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By BEN HECHT
(Text of prayer for Europe's massa-
cred Jews read at memorial meeting
in Madison Square Garden, New
York, recently.)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
MAURICE ARONSSON
ISIDORE SOBELOFF
FRED M. BUTZEL
ABRAHAM SRERE
THEODORE LEVIN
HENRY WINEMAN
MAURICE H. SCHWARTZ
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, Editor
APRIL 9, 1943
This Week's Scriptural Portions:
This Sabbath the fifth day of Nisan, the following
Scriptural selections will be read in our Synagogues: Penta-
teuchal portion, Lev. 12:1-13:59; Prophetical Portion, II
Kings 4:42-5:10.
As the Editor
Views the News
III MI NM III
Religion as Basis for Lasting Peace
From the convention of the Union of American Hebrew
Congregations held during the last week-end in New York,
came an important call to all Americans to revitalize their
religious beliefs and to sweep from the face of the earth
the scourge of paganism.
Eminent spokesmen for the Catholics and Protestants—
Dr. Jacques Maritain of Columbia and Princeton Universities
and Prof. Robert L. Calhoun of Yale University—joined
with Jewish leaders—Dr. Israel Bettan of Hebrew Union
College and Roger W. Straus, co-chairman of the National
Conference of Christians and Jews—in striking a timely
keynote for our time.
Prof, Bettan's words to the conference in a sense sum-
marized the convention's central theme when he stated:
"A society that spurns the ideals of religion, a society that
makes materialism the supreme law of its life, a society
that lives by hate and not by love, is a society that has rung
the knell of its own doom."
* * *
These words, and the sentiments expressed by other
spokesmen, echoed the declaration of Mr. Straus that "It
is certain that when this war is won the peace thereafter
must be imbued with and controlled by the Judeo-Christian
tradition."
This is a proper reply to the forces of destruction which
find root in Nazism. It is a solemn assertion that the powers
of evil shall not be permitted to prosper in the world that
is to be reconstructed after this war.
The Weekly
Sermonette
"They Shall Never Die"
MAURICE H. SCHWARTZ and PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, Publishers
VOL. 3—NO. 3
Friday, April 9, 1943
The New War Bond Issue
In order to finance the war effort, the American people
are called upon by our Government to purchase $13,000,000,-
000 in War Bonds during April. Michigan's quota is $362,-
500,000, and exclusive of securities to be purchased by banks
and corporations, the general public is asked to purchase
$220,000,000 worth of War Bonds.
Our obligations are clear. Our counterpart to the sacri-
fices made by the men in the armed forces is based on invest-
ments guaranteed by the United States Treasury. Compared
with the tasks which face the men in uniform, what we are
asked to do is child's play.
It is important, therefore, for our own sakes, for the
sake of the men in the armed forces, in the interests of
victory on all fronts, that the full amount asked of us in the
April War Bond drive should be subscribed.
Buy your War Bonds NOW—and invest with our Gov-
ernment MORE than you actually had planned.
Mr. Percival Dodge
Mr. Percival Dodge, retiring director of the Detroit
Community Fund Council of Social Agencies and the War
Chest of Metropolitan Detroit, has the best wishes of all
elements in Detroit, including the Jewish community, on his
assumption of the post of director of the New York City
Committee of the National War Fund.
During his 20 'Years of service with the Detroit Com-
munity Fund, Mr. Dodge has shown an understanding of the
vital problems affecting an American community made up
of causes sponsored by many nationality groups and all
* *
faiths. His approach' to their needs was sympathetic and
The Union convention thus rose to great heights at the without bias, and it may well be said that he has contributed
sessions in New York. It took cognizance of the needs of our in great measure towards the establishment of the truest
Rabbis by adopting a pension program. It declared itself on type of inter-faith brotherhood through the philanthropic
matters affecting the position of world and American Jewries work he has directed here.
and reaffirmed its readiness to participate in the proposed
National Jewish Assembly. Its delegates spoke in favor of
an international order that is to be based on tolerance and
the Rights of Man. Its leaders were firm in their assertions
Hats off to our President for his courageous stand in the
that lasting peace is possible only through the creation of
David Ginsburg case.
an international structure of mutual responsibility.
The Union of American Hebrew Congregation has right-
The President's letter to Prentiss Brown, OPA admin-
fully emerged as one of the most important factors in Ameri- istrator, nailed the lie that the Jewish associate of Brown
can Jewry's efforts to assure a better future for our people sought to evade the draft. He took occasion to condemn the
after the war and to help build a world order based on peace "unfair attacks made against David." "I am sure," the Pres-
and justice.
ident wrote, "when the political storms blow over, David's
patriotic, unselfish and distinguished service to his country
will be duly recognized."
