DETROIT JEWISH CHRONIQLE and The Legal Chronicle
16
February 25, 1944
the Arabs to move elsewhere. He
REFUGEE
which is our enemy's secret
STATE
pointed out that "at no time in
weapon. This will to unity must
the long record of the Zionist
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be a spiritual force far superior
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movement has it ever been pro-
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to all the temptations of our pet
no indications that the Rumanian
to move the Arabs out of
our unconscious in- that the Ichud group led by Dr. Posed
Palestine" and that Palestine's Government will permit the chil-
the children of Israel that walk- prejudices,
tolerances and our habits of dis- Magnes was "the most realistic
dren to sail from the port of
mg in the way of God win bring crimination. Zionist body". Arab population had increased, Constanta. Jewish leaders here
After testifying that Palestine whereas that of Transjordan, expressed tie opinion that before
i that
them life, and warns
s them
The force that hall un te us
departing from the law of God can be nothing less than God had fulfilled its obligations as where Jews are barred, had not. leaving the country Chief Rabbi
will bring them death. I was Himself—the God of the universe haven of refuge for Jews and out
Dr. th
Stephen'
Wise
pointed
Arabs
have
done Herzog received an assuranet ,
, the S.
from high Turkish officials that
reminded of this drastic alterna- who is our common Father, and
Jews
settling
in
Syria
and
Leb-
next
to
nothing
for
the
war
ef- Turkey would be willing to facili-
the Jews in Palestine
tive offered by Moses when I first in whose presence we all are that he would like to see more fort while
,
tate the transportation of Jews
learned of the theme or slogan brothers. This faith in God has anon without the intention of
Jewish states there, had to keep down enlistments of
the Balkan countries pro-
for Brotherhood Week of the many names and varied denomi- establishing
Prof. Hitti stated that Arab hos_ Jewish volunteers there. "I want from
vided that the countries releasing
nations, but it has produced a
year 1944.
"Brotherhood or Chaos" is the civilization which is specific and tility to Jewish immigration to mY people to have the chance them and the countries accepting
was justified. Asked to live side by side with the them would agree to have Turkey
theme of our Brotherhood Week unmistakable. It is known to Palestine
his views on the resolu- Arabs in a Jewish Common-
observance. It is the theme sug- historians as the Judeo-Christian whether
tion would change if the phrase wealth," he stated. Ile asserted act as intermediary.
gested by the National Confer- civilization. This partnership be-
that 90 to 95 per cent of the Representative Arrives
Commonwealth" were
ence of Christians and Jews and tween the Old Testament and the "Jewish
The arrival here this week of
deleted, he answered: "That was Jews in the United States would
by its Detroit branch, the Detroit New, the spirit of the Jew and passed in 1922. Why pass it support the Palestine Resolution Ira A. Hirschmann, vice presi-
Round Table of Catholics, Jews the soul of the Christian has
and referred to the fact that the dent of Bloomingdale Bros., Inc. :
Conference,
and Protestants. It is the theme established the principles of hu- again?"
. as official representative of
He
admitted,
however,
under
American
Jewish
o f President Roosevelt's Procla- man freedom, has realized them
President Roosevelt's War Refu-
toning
by
Chairman
Sol
which
adopted
a
reso
'
mation of Brotherhood Week— in the institutions o of the ideals Bloom, that the United States favor of a Jewish Commonwealth, gee Board in Turkey, was inter-
national
celebration.
and
has
set
as
its
goals
as I a think that the alternative, of human equality, of justice, of had a right to ask the British represented three of America's preted by Jewish leaders as an
million Jews.
that plans would soon
Brotherhood or Chaos, is rather peace, and of brotherhood. No Government to abide by the Pal- five Replying to the arguments of indication
be mapped out to proceed with
a mild expression. It could with matter what church or synagogue estine mandate.
the opponents of the resolution, the rescue of Jewish and other
equal verity be stated as Brother- you belong to, and even if you AJC Favors Trusteeship
Louis Lipsky said the "strange refugees from the occupied coun-
im
hood or Defeat, or Brotherhood are not affiliated with any,
The American Jewish Commit- and disturbing fact is that these
or Slavery, or Brotherhood or matter what race you are iden- tee, in a statement submitted to Jewish advocates are not content tries.
Mr. Hirschmann, who arrived
Death. The word "brotherhood" tified with, or what ethnic or so- the House Foreign Affairs Coin! with expressing the opinions in
here
visiting Palestine
e
abrogation
of
g
urged
the
Jewish
circles,
but
appear
as
cru-
no longer represents merely an cial group you are classified by, mittee, seders determined to crush the where after
he conferred with Jewish
agreeable thought for us to in- you are a member of this Judeo- the White Paper on Palestine and
civilization. Against free Jewish immigration under hopes of the Jewish people' leaders and Palestine Government
dulge, or a pleasant ideal to talk Christian
Among those testifying in fa- officials, declared in a press in-
about. The word now represents your civilization has now arisen an international trusteeship. The
Rep- terview that he was aware of the
a grim necessity of life. Without a. rival who abolishes freedom statement, presented by Dr. John v
and enforces slavery, who de- Slawson, executive vice president, resentative
or of the resolution
were Rep-
Vito Marcantonio
of tremendous obstacles the board
brotherhood we are lost.
