Thursday, July 28, 1949
DETROIT JEWISH CHRON-ICLE
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Farewell, Rabbi Eisenman
Detroit bids farewell this week to the venerable Rabbi
Joseph Eisenman and the Rcbetzin who are sailing Aug. 5 to
make their home permanently in the Holy Land. With them go
the good wishes of the entire community that they may find
many years of joy and tranquility in the land of their hopes.
For almost 40 years, Rabbi Eisenman was a leading figure
in the orthodox community. He helped found several institu-
tions in the formative stages of communal life and actively
participated in good works on behalf of the orphan, the widow
and the aged. His was an old-style activity, without publicity,
without fanfare and almost without notice.
Three Synagogues knew him well and held him in rever-
ence for his gentleness, his scholarship and his words of com-
fort and encouragement. Beth Tefilo, the old Napoleon street
Shul which later merged with Emanuel to form Beth Tefilo
Emanuel at Taylor and Woodrow Wilson, and the smaller
Congregation Bnai Jacob were the centers of his activity, but
the entire community felt his influence in the Vaad Harabonim,
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah and other quarters.
May Rabbi Eisenman's going be in peace and his coming
to the new land be also in peace.
Frank Murphy
The following excerpts from a letter sent to us by the Rev.
Dr. Horace A. White epitomize the attributes of the late Frank
Murphy which made him a true humanitarian and a defender
of the rights of the underprivileged and of minority groups .
Associate Justice Frank Murphy, writes Dr. White, had the
capacity to combine his belief in God with the struggle of the
people. His religion was not departmentalized—that is, some-
thing to practice on Sunday and forget in the everyday strug-
gles with the problems of men and women.
• When Frank Murphy's star began to ascend in the political
arena of Michigan and Detroit, and ultimately in the nation,
the Negro citizens of Detroit and Michigan needed to feel more
than anything else that they were a part of the great life of
this state of ours. Frank Murphy knew this better than any
politician in his day. Without hesitancy, and in the face of much
criticism, he spoke to the confused masses. He gave them hope,
and above all, as their political leader he gave them under-
standing and sympathy.
His shocking passing recalls to mind his magnificent person-
ality as he stood before . an audience of colored people, assuring
them of their inherent worth as citizens of this nation, and as
children of the living God—in whom he, like they, had implicit
and undying faith.
In all of my public experience, I have never seen anyone
quite like him. He had the capacity to sweep one on with him
into a state of triumphant faith, no matter what the immediate
circumstances might be.
Arab War Is Over
The signing of the armistice between Israel and Syria tech-
nically brings an end to the Arab-Israeli war, although a formal
peace is yet to be concluded and there is little sign at Tel Aviv,
Lausanne or elsewhere that satisfactory terms will be drawn up
in the near future. At the same time it is fairly evident that
bold talk of a resumption of hostilities in Tel Aviv and none
too well veiled calls for vengeance in some Arab capitals are
pat•ntl,• propaganda, for home consumption as far as the Arabs
are concerned and for fund-collecting purposes abroad with
regard to Israel's assertions.
Just as in the case of the Transjordan, Egyptian and Leban-
ese pacts, credit for the final armistice agreement with Syria
belongs to Dr. Bunche, the UN mediator who had to pull the
delicate strings from thousands of miles away.
With the reopening of the UN Conciliation Commission dis-
cussions at Lausanne, there is some hope, though a nebulous
one, that the Arabs and Jews may come to an agreement to end
the war permanently. The news of Bevin's summons to the
Arab monarchs and statesmen to London is a warning that
Lausanne holds no certainty of peace. Moreover, it is an answer
to the growing influence of the United States in the Middle
East chiefly throvigh Israeli channels.
A strong Israel, so British Colonial Office thinking goes,
is an infringement on England's sphere of influence. Back deep
in the minds of the colonial officials is the fear that Israel may
yet tuin to Soviet Russia for support. In any case, they feel
that they had better retain their supremacy in the region, and
they look, therefore, sornewhat askance at the hundreds of
millions in American capital flowing into the new Jewish State.
