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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
Detroit Jewish Chronicle
Friday, November 14, 1947
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3, 1879
SEYMOUR TILCHIN, President
ROBERT KRAUSE, Business Manager
GEORGE WEISWASSER, Editor-in-Chief
Vol. 99, No. 96
Friday, November 14, 1947 (Kislev 1, 5708)
Pisgah Celebrates
When an organization gets to be 90
years old, it tends to rest on its laurels
and creak in its joints. It becomes staid
and smug and its conservatism is liable
to be maddening.
None of this can be said of Pisgah
Lodge No. 34'bf Bnai Brith which will cele-
brate its Ninetieth Anniversary at a ban-
quet next Tuesday amid the good wishes
of all the city.
Pisgah, despite its venerable past, is a
youthful and vibrant organization today,
vigorous, imaginative and unfettered. It
respects tradition but does not permit it to
dominate its activities. It honors its leader-
ship of yore but constantly turns to its
younger membership to infuse it with new
vigor and spirit.
The past is there to glory in for Pisgah
but it is the present and the future that
hold out to it the promise of growth, of
strength and of service. Pisgah declines
to let age slow its step or dim its vision.
Rather, the lodge makes its great history
by a challenge to new endeavor and to new
ideals.
If you are a member of Pisgah, you
know that those who participate in its many
activities will find sociability and good cheer
at the gatherings with an opportunity to
establish permanent friendships.
The lodge offers a change from the
everyday hustle and bustle of making a
living, a few hours of tranquillity when
cares are forgotten in the bond of good
fellowship.
Moreover, unlike many groups with an
exclusively social basis, the lodge contrib-
utes a public service in numerous fields so
that the life of all our people will be hap-
pier and more secure.
These are some of the things a Bnai
Brith lodge offers. And for 90 years now,
Pisgah has been in the lead showing the
way, offering a friendly hand, a helping
hand. Is it any wonder then that all De-
troit unites to acclaim Pisgah, exemplar
among Bnai Brith lodges?
Fight Bias Here
There are so many different ways in
which the Jewish Community Council serves
you that to list them would be a formid-
able task.
The Chronicle will from time to time
outline some of the services offered by this
democratically chosen and democratically
controlled all-city agency. The following
describes one of these services.
The Council, with the support of Bnai
Brith particularly, is the body in charge
of anti-defamation work in the community.
When a problem on anti-Semitism arises,
it is the Jewish Community Council to
which the matter should be referred.
If, for example, you are dismissed from
your job or are refused a position because
of what honestly seems to you to be anti-
Jewish bias, the agency to look to for
redress is the Community Council.
If the caretaker in your apartment build-
ing calls you vile names in reference to
your Jewishness and the Jewish landlord
refuses to take any action, the Jewish Com-
munity Council may be able to help you.
In such cases, call Walter Klein, assist-
ant executive director of the Council at
ClIerly 1657. He will be glad to talk
over the incident with you and take what-
ever action may be necessary.
The Council makes no promises that it
will stop anti-Semitism anywhere. It will
investigate your story and refer it to the
internal relations committee; headed by Dr.
Shmarya Kleinman. If your charges are
valid, proper forces will be set in motion
to end the discrimination.
In many cases a formal protest by the
committee or a little pressure on behalf of
brotherhood and good sportsmanship will
do the trick.
By all means, do not permit any act of
anti-Semitism to go unchallenged. Do not
start a brawl over it, but speak out forth-
rightly in its condemnation. If the Corn-
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munity Council can be of any help, it is
ready to serve you.
The Council can do these things only be-
cause it is democratically constituted and
has the vigorous support of all elements of
the Jewish population and of Christians
of goodwill.
We should be on our guard not to per-
mit selfish forces to grasp control of an
agency such as this.
Fascism and the British .
With all that has been published about
the pro-fascist anti-Semitic outbreaks in
Britain in recent months it may come as
something of a surprise that 62 per cent of
the British people voted to "suppress fas-
cism entirely" in a recent poll.
Another 21 per cent voted to "let them
continue but under close supervision (be-
cause) to suppress any political organization
would set a dangerous precedent and would
be a denial of free speech."
This latter group seems to be in agree-
ment With the position of the British gov-
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ernment on this question as expressed by
recent survey shows that help
Home Secretary Chuter Ede.
wanted advertising which spe-
But the important point about the poll cifies "Christians only" or has
is that a majority do not agree with the other discriminatory restric-
government. This majority of the British tions has trebled since the end
people believes that fascism must be given of the war.
no opportunity to spread.
The only state of which this is
Surely it is correct to consider the fascist not true is New York, which has
a state law forbidding public ad-
political philosophy outside the pale of hu- vertising
of this sort. Yet our
man political endeavor in view of the fact defense agencies
oppose the
that it would negate all human rights and Buckley Bill outlawing anti-
privileges.
Semitism in this country. Their
It is widely recognized that in Britain, reason: It is sponsored by a
as in any other country, the consequences "Communist front organization,"
strong."
of anti-Semitism and fascist propaganda and bill is "too
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can harm not only the Jewish community, PAGING MR. EPSTEIN
but also the mass of people who may per- BENJAMIN R. EPSTEIN, who
mit their discontent over other matters to actually is the top executive of
be diverted into the wrong channels.
the Anti-Defamation Leque, re-
Anti-Semitism Is Stronger,
Says Journalist in Survey
The Visiting Editor
Mizrachi Women
cently wrote a rather Convincing
article recommending that crack-
pots like Gerald L K. Smith be
ignored. . Publicity, Epstein
claimed, helped him.
