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CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, 01110

Friday, January 24, 1947

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

Strictly Confidential

Walter Winchell Urged
to Cleanse Self First

Thumim Recalls
Visit to Herzel

By RABBI JOSEPII TIIUMIM
of Congregation Beth Abraham

. Page Three

Personal Problems

Children of Divorce
Victims of Insecurity

THE RECENT ZIONIST Con-
" gress in Basle has revived ma-
ny stories and anecdotes about the
great leader and founder of polit-
ical Zionism—Dr. Theodore Herzl.
I was fortunate to have had a
45-minute interview with this
lordly Prince of Israel in Novem-
ber, 1899 in Vienna.
By DR. W. A. GOLDBERG
The circumstances which led to
By PIIINEAS K. BIRON
our meeting were as follows: A N OUT-OF-STATE correspondent writes: "The father of my chil-
NOW THAT WALTER WINCHELL has launched a campaign
When Dr. Herzl's "Judenstaat" li dren deserted us a number of years ago. He is living with another
against comics using distasteful dialect jokes, a clamor is rising was published and followed by the woman . . . The reasons for our disagreements are not Important
that he, Winchell, clean up his own column. We agree. His offensive call for the first Congress in any longer . . . Many times I thought I forced him to support his
Mefoofsky series are decidedly on the black list.
Basle, it stirred the national and children. The few efforts I made soon taught me that the woman
It was Winchell who penned the most insulting gag of all time religious emotions of the Jews in always gets the dirty end of the deal.
when he wrote "business is so bad that ern Gentiles are starting my community, a town in Austria.
"If I had been smart enough, I
fires" ... Yes, Walter, you'd better
Since the editor of such an in- would have grabbed everything he make divorce more difficult.
still for this...They've learned
set the example .
fluential newspaper as "Die Neue had, to make sure the children That is all poppycock.
Came across this interesting
that bullets don't ask questions Frele Presse" and other prominent would be sup-
Ten thousand laws cannot take
item ... A na- about race, religion or mother's figures in the diplomatic world
ported . . . That
the place of maturity, the job of
tionwide p o 11
maiden name .
were behind the project, many is all over with
instituting responsibility into an
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revealed that 48
Jews expected their exodus from now and I
irresponsible person. If a man is
percent of the DENTISTS HIT BIAS
anti-Semitic countries to be just make a nice liv-
sent to jail for non-support, either
people in this O RCHIDS TO THE Council on around the corner. Some were so
In the criminal court or through
ing for all of
country recog-
hopeful
that
they
actually
neglect-
Dental Education of the Amer-
divorce action, the wife gets noth-
us. We don't
nized the pic- ican Dental Association ... The ed their occupations, preparing for
ing while he is in jail or else, if
need him at
ture of Albert Council sent out a letter to every the approaching redemption.
eligible, the meager "relief bud-
all ... We need
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Einstein; 44 per- dental school in the country, stat-
•
(and someday
get."
'cent identified hie its opposition to the selection VIEWS DIVIDED
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we will have)
James F. Byr- of students on the basis of race
THE RABBIS AND spiritual a father and a
INSUFFICIENT ALIMONY
nes; 43 percent or religion ... We doubt whether leaders, however, were confused. husband in our
WHEN ALIMONY is ordered in
WHEN
P. IL Mean the movie actor it will eliminate the quota sys- On one hand they were rejoicing home. . . "
divorce case, it is usually
Van Johnson ... And 58 percent tems, but it is a fine gesture, in the fact that such outstanding
This correspondent points up insufficient for the support of a'
unhesitatingly recognized Elsie, nevertheless . . .
men like Dr. Herzl and his asso- our experience in hundreds of wife and small children. Children's
Borden's publicity sacred cow.
The Anti-Defamation League is ciates made efforts to secure the cases of non support. A man support is figured at $3, $7.50, $10
New Yorkers have been burning to be commended for its compre- return of the Jews to Palestine.
doesn't have to support his fam- weekly. Even in ordinary times,
for years at the pollees of racial hensive report to the New York In support of the movement they
ily. There is no way to force him. that amount is too small.
and religious discrimination being Commission Against Discrimina- quoted old rabbinical interpreta-
He can "get away with murder."
If the divorced man refuses to
practiced by certain "non-sectar- tion. The report names hotels, tions of the prophecies about the
He just leaves, gets a divorce and pay or pays irregularly, he can ho
ian" educational Institutions which summer resorts and real estate Messiah in Isaiah and Ezekiel—to
remarries.
threatened with jail. Sometimes he
enjoy tax exemptions in the Em- firms practicing discrimination. the effect that it would all start
There appears to be no way to or his friends or family will ad-
pire State . . . Among the worst More than 200 firms are listed.
in a natural way, just as was the
vance enough money to keep him
of these offenders, and the one
Now let's see whether Mr. Dew- case with the Babylonian exile, inject responsibility into a man out of jail. But a family cannot
with the largest taxable assets, is ey will invoke the existing law "Golus Babel," when Cyrus re- who has none and who enjoys
that state. Under the force of law be raised, normally, on the irre-
Columbia University, whose ap- which penalize individuals and stored Palestine to the Jews.
and threat of court action, the gular, uncertain and small sums
pointments office is alleged to be companies guilty of discriminatory
But on the other hand, ortho- men (who frighten easily) will usually ordered. Basic physical and
In violation of the Fair Employ- policies . . . • • •
dox rabbis hesitated to recom- send money for support. But In emotional security cannot be guar-
ment Practices Act because they
mend the movement for two rea- most cases, the process is long, anteed or accomplished. If the
ask job applicants for their reli- BROADWAY GOSSIP
sons: One, they remembered
time-consuming and it has no children are the mother must re-
gious or racial background . . . CANADA LEE, the great Negro
that more than once before in
main with them or place them
guarantee of results.
This office, which places Colum-
actor, will be featured in John
Jewish history indications of the
with relatives or strangers while
biana in outside industry, has the
Garfield's next film . . . Garfield,
imminent coming of a Messiah
With rising divorce rates evi- she works.
gall to claim exemption from The
by the way, is said to be negoti-
gave rise to false hopes which
If, In the meantime, the for-
dent all over the country today
FEPC law on the grounds that
ating for cinema rights to "Studs
were followed by disillusionment
mer husband has remarried, he
it is not uncommon to hear
it is part of an educational in-
and despair of the nation.
assumes additional obligations
Lonigan."
judges and lawyers say we need
stitution.
Kurt Weill's music for Elmer
(Continued on page 15)
stricter laws, laws which will
Second, leaders of the Zionist
We predict that Columbia's
Rice's "Street Scene" is slightly movement, especially at the local
student body, which Is over 50
(Continued on page 4)
organizations, were mostly free
percent veterans, will not sit
thinkers who often violated Jewish
tradition openly at their gather-
'rigs. The Rabbis were afraid that
)rthodox boys and girls joining
organizatkais might turn
Such
away from the Jewish religion.
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Columnist Hits Cheap Dialecticians
but Retains own Distasteful Gags

