Friday, August 24, 1945

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

rage Eight

Germans Slew Over
5,000,000 Jews,
Declares Dr. Wise

Plain Talk

'one gets close enough to my feet. has fulfilled the requirements of
Instead I argued with him, even his Jewish identity even i if the
though it's most humiliating to synagogue sees him seldom.) ,,,
"But what good did he do us.
argue with a mouse.
I said that if I ever thought of the citizen asked. "The anti-
LONDON (WNS) — Dr. Ste-
considering Morgenthau Jewishly Semites were always blaming us phen S. Wise, president of the
on
account
of
his
being
Secretary
I would be Jewishly proud of him.
By AL SEGAL
of the Treasury. Now, at least, World Jewish Congress, declared
But I never thought of Morgen-
thou that way. I knew him as a they haven't that to talk about at the opening session of a fo
us."
C lay conference of Eurpean
A citizen says to me: "Well, 1 y specimen and I could feel no great American citizen who had against
So what? He fulfilled himself
iap
one thing I'm glad of: Morgen- c ompunctions at having rid the done a notable national job in a as great American and great Jew, that the Germans had killec
never
thought
of
I
tween
5,000,000
and
6,000,o
world
of
it.
great
time.
thau is out of the cabinet. That's
and that's enough. What if anti-
one less aggravation for us Jews.
Yes, this citizen was like the him Jewishly.
Semites still don't like us, despite Jews in Europe.
But let's think of him Jewishly, the records of such men as Mor-
Mind you, I don't speak with any mouse and I wouldn't take up this
Asserting that "all the world
disrespect of Morgenthau who is column to discuss him were it not though that's no way to think of genthau?
forgets that we are a people yet,"
a noble gentleman. But his being that there are many like him a man in public life. A man in
People like Morgenthau go Dr. \Vise said he was confident
in the cabinet wasn't any good among us. Faint-hearted people public life shouldn't be thought of faithfully on the way of their that the U.S. Congress would re-
in
his
identity
as
a
Jew,
a
Catho-
for Jews. It gave our enemies a who would have all Jews, how-
duty as Americans, regardless of affirm "three simple truths": tha,
talking point.
ever great their abilities, to lurk lic or a Protestant. We should the guttersnipes. As Americans
.Jews throughout the world were
"They said, 'There's Morgen- in the dark corners, to run away leave that sort of thinking to they have obligations and what if
one
people; that Jews were great-
the
bigots.
at
a
gleam
of
light
that
might
a guttersnipe anti-Semite spits at
thau, a Jew, in one of the highest
Yes, Morgenthau had done no them. They stand high in their ly reduced in numbers and per-
offices of the land, directing the call attention to them.
They suffer the anguish of an dishonor to the Jewish name in stature as Americans and the gut- sonal possessions and must help
finances of this country.' Now, at
least, they haven't Morgenthau exposed mouse when even the his public life. In a world more tersnipe is no more than the worm each other in peace as well as
worthiest Jew is appointed to high just than it is, his noble charac- at their feet. What self-respect- war, and that Jewish communi,
to use against us."
ties could only help each other
The citizen annoyed me hor- office. Their hearts flutter in ter in public life would have been ing man notices the worm?
esteemed as most creditable to
"But you regard the departure through recognition of a common
ribly. He had stopped me on the fright to see Frankfurter on the
the
Jews
by
those
who
like
to
of Morgenthau as good riddance
street and it was as if I had sud- Supreme Court bench, They are
faith and common destiny.
denly encountered a mouse. I have frightened at the sight of any divide American life into ghettoes for the sake of the Jews," I said
The conference is concerned
—Jewish,
Catholic,
Protestant.
Jew
in
their
communities
taking
to
the
citizen.
"You
should
be
nothing in particular against mice
principally with relief and re-
Here is a public servant who ashamed."
but the way they scurry so fear- an active part in pubic affairs.
Yes, let us rather take inspira- habilitation of European Jews,
fully under your feet makes a They trembled when, recently, during twelve years had achieved
they read that the very able Ben a record of exemplary probity. tion from Morgenthau: To be reparations, punishment of war
moral nuisance of them.
Cohen had gone along with Presi- Men may have disagreed with his Jews who courageously take their criminals and Jewish representa-
They don't seem to have any dent Truman to the Potsdam con-
fiscal policies but no man had part as Americans in public life, tion at the peace conference.
character. They don't stand up ference of the Big Three.
ever spoken with reproach against who do not shrink in fear from
On the eve of the conference
for their rights as living cre-
his great and good name. If you public duty because of gutter-
The
citizen
who
had
stopped
me
atures in the world. At the sight
it
was
disclosed by Fred C. Hoeh-
snipes,
who
think
of
themselves
as
of a shadow they run away. They on the street was one of these regard him Jewishly, you may obligated members of mankind, ler, director of the displaced per-
truthfully
say
that
he
achieves
mice.
He
is
one
of
those
who
be-
don't have the least realization
all that is required of a good who refuse to be set apart in sons division of the UNRRA, that
that they have any part at all in came vigorously Jewish during the
time when Hitler was making Jew: An honcred name, an ex- ghettoes either of their own mak- the U.S. War Department had
the affairs of this world.
motions to take over the world; emplar of distinguished charac- ing or those built around them granted permission for three Jew-
now that Hitler is through he is ter. In this he achieved also all by enemies.
PITIABLE OBJECTS
ish organizations to work under
"You," I said to the citizen,
content
to eliminate himself as that is required of a good
UNRRA in the U.S. occupation
They are pitiable objects. Once
"are a ghetto Jew."
American.
I caught a mouse in a 10-cent a Jew.
Oh, no, not he, he protested zone in Europe. The organiza-
(I don't know what sort of a
I am not an aggressive fellow;
trap. Though a soft-hearted per-
indignantly.
How did I dare call tions are: The World Jewish Con-
Jew
Morgenthau
has
been
in
the
son, I could look at its dead body otherwise I would have stepped on
him
that?
He
said he had always gress, the American Jewish Con-
without emotion. It was a coward- him as I do on a mouse whenever synagogue but to my thinking he been against Jews differentiating ference and the Vaad Hatzalah.
themselves. He always felt acute
pain on seeing one of those long-
bearded Jews with long coats who
come to our city to collect money
for this and that. They were
ghetto Jews, not he.
"You," I replied, "are a far less
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admirable ghetto Jew than they. other universities in the country
They .are not ashamed of being
which have recognized the inter-
r h bt e t fiht y i h ouhryi y ei tiar
r ictl oh n tehi ne t ni i ad t g ags y e tbh f ea a r s
sl They
00. ne i
h ng , m sel 1 ( 0 1 r e j a nvaue u g t, n No n tvs.
s j; e t vi hse. est in and value of modern He-
dbreezes brew language and culture. Sev-
aea tni y tde o A u twm
r os a e e l l di r eral thousand students are now
taking Hebrew courses in public
y ou are afraid
high schools and colleges.
your part or to see any other Jew
Louis Panush, a teacher at
part
Central High School and a former
c a H
n. e ' '
member of the faculty of the
turned angrily away and United Hebrew Schools, has been
I went on as if never to speak to
appointed instructor. The course
.1 me again. I . hope he doesn't.
will be given this semester on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings
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