April 7, 1944
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
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Out Or The Ashes...
Two monuments surviving from ancient
Once more brute force is extending
times proclaim the destruction of Juda-
its sway . . . once more the shrill cry
ism . . . two tyrants, who had subdued
the world, boasted that the religion of
Israel and its people had been de-
stroyed . . . that the teachings of the
Prophets had been consumed in flames.
of destruction echoes the length and
breadth of a continent . . . the power
of evil throws its shadow over what was
once peaceful villages and farms .. .
once more churches and synagogues
are put to the torch and a people scat-
tered in the vain hope of breaking their
spirit.
The presence of Jews in the World
today makes mockery of those boasts.
Out of the ashes rose a new deter-
mination to survive ... a new deter-
mination to keep alive the dreams and
hopes of mankind . .. a new deter-
Today's tyrants, like those of yester-
year, will soon learn there are some
things beyond the power of the sword
. . . beyond the reach of the torch.
Out of the ashes, still aglow with their
mination to proclaim by act and deed
newness, will arise once more the eter-
that faith cannot be destroyed by
nal dream of mankind, a world of lib-
tyrant's edict.
erty, freedom and justice.
Passover Greetings
The Passover holiday looms large in Jewish life and doctrine, not so much because of the great historical
event which it commemorates, but chiefly because of its great spiritual significance in the life of the Jewish
people.
The Passover Holiday is thus truly a festival which can be celebrated by all peoples. The modern Jew
knows that freedom, like peace, is indivisible. The struggle for the freedom of Jews as individuals, as
well as for their emancipation as a people, cannot be separated from the struggle for the liberation of all
oppressed peoples everywhere. The biblical verse inscribed on the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, "Proclaim
liberty throughout all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof!" must today be revised to read: "Men
of all races and nationalities are God's children. The Passover theme "Let my people go that they may
serve me."
Sam's Cut Rate,
Incorporated
RANDOLPH at MONROE
CAMPUS MARTIUS at WOODWARD