Alimony- Little Assurance of Support
If Husband Skips Out on His Duty

Plain Talk

Capital Letter

Bills on Immigration
Flood New Congress

Writer Brushes Off
Critics as Fanatics

PONDERS RESPONSE
MY FATHER, the author of the
response "Shaar Naphthali," as a
leading rabbi, was pondering the
problem as to whether to encour-
age orthodox rabbis to join, or
whether to follow the reform Rab-
bis of Germany and England in
denouncing the movement. So,
when I happened to go to Vienna,
in 1899, my father asked me to
By ALFRED SEGAL
try to meet Dr. Herzl.
WIFE
HAS
been
troubled
on account of me and almost ashamed.
By CHARLOTTE WEBER
I provided myself with a letter
WASHINGTON—Before the 80th Congress was a week old the im- of introduction from the great IT1 We have been married a long time and in her own experience
of me she has (mind me a fairly decent sort. Yes, I do irritate her
" migration issue had become a pointed one with many Senators philosopher Aaron Markus who
rti. times, especially on those occasions When I say, No, we don't go
and Representatives. Hardly had the sound of the 'opening gavel rap was a delegate to the first Zion-
out tonight. Isn't home the nicest place of all to be in?
died away before Congressional leaders on both sides of the question ist Congress and whose writing
Then there are the vacation times when I have Insisted on taking
let loose with a flurry of bills, resolutions, and statements promising had been frequently published in
either support or stubborn opposition to legislation to amend "Die Neue Frele Presse." He in- vacation at home ..."In the whole
troduced me as being prominent United States is there a better gather at the funeral home, as it
the immigration laws.
bed than the one I sleep in? I is called?
in rabbinical circles.
ugees over the regular quotas
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On the opening Friday Congress-
I met Dr. Herzl twice. First at demand. "Are --
and the fourth would redistrib-
man Emanuel Celler of New York
ASSAILED IN LETTER
the "Neue Freie Presse" where there any better '
ute unused quotas at the end of
dropped not one but four bills
HE HAD JUST been reading in
he asked me to meet him again meals than the
each year to countries with
into the hopper. On the same day
one of the Jewish press a let-
for a longer conversation at the ones you cook?
small, used-up quotas.
Congressman Pace of Georgia re-
ter that called me putrid, ignor-
offices of "Die Welt." (Turken- Why should we
introduced from the 79th Con-
go around the
As far as can be determined the strasse No. 9)
ant and dangerous. I was an ene-
gress a bill that would prohibit Democrats have not, as yet,
my of Israel. I should be barred
There I found Dr. Herzl wait- country looking
immigration when unemployment mapped out a strategy for getting ing, surrounded by a few people for trouble?"
from the Jewish press. It was ap-
in the United States stands at a these bills through what promises to whom he introduced me. Dr.
Not that these
parent that in another, tougher
million or more.
to be a rather hostile Congress. Herzl expressed his disappoint- arguments are
generation the writer would have
demanded that I be tossed out of
Congressman Bryson of South One can be sure, however, that ment at the orthodox Jews from effective. I gen-
Israel by excommunication. (I
Carolina proposed a House joint Celler, who is ranking Democratic whom, he said, he had "expected erally lose.
I am men-
would have had fairly respectable*
resorution to exclude aliens in member on the House Judiciary encouragement and support and
tioning these matters to show that company, like Spinoza, though).
counting the number of persons Committee to which immigration that they would join the move-
my wife hasn't had too much
"Don't you mind what this man
In each state for apportioning matters are referred, will wage a ment by the millions."
cause to be ashamed of me, until says about you?" my wife asked.
