Friday, February S., 1943

THE JEWISH NEWS

Page E1eve4

Jews' Part in Making U. S. Jews in Uniform
Traced to Columbus' Time Detroit Servicemen

By BEN SAMUEL

Lee M. Friedman's 'Jewish Pioneers and Patriots' Ends
Silence in Acclaiming Our Part in Building of America
Since the Great Discovery

The 450th anniversary of Columbus' momentous
landing in this country, observed last year, serves to
arouse new interest in the share our people have had in
the making of America.
Claims have been made that Columbus was a Jew.
But even if he were not, one of his shipmates, Luis de

Copyright, 1942, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc,

Cpl. Morris H. Garrison, son of
• -..Mrs. Bertha
Schulman, 1523
:Lee Place, is in
training in the
Army Air Corps
at San Maicas,
'Tex. A gradu-
ate of Central
high at the age
of 16, Cpl. Gar-
rison was trans-
ferred to the air
corps after being drafted two
years ago.
* * *
Lt. Myron Lebus was gradu-
ated as Second Lieutenant from
Camp Lee, Virginia, and is here
on a 10-day leave with his wife,
the former Marion Tabock. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sol
Lebus of Kercheval Ave. He is
going for further study to North
Carolina, Endicott, N. Y., and
Washington, D. C.
*
Walter Schmier was sworn in
as a lieutenant, junior grade, by
the Navy recently, and not Her-
man Schmier, as was mentioned
in our last issue. Another broth-
er, Dr. Adolph A. Schmier, of
New York, was recently sworn
in as a major in the Army Med-
ical Corps.

(This column is based on infor-
mation supplied by the Nation-
al Jewish Welfare Board.)

23 COUSINS:
If the USO ever runs out of
statonary, you can thank Private
Sidney Hanfling, located at Ama-
rillo Army Force School, Amara-
illo Field, Texas. Sidney will no
doubt have been writing to his
cousins in the army again when
the paper shortage occurs.

