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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1943
Roger W. Straus Presides At Interfaith
Symposium At 38th UAHC Council
Dr. Jacques Maritan, Professor Robert L. Calhoun and Dr. Israel
Bettan Discuss "The Healing of Humanity" at New York Convention
NEW YORK — Presiding at the Symposium on "The Healing of Human-
ity" at the 38th Council of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, at the
Hotel New Yorker, Roger W. Straus said that there is every evidence to the effect
that there is renewed interest in religion among the American people, and "this is
especially true in the armed forces.
"This interest is general among Catholics, Protestants and Jews," continued
Mr. Straus. "It is the duty of all religious minded people to help in revitalizing
the religion they profess. It is certain that when this war is won the peace
thereafter must be one imbued with and controlled by the Judaeo-Christian tradi-
tion. The emphasis must be upon the worth of the indivdual who has been created
with a soul given by God which makes God the father of all human beings. They
in turn must learn to act towards each other as brothers. This is the ideal and
without it as a governing factor we will fail to progress towards human happiness.
We are given the greatest opportunity to take a great stride forward. We cannot
fail. We will not fail. We are pledged to our sons in the armed forces to succeed."
In introducing the subject of
the Symposium, Mr. Straus
said:
"It is intended first to ding-
nose the ills of the world. Cer-
tainly the world is 'sick nigh
unto death'. How did we get that
way? It will be of great inter-
est to hear the analysis of the
world ills from the three dis-
tinguished speakers tonight, who
are religious men as well as phil-
osophers.
"The other side of the sub-
ject is how can the world be
saved. We know, of course, that
first of all those forces who rep-
resent evil incarnate, the forces
against which the United Na-
tions are fighting, must be de-
feated, totally defeated. But
after our boys have, through
streugth and sacrifice, tremen-
dous sacrifice, won this victory,
what then?
"You and I as believing people,
nurtured in our own faith, look
for guidance to religion. To-
night we have three men, rep-
resenting three different relig-
ious points of view. They will
analyze the problems and pre-
* scribe for the world a basis for
its salvation."
The other speakers in the
Symposium on "The Healing of
Humanity" were Dr. Jacques
Maritain, of Columbia and
Princeton Universities, speaking
as the Catholic; Professor Rob-
ert L. Calhoun, of Yale Univer-
sity, speaking as the Protestant;
and Dr. Israel Bettan, of the
Hebrew Union College, Cincin-
nati, speaking as the Jew. Part
See COUNCIL page 8
Mrs. Schoolman
To Be Hadassah
Guest Speaker
Meeting To Be Held
At Statler, April 13
Mrs. A. P. Schoolman, of New
York City, national chairman of
the Palestine Committee of Had-
assah, and a member of the Na-
tional Board of Hadassah, will
be the guest speaker at the regu-
lar meeting of the Detroit Chap-
ter of Hadassah which will be
held at Hotel Statler Tuesday,
April 13, at 2:00 p. m.
The April meeting will be de-
voted to Jewish National Fund.
Mrs. Schoolman spent several
years in Palestine. She lived in
Tel Aviv and also in the colonies
and is particularly fitted to tell,
of her own knowledge, of the im-
portant part Hadassah is playing
in the development of Palestine
and the importance of Palestine
as an arsenal and food depot for
the United Nations.
Mrs. I. B. Dworman, chairman
of the Jewish National Fund com-
mittee will act as commentator
for a series of slides entitled
"The Land of Promise." Members
of the committee will act as host-
esses for the afternoon.
Mrs. J. E. Gould, president of
the Detroit chapter, will open the
meeting at 2:00 p. m.
Mrs. Schoolman will also be the
guest speaker at a dinner meeting
which is being arranged in her
honor at the Belcrest Hotel the
See HADASSAH page 13
- Hitlerism-
A Loathsome Disease
By HAROLD L. ICKES
Secretary of the Interior
Editor's Note—The text of an address delivered by Mr. Ickes be-
fore the Jewish National Fund Council of Boston.