The stand taken by President Roosevelt in the Ginsburg
In his address in the first of the series of lectures in the case will encourage Americans to ignore the reactionary
Forum of Jewish Affairs on Tuesday, Mr. Frank L. Weil, attitude of those who sought to undermine confidence in a
president of the National Jewish Welfare Board, gave a government agency, and will help us retain faith that those
report on the effective program that has been put into effect who govern the affairs of the American people are not influ-
in behalf of our servicemen.
enced by bias and religious prejudice.
Jewish parents should feel especially encouraged • by the
fact that the Welfare Board has made adequate provisions
for the observance of Passover by Jews in Army camps and
at their posts while on duty overseas. Nothing has been left
Detroit's labor Zionists have scored another triumph
undone to assure a true holiday spirit under J.W.B. man- by approaching the $50,000 goal in the current Gewerk-
agement.
shaften campaign.
Not only are servicemen provided with Passover neces-
From the point of view of wider community coopera-
sities, with Sedorim under the direction of J.W.B. chaplains
and with specially arranged religious services, but the Na- tion, it is important to record that the leaders and workers
tional Jewish Welfare has also published a special Haggadah in the Gewerkshaften drive, which concludes this Sunday
with the public rally at which Dr. Solomon Goldman is
of Passover for the men in the armed forces.
to
be the guest speaker, consistently render devoted service
This, too, is part of a more extensive program as a result
of which our men in the service have been presented with to the Allied Jewish Campaigns and have participated in
specially-published J.W.B. Bibles, Prayerbooks, songbooks the recent War Chest drive.
and Dr. J. H. Hertz's "A Book of Jewish Thoughts."
The fact that those who seek a separate fund for the
The J.W.B. program is one of the most important obliga- needs of the Palestine labor movement are not one-sided
tions being fulfilled by the American Jewish community in is proof of the progress that has been made to achieve wide
the war effort, and it is encouraging to know that men of community cooperation in matters affecting Jewish life
devotion and great loyalty are assisting in providing for in Detroit.
the spiritual needs which keep up the morale of our service-
The Detroit labor Zionists have reason to feel elated.
men.
over their latest fund-raising success.
F.D.R. and David Ginsburg
Passover for Servicemen
A Labor Zionist Triumph
Almighty God, Father of the
poor and the v.reak, Strength of
the Righteous and Hope of all
who dream of goodness and jus-
tice; Almighty God who favored
the children of Israel with His
light—we are here to affirm that
this light still shines on us.
We are here to say our prayers
for the two million who have
been killed in Europe, because
they bear the name of your first
children—the Jews.
Before our eyes has appeared
the strange and awesome picture
of a folk being put to death, of a
great and ancient people in whose
veins has lingered for so long the
earliest words and image of God,
dying like a single child on a
single bayonet.
We are not here to weep for
them, although our eyes are
stricken with this picture and our
hearts are burdened with their
fate.
We are here to honor them and
to proclaim the victory of their
dying.
For in our Testament are writ-
ten the words of Habakkuk,
prophet of Israel, "They Shall
Never Die."
They shall never die though
they were slaughtered with no
weapon in their hands.-
For they are part of something
greater, higher and stronger than
the dream of their executioners.
Dishonored and removed from
the face of the earth, their cry of
Shema Israel remains in the
world.
We are here to strengthen our
hearts, to take into our veins the
pride and courage of the millions
of innocent people who have
fallen and are still to fall before
the German massacre.
They were unarmed. But not
we!
We live in a land whose arm is
stronger than the arm of the
German Goliath. This land is our
David.
Almighty God, we are here to
affirm that our hearts will be a
monument worthy of our dead.
We are here to affirm that the
innocence of their lives and the
dream of goodness in their souls
are witnesses that will never be
silent. They shall never die.
We are here to affirm that we
shall stand beside David and in .
the name of the innocent dead
and of human honor battle for-
ever and without end.
Talmudic Tales
By DAVID MORANTZ
Ill Gotten Gains Profit Not
There was once a man who
owned a large herd of cows and
grew wealthy from the sale of
the milk therefrom because of
the water he added to this milk.
One of his prized possessions
was a high silk hat, which he
had bought from his ill gotten
profits and which he wore only
on special occasions.
Walking along the banks of a
river one day, wearing this fav-
orite hat, a swift wind suddenly
came up and blew it into the
stream.
Immediately it was caught in
the current and carried away.
Upon seeing this, an acquaint-
ance, who was passing, remarked
to his companion:
"He can survive the loss, I'm
sure. That hat of his, which came
from the water, now goes back
to the water from which - it came."
Says the Talmud further on
the subject:
"There can be no pleasure from
ill gotten gains."
Copyright by David Morantz)
"Talmudie Tales," containing 128
legends and 500 pearls of wisdom,
are available in the autographed,
195-page volume, from the author,
David Morantz, Grossman
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