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Friday, December 6, 1946.

CLIFTON AVENUE • CINCINNATI 20, 01110

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

Strict Confidential

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Groucho Marx Plays
Joseph for a Priest

Cleric's Story Hints at Realivition
Catholics Are at Top of Bigots' List

By PIIINEAS K BIRON

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believe the rumor and superstition and propoganda that had been
circulated against them," Groucho told us. "They- became convinced
that they were responsible for all the world's troubles, and they were
so mortified that they decided to remove themselves from the world.
They committed mass suicide—all
but one lone American Jew, who the priest heard that crack about
had remained unconvinced.
Catholics—he woke up."
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This one American Jew was
gratified to dis- INTERRACIAL NOTES
cover, after all HARRY HERSHFIELD, whose
his brothers had 11 contribution to the battle
vanished, that against bigotry is summed up by
the world was his degrading dialect "jokes", has
pretty much in come forth with a critical judg-
the same spot ment of Miss Margaret Halsey's
that It had been fine book on racism . . . "Miss
In when the Halsey's theme, 'Color Blind' de-
Jews were in it. feats its purpose" . . . Hershfield
There still pontificates . . . No more, no less.
seemed to be
Content with this one sentence,
P. K. Blron plenty of trouble he goes on to tell us a story about
to go around . . . But then people a stray dog . .. This model of
began saying that it was because critical brevity (just think how
this one American Jew was left. much paper would be saved in a
Even he began to wonder. It year if all books were reviewed
seemed to him that the only sport- by the HerShfield method) appears
ing thing to do was to commit in Mr. Hershfield's Nov. 17 col-
suicide and give the world a umn for Hearst's "New York
chance. So he went out to a Mirror."
mountain he knew, and began
A reader writes in to ask:
trudging up the steep slope to a "How come the chairman of the
cliff from which he proposed to press division of the National
leap.
Conference of Christians and
On his way up, however, he Jews is William Randolph
passed two men coming the other Hearst, Jr.?"... We don't know,
way, engaged In a very violent but the man who opened the
conversation. It seems that one of newspapers to Goering and Mus-
the men was saying to the other: solini wouldn't be our choice for
'Don't get me wrong, Joe—some the job . . .
Robert K. Christenberry, owner
of my best friends are Catholics.'
My friend, the priest, tells me of New York's Astor Hotel, had
that he doesn't know whether the consistently denied that American
Jew jumped off the cliff or went Action, Jno. it. anti-Semitic . . .
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back down the hill, because when

Capital Letter

GOP Fights Relaxing
of Immigration Policy

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State Department Expected to Press
for Entry of More DP's as Example

By CHARLOTTE WEBER

WASHINGTON—For the record, the Republicans in Congress are
" too skittish about the question of immigration to venture beyond
a vague promise to "give the matter careful consideration and close
attention" when it comes up. Off the record, however, they express
thinly-veiled opposition to any change in exsisting immigration laws.
The standard arguments against any increase in immigration are
based on the "lets take care of
our own—first" philosophy recent- already done a lot for refugees
ly expounded by Mrs. Julius Y. by letting them come in as stu-
Talmadge, national head of the dents, technicians and in various
other capacities.
DAR.
What Mr. Brown has overlooked
They are worried, they say,
about housing shortages and about is the fact that persons coming
jobs for veterans, already difficult in under these categories are only
problems without increasing the granted temporary visas. The De-
number of people who need houses partment of Justice recently ad-
and jobs by enlarged immigration. mitted that for almost a year now
In spite of stiff opposition which they have been deporting aliens
the legislation will face on the whose temporary visas had run
hill, the proposal is gaining in fa- out. Stories in the press put the
vor down Pennsylvania avenue at figure around 1800 who had re-
the State Department. In a recent ceived such orders.
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foreign policy broadcast the de-
partment plumped for some action CAN'T TAKE A JOB
soon on the displaced persons
URTHERMORE, no alien com-
problem.
ing in as a student on a tem-
Their recommendation was that porary visa can hold a job. Some
the refugees be admitted both to were allowed to work during the
Palestine and, by pooling of un- war, it is true, but only as a war-
usual quotas, to this country.
time emergency measure when we
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needed all the workers we could
400,000 LEFT
get.
THE PROPOSAL to pool the
The argument that there are
unused quotas has this ad- not enough jobs to go around
vantage over President Truman's and what jobs there are should
suggestion to admit a "fixed num- be reserved for the workers here
ber"—it would mean that more is frequently used by those who
than 50,000, reportedly the figure oppose immigration. Right now,
that Truman has in mind, could during a period of relative pros-
be admitted without upsetting the perity, this argument carries lit-
immigration laws. Except for 1939 tle weight.
The Republicans, if they are
there have been more than 100,000
quota numbers left over each year really worried about the sentiment
of the country, should realize that
since 1931.
Rep. Clarence J. Brown of resistance to the idea of admitting
Ohio, recently campaign director the refugees now is bound to In-
for the Republicans and ac- crease if jobs get scarce.
They should realize too, that,
knowledged to be one of the
party's strongest men, was rightly or wrongly, the other
queried about the Republican countries of the world are waiting
stand on the matter. Ile said he until the United States shows her
thought that this country had hand In this matter.

