Purely Commentary Column for Rosh Hashanah

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

List of 33 Interned
Jews in Lithuania
Released by JDC

Law, However, Prohibits

J. D. C. stated that many of the
persons listed may have been
moved in the interim.

In releasing the list, Joseph C.
Hyman, executive vice-chairman
of the .J. D. C., said:
"It must be borne in mind that
there is no possibility of send-
the help from the United States
to any of these persons at the
present time. American war
laws forbid communication with
enemy-occupied countries such
as Lithuania. We are making this
list public for the sole purpose of
affording to relatives of these
people the only available infor-
mation as to their whereabouts."

Falvusas Girsas, 29, and Miriam, 28.
Dubrovieina, Dr. Isakus-Chone Smulis,
45; his wife, Raisa. 35; daughter, Rina.
13 and son, Jacob. 9.
Feinbergas, Josells Dovidas, 49. Ger-
stein., Ruvenas, 39. Glikmanas, MoriS
Ruvinas, 39, and his wife. Liuba. 37.
Goidnknopas, Simons, Judelis, 22.
Heselsonss, Leiba Chaimas, 38. Jev-
erovieins. Isroelis Chaimas Isakus, 27.
Joffe, Noac Beras, 55; his wife ,
Ester-Rachil, h 47. and Rotsiidiene Gitel,
Kantorovieius, Mejeris Smerells,
77.
36. Lescas, Neisanelis Elijas, 32.
Maselis, Salamonas Leiba. 31. and
Chava. 28. Misieris, Nisonas Mendells,
50; his wife, Feige. 48; daughter,
Ester. 21. and Sulamit. 16. Bosentalis.
Leiba-Vulfas, 34, and his wife. Ftachile.
32. Sabselbanmas„ Smuells-Pinchas, 38.
Stnicarevicias , Abromas Girses, 28.
and his wife, Masa, 22- Volpas, Jak-
obas-Grigoriius. 39.

this movement—makes no apol-
NEW LEADERS
Sending Help; Names
ogies. Its leaders are out to do
IN A NEW ERA
The Jewish New Year is a a job and they do it. If they
Come From Palestine
fight
for
a
certain
prin-
solemn event. It need not be a have to
depressing affair. Too many Jews ciple, they carry that fight to a
A list of 33 Jews interned in
will commence 5703 in a spirit finish. The results are already
of despair and anguish, and it evident. Why don't Jews follow Kaunas, Lithuania has just
will be difficult to persuade such a pattern? We are differ- reached the office of the Joint
them that they should retain ent. We run in extremes. We Distribution Committee from
hope and should feel confident are either completely concilia- Palestine.
Pointing out that the list prob-
that all will be well in the tory or / completely militant—
"A noble aim, faithfully kept,
The list follows:
end and that great good will and that requires two or more ably took considerable time for
is as a noble deed."
organizations, two or more transmission to Palestine and
emerge from the present crisis.
Bedakas, Leiba Gersells, 28. Brackns,
—Wordsworth.
Joelis-Beras. 57 and Ona, 46. Chazanss.
Our job, clearly, is to build up groups to do a single job. If thence to the United States, the
we
knew
how
to
get
together,
as
confidence and to dispel the
spirit of gloom among our peo- the Negroes have gotten to-
ple. After all, our lot is closely gether, we should be infinitely
knit with the future of the better off.
democratic powers, and no one AN EXAMPLE OF UNITY
Unfortunately, only troubles
with a sense of spunk in his
heart will admit that we are get us together. When it be-
doomed; on the contrary, every came necessary to raise our
Woodward at Gratiot—Telephone CHerry 9500
persons w i t h "guts" enough voices in protest against the out-
knows that we either live on as rages in Nazi-bossed Europe, the
free men or we may just as well American Jewish Congress, the
prefer death to slavery. The Bnai Brith and the Jewish Labor
point is that we shall carry on Committee joined forces and the
as free men. The clock will not American Jewish Committee sent
be turned back for Jews who a message of encouragement.
have tasted the freedom of Governor Lehman came to the
America, the pride of Palestine, meeting as a speaker, the United
the idealism of the Soviet Jew- Nations were represented, the
President and Churchill made
ish communities.
Do we have sufficient strong emphatic declarations. Action
and courageous leaders to carry brings results. But first there
the load in time of crisis? This must be unity of purpose.
Your commentator knows the
is a question that will be asked
by many, and will call for dangers of uniformity. They
frank evaluation of our position. must be avoided at all costs.
PATENT PENDING
REGISTERED
After all, this is. a new era, and But when an academic problem
arises,
unity
is
absolutely
neces-
a revolutionary period in history
calls for strong men to guide the sary. If we don't acquire a
:destinies of people. Your corn- semblance of unity, some na-
- mentator is confident that the tional movements will be
:right men will fill the right knocked out of existence.
places and that we won't be THE GHETTO IS DEAD
These problems are essential
shamed by history's recordi.
to a consideration of the ques-
LEADERS ON HORIZON
No one is in a position to say tion: who will be our future
today who will be our leaders leaders?
Of necessity, they will have
tomorrow. The Wises and the
Lipskys and the Cahan.s are to be American Jews who will
getting older. Younger men will not cringe. The reason for this,
have to prove their mettle. Who too, is obvious. The younger
men do not know the ghetto
they be?
A few of the younger men are and reject ghetto walls. They are
already on the active list. Henry proud Americans. They believe
Monsky and Maurice Wertheim in fair play. They want a sense
- and Carl Sherman may be of sportsmanship wherever they
counted upon to do a good job. are—and what they had learned
, But you can rest assured there on the sandlots or in the sum-
will be others. And the hour of mer camps or in their schools,
need will bring them to the as youngsters, will be transfer-
ferd to the Jewish scene when
front.
What path will the new lead- they grow up. Some have al-
ers follow? That is perhaps more ready risen to positions of prom-
Sizes 41/2 to 10
Important than the problem of inence in their communities.
Widths AAAA
whether they will be on any Others are coming to the front.
to EE
path at all. Some will be mili- It may turn out to be a severe
tant, others will be the bus- showdown, but the ultimate re-
in Group
hush variety, still others will be sult must lead to considerable
good.
Conciliatory.
True, there are men—some of
* In other words, the ways of
the world, in the main, will not them have written nasty novels
change.
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But it shall be a better world
;;---and it shall be so because some
our young people will un-
doubtedly understand that if
they don't do a job courageous-
tly and with a sense of pride they
and their people will be doomed
to more unnecessary suffering.
:: OW THE NEGROES DO IT
The group that is destined to
gain as much if not more than
any other from the present con-
cts is the Negro people.
egroes have already attained
The four bearing points of the foot,
,advantages. You find them as
which distribute the body's weight
lespeople, as professionals, as
from the ankle, an rest on shock-
officers in the Army and Navy.
absorbing cushions!
They are holding positions to-
y which were unobtainable
Sammy Sofferin's
r them a decade ago. How
'd they make these gains?
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