r. Page Four Jewish Ethics In Modern Business Rosh Hashonah Birthday Of Creation FREE AT LAST THRU U.P.A. By RABBI LEON SPITZ A Unique Program of Action That Works fly ABEL BERLAND Director Community Service Depart- ment Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Drub South State Street. A strip six blocks long. A street filled with adventure and a sordid glamour. A street of cheap hotels and burlesque houses, play ar- cades and "eateries," pawn brokers a n d second-hand stores, jewelry shops and taverns. A street flavored with the blunt tactics of the early settlers. In the heart of modern Chicago, a rem- nant of former days. Chi- cago's claim to a Barbary Coast. But when war came to the United States, it came also to South State Street. The char- acterist'cs that had made the street world-famous had to be eliminated. The proximity of hotels housing 12,000 Army Air Corps trainees to the "street" made it imperative that there be substituted for the 50-year- old colorful tradition, a program affording servicemen and other shoppers the maximum benefits in quality and merchandise sold at the highest ethical plane and at OPA ceiling prices. Through its Community Ser- vice Department, the Anti-De- famation League of Bnai Brith called together a group of rep- resentative businessmen and wo- men from South State Street to discuss ways and means of changing the complexion a n d habits of the "street." Soon thereafter, a larger meeting was called of all the businessmen. Jewelry store owners, pawn bro- kers, shooting range owners, ho- tel managers, restaurant men, druggists, second-hand clothing dealers, tavern owners, book dealers and other representative merchants met in the offices of the ADL in January 1943. Self Discipline A program of self-discipline was presented and quickly the deluge of doubters followed. "For fifty years, we've been doing business the way we wanted"; "it's impossible to change the practices of the street"; "pull- ing window-shoppers into a store will never be done away with"; "there could never be one or- ganization for all of us"; "my place of business has been next (Continued on Page 7) Friday, September 7, 1945 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle With the aid of the United Palestine Appeal this man was brought to the Jewish National Home from Hitler Germany and,lias bn.onie an active, healthy member of the thriving Jew- ish community of Palestine. His son will never know the horror and misery endured by tens of thousands of or- phaned Jewish children now wander. ing homeless through Europe. United Palestine Appeal funds have helped to rescue b01111: 350,000 Jewish 11101, Rosh Hashonah Greetings! Aaron Hardware LINOLEUM 1 women and children from Nazi Ell rope since the beginning of the Ilitle regime and to integrate them into th. structure of the Jewish homeland With the help of American Jews ii meeting the budgets of its Palestin, agencies, amounting to $35,300,000 ii 1945, the United Palestine Appeal cal bring freedom and security to the ma %ivors of European Jewry by makin. possible their transfer and resettl meat in Palestine. Our world is slowly emerging out of its war-chaos. War-guilt will be cleansed and reconstruction •will soon begin. And with it there must be concurrently a stirring of the religious spirit that will both I raise and seek the answer to the why of all that indubitable catas- trophe. Even while we greet with exulting eyes the rainbow, we still question ourselves as to the where- fore of that devastating flood. • On Rosh-ha-shonoh-day, marked Maas Olam — the birthday of 'creation — it is fitting that we venture forth on this soul search- ing, chesbon hanefeah, expedition. To our compelling query, the Midrash gives a bold and chal- lenging answer: • The Holy One blessed be He, kept on, from time immemorial, creating worlds and destroying them — until he finally created our present world, just as a con- ! scientious author keeps on writ- ing and erasing, and writing and !tearing up, until he finally sets down the poem in its perfection. Just as a painter or a sculptor kill keep on working and work- ing, correcting and fixing, until he will finally succeed in attain- ing that masterpiece which his spirit has yearned to create. Just as a gifted musical composer will keep on writing his composition, blot and erase here and there, un- til finally there will emerge the 1?,.sh Hashonah Greetings SIEGEL'S Dexter Fur Shop 11540 DEXTER BLVD. TO. 8.3843 • Help Back the Attack! Rosh Hashonah Greetings! and HARRY'S RADIATOR SERVICE BEST WISHES Harry B. Adler, Prop. PLaza 4060 8243 Buy More War Bonds GRATIOT AVE. PL. 5746 YEAR to the JEWISH COMMUNITY I Quality Shoes for Children of All Ages HAWTHORNE Valley Golf Club FISHER BUILDING 31002 W. WARREN A HAPPY NEW TO ALL OUR FRIENDS Buy More War Bonds Clyde E. Hornung, Inc. Punch and Judy Theater Bldg. Grosse Pointe Open All Year Bar and Grill * * Private Room for Special Parties A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR FRIENDS! STANDARD TUBE COMPANY TOwnsend 8.1900 14600 WOODWARD * * For Reservations Phone LIVONIA 2351 1 Rosh Hashoshonah Greetings Detroit, Michigan ROSH HASHONAH GREETINGS • On this occasion permit us to extend sincere greetings to our many friends and patrons. 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