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PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, Editor

This Sabbath, the fourth day of Ab, the following Scriptural
selections will be read during synagogue services: Pentateuchal
portion. Deut. 1:1-3:22; Prophetical portion, Is. 1:1-27. On the Fast
of All, Thursday, July 23. the following selections will be read-.
Morning services, Pentateuchal portion, Deut. 4:25-40; Prophetical
portion, Jer. 8:13-9:23; afternoon services, Pentateuchal portion,
Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10; Prophetical portion, Is. 55:6-56:8.

VOL. I—NO. 17

By RABBI SAUL SILBER
Dean of Hebrew Theological
College of Chicago

JULY 17, 1942

Tragic Tisha b'Ab

Next Thursday will be worse than a mere Tisha
b'Ab—the anniversary day of the Destruction of the two
Temples and the Jewish Dispersions.
It will be a day of worldwide mourning and will be
marked by sad gatherings of Jews throughout this country
who will lament over the death of more than a million
of their kinsmen since the outbreak of the war, at the
hands of the Nazis.
Tisha b'Ab this year will be an occasion for protest
against the Hitlerite atrocities. Responding to the call
issued by the American Jewish Congress, Jews in many
communities will raise their voices in resentment against
the outrages in Nazi-conquered lands.
We are at war, and it stands to reason that we are
merely echoing the accepted policies of our Government
against the perpetrated murders. What Jews do, there-
fore, to protest against atrocities is in the main an expres-
Sion of our people's sorrow and resentment over what is
transpiring in Nazi - ruled territories.
Tisha b'Ab is an appropriate time for such protesta-
tions. And the aftermath of Tisha b'Ab is an ideal time
to regain faith and courage and to carry on in the spirit
of old that redemption will come, that there will be an
end to misery and that decency will be restored on earth
to prevail for all time. Only in such a spirit can Jews
Carry on in time of tragedy.

Discrimination Must

Stop!

President Roosevelt has lifted the employment ban
against non-citizens who are loyal to this country.
This is a step in the right direction.
But in many war plants there is still prejudice
agalli'ArJews, and it is important in the interest of justice
that this be stopped at once.
Discrimination, on racial and religious lines, is con-
trary to the declared policies of our Government in the
,war effort. But the Fascist-minded employers have yet
to learn the meaning of our war objectives. To cement
our national unity, a halt must be called' to the practices
:of the bigoted elements in the nation.
We call upon our Government for firm action in
the matter of racial and religious discrimination. There
Must be an end to Nazi ideology in our internal set-up—
now, while we are engaged in the supreme effort to win
the war, and for all time to come!

The Jewish Hospital Movement

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Out for Victory!

To win the war, it is necessary that every available
dollar and all volunteer manpower be utilized in our

defense efforts.
Calls have been issued for increased efforts in the

sale of War Bonds and Stamps, and it is of particular
importance that the Retailers' Victory Drive should be a
complete success.
Also, there is need for a large number of volunteer
women who are called upon to join the American Women's
Voluntary Services. We urge the women to offer their
services by calling at headquarters, 1533 Woodward
Ave. and to make themselves available for activities in
behalf of the defense and victory drives.
Mr. Nate S. Shapero is doing an excellent job as
chairman of the Wayne County "Retailers for Victory"
War Bond and Stamp drive. Also, the new retailers' peri-
odical, "Victory," has made its appearance under the

editorship of Herman Wise. They and their associates
can not do the job alone. They must have the encourage-

ment and assistance of every one of us.
There are discouraging reports from the front. But
they can be brightened by sustained efforts for ultimate
victories—providing we all help.
There must be no let-up in the victory campaigns ! Let
us utilize every means at our disposal to achieve the
success that is necessary for the retention of decent demo-
cratic ideals!
This Friday—American Heroes Day—and every day
thereafter, let all of us redouble our work for the sale of
Bonds and Stamps, and in whatever other field we are

The movement for the erection of a Jewish hospital
In Detroit is gaining momentum. A responsible commit-
, tee, selected from the several groups interested in the
'cause, is at work formulating plans for early presenta-
tion of the needs to the public.
The need for a Jewish hospital has long been estab-
lished. In the first place, Jews are in position to make
a community contribution by solving the problem of a called upon to serve.
shortage of hospital beds. Secondly, the Jewish doctors
Keep 'Em Flying—and carry on for victory!
and internes will be given opportunities for greater serv-
ice because of added facilities for research work in a new
Jewish hospital. Thirdly, the hospital needs of Detroit
Jews will be provided for in greater measure by such a

In Fairness

to

Refugees

A Nazi spy, Herbert Bahr, posed as a Jewish refugee
hospital.
he was trapped by the F.B.I. on the diplomatic vessel
Because the responsible leaders in the community when
are taking a hand in the movement, it is reasonable to Drottningholm.
The F.B.I. deserves congratulations for rounding up
believe that the cause is nearing realization.