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Zionist Congress
Facts Clarified

By PHILIP RUBIN

(Facts to enable you to un-
derstand the news when the
congress opens in Basle, Switz-
erland, Dec. 9.)

WHEN THE 21st World Zionist
" Congress convened in 1939, the
clouds of war were already hover-
ing over Europe. Though that
Congress was marked by profound
statesmanship and realization of
the impending tragedy, few could
imagine, even in their darkest
moments, that the Hitlerlte plague
would decimate 6,000,000 of our
people.
But that is the appaling fact
facing the 22nd World Zionist
Congress. It is important to note
that this is the first Zionist Con-
gress to be held in seven years.
Congresses are usually held every
two years but it was impossible
to convene one during the war
years.
Next it is important to realize
that whereas up to seven years
ago European Jewry played a dom-
inant part at the Zionist Con-
gresses, at this one the Jewries
of two countries that are outside
Europe will predominate — the
United States and Palestine.
Palestine Jewry, greatly In-
creased in numbers, in prestige
and fighting capacity during the
war years, battling for Jewish
survival and Jewish statehood on
the spot, is bound to be listened
to and followed at the Congress
even more than it was seven
years ago.
However, Russian Jewry, second
largest in the world, will not be
represented.

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375 DELEGATES DUE

THERE WILL BE many par-
ties with varying opinions by the
375 delegates on the question of
a final solution of the Palestine
problem.
The Socialist Labor groups, rep-
resented by three parties of vary-
ing degrees of radicalism (Mapai,
Achduth Avodah and Hashomer
Hazair),- will have the largest rep-
resentation — about 150—at the
congress, though they will not have
an over-all majority, unless they
can pick up some voting strength
from among the General Zionists,
who will be the second strongest
group with a delegation of 115, or
from among the religious Mizra-
chi, who will be the' third strong-
est group with a representation of
60 delegates.
The extremist Revisionists, who
for many years have been at log-
gerheads with the labor groups,
will be represented by a delega-
tion of 40.
While the Revisionists will be
the fourth largest group at the
congress itself, they came out
the second strongest in the Pal-
estine elections, running ahead
of the General Zionists and the
Mizmchi, though they wer e
greatly outnumbered by the la-
bor groups. The big vote which
they received in the Homeland
is regarded, even by those op-
posed to Revisionist Ideology, as
an expression of the resentment
and embitterment on the part of
Palestine Jewry toward British
actions there.
The Congress will, of course, de-
mand that Britain reopen the
gates of Palestine for the sur-
viving Jews of Europe, that it
abolish the act prohibiting the sale
of land to Jews in certain parts
of Palestine—in short, that it an-
nul the White Paper of 1939.

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CLASH ON PALESTINE

ON THE QUESTIONS of parti-
tion and the future makeup of the
world Zionist leadership that one
may expect some very hot differ-
ences of opinion. Will the Con-
gress indorse the recent action of
the Jewish Agency executive in
proposing to the British govern-
ment that a Jewish State be cre-
ated in a part of Palestine, com-
prising from 50 to 65 per cent of
its present area?
Will the Congress re-elect Dr.
Chaim Weizmann, and a govern-
ing World Zionist Executive which
will back up Weizmann's policies?
Will those who have preached
moderation in Zionist negotia-
tions with the British govern -
ment, represented by Welzmann
and his adherents in the Labor
and General Zionist groups, win
out, or will the leadership be
handed over to those who like
Dr. Abba Mlle! Silver, president
of the American ZOA, have
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Page Three

