DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

Detroit Jewish Chronicle

showing their fear and that is to strike.

August II 1944

Plain Talk...

The Philadelphia Story should focus
attention upon a problem that is as vast,
by Al Segal
Published Weekly by Jewish Chronicle PUblishing Co., Inc
complicated and dangerous as any we
Pres.-Gen. Mgr.
JACOB H. SCHAKNE
have faced in a long time.
Editor
JACOB MARGOLIS
Advertising Mgr.
CHARLES TAUB
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EA eat feels awfully distressed them
they to walk on Aryan streets
The Detroit Jewish Chronicle invites correspondence on sub-
on account of Jews among whom
must separate themselves
jects of interest to the Jewish people, but disclaims respon-
is
enormously
important
to
many
it
are some of his best friends, as l f (r ),, o em the traffic by \VIting yel.
sibility for an endorsement of views expressed by its writers. millions how we go about achieving it.
Stars of David on their
the saying is. In those moments
of being distressed and even ir- sleeve s.
The
Philadelphia
way
is
one
of
the
many
Entered as Second-class matter March 3, 1916, at the Post-
We all felt horribly humiliated
ritable, he should like to take
office et Detroit, Mich., under the Act of March 3, I 879. ,,. ways, not only in war time, but in peace some Jews over his knee for a when Hitler did these things to
time, too.
Jews, and so it was quite incred-
spanking.
Sabbath Scriptural Selections
to your
He is in such a mood at this
hrespondent to
Pentateuchal Portion—Deal. 7:12-11:25.
We have achieved national freedom moment and should like nothing read d that Jews
r " themselves wen.
Prophetical Portion—Is. 49:14-51:3.
from want, and with intelligence, good better than to lay over his knee taking steps to put their children
will and resourcefulness we can achieve some of the Jews in his own in an educational ghetto.
AUGUST 11. 1944
AB. 22, 5704
town. But he must be content Yet he really shouldn't have
it for every individual in the land.
to let his emotions out by pound- felt as shocked as he did. lie had

and THE LEGAL CHRONICLE

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Ghetto-Builders

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ing the matter on his typewriter, been observing for some time a
separatistic tendency among Je w s
as he is now doing.
What, he asks, can these Jews —an acquiescence to the segr e _
be thinking of? Making new gation that anti-Semites would
Adolf Hitler set out to make the Third
ghettos for themselves: Building impose upon them: Yes, if they
Reports
from
Hungary,
Romania
and
Reich "Judenrein" and if his last speech
new walls of separation! Setting don't want us we'll just crawl
was correctly reported he plans now to Bulgaria indicate that the satellites are themselves apart from the corn- into our hole and pull the hole
making efforts to please the United Na- mon life and thus doing to them- in after us.
make the Third Reich "Aryanrein."
The leading non-Jewish spokes-
what the anti-Semites
lions. Their attitude toward the Jews in selves
man for the separatists recently
would do to them!
In a speech before the Nazi party
countries Your correspondent wouldn't has published a hook in which
bother you who live in other he makes light of the idea that
higher cadres, he told them that he alone their embattled and unhappy
towns with the odd doings of this Jews have a right to live and
was the man to carry on a no surrender has certainly changed for the better. group
of Jews in our town but work and grow up and prosper
war. We are not often in agreement with They even had the temerity to refuse to for the fact that they are not anywhere. He likens the Jew
Der Fuehrer, but we do agree that he is sever diplomatic relations with Turkey unique. Everywhere there are to the cuckoo that lays its eggs
of Jews who, impelled by in other birds' nests. Jews, he
the man to carry on a no surrender war, despite the request of Adolf Hitler that groups
tragic events, would isolate Jew- believes, should build their own
for he is so obcessed with the idea that
ish life behind ghetto walls of special nest to lay their eggs in.
he must win in his ("Kampf") struggle they do so.
He is a man most friendly t o the
their own building.
What
advantage
can
the
Jews
of
the
These
meditations
derive
from
Jews.
that he is willing to sacrifice every Aryan
Everywhere among groups of
startling your cores-
man, woman and child in order to accom- satellite 'countries take from these hap- something
pondent has just read in the local Jews there is an aspiration
plish his mad purpose.
penings?
daily press. The news item re- toward a special, exclusive place
ported that a gioup of Jews have for Jews to live in—somewhere
Some of the refugees can be sent to organized for the purpose of es- far off from the main lines of
The struggle is not the struggle of the
German nation
p
it •• has been Fort Oswego and Libya and now some tablishing a Jewish parochial the traffic of the world.
, or eople,
1 f
/
"Mein Kampf, ' my struggle, not "Unser may be sent to Mexico, where it was art- school.
This is to say they plan a sep- ' OUR correspondent is not a
Kampf," our struggle. The people are nounced that the "free port" idea has arate
school for Jewish children J. fellow who gets angry at the
mere pawns or instruments to be used as been accepted. These refuges and havens where they shall be taught read- ghetto-builders. He is much more
writing and arithmetic as sad than angry. lie spanks them
n nd
he sees fit, and if he decides to lead the can
and should be used, but one is com-
whole nation to its
i destruction he will pelled to ask the question, "Why send well as Hebrew subjects. These only softly. He understands men
will be taken out of the seeking escape from a tragic
not hesitate for a single minute to do so. the refugees thousands of miles overseas children
public schools and in the shelter hour; they may even, in their
H e asks for blind confidence and unques- when the
y can be sent through Turkey of the Jewish parochial school haste, seek the very kind of
they will be brought up quaran- refuge their enemies would build
tioned obedience from his fellow trim- to Palestine?
tined from contact with the cons- for them!
inals, and those who are not ready to
He himself is not running
The only barrier now is the Chinese ,,,on life.
follow will be compelled by the ubiquit- wall
(Already there exist such paro- along, though. He knows that
of
the
White
Paper.
Is
this
barrier
ous Gestapo to do as he commands.
chial schools in several of the ghetto-building is but a manifes-
impenetrable? We do not think so.
tation of the moment's fears. He
larger cities.)
intends to keep his faith in a
In the Hitlerian logic the generals who
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1
1
The "open ports" idea was the weapon
0 YOUR correspondent this world made good by justice; a
advised him that the war is lost are sabo-
i
tears and enemies. Only those who are used to penetrate the immigration
lavaT news seemed almost unbeliev- world from which no man or
ready and willing to die to the last man, without violating the spirit of them. What able when he read it. Goodness group of men need run away in
he thought, isn't this ex- fear.
Woman and child are racially fanatic could prevent Britain, if she really wanted gracious,
He believes that he as a mein-
actly what Hitler did to Jewish
Nazis that are worthy of belonging to to do it, from sending the refugees from children in Germany when he her of the brotherhood, may no:
Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania to "open started out? Jewish children, he separate himself from it; lie must
the super race.
ports" in Palestine, rather than in Libya? said, may not associate with Ary- go along. Stones may be thrown
an children in the schools. The at him and his head may be
The homicidal maniac Hitler did make
Is Britain more afraid of her irreconcil- Jews must have separate schools, bleeding but he is going along
the Third Reich almost "Judenrein" and
just as they must have separate with all men of good will, of
he went for toward making it "Aryan- able Arab leaders than we are of our restaurants and must sit on separ- whatever race or faith, to do
own exclusionists?
ate benches in the parks and sit something about the common
rein."
in the street cars. Jewish world to make it good.
Would these Arab leaders dare object apart
He is not going to retreat to
children must have no contact

