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Dr. Wise Gone, AJ Congress Deciding Its Role
By PIIINEAS J. IIIRON
THE NATIONAL BIENNIAL convention of the
American Jewish Congress is now in session in
New York City. It is the first convention without the
leadership of Stephen S. Wise. It will be a decisive
test of the organisational and ideological strength of
the Congress as an institution. The Congress was
merely a platform for Dr. Wise's Jewish statesman-
ship.
, Today however the Congress must demonstrate its
validity and raison d'etre as the
democratic instrument of American
Jewry! It cannot afford to be
merely another parasitic communal
etup competing with the American
ewish Committee and the Anti-
Defamation League for the atten-
tion and donations of American
Jews.
In this dynamic age, a Jewish
defense organization in America
must speak out with the fearless
voice of a young Stephen S. Wise,
Biron
a voice that refused to be silenced by timid appeasers
that challenged the self-appointed Jewish leadership
whenever interests were at stake.
Wise was never afraid of criticism. He was a radi-
cal who had contempt for lethargic respectability.
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WHEN GERMAN JEWRY felt the first symptoms
of Hiller's ruthless anti-Semitism, Wise threw diplo-
matic language overboard and aroused the American
people to a full realization of the meaning of Nazism.
Today reliable, judicious reports from Germany re-
veal to us the ghastly undeniable fact that Nazism,
far from dead, is experiencing a renaissance, with the
help of politicians and military leaders from London
and Washington. The U.S. State Department is play-
ing unashamedly the role of midwife in the rebirth
of this monster, who murdered a third of the Jewish
people.
The big job of the American Jewish Congress is to
try to put an end to the renazification of Germany.
Even if the Congress should not prevail against the
foreign policy of England and America, it must con-
centrate its energies towards that attempt.
Wjse did not stop Hitlerism, nor did he save Ger-
man Jewry, but his prophetic voice was a warning to
all the peoples of the universe and contributed much
towards the unmasking of the regime which threat-
ened the freedom of the world. Will the American
Jewish Congress emerge as the authentic democratic
voice of American Jewry at, this convention? . . . We
sincerely hope so.
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Yiddish Paper's Youth
Is Recalled by Publisher
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THE PRESS DID NOT cover the banquet of the
OFF THE RECORD
By NATHAN ZIPRIN
National Economic Council at the swank Waldorf-
Astoria Hotel on Oct. 26. Although our Department
of Justice does not pay much attention to it, the Na-
tional Economic Council is an anti-Semitic organiza-
tion, distributing tens of thousands of hate-mongering
pamphlets throughout America.
The guest of honor at this dinner was Cecil Palmer,
one of Britain's top Fascists.
Among the sponsors of the dinner were such "dis-
tinguished" public figures as Robert R. Watson of
the National Association of Manufacturers, the finan-
cier Lammot DuPont, Congressman Ralph W. Gwinn,
Albert W. Hawken, former U. S. Senator and one time
president of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce; Princess
Alexandra Kropotkin, John J. Raskob, multi-million-
aire industrialist; David M. Goodrich, rubber manu-
facturer: Ogden H. Hammond, ex-ambassador to
Franco-Spain; and numerous other celebrities and
members of high financial spheres of our democracy.
But our defense organizations still maintain that or-
ganized anti-Semitism is on the downgrade.
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tion of Lodge No. 1 of New York
Elks there appears, under the
title of "Fraternalism" the fol-
lowing anecdote, as told by its
editor, Robert Seelay. "Massa"
Henry Waterson, the great Louis-
ville editor and a frequent visit-
or to Washington, sat at luncheon
JUDGE GEORGE ARMSTRONG of Texas who
offered 450,000,000 to the Jefferson Military College
on condition that it teach anti-Semitism is the patron
saint of Gerald L. K. Smith's anti-Jewish activities.
