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By RABBI JACOB HOBERM
Congregation Beth Itsehoek
"Thus were finished the H
and the Earth, and all the host
them. And God had finished on
seventh day his work which he
made, and he rested on the
day from all his work which he
made. And God blessed the sevent
day and sanctified it because th
on he rested from all his
which, God had made."—Gen '
Chap. II,
synagogues: Pentateuchal portion, Gen. 1:1-6:8; Prophetical portion,
Is. 42:5-43:10. On Rosh Chodesh Heshvan. Sunday and Monday,
Num. 28:1-15 will he read during synagogue services.
MAURICE H. SCHWARTZ and PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, Publishers
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MAURICE ARONSSON
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
FRED M. BUTZEL
ISIDORE SOBELOFF
THEODORE LEVIN
ABRAHAM SRERE
MAURICE H. SCHWARTZ
HENRY WINEMAN
PHILIP SLONIOVITZ, Editor
OCTOBER 9, 1942
A War of ALL the People!
"Mrs. Miniver," the great motion picture, we are
given the keynote for the appeals to be made in the ap-
proaching War Chest drive. It is the following quotation
from the pastor's concluding address:
In
"This is not only a war of soldiers in uniform, it
is a war of the people—of all the people—and it must
be fought, not only on the battlefield, but in the cities
and in the villages, in the factories and on the farms,
in the home and in the heart of every man, woman
and child who loves freedom! . . . This is the people's
war! It is our war! We are the fighters! Fight it,
then! Fight it with all that is in us! And may God
defend the right."
450 Years of American History
Synagogues throughout the country this week-end
will read a special statement prepared by the Synagogue
Council of America to mark the 450th anniversary of the
discovery of America.
The celebration of the arrival of Christopher Colum-
bus in the western hemisphere on Oct. 12, 1492, arouses
deep emotions. For the Jew, this event is an occasion for
rejoicing and thanksgiving. As the declaration of the
The War Chest is part of this great war effort. Every Synagogue Council states:
life saved for the United Nations means an additional
weapon against the Axis. Every rampart erected for the
democracies spells the earlier approach of doom for the
Nazi-Fascist forces in the world.
All our efforts must be exerted during the coming
five weeks to make the $5,800,000 War Chest campaign an
overwhelming success. Failure will provide comfort to the
enemy. Success will strengthen the morale of the conquered
nations and will bring us nearer to victory.
- Merge Your Activities!
The opening up of the new continent has spelled solace for
generations of Jews. Following the wake of Columbus, Jewish
exiles, together with others, have escaped westward across the
Atlantic Ocean to find in America a new life of physical and
spiritual freedom. They have found here a rebirth of hope, far
from the oppression and cruelty which had been their birthright
in many parts of Europe. More especially in the United States
of America, since that day 288 years ago when the first handful
of Jews landed in New Amsterdam in flight from the threat of
religious intolerance, up to the most recent chapter which is one
of the most tragic in Israel's tragedy-laden history, these United
States have been a blessed loving mother to untold myriads of
the "tribe of the wandering feet and weary breast."
Today, as we celebrate this anniversary, we renew
our resolve to keep faith with the principles upon which
this great republic was founded, to join in every effort to
perpetuate America's basic ideals of life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness, and never to yield to the elements
which are importations of the worst of European tyranny,
and which seek to destroy our freedom of speech, assembly
and religion.
Annually, during Allied Jewish Campaigns, all Detroit
organizations are called upon to abandon fund-raising
activities in deference to the major community appeal.
This policy is valid today, for the coming two months,
as we approach the War Chest campaign. Organizations
are obligated not to conflict with the great humanitarian
effort now being launched.
But an even greater responsibility now rests upon all
Not so long ago, President Roosevelt warned the Axis
American citizens—a responsibility that must be recog- powers that there will be "fearful retribution" for their
nized for the duration of the war.
atrocities against civilians in occupied countries.
The emergency demands of us that we avoid duplica-
More recently Prime Minister Winston Churchill made
tion of efforts, that we conserve our energies, that we it clear, in his address to the House of Commons, that:
pool our resources in order that every one of us may con-
"Cruelties, the massacre of hostages and the brutal persecu-
tribute to the best of his ability towards winning the war.
tion in which Germans have indulged in every land into which
their troops have broken, have recently received an addition
It is advisable that a responsible committee should
in the most bestial and most squalid and most sem:less of their
study the situation and should proceed to put into effect
offenses—namely the mass deportation of Jews from France,
a community-wide program for the enforcement of con-
with pitiful horrors attendant upon the calculation and final
servation. Our proposals to the community are:
scattering their families.
1. Hold only the most necessary meetings.
"This tragedy illustrates, as nothing else can do, the utter
degradation of the Nazi nature and the degradation of all who
2. Pool your resources with inter-allied organizations
lend themselves to these unnatural and perverted passions.
so that programs of a similar nature may be conducted
"When the hour of liberation strikes in Europe, as strike it
jointly, in order that the time thus saved may be devoted
will, it will also be the hour of retribution. I wish most par-
to the war effort and for civilian defense.
ticularly to identify the British Government and Commons with
the solemn words which have been lately used by the President
3. Pool your rides in order to save tires and to reduce
of the United States—that those who are guilty of Nazi crimes
the demand on public transportation facilities.
