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Vol. 50, No. 5

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Friday, February 20, 1948 (Adar 1 10, 5708)

More Help for Region

The establishment of the Michigan
Zionist Region . is a step in the right di-
rection. It acknowledges that the small
communities outside the metropolitan area
have been doing a good job and deserve
more than the desultory, hit or miss at-
tention they have been accorded hitherto.
It is also recognition of the fact that
the Detroit Zionist District has been ex-
panding and requires professional direction
of a high caliber.
We regret, however, that the city's
contributions and potential have not been
sufficiently assessed so as to merit the ap-
pointment of a full time professional di-
rector for the district alone. The task for
the district is a man-sized one and we
warn the responsible parties that Mr. Gott-
lieb, the promising and imaginative re-
gional head, will not be able to accomplish
the reforms and innovations the district
needs if he is to be permanently saddled
with the jobs of supervising the state and
parts of Ohio as well.
There is much work to be done here.
A spirit of enthusiasm and creativeness is
yet to be inculcated. There is much dead-
wood to be cut away. A program with
vitality and significance needs to be charted
Much of the inertia of the past can be
blamed on the lack of professional assist-
ance. Zionist headquarters must have
been aware of this when it made its de-
cision finally to send a paid director here.

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DETROIT 26, MICR.

been unpublicized because they have been
accomplished without fanfare and without
visions of glory. Mr. Elias performed
his acts of brotherhood and of good citizen-
ship by promoting interracial amity, by
reducing juvenile delinquency, by selling
war bonds and raising funds for the Red
Cross, all of these only with the thought
of being'useful to his fellowmen. •
We are grateful to the Junior Board of
Commerce for uncovering for us the name
and service of this sterling and noble mem-
ber of our community. To Elias Lewis,
we say: All Detroit is . proud of you.