P stine res- Nev York and Rep. Adolph J. will face in its task of rescuing
Look over the map of Europe stroys democracy and imposes advocated that the Palestine
the Jews from the hands of the
and see how many nations were serfdom, who denies equality and olution be amended so as to pro-
ro-
of Chicago.
Germans and the satellite coun-
h
Before
the
hearings
were
ad-
vide
for
an
"international
trus-
conquered, not so much by the insists he is your master, w to
tries. He stated that his duties
sword of the external foe as by despises justice and denies the teeship responsible to the United
call," Chair-
Sol "subject
Bloom to
announced
that might be facilitated by the fact
of brother Bill of Rights, who abhors peace Nations". It urged that the "final journed
conflict
internal
against brother. Here, for in- and glorifies war, who denounces determination of the controversial of the thousands of messages re- that he was specifically author-
stance, is a country which had brotherhood and teaches his chil- qustion of a Jewish Common- ceived by the House Foreign Af- ized to deal with enemy govern-
become so utterly divided by the dren to be cruel. This Fascist wealth be deferred". resented the fairs Committee on the Palestine ments and that he was deter-
mined "not to leave a stone un-
ex- aggressor is the foe alike of
t P
The statemen
prejudices which i titizens
s c
w ere turned" in attempting to accom-
10
only
of- resolution,
ercised one against the other Catholic, Protestant and Jew. In thesis that the amendment of
plish his task.
that the' Nazi conqueror found resisting the common enemy ' fered by the American Jewish against it.
nobody to resist him. The people Christian and Jew march side by Committee "would be a long step
all hated each other more than side. The common enemy has forward toward reaching an ulti- I
they feared the external enemy. made us aware of our common mately just, fair and beneficial
solution of the Palestinian prob-
Here, a little further on the map, cause.
In the course of your life- lem," that it would advance the
your eye lights upon a country
whose governing group cherished time you, who are listening to basic purpose of the resolution
hatreds which so closely resem- me, the decision will be made— which is "to help many thousands
bled the hatreds fostered by Nazi which shall prevail, our Judeo- of persecuted Jews to find hos-
Germany that the country inevi- Christian civilization or this new pitable refuge in Palestine" and
tably became an ally, which barbarism called Nazism and Fas- that its acceptance by House
means a conquered province of cism? You are now helping to Foreign Affairs Committee would
Germany. Here is still another make this decision. Any preju- "not endanger the ultimate world
country, most of whose citizens dice you indulge, and injustic•t order into the framework of
were freedom-loving men, but you permit,. any discrimination which determination of the po-
which was betrayed by a small you practice, any thought of litical status of Palestine will
group of men now known as hatred you suggest to your chil be obliged to fit". The state-
Quislings, men who had become dren, any malicious rumor ment was signed by Judge Joseph
so infected by the propaganda against any group of your fellow M. Proskauer, president; Jacob
of hatred that they gladly sur- Americans you may carelessly Blaustein, chairman of the execu-
rendered their country to the repeat, is a blow struck against tive committee; Alan M. Strook,
Nazi champions of hatred. Prac- your faith, against your civiliza- chairman of administrative corn-
mittee, and Dr. Slawson. It re-
tically every country in Europe tion, and for its enemies.
Adeste fideles. Rally ye faith- affirmed the long interest of the
falls into one or another of these
descriptions. They are all per- ful ones. You who want freedom American Jewish Committee "in
feet examples of the grim al- and humaneness and peace; rally the development of a Jewish set-
ternative which faces all human about the faith and civilization tlement in Palestine, entirely
beings today — brotherhood or which has produced your way of apart from the political status
death. life and which fosters your most of Palestine'.'
We of America now regard precious ideals. It is Brotherhood Zionist Leaders Stress
ourselves as so very close to vie- or Death. "Behold I place before War Effort
tory that we have almost forgot- you this day life or death.
Testifying for the Palestine
ten the dangerous days of 1941 Choose life. '
resolution, Emanuel Neumann,
and 1942 when we and our allies
whose arguments made a pro-
of the United Nations were very
found impression on the commit-
PATRIOTIC
close to defeat. Students of Nazi
tee, stressed the harm done by
propaganda now tell us that Hit-
Arab states to the Allied war
Spring demands a clean reception . . . especially this year
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special
plan
for
the
a
ler had
effort. "Palestine," he said, "has
when every home should be an oasis of beauty and safety in
United States of America. It
the ticket committee. A large been the only support of the
a war-torn, disheveled world. When Spring comes this year
not to be conquered by a navy, number of congregations and United Na tions in the Middle
or an air force or an army of communal groups, as well as in East." He pointed out that the
welcome it to your "Castle" with these billowy curtains of a
invasion. America was to be de- dividuals, have already made res- "Arabs have too much land and
creamy white shade. These lovely ruffled curtains are full 44"
feated by its own prejudices. ervations for the affair. A table not enough population" and that
wide and 87" long. And they are tailored to perfection—and
Nazi agents and their native of 10 will be occupied by Con- "Palestine was constituted pre-
they'll launder like a charm. Made of mercerized combed cot-
helpers were to stir up such an gregation Bnai Zion, headed by ,ise. because it was not in-
agitation of hatred between Isidore Sosnick, vice president of tended
ton marquisette net to decorate your entire house. Included
'
as an Arab State".
