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THE JEWISH NEWS

THE JEWISH NEWS

Decisive Dollars Buy Bonds

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By DAVID MORANTZ

Worry Not About Tomorrow

Rabbi Eleazar ben Azariah,
while yet a very young man, was
chosen to succeed the deposed
Rabbon Gamaliel as president of
the academy.

When notified of this great
honor, he went to his wife and
discussed with her whether he
should accept the appointment.
"Suppose they should also de-
pose thee?" she asked.

PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, Editor

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NO. 15

JULY 2, 1943

"Why worry about tomorrow?"
he replied. "- Ise the precious
vase while thou hast it. Tomorrow
it may be broken."

As the Editor
Views the _News

Independence Day

July Fourth this year challenges all Americans to strive
to make the day one of true Independence.
Americans must free themselves of all prejudices.
The people of this great country must strive to prevent
any outbreaks of hatred or bigotry.
Independence Day means not only physical, economic
and religious freedom. It calls upon all free men also to free
themselves of ignorance and of all discriminatory attitudes.
Let Independence Day be the occasion for re-evaluation GUEST EDITORIAL
of our obligations as Americans for the attainment of such
complete freedom.

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An Outrageous Statement

Talmudic Tales

(Based upon the ancient legends and
philosophy found in the Talmud and
folklore of the Jewish people.)

BOARL OF DIRECTORS
MAURICE ARONSSON
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
FRED M. BUTZEL
ISIDORE SOBELOFF
THEODORE LEVIN
ABRAHAM SRERE
MAURICE H. SCHWARTZ
HENRY WINEMAN

VOL. 3

Friday, July 2, 1943

Strengthen the Zionist Ranks

By ABRAHAM COOPER
President, Zionist Organization of Detroit

Leaders of the Agudath Israel movement in this country
On the eve of the 39th anniversary of the death of Dr.
have issued a statement in which Miss Henrietta Szold, 82- Theodor Herzl, the founder of the World Zionist Organiza-
year-old Zionist leader and head of the Youth Aliyah move- tion, it is well for us to take stock and to review our position
ment in Palestine, and her associates are condemned on the
in the present world crisis.
ground that their efforts to save children from Nazi-held
We are all agreed that Jewish rights must
countries through settlement in Palestine is tantamount to
be restored everywhere and that the Jewish
"baptism" and the destruction of Jewish religious principles.
position in Palestine should be made secure.
This statement outrageously attacks the Nlizrachi Ortho-
In presenting our claims before the peace
dox Zionists and goes so far as to suggest that it is better for
conferences that will be held after the war, it
the children to perish under the Nazi sword than to be "kid-
will be necessary for us to indicate the true
naped" by the Youth Aliyah movement for settlement in
will of the Jewish people—that a Jewish Com-
colonies where they are fed "trefah" food.
monwealth be established in Eretz Israel.
It is an attack which does little credit to Rabbi Eliezer
In order that our position should be made
Silver of Cincinnati and his associates in the Agudath Israel
strong, we must count on numerical strength
Mr. Cooper
movement.
Agudath Israel has already been repudiated for such action of the Zionist movement. The larger our numbers, the strong-

Says the Talmud further:
"Use thy noble vase today; to-
morrow it may break."
"Burden not thyself with the
care of tomorrow, for thou know-
est not what today may bring
forth."
"Apprehension of evil is often
worse than the evil itself."

(Copyright by David Morantz)

("Talmudic Tales," containing 128
legends and 500 pearls of wisdom,
are available • at $1.50 postpaid, in
the autographed, 195-page volume,
from the author, David Morantz,
Grossman Bldg., Kansas City, Kan.).

Our

CHILDREN'S
CORNER

SOURCES OF TALMUDIC
AUTHORITY REVEALED

The Talmud derives its author-
ity from the position held by the
ancient academies at Babylonia
and Jerusalem. The teachers of
these academies were considered
the rightful successors of the
older Sanhedrin or Supreme
Court which, before the destruc-
tion of Jerusalem (A.D.'70), was
er will be our position.
by the Chief Rabbis of Palestine and Great Britain. Rabbi
It is my privilege to commend Harry Cohen, chairman the arbiter of Jewish law and
Jehudah Leib Fishman, Mizrachi representative of the Jew- of the Detroit Zionist membership drive, for his efforts dur- custom.
ish Agency Executive, has stated time and again that he has ing the past two months, which have resulted in the enroll-
At the present time, the Jew-
made and is making strenuous efforts in behalf of the religi- ment of more than 700 new members in the Zionist Organi- ish people have no living central
ous education of the children brought to Palestine from Tehe- zation of Detroit.
authority comparable in status to
ran.
ancient Sanhedrin or the
Our new goal for the year is 1,000 new members. I appeal the
It is not only the integrity of Zionism that is attacked, but to Detroit Jews to respond to this call and to help us reach later academies.
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also the most sacred need of the hour in Jewish life for the

this quota as a means of adding strength to the Jewish posi-
saving of the lives of as many Jewish children as possible. tion when we present our case before the peace conferees.
There is only one valid answer to all the attacks of the
Agudath Israel: wholehearted support by all Jews of the
Youth Aliyah movement which must be given all the sup-
port that can be mustered for it. Hadassah's current drive
The Detroit Free Press has made a great contribution to
should be made a complete success in order that American
the effort to assure clear thinking in approaching the serious
Jewry may fully repudiate the Agudath Israel statement.