Torres, certainly was. Thus our
contributions to the building of to make them easily found and
this land date back to the Great recognized.
Discovery, and we have a con-
Difficult Search
Sidney, who in his spare time
tinuous history in the western
is
either reading or answering
It
took
industry
and
historical
world.
his mail, is a discovery of Harry
The silence in acclaiming our imagination to pick out the Jew-
Levin, Jewish Welfare Board Dir-
part in the making of America ish contributor and to fit his
erctor of the Amarillo USO club.
has been broken by the 31 essays work into the pattern of civiliza-
Every time Levin came across
tion
unfolding
during
the
epochs
of Lee M. Friedman, published
Private Hanfling, Hanfling would
as "Jewish Pioneers and Patriots" of the nation's history.
be carrying a batch of mail across
by the Jewish Publication Soci-
Mr. Friedman has shown us
the field. "Mail from home?"
ety of America and the Macmil- why decades and generations
Levin would ask pleasantly.
lan Co.
have had to pass before Ameri-
"No," Hanfling would always re-
Cover All Phases
ply, "a letter from my cousin in
the army."
The famous book collector, A.
S. W. Rosenbach, has written the
"The same one?"
preface to the book, which has
"Oh, no, another one."
an index, notes, biobliography, a
six-color frontispiece and 17 full-
Finally Levin was so overcome
page illustrations.
with curiosity that, on one oc-
Although the book's various
casion, seeing Sidney dragging
chapters are not connected
a ton or so of incoming mail
chronically, the essays cover all
toward his barracks, he burst
out, "Say, how many cousins
phases of American life: the dis-
have you in the armed forces,
covery, settlement, Colonial pe-
anyway?"
riod, Revolution, and events to
the present day.
Without a moment's hesitation.
The book is divided topically
Sidney replied, "Twenty-three."
into seven sections, among which
Levin challenged Hanfling to
the more interesting are: Presi-
write down their names.
dents and Some Jewish Prob-
Private Hanfling p r o m ptly
lems, Jews and Books, Jews in
NEW YORK (JPS)—Sergeant scrawled the names of 18 cou-
the Economic Life of America,
Meyer Levin, the Jewish bom- sins, including four Hanflings,
and American Soldiers. Each of
bardier from Brooklyn who holds several RappaportS, Gersons and
the sections contains several es-
the Distinguished Flying Cross Schwartzes, then he got stuck.
says.
LEE M. FRIEDMAN
and the Silver Star, has been But Levin wasn't watching him
It is not generally known, for
awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster
example, that the first Jewish can Jewish history could begin for bravery in action in the any longer—he had gone off to
army chaplain was appointed by to be written, for, too many Jew- Southwest Pacific, according to find Ripley.
President Lincoln, or that among ish historians have been fright- the weekly honor roll compiled
If you have more than 18 cou-
the first Jews to step on Cana- ened off by the difficulties of the by the Jewish Welfare Board. sins in the armed forces, and are
dian soil was a Jewish girl dis- search.
prepared to prove it, speak up.
guised as a sailor who, when her
Otherwise, the least you can do
Mr. Friedman was born in
is look impressed.
'secret was discovered, led the Memphis, Tenn., in 1871, and was
* * *
French Canadian authorities a educated at the Roxbury Latin
HE
CAN
KEEP
merry chase.
School in Boston, at Harvard
HIS LUNCH IN IT:
`Emperor' Described
College (A.B., 1893) and at the
Mr. Friedman has a rare gift of Harvard Law School (LL.B.,
When First Sergeant Phil
humor and he uses it to describe 1895). Hebrew Union College
Froneberger, stationed at Pine
the famous "Emperor" Norton of last month conferred upon him
Camp., N. Y., learned that a
San Francisco and to trace the the honorary degree of Doctor of
package had come for him with
genealogy of some Campbells to Hebrew Letters.
14 cents postage due, he rummag-
Palestine rather than to Scot-
ed through his entire outfit be-
At All Book Stores
land.
fore he had rounded up the neces-
The trade edition of "Jewish
Perhaps the most significant
sary cash. In debt to several Pine
essays are those indicating the Pioneers and Patriots" is avail-
Camp privates to the tune of 14
really enormous influence which able at all book stores under the
cents, he claimed his package. In
SGT. MEYER LEVIN
Jews exercised on the economic imprint of The Macmillan Com-
it was a money belt.
Ancither
three-medal
holder
is
growth of the country. His out- pany, who have joined with The
line of the history of clothing in Jewish Publication Society of Lieut. Arthur E. Hoffman, 26, who ark, awarded an Oak Leaf Clus-
the United States makes fasci- America in publishing this book. has been awarded the Distin- ter; Lieut. Paul L. Schwartz, 24,
nating reading.
The distribution of the society's guished Flying Cross, the Silver of Syracuse, decorated with the
Mr. Friedman's volume repre- edition is limited to members of Star and the Purple Heart. Lieut. D. S. C. for extraordinary hero-
sents the result of enormous and the Jewish Publication Society. Hoffman was a member of Gen- ism in action in New Guiena;
patient labor over many years. Full details on the membership eral MacArthur's escort group Lieut. Jacob Hochman, 23, of
The facts out of which most of plan are available by writing to when the General went to Aus- Plainfield, N. J., recipient of an
these essays are constructed did the executive director, Maurice tralia.
Air Medal for his participation
not lie on the surface, but were Jacobs, 320 Lewis Tower Bldg.,
Other citations were as follows: in five air raids against the
Philadelphia,
Pa.
Lieut. Emanuel Snitkin, of New- enemy.
buried under mountains of docu-
ments or scattered in ancient
books on three continents. Only
to a slight extent did the Jews
who at various times came to the
American shores lead a segre-
Enroll now in an engineering course leading to the
gated life and thus leave their
JERUSALEM (JPS-Palcor) —
records in a place or in a shape
Bachelor of Science Degree. A special section for win-
More than ten Hebrew periodi-
ter high school graduates will begin February 8th for
cals are now being published by
either the Day School or Night School.
the various Jewish units of the
British
Army,
including
Ein
Apply in Person or Write for an Enrollment Application
Lieutenant
Hamidbar (Desert Spring), is-
sued by the Water Tank Trans..
Second Lt. Lou Handler, di-
port Company, Nir Hatotchan
rector of Camp Tamakwa, former
(Voice of the Gunner) and sev-
15100 Woodward
Detroit, Michigan
Michigan State College football eral papers published by Jewish
star and since a top-ranking box- infantry units, among them be
ing and wrestling referee, is at ing Li Ae Hayil Haraglim, Hara-
Fort Eustis, Va., assigned to the glim Bamachaneh and Hedhama-
Coast Artillery, Anti-Aircraft chaneh. These organs serve as a
Command.
medium of expression for the ex-
Holding a reserve commission tensive cultural activities in pro-
since he left school, Lieutenant gress among the Jewish troops
Handler was called up for service at various stations throughout
on January 21. A communique the Middle East.
KOSHER MEAT DEPT. OPERATED BY ROBY. AUSTER
from him added:
"No one knows what the fu-
Wounded in Action
Abe
ture holds. This I do know—
Bud
Pvt. Carl Neufeld, 22, of
Sampson
Sampson
that when peace again comes to Brooklyn, has been wounded in
this earth it is my fondest hope the- Solomon Islands • fighting. A
that all of us can again be to- member of the Marine Corps,
Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri. — 8 a. m. to 6 p. rn.
gether at Camp Tamakwa on the he has been in service almost
Thurs., 8 a. rn. to 10 p. in. — Sat., 8 a. m. to 11 p. m.
peaceful shores of South Tea two years.
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Pacific.

