Page Two

Heard in
The Lobbies

By DAVID DEUTSCH

(Copyright., 1943; Independent
Jewish Press Service)

ANTI-SEMITISM

It doesn't pay to go looking for anti-
Semitism! One of the usual attention-
callers called our attention to an omi-
nous-lookingadvertisement in the bulky
Sunday New York Times. It was in the
personal column. It asked a startling
question: "Are Jews patriotic?" And it
asked those interested to communicate
with such and such a box number and
to send in a dollar bill and they would
get the answer. Now here evidently was
some Nazi trying by sneaky methods to
suggest to the average American reader
that the Jew wasn't doing his part in the
war.
The enterprising office for which I do
this column thought that here was a real
test of its journalistic efficiency. It
would nab the Jew-baiter red-handed.
it was decided that the sacrifice would
have to be made and the dollar bill was
deposited • in the envelope — perhaps
never to be seen.
Then followed the anxious period of
waiting. Would the ad-Writer catch on
that he was being tricked by a Jewish
news agency • into revealing his identity.
Of course, the dollar bill was sent in a
plain envelope with no identifying
marks except an address. Days passed.
Finally came a little package imprinted
with the box number to which that • ad-
venturous dollar had been sent.
And there it was: a copy of "Jews in
American Wars," by J. George Fredman,
forther National. Commander of the
Jewish War Veterans, and Louis A. Falk,
a former editor of The Jewish Veteran.
And the volume was issued by the Jew-
ish War Veterans of the United States!
Well, I only hope that as Many- anti-
Semites were caught by that ad and
were tempted to find the answer to "are
Jews patriotic?" as I was.

THE J EW IS H NEWS

Quotation of the Week

"The conscience of the whole world having been aroused by the
ghastly crimes against the Jewish people-of Europe, and by the slaugh-
ter in recent months, of two million men, women and children be-
cause of their religion and race, and this day having been set aside as
a day of compassion, the Fourteenth Institute for Education by Radio
at Columbus, Ohio,' expresses its' deep sympathy for the innocent vic-
tims and pauses in the midst of its deliberations for a moment of silent
prayer and intercession."

—Statement Issued by Institute for Education by Radio.

Strictly
Confidential

By PHINEAS J. BIRON .

(Copyright, 1943, Seven Arts Feature
Syndicate)

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

(Copyright, 1943, Independent
Jewish Press Service)

Between
You and Me

By BORIS SMOLAR

(Copyright, 1943, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc.)

ALL-AMERICAN JEWISH FRONT

Many good reasons were advanced at
private luncheon in New York this week
as to why the forthcoming American
Jewish Conference should not be held on
July 1, as originally scheduled . . . And
it seems that Judge Proskauer, Henry
Monsky, Rabbi Stephen Wise and other
leaders interested in the success of the
conference were impressed by these rea-
sons . . . It can be expected, therefore,
that the Conference will not open on
July 1 after all . . . It may take place
during the month of July and it may
open even later, but when it takes place,
it will definitely represent American
Jewry despite the fact that the Agudas
Israel withdrew from it this week . • .
As to the site of the conference, we are
told that the executive has decided to
hold the gathering "in or near New
York" . . This would -help to solve
transportation difficulties, since most of
the delegates will have to come from the
eastern states, perhaps half of them
from New York.-
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BERMUDA ECHOES