A Bouquet to the Free Press

Jewish Literary Creations

In this period of strife, of internal conflicts and world-
wide brutality, there is an element of encouragement for the
Jewish people in the evidences that the creative spirit is not
dead, and that the People of the Book continue to make
contributions in all fields of endeavor.
Especially encouraging is the appearance during the
past few weeks of a number of books which are a credit to
our people.
Prof. Joseph Klausner's "From Jesus to Paul," a Macmil-
lan publication, dealing with the "transformation of Chris-
tianity," is one of the great works of this decade.
The biography of Max Nordau by his widow and daugh-
ter, Anna and Maxa Nordau, published by the Nordau Com-
mittee, is a "must" book for every Jewish student of history,
and especially the Zionists.
Dr. Joseph L. Baron's "Stars and Sand," the latest book
issued by the Jewish Publication Society, is certain to get
first mention among books published in recent years for its
excellent contribution to the movement for good will among
all faiths. Being a compilation of quotations on Jewish sub-
jects by non-Jews, from the fourth century to our own time,
Dr. Baron describes their attitudes properly when he states
in his introduction:
"All lovers of humanity will be heartened by the won-
derful enthusiasm which many of the greatest Gentile think-
ers displayed for the Jewish heritage .. . No other culture
can compare with that of Israel in the affection and honor
accorded to it in the heart of humanity . . . It is, indeed, one
of the strangest anomalies that this people, lifted to the stars
in the praise of men, has been scattered and trampled like
the dust by successive generations of men."
Perhaps books like Dr. Baron's Will help increase true
brotherhood, based on understanding, and will do away with
bigotry which has resulted in trampling of Jews and other
minority groups like the
In any event, constructive literature may be a weapon
for good, and it is heartening to know that the creative genius
of our people defies the despairing moods which threaten to
engulf mankind in our time.

issues resulting from the riots in Detroit, with its editorial,
"To Martin Dies—Please Stay Away," in its issue of last
Friday.
The Free Press is right in stating that Dies "is not corn-
ing to Detroit to 'investigate' anything. If he comes at all it
will be merely to use this city's sorry plight to gain publicity
for himself—his usual trick . . . For the good of Detroit, the
welfare of the Nation, and the progress of war production, we
wish the Texan Don Quixote would play horse in somebody
else's back yard."
We endorse this sentiment wholeheartedly. Whatever
"investigating" is to be done here should be in the hands of
people who are able to judge social issues without prejudice.
Congressman Dies is not above prejudice, and all efforts
should be exerted by the people of Detroit to keep him out of
all discussions of the tragic situation that has arisen here.

A Contrast in Decency

At Central High School's commencement exercises, the
lone Negro
ro araduate was given an ovation when she appeared
on the platform to accept b her diploma.
In contrast with the acts of terrorism that were in evi-
dence in Detroit two days prior to thiS expression of sympa-
thy for an oppressed race, this demonstration should serve
to hearten Americans in the faith that hoodlumism cannot
survive and that it can be suppressed easily, provided the
authorities act firmly, wisely and with courage.
The shameful riots which disgraced Detroit must not
be permitted to create panic. The spread of unnecessary ru-
mors must be avoided and all elements in our population
must work together in a harmonious effort to prevent the
recurrence of such outrages.

This Week's Scriptural Portions:
This Sabbath, the thirtieth day of Sivan, the following

Scriptural selections will be read in our synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion: Num. 16:1-18:32; 28:9-15.
Prophetical portion: Isaiah 66.
Torah selections for Sunday, Rosh Hodesh Tammuz-
Num. 28: 1-1 5.

ORIGIN OF PRAYERS

According to tradition, Abra-
ham originated the morning
prayers, Isaac the afternoon pray-
ers, and Jacob the evening pray-
ers.

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THE GREAT BIBLE

The Great Bible was an Eng-
lish version of the Scriptures,
edited by Miles Coverdale at the
order of Thomas Cromwell, and
published in 1539. It was so-called
on account of the size of the vol-
ume. Later editions were called
Cranmer's Bible.

New Song Book

"A delight for every home and
every school room" is the best
way of describing the latest pub-
lication of the Behrman Jewish
Book House (1261 Broadway),
under the title "Songs of Zion."
Harry Coopersmith of the
Jewish Education Committee of
New York has compiled this at-
tractive collection for the De-
partment of Youth and Educa-
tion of the Zionist Organization
of America. It is complete with
music, with the Hebrew texts,
with the English translations
and transliterations. And it is
fully designed and illustrated by
Margot Tomes and Dorothy
Weiss.
This splendid volume, which
promises to become indispensa-
able for home use, for syna-
gogues, assemblies and class-
rooms, fills a great need. It con-
tains songs of Jewish holidays,
Zionist themes, the ballads sung
in Zionist group meetings, etc.
Able editorship and proper se-
lection of the songs help to make
the volume one of outstanding
importance, to the credit of Mr.
Coopersmith, the Zionist Organ-
ization and the publishers.