After-War Prussia

Responding to a suggestion by a reader that Berlin
renamed Lidice after the war, "to the end that the
arrogance of their leaders and the brutality of their
jiimmlers and Heydrichs may be forever remembered by
the German people," Time Magazine suggests as "another
poetically just idea . . . to offer Prussia to the Jews of
E urope as their postwar homeland."
Even the thought of it probably chills some German

dews who have had the good fortune to find haven of
refuge outside Germany and who now offer daily prayers

for their blessed positions away from the Prussians.

American Rabbis'
War-Time Tasks

this dangerous character who rates even lower than the
eight saboteurs who entered the United States by sub-
marine.
But in fairness to Jewish refugees who are thus
aligned, it is of the utmost importance that Nazi trickery
should not react against them.
Jewish refugees have fled from characters like
Herbert Bahr, and they should not be penalized for an act
committed by a spy for the most barbarous government on
earth.

A Brave Newspaperman

We are now at war. Many are
the duties that have been cast
upon American Jewry. More so
re the tasks that have been
heaped upon the Rabbi. The
problem of morale, the attempt
to keep the spirits of men and
women high, rests chiefly with
him. The Rabbi must stress the
ethical and religious reasons for
which we are fighting. He must
impress upon the minds of our
citizens that this, our present
conflict with the forces of des-
truction, is not a war of expan-
sion, not a fight for enonomic
gain, but a struggle for freedom
itself. The greatest attribute of
human nature is the urgent and
heart•elt desire to be free, to be
able to speak, write, assemble,
and worship according to one's
own interpretation of life. The
free man must be able to walk
the streets without fear of seiz-
ure. It is his inalienable right
to breathe the wholesome and
rejuvenating air of freedom.
It is the first commandment
and the reason thereof that the
Rabbi today must emphasize: "I
am the Lord, thy God, who hath
taken thee out of Egypt, from
the bondage of slavery."

THE RABBI AS GUIDE

Shall it be slavery or shall it
be freedom? Such is the unique-
ness of this war. Shall we revert
to a barbarous and paganistic
era? Shall we sit by and watch
the achievements of civilization
crumble and lie shattered in the
dust?
It is the Rabbi to whom the
Jews look for guidance and in-
spiration. It is the Rabbi who
gives comfort to his constituents
and eases the burdens his fellow
humans carry. Though the body
of the Jew may have been en-
slaved in various ages during his
history, the soul of the Jew has
never been depressed nor con-
trolled by external forces.
It
is this freedom of the spirit, this
hope that complete liberty will
ultimately be attained, that has
maintained -and strengthened -
him.
The Rabbi has a task that is
apparently overwhelming, but
his position in society demands
that he be of good courage, and
dauntlessly combat the evils o
pessimism and defeatism; those,
evils that are wont to destroy'
faith in victory. In him we-
place our trust; through him
freedom will be ours.

(Copyright, J.T.A., 1942)

Faith: A Tribute
To Dr, Weizmann

By LORD ALLENBY

In 1918 I knew little or noth-
ing about Zionism. I regarded it.
as a phantasm, as a theory. Then
Dr. Weizmann, the Zionist lead-
er, came and stayed at Armyll
Headquarters. His visit was oaf
revelation to me of faith.
Iy
never had such an eye-opener irk e
my life. He was converting,
everybody by his infectious en-' S
thusiasm. Our military position
was precarious in every way
without any prospect of further
advance. Dr. Weizmann - made

light of all this, and to further

the Zionist plans laid the found-

Georg Cohn, business manager of the Copenhagen ation-stone of the Hebrew Uni-

Time Magazine's editors should read the history of National Tidende, refused to accept a Nazi announcement
Spain. They will learn about the early boycott move- eulogizing a pro-Nazi Dane who was killed on the Eastern

versity within the hearing of
gunshot. It was an extraordinary

thing . . . It was a faith that in-
ments conducted by Jews against a land of persecution. Front. To save his fellow Jews who would have been spired
all who came into contact

For centuries Jews refused to set foot on the land that made the targets of Nazi vengeance had he remained on

was responsible for chambers of horrors under the guise the job, this brave newspaperman quit his post. His name
pi religion. Will this be the fate of post-war Germany?
will be recorded among the brave anti-Nazis.

with Dr. Weizmann, and which
made .us all more confident that

victory was sure."

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