Smith with that kind of financial backing can hardly
be called a crackpot, gentlemen of the ADL.
with several senators in the white man and a negro. Whom
Capitol.
would you like to see win the
One of the senators looked out fight?".
of the window and then turned
"Before I answer that," said
to Mr. Waterson and said: "Mr. the wise and liberal editor, "I
Waterson, outside, on the lawn, should first like to know which
there is a fist-fight, between a of the two men is right."
received with bitter criticism by
HE YIDDISH NEWSPAPER the Jewish press and the largest
"The Day" is currently cele-
brating its 35th anniversary.
When Morris Weinberger, its
publisher, first became associated
with the paper he was a young
man. Now, past 70, he is as alert
and active as in the early days.
segment of Jewish leadership.
At the same time a similar
survey was being conducted by
Sir Stuart Samuels on behalf of
the British government. This re-
port revealed the tragic plight of
Polish Jewry and its effect was
to set off a wave of protests.
The New York Times carried
only Morgenthau's report. Vexed
by the unfairness of the Times,
Weinberg conferred with Ochs
who insisted it was the duty of
an American paper to carry only
the report of the American rep-
resentative.
As publisher Weinberg had
many experiences. AmOng those
he relates most frequently are
the following. A year after "The
Day" was founded, the Democrats
ran a man by the name of Swan
for district attorney. The party
made a bid for the newspaper's
support by offering to place ad-
vertisements in the sum of
Unable to sway Mr. Ochs,
$17,000.
Weinberg inserted a paid adver-
The financial situation of the tisement in the New York Times
paper was none too good and the containing the full text of the
lure of money was great. Instead Samuels report to enable the
Weinberg turned to Louis Mar- American people to familiarize
shall for advice. When Mars call themselves with the true situa-
told him that Swan had made an tion of the Jews in Poland.
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anti-Semitic remark while charg-
ing the jury in a case involving FROM MANY CORNERS
a Jess 7."einberg not only turned
DR. LOUIS
FINKEI.STEIN,
down the money offer but president of the Jewish Theo-
launched at once a strong cam- logical Seminary, said the "Eter-
paign for Swan's opponent. '
nal Light" radio program may
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well point the way to a new
phase in the interpretation of
BUCKS THE 'TIMES'
Jewish tradition.
ONE OF THE highlights in
Those whc have been follow-
Weinberg's career as publisher ing the program since its incep-
goes back to the period immedi- tion slightly more than five years
ately following the end of the ago will rejoice in the knowledge
first world war. There had been
that the seminary's hopes for the
outrageous pogroms on Jews in program have been more than
Poland and the American gov- fulfilled.
ernment had sent the elder Mom-
To the more than six million
genthau to investigate the situ- people estimated listening to that
'bon. Morgenthau's report was weekly delight the recent cele-
bration of the fifth anniversary
of the "Eternal Light" was both
a promise and fulfillment.
Dr. David Petegorsky, execu-
tive director of the American
OFFENBACI! — (WNS) — Dr. Jewish Congress, and Dr. Trude
Herbert Lewin, whose appoint- Weiss-Rosinarin are debating
ment as city physician was can- "Have Zionist Organizations a
celed last September on the al- Future in America?". Trude
leged ground that he might "re- Weiss-Rosmarin says "Yes" and
sent treating non-Jews," has been David Petegorsky says "No."
As both are eloquent and not
restored to his post when the
Offenbach city council, by a vote given to pulling punches, com-
of 29 to 15, voted to reverse the munity forums booking the team
are assured of plenty of fire-
ban.
works.
At the same time, the council
Another significant indication
voted to suspend Offenbach's dep-
of the high regard in which Jew-
uty mayor on the ground that he
ish agencies are held in their
was the prime instigator of the
dealings with displaced persons
movement to oust the Jewish phy-
and other homeless people of
sician. who was to have been
Europe, was manifested in the ap-
chief of the wome .'s clinic. Dis-
pointment of Max Newman, of
closure of the cancellation of the
HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid
original appointment set off a
wave of protests. Jewish leaders Society) to head the all-impor-
tant resettlement committee of
and liberal newspapers in Ger-
many charged that anti-Semitism the Council of Voluntary Agen-
was the moving motive behind cies in Germany.
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the action. Later the issue was
referred to the American Military PERTINENT ANECDOTE
IN THE CURRENT. !leave,
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