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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The. Legal Chronicle

Detroit Jewish Chronicle

Friday, February 16, 1945

Strictly Confidential

and THE LEGAL CHRONICLE
Published Weekly by Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co., Inc., 525 Woodward Ave, Detroit 26, Mich., Tel. CAdillec 1040

By PHINEAS J. BIRON

MESSAGE:
A rather tactless broadcast
coming from the Vatican radio
JACOB H. SCHAKNE, Pres.-Gen. Mgr.
JACOB MARGOLIS, Editor
was picked up on Jan. 25 . . .
Reviewing the ancient history of
CHARLES TAUB, Advertising Mgr.
the Jewish people at\..dtheir suf-
Detroit 26, Michigan
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16,1945 (ADAR 3, 5705)
.VoJ. 47, No. 7 ferings through the ages, the
Vatican speaker said; "Real Jews
are actually those who become
do they count on a revolt of the people. Christians . . . By (mitering the
They surely must know by now that the Catholic Church the Jews will
Washington looms in our consciousness grip of the Gestapo and S.S. terror is find themselves among their fath-
ers, and their own sister, the
today because he fought for those very so powerful that the German people could Virgin Mother, will welcome
issues which we fight today. Indeed, we do nothing, even though they may have them . . . Our message to the
Jews is: 'Enter the Catholic
may say that we fight so strenuously our a desire to do something to show that Church and you will achieve the
they are not good Nazis.
unity of all men.''' . . . What
modern battle because of the heritage
The conferees made the proper and a message to send to the Jewish
which Washington, and the Americans of necessary distinction between the Ger- victims of Hitlerism.

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Washington's Birthday

JEWISH AFFAIRS:
Oliver Lyttelton, British Min-
ister of State, concedes French
authority over Syria and Leb-
• non as a quid pro quo for full
British jurisdiction over Pales-
tine . . . The UPA will need
ninny millions if, as is reported,
it plans to bring a million Jew-
ish refugees into Palestine im-
mediately after the war . . .
Interesting statistics: 85 per cent
of the pupils of the Herzliah He-
brew Academy, which gives a
high school and college course in
Hebrew language, literature and
culture, are American born
. •
They riftige in age from 12 to
23 years.
A council of representatives of
national Jewish organizations has
been established to raise $35,-
000 for adult Hebrew education
. . . Not so long ago the budget
of the Histadrut Ivrith, which
carries on these activities, was
$25,000 per year.