In these days of brutal destruc- done in Palestine, in the face of
tion, it is a relief to have the great odds and persistent opposi-
opportunity to appear' before a tion, writes a record in the cre-
group which has devoted itself ative annals of mankind that will
wholeheartedly to the single ob- be read with admiration in years
jective of building up. The ad- to come.
As you have learned from the
mirable work of the Jewish Na-
tional Fund is not only a ray of trials and difficulties which have
light in the blackness of war, it delayed your program, progress
is a symbol of that for which on the civilization front is diffi-
the civilized portion of mankind cult and slow. One of the great-
is fighting throughout the world. est obstacles that civilized men
Since the turn of the century, have to confront is intolerance.
the Jewish National Fund has The war in which we are now
diligently purchased land in Pal- engaged has demonstrated that
estine in order to help create a intolerance anywhere is like a
commonwealth there for Jews. Its rotten apple in a barrel of ap-
work was favorably noticed long ples. Unless sorted out, it will
before the Balfour declaration, contaminate and putrify all that
now more than 25 years old, and it reaches. And in time it will
before the mandate which the Al- reach all.
Intolerance, like other passions,
lies gave to Great Britain. The
Jewish National Fund has an un- is grounded both in the conscious
equalled record in the type of and the subconscious. Economic,
pioneering in which it has been political and social ambitions, as
engaged. Its land redemption well as jealousy, are the princi-
program, reclaiming arid and pal unworthy motives which ac-
waste lands should rank it as one tuate individuals and groups.
of the world's important con- These inner urges, when played
servation agencies. I think that
See HITLERISM page 5
what the Jewish pioneers have
Histadrut Drive to
End With Concert
Sunday, April 11
Dr. Solomon Goldman
To Be Guest Speaker
The Detroit Palestine Histadrut
Camaign announces the rogram
of its closing concert which will
take place on Sunday, April 11,
EMMA SCHAVER
at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
The doors will open at 7:30 and
the program will start at 8:30
sharp. No one will be admitted
until the number in progress is
concluded.
PROGRAM
1. Star Spangled Banner; 2,
Hatikvah; 3, opening remarks and
introduction of the chairman, by
Meyer Sesling, director; 4, ad-
dress by chairman, Morris L.
Scheyer; 5, chamber music by
trio, Miss Katja Andy, pianist,
Mrs. B. R. Brickner Congress Women
Isreal Sisterhood Bond Drive For
Speaker April 13 Bomber Nears End
Today's Challenge to
Women Is Subject
Purchasers To Hear
Concert In New York
Detroit Women's Division Am-
Mrs. Barnett R. Brickner, wife
of Rabbi Brickner of Cleveland, icon Jewish Congress urges
will be the guest speaker for the those who wish to participate in
Temple Israel Sisterhood, their the $350,000 War Bond sale to
honor Dr. Stephen S. Wise on his
69th birthday to contact mem-
bers of the committee as soon as
possible, as the drive is rapidly
drawing to a close.
This is the amount necessary
for the purchase of an army
bomber to be designated Amer-
ican Jewish Congress Detroit.
Bonds in any, series may be pur-
chased through the committee.
An office for the convenience
of bond purchasers is being main-
tained at 527 Barium Tower.
Telephone Randolph 7550.
Purchasers of bonds who par-
ticipate in this nation-wide War
Bond drive are eligible to free
seats for a concert at Carnegie
Hall, New York, April 25, which
will feature Arturo Toscannini
and Vladimar Horwitz. Bond
purchasers who expect to be in
New York on that day are re-
quested to call Mrs. Irving Dwor-
man, University 3-3741, for fur-
MRS. B. R. BRICKNER
ther information.
Mrs. Samuel Singer is chair-
guests and proc.pective members, man and Mrs. Samuel Katkin is
on Monday, April 12. A dessert
luncheon honoring Mrs. Brickner co-chairman. Mr. Nathan Fishman
will be given at 1 p. m. in the has assisted materially in the
Romanesque Hall of the At In- sale of Series F and G Bonds.
stitute, followed immediately by Other members of the committee
include Mrs. Morris Weingarten,
the meeting in the lecture hall.
