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In Lighter Vein
The Week's Best Stories
THE JEWISH NEWS
FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF
JEWISH WELFARE. BOARD'S
WOMEN'S DIVISION
Norway's Church
Fights Against
Anti-Semitism
Hitler, Goering and Moses'
Stick: A Passover Story
Hitler and Goering went to
Calais and stood looking sadly
across the Channel towards Eng-
Top row left: Mrs. Leo-
land. Suddenly Goering said,
nard H. Bernheim, New
"Adolf, I have an idea. When I
York; right: Mrs. 'Jo-
was at school, I remember I
seph Ehrman, Jr., San
learned a story about a man who
Francisco, vice chairmen.
divided the sea in order to en-
able his army to cross on dry
land."
Above:
Then he added doubtfully,
Mrs. Alfred R. Bachrach,
"But I think he was a Jew."
New York, chairman
Hitler, much excited and past
caring whether the man was a
Jew or not, sent immediately for
Below, left to right, Mrs.
a Rabbi. When he came, the
Jerome I. Udell, New
Fuehrer asked him, "Is it true
York, Mrs. Edward Pop-
that a Jew once divided the sea,
per, New York, Mrs.
leaving dry land for his army to
Samuel IL Glogower,
cross?"
Detroit, committee
chairmen.
"Certainly," was the answer. §nz
"It was Moses."
"Where is he now?"
"I am afraid he has been dead
a long time."
"Well, but how did he do it?"
"By striking the sea with a
stick given him by God."
"And where is the stick now?"
asked Hitler excitedly.
‘s:
"In the British Museum!"
* • *
The completion of its first year of service to the members of
the American armed forces is being celebrated April 18th by
The Son of a Gaon
the Women's Division of the National Jewish Welfare Board.
A Detroit Rabbi, whose father
Among other services, it initiated Serve-A-Camp Committees
also was a well known Rabbi,
in 22 cities; distributes send-off kits to men on outgoing
tells the story of a visit he made
transports, participates in the Victory Book Campaign, sup-
to a western city where he was
plied more than 69,000 mezuzahs to Jewish men and women
introduced by a man who knew
in service; arranges for special religious holiday gifts. For
his family well. The introducer
this Passover the Women's Division sent several thousand
said;
Kosher Passover food packages to service men. The National
Jewish Welfare Board, one of six constituent members of the
"It is a privilege to be able to
USO, is the recognized agency concerned with the religious
introduce Rabbi X. He is an
and welfare needs of American Jews in the armed forces—
eminent scholar and a brilliant
both in this country and on the battlefronts of the world.
speaker. He follows in the foot-
steps of his father whom I knew
well and who has been admired
Colonial Hotel Opens
as a great teacher. His father
Season in Mt. Clemens
was a Gaon, and Rabbi X is the
son of a Gaon."
Colonial Hotel and Mineral
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And What About Goebbels?
opened for the season, it was an-
The latest story being whis-
pered outside of Gestapo circles One of Two Jewish Chap- nounced this week by Max Elkin,
who has just returned from
in Germany concerns German
lains Writes of Life of
Miami Beach, Fla. The Colonial
food reserves.
Jews in Fighting Zones
Hotel's dining room, however,
It seems that Hitler was dis-
will not be opened until May 1.
Jews who live in the fighting
playing some anxiety about the
Mr. Elkin has been fortunate
food situation, so he asked Goer- zones of Africa call the American
ing: "Hermann, how much long- soldiers their Messiah, says Chap- in maintaining his entire kitchen
lain Irving Tepper of Chicago and dining room personnel of his
er will our food supply last?"
"Ten years," replied Goering who is attached to the 60th In- Ponciana Hotel of Miami Beach
fantry "somewhere in Africa."
for the Colonial Hotel, but their
confidently.
In letters recently received arrival has been delayed until
"Good!" cried the Fuhrer. "I
May 1.
must announce that fact to my from him by Rabbi Saul Silber
president of the Hebrew Theo-
people. They'll be glad to hear
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it."
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"People?" interrupted the sur- Chaplain Tepper, one of the two
Near Santa Barbara
prised Goering. "Who said any- Jewish Chaplains who arrived in
Delicatessen, Appetizers and
thing about the people? I meant Africa on that historic Nov. 8,
Dairy Products
for us two."
describes the life of the Jews in
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the oriental communities.
Chaplain Tepper is living in a-
pup tent with his fox hole near-
by, eating "C" rations most of
the time. He holds six religious
services a week.
The American Bible Society
has sent him 15 books in Arabic
ZURICH (JTA)--An appeal to of the New Testament, four com-
Arabs in the United States to re- plete French and four complete
frain from taking part in the war Spanish Bibles in addition to Ger-
was broadcast this week by the man and Italian Bibles. These are
ex-Mufti of Jerusalem speaking for prisoners who may fall into
from Rome.
their hands.
The ex-Mufti, who is now in
the service of the Axis powers,
said that Arabs in America must Msgr. Sheen to Devote
realize that if the Allies win the Catholic Hour to Jews
war, Jewish influence will in-
crease in the post-war world.
NEW YORK (JPS)—The Rt.
"Already a large number of sena- Rev. Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen, pro-
tors and congressmen in the Unit- fessor of philosophy at the Cath-
ed States are demanding the olic University of America, will
opening of the gates of Palestine speak on "Jew and Christian in
for Jews," he stated.
History," in the broadcast of the
Quoting Dr. Chaim Weizmann Catholic Hour over the N.B.C.
as having allegedly said that network on Sunday, April 18, it
"North Africa will form a bridge was announced.
between New York and Jeru-
salem," the ex-Mufti declared
that the Allies will take sides
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Fjellbu publicly protested the
reign of terror against Jews in
Trondheim, as well as against the
treatment of the hostages from
Lofoton, and was heavily fined
for it."
This book contains the com-
plete text of the Norwegian Tem-
porary Church Leadership's pro-
The Norwegian Church has test against Jewish persecutions
taken its stand against anti- to which 60 signatures were ap-
Semitism, and its battle against
pended.
the influences of Nazism includes
serious defense of the position of
The Hebrew Benevolent So-
the Jewish people.
ciety of Charleston, South Car-
"The Fight of the Norwegian olina, still in existence, was or-
Church Against Nazism," by ganized in 1750.
Bjarne Hoye and Trygve M.
Ager, respectively, of the Royal
Norwegian Information Services
of London and Washington, just
published by the Macmillan Co.,
contains the story of Norway's
stand against Hitlerism.
Services Reveal Stand
Against Nazism
This volume shows how the
Jews in Norway, "few in number
and their conduct above re-
proach," have been made the sub-
ject of a problem by propaganda
by Quisling, who called for ven-
geance against the Jews. We are
told that—
"The Hird was told to strike
at Jewish shops, and it was not
long before they began to smash
windows or befoul them with
anti-Semitic inscriptions. The
public was urged to boycott Jew-
ish shops, but the Norwegians im-
mediately reacted against this
Nazi form of racial persecution by
patronizing these shops more fre-
quently than ever before. Dean
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