his day, have left.
man people and their brutal, psycho- LISTEN HERE:
We call Washington the Father of our pathic leaders.
Elmo Roper, the public rela-
The Vansittarts advocated the destruc- tions expert, believes that the
country. He did not step to power as the
of the German nation, but the Nazis revived Ku Klux Klan will con-
dictators of today. There was no lust of tion
its attacks uopn labor
are carrying out the plan. To what ex- centrate
power in him which so disfigures the tent they will succeed will depend upon . . . Roper may be right—but
forgets that the weapons the
would-be rulers of today. He was not a the swiftness of the occupation by the he
Klan will use are anti-Semitism READER'S GUIDE
man who shouted at his countrymen. He United Nation Armies and the collapse and anti-Negroism . . . We arc Don't miss Dr. Joseph Goricar's
was a man given to truth telling, to of the Nazi Armies.
reliably informed that there is article, "The Jewish Problem
a working agreement between and the Slays," published in the
quietness and to humility.
the KKK and the Christian Front. current issue of The Slavonic
'Washington did not call upon his fel-
Orchids to New York State Monthly . . Dr. Concur is a
low Americans to go forward and sacri-
Senator Lazarus Joseph for pro- distinguished diplomat and econo-
Hyman Altman
fice himself while he himself ran for
posing the establishment of two mist . . One of the best ar-
The death of Hyman Altman is a great state-financed medical colleges as ticles on Romain Rolland's death
safety. We have such instances for ex-
means of 'overcoming the quota appeared in the February issue
ample as that of his aide calling on him loss to Detroit Jewry. Mr. Altman, who a system
against Jewish students
Youth and Nation, published
at one critical occasion on the battlefield originated and directed the Jewish radio • . The proposition will, how- of
by Hashomer Hatzair.
to seek a place of safety. Washington
ever, be rejected . . . The life
Pierre van Paassen's "Days of
looked sternly on his aide, "if you are hour over WJLB, for 16 years was ever of Henry Ford will be glorified Our Years" has just been pub-
on the movie screen . . . The lished in Hebrew, by the Neu-
afraid, you may retire," said Washington, willing to contribute his effort and his case
Englander in King- man Press of Tel Aviv . . Pro-
time to help any worthwhile Jewish or- stone of is Rabbi
"1'11 stay here."
being hushed up (he was
Yes, these are the leaders of what ganization. During the depression he lit- forced to resign because he pro- fessor A. S. Yehuda, the famous
Hitler calls "the decadent" democracies. erally helped thousands. Many charities tested against the nature of scholar, is preparing a volume on
religious instruction in Max Nordau, and promises to
The lesson that Washington's life may depended almost entirely on his effort Christian
the public schools) . . . We un- tell the whole truth about the -
teach us is that a movement may be
derstand that the rabbi has been
judged by the personal characters of its and on his publicity.
promised another congregation if See STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
The thousands who came to his funeral he doesn't make a fuss.
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leaders. If the leaders are liars, brag-
garts, cowards, monomaniacs—like Hit- bore eloquent testimony to the esteem
ler, then his movement, his party, too, in which he was held in this community.
must partake of the same characteristics.
Happy is the country which can boast
Are British Servicemen
By AL SEGAL
of leaders—servants of .the people—of
Anti-Jewish?
the type of Washington.
Snobbery
During the debate on Palestine at the A MOST friendly Christian gen- this was a swell club,, composed
came to me the other of people whose affluence was
The Passing of Henrietta Szold Convention of the British Liberal Party, day tleman
a most troubled state of three or even four generations
a captain, who is a member of the party, mind in about
Jews. He said that if
The outstanding Jewish woman of our stated that 90 per cent of the British he didn't like
Jews he wouldn't old, and painfully exclusive.
time has passed to the Great Beyond. service men and women were bitterly bother himself concerning the Young as he was then, he could
faults he has found among them. feel in his bones the chilly at-
Jews in every part of the world will anti-Jewish.
of social superiority
mourn the death of Henrietta Szold, the
This statement was jeered and hooted A friend may point to one's mosphere
faults without anger and only that excluded the not-so-well-
founder of Hadassah. By her life she was by the delegates, who passed the follow- with kindliest charity.
born. He was like an intimate
an inspiration to Jewish womanhood.
ing resolution presented by Geoffrey
He asked, would I mind if he confidant of the members as he,
Born in Baltimore in 1860, daughter of Manders, member of Parliament: "Brit- spoke frankly? I said, go ahead. the caddy, followed them around
the golf course. A caddy can get
a noted rabbi, she early evidenced her ish honor and interest require a govern- I, too, knew the faults of Jews an
inside line of his customers,
were a great deal like the
remarkable talents for scholarship, and ment to reverse the policy of May, 1939 which
faults of other kinds of people. since, in his presence, they fre-
her great devotion to her people. She White Paper regarding Palestine and to What particular fault of theirs quently open their minds wide
as they walk from hole to hole.
was an early Zionist and the great organ- carry out faithfully its obligation under did he have in mind?
He found out that Jews—these
Well,
he
began,
the
Jews
do
ization of Hadassah is a living memory the Balfour declaration."
faults that are like the Jews, anyway—made distinctions
to her.
The captain made his own position have
faults of other people, but on between groups of Jews. They
Since 1920 Miss Szold lived in Pales- clear when he declared that far too much Jews some of these faults are had a four-lette• name for some
tine and directed the work of her great stress has been laid on Jewish rights. even less becoming than on 'other other kinds of Jews. He thought
organization. In recent years she devoted He said Arabs had infinitely more claim people. He meant particularly the it was an ugly word.
faults of social snobbery and so-
most of her efforts to the resettlement of upon Palestine.
cial discrimination. Aren't these Snobbery Puzzling
VEN as a child, he felt hurt
Jewish refugees and especially of refugee
The whole incident can be dismissed the very faults they resent in
and puzzled by this He no-
children.
the
Gentile
attitude
toward
them?
as meaning just nothing, and casually
ticed that other Jews weren't
He learned to know Jews well being disparaged in this way on
passed over, or its importance can be
unduly exaggerated. We think some at- and to like them and to be aware account of their individual char-
Nazis Are Hard to Please
tempt should be made to evaluate it cor- of their .faults when, long ago acters. His young mind could
in his boyhood, he was a caddy have understood these clubmen
President Roosevelt, Prime Minister rectly.
in a Jewish country club. Yes,
Is
the
captain
projecting
his
own
view-
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Churchill and Premier Stalin at Yalta point, or did he find any considerable
agreed to accept the decision of Hitler number of British service men and women
that the Third Reich be devastated, the anti-Jewish?
Army and the Nazi state be destroyed,
of Jewish Dates
We believe he did hear many anti-
and that the unconditional surrender for- Jewish remarks, but the question is, was
5705.1945
mula be abandoned.
this just plain griping, or was it definite
*Fast of Esther
Hitler, Goebbels and Himmler did not anti-Semitism?
February 26
Purim
want this kind of agreement on the part
February 27
British service men and women are,
of the United Nations. It has been ap- no doubt, much like our own. They are
Shushan Purim
February 28
parent since July 20, 1944, the date on primarily, and often exclusively, inter-
Rosh Chodesh Nissan
March 15
which the Army opposition attempted to tested in getting hack home and bringing
Passover, first day
March 29
assassinate Hitler and failed, that no the war to the speediest possible end.
Passover, second (lay
March 30
Passover, seventh day
surrender could be expected from the To them any discussions or acts that do
April 4
Passover, eighth (lay
German General Staff, inasmuch as it had not relate directly to these ends are an-
April 5
Rosh Chodesh Iyar
lost its independent existence and had noying and a waste of time. They have
April 14
Lag B'Omer
May 1
become completely integrated in the Nazi read or heard of the White Paper and
Rosh Chodesh Sivan
May 13
State. From now on the play will be Commonwealth discussions. They have,
Shevuoth, first day
May 18
rough, just as rough as the toughest Nazi no doubt, heard and read of the terror-
Shevuoth, second day
May 19
Rosh Chodesh Tammuz
could want. The whole of Germany will istic activities in Palestine. The actors
June 12
Fast
of
Tammuz
be occupied and will be governed by rep- in these episodes have been Jews, con-
June 11
Rosh Chodesh Ab
July 11
resentatives of the Russian, American, sequently, to the British service men, the
Tisha B'Ab
July 19
British and French Armies until such Jews are engaged in activities that may
Rosh Chodesh Ellul
August 10
time as the German people are able to prolong the war and delay their home-
5706.194S
prove to the United Nations that they coming.
are able to carry on as members of the
Rosh
Hashonah,
first
(lay
September 8
We believe that most of the anti-Jew-
Rosh Hashonah, second (lay
Community of Nations.
September 9
ish
sentiment, of which the captain
The conferees at Yalta do not expect
Also observed previous (lay.
an internal collapse of the Reich, nor
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