December 24, 1941
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Gical Chronicle
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TRIBUNAL
the High Priest, called together founding fathers of our Repub- ligion and traditions; and there
his five brave sons, inspiring and lie waged war to establish free are many among our own peo-
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instructing them to be steadfast and democratic governments. Es- pie today in the uninvaded lands
in their faith, to organize all sential as they were—they were who, like those rich Jews in the
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Polish army. During the raid they
between such opposing forces ir, those who were for God and the wars of conquest. These were nn- days of Antiochus, are trying to discovered weapons which the col-
the Universe. Whereas, in all re- faith of their fathers and to cessary, but not necessarily
despite the onists kept for self-defense pur-
festive
It was otherwise fact that assimilationism failed poses.
ne of the many doctrines of its that heritage. Shortly after the celebration.
The sentences are subject to
philosophy, there is one religion outbreak of the rebellion, the old with Chanukah — the festival in Germany. Although the Ger- approval by the General Officer
based entirely upon this phase High Priest asked his' sons to whose motives, principles and man Jew sought to gain favor in in Command in Palestine. It is
of struggle. Zoroastrianism, the come near him, that he might purposes are akin to our pres- the
of the tho
German people
thoroughly
assimi- expected that the attorneys for
by eyes
becoming
ent war.
the sentenced defendants will ap-
religion of Persia, is founded on bless them before his death. The
al of Lights i is more fated, even n to the adoption
This Festival
by peal the conviction to a higher
he was dugup of
this principle of two opposing priest placed his hands upon the
it is
forces continually struggling for head of each of his sons, but
than a Jewis
Hol, to all of the roots, slaughtered, sent to court.
Universal
significance
supremacy. At daytime, light wins Judah he blessed the last and us—to all Faiths and Religions. concentration camps and into
over darkness, and at night, dark- charged him with the leadership For if the Maccabees had not slavery.
Our American assimilationists
ADLER
enss conquers the light. Evil and of his heroic group of fighters. fought against Antiochus Epi-
darkness strive against good light. Soon it became known that Judah phases (surnamed Epimanes, or have failed to learn that the Jew
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Ahura-Mazda is the God of Light. the Maccabee, who was com- the madman), Palestine would can never escape his heritage.
Ahri-Mazda is the God of Dark- mantling only a small garrison, have accepted the vices, the Today we have our Maccabees in Temple Emanu-El, Buffalo, N. Y.
had been achieving victories—ay, weaknesses, the yoke of spiritual the ghettos of Warsaw and the
ness.
He is a graduate with distinc-
Do you remember the mystic moire than victories — miracles. slavery and political oppressions. underground movements of Eu- tion of the Jewish Theological
encounter between our Patriach But how was it possible? The Historians agree that under these rope, and they are looking with Seminary of America and of the
Jacob and a strange divine being? prayer of the day tells of it— conditions, neither Christianity great hope to the day when our
"And Jacob was left alone and "Thou didst plead their cause, nor Mohamedanism could have campaign for righteousness and College of the City of New York.
He pursued graduate studies at
there wrestled a man with him Thou didst judge their suit. Thou been nurtured and nourished in for the revival of the spiritual Columbia University. He has been
that land. beliefs of the Jews will be ac-
until the breaking of the day." didst avenge their wrong, Thou
This Festival of Dedication is complished.
active in many phases of civic and
This Angel engaged Jacob in phy- deliveredst the strong into the
The religious laborers of Pal- communal life in Detroit. He is the
It has
sical combat. In the course of hands of the weak, the many into of eternal significance.
411. dity to teach that estine—the Hapoel Hamizrachi- author of a two-volume study of
this struggle, Jacob was injured the hands of the few, the impure enduring
any generation, at any time, have carved on their flag the slo- "Great Passages from the Torah,"
—"he halted upon his thigh." But into the hands of the pure, the faced with the enemies of the gan of the Maccabees, All be-
finally Jacob won. He put up a wicked into the hands of the God of Heaven and of the good lievers in God join our ranks,' which is widely used in adult
better and longer fight and he righteous, and the arrogant into on earth, must fight to save their and today fight shoulder to shoul- Jewish institutes.
