Friday, June 15, 1945

ISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

Anti-Defamation-Aide Beth Yehudah
To Speak June 19 at Has 700 Members;
Marshall Installation Plans to Enroll 1,000

voted to
vide the starting point for regu-
lar discussions among the army
personnel. Where a GI will, with-
out difficulty, recognize the ob-
vious danger of exposing himself
to enemy fire, he often unwit-
tingly is easy bait for more sub-
tle enemy action applied in the
form of racial and religious
prejudices. Combatting this pow-
erful weapon becomes not only
a requirement for military effi-
ciency, but a requisite for do-
mestic and world peace.
In six carefully documented
points, the War Department
stresses that racial and religious
prejudices are not only unchris-
tian and un-American but deadly
German and Japanese weapons in
their war against democracy;
that "all of us are members of
minority groups which have been
scapegoated at one time or an-
against any group spreads to
other"; that prejudice once used
other groups; that prejudice
makes all of us poorer economi-
cally and robs us of the poten-
tian contributions of minorities;
that prejudice diverts attention
from the real issues and pre-
vents us from finding solutions
to our problems; and, lastly,
that prejudice adds up to dis-
unity which postpones victory
and endangers world peace.

ABC of Prejudices

The Fact Sheet gives the abc
of development of prejudices and
the dangers they lead to. We
don't inherit prejudices, they
point out. We imitate feelings
and opinions of people around
us, and absorb the prejudices of
parents and others in our envi-
ronment. This may give a stereo-
typed picture, they continue, of
Negroes as lazy and happy-go-
lucky, of Jews or Scots as stingy
and money-mad, or Irishmen as
brawlers and whisky-lovers, of
Latins as gangsters, of orientals
as crafty and slinking. As young-
sters we make generalizations
about groups other than our own
from one or two specific inciz
dents which may have occurred
in neighborhood games. Thus, if
a Pole or Italian cheated, we con-
clude all Poles or all Italians
cheat. But, the Fact Sheet adds,
"if we're Protestant and a mem-
ber of our group lies, we don't
condemn all Protestants. If
we're Jewish and one of our
group commits a crime, we don't
say all Jews are criminals."
Healthy curiosity and friendly
working with people of different
races, cultures and backgrounds
will overcome primitive fears,
suspicions and hates.
Another breeder of prejudice,
particularly in times of economic
depression, is insecurity, says the
Army's leaflet : "Depression brings
insecurity—and insecure people
begin looking around for some-

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national
—and that minorities from an-
cient (lays have been found con-
venient scapegoats. A brief, care-
fully selected section highlights
"scapegoating".
historic
sonic
Persecution of Christians by the
Romans, of Jews by Christians,
by Spanish monarchs, the Rus-
sian Czars, the Nazis.

Persecutions Here

That brings the historic survey
to "Persecution in America"
which "too has its shameful
pages of persecution of minori-
ties," beginning with colonial
(lays and running down through
the nineteenth century, with dis-
crimination turned now against
one group of immigrants, now
against the more lately arrived.
Don't forget, suggests the War
Department, "that we are all
immigrants or the children of
immigrants. No one has a right
to complain about 'foreigners'
unless it be the American In-
dian."
The personal responsibility of
each American to advance demo-
cratic ideals is stressed. Presi-
dent Roosevelt's establishment in
1941 of the wartime Fair Em-
ployment Practice Committee is
praised. More and more Ameri-
cans, they say, are coming to
realize that "racial and religious
prejudices menace our war ef-
fort and our hopes for world
peace" and "that the solution of
these problems has a great deal
to do with the welfare of our na-
tion as well as our own and our
children's welfare. Many are
learning that democracy cannot
work for some unless it works
for all,"

Why It's a Threat

. Their concept of peace in-
the hope—even the deter-
.on—that when this war is
there will be no such thing
perior' and 'inferior' peo-
nywhere in the world."
Archie L. Davidson, field rep-
'y manuals warn against
prey to disseminators, resentative of the Anti-Defama-
r domestic, of racial and tion League for Michigan, will
4 intolerance. They dis- speak at the annual installation
eas of racial superiorly
scientific
by
upported
e. The special skills and
; of immigrant groups
ained as resulting from
forces. Thus, because
ee excluded from agricul-
feudal times, they were
?d to become merchants
,ftsmen. In America they
most commonly entered
commerce and certain skilled
crafts and professions. Italians
became vine growers in Califor-
nia for obvious geographical and
historical reasons.
Casualty lists, the Army Fact
Sheet concludes, represent men
of every race, color, religion and
nationality. Driving home their
final argument, they say to their
GI audience, "Agostinello, Co-
hen, Curran, Grunwald, Hrubec,
Ivanoski, Kuzian, Marshall, War-
blanski—Were any of these 'in-
ferior'?"
ARCHIE L. DAVIDSON

