Friday, July 9, 1943
Protestants to Remove
Anti-Semitism in Texts
1,012 Ministers Pledge to do all in Power to Eliminate
Discriminatory Passages from Textbooks; Hope
To End 2,000-year-old Christian 'Sin'
NEW YORK (JPS)—A pledge to do all in their power
"to obtain th removal of discriminatory passages from text-
books" that are anti-Semitic in character and "to undo
through our preaching and teaching the ill effects of previ-
ous false teaching" has been signed by1,012 Protestant min-
isters, bishops and presidents of theological seminaries, it
was announced here by the Textbook Commission to Elim-
inate Anti-Semitic Statements from Textbooks, a group es-
tablished by "The Protestant" magazine.
Prof. Leo Mayer I Cigarette Fund Contributors
Elected Rector
Now May Send a Personal Card
Of Hebrew U.
The cigarette fund for overseas servicemen inaugurated by the
of Detroit and The Jewish News is entering a new phase of
Associated With University A.Z.A.
activity this week.
Since 1925, He's Expert
By special arrangement with the P. Lorillard Co., manufac-
turers of Old Gold Cigarettes, every contributor of 50 cents or
on Oriental Studies
more to this fund may fill out a card reading:
Word has been received by
Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach, presi-
dent of the American Friends
of the Hebrew University, that
Prof. Leo Ary Mayer, head of
Anti-Jewish Demonstrations in Chicago
NEW YORK (JPS)—Almost nightly meetings characterized by
anti-Jewish, anti-British, anti-Russian, anti-Administration and anti-
democracy demonstrations are in progress in Chicago, it is charged
in Propaganda Battlefront, semi-monthly news-letter published by
Friends of Democracy, which terms that city the "pro-Fascist capital
of America."
-- At a meeting of the Citizens U. S. A. Committee, organized by
William J. Grace, "quarteYaack" of the movement, an address de-
livered by Carl Mote, president of The Northern Indiana Telephone
Corritany and the C -:mmonwe.alth Telephone Corporation, denounced
"tolerance," "soc;al equality" and "minority rights." Mote yelled:
"Let's put an end to this hypocritical cant about democracy," and
the audience called back: "The Jews, the Jews!" the bulletin reports.
At another meeting, attended by 1,500 people, including hun-
dreds of known Coughlinites and large delegations from the "vio-
lently anti-Semitic • `mothers' groups," • Senator Gerald P. Nye of
North Dakota condemned the policy of bringing refugees into this
country. The audience went wild, Propaganda , Battlefront states.
Among those present were Mrs. Elizabeth Dilling and Joe Mc-
Williams.
In Lighter Vein
.
The Week's Best Stories
Loaned By the Gestapo
Some time ,ago - the . ..German
•i authorities in Prague arranged
an exhibition, called ironically
"Bolshevik. Paradise," as a part
of the anti-Russian campaign.
The chief attraction of the ex-
hibit was . the `Torture Chamber
in Russia."
The Czech population of
Prague largely ignored the exhi-
bition with the exception . of
school children, who had to at-
tend it under conr;u1sion.. One
day a large group of Czech visi-
tors arrived and surprised the of-
ficials in charge by showing an
unusual interest in the show.
The German officials were
highly pleased, but their pleasure
was of short duratiOn. Af ter the
group left the exhibit, the Tor-
ture Chamber bore the inscrip-
tion: "Loaned by the Gestapo
Company. After using the ex-
hibit please return."
* -*. -*
,K.K.K. and k.k.k.
One of the favorite slogans of
Nazi propaganda was that wo-
man belong to the
Kirche (church),
Kuche (kitchen).
Kinder (children).
According to the Czech gal-
lows humor, during the v.'ar and
especially since the latest mobil-
izal-Ion of the German man and
woman power, the initials - K.K.
K. have been changed to k.k.k.
—n am ely,
Fabrik (factory),
Fabrik,
Fabrik.
* * *
Post-War Germany's Size
A German patrol and a Danish
patrol had paced the same beat
so long that they finally had be-
gun to talk. One day the German
sighed, "Oh, if only peace would
come, so that one could do some-
thing besides . soldiering!"
"What would you do then?"
the Dane asked.
"First I'd take a •cycle-trip
through Greater Germany."
"Is that so?" said the Dane.