Mrs. Brickner, whose topic for Mrs. Chas. Goldstein, Mrs. Louis
the afternoon will be, "Today's Goldberg, Mrs. Max Saidman,
Challenge to Women," is one of Mrs. Harry Bookstein and Mrs.
the founders of Hadassah; the Max Duskin.
Women's Zionist. Medical Organ- MAX 'KAPSTEI14 'TO
ization, one of the first groups de-
voted to the problem of Jewish BE GUEST SPEAKER
Max ''Kapstein, of Chicago,
religious education in America.
She has an unusually fine Jewish president of the Midwest Region
cultural background, having been of the American Jewish Congress
instructor in Hebrew literature and former president of the Chi-
and Bible in the Teachers' Insti- cago Chapter, will be the guest
tute of the Jewish Theological speaker at an open meeting spon-
Seminary in New York. She was sored jointly by the Detroit Wom-
also a student of the Hebrew en's Division and the American
Union College in Cincinnati and Jewish Congress Council of De-
of the Jewish University in Je- troit at the Rose Sittig Cohen
rusalem. She is a member of
national Jewish and non-Jewish Building, corner Waverly and
committees, and is interested in Lawton, Wednesday evening,
religion, education and social and April 28, at 8:30.
Philip Slomovitz will present
civic welfare.
Mrs. Samuel B. Danto, member- high lights of world events and
ship chairman, and Mrs. Roy Sal.- Miss Leah Crohn will sing a
ason, program chairman, are in group of songs.
A social hour following the
charge of this meeting, and ex-
tend a cordial invitation to all meeting is being arranged by
See BRICKNER page 13
See BOND page 16 .
The Father of Religious
Liberty and Tolerance
Thomas Jefferson, To Whom All Men Were Equal
By BERNARD POSTEL
Mr--
Editor's Note:—The happy coincidence of the 200th anniver-
sary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson and the 100th year
of Bnai Brith, which has been motivated for a century by
the ideals that animated the author of the Declaration of
Independence, prompts Mr. Poste' to appraise Jefferson's
historic role in the establishment of religious freedom in
America and to recall his relations with the Jews of his
time.
JACOB BEN AMI
Jascha Schwarzman, 'cell'st, and
Henry Siegl, violinist; 0, Jacob
Ben Ami, famous Jewish and
English actor. Intermission.
7, Songs by Emma Schaver,
Detroit's popular and famous so-
prano; 8, address by Dr. Solomon
Goldman, former president of the
Zionist Organization of America,
and well known lecturer, author
See HISTADRUT page 16
American Jewry has special
reason for taking an active part
in the observance of the hi-cen-
tennial of the birth of Thomas
Jefferson, which the nation will
commemorate for an entire year,
beginning on April 13th, for he
was the father of religious liberty
in America.
Although all of the founders
of the American Republic were
men of liberal views, it was Jef-
ferson's particular claim to fame
that he steered the new-born
nation toward the road to re-
ligious liberty as he had helped
guide it to political freedom.
Despite the noble sentiments
expressed in the Declaration of
Independence, on the eve of the
Revolution the American Colonies
were far from recognizing abso-
lute religious freedom. Jews,
Catholics, Quakers and atheists
suffered a great variety of dis-
criminations, while in many states
one denomination or another was
the established religion. It was
in Virginia, Jefferson's native
state, that the constitutional es-
tablishment of religious liberty
was first effected. Jefferson was
a member of the state conven-
tion which, on July 5, 1776, in-
corporated a bill of rights in the
new Virginia constitution. The
first draft of this manifesto con-
tained a clause providing that all
men should enjoy the fullest tol-
eration in the exercise of re-
ligion, but Jefferson and his com-
rade, James Madison, strongly
opposed the use of the term tol-
eration as implying that liberty
of worship was a favor. The
two future presidents then col-
See JEFFERSON page 12