DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE rag• 2. LEHMAN ADDRESS NEW YORK CITY—(WNS)— In his first public address since his election as U. S. senator, Her- bert II. Lehman declared that he favors the "welfare state" prin- ciple in Jewsh affairs just as strongly as on the national front. Heroes May Tremble, Lovers Learn front Chanukah Story By D. SCHOCHER MR. ABELSON LIT the Chanu- lTl candles. "Blessed art thou, 0 Lord, who didst perform miracles for our ancestors in GREETINGS ... those days at this seasons." ' "Amen , " said Bess Abelson. Beside Bess was sitting Philip. • I A young lawyer, he had met Bess two years before and was now , almost as regularly a weekly visitor at the Abelson home as 11520 DEXTER Time Magazine. Philip, too, said Amen, when Mr. Abelson finished Isadore Atler his Bracha, but in such a low I tone as scarcely to be audible. Joseph Morten I Mr. Abelson didn't seem to eemoommommel hear the "Amens" for he had hardly finished reciting the bene- tri 't:1 VA /IA see lattii 2fA diction when he began rather leisurely to expound on the sig- nificance of the holiday. Mr. Abelson belonged to the in-be- tween-generation, between the and • Jewishl old p ions informed and the younger, more estranged generations. "This is a very significant festi- val—this holiday. of Chanukah, commemorating the Maccabean Ft heroism. This Chanukah candle Maccabeus discovered on regain- 11 400 E. Jefferson ing the Temple. Legend says that the oil ordinarily sufficient fur Wox one evening, miraculously lasted for a whole week." "Do you really believe," said GREETINGS Philip, "that this ancient festival has any significance for modern times?" - • NATE'S • ASSEN • DELICU • • L r w Greetings Salesbooks, Manifold Books, Interfold Forms, Fanfold Forms, Autographic Registers Continuous Forms 500 Michigan Theater Bldg. 220 BAGLEY WO. 3-1860-61 - , Fenster and Co. SUPERIOR SYSTEMS & SALESBOOK (0. • • • "WELL," SAID BESS, "Phil I am afraid you won't be able to understand. You see, Chanukah is a festival of heroism—Macca- bean heroism—and I am afraid heroism is not exactly your line. The Maccabeans were heroes— they dared, Philip I ask you, did you ever dare?" "Well," said Philip, "you know I CHANUKAH GREETINGS I AND BEST WISHES TO ALL I 1 II To All Our Friends and to Detroit Jewry in General 1 II Michigan Mortgage Corp. 2442 National Bank Bldg. !woe VII OIL WO. 5-5870 1 1111 VAC elle**elfiel4 MK Mei(' tieli 3We 1161111IIMIle acute fel "KM Mlle /fori *A "At= 2$3 ;GREETINGS ... t ENTERPRISE HEAT AND POWER CO. 1 I 1 9127 CONANT TR. 3-1100 1 DETROIT, MICHIGAN Iteralassiz en mem eacestress eiseacerk,s outman; nu eagenicentl Ilse INS me/lenaneillienimeiellowiimeiramensisiviefte Ile 'NM I I I GREETINGS BAMBOO GARDEN N ay anzer Oscar 9?Jausner EMILE HAIRSTYLING SALON I National Theatre Supply' "I wouldn't miss it for the world," said Bess. "Okay," said Phil, "hop into my car and you. too, Mr. Abel- son." . • • • Headquarters for Simplex Projection Equipment ..2312 CASS . AVENUE. .. WO. 1-2477j LE= Etal VANC MEW Meg tAreatfIet! Ltd IMNII!% • teSE.1 AN HOUR LATER Philip was "Happy Chanukah to All ... Greetings TRUCKING, INC. General Offices I frozen in Isondon. what they say, discretion is the addressing the Young Peoples -S better part of valor." Branch of the Congregation "Yes, I know all that," said Shearith Israel. SEASON'S GREETINGS Bess. "You are a lawyer, you Philip began his speech by out- have plenty of discretion and it lining the historical incidents may be a part of valor, but I am connected with the Maccabean not sure, it is the better part." uprising—the attempt of the • CHOW MEIN Philip had never heard Bess Antiochus to destroy the Jewish • CHOP SUEY talking to him like that before. faith and nation and the Jewish "Just what, Bess, are you