Protestant and Catholic, between the Yeshivah. Morris Mohr is
Arguing that the Palestine res-
are some permanent finish organdy. Lovely curtains to renew
Christian and Jew, between the chairman of the committee in olution was the "reaffirmation of
your home at Sams money-saving low cash prices.
various races and the various so- charge of the anniversary journal an American policy and a word
cial classes, that the country which will be published at the of cheer and of hope to the
would be thrown into a state of occasion of the dinner. In addi- harassed multitudes of the Jew-
utter chaos, and then the foreign tion, contributions are being so- ish people in Europe and their
dictator would walk in and take licited during the month from in brave vanguard in Palestine,"
over. There would be no group dividuals and organizations to Mr. Neumann added:
left strong enough to oppose the meet the increased budget, which
"The Balfour Declaration was
enemy, since every American now is close to $40,000 annually, unquestionably meant to help, in
would be too busy fighting every including the share of the opera the words of President Wilson,
other American even to notice tions covered by the Ladies of 'To lay the foundations of a
that the outside enemy had ar- the Yeshivah. For further in Jewish Commonwealth'. The pol-
rived. America would then be formation and reservations call icy was so understood, quite
united not in brotherhood but the office, Hogarth 7990.
definitely, by
by our own govern-
in conquest and terror. This is by
merit at the • time. There is clear
no means a fanciful picture, for East Side Bnai Brith Aux. documentary evidence of that
something very close to this proc-
fact. But in the course of these
ess actually occurred in France. To Hold Tea for Jr. Girls years, under pressure of Arab
Nor have we completely passed
The East Side Ladies' Auxili- intransigeance and a campaign
safely beyond these awful pos- my, Bnai Brith, will hold a busi- of terror carried on with the
sibilities. If the hatemongers ness meeting on Monday, Feb. help of the Axis, the original
A bedspread gives charm and beauty to a bedroom) And
have failed to bring about our 28, at the Pillar Temple, 14529 commitment of the Balfour Dec-
these beautiful chenille bedspreads are designed for just that
defeat in battle, they can still
purpose. You too, can make your bedroom beautifully charm-
On Sunday afternoon, laration was gradually whittled
succeed in so dividing our citi- Kercheval.
Feb. 27, a tea will be held for down, interpreted and re-inter-
ing.
These bedspreads are designed for just that purpose, with
zens as to delay our victory, pre- the Junior Girls, Bnai Brith, at preted beyond recognition — a
vent us from winning a decisive the home of Mrs. Ellis Fisher, process which culminated in the
the double advantage of quality at a low, economical price.
peace, and so keep us subject president of the East Side Aux- White Paper.
These spreads have a distinctly fashion wise design. They are
to the peril of recurring Fascist
Re-appearing before the Com-
styled with care. They have pastel colors that are fresh, radi-
iliary,
at
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Lakewood.
Mrs.
aggression. Yes, for us as• well Frances Solovich, president of mittee after Faris S. Malouf,
ant, and clear. They have row on row of fluffy chenille. Nat-
as for the countries of Europe,
District Grand Lodge president of the Syrian-Lebanese
for us at this very moment when Womens
urally, they are full size. Super values with every advantage
No. 6, will be the guest of honor, Federation in this country, testi-
we are on the threshold of mili- and Mr. and Mrs. James Rosen- fled that the Balfour Declaration
plus a low price which makes it possible for even the most
tary victory, there still looms the than of Pontiac, Mich., will en- was a secretly negotiated docu-
thrift-conscious housewife to add more charm to her home.
peremptory alternative, Brother- tertain with songs and music. ment so far as the Arabs were
hood or Chaos, Brotherhood or
Under the able direction of Mrs. concerned and that "it ill be-
Defeat.
Jeanette Sheplow, the Valentine hooves the United States to
The enemy has been well supper party held by the Auxili- found any of its policies on such
served by the weapon of preju-
at the Pillar a document," Mr. Neumann said
dice. He still relies on it. Only ary on Feb. 14
was a success, and a that Mr. Malouf's testimony was
by a powerful will to unity can Temple
sum of money was raised based on the false and erroneous
we hope to overcome the deadly large
efficacy of the hate propaganda for the war service fund_ premise that the Zionists want
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