But now our experts on how
to combat anti-Semitism sing a
different tune.... Now they ex-
plain that the rise in anti-Semit-
ism is due to millionaire George
V. Armstrong of Texas, who, it
is alleged, devotes a substantial
part of his huge fortune to fur-
thering a virulent brand of anti-
Semitism.
And who do you think is clos-
est to Armstrong? None other
than the same Gerald L. K.
Smith, whom our friend Epstein
calls a crackpot who should be
left to stew in his own juices.
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AJC, ADL DON'T AGREE
WELL, THERE is no doubt
that Smith is financed by Arm-
strong. And our "crackpot" is
The Mizrachi Women's Organization of
America, which concluded its 22nd annual
convention this week at Atlantic City, is
the religious 'Zionist women's movement in
America.
Working modestly, the 40,000 members
of the Mizrachi Women—scattered through-
out the United States—today maintain a
network of children's homes, schools and
other welfare projects throughout Palestine
benefitting close to 3,000 orphaned refugee
and needy. native children.
Only last month the Mizrachi Women
announced the 4ening of their biggest
project so far, the Children's Village at
Raanana, where 500 orphaned refugee chil-
dren whO survived the Nazi slave camps,
the DP camps and finally the internment
camps on Cyprus will live in a healthful
and constructive atmosphere.
Like the other Zionist women's organi-
zations in the United States working to-
wards the rehabilitation of the scores of Mrs. Morris Klarman, presi-
thousands of Jewish children who look to dent of the Bnai Moshe Sister-
Palestine as the only hope in their other- hood, has announced the Mau-
wise bleak lives, the Mizrachi Vtr omen strive guration of a discussion series
to bring about the physical and spiritual which will be sponsored this sea-
son under the direction of Mrs.
well-being which the children have lost. Alex
Fisch.
The Mizrachi Women, however, believe that
to do this the children must be taught the The series will be launched
Tuesday, Nov. 25, by Dr. Fritz
ancient and eternal values of Judaism.
Redi, child psychologist, whose
Realizing that the establishment of the subject will be "Child Guidance."
future Jewish State in Palestine will neces- On Dec. 16, Rabbi Irwin Gor-
sitate an expanded program on their part don, director of Wayne Univer-
in behalf of the thousands of children who sity Hillel, will speak on "Jew-
will certainly immigrate to the Holy Land, ish Customs and Ceremonies."
the organization has embarked on an all- The topic to be discussed Jan.
6 will be 'Palestine and Her
out campaign
by Rabbi Max Wohlge-
We feel that the Mizrachi Women-At-or, Future"
lernter.
rather, the children in their care—deserve "Jewish Cookery," led by Mrs.
support.
M. Weisenfeld, will be the sub-
very, very active. He enjoys be-
ing left alone and utilizes his
well-financed time to create a
united anti-Semitic front.
Ile is setting up a national
steering board composed of men
like Kurt Mertig of New York,
Dan Kurts, head of the Christian
Front, Ernest Elmhurst, Homer
Loomis, the Columbia leader,
John Hamilton of Boston and
Jaines Aiken of Georgia. This
information comes from the
"Home Front" of the American
Jewish Committee.
In other words, the AJC and
the ADL don't see eye-to-eye on
how to handle "crackpots." In
this instance the AJC shows bet-
ter judgment than Mr. Epstein.
. . But why doesn't the AJC
use its 'tremendous resources to
expose the establishment of a
national anti-Semitic leadership,
expose it high and wide, and
not merely in its mimeographed
newsletter?
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NEW" PALESTINE ERRS
A FEW COLUMNS ago
we
wrote that the Jewish Informa-
tion Bureau is lending itself to
anti-Soviet propaganda. . .. We
referred to the fact that the
JIB had circulated Jacob Lost-
cinsky's article on Jewish life in
the Soviet Union, a blatantly
prejudiced article that expertly
twists facts to suit the thesis that
Soviet Jewry Is unhappy, etc.
We have found out, since, that
the Lostcinsky article first ap-
peared in the New Palestine, and
that the JIB had merely re-
printed it. . . . The main cul-
prit obviously is the New Pales-
tine. •
(A
World News Rom Ice Feat ore)
Bnai Moshe Women to Open
Discussion Series Nov. 25
(Seven Arts rtalor•)
ject Jan. 20.
The series will end Feb. 3 with
a Bible appreciation symposium.
Refreshments will be served
at each session. The series will
be open to sisterhood members
and their guests. Reservations
may be obtained at the Syna-
gogue.
On Wednesday, the sisterhood
will hold a luncheon-card party,
proceeds of which will go to- •
wards the replacement of linen
and silverware for the congre-
gation.
Luncheon will be served by
the members at 1 p.m. in the
social hall. Mrs. Jacob Farkas
is chairman and Mrs. William
New co-chairman. Reservations
can be made at the Synagogue.