THE JUICY WORD: HEFKER
HAVE YOU HEARD
Have you heard the parellel being
Remember the Boake Carter episode?
drawn between Napoleon and Hitler? The commentator with the English accent
. .. .It runs like this:
was reported to have embraced Judaism.
In 1804 Napoleon became emperor of Our good friend Almi revealed the facts
France—and 129 years later, 1933, Hitler and appeared to have faith in the story.
became dictator of Germany . . . In 1812
Coupled with the curious tale were the
Napoleon attacked Russia-129 years -names of Moses Guibory and David Ho-
later Hitler followed -his example . . . rowitz. These two men are now in the
In 1814 Napoleon's downfall began with limelight with a "thick" book of more
his exile to Elba, and 1815 brought him than .2,000 pages—containing a Hebrew .
his Waterloo . . . So—what do you ex- text with a parallel English translation of
pect will happen to Adolf in 1943 and "The Bible in the Hands of Its Creators:
Don't be surprised if a follow-up con-
'44, exactly 129 years after these events? Biblical Facts as They Are." The pub- ference takes - place "somewhere in the
lishers. are listed as The Society of the United States" in the near future to act
REFUGEE REPORT
on the confidential recommendations of
Usually reliable sources insist that an- Bible in the Hands of Its Creators.
This is the first of a series of promised the Bermuda Conference . . . Though
other Refugee Conference is in the offing
and that this time Britain will make a volumes to come from this society. One the recommendations are still secret, we
sensational offer along the lines of a of them, we are told, "deals with scien- hear that they will result in a shake-up
tific matters as linked with the true cos- of the Inter-Governmental Committee
new Uganda.
Eddie Cantor is head over heels in a mic construction of the world." All of for Refugees .. . It seems that they pro-
one-man fund-raising campaign . . He them, if the reader is to judge by the vide that the head of this organization
has set himself a quota of a half a mil- first, are certain to confuse the mind—if should not be an Englishman or an Am-
lion dollars, to be used for refugee child- there are sufficient people to permit erican, but one from a neutral country
themselves to become "addicts" to such . . . In this connection it is believed that
ren in Palestine.
Prof. Rappard of- Geneva University may
To Bernard Postal, Bnai Brith's na- "literature." .-
Your Commentator wonders . whether replace Sir Herbert Emmerson, the
tional publicity director, we are indebted
for the interesting news that five tons of this is the result of the notoriety given present head of the Inter-Governfnental
Vitamin-enriched flour provided by the the Boake Carter story, and whether Committee . . . Prof. Rappard is known
Red Cross to a group of refugee Polish "converts" of the type -of Boake Carter for his outspoken friendship for Jews
Jews in Southern Russia were received are financing such expensive luxuries as and for the Jewish cause -in Palestine.
in time for the refugees to use the flour the creation of "The Society of the Bible
in . the Hands • of Its Creators."
for Passover matzoth.
The name of the publishers and the
YOU SHOULD KNOW
A valued member of the Nelson Rocke- sort of project it sponsors invites descrip-
feller Good Neighbor organization staff tion by the juicy word: Hefker. It will
By BEN SAMUEL
A Tribute to Eminent Scholar
is Diego Rivera, the Mexican painter— be difficult to find a good translation for
this
word
we
have
chosen
to
describe
the
on His 70th Birthday
The Story of a Jewish Sailor Who
who remembers with a sardonic chuckle
the time, a few years ago, when the "cosmic" confusions and the lack of Jew-
(Copyright, 1943, Independent
Jewish Press Service)
• Reached Home Before the
Rockefellers protested so
violently ish responsibility in the selection of
names
and
titles
by
a
group
that
seeks
to
Navy's Message
against the murals he had painted in
Editor's Note: This appreciation was written
by an outstanding German scholar who pre-
Radio City that said murals were covered capitalize on the term "Bible" and inci-
(Based on information supplied by the
fers the tribute to he anonymous because it
dentally abuses the Sacred Book.
over.
National JewiSh Wifare Board.)
is the expression of a whole generation of
Jews rather than by the individual.
Saul Kleiman's recently published CONFUSION WORSE CONFOUNDED
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heischober's
Perhaps we are too harsh with the Car-
• Dr. Leo Baeck, • whose 70th birthday "Anthology of Rash" has been hailed as
doorbell rang the other day. Standing
an outstanding work invaluable to stud- ter-Guibory-Horowitz clique. But in a in front of their Brooklyn, N. Y. apart-
occurred on May 23, is a great leader.
For the last 30 years he served the ents and teachers .. . Mr. Kleiman, who sense they represent a condition in JeW- ment was . a Western Union messenger.
' • lives in Kansas City, has just:.finished ish life. "Hefker"—irresponsibility—pre-
Berlin Jewish community
as one of .
A red-haired youth took a telegram
a comprehensive biography of Rashi, dominates. There is a lack of responsi-
rabbis.- He became the Rabbi not only its
of comprising 21
from the boy, then handed it back to him.
bility.
Too
many
take
it
upon
themselves
Chapters
.
.
.
'And,
`believe
this large community but of the whole of
"Read it," he told the boy.
German' Jewry, and hiS influence reached f it or not,_ its publication is being held up to speak for the people Israel; too few
would dare call the bluff of the irrespon-
far into Eastern Europe. or lack. offunds.
It was from the Navy Department.
Loftus G. Clark tells us that we should sible.
One is reminded of the statesmanship let .ourselves be awed by the- title of
The result Of "Hefker" is a divided
"Gee," said the messenger, "I'm sorry."
of Louis Marshall,. who placed himself, Gen. A. F. Lorenzen (Ret.) whom we community. To prevent the spread of a
"Sorry!"
the red' head exclaimed, "I'm
heart and. soul, at the service of the-Jew- mentioned some columns ago . . . The state of Hefker it is necessary to estab-
the son, Lester Heischober, the guy it
