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December 24, 1943 - Image 32

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The Detroit Jewish Chronicle and the Legal Chronicle, 1943-12-24

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DETROlt JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

December 24, 1943

CHANUKAH OF 1776

the people were worried. The this young Jew came from Si- "that's an idea. I'll speak with
army began to feel this panic and lesia and knew the German lang- the general about this."
Well the attack on the Ger-
call
this
a
Chanukah
story;
from
the
Province
of
Hesse
that
d esertion . began on a wholesale urge
I
One day this young Jew came mans at Trenton took place on
maybe others might call it a these mercenary soldiers came to scale. Even Congress in session
fight against the idea that all at Philadelphia became terrified driving into the American camp. Christmas night. It was also the
Christmas story. I guess it all men are created equal, but from
He bore a letter of introduction week of Chanukah and Washing-
and left the city.
Thomas Paine, who had done so from Robert Morris, the superin- ton, as a result, was enabled to
depends whether you al•e a Jew many other provinces of Germany.
or a Christian. The point is—it Washington had been driven out much to whip up the feeling for tendent of finance of the Ameri- tell the Americans on the next
happened around Christmas time of New York by these German independence, sat himself down to can cause. He asked to see a mem- day that he could give them the
greatest holiday present they had
which is always generally also enemies of liberty, and, going over write. He used the top of a drum ber of the staff of Washington.
The conference between the ever received—the explosion of the
lo
New
York,
was
continuing
his
for his desk, and what he wrote
Chanukah time.
invin cibility .
That's one fact I want to make retreat. Thrown out of Fort Lee, teemed like a drum call. He ap- young Jew and Washington's aide myth of
here Geo
d rmanet
I g th is st ory ? you
W
clear before starting. There is he was retreating as December pealed to the people to have faith. was soon arranged.
The Jewish visitor made the ask.
another—and that is—that this is came on, near the vinicity of Tren- He reminded them that panic
Well, the story of the battle
sometimes seizes every nation, purpose of his errand known at
really not a story at all, if you ton.
of Trenton, of Washington cross-
The people of New Jersey were that England had trembled many once.
mean by a story, fiction. This is
"I want to suggest that the ing the Delaware and fighting the
flocking by the hundreds to take times. He decried the "summer
not fiction. It is historical fact.
It was in the year 1776. You advantage of the pardon which soldier," those who are willing to forthcoming attack, of Washing- Germans on Christmas night is,
known to every school
know that year is very much like General Howe had promised to serve when everything seems ton on the Germans, take place of course,
child. The only new part is that
Christmas night," he said.
our own 1943—as far as America those who repented and swore al- hunkydory but who desert when on The
Colonel laughed. "Why it was this young Jew who sug-
was concerned. The glorious year legiance to the British. The Amer- things are not so well.
Washington had Paine's "Crisis" should you, a Jew, suggest Christ- gested that the attack take place
1776, we say, thinking of the lean cause seemed doomed. Only
Declaration of Independence pro- a half year had' passed since the read before the soldiers and it mas night for the battle? Ah, a on Christmas night.
Who was this young Jew?
claiming all men are equal and signing of the Declaration of In- stopped the desertions and the Jewish conspiracy against Christ-
It was Haym Salomon. It was
so on. But we forget it was only dependence and already General spirit of the people, too, was mas, I vow."
I
No, said the youni, Jew,
he
who suggested the timing for
terribly
black
year.
The
ink
on
Howe
thought
it
was
all
over
and
invigorated.
a
Yet there were still the Ger- respect all sincere religion and so,
the Declaration of Independence gave Cornwallis permission to re-
respect Christmas, and none Christmas eve. So it is claimed by
was still wet when Washington turn to England. How was think- mans. Paine had but given the I
wants more 'peace on earth and the well-known American, Mr. S.
was retreating from one position ing himself of shortly following. Americans a tonic,
But
unless
a
decisive
victory
good
will to men' than the Jew. Stanwood Menken, a descendant of
Yes, that deal with the Germans
to another. He was retreating
„ .1 m
mostly from the Germans. Just was a bargain. They had only to over the Germans was brought But I am an American and I 11 ' 3 ' Salomon.
as today, so many foolish people appear in a place and the Ameri- about soon some way, the effects want to see the Germans defeated,
say Nazis when they should say cans ran awny. They carried with would wear off—and the depres- and I don't mind saying it, I
Germans, so then they said Hes- them the reputation of invinci- sion would become chronic and know my Germans. They'll be
i ng themselves senseless that
sians, when they should have said bility. With that 1 • epu t ation , it is that would mean that the A met .i - d drinking
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.
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