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hard battle to get some through.
representatives.
lately. I have always provided Her inquiry suggested that maybe
Chairman of the Judiciary Com- SEEMED PARADOXICAL
Following the President's mes-
well for my family, have been my Jewish character was too far
THE OPPOSITION he encoun-
mittee,
Republican
Congressman
sage, Congressman Sabath of Illin-
faithful to my marriage vows, gone to care. I had come home
tered among reform Rabbis did
Earl
C.
Michener
of
Michigan,
has
have conducted myself in all things that evening and eaten my dinner
ois introduced a measure designed
not surprise him so much, since
already
expressed
doubt
that
the
in the respectable way that our with usual gusto.
to facilitate the entrance of dis-
they had long ago eliminated from
placed persons to this country and legislators will be amenable to
social mores require.
I wasn't in the least repentant.
their
prayer-books
all
reference
to
two days later Congressman Klein any lowering of the immigration
Zion and advocated the assimila-
But lately my wife hasn't been If I felt the least sorry my sor-
of New York put two more on the barriers.
row was for the writer of the
tion and national absorption of so sure about me. She has been
legislative docket.
the Jews by the various countries reading letters in various of the letter. The way he had fallen
from the lofty elevation of the
In which they lived. But he was Jewish pra.s that public my col-
FERGUSON SUPPORT
surprised at the orthodox Jews umn . . . "What kind of reputa- tolerance that is supposed to be
ADMIT 250,000
p EUBLICAN SENATOR Re- who were praying day and hight tion are you getting around the indigenous to Jewish life!
TELLER'S BILLS offer Congress
He wasn't the only one. There
it vercomb of West Virginia and for their return to Zion- and now. country. You should begin to con-
four possible solutions to the Democratic Senators McCarron of when there was a chance of reali-
alder and take heart what people had lately grown up an alarming
existing refugee problem. One Nevada and Eastland of Mississip- zation, they show such amazine think of you. You r.t your age! fanaticism in Israel. It has to
would make permanent residents pi have already made public state- indifference and even antagonism!
At your age you should begin to do pro and Lon with the ideology
of the refugees already here on ments flatly opposing further im-
called Jewish nationalism. Fana-
think of your respectability."
my
remark
that
some
or-
To
vlsitors' permits or temporary migration to this country.
ticism had been alien to Jewish
thodox Jews hesitated, because
I guess that she was thinkin7, life for a long time until now.
visas.
many
Zionist
leaders
did
not
Republican Senator Ferguson
that at my age the far larger part
Another would make available
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observe Jewish traditions, Dr.
of Michigan and Senators Kil-
of my life has been lived and I RAPPED POLITICIANS
for distribution to visa applicants
Herz)
argued
that
that
was
not
should
begin
to
think
of
my
fu-
among the displaced persons all gore of West Virginia and Mag-
logical since Zionism was a
WHAT HAD BEEN my offense?
neral, and what kind of funeral
the unused quotas that have ac- nuson of Washington, both
purely political and not a cul-
" It was a column in whirls I
Democrats,
can
all
be
counted
will
I
have?
What
good
will
be
crued since the Immigration Act
tural movement.
had spoken with the highest pre (se
upon to support some sort of
said
of
me
by
the
officiating
rab-
of 1924.
He pointed out that among the
(Continued on page 4)
legislation to facilitate the entry
bis? What, if any, crowd will
A third would provide for the
(Continued on page 15)
of refugees.
admission of a flat 250,000 ref-

Celler Offers 4 Plans on Refugees;
Hostility to Lowering Bars Evident

Declares Jewish Tolerance of Old
Vanished During Zionist Squabbles

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