ish people and in, crucial times assumed title stems from the militia, • not from lish some sort of authority.
and discharged ever more and heaVier re- the National Guard or regular Army,
The American Jewish Conference, with says is missing in action."
sPonsibilities in national and internatiori- and Was bestowed on the General . by the all its uncertainties, could and should be- •
Lester, who enlisted in the navy last
al Jewish affairs. Dr. Baeck too realized late Gov. Frank Lowden for political come the medium of establishing author- year, had been torpedoed in the mid-
the paramOunt nature of the task of up- services, Mr. Clark adds.
ity. But—who will deny that there is lit- Atlantic, picked up by a British destroy-
building Palestine which had fallen to
If the mailman should bring you a tle interest in the Conference? Who will er, taken to England and returned to his
the lot of our generation. He joined Mar= bulletin bearing the - Masthead "National claim that American Jews have shown home in Brooklyn before Navy Depart-
shall, as one of the presiding officers of Council for Civil Liberties," don't let it real faith in the movement? Outside the ment machinery could catch up with
the enlarged Jewish Agency.
fool you . .. Its editor is- Edward James national organizations, especially the him.
* * *
. Besides being rabbi of his community, Smythe, notorious anti-Semite.
Zionist Organization, very few communi-
and from 1923 president of the Union of WEEKLY GIGGLE
ties have become really" excited about it. SHE GOT THE COLONEL'S EAGLE
German Rabbis, Dr. Baeck was elected In Norway, confides Leonard .Lyons, To make the Conference impprtant, it is
It happened on "seder night." A hund-
president of the Federation of German a group of native lads recently were necessary that our people become very
Jewish Charities. During the period of watching some " Nazi soldiers digging actively interested in the proposals of the red WAACs had come to Camp Chaffee,
Ark., from Russelville to attend a seder
the Weimar Republic, when Jewish char- deep trenches, intended to stop any Al- Conference and in its possibilities.
arranged by the Jewish Welfare Board.
ities were treated on an equal footing lied attempt at invasion . . . "This is our
Enough time remains,' between now
with those of the Christian churches and Fuehrer's strategy," the soldiers told the and . the date set for the Conference, to Among the guests of honor was Colonel
those of the General Welfare Boards, he youngSters as they dug deeper and deep- arouse widespread concern over its objec- Charles J. Deahl Jr., camp commander.
presented the Jewish aspect of Zedakah er . . . But the kids weren't impressed
One WAAC was out to steal the
tives. All must help to do that. Perhaps
with that sublime human and philosophi- . . . "Do you- mean," asked one young the sorely needed authority will come afikomen, which had been hidden under
cal distinction which marked his think- Norseman, "that Hitler now is planning froth the Conference. If it does not, then Colonel Deahl's plate, because he was
ing. His moral and intellectual qualities to attack __Chiang Kai-shek from the some other instrument will have to be the elder. AFC. Farcush spied it and
prompted the German district of Bnai rear?" -
found to defeat the spirit of Hefker made off with it.
Brith to give up its customary apprehen- ABOUT PEOPLE
which works through some misled mys-
The colonel rose form his seat and
sions of clericalism and to elect Leo
A record-breaking IQ was scored by an tics or people who consciously capitalize
Baeck, the Rabbi, its -president. In that Army private the other day . • . He •was on Jewish woes for selfish needs. A suc- gave chase to the WAAC—in a half-de-
capacity he attended two conventions of Robert Nathan, who had been head of cessful Conference may mean the crea- termined way, because he had read his
the Bnai Brith in the United States and the War Production Board's Planning tion of a sufficiently concerned Jewish Haggadah and he know he'd have to pay
left a profound impression on all.. who Division. until he - resigned to' enlist, and public opinion to avoid lack of responsi- the forfeit.
met him. his score was 159 out of a possible 162 bility. If the Conference fails it will only
"What shall I give you, lady?" asked
The year 1933 found the house of Ger- points.
mean that the process of education must the colonel.
man Jewry divided. Narrow party tactics
We ,didn't even know that the late Dr. be carried further until our people learn
"Your silver eagle," AFC. Farcush re-
kept the various factions from finding a Sigmund Freud had a son (though we to act against abuse of Jewish principles.
torted. "I want your silver eagle."
common ground.• The only man to rally have, we believe, reported to you that
the representatives of all groups was Leo his . daughter, Anna- Freud, . is active in screen biography . . . He has hopes of
After a moment's bewilderment, the
Baeck; and the Reichsvertretung der child psychology work in England) . . .
being asked to play the part in the final colonel produced a brand new gleaming
Deutschen Juden (General Jewish As- But, anyway, it now appears that
thiS portion of the. film . if that isn't too eagle from a dispatch case - and traded it
sembly) could not be organized until he son, Oliver by name, has just arrived sensible a course for any Hollywood
in for the afikorneri,. leaving WAAC Far-
declared his readiness to take the presi- in this country.
mogul to take.
cush . the only private in the' corps in
dency. He achieved the ,seemingly impos-
Al Jolson is wondering—and who can
George Jessel,_ whose autobiography,
sible result that all Jews of Germany, ex- blame him?—why the Hollywood moguls "So Help Me," isn't exactly - wowing - the possession of a _Colonel's insignia, even
if she can't wear it: - ••
cel3t for a small groUp of die-hards, are breaking their heads to find a suit- reading public, will fly to Erigfand to
(Copyright,• 1943, Jewish Telegraphic
yielded to his authority.
able actor to play the stellar role in his entertain our troops there.
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Friday, May 28, 1943

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