DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

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Friday, April 22, 1949

Detroit Jewish Chronicle

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&tenet se Second-clan !natter March 3, 1916, at the Poet Office at Detroit, Mich., under the Act of March 3, 1879

SEYMOUR TILCHIN, President

Friday, April 22, 1949

GEORGE WEISWASSER, Editor-in-Chief

(Nisan 23, 5709)

Detroit 26, Michigan

In Brief . . .

istic infamy . . . ' I was warned that the
newspapers would not print my rebuttal to
There was a magnificent display of Jew- the Peglerism which was directed against
ish generosity on the eve of Passover this the privilege and dignity of this honored
year such as old-timers do not remember. House Nevertheless there are times when
Henry Morgenthau, chairman of the United a man cannot remain silent if he wishes to
Jewish Appeal, announced that his fund, keep on speaking terms with himself."
helped to bring 81,000 Jews to Israel in the
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first three months of the year, an unbeliev-
able figure. Justice Rothenberg, new chair-
CCNY Students Strike
man of the UPA, announced that his fund
Students of the City College of New York
had spent $160,000,000 on financing Jewish have been on strike. They demand a new
immigration since the emergence of the Jew- trial or dismissal of two instructors, Prof.
ish State and that the wave of immigration William Knickerbocker and William Davis
is rising so high that the UPA is operating at who are accused of anti-Semitic and anti-
a deficit of a million dollars a week. The Negro bias. The charges against both men
Joint Distribution Committee announced were made last year by four instructors of
that, apart from the nearly $70,000,000 it had the college. The City Council of New
spent in cash for relief in Europe during the York investigated the charges, found the
year, it distributed also $23,300,000 of relief men guilty and recommended their re-
material collected by a special SOS commit- moval. Dr. Wright, president of the college
tee. The Greater New York UJA announced instituted an investigation of his own which
that it distributed $3,000,000 pounds of cleared Prof. Knickerbocker of anti-Semitic
Matzos and 85,000 bottles of wine to needy action, but not of loose and anti-Semitic
persons overseas. The, National Jewish Wel- talk. In spite of that both men are still on
fare Board arranged Passover feasts for all the faculty. The students of the college, a
Jewish soldiers in the armed forces, includ- large number of them Jews and Negroes,
ing 400 military hospitals in the U.S. The have demanded the dismissal of the men,
United Serivce for New Americans organized claiming that they are a blot on the fair
a public Seder for 400 Jewish DP's who just name of the school and an insult and a source
arrived in New York. These manifestations of irritation to large section of the student
of generosity on the occasion of great holi- body and they declared a strike to enforce
days have become so common that they art their demands. Good for them!
usually overlooked, but when seen in aggre-
gate and on such a huge scale as this year,
they are truly magnificent and are a cause
Zionists Out in Cold
of pride to every Jew.
The government of Israel is playing host
to the top leaders of the American Jewish
Committee. The delegation "will study so-
Zionist Council Asleep Again
From a second-hand'source, we learn that cial, economic and immigration possibilities
the Zionist Council of Detroit is planning to of the country," according to an official an-
celebrate the first anniversary of the estab- nouncement. Another delegation, that of the
lishment of Israel Sunday, May 15, at the Jewish Labor Committee, is also in Israel
State Fair Coliseum. This decision is typical by special invitation from Tel Aviv. A well-
of the generally ineffective Zionist Council known Zionist leader commented on the in-
here. While the rest of the world will be vitations as follows: "Now that Tel Aviv has
celebrating 'the Israeli independence day on invited the non-Zionist American Jewish
May 4, Detroit, as an anti-climax, will com- Committee and the anti-Zionist Jewish
memorate the occasion a week and a half Labor Committee, perhaps it will extend the
later. If'the Council used a little imagination same courtesy to the Zionist Organization
and planned sufficiently in advance instead of America which probably also has con-
of taking up its few hours playing politics, tributed to the establishment of the Jewish
it could have arranged a celebration closer State." We agree. It seems anomalous to us
to the actual holiday. No wonder that more altogether to see Dr. Weizmann, moreover,
aggressive organizations are taking over "playing footle" with the Labor Zionists in
leadership in the zone that once was an ex- Israel and on his visit here. It wasn't such
clusive Zionist province.
a long ?tine ago that labor was not held in
such high esteem by the future Israeli presi-
dent. Why the sudden reversal?
Glubb Pasha Is Hurt
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Abdullah's British mercenary, Glubb
Pasha, doesn't relish the licking the Israeli
A Jew Pleads for a Cardinal
army handed the Arabs, although his own
The most insistent speaker at the UN on
Legion came out about even. In an inter- behalf of a General Assembly inquiry on
view, he accused the Jews of introducing a the Cardinal Mindszenty trial was Benjamin
"vicious imperialism" in the Middle East and V. Cohen, a U. S. delegate. Strange that a
of violating the UN ban on the importation Jew should be pleading on behalf of a
of arms. It all sounds like sour grapes plus Catholic prelate. When the cardinal in-
typical British drivel. Glubb is just a plain dorsed the anti-Jewish racial laws in Hun-
hireling whose job was to build up an army gary with its policy of extermination, as he
with British support and then fight a suc- is reliably reported to have done, he never
cessful war of 'aggrandizement. The Jews thought that a Jew would rise in an assembly
stopped him and he doesn't like it. The of the nations to plead for his freedom.
Israeli State should not forget that this Ironic, isn't it?
foreigner, who had no quarrel with the Jews,
was directly responsible for the death of
hundreds of Israelis, civilians and soldiers,
Aid the Red Mogen Dovid
when he ordered the indiscriminate bombing
The
Red Mogen Dovid is seeking $50,000
of Jerusalem. He is an international crim-
in Detroit from organizations and indi-
inal as much as the Nazis were. He ought to viduals. It is an undertaking that merits the
be hanged upon the first tree available if lie support of everyone because it performs a
ever puts a foot into Israel.
service of mercy and compassion that is in-
comparable. Hundreds of thousands of Jews
are coming into the new State of Israel.
The Press Is Silent
Things are not too well organized there. Ac-
The News Release of a statement by cidents happen; disaster, even if it is in a
U. S. Rep. Arthur G. Klein, dealing with minor sense, is often around the corner. It
the anti-Semitic journalism of Westbrook is essential that an organization that can pro-
Pegler did not see daylight in the big vide first aid speedily be fully equipped to
American press. Yet it was news.
offer its services. That is what your few dol-
Klein concluded his statement with: "I am lars on behalf of the Red Mogen Dovid can
sending to the floor when the House next do. It does not receive funds from the Allied
convenes, a concurrent resolution which will Jewish Campaign and must seek its support
read as follows: 'Resolved, That there is from private sources. Send your contribu-
hereby created the Joint Commission op the tions to Mrs. Harry Horwitz, secretary, 2491
Westbrook Pegler annual award of journal- Wavery avenue, Detroit 6.

