No, the priests cannot
be aware of this. The eyes of clergymen are on
the stars, their minds on the saints and they do
not perceive Coughlin on their doorsteps. Can a
holy man, whose mind is so far from the things
of the earth, perceive the rubbish under his feet?
Yet now that the Federal authorities them-
selves have found "Social Justice" unfit for the
mails, it is to be expected that it will no longer
be given sanctuary on the doorsteps of churches.
Sold on the doorsteps of churches, "Social
Justice" has given a false impression to many
minds that the publication was something Catho-
lic and had the sanction of the church. News-
papers that attacked "Social Justice" received
letters from readers: "You are anti-Catholic . . .
"You are venting your spleen against the Catholic
church."
Coughlin at the door of the sanctuary,
troubled friendly Protestants who, as men of
good will, hope for a reconciliation of all religious
groups and envisage a time when mankind, one
in spirit, will be seen marching up the mountain-'
side toward the dawn.
To Jews, this venom sold at church-doors has,
of course, been something hideously personal.
They didn't want to believe that it had the
sanction of the church and they knew that it
was abhorred by many Catholics.
They couldn't believe that this was the church,
since the outgivings of "Social Justice" were
anti--Christian. Yet they were afraid of the false
impression unthinking minds might get from the
fact that this was going on in the shadow of
churches.
To many Catholics it has been a most pain-
ful embarrassment. They were troubled on ac-
count of what ill might be thought of their
church by those who misunderstood or didn't
want to understand.
When the news came that "Social Justice" had
been barred from the mails I found many Catho-
lics rejoicing for the sake of their church and
for the sake of their own peace of mind. They
were especially glad that Mr. Walker, the post-
master general who ordered "Social Justice"
out of the mails is a Catholic.
It is all a most refreshing event to every-
one who like to keep on believing that it cannot
happen here, that never here can there be toler-
ated a "Sturmer" brazenly peddling pogrom ideas,
never here a Hitler growing out of a propa-
gamin of hate.

It is an official recognition of the long obvious
fact that anti-Semitism is not just a private
grudge but a public nuisance dangerous to the
welfare of any country that lets it publicly fes-
ter. It was not the Jews who were the main
sufferers. The Jews have taken it through all the
ages before). Anti-Semitism had become a grave
menace to the country itself in its peril—an
element for disunity among a people marching
to it war for survival.
For Coughlin I recommend that he take him-
self to a monastery for repentance. He may
have to stay there for a long time for a full
repentance of his offence against brotherhood
and against the beatitudes and all the other
teachings of Jesus.
"Social Justice" has been presenting Coughlin
in the role of another Jesus who was being
crucified. I, however, prefer to think of him as
a Judas who, in the garb of sanctity, has been
false to the gentle counsel of his Master . . .
Blessed are the persecuted" . . . "Blessed the
peacemakers" . . . "Blessed the poor in spirit"
. . . "Blessed the meek."
Let him go to the monastery and cast himself
at the feet of his Master and learn from him
to be a priest. Or let him go to the gentle Father
S whom I know well and learn from him the
loving-kindness by which Father S is raised
among the saints.
I will, myself, introduce him to Father S.:
"This is Father S, an authentic priest. To him
all men are his brethren. In him fidelity to his
church is fidelity to the brotherhood. He speaks
no ill against any man, for he knows that
every man is his brother and who may revile his
brother?"
For supplementary reading toward educating
himself for the priesthood I recommend that
Coughlin rem, the life of St. Francis di Assissi.
He was the one who called even the birds his
brothers, since he knew them as creatures out
of the common sources of life.
By study and repentance Coughlin may in time
qualify for the priesthood. He has an eloquent
voice and there was a time of his life when his
eyes carried bright dreams of a more just and
lovely world.
When he was qualified, there may be need
for him; for there is a time coming when, the
war having been won by the men of good will,
it will be necessary to keep on marching to
win the peace, to go on from the battlefields
to brotherhood.
Brotherhood is on the mountain peak and
there will be many altars for men of good will
to tend. There will be a place for Coughlin, too,
if by study and repentance he has been made
ready to be one of the priests at the many altars.
I, myself, shall rejoice to welcome him to the
procession of the marching feet up the mountain-
side.
"Brother! Let us go together!"

GERALD EDER

Gerald Eder, son of Dr. and
Mrs. Samuel J. Eder of 17576
Greenlawn Ave., has just been
admitted to the Medical School
of the 'University of Michigan.
Mr. Eder was elected to Phi
Beta Kappa, the highest honor-
ary society on the campus. In
his freshman year he was elect-
ed to Phi Eta Sigma, and in his
second year of college he was
elected to Phi Kappa Phi, the
senior national honorary society.

BERRIS

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Reports will be given at the
meeting by Rabbi M. J. Wohl-
gelernter, on the religious and
educational activities of the con-
ference; by Rabbi Jacob J. Na-
than, on work done among col-
lege youth at Wayne and the
University of Michigan; by Rabbi
Leizer Levin, on the support of
Yeshivoth and charitable insti-
tutions; by Morris Mohr, on bud-
getary problems; and by Wolf
Cohen, on admissions. Mrs. Jo-
shua S. Sperka, chairman of the
women's branch of the confer-
ence, will report on the work of
the section with respect to Sab-
bath observance, and other ac-
tivities.
Reservations for the conven-
tion luncheon, at $1.00 per plate,
may be made at the office of
the conference, 1550 Taylor, or
by telephoning Trinity 1,2934.

EQUALITY CLUB

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The Habonim, Labor Zionist
Youth Organization, presents for
the third consecutive year its
annual Neshef. The Neshef will
take place on May 3, at Central
High School, at 8:30 p. m.
A most interesting and educa-
tional program has been arranged.
The program will be divided into
two main parts. The first part
will be a dramatic poem with
u s i c al accompaniment. The
poem, "Messiah in Chains", was
written by the well known He-
brew and Jewish poet, H. Leivich,
as an introduction to his famous
work, "The Golem". The music
which will accompany the poem
was written by a promising young
composer, a member of Habonim,
Lawrnce Rosenthal.
The other half of the program
will present in 10 tableaux the
historical evolution of Jewish life
—the theme being from "slavery"
to "freedom".
The program is under th direc-
torship of Moshe Haar, who, in
the last few years, has made an
outstanding record for himself in
Detroit dramatic circles.
The Habonim organization in-
vites all the people of the Jewish
community to come to their
Neshef. Tickets are 40c for adults
and 20c for children and can be
secured by calling Joe Rosenberg,
Ty. 5-3997, or Mrs. Ginsburg,
Pl. 8821.

Lingeman to Address
Democratic Club April 30

The Hon. Caspar J. Linge-
man, Wayne County Clerk, will
be the guest speaker of the
Democratic Noonday Luncheon
Club, Thursday, April 30, 12:30
p. m., at the Book-Cadillac Ho-
tel. His subject will be "Ra-
tioning".

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