October 29, 1943

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and

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ties are that the labor groups will also
withdraw.
by AI Sega
We hoped that the Conference would
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To insure
me a letter he received awhile Christians? Would Israel be de-
must mach this office by Tuesday evening of each week. the apparently irreconcilable groups able
When mailing notices, kindly use one side ef paper only. to make the necessary compromises? For ago from the Rev. Arthur U. Mi- famed if men who really believed
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. the sake of the unfortunate Jews of Eu- the First Hebrew Christian Syna- mon on the Mount prevailed in
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gogue of Los Angeles (2209 Mich- the What
world?
I mean is that we need
igan Ave.). The Rev. Mr. Michel-
en-
ristians among
Ch
Entered as Second-class matter March 3, 1916, at the
son is a convert from Judaism more
theseGrved
the Jew is to be
The
War
Chest
under
the
Act
of
March
3,
1879.
when
he
and not conk
office at Detroit, Mich.,
ch by radio righteously. There, my dear sir,
New York
to prea
that his
broadcasts had is work cut out for you and other
The Detroit Metropolitan War Chest to
beeaceled.
found
Christian missionaries. The mul- ,
Sabbath Readings of the Law
Campaign opens on Nov. 1 and will con- he
n cn
His
letter is a protest against titude of the heathens among the
tinue for two weeks.
that . • . "Without a daily broad- Gentiles ravage the earth and
Pentateuchal portion—Gen. 6:9 - 11:32.
cut
is impossible to reach the set brother against brother
to
Many may think that the War Chest cast it million
Prophetical portion—Is. 66.
Jews for Christ in each other's throat and by malice
drive is to collect funds for war relief two
kindle hate. They need to b.
this great city," he wrote . •
"Never
before
has
anything
like
made Christians. So why then
organizations
only.
This
is
not
so.
TISHRI 30, 5704
been attempted by trouble your talents to make
OCTOBER 29. 1943
educational
many local Jewish cultural, receive
the this campaign
Jew and the enemy Christians out of Jews who are
and relief organizations will r
converted
a of conv
souls is determined to use all only a handful of mankind.
Christian-
monies needed for their many activities
Were w I a convert to
power to stop us . . . I ask ity I
American Jewish Committee
ou aid serve my people
from the Chest, and these activities are his
of
the
Name
you, therefore, in
Israel by going first among the
as necessary, if not more so, than at any Jesus, to write me at once assur-
Withdraws from Conference
for Gentiles to convert them to
ing me that you are praying for Christianit
con-
time
in
the
history
of
the
Detroit
Jewish
wo u ld
a
o os that
me . . . Yours in His service
e d ece gncite
themy.to
I
th
The American Jewish Committee, by
s
vet
community.
U. Michelson."
Israel
The , A.
Christian
gentleman gave are of Christian living, to the
vote of 52 to 13, decided to withdraw
e
that
we
are
all
preoccupied
. compn
that was of Jesus, to
compassion
tru
It is
American
Jewish
Conference.
the
letter
to
me
to
answer . .
Christly exemplar of love and
from the Amerc
with the
t war, and are apt to forget that "As one Jew to another," he the fair-dealing
and good-will.
i educational, cultural and relief activities
In all fairness to the Committee, it
winked.
I
I I
I I
I
COULD feel that for the whil.
must be remembered that when the Corn- are if anything more important than in
y
My dear Rev. Michelson: I, too,
alone,
he J
the 1 I shou ld let tewsdeprive
mittee agreed to join the Conference, it normal times. In fact, the breakdown of regret that deni
the fac
to
might
be
I
of
right
loath
as
es
slit Your
ed yo u.
did so with the distinct understanding that any of our educational, cultural and relief radio
were
for Christianity is as them of my Christian minstrat-
agencies may result in acute delinquency to argue
Lions. After all they had been
good as mine to argue Judaism
it had a right to dissent from the deci- andhealth problems.
or the right of a Moslem to try without Christianity for 2,000
We would remind our readers that the to make a Mohammedan out of years and perhaps could wait
sions of the Conference. And it should be
awhile longer. They had man-
problems of our refugees, re-
further remembered that Judge Pros-
me.
aged to be fairly recent people
for
kauer, the representative of the American habilitation and Palestine are if anything N. or do I quarrel with you
gone about cut-
ho had n ever
and more serious than ever before. . being a convert to Christianity ting
and ha d respected
Jewish Committee, did voice his dissent graver an
throats
as I do not doubt, you are w
d
Assuredly all these problems are the if,
at the time the Conference passed its
sincere, and in your daily life human life and had considers
blood
on
the
hands
as
the
vilest
common
problems
of
all
our
citizens,
but
now famous Palestine Commonwealth
that in
may be said eir
Anyway, c orruption. It tations
we know that the greatest interest will display
Ju-
a
Christian
ge
of
th
resolution.
these manifes
true
Christian
gentlemen
are
not
Jews
already
have
some
The pertinent portions of the resolu- be taken by our Jewish people, and con-
n the
the world that I rais e
in
numerous
sequently the special burden will have to so
may
spurn even one, though he of the essential principles of
rn
by
a
special
co-
be
borne
by
them.
tion, which wa n
may have been a Jew to start Christianity.
f Judge Irving
Yes, I could afford to let the
Detroit Jewry has always done its share
.
m Itee consisting of Chief
a nt among
h
will
Lehman of the Court of Appeals of New and it will do its share this year, and wt
I like to believe that you are Jews wait while th eound
to
ar
m
to bring
eve
my
York; Horace Stern, Justice of the Su- see to it that the goal of $8,250,000 set even a finer Christian gentleman Gentiles
se
to
thus
for having been a Jewis . My who Christianity
preme Court of Pennsylvania; Alan M. by the War Chest is reached.
o n e ideal people the Jews. That this would
of the human species
a prodigious task would not
Strook, prominent New York attorney;
combines in him the nobilities of be
virtues deter me; I would count every
Fred Lazarus of Ohio, and Jesse Steinhart
a
righteous
Jew
and
the
virt
Cremieux Decree Restored
of a noble Christian. There's a Gentile redeemed to Christian liv-
of San Francisco, read as follows:
ing as a victory for my people.
The Cremieux Decree has been rein- man for you!
I would exult for every coali-
"The Committee is primarily concerned that
cious he t
stated
by
the
French
Committee
of
Na-
be
to
the world problems of the Jews cannot
who
was f s born a Jew for every hate that is turned
l
a ne .
tional Liberation of Generals Giraud and A s ONE oho
:
l
panacea and that
alfsoerh
u
t
compassion,
solved by a single political
h d,
will have to get along with the ward
v out falsehood ray
the salvation and rehabilitation of the
that
at
' stice For I
This
is
good
and
welcome
news
for
the
simple
teachings
of
Judaism—its
truth
tt
ut an(1 justice
cents
stricken Jews of Europe cannot be achieved
summoning to righteous living, , its would know that by every heart
Jews
of
North
.
America
who
once
again
through Palestine alone and certainly not
justice
aspiration for Justice
o f kindness, truth and justice my
have the status of French citizens.
veremphasis on the political con-
men, its concept of a God who people would be served. life there
through o
Many were shocked by the abrogation is the F ather and why suldn't At the end of my
stitution of Palestine. That the solution of
hve If s I e would still be much to do but I
of
the decree and their first reaction was H s hearidl d r enough
u gble
the Jewish problem can be achieved only
could feel sure of the heavenly
l to
try
to
charge
the
French
with
all
sorts
of
onsidering Palestine a part of the larger
I may turn out to be a reward that is the goal of good
by c
teachings
double dealing and betrayal. In times like
habilitation and
e ry citizen at tha t. Christians. I could be sure of
pretty satisfacto
program which looks to the re
these
the
reactions
to
unfavorable
news
your self " Y our s Jesus Himself taking me into his
You
inscrib
resettlement of Jews throughout the world
are
rather
violent.
We
should
all
try
to
in His service for Israel" and embrace: "0, my good brother,
and the restoration of equal rights."
be reasonable - and patient. We know these I can applaud any man who tries who had served my people the
to serve Israel who needs serv-
so well."
In referring to the action taken by the are counsels of perfection, yet we should ing ba dly. Israel lying vas lea Jews
"But 0, my Master, I had no
make every effort to be calm and attempt t ered i n the multiple graves that n time to bring even one Jew to
Jewish Conference it says:
•
to appraise the actions of those who have Hitler
itler d. ug. Israel driven all over Thee. I was so busy converting
of the delegates at the
world, and an exile from his Gentiles to walk in Thy ways•"
"The majority
been our friends till now, with charity and
"0, my dear brother Segal, be
native lands. Israel the victim of
five day session of the American Jewish Con-
nsideration.
n
co
e n
a thousand Lidices.
thou of brave heart. In turning
c a
ference took
At
the
time
of
the
abrogation
we
felt
Yes, my dear Rev. Michelson, the hearts of Gentiles to com-
of the e
presentation
adequate
that thor was
room lef t f or
su ah
every
r b o ysee
t e
that it was not an unfriendly act, but Israel
a t n o , bb ehs served
passion thou didst serve Jews
views of the American Jewish Committee
1 Christian,
that the action was dictated by military
is
a
lack
of
Christians
onsiderable
segments
of
the
Jewish
enough."
and political considerations that could not that there
and c
in the world. Would Israel be
community of America."
See SEGAL—Page 13
then be disclosed.
murdered if the Christian world,