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uotations Tell Best
Who Daniel Frisch Is

(Leafing through Daniel Fri.sch's clipping book of articles, my
old impression was again confirmed: This man expresses himself
In original quotations, hammered out on the anvil of his cogent,
logical mind and tempered with the ardor of his burning Jewish
zeal. At this moment, when the "We Want Frisch for ZOA
President" movement is growing apace, I believe the rank and
file of the ZOA should know who Daniel Frisch really is. These
utterances suffice to convey a vivid picture of American Jewry's
most articulate and challenging layman.—Trude Weiss Rosmarin.)

R BEST ANSWER to persecution is a stronger adherence to
Judaism wherever we live, a revival of Jewish customs and
ceremonies and, above all, the closing of the ranks of those imbued
with the immortal adventure of
Zionism.
trol the Federations are men who
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attempt to deny the need of mak-
TO THOSE OF US who have ing a permanent home for the
consecrated our best to Zionism, soul of our people and perpetuat-
Palestine is dear not only because ing a language of our own, the
of the millions of Jews who ulti- work of Jewish educators will be
mately will find there the oppor- thwarted.
tunity to live as free and happy
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men, but also because of its rich
THE ZIONIST is, in most cases,
historic and traditional associa-
tions. We believe it is the only a social idealist who hopes to
place in the world that can stim- build in Palestine a society along
ulate the development of Jewish new lines. He is trying to avoid
in New Judea the extremes of
life everywhere.
We conceive of Zionism as a wealth and poverty and a repeti-
historic truth; the beautiful ro- tion of uncontrolled individual-
mance of a people reborn; an at- ism and capitalistic exploitation.
tempt to create new and happier
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forms of life; forms of life based
THE JEWISH HOME, being
on greater justice, the Messianic
ideal in its true and lofty mis- the holy of holies of Jewish life,
and the ultimate place where the
sion.
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likes and dislikes of the child
ACQUIRING A thorough Jew- are being molded, must translate
ish education, our children will into a way of life what the child
understand what our Prophets learns in Hebrew school. The
taught and about what our Psalm- walls and the bookshelves must
ists sang—that we are the bearers bespeak the positive attitude of
of a great treasure of spiritual and acceptance by the parent&
wisdom and ethical lore. They of what the child is taught.
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will know the greatness of the
Bible and its civilizing influence,
WHATEVER THEIR back-
as well as the promise it holds grounds and philosophies of
life
for new contributions to the wel- may be, Jews are classed as
a
fare of mankind through, present- single group by the non-Jewisk
day Jewish endeavors. They will world. Even Jews, who
have be-
understand the full meaning of come converted to Christianity,
our religious observances, the have not been exempt.
memories and noble ideas which
Such a knowledge, if properly
are enshrined in every page of
directed and harnessed, can ac-
our prayerbook.
complish a Jewish reorientation
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I AM NOT one of those who and reconstruction which will
place their trust in princes but prove an effective antidote to our
rather in the Jewish masses—the many ills.
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determined pioneers who are im-
bued with the renaissance of our
TO US, ZIONISM was always
national life. I would rather have more even than a cure for Jew-
less money secured for Zionist ish homelessness. It was rather
projects than depend upon the a whole constellation of ideas
guardianship of those to whom which transcended the boundaries
the inner recesses of the Jewish of one particular generation or
soul are foreign.
one spot on the map. It meant
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the recreation into oneness of a
ZIONISM, TO ME, represents people splintered by exile and
the totality of Jewish life and fragmented by dispersion, and
transcends — for better or for spangled by a cruel destiny over
worse—any form of factionalism the expanse of the globe. It
or divisiveness. It embraces the meant the resurrection, on a
Synagogue, social justice, eco- worldwide scale,. of our aware-
nomic equality, a Jewish home— ness of the Jewish people's spir-
everything that bespeaks and re- itual uniqueness, of living es
flects the prophetic genius of our Jews with a sense of sacred pur-
people and the Prophets' predic- pose, of transforming the vapid,
tion of a better world "in the ubiquitous "Jew-at-heart" into a
end of the days."
Jew whose soul is attuned to the
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mind-shaking need for distino.
AS LONG AS those wko eon- tively Jewish creativity.

