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Friday, September 20, 1946
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
Strictly Confidential
Let Germans Prove
Right to UN Place
Liberals Urging Reich Membership
Are Quick to Forget Slaughter, Ruin
By PHINEAS K. BIRON
HERE
ARE A NUMBER of deceived liberals on the executive
T and national committees of the American Association for a Demo-
cratic Germany. The statement of policy of the association is an
appeal for Germany to be permitted to join the United Nations or-
ganization.
The German criminals responsible for the extermination of six
million Jews are still alive . . . Countries raped by Germany are
still outside of the United Nations .. . So what's the hurry, gentle-
men? . . Germany must prove
herself before she can aspire to
hamal is a graduate of Radcliffe
be considered a College.
member of the
Violinist Heifetz and pianist Art-
family of na-
ur Rubenstein will be featured in
tions.
a film "Carnegie Hall" now in
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production in New York City .. .
REV. L. H.
Pianist William Kapell on his re-
BALL of the cent Pan-American clipper trip to
M e t h odist
South America carried along a
Chhrch, Lake 16 pound portable piano made of
Mahopac, a n d tubular aluminum and fiber glass
Rev. L. H. to practice on while en route .. .
Chamberlin o f
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P. K. Biron t h e Federated
BARNEY ROSS, who gave
Church of Croton Falls deserve
great credit . . . They contacted himself up as a drug addict,
the Jewish community of Som- will head a large youth move-
mers, N. Y. and pledged their co- ment after his cure . . . Bar-
operation in the building of the ney, the great boxing champical
synagogue. Anti-Semitic groups wants to devote nit, life to so-
had warned the Jewish community cial work . .. That is why he
that they would not allow the is making a public example of
erection of a Jewish house of wor- himself in his fight against the
(lope habit.
ship."
As you know Barney is a
The only Jewish personality who
cooperated in this case was James casualty of the war . . Ile
Waterman Wise, director of the started to use drugs against the
Council Against Intolerance . . . malaria he had contracted in
His quick action reassuring the the Pacific. Good luck, Barney.
local Jewish community that Jew-
Ben Hecht's "A Flag is Born,"
ish-Christian liberal leaders would the grand spectacle sponsored by
back them, was an important fac- the American League for a Free
tor in driving the prejudice-mon- Palestine snubs the Chinese . . .
gers under cover.
Ben just forgot that they are
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members of UN.
NEHAMAL BLOCH, daughter of
In the midst of the present
Joshua Bloch, the scholar and li- acute crisis, Jewish Palestine
brarian, has been appointed to the managed to be represented at the
faculty of the Music School of the recent International Fair at Ly-
Henry Street Settlement . .. Ne- ons, France.
Capital Letter
Congress Faces Plea
for Palestine Funds
Truman to Ness Plan for Opening
of U. S. Doors, Loan to Arab States
By CHARLOTTE WEBER
O
BSERVERS IN Washington have been wondering how the British
can go ahead with the London discussions based on the Grady-
Morrison plan when there has been no definite word of American
support. Two of its most important proposals—that $300,000,000 he
spent for economic development in the Middle East and 50,000 dis-
placed persons be admitted to this country—depend on United States
approval.
The Truman Administration has published no commitments to the
British on either of these counts.
British and American officials in here, the $50,000,000 would not be
Washington stoutly maintain that repaid, while the development aid
there are none in black and white. would be extended as a long-term
The best informed sources In self-liquidating loan intended pri-
the State Department explain it marily to help Palestine, and only
this way: They say that the Presi. incidentally to assist surrounding
dent knows he can expect heavy Arab countries.
opposition to the two proposals
It may be something more
from elements of both the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties, so— significant than coincidence that
Dr. Walter Lowdermilk, author
While Mr. Truman maintains
of the Jordan Valley authority
official silence, the British for-
project, said the great irrigation
eign office has been given to
program would cost precisely
understand that if a Palestine
$250,000,000.
solution can he evolved which
provides for American financial
Mr. Truman's plan has no ref-
and immigration help—the Presi- erence to the Export - Import
dent will seek congressional sup- Bank's lending authority, it is
port. This Is said to have been said, but calls for specific author-
made clear to the British during ization by Congress if American
ninny Anglo-American conversa- dollars are to be Invested. The
tions on Palestine.
