Anterican Jewish Periodical C

Friday, March 9, 1951

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

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The Chronicle Was There

Sen.Humphrey American Jews' Aid Called
Beth El Hears Sen. Douglas
Israelis
Analyze U. S. Foreign. Policy Urges Direct a Must by By Visiting
HAROLD
S.
COHEN
By GERHARDT NEUMANN I to its international agreements
A young Israeli couple, Asher and Tova Back, are in Detroit
"Police states respect only and "is no longer in the imperial- Price Control
visiting and seeking an automobile. They need a special car since
istic business."

force," declared U. S. Sen. Paul
H. Douglas of Illinois in a speech
at Temple Beth El last Sunday
night. Douglas spoke at the in-
vitation of the Temple's Men's
Club on the foreign policy of the
United States.
In an incisive and objective
analysis of the situation, Douglas
compared the political actions of
the United States with those of
Russia during the last five years.
He showed that Russia has re-
fused to disarm, consistently op-
posed strengthening of the United
Nations through setting up a po-
lice force, sabotaged peace
treaties with Germany and
Japan and even refused to join
the relief agencies of the UN.
The United States, on the
other hand, has tried to live up

- Pfeffer States
Problems of
Creed in School

The areas of disagreement on
religion in public schools were
outlined last Tuesday night by
Leo Pfeffer, American Jewish
Congress expert on state-church
relations, in a talk at the Young
Israel Youth Center under the
joint sponsorship of the Jewish
Community Council and Young
Israel,
The differences, Pfeffer ex-
. plained, are two-fold: 1) relig-
ious teaching in public schools,
and 2) use of public funds for
religious schools. The non-sec-
tarian public school is the Amer-
• lean - concept. But the Catholic
church is hostile toward the pub-
lic school and would prefer re-
ligious schools. The Protestants
are divided in their opinion: they
affirm the American principle
but also practice their own sec-
tarianism in their schools.
Bible reading in public schools
is one point in dispute. It is un-
doubtedly not consistent with the
principle of segregation of church
and state. The Jews, Pfeffer stat-
ed, are unanimously oppo.sed to
it. The Protestants favor it. The
Catholics opposed it until 10 years
ago because of the use of the
. King James version, but then re-
versed their position for reasons
that can only be guessed at.
The practice of released time,
Pfeffer said, is opposed by the
Jews and favored by the Pro-
testants. The Catholics used to
be indifferent, but in recent
years have begun to advocate it
strongly.
The celebration of holidays in
public schools finds proponents
and opponents among Jews,
while Protestants and Catholics
are in favor of it, Pfeffer said.
The use of public funds for
religious schools is opposed by
the Jews and Protetants, while
the Catholics are trying to get
bus transportation and secular
text books through public funds.
Pfeffer was introduced by Je-
rome Kelman.

Douglas gave a detailed ac-
count of Russia's action, its pol-
icy of expansion and its disre-
gard for civil liberties. The
United States, on the other hand,
has tried to help the war-ravaged
countries of Europe and Asia to
get back on their feet.
The war in Korea, Douglas
stated, would have been unthink-
able without Russian interfer-
ence and active aid. The general
experience is that Russia, when-
ever its actions were met by
force, has backed out. This ex-
perience, Douglas said, shows
that our policy of active resist-
ance against further expansion is
basicly sound.
Without U. S. interference in
Korea, Douglas said, Russia
would have overrun all of Asia.
We are in fact defending Asia's
new nationalism against Russia's
imperialism, he added.
The same holds true in Europe,
Douglas pointed out. Fear of the
atomic bomb restrains Russian
aggression for the time being.
However, our superiority is rap-
idly diminishing, Douglas warn-
ed, because the Russians are
manufacturing atomic bombs as
fast as they can.
Douglas believes that airpower
alone is not sufficient to hold
Europe. We have to send troops
to Europe in order to bolster the
morale of the European nations.
The loss of Europe would give
Russia tremendous resources in
many industrial fields and prob-
ably boost Russian production to
as Eigh a level as American pro-
duction.

The speaker was introduced

by Dr. Max

Winslow, president
of the Men's Club, and Rabbi B.
Benedict Glazer.

