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DO NOT BE A
SLAVE TO GLOOM
AN OLD JOKE:
AN OLD FRIEND
JEWS HAVE GOTTEN
USED TO WAITING
`,Ne can't all go ..
but we can
Put at least IC: of yout pay in War Bond , -.
This new color poster, which soon will be teen throughout the
United States, emphasizes a new theme in the War Bond sales
campaign. The present goal of the Nation wide drive is to per-
suade all citizens to invest 10 percent of income in War Bonds
and Stamps.
A Jew in Germany learned
that a job was available for me-
nial labor in one of the Berlin
factories. He applied to the
chief of staff, who blurted: "As
long as I am alive, no Jew will
ever work in this building."
"Very well," the Jewish ap-
At the dinner meeting of the
plicant answered, "we Jews are Jewish Theater Guild, held July
used to waiting."
1 at the Jewish Community Cen-
ter, a number of contributions
WHAT A BEACH!
were made in response to the
Here is a good summer yarn.
A Jew was seen in the Sahara appeal for the $25,000 local Yid-
walking leisurely, clad dish theater project. There were
only in a bathing suit. An Arab, 130 at the dinner.
B. M. Laikin, chairman of the
riding a camel, said to him
"Don't you know that the ocean budget committee, presided.
is hundreds of miles away?" Mark Yuviller, executive direc-
And the Jew replied: "What a tor, presented a report of achieve-
ments thus far in the campaign.
beach! What a beach!"
TO BRING DIRECTOR
AN ANIMAL STORY
A telegram was received from
This is a true story. A small
Jewish boy was taken to syna- Aaron Rosenberg, chairman of
gogue for the first time. He was the executive committee, from
shown the Ark and was heard Washington, advising that the
to ask his father when the ani- Theater Guild .may succeed in
bringing as director of its dra-
mals were coming out.
matic school the noted Sigmund
Turkow, producer and art direc-
Colored Delegate
tor of the Jewish Guild Theater
of Warsaw, now in Brazil.
Joins Inter-Cultural
Rabbi Morris Adler, honorary
president, was guest speaker. He
cited the farsightedness of those
With a fourth scholarship to who can rally to the cause of a
the Inter-Cultural Education constructive cultural endeavor
Workshop at the Colorado State in a dark period.
Rabbi Joshua Sperka pledged
College, Greeley, . Colo., made
available through the co-oper- his support to the movement.
Mr. Laikin announced a par-
ation of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored tial list of contributors, including
People, Joseph Q. Mayne, execu- the following: $500 each, Sam
tive secretary of the Detroit Bookstein, Max Karp, B. M. Lai-
Roundtable of Catholics, Jews kin, I. A. Liebson, Julius Wag-
and Protestants, has announced man, Louis LaMed; $200, Max
the appointment of Mrs. Irene Holtzman; $150, William Sand-
Graves, teacher at the Barstow ler, and a number of $100 and
school, as a delegate in addition $50 gifts.
to the three who were named FINANCE PERSONNEL
last week.
Members of the financial divi-
The arrangements for the sion of the campaign are: B. M.
scholarship and the appointment Laikin, chairman; Max Holtz-
were made by Gloster Current, man, vice-chairman; J. Birn-
executive secretary of the as- baum, Sam Bookstein, Hyman
sociation, and Barton Beatty, Bookstein, Harry Becker, J. Cu-
boys' work secretary of the St. kerman, Dronsick, Moishe
Antoine branch • of the Y.M.C.A. Dombey, Isaac Finkelstein, Ir-
ving Friedman, Morris Friedman,
Morris Kane, Louis LaMed, I. A.
Rabbi Epstein Dies
Liebson, Louis Levine, Sam Lie-
ST. LOUIS (JPS) — Rabbi berman, Jack Malamud, Morr
Chaim Fishel Epstein, leading St. Newman, Jay Rosenshine, Mor:
Louis Orthodox spiritual leader ris Sklare, D. Sislin, Morris
and notable Jewish scholar, died Schaver, Jack Tucker, Harry
here at the age of 68. Born in Weinberg, Julius Wagman and
Lithuania, he came to the United Harry Zolkower.