Export-Import Bank's funds are
The President has already an- fast dwindling and there is no in-
nounced that he "may" ask Con- tention of dipping into the $500,-
gress to admit a "fixed number" 000,000 laid aside for China.
of displaced persons — a number
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which State Department sources
HE POSSIBILITY that the
positively identify as 50,000 In dis-
World Bank might play a
cussing American plans.
part has not been overlooked, in
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THESE SOURCES also say that view of the control exercised over
Truman Is prepared to it by the United States and
recommend to Congress that it Britain.
But if Congress should turn
appropriate $50,000,000 to Improve
Arab health and education facili- down an Arab loan, it is doubt-
ties in Palestine, and $250,000,000 ful whether the Administration
more for the economic develop- would have the political hardi-
ment of Palestine and the neigh- hood to skirt such a decision by
boring states .
pressing an identical transaction
According to official thinking through the international bank.
T
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Personal Problems
When Tired or Bored;
Work on Your Hobby
If Life Is Routine and Monotonous,
Make a Change Try a Bit of Deviltry
TIME: Sunday afternoon.
By GR. W. A. GOLDBERG
PLACE: Dexter at Rochester.
QUESTION: Dp you think Jew-
ish parents 61 particular spoil
their children?
EDWARD GREENSTONE, 3726
Glynn court, clerk.
Yes, they do for the simple rea-
son that they are much too good
to them. They give their children
anything they
want.
I belong in
the same cate-
gory. I have a
daughter of four
and I never re-
fuse her re-
quests for ice
cream and
other things.
Jewish par-
ents are inclined
to lavish upon their children all
the care and attention they can
possibly give them. They seem to
carry this to a greater extent than
others do.
MRS. SOPHIE COVEN, 3758 Edi-
son avenue, housewife.
I think they do. Speaking as a
mother of an eight-year-old daugh-
ter, I should know.
I try not to
spoil her but
my actions just
seem to come
involuntarily. I
know that years
ago the situa-
tion was dif-
ferent. Families
were larger and
parents were
not able to
show the same
amount of attention to children
that they to today.
Another reason for this is that
the bonds in Jewish families are
stronger and also because Jews
tend to stay closer together.
MARTIN SWITZER, 3000 Roches-
ter avenue, accountant.
No, I don't think they do. I
have a three-year-old daughter
and I demand respect from her
and at the same
time try not to
overdo it. My
wife treats her
in much the
same way.
This method
was also used
by my parents
in raising my
two sisters,
brothtr and my-
self.
You will find that both Jews
and Gentiles spoil their chilaren.
It is not a characteristic of any
certain race; rather it is some-
thing which is acted upon by a
variation of different conditions
and personalities.
MRS. SAMUEL CRANDON, 2968
Calvert avenue, housewife.
I think all parents now have a
tendency to spoil their children.
As a former school teacher' who
has worked ex-
tensively with
children, I do
not believe that
giving them
what they like
can be termed
spoiling them.
Children are
children and I
do not think it
is fair to dif-
ferent fate be-
tween Jewish and Gentile young-
sters.
Economics, more than anything
else, accounts for the spoiling of
a child. When parents are wealthy
or well-off and are able to pro-
vide much more for their family,
then the children may always ex-
pect things.
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“wHENEVER I FEEL all worn out, mentally fagged out or slug-
VV gish, I take on a big washing or find other such strenuous
work to do . . . I am more tired physically but I seem to have
switched the fatigue to a physical basis. This body tiredness Is easily
remedied by sleep . .