"But—what would you do in the
afternoon?"
TO BRAVE MEN OF AMERICA
From
Address
City
. Commenting on the action of the religious leaders, Kenneth
Leslie, editor of the magazine, declared that "it took Christian
courage to sign this confession, for confession it is, of a 2,000-year-
old Christian sin, the sin of a spiritual pride which permitted re-
ligious controversy to turn into political murder, the sin of a cold
complacency which is literally midwife to the passionate rascism of
the Nazis."
.
In the course of the pledge to "speak plainly about the cowardly
propaganda of anti-Semitism," the signatories say:' "In the present
world crisis modern Jewry suffers in the persons of its innocent
children the first and hardest blows of tyranny. The very cross on
which Jesus .died for the people is today becoming a bludgeon in the
hands of those who would cheat the people of his gift to them of a
creative share in the world's building."
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THE JEWISH NEWS
State
"Drop Me A Line"
This card will be enclosed in a carton of cigarettes to be de-
livered to an overseas serviceman, who may wish to write to the
sender of the gift.
Since servicemen crave for letters from home, this may en-
courage correspondence which will be an added war service.
A contribution from Montefiore Lodge No. 12, Free Sons of
Israel, for $2.50 added to the fund this week. Other gifts will be
announced next week.
Initial Shipment to the North . Pacific
G. E. Rodman of P. Lorillard Co. this week acknowledged
the first remittance from the AZA-Jewish News fund for cigarettes
which are being shipped to the armed forces in the North Pacific.
Mr. Rodman writes:
"We are forwarding these cigarettes to the San Francisco
Port of Embarkation Special Service Officer who will arrange
to forward them on to the desired destination."
Those wishing to make contributions may make use of this
coupon:
JEWISH NEWS OVERSEAS CIGARETTE FUND
PROF. LEO ARY MAYER
the Department of Oriental
Studies and Professor of Near
Eastern Art and Archaeology at
Hebrew University, has been
elected Rector of the University,
succeeding Prof. Leon. Roth.
Born in Stanislau, Poland,
Prof. Mayer is 48 years old. 'He
came to Palestine in- 1921, has
been associated with the Hebrew
University since 1925 and from
1926 has lectured on Islamic Art
and Archaeology.
Dr. Mayer has occupied the
Sir Sassoon David Chair of Art
and Archaeology of. the Near.
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The East since it was established.
central committee of the New
Zionist Organization here this
week officially denied rumors
concerning negotiations between
the Revisionists and the Zionist
Organization. The NZO an :
nounceme.nt - stated that "the. New
Miss- Margaret Winthrop, fash-
Zionist Organization is not ne- ion expert at Montgomery-
gotiating for re-entrance into the Ward's, will conduct a four-ses-
Zionist Organization."
sion charm series beginning next
Cabled advices from Johannes- Wednesday, at 8:30 p. m. at the
burg, South Africa, said that the Center. Miss Winthrop has asked
NZO there has issued a statement that all young women interested
intimating that the unity agree- in attending to register with Miss
ment reached with the local Zion- Matilda Segal before the first
ists last year has lapsed since it lecture.
has not been accepted by the
The following topics will be in-
headquarters of the Zionist Or- eluded in the . series: "Putting,
ganization in Palestine. It charges Your Best Foot Forward,"
that the leaders of the World "What's Your Glamour Score?,"
Zionist OrganizatiOn have made "The Magic Formula For Suc-
no - effort to Meet with the NZO cess," "What's Your Type And
leaders to discuSs unity. •• What To Do."
Revisionists Deny
Negotiating Unity
With Zionist Body
Center Charm Series
Opens Wednesday
Money enclosed is for the purchase of cigarettes to be
distributed free among men serving in the armed forces
overseas.
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or organization
Address
Amount
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Penobscot Bldg., or A. Z. A. Office, 606 Murphy Bldg.
Frisch Chairman
Of ZOA Committee
On Membership
WASHINGTON—The appoint-
ment of Daniel Frisch of Indian-
apolis as national chairman of
the committee on membership
and organization of the Zionist
Organization of- America was an-
nounced by Judge Louis E. Levin-
thal, president of the organiza-
tion.
The national membership body
headed by Mr. Frisch includes
Lawrence Cohn of Detroit.
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