States in 1923 and held pulpits
Mrs. Rebecca Redblatt is chair-
in Brooklyn, Cincinnati and man of the women's memberships
Cleveland before coming to this committee. Assisting her are Mes-
city in 1930.
dames Sarah Friedman, G. Gor-
Before his arrival in America enbein, Kay Hirsch, Esther La-
Rabbi Epstein was chief rabbi of Med and Jennie Weinberg. Mrs.
Dorpat, Esthonia, and was presi- Rose Holtman and Mrs. Lillian
dent of the Union of Rabbis in Bookstein are secretaries of the
Latvia.
division.
Theater Guild
Donors Listed
"Workshop" Group
War
Honor Roll
KILLED IN ACTION
David H. Straus, Jr., Store-
keeper, 2nd Class, in the United
States Navy, 26, of Houston, Tex.,
killed in action when the aircraft
carrier Lexington was torpedoed
during the Coral Sea battle.
Harry Steinberg of the Mer-
chant Marine was picked up by
a rescue ship after a vessel, of
which he was a crew member,
had been sunk by enemy torpedo
fire. (Details of this sinking have
not been disclosed). He died,
while on the rescue ship, as a
result of exposure. .
Formerly a teacher, Steinberg
had also seen service in Spain,
during the Spanish Civil War, as
a member of the Abraham Lin-
coln Brigade. He is survived by
his wife and father, both of whom
live in Pittsburgh.
Lieutenant David L. Silverman,
a pilot in the Army Air Corps,
of Longview, Tex., killed in ac-
tion in the Australian war zone.
Private Paul Morris Johnson,
of Waterbury, Conn., was fatally
wounded in action during the
initial Jap attack last December.
In the army since April, 1941,
Johnson was stationed at Fort
Shafter, Hawaii, at the time of
his death. He is survived by his
father, Henry L. Johnson, a resi-
dent of Waterbury.
MISSING IN ACTION
Chief Boatswain's Mate Charles
Brodsky, 37, of Chelsea, Mass.,
is missing in action "somewhere
in the Pacific."
Captain Nelson Niessen Kauff-
man, Army Medical Corps, of
Indianapolis, Ind., has been miss-
ing in action since the fall of
Corregidor, where he was on
duty at the time of the last Phil-
ippine battle.
WRITERS IN ENGLAND
SUPPORT RUSS APPEAL
- LONDON, (JTA) — Jewish
writers in Great Britain will
help to fullfill the appeal of
Russian Jewry for funds to pur-
chase 1,000 tanks and 500 planes
for the Red Army, it • was stated
this week by Morris Meyer, edi-
tor of the London Jewish Times,
addressing a meeting of Jewish
journalists and writers. The
meeting adopted a resolution
greeting Russian Jewry. A com-
mittee to help organize the ap-
peal for the tanks and planes
was set up at the gathering.
10, 1942
The Fighting Je
Jewish Youth's
LISTENING
POST
By H. J. PHILLIPS
Reprinted front the Montreal Her
By DANNY RASKIN
The purpose of this column
is to prevent our readers from
becoming slaves to gloom in the
pre::ent hour of world crisis.
Therefore, we are selecting the
most entertaining stories to keep
you in good humor.
You may have heard some of
them.
Well, what of it?
The question has been asked:
"What is a Jewish story?"
The answer is: "A story which
a Gentile can not understand
and which a Jew has heard be-
fore."
When we told this conundrum
to one of our associates, he re-
marked: "Yes, I heard that be-
fore, too."
While on this subject, here is
n story about story-telling:
Berel kept on relating one
anecdote after another, at an
after-dinner party. All laughed,
except his friend Shmerel. Berel
finally became annoyed. "Why
is it," he said, addressing him-
self to Shmerel, "when I tell my
jokes, you keep quiet, bow, -then
tip your hat?"
"Because," said Shmerel to
Berel, "I like to pay great res-
pect to old friends."
Friday. July
THE JEWISH NEWS
Page Ten
The work and cooperation of
the Jewish youth in the Allied
Jewish Campaign is something
long to be remembered. Their
realization of the importance of
the Campaign was exemplified by
their enthusiasm, with the result
that Junior Division far exceed-
ed its quota.
Now, their work in the pres-
ent emergency is bringing plaud-
its. Again their realization of a
crisis is spurring them on to
greater glory in something which
they have never seen or done
before. The USO and Red Cross
have been loud in their acclaim
of the meritous work being done
by them.