driv- uprising which followed. • COMPLETE DINNERS ing at?" He pointed to the great dis- Delivery Service Extra Charge "Simply that I don't think that parity in forces and arms be- you can understand Chanukah, tween the Jews and the invading 8313 HAMILTON because heroism and valor is just armies. "Nevertheless," said out of your line. It's beyond Philip, "the Maccabeans tri- TR. 5-0341 you." umphed through their heroism." "Will you be specific," asked "This leads us to the question," Philip. said Philip, "what is a hero? Is \ I , salu tress. We a hero a man who is unafraid? have known each other for two No," he said. "If a man who is CHANUKAH years and you've been coining unafraid, dares, there is no par- here regularly like the rent col- ticular virtue about it. The Mac- GREETINGS ... lector — only more frequently. cabeans could not have been so As I understand it, you do not stupid as not to see that they go to see any other girls. Why faced a superior foe, but they don't you propose? Because you went nevertheless. He is only a are afraid. You arc afraid, for[ hero who, though he trembles, instance, to undertake the finan- ! goes forth nevertheless. Do not, cial responsibilities of support- i my young friends, think you are Flowers -- Gifts • a two . people. You have no be- i not heroic, if you fear, if you in, BOOK CADILLAC HOTEL lief that a little cruse of oil suf- tremble. Every hero trembles ficient for one day may endure' But heroism performs miracles. STATLER HOTEL for a whole week or that a little , Just like that cruse of oil. It . i n c o m e might possibly be . makes it possible for the little . stretched or grow enough to sup- i to endure." ! port two. You are even afraid ' As they were riding back to to propose for fear that I would ! the Abelson home, Bess didn't Best Wishes to All . . . ivject you." ; say anything for a while. Then • • • , she said, "Philip, I liked that PHIL WAS STUNNED. He said speech." I nothing for a while. "Thank you," said Philip. "Well, aren't you going to say There was a silence. something?" asked Bess. ! "Maybe," he said, "now???" "Yes," said Phil, "I'll say sonic- ! "Yes, my hero," said Bess. as Interior Decorating , thing. Will you marry me?" ' she kissed him. "I thought that would be "No," said Philip. "I'm afraid 1414 FARMER ST. coming," said Bess, "and here's you were right. I haven't much my answer, N-o, not k-n-o-w, but heroism but maybe just a little WO. 2-42-H n-o. Do you understand? I've cruse of it which will stretch and watched you all along and these last for a long time." Chanukah candles speaking of ! Maccabean heroism have given ,,,P"*1/61:154"114711"41143"1'151".""11A)11"""7"."47'7"13/6411"4 me an idea. You haven't the heroic in you, and yes. I want a hero, do you understand. I'm I If y very romantic." Best Wishes from . . . "If that's the way you feel about it. why, I suppose, that's the way," said Phil. "Yes, that's the way I feel," said Bess. Complete Beauty Service Mr. Abelson had been sitting Member of Hair Design Council goggle-eyed as Bess landed on 1 the younk lawyer. "Bess," he 17041 Hamilton at 6 Mile Rd. UN. 4-4161 said, "is that the way to talk to 119126 West McNichols a friend on a holiday?" KE. 2-7191 "That's all right," interceded lest,-.aselmiltmeme.- -43:f..vcilgretesoiwczamsevoilselsmEuvelsosissif Philip. "If Bess feels that way iq ugesc iess aensa ma nistasoaraindisinfaSsfals51141 1 114111811111nOtra ltua ninHient she has a right to say it. In fact I got some ideas from her and GREETINGS also from you for my speech to- night to the young people of Shearith Israel on "Maccabean Heroism." "You talk on heroism." said Bess. 'That's a scream. That I I got to hear." "Do you really want to come 1 and hear ,me?" asked Phil. 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