THE JEWISH NEWS Page Six THE • JEWISH NEWS April 24, 1942 The New Jailer The Weekly Sermonette Published every Friday by the Jewish News Publishing Co., Inc., 2114 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit. Mich. Telephone RAndolph 7956. Subscription rates, $3 a year; foreign, $4 a year. Member of Independent Jewish Press Service, Jewish Tele- graphic Agency, Seven Arts Feature Syndicate, Religious News Service, Palcor News Agency, Bressler cartoon Service, Wide World Photo Service. ON GIVING TOO MUCH By RABBI JOSHUA S. SPERKA. "There are things, the fruits of which man enjoys in this world, while the stock remains for him in the world to come."—Mishna. MAURICE H. SCHWARTZ and PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, Publishers — — — BOARD OF DIRECTORS Maurice Aronsson• Fred M. Butzel Theodore Levin Maurice H. Schwartz Philip Slomovitz Isidore Sobeloff Abraham Srere Henry Wineman PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, Editor On this Sabbath, the eighth day in the month of Iyar, 5702, the following selections w ill be read from the Torah in our Syna- gogues: Pentateuchal portion. Lev. 16:1-z0:27; Prophetical portion, Amos 9:7-15. or Ezek. 22:1-19 (or 16). - — - - - - APRIL 24, 1942 VOL. I—NO. 5 Our Credo (Reprinted from Our First Issue, March 27, 1942) The Jewish News believes in the American way of life and is here to contribute everything possible towards its survival. The Jewish News believes in the sacred Amer- . ican ideal of Fair Play and dedicates itself towards the complete realization of this ideal. The Jewish News is confident that Americans are prepared to fight for their rights and that they will refuse to permit fear to dominate our land. We are here to help defeat the spirit of fear. The Jewish News believes in the Four Freedoms An Unfortunate Blunder A classified advertisement in the Detroit News on Sunday read as follows : AMERICAN Nationalist very much desires job or position with someone who can place themselves in the same category. Anti-Semetic. Box 5370, Detroit News. enunciated by President Roosevelt and will fight for these freedoms on every American front, in the Amer- ican way. The Jewish News pledges itself to a program whose concern it becomes to keep Jews and non-Jews fully informed on facts relating to the Jewish posi- tion ; whose chief Interest it is to advance the morale of our people and to hold high the banner of democ- racy, religious freedom and good will among all faiths_L to fight against fraud, deceit and misrepre- sentation, and in that spirit to set a high example for ethical conduct in our community. • We are motivated by the 'community responsi- bility of establishing the most friendly inter-denomi- national relations, of advancing the Good Neighbor The grammar, the incorrect spelling of the name of the group he dislikes, the idea of seeking association with someone who can place himself in his category, reveals the character of the advertiser. We happen to know the attitude of the Detroit News and are therefore less alarmed than we might have been over this blunder. We do not hesitate to call it a blunder, since insertion of such an advertisement is, to our knowl- edge, contrary to the policy of the News. Therefore we have more valid reason for- urging that greater care be exercised in the future by members of the staff of the Detroit News in accepting discriminating ad- vertisements. A person who is anti Semitic is in all likeli ' hood also pro Axis and therefore un American. There is no room for un-American utterances . in the American press. some American life based on inter-faith co-operation. We lcome , Dr. Weizmann policy between Jews and non-Jews, of. establishing the type of relations which serve to build a whole- - - - - Dr. Chaim Weizmann is in this country after a long in securing transportation. He and Mrs. Weizmann delay in had had planned to come here two months ago, and the post- ponement in this visit was occasioned by the tragic death Pierre Laval is neither more nor less than a tool of of their son, in the course of duty with the R. A. F. The Adolf Hitler. fight to secure British approval for the formation of a Jew- In the devastating stt,,l.v of th e new head of the en- ish military unit in Palestine was the cause of another slaved French people, Henri l'orres, who was the defender delay. of Sholem Schwarzbard, the assassin of the pogromist Now, having come here in the interests of cementing Semion Petliura, and who was to defend Herschel Grynsz- sentiments in behalf of a Jewish Palestine, it is to be pan had _lot France been betrayed to the Nazis, describes hoped that Dr. Weizmann will receive the support his mis- Laval as "the lackey," and as one of the most treacherous lion deserves. He is here especially in the cause of unity, of men. if he succeeds in creating a spirit of amity among the In this most interesting story of Laval, published by Zionist and anti-Zionist groups, he will have achieved the In the Oxford Press, Torres predicted on May 10, 1941 :greatest success of his career. "Germany holds him in reserve. Tomorrow he may be We stand a good chance to gain advantages for mil- back in power; the cup of shame has not yet been drunk lions of downtrodden Jews when the peace comes. But to its dregs. But even today he dares not show himself in we also stand the chance of failing to get these benefits if the streets of the capital." we are not united in principle and in spirit. In his address This prediction has come true. Laval, branded b y b e fore th e Detroit. Allied Jewish Campaign audience here Torres as a traitor, is again in power and is surrounded by last week, Dr. Abba Hillel Silver made this important a gang, again in Torres' words, "all of them vultures who statement: "Anyone who is sectarian is unworthy of Jew- were able to spread their wings only over the charnel ish leadership. There is one destiny for all of us, and we house of defeat. He is also surrounded by the curses of must work as a unit. This is no time for doctrinaire dis- the people of Paris, unanimous in their hatred for him and cussions or romancing." in their faith in the liberation of France by a victory of the This is a warning that should be heeded in all serious- 'Allies." May the latter prediction of M. Torres come true ness. We are in danger, as Dr. Silver said, of coming out as speedily as has his prophecy that Germany held Laval of the certain victory, after the war, "an unrequited and reserve. Unrewarded people." We must guard against that by aim- ing to achieve unity in the present crisis. Dr. Weizmann should therefore be given all the aid Ameridan Jews have at their command to assure success for his mission and to Polish-Jewish mortality figures, just made public, are help him mould American Jewry into an unified and co- Sufficient to horrify even the most calloused. operating • community. The recently suspended Cracow Polish-Jewish newt paper "Gazeta Zydowska" gave the following information on Warsaw "Jewish burials" for three months in 1941: April, 2,061; May, 3,881 June, 4,290. The Saturday Evening Post has made rgtraction Compare these with the figures for the two preceding that is tantamount to an apology. In paid adveriisements years: 1940: April, 1,044 ; May, 856 ; June, -650; 1939; carrying reproductions of the editorial by its new editor, Pierre Laval the La ckey Is Polish Jewry Doomed? The Saturday Evening Post: pology April, 382; May, 352; June, 334. Ben Hibbs, the Post expresses regret over the "misunder If ever there was doubt as to the future of Polish standings" that -have arisen over the Milton Mayer article Jewry, and especially the Jews of Warsaw, should the and asserts that "the Post never has been, is not now, and Nazi terror continue, these figures provide the answer. never will be anti-Semitic in belief or expression." There is nothing in all human records to compare This is a welcome declaration and is a victory for the with such tragedy. American ideal of fair play. It is a direct contradiction of How heart rending is Polish Jewry's cry, "Whence the stand taken, until its suppression by our GoVernment, cometh our help!" And how well may they who can still by Coughlin's violently.anti-Semitic "Social JustiCe." be helped direct this call to us, who are so fortunate in this These are proofs - -of the accepted fact that justice bitter period of historic transformations! • must, as it will, .prevail in this cctuatrYfr . • - - ; Ii in the moral world crimes were immediately and fully pun- ished humanity could not sur- vive, for is there a man righte- ous on earth who commits no sin? If all virtue were immed- iately and fully rewarded hu- manity could not be, because all would ape an- - gelic-deeds for pay and remun-, eration. For the development of human beings, the reaction of either good or I evil is not ob- vious in the ac- tion. However, the seed of re- .ward is hidden in the flower of Rabbi Sperka virtue, even as the seed of evil is hidden in the fruit of crime. Though compensation is most often unapparent, it inherently exists for those who seek it or need it. STRENGTH AND REWARD Thus criminal and sinful peo- ple find excuse in that they could not foresee the evil results of their acts. But what ails us, is the prevailing disconcern even with the moral and spiritual compensation inherent in acts of duty and charity; Our pious fathers living in persecution and pogroms felt the reward of being Jews even at the ' dear price of their own liv es. our proud fathers living in discrimination and dejection of men, enjoyed God's regard and became cultur- ally and spiritually more creative than their "superiors. - Our saintly fathers in living as Jews. nd emo religion, customs and ceremon i es f e lt t h ey were giving little and e's receiving much. Our loyal fathers in maintaining the Synagogue and attending its services were compensated in strength and faith out of all pro- portion to their efforts. Our de- voted fathers in sustaining lion and educational institutio were sustained; in supporting so- cial and welfare agencies they found strength, sus and ample reward. sustenance am ESCAPING THE FAITH Men of little faith and of less piety, of little pride and of less firmness, are "uncommonly un- selfish." They give and desire nothing in return. More than that they will get nothing in re- turn. If they were born Jews they wish to escape the benefits of their religion, culture and dest iny. If they must belong to a Synagogue gue promise them they need not come there. If they come to a Synagogue stir them not to prayer and participation. If they must maintain an organi nation don't bother them with its social or cultural benefits. If ed- ucati onal institutions have to be - created let the other's children attend. Such people giVe too much. PRESERVING JUDAISM In normal times these may ex- elude themselves from Klal Yisrael. Today the community of Israel stands in need of strong, -firm and proud men and women. Everyone of us must be equip- .ped with a 'positive strength to preserve the heritage of Judaism and its civilizing influences. No man will dare, fight, or sacrifice for any empty non - creative, - non- beneficial way of life. To see us through this War to victory, to preserve our freedom, to - Main- tain our religion and to .provide a creative destiny for our-people we need and must seek.. every source of strength -and support. O ur enemics. are • equipped with , ' strengt4 _of. forge arid Can we,deny ourselves the strength of: loyalty and courage, of faith and -