Page Four THE JEWISH NEWS THE JEWISH NEWS 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 TiTaay by 3ewish NeNcrs Publishfrig Co., Li 1 ,1- 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. Friday, May 28, 1943 Memorial Day Unites Us All Talmudic Ta1es By DAVID MORANTZ (Based upon the ancient legends and philosophy found in the Talmud and folklore of the Jewish people.) Dignity of Honest Labor BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAURICE ARONSSON PHILIP SLOMOVITZ FRED M. BUTZEL ISIDORE SOBELOFF THEODORE LEVIN ABRAHAM SRERE MAURICE H. SCHWARTZ HENRY WINEMAN PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, Editor VOL. 3—NO. 10 MAY 28, 1943. As the Editor Views the News - - NM Decoration Day As we pay tribute to those who have died for their coun- try, on Memorial Day, we can feel proud of the full share given in defense of America's ideals by Jewish warriors. In this war, as in previous ones, our people have played an important role. While this has also been true of the participation by Jews in the affairs of all lands in which they have lived, the great difference lies in the fact that in this country we have been builders of a decent society which is devoid of tyranny and persecution, whereas in other lands our people have suffered the loss of millions of men and women and children at the hands of barbarians while fighting for the preservation of those countries. We therefore- celebrate Decoration Day with the fervent prayers that our democracy should be preserved and that all mankind may learn the values which have raised American standards above bigotry and persecution. elcome, 'Liberal Judaism' The Union of American Hebrew Congregations has made a definite and constructive contribution to Jewish life in this country, as well as to Jewish journalism, with its splendid new monthly magazine, "Liberal Judaism." Typographically impressive and rich in content, the new magazine rises above partisanship in many ways, and gives the impression of a serious effort on the part of the editors to be objective. Although it is the organ of the Reform congregations of this country, the new magazine, in the main, reflects Jew- ish activities on all fronts, and all issues are treated with commendable fairness. "Liberal Judaism's" all-embracing objectives are de- scribed as follows in the announcement of its editorial policy: "Dimly emerging horizons of the future have a significance for young and old, for rabbi and congregant, for the religious and the unsynagogued. Above all, these horizons must be made to hold forth a promise of salvation for our suffering and be- wildered fellow Jews abroad. Liberal Judaism intends to inter- pret and promote such possibilities lucidly—free from social, political, and personal rancor. In this, and in its general program of expressing clearly the position of progressive Judaism, we will endeavor to be constructive, objective, and enlightening." The first issue, containing articles by such outstanding personalities as Emil Lengyel, Moshe Shertok, William Zuker- man, Bernard G. Richards and others, including also the views of former Governor Herbert H. Lehman, augurs well for "Liberal Judaism." It is certain also to serve as a pattern for other Jewish journals who can stand guiding towards better standards in Jewish journalism. There will undoubtely be differences of opinion with the editors of Liberal Judaism on many issues. Already, their stand on Palestine is becoming a subject for discussion and their failure to recognize the priority of Palestine as- a place of rescue is being rightly criticized. But its general platform indicates that the magazine will remain on the whole objec- tive and impartial. A Symbol of Democracy's Triumph It fell to the lot of a Jewish officer in the U. S. Signal Corps—Lt. Albert Klein of Waukegan, Ill.—to secure the un- conditional surrender of Nazi General Krause at Bizerte. If this was deliberately planned, it must be ranked among the cleverest moves made by military personnel in this war. However it happened, this is a symbol of the defeat of Nazi tyranny and the triumph of the most tragic sufferers at the hands of the Nazis—the Jews. The unconditional surrender of the Nazi General to a Jew is the signal of the speedily approaching day when the democracies will have full sway in the world and the defeat of Nazism will mark the end of tyranny and brutality every- where. In the Service of Our People The approaching confirmations, consecrations and relig- ious and community school graduations in our Temples and Synagogues call for stock-taking within the community and in Jewish homes. Completion of elementary and high school studies should be merely the beginnings of further study of Jewish subjects by our boys and girls. As we greet the confirmands, consecrants and graduates, let us remind them of their greater responsibilities. Let it be known that they have a sacred duty to themselves and to their people not to limit their knowledge but constantly to expand it. During this graduation period, it is important also that our young people should recognize the necessity for rendering service to their people in time of need. For instance, gif t- giving can be made a matter of service to the community if those who honor the sons and daughters of their friends will remember the most important community agencies on such occasions. The special announcement in this issue of The Jewish News regarding the outstanding local agencies affili- ated with the Jewish Welfare Federation should serve as a guide for such action. Dr. Wise's Leadership Dr. Stephen S. Wise has been granted a leave of absence for the duration of the war from the Free Synagogue, which he established in 1907. After 50 years in the ministry, Rabbi Wise now is devot- ing his energies entirely