Purim Fete Set
by NW School

On March 18, the Northwest
Hebrew Congregation Sunday
School will present its annual
Purim program to which the
parents of the children are in-
vited.
It will be featured 'way the
"Purim Revue" prepared by the
Children's Theater and such ad-
ditional features as a costume
parade and a program given by
Cantor Fenakel's Northwest Con-
gregation Children's Choir.
Participating in the play will
be Larry Allen, Sally Allen,
Sheila Burk, Alice Burston, Gail
Cooper, Elaine Feldman, Loraine
Fox, Sandra Gelman, Merwin
Goldsmith, Harriet Gray, Audrey
Hecker, Arlene Kaine, Dorothy
Robinson, Joan Rodman, Lorelei
Schuman, Loraine Small, Gail
Steffen, Carol Stross, Marilyn
Stein and Jeffrey Stross.
Performances are scheduled
for 10 a.m. and 12 noon.
The Sisterhood committe, head-
ed by Mrs. Jacob Levine, is plan-
ning to provide each child with
Hamentoshen.

• • •

The graduation class of the
Northwest Hebrew Congregation
Religious School has elected a
graduation committee consisting
of Chairman Elaine Feldman,
Secretary Loraine Small, and
Treasurer Vicki Marston to be
in charge of the graduation cere-
mony.

A young man who has made
his name as a great champion
for civil rights and liberal
causes in general was in town
to address the Detroit Teachers
Institute. He is Hubert H.
Humphrey, senator from Minne-
sota.
Sen. Humphrey, at a press
conference, commented upon the
problems facing the United States
today. He took vigorous issue
with Senators Taft and Wherry
and Herbert Hoover on the ques-
tion of U. S. participation in the
defense of Europe.
He stated that these men, for-
mer isolationists, had opposed
the Marshall plan, were not en-
thusiastic over the United Na:.
tions, opposed point four aid as
well as military assistance to
countries allied with the United
States.
He accused them and the
other members of the "recalci-
trant minority" of poor judg-
ment and accused them of at-
tempting to decide military ques-
tions without the support of our
military strategists.
Sen. Humphrey told reporters
that experienec has shown that
the Soviet Union moves in wher-
ever there is a power vacuum.
"Wherever force confronts them
they hesitate as they did in Ber-
lin," he added.
The war in Korea may save
civilization the senator believes,
by serving notice we will not
stand by and watch aggression
done and by making us rearm.
On the questions of domestic
policies, S e n . Humphrey de-
manded the immediate imposi-
tion of direct controls to halt in-
He pointed out that in-
- flation.
.
direct controls have not worked
and prices are skyrocketing.
He also called for immediate
congressional action on a new
tax bill. He pointed out that in-
flation has cost the government
three billion dollars for rearm-
ament without producing a sin-
gle war product.
He said that rollbacks of prices
should be tried if it is not al-
ready too late.
''''Questioned on the Kefauver
crime investigation, Sen. Humph-
rey declared that in the final
analysis suppression of crime
was up to the local government.
"If the people want clean
cities, they must elect honest
officials," he stated. "The fed-
eral government cannot and
should not set up an internal
police force to stamp out local
crime as this may lead to dic-
tatorship.
He concluded by stating that
there is little hope that this con-
gress will do anything on civil
rights, but he hoped that the
president would take action un-
der his emergency powers.
—H. C.

