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COMMENTARY i QUIZ BOX

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

(Copyright, 1942, Independent
Jewish Press
Press Service)

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LIPSKY ON GOLDBERG:
AS ONE BOHEMIAN
TO ANOTHER

What Do You Know About
Jewish Ceremonials?

THE QUESTIONS

1. What does mezuzah mean?
2. For what purpose is the
talith used?
3. What is a mizrach?
4. What word is inscribed on
the box meant for the collec-
tion of money for the poor?
5. What Biblical passage is
used as the basis for the
kosher law prohibiting mix-
ture of meat and milk pro-
ducts at one meal?
6. What is the opposite of
kosher?
7. The traditional Jewish
law according to which an
animal must be butchered is
known as what?
8. When is the Brith Milah
(circumcision ceremony) cele-
brated?
9. Thirty days after the
birth of the first-born son
there is another ceremony.
What is this called?
10. Describe a minyan.
(For ANSWERS See Page 14)

"Anti-Semitism and Nazism
Are Inseparably Linked
Together

By RENE KRAUS

EDITOR'S NOTE: The follow-
ing is a brief excerpt from the
chapter "Life and Death in the
Ghetto" in Rene Kraus' import-
ant book "Europe in Revolt"
(Macmillan) which is a revealing
analysis of the terror of Nazism
as well as of the counter-revolu-
tions in Nazi-subjugated coun-
tries. When asked about his
hobbies, Dr. Kraus replied: "Beat
Hitler. Nothing else."

Friday, July 17, 1 •

Our

CHILDREN'S
CORNER

Dear Boys and Girls:
Next Thursday will be Tisha
b'Ab—the ninth day of the
Hebrew month of Ab—which is
one of the saddest fast days on
the Jewish calendar.
This day marks the annivers-
ary of the destruction of. the
First Temple in Jerusalem by the
Babylonyans under Nebuchadn-
ezzar in 586 B.C.E. (2,528 years
ago) and the destruction of the
Second Temple in Jerusalem by
the Romans under Titus in 70
C.E. (1872 years ago).
Tisha b'Ab marked other sad
events in our history. On that
day, the edict of expulsion of the
Jews from Spain was issued by
Ferdinand and Isabella.
On
Tisha b'Ab of 1914, the first
world war broke out.
The sad period of Jewish exile
and homelessness is marked on
the calendar by the observance
of the Three Weeks, which be-
gin on the 17th day of Tammuz
—Shivah Asar b'Tammuz, also
a fast day—and end with Tisha
b'Ab.
But immediately after Tisha
b'Ab, the period of mourning
ends and our people are consoled