Military Conscription
Opposed by Rabbis

WASHINGTON (WNS). — Dr.
Robert Gordis, president of the
Rabbinical Assembly of America,
and Dr. Joseph Zeitlin, chairman
of the Assembly's Social Justice
Committee, testified against peace
time military conscription before
the House Postwar Military Pol-
icy Committee.
In his statement, Dr. Gordis
emphasized that although the
Rabbinical Assembly is not a
pacifist organization and believes
in a world security organization
with power of enforcing its de-
cisions, careful study of the plan
for compulsory military training
in peace time has led to tne
conclusion that there is little to
recommend it. He characterized
as specious the argument that
peacetime conscription would
make a large force of trained
men available to stop an aggres-
sor, since for logistic reasons,
when immediate action is desired,
only a small force can be em-
ployed.

FREDSON'S

in the membership drive: David
I. Berris, Israel Bornstein. Rab-
bi H. N. Carlebach, Solomon

of officers of the Louis Marshall
groups of Bnai Brith, at the Edu-
cational Center, Linwood at Law-
rence, at 8:30 p. m. Tuesday,
June 19.
Harry Yudkoff, present first
vice president of District Grand
Lodge No. 6 of Bnai Brith, will
act as installing officer.
With a combined membership
of approximately 1,400 persons,
the Detroit Louis Marshall Lodge,
Louis Marshall Women, and the
Louis Marshall Business and Pro-
fessional Women, will join in the
third annual installation of their
officers.
Mr. Davidson will explain cur-
rent trends in anti-defamation
work.

Chesluck, David J. Cohen, Isa-
dore Cohen, Israel Cohen, Solo-
mon B. Cohen, Wolf Cohen Mrs,
R. Copley, Louis Dann, Rabbi Mo-
ses Fischer, D. Friedman, David
S. Friedman.
Isaac Gendelmaii, Charles T.
Gellman, Harry Gold, David
Goldberg, I. E. Goodman, Joseph

Grossman, William Hoffman, Je-
rome Kagan, Emil Kahan, Philip

Kaufer, Rev. L. King, Judah La-
char, Jacob Lesser, Abbe A. Levi,
Louis Levin, Harry A. Lifshitz.
Mrs. J. Miller, Morris Mohr, C.
P. Nakelsky, Rabbi Jacob Na-
than, Jacob Nosanchuk, Abe Nus-
baum, Louis Please, Morris Pos-
ner, Robert Rosenberg, Rabbi
Joseph B. Rabinowitz, Isaac Ros-
enthal, Morris Saham, Morris
Shiffman, Harry A. Shorr, Mor-
ris Snow, Isidore Sosnick, Rabbi
Joshua S. Sperka, Isadore Starr,
Harry Stolsky, Rabbi I. Strauss
(Pontiac).
Meyer Terebelo, Rabbi Israel
Turner, Rabbi Jacob Ungar, Rab-
bi Simcha Wasserman, S. J. Wei-
ner, Max Weisberg, Moses Weiss-
wasser, Dr. M. Wiser, Rabbi M.
J. Wohlgelernter, Louis Zeff and
Rabbi Abraham Zentman.

STOLARSKY GROUP

The Stolarsky family club met
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Edelstein. Contributions
were made in support of a child
in Palestine. The next meeting
The Literary Club will close will be on July 1, at the home
its season by presenting David of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Gold,
Diamond, research director of the 19332 Roselawn.
UAW-CIO, at 8:30 p. m. Tues-
day, June 19. He will review
"Solution in Asia" by Lattimore.
Mrs. Harry Shapiro of Wooding-
ham Drive will be hostess, and
For Card Parties, Dances,
Mrs. Louis Davidson will intro-
Games, Banquets.
duce the speaker.
At the last meeting the follow-
Quarters newly renovated and
ing officers were elected:
furnished.
Recording secretary, Mrs. S.
8212 TWELFTH ST.
Weinberger; financial secretary,
I Alto\ e Abington Theatre I
Mrs. B. Press; librarian, Mrs. S.
State Department of
Becker; delegate to executive
council, Mrs. F. Gastman; cul-
JEWISH WAR
tural committee, Mrs. G. Kam-
VETERANS
iner and Mrs. L. Davidson; so-
1. Coll: TIC. 1.2890 — TO. 8-1016
cial committee, Mrs. I. Brown
or TO. 5-2692
and Mrs. H. Shapiro.

