Friday, September 27, 1946 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle Page Fifteen which found no substantiation of the welder's charges to the union. branch had reachod Santo Do- walked through a forest of Other Jewish employees in the mingo. crosses and reached the extrema plant were interviewed, None Suddenly Mr. Lopez interrupted western end. "Here It is," my ENRIQUE UCH° could recall a single instance of somewhat confused because of the himself. "Come along," he said, guide said. "See the crumbling old discrimination or prejudice of any The writer is serving as rabbi many pictures of the Virgin and and took his hat. Then he led me wall? This was the border of the kind. Next, the Commission's rep_ in Ciudad Trujillo, San Domin- Jesus on the walls. His face grew to the Municipal Cemetery. We ancient Jewish cemetery. Now pay resentative talked to the man's go. In the following article he solemn, the fine, wise smile dis- foreman, his shop steward, and reveals the interesting and little appeared; with infinite pride he fellow employees in the same de- known story of what happened said: 'Si, senor, soy hebreo." partment. All testified that his to the early Sephardic settlers (Yes, sir, I am Hebrew). Le Shono Tovo Tikosevu—A Happy New Year work had been careless and that in that island. This was indeed different from a number of his jobs had had to what we were accustomed to. In be re.welded because of poor Europe our people were mention. It was In a refresco—a cafe— ed only in an insulting manner. •sorkmanship. in Ciudad Trujillo. The year was Here things were changed, these , Before the claim was finally 1940. My wife and I, both German people were proud of belonging jismissed the investigator had made 18 interviews and, in each Jews, had just escaped the Nazi to the Hebrew "race," and al- Instance, reported his findings to hangman and come to the hospi- though converted, they didn't try table Dominican Republic. We to conceal it. My curiosity as a the commissioner in charge. The were sipping champola, a Domini- historian awoke, and my new Do- employer had been protected, his 11431 GRAND HAVEN TOWNSEND 8.4202 can fruit drink, when an elderly minican friend seemed eager to name as a man fair to labor was European-looking gentleman ad- satisfy it. He began to rummage unblemished by the attempt of dressed us: "You are Jews, aren't in the drawers of his desk, look one who had been legitimately you?" We were startled and ing for family docunfents. There dismissed. looked at him suspiciously. Was were chronicl e s, geneological But these are just individual he going to insult us, would the charts, photostats, all showing his cases and, although they help In attacks nowhere come to an paternal branch as an authenti- a small way to rid the state of end? "I would like to know if you cally Sephardic family. The docu- discriminatory employment prac- are Jews," he insisted. Well, we ments traced the long migration tices, they do not cover a sufli- were in a free country, with noth- of the Spanish Jews, from Spain s deafly broad field to spread thor- ing to fear. "Yes, why?" I snap- to Portugal, from Portugal to oughly the doctrine of anti-dis- ped. And he, with a proud ges. Turkey or France, then to the crimination to everyone. The ture, said: "I am a Jew; si, se- Netherlands, from there to the present law forbids us to delve nor, I am a Jew, too." West Indian colonies, mostly to into or prosecute cases involving Curacao, from where a small He invited us to have another social clubs, fraternal, charitable, educational, or religious organiza- drink. So we sat down and he be- tions not organized for private gan to talk. "We are Cathorres profit. Yet, in looking into certain now, but in my home every Fri- GREETINGS complaints, we have found preju- day evening there are Sabbath dicial practices in some such in- candles and Sabbath breads on CONTINENTAL the table. Naturally, my family stitutions. doesn't know exactly why, but I NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES At present our major hope is In METAL CO. that section of the law which au. do. My mother was a Jewess, and 11500 RUSSELL thorizes the Commission to use so the rite was preserved." This established educational systems, was interesting indeed. I had al- any legitimate means of publicity ready seen such Jewish names as Season's Greetings and and propaganda, and our own lo- Cohen or Leon on the signs in Best Wishes the streets, but I thought these cal councils to bring to the peo- ple of New York State a knowl- were maranos, converted Jews CITY edge of the problems of discrimi- from Columbus' time. "How are nation and how they are to be things with the Jews here?" I MESSENGER asked. "You should go and see dealt with. Mr. Lopez," our new friend told Until the day arrives when dis- CO. ,1514 WASHINGTON BLVD. crimination has taken its place us, "he knows about such things." DEPENDABLE GENERAL PHONE RANDOLPH 6565 with slavery in the history of the Mr. Lopez was a kind man of CARTAGE United States, we shall need the 60, with vivid coloring and typi- help of all public-spirited citizens cally Jewish features, slightly 2525 FIFTH STREET to wipe it out. Creole. 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