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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

Friday, December 5, 1947

Strictly Confidential

Sha-Sha Policy on Bigotry Scored

By PHINEAS J. BIRON
IT IS CLAIMED that over a million
people have read Miss Hobson's
"Gentleman's Agreement." Wonder
how many are reading Bruce Bliv-
en's series on anti-Semitism now
running in the New Republic. Bliven
is the real thing . .• . Not a fictional
character . . . A distinguished Chris-
tian journalist reporting on a thor-
ough, personally-made survey of the
state of anti-Semitism in the United
P. J. Biron
States. And what he has to say
about the post-war model of anti-Semitism in this
country is—even if not all new—plenty revelatory.
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Now really, Rabbi S. Andhil Fineberg! Why are
you afraid of movies like "Crossfire" and "Gentle-
men's Agreement"? Why do you still adhere to the

long-exploded formula that to speak about a disease
is to create it? Your infantile view that Jews would
be better served by movies like "The Jolson Story"
than by "Gentlemen's Agreement" is typical of the
sha-sha policy of the committee you're connected with.
And now we are beginning to believe that it is
true that your committee is exercising pressure on
Hollywood to discontinue making pictures on the Jew-
ish problem. You are one of those complacent gen-
tlemen who believe that there is no Jewish problem.
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WEIZMANN PRESIDENT
IT IS BEING- said that Dr. Chaim Weizmann will be
elected president of the Jewish State if and when
for only one year, as a token of appreciation. There
are as many candidates to succeed him as there are
for the Republican race in our own USA . . . Ben
Gurion, Abba Silver and Moishe Shertok have the
presidential fever bad, very bad.

Don't miss Niccolo Tucci's piece on Einstein in
last week's New Yorker . . . A real pearl. Saul Bel-
low's new book, called "The Victim," deals with anti-
Semitism . His tale is about a Jew who feels guilty.
Maurice Schwartz's hit, "Shylock and His Daughter,"
will be produced in English on Broadway next season.
Pierre van Paassen's "The Forgotten Ally," pub-
lished in 1945, still is selling big . . . His interpreta-
tion of events in Palestine still holds good.

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NELSON ARRESTED

MAYNARD 0. NELSON, erstwhile leader of the
"Democratic Nationalist Party," was re-arrested the
other day. Nelson was picked up in Minneapolis
attired in full Nazi Luftwaffe regalia . . He even
carried a saber. Nelson is a protege of Representative
John Rankin.
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Plain Talk

*rsonal Problems

Unjustly Imprisoned
Is Felon's Complaint

Sold Some 'hot Ice' to a Sucker
Who was Glad to Make Purchase

Judea' Urged 10 Wayfarers Make
as Name of Shrine of a Home
Jewish State Prayer Offers Rest and Tranquillity