Literary Club to Hear
Book Review June 19

Summing up, they ask "why is
END REFUGEE BOARD
religious and racial prejudice a
WASHINGTON (WNS).—The
threat to all of us?" Six co-
gently reasons answers follow. War Refugee Board, which was
Because prejudice is contagious formed by President Roosevelt to
and discrimination against one rescue refugees from behind the
segment of the people sets the German lines during the Euro-
pattern for its use against other pean war, expects completion of
its work by Aug. 30. The board
groups.
Example: "Hitler's persecution is now engaged in winding up
of Jews, trade unionists, commu- all its operations.
nists and socialists was later di-
rected against Catholics, Prot-
estants, liberals and eventually
the people of the world." Be-
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cause prejudice makes us poorer
through depressed standards of and Mrs. Sidney J. Allen, chair-
living and education of minority man of the current Honor Roll
groups, leading to reduction of drive. The musical part of the
our own living scale. Because program will feature Kurt Saffir,
prejudice robs us of minority prodigy pianist.
talents.
Dr. Goldstein will be intro-
Example : "We are all poorer duced by Rabbi Leon Fram of
in America today becase discrim- Temple Israel, who is president
ination prevents members of of the Zionist Organization of
some minorities from rising to Detroit. The program was ar-
their greatest possible achieve- ranged by Mrs. Harry L. Jones,
ments, thus lessening their po- chairman of the Honor Roll pro-
tential contributions to the gen- gram committee.
eral wealth and welfare of Amer-
Under the direction of Mrs.
ica." Because prejudice blinds us Ben Mossman, the following Ha-
to any real solution of economic, dassah members will serve as
social or personal difficulties.
hostesses:
Example: "By blaming and
Central group: Mrs. Aaron Carl-
hating some scapegoat for our stein, Mrs. David Flayer, Mrs.
misfortunes, we intensify rather Charles Goldstein, Mrs. Eli Rob-
than remove the difficulties." Be- inson, Mrs. Maxwell Katzen, Mrs.
cause prejudice endangers vic- Barney Smith.
tory. By causing disunity, preju-
Huntington Woods: Mrs. Wil-
dice gives high cards to the ene- liam Deutsch, Mrs. Max Miller,
mies of democracy. Production is Mrs. N. N. Steinberg and Mrs.
disrupted, as occurred in Detroit Henry Nussbaum.
with the race riot of June 1943,
Russell Woods: Mrs. Clare Ax-
and in the Philadelphia transport elrod, Mrs. Herman Cohen, Mrs.
strike a year later. Because Sam Lipsky, Mrs. M. Rosen, Mrs.
prejudice endangers world peace. Sam Shekter, Mrs. Arthur Web-
It disastrously affects not only er and Mrs. George Seyburn.
the morale of our fighting men
University: Mrs. Saul J. Dun-
abroad but the millions of peo- itz, Mrs. Samuel J. Greenberg,
ple, white and colored, who are Mrs. Alfred Meyers, Mrs. Ben
"convinced that this is a total Silberstein, Mrs. Sidney Solo-
war against fascism and fascist mon, Mrs. Henry Stark, Mrs.
Louis Tabashnick, Mrs. Julian
Weber.
Also acting as hostesses will
he the following past presidents
of Hadassah: Mrs. Noah Aron-
stam, Mrs. Ralph Davidson, Mrs.
KOSHER
David S. Diamond, Miss Hattie
Restaurant and Dining Room
Gittelman, Mrs. .1. E. Gould,
‘7.-Foce}3.1.En root)
Mrs. A. M. Hershman, Mrs. Max
Air Conditioned—Open 24 Hours
Frank, Mrs. Harry L. Jackson
Plate Dining Room for Part len
and Mrs. Maurice Landau.
12017 DEXTER BLVD.
The Honor Roll meeting is
open to all members of Hadas-
NOrthlawn 9786
sah Honor Roll and their escorts.

HADASSAH

Yeshivath Beth Yehudah now
has a membership of 700. The
membership committee, headed by
Robert Rosenberg, hopes to
reach its quota of 1,000 mem-
bers by July 2, date of the next
board meeting.
In addition to the annual dues
paying members, Yeshivath Beth
Yehudah has had more than 500
contributors, patrons and donors
to its general fund during th e
last fiscal year.
The following have participated

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