Back Federal FEPC Bill
Only one or two of the Detroit representatives in Congress
to whom the Jewish Community Council sent letters urging
the passage of the FEPC bill, now pigeonholed in the House
labor and education committee. replied that they would com-
ply. The rest hedged in general saying that they would "study"
the request.
If northern congressmen in the liberal Detroit area hesitate
at approval of a measure barring discrimination in employment
because of race or color, it is time that the public aroused itself
and' let these vacillating legislators know their minds. We
advise you to write to your representatives in Congress de-
manding that they indorse the measure in no uncertain
language.
Discrimination because of race or color is immoral and
inimical to the basic principles of American life. In the field of
employment, morever, bigotry is wasteful. A federal fair em-
ployment practices statute would eliminate second-class status
for millions of our citizens and help equalize economic oppor-
tunity.
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Ben Gurion Reported
Cool to a Constitution
By WILLIAM ZUKERMAN
(Jewish World News Service)
NEW YORK—The Tel Aviv correspondent of the New Yolk Post
reports Premier Ben Gurion and his party, the Mapai, are trying
to jettison the constitution of Israel which was supposed to be con-
firmed at this session of thet
K nesset.
in it another maneuver to grant
In place of a written constitu- the demands of the Religious bloc
tion on the American style, a in a disguised manner.
• • •
draft of which has already been
prepared. Ben Gurion wants an NOT JUSTIFIED
unwritten constitution along the
THOSE RESPONSIBLE Jewish
British model. The reason for organizations which were led to
the change of mind of the pre-
mier, according to the corres- support the campaign against the
pondent, is that Ben Gurion wants so-called "anti-Semitism in Soviet
to extricate himself from a dif- Russia," have committed an error
ficult position in which his alli- of judgment, stated Ernest Lan-
ance with the Religious bloc has dau, editor of the only Jewish
put him.
weekly in the American Zone,
That alliance provides that the who is on a visit to the United
new constitution should include a States at the invitation of the
good many provisions of a theo- educational and cultural relations
cratic nature which are obnoxious exchange of the American De-
to people of a western and demo- fense Department under the spon-
cratic culture, such as make up sorship of the Synagogue Council
the bulk of the population of Is- of America.
rael.
• • •
Landau, who was an inmate of
Dachau and worked since the end
SEEK RELIGIOUS COURTS
THE RELIGIOUS BLOC de- of the war for the United States
mands the inclusion into the con- army news agency, told a repre-
stitution the legalization of the sentative of the Indianapolis Na-
religious courts which will have a tional Jewish Post that the pres-
State status to control marriages, ent scare of Soviet anti-Semitism
i'as not justified by facts.
divorces, wills, strict Sabbath ob-
He himself had interviewed
servance and control of the eating
and drinking habits of the pop- many Jewish refugees from
ulation according to Kashruth Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Ro-
laws.
mania and Poland and all of them
Knowing of these difficulties told him that the chief reason
ahead of him. Ben Gurion wants for their wanting to leave their
to sidetrack them by doing away countries was the economic up-
with a written constitution alto- heaval in those countries which
gether and solve the theocratic deprived they'll] of means of liveli-
problems peacemeal by parlia- hood.
mentary action. But, the corre-
The anti-Semitic aspect played
spondent reports, the progres- no part in the urge for emigration
sive parties are strongly opposed from the eastern European coun-
to such a move because they see tries, he said.
Zionists to Mark Centenary
of Max Nordau During August
NEW YORK—The hundredth Europe's Jews and his concept of
anniversary of the birth of Max I the Jewish State as their only
Nordau, one of Zionism's most salvation, adding:
illustrious pioneers and thinkers,
"The man who worked side by
will be celebrated during the I side with Herzl to formulate and
month of August by some 700 I initiate the movement for a Jew-
branches of the Zionist Organiza- ; ish State was author of a plan 50
tion of America throughout the years ago—the Max Nordau Plan
country, according to an an- —which Israel's independence to-
nouncement by Benjamin G. day has made a desperate reality.
