THE JEWISH NEWS Page Four THE JEWISH NEWS Chilly Invitation Member of Independent Jewish Press Service, Jewish Tele- graphic Agency, Seven Arts Feature Syndicate, Religious News Service, Palcor News Agency, Bressler Cartoon Service, Wide World Photo Service. Published every Friday by Jewish News Publishing Co., 2114 Penobscot Bldg. , Detroit, Mich. Telephone, RAndolph 7956. Sub- scription rate, $3 a year; foreign, $4 a year. Club subscription of one issue a month, published every fourth Friday in the month, to all subscribers to Allied Jewish Campaign of Jewish Welfare Federa- tion of Detroit, at 50 cents a club subscription per year. Entered as second-class matter August 6, 1942, at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 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 Bldg., apEas City, Ban.).