"Fearful Retribution" for Nazis
We must merge all our efforts. The more united we
this battle for victory, the sooner will we achieve
stand in
success against the Axis.
Merge your activities—and start NOW!
Bnai Brith Anniversaries
Bnai Brith commences its one hundredth year next
Tuesday. Simultaneously, Detroit's Pisgah Lodge is mak-
ing plans for the observance of its 85th birthday, the local
celebration, which is to take place Nov. 22, indicating
that this community was one of the earliest in the country
to form a Bnai Brith lodge.
The growth of Bnai Brith into one of the most effec-
tive Jewish movements reflects the growth of the Ameri-
can Jewish community. When this fraternal order was
organized there were approximately 25,000 Jews in
America. Today, with a population of 4,500,000, we are
not only the freest Jewish group in the world, but also
the largest and most affluent.
The story of Bnai Brith—founded in 1843 by Henry
Jones, philanthropist and devoted communal leader—pro-
vides facts and figures on the rise of the American Jewish
community. It is the story of a movement that has served
vital causes and has made important contributions to the
development of America. Its anniversaries—nationally
and locally—well deserve recognition as major community
celebrations.
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The Weekly
Sermonette
THE SABBATH'S SANCTITY
On the Sabbath of this week, the twenty-ninth day pf Tishri,
5703, the following Scriptural selections will be read in our
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Friday, Ocfobar 9.:1942'
will have to stand up before tribunals in every land where their
atrocities • have been committed, in order that an indelible
warning may be given to future ages and that successive gen-
erations of men may say, `So perish all who do the like
again!' "
Secretary of State Cordell Hull took occasion to brand
mass deportation of Jews from France as "revolting and
fiendish," and the Canadian government followed suit
and formally protested against the cruel treatment of
thousands of Jewish refugees. Adding to these expres-
sions of horror against Nazi actions, the leading Catholic
bishops of North and South America who participated in
the Inter-American Seminar on Social Studies, held in
Washington under the auspices of the National Catholic
Welfare Conference, declared : "The lust for domination
and the persecutions founded on racial or religious dis-
crimination are inhuman, anti-Christian and barbarous."
The acknowledged leaders of the United Nations and
the heads of the Roman Catholic Church thus agree that
retribution will follow the beastly,crimes of the Nazis who
are inviting retaliation through their acts of brutality. It
is encouraging to know that the democratic powers mean
the impending retribution to serve as a warning for genera-
tions to come that "So perish all who do the like again !"
This is, in effect, reassurance that we know what we are
fighting for and that the head of bigotry must never rise
again in a world which is to emerge free at the cost of
millions of lives now being sacrificed at the behest qf the
Axis murderers.
Rabbi Jose, the son of Rab
Judah, is quoted in Sabba
119B: "Two ministering ange
accompany a man on the Sa
bath eve on his way home fro
the synagogue. One is a g •
angel, and the other an evil on
When the man comes home an
finds the candles
lit, the table set,
and his bed in
order, the good
angel says: May
it be the will of
God that it may
be even so on
the next Sab-
bath.. And the
evil angel is
compelled to an-
swer Amen. If, Rabbi Hobe
however, the man does not fin
everying in order. the evil ange
says: May it be the will of
that it may be even so on th
next Sabbath, and the good ange
must answer, much against h .
will, Amen."
A beautiful thought is con
veyed by this passage. The sag
points out close relationship be
tween the sanctity of the Sabba
and the happiness and bless'
which the observance of the da
has brought to the Jewish -peopl
the inspiration it has been to hi
and the strength it has give
him in all the unfortunate pe
rinds of history and in ev
struggle against his foes.
Symbols of Judaism
The candles, the table and h"
bed are firm pillars on which th
entire structure of Judaism
built.
The candles stand for th
Torah; the table, for the die
laws; the bed, for the purity o
family life. These have main
tained the Jew at all times, an
are still binding him to his re
ligion and its sacred traditions.
Influence of the Sabbath
His sense of group . unity, W
morals, his clean habits, his corn
passion and pity for the suffer
ing, his pure family life—the
are promoted by the Sabbat
It enchants the poor and trans
forms him into a king, his suffer
ing wife into a queen and W
weak children into princes.
They all feel as though new
born on the Sabbath, and ne
souls possess and refresh the
weary bodies.
I utter a prayer to God: "0
Lord, renew our days of obsery
ing the Sabbath as in the past.
Let us hope that God will gran
us victory and peace.
Palestine Makes
Soap From Milk
AYELETH HASHACHAR, Pal
estine (Palcor).—The manufac
ture of soap from milk has
developed for local consumpti
in this settlement, located in th
Upper Galilee district
Among the other produc
manufactured here are the shav
Mg soap, toothpaste, and boo
polish used by the, settlers, wh
have also fostered their o
woolen industry. • The clip
sent to Tel Aviv for clea
and carding, and on its retu
it is spun by one of the wome
settlers who has specialized
the craft. The wool is the
dyed in various colors and mad
into jerseys and stockings. Dur
ing 1941, 150 sweaters wer
made here at a saving of 75 pe
cent over the cost of ready-mad
ones,