He held the following positions:
survived by struggle. Had he the hands of them that occupied faith and their freedom.
der with the forces of the Al- Member board of governors of
given in, had he bowed and weak- themselves with Thy law. For
This festival is of Theological lied nations, not only to defeat Jewish Welfare Federation; mem-
ened, had he presented less de- Thyself, Thou didst make a great significance to all of us. For here Hitlerism but to restore the spirit
termination, less faith, less of a and holy name in Thy world and we see miracles have occurred and the ideals of the prophets of ber executive board of Jewish
struggle against this mystic on- for Thy people, Israel, Thou didst and will reoccur whenever the our people and to make this a Community Council; former pres-
slaught, he would have perished work a great deliverance and re- foundations of civilizations are better world for all mankind and ident, Zionist Organization of
as tragically as the sparrow in demption on this day. And there- threatened and when elements of to re-establish Palestine as the Detroit; member national board
of governors, Academy of Jewish
the park.
upon, Thy children came into the true destiny of mankind are in- home of the Jews, as did our an- Studies; delegate to the American
On the 25th of this current oracle of Thy House, cleansed volved.
cestors over two thousand years
Jewish month of Kislev, we, the Thy Temple, purified Thy Sanc-
This observance is of immedi- ago when led by the great fam- Jewish Conference; member board
Jewish people shall celebrate tuary, kindled lights in Thy Holy ate significance to our bereaved ily of the Mascabees. Over twen- of Detroit Round Table; member
Chanukah, our Feast of Lights. Courts and appointed these eight people and to all grieved minori- ty-five thousand Hapoel Hamiz- administrative council of the Zion-
Chanukah honors the Maccabees days of Chanukah in order to ties in the world. It teaches us rachi of Palestine carry on this ist Organization of America;
—the small group of Jewish war- give praise and thanks unto Thy that mere numbers of multitudes fight and will not lay down their chairman Jewish Education Month.
He has frequently spoken for
and larger physical strength is arms until victory has been -won.
riors whose decision to fight for great name."
the
National Conference of Chris-
meaningless.
Even
as
an
unjust
their faith saved not only the
Following their glorious and
tians and Jews, and spent a week
Jewish religion, but Christianity mighty victory, a more obvious angel is defeated by a just man,
at Scott Field as member of a
200 years after the Maccabees miracle occurred. To reinaugurate like Jacob, the Maccabees, few
trio sent to address all the men
REPEAL
and Mohamedanism, nearly 1,000 the Services at the Temple, pure in number, weak in physical
of the field.
years after Chanukah, were made uncontaminated oil was needed. strength, unequipped with mili-
The congregation is sponsoring
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tary
might,
are
victorious
over
possible because the Maccabees During the years of struggle and
the many, the superior physical of Israel, America's oldest fra- a reception in honor of Rabbi Ad-
bravely fought against paganism
ler on Monday evening, Dec. 27,
the heathens desocrated and military power of an iniqui-
and dictatorship for the freedom defeat,
ternal Jewish organization, this from 8 to 10:30 p. m., in the
and defiled the oil for the Mono- tous kingdom.
of faith for all time.
week
,
urged
President
Roosevelt
rah of the Temple. To complete
synagogue.
If life N a struggle, why not
A truer and more genuine fight this marvelous
victory, fight for that element in human and Secretary of State Cordell
victor
l us s spiritual
p
for faith than that made by these t
living which is the foundation Hull to use their influence to help
heroic Maccabees, the world will a miracle
— found
a sealedi;
flask occurred
of oil was
with and the inspiration of life transi- the Jewish people "in their aspir- Neugarten Medical Aid To
never know. Greater darin g , tour- u ffi ci .e nt oil to last on night.
ations and just demands."
g ht ent and life eternal?