Post-

It is always well to bear in mind that
Its own positive position is stated as
the French have always been in the van-
follows:
guard of these movements that have
Much more than Palestine must occupy
meant greater freedom and equality for
esponsible body which
the attention of any r
all peoples. The slogan "Liberty, Frater-
is vitally concerned with the total welfare
nity and Equality" of the French revolu-
arshaling of public
tion was not an idle phrase. Frenchmen
of Jewry. Through the m
epresentatives to our Gov-
have taken this slogan seriously for a cen-
opinion; through r
ernment and through proper diplomatic chan-
tury and a half. They are convinced be-
nels we shall continue to seek to achieve
lievers in liberty and equality, despite the
escue of the Jews per-
fact that there have been periods in the
the quickest possible r
secuted in Europe today and to attain for
last 150 years when tyrants and dic-
illions who will be there tomorrow a
tators deprived the peoples of their hard-
the m
a basis of equality with their
normal life do
won victories.
reject any thesis which
The French know that they are fighting
fellow citizens. We
surrenders the right of Jews to live as
another battle against inequality and en-
equal citizens in Europe or elsewhere."
slavement and they know, too, that this
ask our readers to study the above battle is being waged as earnestly by
We
minorities as well as by themselves, and
quoted portions of the resolution.
they would not purposely make enemies
have the same aims and
For our part we think it is a statesman- nf those who
.
like document. The men who passed the goals
- . as their own.
The reincorporation of the Cremieux
resolution realized that the fate of mil-
lions of Jews now and tomorrow is Decree should remind us when we are
about to denounce our friends for some
involved.
It is regrettable that the American Jew- act that seems to be discriminatory, that
ish Committee felt that it had to with- perhaps there were good and valid rea-
draw from the Conference. The probabili- sons for the action.

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postmaster sends out
more than half a mil-
lion Christmas cards
and packages. Nearby
is a granite statue of
Santa Claus, dedicated
to children of the world.

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