These words of a client illustrate a well-established phychological
rule, the rule of substitution. For tired, restless, overworked and
irritable people, for dissatisfied people, one successful method of help
has always been a hobby. —
A hobby is nothing more than
and worries of that day, in the
relaxation and
necessary jobs before you.
relaxation is a
a *
change of in-
A DISTINGUISHED chief jus-
terest. Brain
tice of a western state Su-
work is fatigu-
preme Court, later professor of
ing. But the
law, always carried several pulp
mental fatigue
detective stories in his pocket. He
of brain work
could relax, he could free his mind
can be over-
by reading "blood-and-thunder"
come by physic.
stories.
al fatigue. This
Love stories or even slick mag-
induces sleep
azine stories with their novelettes
and the brain
or continued stories sweep the
fatigue vanish-
cobwebs from the mind, If you
es. Dr. Goldberg
Boredom is not solely a child's will permit them. You must let
problem. Some adults too ask: yourself go.
"What is there to do?" The ques-
Under the stress of mental
tion reveals a lack of imagination tension, the mind often refuses
a lack of self-reliance, an inabil- to add simple numbers or do
ity to plan and a seriously lim- other minor tasks. The worrier
ited range of interests.
keeps at the problem, getting
Adult life is routine, quite regu- more and more confused. The
lar and unfailing in its monotony.' intelligent person drops the
Very few people have jobs which problem, goes for a walk, takes
are always Interesting, always a short nap and then gets back
novel and always stimulating. to the problem. Confusion has
Even super-interesting jobs soon suddenly been thrown aside and
lose their zest.
clarity results.
The only rule is to make a
It is helpful, to throw off ten-
change, any change, just to vary sion, to buy some small useless ar-
the tempo or the situation. The ticle or a recklessly shaped hat or
routine is changed, broken up, necktie. You know you shouldn't
altered. The usually staid person wear such stuff and probably
can act up or cut up, giving won't wear it more than once. But
himself a taste of "devlishness" we fool our controls, our better
when required.
judgment by such recklessness.
If the worries of today bother
We get even with ourselves,
you, remember .alat romorrow they even though we stay very close
will be forgotten in the routines
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Plain Talk
Gentile Girl Advised
on Plea to Be a Jew
Writer Greets Her and Apprises Her
of Jewry's Discipline of Character
By ALFRED SEGAL
DEAR
MR. SEGAL: A Gentile friend of mine has been speaking
to me about her intention to become Jewish. She seems de-
termined. As a friend of hers I have tried to dissuade her from her
purpose.
"Alma," I tell her, "I don't mind at all having you as a Jewish
friend but I should warn you. It's hard to be a Jew and a Jewish
life Isn't a very happy one, considering what Jews have to take.
"Even in this country there is a lot of prejudice against the JCW3
and why should you voluntarily
-----
take up Judaism? Why can't you
would have accepted long ago
just keep on
one of the many opportunities she
being a good
has had to be married.
Christian?"
I am writing to ask what ad-
She replies
ditional arguments I can give her
that the ration-
against becoming Jewish.
al Jewish reli-
gion is more ac-
A. T., Cincinnati.
ceptable to her
a a a
mind. She has
studied all the
LTY DEAR A. T.: Yes, I know
religions. S h e
1V1 the compassionate way of
just doesn't un-
Jews to keep religious outsiders
derstand why I,
as Alma away from the afflictions
a Jewish wo-
Alfred Segal
that go with being Jewish. A
man, should try
to argue her out of a step that kindly, generous people, we feel
is approved by her mind and con- we must warn those who by con-
version would go along with us
science.
to share our burdens.
Moreover, since I advise her to
Our rabbis meticulously admon-
try to keep on being a good
ish prospective converts on the
Christian, she asks: "What nobler
tribulations of the Jews. They tell
thing can a good Christian do
than voluntarily to share the lot people like Alma that as Gentiles
they have only their pains to car-
of the Jews?"
ry but as Jews they will carry
What can you do with a girl two loads: Their personal prob-
like that? I should add that Alma lems and the heavier problems of
is a normal girl. If it means any- the group as well.
thing, I should say that she is a
The rabbis stand at the gates
very good tennis player. That, conscientiously to warn away all
somehow, suggests a person with- such newcomers.
out psychiatric difficulties.
But if Alma came to me I
Nor as some may like to sur- would make her welcome to
mise, is Alma a frustrated spin- Jewish life, not because her
ster. She is a most personable conversion would Increase the
young woman about 26 and but Jewish population by one but
for her discriminating intelligence
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