Personal Problems

Make Chanukah Real
and Dramatic to Child

Let Your Home Practice of Customs
Leave Pleasant Memory With Him

By DR. W. A. GOLDBERG
TELL ME THE STORY of Chanukah, says the little child, how the
1 miracle of the lights happened, how the holy oil was sufficient
until more blessed oil was prepared.
If your child can read, you may find him a modern book with,
the story or you may read it to him. With the kindness of Mettle B.
Golub of the House of Books, we append a list of suitable volumes
for children and adults.
But even In stories, the holiday makers, whistles, bells and other
remains unreal . . . so far in the home-made contraptions.
past . . . unre- immesommai
We sneaked In the noisiest im-
lated to the dai-
plements we could devise. -We
ly living of our
had to sneak them into the serv-
chit dren and
ice because they would be taken
ourselves. How
from us beforehand by self-ap-
can we make
pointed censors. We prolonged our
Chanukah or
displeasure at Haman and were
any holiday) a
often "shushed" so that the read-
living reality? I
ing might continue.
think I have
And of course there were special
seen part of the
foods. And we got our costumes
answer.
and false faces and went from
The events of
door to door begging pennies "or
my own child- Dr. Goldberg
else."
hood which remain most vivid
I have tried to be an observer
were the religious holidays and of customs 'in various cities by
the festivities associated with them. various groups. The most im-
We looked forward . . . all six of pressive Sukkah was on the lawn
us boys . . to the lighting of the of a Chicago reform congrega-
candles.
tion. One member spent months
Dad lit the first candle and each distributing seeds to farmers
of the boys assisted thereafter. taking in return a few specimens
Our parents were enthusiastic and of the finest fruits and vege-
we absorbed that enthusiasm. And tables as Sukkah decorations.
there were also presents and
Services for the children, with
money gifts . . . all to delight the the children as participants, were
heart of any child in my religion. the main attraction. The kids went
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home goggle-eyed.
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DOWN WITH HAMAN
RELIGION ESSENTIAL
S OON THEREAFTER it was
ASICALLY A CHILD learns re-
Purim and for weeks before
ligion as a reflection of his
we rehearsed the reading of the parents' observances. Else he
Megillah, the Book of Esther. We merely learns mouth-filling pha-
wanted to follow the words as ses. He learns religion when he
chanted. But we also wanted to has the formal education plus the
know When to be ready with noise-
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Plain Talk

Jewish Mother Goose
Held Teacher of Bias

Writer Praises Religious Significance
of Rhymes but Assails 'Racist' Idea

By ALFRED SEGAL

D R. MOSES ZALESKY Invited me over to his Jewish kindergarten

in our town. Dr. Zalesky is the director of our bureau of Jewish
education which has just started this daily kindergarten.
Dr. Zalesky was hoping that I might at least look favorably upon
his kindergarten since, in this column, I have been opposed' to Jewish
parochial schools, if that's what you want to call them.
So one morning recently I went
there. There were 14 kids In Dr. Mg with sweet, old Mother Goose.
Zalesky's kindergarten that morn- Dear Mother Goose, I mused, Is
ing. It wasn't
this a way of social education for
he complete
the infant mind? In all your times
class. Eight of
before all the children of the
them had colds
world were the same to you. But
and were being
here its One two I am a Jew."
kept home. You
If I were as young as blonde
know how it is
Marcia I might get the Idea
with kids' noses
that being a Jew made me some-.
in the autumn-
body special and extra. I wasn't
time.
like other people. I was srne-
A very nice
body different and special. I
A
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young teacher,
was a Jew. Is this good for
Alfred Segal
Miss Selma Bin-
Marcia?
der, was in charge. I said: "Miss
Let's think this out, dear Mother
Binder, what I'm interested in Is
the Jewish content of this Jewish Goose. Isn't that the trouble in
kindergarten. (I should explain the world. Too many people sing-
that these kids, by the choice of ing separately "I am a Catholic,"
their parents, were in this kin- "I am a Protestant," "I am a
dergarten instead of in the public Yugoslav" or "I am a Bulgarian,"
school kindergarten on the next as if the human race were like a
vault In a bank with every mem-
street.)
The little boys wore white and ber. keeping his treasures in his
blue skull caps (the Zionist col- Own small compartment.
Yes, Mother Goose. You should
ors.) Their names were Freddie,
Larry and such like. The girls have. them sing rather:
One, two, I am or you.
were Barbara, Anita, Marcia. What
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I mean to say is that there weren't
any Old Testament names among BROTHERHOOD IDEA
them, like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
THAT'S THE IDEA of brother-
Rebecca, Rachel and Esther.
-3- hood: I am you because I,
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as your brother, am Involved in
RECITE RHYMES
your life and you In mine. I am
MISS BINDER had them recite not separate from you because I
a Jewish Mother Goose rhyme am a Jew and I don't carry a
Jewish flag of my own.
they had just learned:
But I hope nobody will get the
One, two, I am a Jew;
idea that I am raiding a kinder-
I love my degel (flag) of white garten. I just don't like to see
and blue.
kids getting their prejudices so
Three, four and what's more.
early.
We have a Mezuzah on our door.
One of the better things left
At this I found myself quarrel-
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