Your Commentator, in his
natural role as Reporter, brings
you an impression of a fascinat-
ing personality evaluation by
one of American Jewry's most
It is a grave error, yet one
brilliant character delineators.
frequently made by well-mean-
Louis Lipsky is the man. And
ing people, to regard the perse-
the demonstration of his genius
cution and attempted extermina-
took place before a small but
tion of the Jews by Hitler and
very privileged audience in De-
his Nazis as an isolated problem.
troit. The late Abraham Gold-
Two and a half years of this
berg was being delineated, at a
war have proven that the Jews
memorial meeting that had been
were not merely Hitler's bug-
arranged by the numerous
bear, but the guinea pigs in the
groups whose causes the deceased
New Order. A fate similar to
leader had championed. It turn-
theirs has already been meted
ed out to be a good old-fashioned
out to the Poles, the Slo-
meeting, whose importance lay
venians, and other Slavonic
in Mr. Lipsky's brilliant descrip-
groups. It may befall any cap-
tion of Abe Goldberg the Bo-
tive nation.
hemian.
There are but two differences:
It was something that could
one is the addition of still more
never have been done right—at
malice, venom and savagery to
a memorial meeting in a syna-
the actual work of annihilation;
gogue—were it not for the fact
the other lies in the fact that
that Louis Lipsky is himself a that Lipsky's first newspaper love anti-Semitism is an age-old,
Bohemian. That article he
worn-out device that still works
wrote about Goldberg in Cong- remained his lasting love.
with certain groups in parts of by prophecy that better days
For
instance:
when
Lipsky
ress Weekly was mere entree
Eastern Europe at present in- are coming. Then, on Sabbath
compared with the juicy evalu- arrived in Detroit for the Gold- corporated under the New Or- Nachamu—the Sabbath of Con-
ation he gave at the Detroit berg memorial meeting, the der. But the extent to which it solation—we begin to look for-
meeting.
news was exceedingly black. works has been a grievous dis- ward to the coming of better
GOLDBERG—THE ACTOR
The Axis was gaining fast in appointment to Hitler. Even the days and to the approach of re-
One who knows Lipsky and
less progressive among the down- demption.
who knew Goldberg could ap-
trodden peoples realize that
Such an attitude should serve
preciate the Bohemian interpre-
there is only a slight disparity as encouragement to all peoples
tation. Lipsky did not come to
between what is happening to who should learn to be hopeful.
cry over Goldberg. He came to
them and what happened to The present time is a Very sad
have a chat with interested men
their Jewish whipping boys of neriod for all mankind. But we
and women about a person he
yore. The stunned world is wit- must be hopeful and we must
knew well. So he chatted—
nessing a Jewish tragedy that learn to believe that the traged-
about Goldberg the Zionist,
seems hopeless. But the outlook ies will come to an end and that
Goldberg, the writer, Goldberg
brightens if one considers that, days of justice and brotherhood
the former Marxist who turned
now and forevermore, anti-Sem- will begin for all nations, includ-
anti-Marx but always boasted of
itism and Nazism are insepar- ing our own.
his interest and early affiliation
ably linked together. The down-
A happy Sabbath to you all.
with Poale Zion.
fall of the latter evil will purge
UNCLE DANIEL.
Nov, this may sound ordinary;
the world of the first. For the
•
but it is not so ordinary when
second time in their long history,
Lipsky does the job. It then be-
the Jews - are marching through FEAR—THE WORST PLAGUE
comes classic.
There is nothing worse than
the Red, the blood-red Sea.
For instance: Lipsky describ-
fear, as this story will show you.
ed Goldberg's oratory. In a
Once a Plague broke out in a
Jew Baiting Sheet
beautiful synagogue, on a hot
land and set out upon work of
summer night, wearing a straw
destruction.
A wise man who
Wins Support
hat that gave distinction to his
recognized the danger of such a
famous face, Lipsky reminisced,
Argentine President
Plague pleaded with the scourge
LOUIS LIPSKY
told stories. related Zionist his-
to stop its cruelty.
BUESOS AIRES (JPS)—Clari-
tory. described European events
Thereupon the Plague said: "I
Egypt. The Zionist leaders who nada, one of the most violent
which led up to Zionist achieve-
mean to be merciful. I will be
lunched
with
Lipsky
put
on
long
Jew-baiting magazines in the satisfied with taking 5,000 vic-
ments. Then he told this story:
There was an actor, a very faces. Lipsky offered them ad- Western Hemisphere, appearing tims from this earth."
famous actor, who put on his vice: "Read the news three days in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has
A short time later. the wise
costume for his act, went to his later. The British must have the support and the blessing of man and the Plague met again.
Ramon S. Castillo, president of "You are a liar and a murderer,"
dressing room and fell asleep.
When the time arrived for his something up their sleeves and Argentina.
said Man to Plague. "You said
everything
.
must
turn
out
right
Boldly calling itself "anti- 5,000 but meant 50,000."
appearance, a search was made
for him, he was grabbed by at- in the end . . . The ony thing Communist and anti - Jewish,"
"Not at all," answered the
tendants and pushed onto the' to read now is the movie news. Clarinada gets most of its rev- Plague: "I only took my 5,000.
stage. He awoke suddenly, was That's where you are safe from enue from ads placed by govern-
bewildered, not knowing what getting an upset stomach . . . ment agencies.
Anti-Jewish jokes and car-
had happened to him momentar- Read the movie pages instead of
ily. But then he noticed the the war news. Read the war toons are sprinkled throughout
footlights, spotted the audience, bulletins last—and a few days the poisonous pages of the paper.
felt his costume—and in a mo- later, when the atmosphere In the current number there are
articles full of smears against the
ment he was his own self, and clears."
the act was on.
Here is the dramatic critic for Jews.
That's how it was with Gold- you, the lover of the theater and
hem Lipsky explained. He could the screen.
arrive anywhere, anytime, be
Here is Lipsky the Bohemian
pushed on a platform, told for you. He is a charming fel-
"You're next." The rest was low even if you do happen to
easy. Goldberg would look at disagree with him in Zionist pol-
his audience, and he possessed itics. You can't help liking him •
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You can see at once that only the coffee continue to pour- and
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Bohemian could possibly trans- this Zionist-Bohemian for a long,
form a synagogue into a theater long time. He is a fellow after
without profaning the place. our own heart.
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Fear and worry killed the
45,000."
The moral is: be not
and do not worry, because f.
man's wort enemy.
a a
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THE RABBI ANSWERS •
A QUESTION
One day a scoffer asked
ban Gamaliel: "Where is
God? Which is His place?"
"I do not know," replies
Rabbi.
"Now," said the man, "I
how little your wisdom is
All day you pray to Him
you don't even know wher
is!"
"You," retorted Rabban
aliel, "Have asked me
something which
hap •

thousands of years ago, no
me question you about

thing which concerns you cl
and which is with you day
night and you shall tell
where it is."

"Go ahead, ask," said

scoffer.
"Well," said the Rabbi,
you tell me where your so
"I am afraid that I ca
answered the man, and it
evident that he was as
that he had taunted the
Rabbi.

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