Meyer Levin Is Now
Three-Medal Holder

Jewish Units Issue
Hebrew Periodicals

Lou Handler Named
Second

Patriotic Event
Set for Meeting
Of Pisgah Lodge

Dr. Jones, Minister of Ceri ,
tral Christian Church, to Give
Address on Monday

Pisgah Lodge No. 34 of Bnai
Brith is planning a patriotic pro-
gram for its open meeting oak
Monday night when the lodge
will commemorate the birthdays
of Lincoln and Washington.
Dr. Edgar DeWitt Jones, min-
ister of the Central Christian
Church and an authority on Lin-
coln and Washington, will de-
livar the address. A musical
program is being arranged for
this meeting, to be held at the
Jewish. Community Center. It is
open to the public.
Last Monday Pisgah Lodge
held its annual Father and Son
Night, which was well attended.
Pisgah's membership drive
campaign soon will get underway
to fulfill the quota of new mem-
bers alloted to the lodge by the
District Grand Lodge in its cen-
tennial membership compaign.
Isadore Starr is chairman of the
membership committee.

War Honor Roll

Jewish Men Who Have Distin-
guished Themselves in
U. S. Service

(Compiled and Copyrighted by
Jewish Welfare Board of
Records, 1943)

Private Sidney Noretsky, of
Chelsea, Mass., was killed in ac-
tion in the Southwest Pacific
area. He leaves his wife, Sadie,
of 83 Chestnut Street.

William Feller, 22, Fireman 1st
Class in the U. S. Naval Reserve,
died of wounds received in bat-
tle. His father had served
four years in the Navy ending
in 1916.

Lieut. Emanuel Snitkin, 24, of
Newark, N. J., an Air Corps
bombardier, has been decorated
with the Silver Star for striking
effectiveness in air assaults on
Jap-held territory in the South-
west Pacific area.

Murray Francis Weiner, Sound
Man, 3rd class, U. S. Coast
Guard, is missing in action in
the Atlantic. A medal winner in
swimming and rifle-shooting
competition Weiner is a graduate
of Abraham Lincoln High School,
entering the service directly af-
ter graduation.

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