They are doing it,. not because
of the applause, but because, as
every American youth feels to-
day, it is their duty. They real-
ize, as do the 130 millions in the
U. S. today, that what they do
is still not enough, but that
whatever They can do is a big
help toward our ultimate goal.
HERE 'N THERE . . It's Sgt.
Irving Jaffe now . . . The 5'5"
"Mighty Mite" recently received
his third stripe . . . National
C'cil of Jewish Juniors enter-
taining boys in Service with
lawn parties every Sunday nite
. . . At the homes of the mem-
bers . . .Joe Hootner leaves for
service upon return from honey-
moon . . .Bernie Weisman, de-
mon Junior Service Group work-
er, howdy's from sunny Califor-
nia, where he's visiting the fam-
ily . . . Temple Israel holding
Imonthly picnics for Service'ees
R. A. F. represented by 22
sturdys at last one . . . Frances
Cohn at U. M. working for her
Master Degree . . . She is the
newly elected president of the
Nation C'Cil of Jewish Juniors
. . Those Monday nite films at
the Jewish Center are terrific
. • . Try to see them.
•
REQUEST 'N ANSWER DEPT.
. . . M. M.—Your letter contained
no forwarding address . . . I
will be more than glad to emsee
the group's benefit affair . . .
S. T.—I advise you to consult
the Jewish Center' for your in-
formation . . . C. M.—Thanks for
your kind words . . . The final
total of the Junior Division was
$18,711.30.
• • •
IN THE ARMY QUOTES . . .
"I've been doing ar lot of bayonet
practice lately, and tomorrow's
my big day. I'm ripping Adolph,
Benito and Buck Teeth apart.
Dummies only, darn it"—
Corp. Joe Summers . . . "Saw
your column in the Jewish News,
and I've decided to still call you
my cousin anyway."—Pvt. Elmer
Raskin . . . "Boy, could I go for
a good Kosher corned beef or
pastrami sandwich. When we
finish those guys off, I'm coming
back and open the biggest deli-
catessen, and lock myself in
there for a month."—Tech Sgt.
Ernie Iczkowitz . . . "Saw a big
USO show the other eve, and
the m. c. reminded me of you,
except that his jokes were only
10 yrs. old. Wish you were up
there though. The guys here are
too young to remember them
L
The Rellys and the Bulkeleys,
The Csseys and the MeTighes.
Have writ their names in glory
Across the blazing skies;
The "Butch" O'Hares and Dugan"
Have made a gallant crew—
But don't forget the Epstein.,
Levine. and Cohens, too!
U.
The Murphy. and O'Brien—
The Kelly. and the Sheas.
Have shone in epic battles
With Dooleys and O'Deas;
McGawn's a fighting demon--
And Toohey gives 'em hell .
lint Seligman at Midway
Did more than pretty well!
HI.
Fitzgerald gives no quarter-
MeFecley packs a sock;
A Jap when hit by Dooley
Thinks some one threw a reek;
A Casey shone at Midway-
Gilhooley did his share
But I see by the papers
The Goldstein boys were there!
IV.
The Fats and Mikes are beareats
In any sort of scrap,
And they are plenty potent
Against the wily Jap;
But there among the heroes
Who've got the stuff it takes
I notice Moes and Swamies
And also Abes and Jakes!
V.
A Seligman stood smiling
on bomb-torn Lexington;
Levine was Kelly's bomber
Against the Rising Sun;
A Goldstein was at Midway
And in the Coral Sea,
The Glsckbaums and Shapiro'
Shared la the victory.
The race line doesn't matter
In this land's day of need,
Nor color line nor birthplace.
Nor pedigree nor creed;
Then Grogan, Smith and Ginsberg
Brown. Lipsky and 31eGann--
Ike, Pat, Tom, • Dick and Harry—
Stand as one fighting man!
L'ENVOI
When liberty's endangered
Thank God this feet is tree—
Jake. Winthrop, Mike and Rest
Fight hand In hand for YOU!
Long live the Fighting Irish!
And all the others. too!
And how about a toast to
The country's Fighting Jew!
anyway."—Pvt.
berg.
George Ad
• • •
WHERE THEY ARE . . . Co
Joe Sumthers . . Hy. and
Squadron, Harlinger Arrhy"
nery School, Harlinger, Texas.
• • •
CONGRATS . . .To Lieut. M
Schafer, who was made a Fi
Lieutenant after only 2 mont
11 days of his commission as
Second . . . Army minimum
ually a year.
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