g
In communications addressed to Elect Officers on Dec. 27
age and faith than had this lit- s y. Anxious y the priests
ac-
the Persident and Mr. Hull, Her-
tie group of pious Jewish war- cepted this in order to rekindle
Election of officers will be held
man Stern, grand master of the
riosr, the world will rarely ex- the Light which had been dark
ZEITANI
organization, declared that the at the Detroit Federation of Wom-
perience. Greater deliverance, for three years, knowing full
implementation of the British en's Club on Dec. 27. The board
mightier acts were never wrought well that it would take eight days
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White Paper of 1939, under of directors will meet at 11 a. in.
to any group as came to the before pure oil could be pro-
handful of Hasmoneans who duced. However, God wished to history of the Jews, today it is which all new Jewish immigra- and dessert luncheon will b
waged war to defend their faith. reward these warriors with a very even darker, with millions of our tion into Palestine will be pro- served at 1:30, preceding the
Two thousand one hundred five revealing act of providence— people being killed in cold blood, hibited after March 31, 1944, will business meeting.
All members are urged to at-
years ago (about 162 B. C. E.) the little flask of oil lasted for placed in concentration camps have "ominous consequences for
and in ghettos and stripped of all the Jewish community in Pales- tenfil. The executive board met
the Greek Empire was deterior- eight days.
That is the reason why on their worldly goods, solely be- tine and for the Jewish people at the home of Mrs. Samuel
ating. Antiochus Epiphanes, who
Blocher on Dec. 21. Mrs. Morris
ruled one portion of that empire Chanukah we kindle one light on cause they are Jews and because
Bergstein acted as co-hostess.
which included the little land of the first night, increasing one of their adherence to their re- throughout the world."
Israel—that land which was des- more light on each consecutive
tined to provide not only the night until the eighth night, on
graves for the slain Jews fight- whit we kindle eight lights. Then,
ing for their faith, but was also too, that is the reason why we
destined to become the cradle for often call Chanukah the Festival
the other major religions of our of Lights.
The Maccabees were now ready
present civilized world. This land
of Israel and the pious people to rededicate the Holy Sanctuary
—the Temple of Jerusalem.
of this land had to be prepared Therefore, we frequently refer
by Providence to value soul more to Chanukah as the Feast of Dedi-
than body, spiritual possessions cation.
more than material possessions.
Has this momentous event any
This glorious destiny imposed meaning to us today? Has thil
grave duties upon the Maccabees Festival of Dedication any de-
who dared defy the iniquitous cisive, directive power for us to-
power of a cruel and crumbling day? Has this Festival of Lights
dictatorship. Antiochus had an any living, latent, lasting lesson
ambition to destroy the Jewish for us today?
religion. Antiochus wanted to
We, who are waging war, we,
make Jews forgetful of God's who are engaged in a global com-
law. He forced Jews to tarnsgress bat, we, who are called upon to
and violate the Commandments make similar supreme sacrifices,
of God regarding idolatry, Sab- may well ponder the potency of
our people to celebrate a festival
bath and dietary laws.
Hannah, the mother, and her commemorating a war, a strug-
seven sons were summoned in gle, a fight, a military and physi-
order to publicly deny God and cal victory.
Moses, and more so Joshua,
bow to the King and his idols.
But every one of the sons from 1,200 years before these Macca-
the oldest to the youngest, openly bees, Gideon and more so Deb-
declared their faith in the God orah 1,100 years before these
of their fathers. The youngest of Hasmoneans, Saul and more so
900 years before these
the seven was asked merely to David
fighting priests, had engaged in
pretend to bow, but in reality very decisive wars, but tradition
he was to pick up a ring the has not elevated any of those
King would drop to the floor— significant events to an observ-
even that, the young boy refused ance for posterity. On the con-
to do. All seven were killed in trary, The Jewish religion looks
the presence of their mother. The down upon and shuns victories
mother rejoiced in the decision gained through combat. The in-
of her children, ending her life spiration for the Song of Moses
on that very day.
came to the prophet, not at the
Eleazor, 80 years old, refused time of the miracle, say the Rab-
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was killed by a zealot of the true today, it was a war in defense of
their faith and their freedom.
faith.
The
founding fathers of our peo-
This was the signal for open
ple
once
waged war to establish
revolution.
Mathatias, son of Ydchanon just and Theocratic, as the
FAITH