Friday, Deeember 5, 1947

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

Page Twenty-one

DP's Arrive in Palestine

Dr. Wise Displays
Sense of Humor

ble beside the door as he goes still missing.
out. Don't forget. You're on also gone!
the honor test."

Anecdotes Abound
on Celebrated Rabbi

Five minutes passed. The peo-
ple present had all filed out.
The chairman turned on the
lights and let out a cry of dis-
may. Not only was the watch

The table was

DR. WISE
WISE once got involved
in a "word game" at a friend's
house. After a few minutes he
withdrew, firmly declaring, "No
more word games for me. I'm
anti-semantic."

By ELYE11 NATIIANS

DR. STEPHEN S. WISE is a
legend in his lifetime. This dis-
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tinguished American Jewish
leader has attained for himself
a universal reputation by virtue
of his great humanitarian quali-
ties. What he is less well-
Homeless Jews from European DP camps arrive in Palestine
known for is his keen, typically
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to begin a new life with the help of the United Palestine
Jewish wit and generous humor.
Appeal, which is supported by the United Jewish Appeal.
How many of the following
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stories are true and how many
fictitious, we do not know. An-
ecdotes
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-ing up around great
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reflect h..,
character, and
social standing.
Those told
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Following a meeting in New
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York, which was attended by
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several reporters, Dr. Wise pre-
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bumptious fellow seeking an ex-
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clusive story approached him
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and said, "I'll be near your of-
fice tomorrow, Doctor. May
call on you for an interview?"
"Certainly," Wise answered
cheerfully. "Tomorrow I'll be in
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—o—
BELIEVING THAT a man
who has paid his penalty to the
state should be given a second
chance, Dr. Wise once called
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upon a former safe-cracker to
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redecorate a room.
That evening he came home
and found the room in a sham-
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bles. The rug had paint spilled
over it, the drapes were soiled
and torn, and an antique vase
was shattered into tiny bits.
"Ilm," said Dr. Wise ruefully.
"I think you had better stick to
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your former profession. It will
be less dangerous to home own-
ers that way."
—o—
DR. WISE BELIEVES in di-
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rect, forceful action against race-
mongers and hate-peddlers. To
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illustrate the timidity of certain
Jewish officials, he once told the
story of the visiting poker-play-
er who said that he played so
half-dollar limit.
The two others stared at himP
in amazement. A half-dolla4
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limit! Wasn't that rather daring?
"Not at all," said the stranger.
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"After I lose a half-dollar, I stop
playing poker. That's my limit."'
—o—
BUT, DR. WISE reminded the
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persons present as he told this
story, you can't impose limits on
swimming pool and luxurious Cabana
fighting anti-Semitism and un- debut this season In this
gay, colorful
Americanism.
red all activities (or the enjoyment of
"I understand," he remarkedrs
recently, "that American influ-
ence in Germany is growing h Club provides outdoor dining and
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stronger. Could this be because
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American authority is becoming
weaker?"
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he thought about the present in- en Management..
ternational Situation. Ile coup-ada gay Christmas Holiday for the)
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tered with the story about there - season rates Dec. 18 so
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conference in a mid-western
state. At the very height of the EIDEN MANAGEMENT
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discussion, one politician let out
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an anguished cry Someone had
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stolen his watch.
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The chairman was outraged.l."." to
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"Folks," he said, "this will never
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do. How are we going to nomi-
nate a candidate if we act like,
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this? The lights will be turned
out for five minutes. All of us
will walk out. Whoever has the
watch should drop it on the ta-

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