Browdy, acting ZOA president. The Nordau Plan called for the
Special programs commemorat- I emigration of one million Jews a
ing the anniversary of ''the un- year to Palestine. At that time
official leader of the Zionist Palestine /was not --ready. Today
movement," which falls on July Israel is absorbing hundreds of
29, are in preparation by the thousands of new immigrants."
ZOA.
"Nordau," Browdy said,
In a call urging American "summed up briefly what he con-
Jewry to participate in the sidered to be the essence of Jew-
Nordau centenary °celebration, ish survival: 'Either Judaism will
Browdy recalled Nordau's vision turn to Zionism or it will cease to
regarding the fate in store for be ! PI
ZOA Takes
No Vacation
in Summer
/THERE IS A LARGE placali
outside a Bronx church in
viting the congregation to partici-
pate in summer activities and
headed "God takes no vacation."
In this one respect at least Amer-
ican Zionism, and particularly the
ZOA, follows the divine example.
No matter how hot and humid, the
weather, no matter how uncom-
fortable the working conditions.
the ZOA carries on.
A ZOA delegation of four, led
by the newly elected president.
Daniel Frisch, is now in Israel,
surveying the ground for the con-
tinuing effort and new projects of
the ZOA in the Jewish State. The
delegation is conferring with
representatives of the Israeli gov-
ernment, with a view to coordi-
nating ZOA plans with the re-
quirements of Israel and having
a particular piece of wotok ;Mut•d
to the ZOA.
• • •
ZOA HOUSE PUSHED
ACCORDING TO reports reach-
ing New York, the delegation has
already met with substantial sue.
ces.s and has proved a worthy in-
strument in furthering United
State s-Israel friendship and
understanding.
Arrangements have been made
for the building of the ZOA
House in the heart of Tel Aviv.
This House will serve as a center
for all Americans, Jews and non-
Jews. who visit Israel. It will
supply information on invest-
ments, procure hotel ac•omoda-
tions and guides for tourists and
information of all kinds for
Israelis interested in the United
States. The ZOA House will be
a two-way bridge between the
Yishuv and the American Jewish
Community and between Israel
and the United States.
On the home front. the ZOA,
under the leadership of Acting
President Benjamin G. Browdy,
is engaged in numerous activities.
A committee on American civic
activities has lately been found-
ed to channelize such efforts as
the sale of government bonds, the
promotion of savings drives and
other patriotic campaigns. This
committee will mobilize the re-
sources of the Jewish community
for cooperation• with the federal,
state and municipal governments.
• • •
BOOKS FOR ISRAEL
ANOTHER ACTIVITY now be-
ginning to show promising results
is the campaign for books for
Israel. The campaign seeks chief-
ly technical books for the schools
and technicians in Israel, who
look to America to learn the lat-
est methods of industrial and
mechanical technique. Such tech-
nical books are extremely rare
and almost impossible to come
by, even for large sums of money.
There has been no letup in the
intensive drive for new member-
ship in the ZOA. Greater mem-
bership, of course. means/reader
influence for the ZOA and, their-
fore, greater power to help Israel,
greater power to aid the DP's still
in Europe and those who have
reached Israel but are still in
need. No day passes without an
augmentation of ZOA member-
ship.
The ZOA has been busily en-
gaged in setting up economic. in-
stitutes in all parts of the country.
Through lectures and the distri-
bution of specially prepared
literature, these institutes ale
spreading a knowledge of Israeli
economics. business, industry and
agriculture. It is difficult to
exaggerate the importance of this
work, because the health of
Israel's economic system depends
to a large measure on the under-
standing and investments of
t A io m ne sr . ican bu
businessand organiza-
• • •
CULTURE FOSTERED
CULTURE HAS NOT been
neglected in ZOA summer activi-
ties. The Israel music and art
committee is promoting a mutu-
ally enlightening interchange of
artistic talent between America
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