*
both lost limbs in the Israel War of Independence.
Tova, 20, third generation Is*
raeli, is a school teacher, who be guests at a reception given
teaches immigrant children in the jointly by all Jewish War Vet-
fourth grade. Asher, 21, is a eran posts, headed by Norman
cashier in an amusement park.
Berkley, Michigan commander;
A Czechoslovakian, he arrived Hapoel Hamizrachi, Rabbi M. J.
in Israel in 1946 and immediately
joined the Palmach. He lost a
leg while his group was storming
the old city of Jerusalem.
Tova served during the war as
a messenger in Jerusalem. Like
other Israeli girls she began her
service in her early teens.
An artillery shell exploded near
her as she was carrying a mes-
sage to a military outpost. She
delivered the message and then
was rushed to a hospital where
her right arm was amputated.
MR. AND MRS. BACK
It was in the hospital that she
• • •
met her husband. They came to
the United States to secure arti- Wohgelernter, president, and Rab-
bi Max Kapustin, vice-president;
ficial limbs.
Both agreed, in answer to ques- and the League for Religious La-
tions, that Israel is dependent for bor, headed by Rabbi Joshua S.
economic recovery upon the Jews Sperka.
The reception will be held at
of the United States. "We need
American investors to build up 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the War Vet-
erans Memorial Bldg.
the country," they said.
The Bnai Akiva will hear the
They doubt that many Amer-
ican Jews will migrate to the new couple speak Saturday at the home
state, but those that do will be of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jonas, 3200
Cortland avenue.
easily absorbed, they feel.
Although they have been away
from their country for three
months, they are certain that the
political crisis in Israel will be
solved with Ben Gurion back as
prime minister.
"He will be our prime minister
A range of emotion from broad
for the next 20 years," they an- mining-camp humor to tender un-
swered humorously. "The Mapai derstanding of a girl's dreams
is the strongest party in Israel." marks the program which dancer
Both feel that a coalition of Jean Erdman and her company
Mapai and the General Zionists will present Thursday, March 22
is possible after the forthcoming at the Art Institute.
elections, but they expressed
Jean Erdman, formerly with
doubt that the two parties could the Martha Graham company,
control the two-thirds of the Knes- studied the dance forms of exotic
set necessary for a stable govern- culture.
ment.
Her mastery was recognized
On the local scene in Israel, when she was named the first
they report that the large pro- director of dance on the faculty
gram of home and road construc- of Columbia University.
tion was leading to full employ-
The Fair Eccentric or the Tem-
ment. There was some unemploy-
ment, they said, due to the lack porary Belle of Hangtown, major
of money to complete projects number on her Detroit program,
and also to the lack of skills of is a string of ancedotes in dance
some of the recent immigrants. of the gold rush days in old
Some immigrants refuse to do Colorado.
In marked contrast is Sea Deep,
manual labor which they are not
used to and so they remain un- a fantasy of a girl's growing up.
employed.
Lansing-born William Leonard
The threat that Egypt may start plays the dream man.
a second round in its war with
The concert is the finale in the
Israel hangs over the country, the series sponsored • by the Dance
couple stated.
Consultants' Committee.
In such a case, the other Arab
countries would join in against
ELECTION SUPERVISION
Israel, they feel. Inside Israel
Jerusalem — (ISO — Super-
the relation between Jews and vision of elections will be vested
Arabs is very cordial although in a 30-man committee, accord-
there is some demand on the part ing to a clause adopted by the
of Jews that the Arabs be treated law and constitution committee
still better.
of the Knesset, which is now
While in Detroit, the Backs will drafting an election bill.

Pythian Units Prepare
for Purim Celebration

Letters to the Editor

Pythian Sisters and the
Knights of Pythias announce that
a Purim party will be held Sun-
day, March 25 at the Lodge Hall,
15787 Wyoming.
Dick Stein's orchestra will play
for dancing. There will also be
games and refreshments.
Tickets may be obtained at the
door or by calling WE. 3-0474 or
WE. 3-5462.

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Jean Erdman
Troupe Slated

To the- Editor:
May we commend you for and
comment upon your fine edi-
torial in the March 2 issue of
the Chronicle regarding the Sab-
bath. We, too, agree with you
that one of the greatest contri
butions which the Jewish people
have made to the world, is the
Sabbath.
During the past 10 years the
Women's Sabbath League has at-
tempted to bring to the Jewish
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tremendous importance of the
Sabbath and the danger in its
weakening.
Early in its inception the Sab-
bath League was instrumental in
convincing a large number of
grocers, bakers and other Jew-
ish merchants to close their
places of business on the Sab-
bath, and they have since told
us how happy they are for the
day of rest and that their busi-
ness has not suffered.
We are still engaged in the
project of convincing the Jew-
ish women of our city not to go
shopping on the Sabbath day,
and to bring back the sanctity
and beauty of the Sabbath to
her home.
WOMANS SABBATH
LEAGUE,
MRS. J. S. SPERKA,
President
MRS. M. WINSTON,
Secretary.