to the Joint Emergency Committee on Jewish Affairs, the American Jewish Congress, the Emer- gency Committee for Zionist Affairs and the Jewish Institute of Religion. Each of these posts calls for full-time efforts on the part of any one man, but Dr. Wise's energies remain unbounded, and he may well be expected to give his best talents to all of them. When the story of American Jewry's rise from a com- munity of less than a million—at the time of Stephen S. Wise's ordainment as a Rabbi—to its present size of nearly 5,000,000, is told, Dr. Wise's name will rank high among the defenders of Jewish rights and the creators of high cultural values for American Israel. Dr. Wise has the best wishes of all American Jews in all tasks ahead of him. The Suicides Are Murders Two weeks ago, Mrs. Max Lieberman, 85-year-old widow of the great Jewish sculptor, was reported to have committed suicide in Berlin. Last week, Szmul Zygielbojm, Jewish labor representa- tive on the Polish National Council, committed suicide in London, in his despair over the fate of his family in Nazi Poland. From London also came the news that among those who were "liquidated" by the Nazi in the Warsaw ghetto was Hillel Zeitlin, one of the outstanding Jewish writers. The scandalously tragic results of Nazi rule have been reported under different headings. "Liquidation," "suicide" and "heart failure" have been used to describe some of the deaths among the millions of Nazi victims. In reality, they are all murders. A serious responsibility devolves upon all Detroit Jewish This is the only way to describe Nazi atrocities when the organizations to act at once in response to the call issued by day of retribution comes. the local Election Committee and to select their delegates to the election meeting to be held on June 15. This Week's Scriptural Portions: If the national conference is to be a success, all American This Sabbath, the twenty-fourth day of Iyar, the following Jews must show keen interest in its preparations and delib- Scriptural selections will be read in our synagogues: erations. All membership organizations in Detroit are obli- Pentateuchal portion: Lev. 26:3-27:34. gated to select their representatives at once and to assure Prophetical portion: Jer. 16:19-17:14. the election of the ablest possible delegation to represent Selection from Scriptures for Rosh Hodesh Sivan, Detroit at the American Jewish Conference, when it con- Friday, June 4, Nurii. 28:1-15. venes on 4.137 . 1., Elect Conference Delegates A wealthy land owner once employed a large number of men to fill up a large ravine on his estate. One of the workmen, on look- ing into the vast depths of the ravine, said: "This is so deep, we shall never be able to fill it." So he gave up the task. However, the other said: "It matters not how deep it is. We should be happy to have honest and useful work to do and by perserverance we shall eventual- ly be able to fill it." Says the Talmud further on the subject: "If thou art engaged by the day, do thy work to the 'best of thy ability and think of naught else." "The dignity of labor is great. It honors man." "There can be no indignity in earning an honest wage, whatever the work may be." "A man supported by others, be they even his own parents or his own children, cannot feel that joy in life which the man feels who supports himself by the work of his own hands." It was Rabbi Tarphon who said: "The day is short, the work great, the reward rich and the Master urgent." (Copyright by David Morantz) ("Talmudic Tales," containing 128 legends and 500 pearls of wisdom, are available in the autographed, 195-page volume, from the author, . David Morantz, Grossman Bldg., Kansas City, Kan.). Our Letter Bo.x Regarding Our Columns on Sir Ronald Storrs—A Criticism and Further Comment Editor, The Jewish News: In Purely Commentary Col- umn of April 23, you state that Sir. Ronald Storrs, first governor of Jerusalem under British rule, has been saying things not help- ful to the Zionist cause and that he is not pro-Arab and not anti- Semite. You even state that we cannot call him an enemy since he knows Hebrew, etc., etc. To state it mildly, you treat this enemy of the Jewish Na- tional Home with silk gloves. It is a matter of record that during his governorship of Jerusalem, and as a result of incitement by British officials, including Storrs, the Arabs let loose in 1920 against the defenseless Jewish population. Storrs was then urg- ed by Jewish delegations to do his duty and put an end to the pogrom, but he "did not see any reason for • alarm and interven- tion of police in armed forces" while Jews of Jerusalem were massacred. Had it not been for the Jewish self-defense organiz- ed by the late V. Jabotinsky, Pinhas Rutenberg and Jewish Legionaires, the massacres would have continued in grand style to the satisfaction of the governor who "cannot be called an ene- my." Now this man is issuing warn- ings that "unless a bi-national state (really an Arab state) is created in Palestine at once, serious disturbance may result." Does it not sound like a culmin- ation to the campaign now in process of provoking unrest in Palestine so that the gates of our homeland be permanently closed to the homeless Jews of Europe? LOUIS PANUSH, 3437 Oakman Blvd. EDITOR'S NOTE:—Mr. Pan-. nush's comments, which we are pleased to publish, were written before the appearance of the se- cond installment of our discus- sion of Sir Ronald Storrs' Jew- ish attitudes. Had Mr. Panush mentioned the fact that a Jew, the present Viscount Herbert Samuel, was High Commissioner of Palestine during the bloody events of 1920, a clearer picture could have been drawn of Bri- tish "policy" in territories under their control affecting Jewish and Christian officials alike and "enemies" and "friends" of the Jews alike.