as Group Gathers Before Nightfall

JERUSALEM (WNS)—Author-
itative leaders of Palestinian
Jewry have suggested that the
By ALFRED SEGAL
new Jewish state again assume
By W. A. GOLDBERG, PH. D.
the Biblical name of Judea, IT WAS TOWARD EVENING. I was driving home from work
441_10T-ICE" Mike and I first met in the state prison where he which was the name of the Jew-
and was quite tired of the burdens of that day. There had been
A
was
serving
his
fourth
term,
for
fraud.
"But
i
want
you
to
A
ish state after the Ten Tribes a lot of the travail of mankind in the mill of the daily newspaper
never
cheated
an
I
know," he began, "that t never stole a penny.
had separated from it and formed
by which I am employed.
honest person. All I did was to help suckers spend their money." the kingdom of Israel.
Russia had been spitting Out new truculencies at the peoples
I pressed him for details of how a person, lawfully convicted
The State, which will be a of the world who want only to be let alone toward the simple
of a crime, still was not a thief
breath came fast. I knew she democratic republic and will fol- ideology of rebuilding their lives
in his own eyes.
but I let it ride. low the European -. pattern of and making a living.
they were driving.) Then, sud-
"Yes," he said, "I sold this was interested
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cabinet government responsible
lady some hot-ice (diamonds,
A woman had written me that denly, a voice from the side-
walk: "Segal! Segal!"
to the legislature rather than the
stolen diamonds) but that BIG WELCOME
away from that American pattern of presidential she and her
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wasn't cheating her. She was "I
five children
A saloon for a week and then government, will, it is believed,
looking for
BACK FROM PALESTINE
were about to
came back. The lady saloon by most Jews here, have Dr. be evicted from
some easy
I DREW UP to the curb and
keeper met me wtih a big smile. Chaim Weizmann for its first
money and I
their house and
my friend Sol Richman came
mentioned
$3,000,
she
I
"When
president
and
David
Ben
Gurion,
just helped
where was
running up. Hello and welcome
was excited. Sd we talked back Labor party leader, for its first there another
her along."
home, I said.
and forth for a while. She bar- prime minister.
Now, let me
place for them
Mr. Richman was just back
•
gained with me and I let her
a
to
live
and
give you
The flag of the new State will
from a trip to Palestine. But he -
have the stones for $2,800, leav-
do
I
could
peek at Mike.
be the blue-striped white banner
hadn't stopped me to tell me
ing town that same night.
something
About 55, sev-
about Palestine, of which he was
I to know that she of Zionism bearing the Mogen about that?
"How
was
eral times
full.
would take them for appraisal? David in gold, according to Jew-
Segal
AI
married, he
There had
Mr. Richman was hunting in
Well, they picked me up the ish leaders here.
over
wasn't
been a couple of murders and the traffic for friends to pray
Dr. Goldberg
next time I got back to town
In connection with the plans a little girl had been run over with him. He needed a tenth
five foot four
for the setting up of the Jewish by an auto; she was clutching man to say kaddish for his
He had an alderman's paunch. and here I am.
State, they declared that the new her doll at the moment.
He had served his terms in dif-
metther-in-law, Mrs. Schreibman,
commonwealth will be influenced
ferent prisons, in different GAVE TO CHARITY
The price of bread and soap who was buried the other day.
ME A THIEF? Never in the to a great extent by ancient Jew-
states.
had jumped again and there was Would I come along? Well, yes(
world. I never cheated a ish religious law.
The particulars of each of-
We walked up to the living
talk of a cent more for milk,
soul.
Why
I
even
paid
the
rent
fense were different from any
At the same time it was re- and what could the poor do to room of the second floor apart-
for
a
poor
family
in
New
York
other offense but the pattern
vealed that units of Ilaganah, feed their children properly, if ment where eight others were
was the same. Somebody was when they were evicted . . I
assembled. They, like an e, had
Jewish youth militia, are now that came to pass?
always
contribute
to
charity,
looking for easy money and
The oppression of all that still come up from their work to
training to take over specific
go
.
.
.
"
I
every
place
Mike convinced that person he
This recital took almost 90 communities when the British was clinging to my mind, though pray with Mr. Richman. The
was Gods •messenger.
move out of any given area of as a careful driver my mind Rabbi, Louis „Feinberg, was
How many times he had minutes. On my way out of the the Jewish state. Jews are now should - have been only on the there.
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pulled these deals Mike failed prison, I stopped at the record also being trained to take over road before me at the moment.
to mention. I was too polite to office. As official prison visitor, certain governmental posts as (In my writings I had frequently
MINCIIA PRAYERS
ask hfm point-blank. (Besides, I read his "case."
Mike had forgotten to tell me these will be vacated by British admonished citizens not to let
it isn't good prison etiquette.)
MR. RICHMAN himself led us
their
minds
roam
afar
when
and Arabs.
Mike never workedain his life. that the diamonds were paste.
through the prayers of the
He was con ► man, through and
afternoon, called Mincha . . .
through. His I. Q. wasn't very
"Thou favorest man with knowl-
high but he was shrewd and his
edge and teachest mortals un-
tongue persuasive.
derstanding. 0 favor us with
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knowledge, understanding and
discernment from Thee. Blessed
BEMOANS HIS LOT
rwho
ami
"LOOK AT THESE RAGS,"
art Thou 03 God, gracious giver
he said, pointing to his prison-
of knowledge."
made possible by the brilliant
By NATHAN ZIPRIN
The living room was taking on
made suit of blue overalls. "Me, THE IMMORTAL IIERZL pro- leadership of a number of Zion- galvanized the American Zionist
who never paid less than $15 for
phesied in 1897 that a Jewish ists. Credit for the result must go movement into action, and to Dr. the majestic aspects of a Syna-
Emanuel Neumann, who we hear, gogue which can be discovered
a shirt, $100 for a suit, $10 for
State would be established with-
threw a great champagne party when men became aware of God
a tie . . . (remember that this
on the day of victory.
being there; though at times in
was in 1935), me wearing this in 50 years.. .. Well, 1948 is the
year.
A great job was done by Moshe the Synagogue as in the church.
trash.
There
was
trepidation
in
Jew-
Shertok . . . Dr. Nahum Gold- the minds of men are on their
"And food! Eating this Slop
mann was of inestimable help in affairs rather, and what did
when I wts a steady customer ish hearts as Cie time grew clos-
untangling some diplomatic General Motors do in the mar-
ll the best hotels in New York, er for the General Assembly to
ket today and should I sell my
knots.
iami, Hollywood and all the make its historic decision. The
opposing forces, cleverly advised
Dr. Chaim Weizmann, whose old car?
other spots."
We were speaking to God:
73rd birthday practically coin-
"I never stole a thing from and manipulated, refused to con-
cided with the historic UN de- "We gave thanks unto Thee, for
anyone. I happened to have cede defeat.
The huge pro-partition vote
cision, helped with his presence Thou art the Lord our God and
some diamonds in my pocket
in the United States. His re- the God of our fathers . . . the
when I went to this lady's sa- was a pleasant surprise to Zion-
cent visit to the White House Rock of our lives, the Shield of
loon. The diamonds happened to ist leadership. The swelling vote
was more than a courtesy call our salvation . . . We give
be in my hand when she came for partition was the result of
thanks unto Thee."
on President Truman.
over to serve me. Of course I adoption of a sterner attitude by
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So, saying, we came to the end
quickly put them back in my the United States. Russia's in-
of the services of the afternoon
pocket but she was curious and fluence prevented Yugoslavia
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
from voting with the Arabs.
FORMER GOV. Herbert H. and dusk hadn't yet fallen and
wanted to see them.
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Lehman staked his reputation for we sat down to wait for dark-
"I told her they were "hot."
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That didn't bother her at all CREDIT TO LEADERS
RABBI SILVER
SUCCESS FOR partition was
Her eyes widened and her

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