Max Nordau Mourned

In all the turmoil over Palestine, the
25th Yahrzeit of that great statesman and
prophet of Zionism, Max Nordau, has
been overlooked.
It is a pity, because in these times
especially much inspiration could have been
ent to have solidarity in bring-
TO IINAI BRITI1
derived from a study of the life and words
ing about the implementation of
of this sagacious leader and supporter of Dear Editor:
the partition decision by the
Dr. Herz].
1 am writing this open letter
lIad the Zionist chieftains of his day to the members of Bnai Brith of UN.
In November, 1947, our repre-
listened to Max Nordau, much of the heart- Greater Detroit:
sentatives met in Chicago and
ache of the present could have been averted. At this time, I believe it is decided that the American Jew-
Reared in France, he learned quickly to be important to recall to my broth- ish Conference should become a
suspicious of anything British and he was ers of Bnai Brith that our late permanent organization known
one of the first to point to the British acts Brother, Henry Monsky, was one as the American Jewish Assem-
a sabotage that already, in the early of the prime movers in organiz- bly.
ing the American Jewish Con-
In view of the problems fac-
twenties, were making the Balfour Decla-
ference in 1943.
ing our people in Palestine; in
ration into a mockery.
It was his great understand-
Sensing also the advent of World War ing of the needs and aspira- view of the thousands still living
II, he demanded at that time that at least tions of the Jewish people of very meager lives in the DP
half a million Jews be moved from their America which impelled him to camps; in view of the general
Diplomatic Dodging
deterioration in the world situa-
inevitable doom in Europe to Palestine. exert all his influence and ex-
When Secretary Marshall and Senators But Dr. Weizmann scoffed at his fears and pend a great amount of his time tion, which has already affected
Vandenberg and Ferguson reply that it is affirmed his naive faith in British pledges. and energy in building this or- our people, I would like to ask
you, my brothers of Bnai Brith,
now up to the United Nations alone to
At a time like this when there seems ganization which was to weld is now the time for Bnai Brith
solve the Palestine problem, they are dodg- to be so much fumbling and weakness in together the whole of our people to disassociate itself from the
ing the issue.
for united decisions affecting the one almost all-inclusive organi-
our world leadership, the voice of a man most
urgent problems facing the zation which represents the
No one knows better than they that
great majority of the Jewish
the power and influence of the UN de- like Max Nordau would be a source of Jewish people.
One of the most urgent prob- people of our country?
strength.
pends on what the United States does.
I can hardly believe that the
demanded unified
If the Assembly decision is to be rea-
For his service to Zionism in his day lems which
was the concept of a membership of the Bnai Brith
lized the United States must leave no and for the inspiration that he left us, support
Homeland for the Jewish peo- agrees to such a divisive poky
doubt that it is wholeheartedly behind its let us never forget Max Nordau.
ple. This great idea became a which would certainly render a
commitments. In view of well-authenticated
great disservice to the Jewish
reality.
reports that high officials of the govern-
It isn't necessary to repeat the people everywhere.
A Wise Choice
difficulties our people are facing
We must let the leaders of
ment, in addition to the infamous Loy
now in Palestine. At no time in our organization know that we
Henderson, were scheming for a reversal
note with gratification that a young the history of our people has the do not concur in their action.
of American policy on partition, it is essen- and We
Detroit newspaperman, need been greater than at pres-
HARRY KAMINER.
tial that the administration come out with Ben enthusiastic
Gallob
of
the
Press, has ac-
an unambiguous statement supporting the cepted the editorship United
of the National Jew-
establishment of an international army ish Post in Indianapolis.
made up of contingents from the smaller
This adds another professional news-
powers to back up the UN.
paperman
to the sadly small number who
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listing for service in Palestine
It is here that the two senators can edit the Anglo-Jewish
Grunfeld says: "Today Mos- against the Jews . . . Howard
press.
make good their oft-repeated assurances of
believe that his coming will make ley, the 51-year-old holder of a (Negro) University of Washing-
support of the Jewish State. They should the We
baronetcy dating back to 1781, ton, D.C., was the only Ameri-
Post a better newspaper.
be urged by more letters and telegrams
has gradually brought the dis- can university to celebrate Hein-
The
Post
has
possibilities
of
becoming
to advise such action by the administration. the leading national Jewish weekly. In persed elements of his former rich Heine's 150th birthday. In
We have reached the point where in-
party together.
the audience sat Mrs. Esther
He owns a large house in the Heine Goodman, a great-grand-
dorsements of the ideal of a Jewish State some weeks, it rises to magnificent heights
in
editorial
content,
courage
and
logic,
but
Pimlico district of London, a daughter of Heine's cousin .. .
are meaningless without explicit action to
other weeks, it is just another shabby stone's throw from Buckingham Sixteen-year-old Ursel J. Blum-
implement them. This is a time of crisis. in
Anglo-Jewish sheet, colorless and insipid. Palace. This five-story brown- enheim, a refugee from Berlin,
It is, therefore, a time to count our friends.
This is probably due to the fact that stone house, bought from a Jew, Germany, now of Forest Hills
its hard-working and fearless publisher, serves as his home and the High School, won one of this
George M. Cohen, has attempted to run the nerve center of the new fascist year's Westinghouse scholarship
Citizen of the Month
prizes. Her prize-winning pro-
paper virtually all by himself and loves movement."
The Mosley Horst Wessel ject dealt with cancer cell
Frankly, we were scornful of the Junior to ride his hobbies to insanity.
which is becoming more growth research ... The newest
Board of Commerce "Citizen of the Month"
He apparently has learned that one can- Song,
and more popular, reads: "Scum
is
not crehte a good newspaper that way of the earth all Jewish born ... and hottest violin virtuoso
idea.
Tossy Spivakosky of San Fran-
We believed that, as usual in such without falling into blunders and without Marching through Whitechapel. cisco, who won a Stradivarlous
matters, the choices would be dictated by blunting the thinking processes from time Laughing us to scorn . . . We made in 1721, which the Nazi
the powers that be and that an ordinary to time.
will show one great day . . . air-bombers almost got . • . Note
fellow had no chance at all to be named
Gallob will relieve Mr. Cohen of much Who we really are . . . For we to editors: Look into the food-
of the routine, which a professional can are the boys of the BUF (British for-Germany operations of Ober-
for the honor.
We apologize for our lack of faith. The handle much more expertly anyway. This United Fascists) who made old land, Inc., in a swanky West
End Avenue apartment in New
"Jaycees" have so far chosen three "cit- will give Mr. Cohen much more time to Britain's name" .. .
will have more to report York . . . John Garfield is play-
izens" and each one has been a virtual watch his editorial page and his columns on We
Britain's new fascism.
ing with the idea of reviving
unknown whose true service to his com- and to stabilize hig editorial thinking.
• • •
Max
Reinhardt's production of
With Gallob's help, Mr. Cohen can cre- SCULPTOR JO DAVIDSON'S "Everyman"
munity only became generally known
in a "tough guy"
ate in the Post the best newspaper in the Battle of the Warsaw Ghettq American adaptation
through the selection.
.
Al-
national
field.
Goodness
knows,
American
The February "Citizen" is a relatively
Memorial statue is almost com- bert Bassermann, Hollywood's
obscure member of the Jewish community. Jews can certainly use a high-grade na- pleted . . . Nazi officers who gain during the Hitler era, is
took refuge in Spain are en- back in Europe, playing Ibsen.
His name is Elias Lewis and his deeds have tional Anglo-Jewish weekly,

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