"Aryanrein"

The Philadelphia Story

The Spirit Saves

to such a humanitarian project when the with Aryan life. established. a corner of the earth. He is not
To enforce the separation he going to build a ghetto around
H
The Philadelphia transportation strikeungarian,
Bulgarian
and willing
Romanian
anti- ordered ghettoes
Semites are
ready and
to allow
See SEGAL—Page 9
is over, but the causes that led up to the the unfortunate refugees to leave their Jews might not live as neighbors
strike are still there. The use of the lands? We have very grave doubts that
military authority vested in the President the Arabs would dare to take such a ' J.W.V. Commander Visits Hospital
did not remove the reasons for the work stand. It is certainly worth trying. We
stoppage. • do not believe that any serious repercus-
According to all reports the men went sions would be felt, should the Arabs
on strike because eight negro workers raise objections to the admission of these
were promoted to jobs as operators. Cer- refugees.
tainly the promotion of eight negroes out
Perhaps Britain is planning to abrogate
of a working force of nearly 7,000 men the White Paper. The fears of Arab dis-
could hardly have been the only reason content and possible revolt that loomed so
for the strike that tied up the third larg- large six months ago should not have the
est city of the country for almost a week. same potency today. The fortunes of the
The workers in the City of Brotherly United Nations are much improved, while
Love have their share of race hatred, bias those of the Reich have worsened very
and prejudice, just as do the workers in much. The argument of expediency is no
other cities. longer valid. Inasmuch as the reason of
expediency is no longer valid, the whole
Not all labor union workers are ready matter of the abrogation of the White
to accord equal rights to negro workers. Paper should now be explored with the
There are many unions, unfortunately too view of doing the just and reasonable
many, that still exclude negroes from thing.
membership.
In any event Britain should not have it
Bias, prejudice, exclusion from mem- upon her conscience that she was in a posi-
bership—all these do not explain the tion to rescue the refugees and failed to
Official US. Nary Ph,"
Philadelphia Story. do so, because there were not enough
Palestine
visas
left
to
save
them
all.
Archie H. Greenberg, National Commander of the Jewish War Veteraill
The story can be explained only in
of the United States, learns about the miracles of modern artific:.
terms of fundamental causes. The Phil-
Britain followed the spirit rather than limbs on inspection tour of San Diego (California) Naval 1108Pd e
Captain Harold D. Kirkham, M.C., in charge of plastic surgery at hl
adelphia strikers can and do foresee the the letter of the White Paper when she
of the first
hospital, tells Commander Greenberg, a disabled veteran the more
end of the war. They do not want to face ruled that the unused visas could be used World
War, that the use of prosthetics has greatly aided
of wounded service men. (I. to r.) Harry Apelman, Commander, San
possible unemployment and they fear the after the White Paper went into effect.
Diego Post, J.W.V.; Chaplain Emanuel Lifschitz,• Assistat District
want that follows unemployment. The
a Ptsin
Eleventh Naval District; Commander Greenberg and C Patients
promotion of competent negro workers is She can again carry out the spirit of Chaplain,
Kirkham, who is shown holding an artificial hand mat.= by
a threat to their job security. This they the law by declaring Palestine an "open at the hospital.
fear and they. know -only one way of port."