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Friday, July 23, 1943

THE JEWISH NEWS

THE JEWISH NEWS

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at Detroit, Michigan, under the Act of March 3, 1879.

By DAVID MORANTZ

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

Be Slow to Criticize
A wise man, who had sent his
son away to Jerusalem to com-
plete his education, became ill
during the son's absence and
feeling that he was about to die,
made his will. Therein he be-
queathed all of his property to
one of his slaves, on condition
that he should allow the son to
select any one thing which
pleased him for an inheritance.
The wise man died and the
slave hurried to Jerusalem to
notify the son of his father's
death and to show him the will.
The young man could not
understand why his father would
make a will leaving everything
to the slave and after the pres-
cribed period of mourning, he
"went to his teacher and read
the will to him.

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

PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, Editor

JULY 23, 1943

VOL. 3—NO. 18

As the Editor
Views the News

III

Delegate Fred M. Butzel

Fred M. Butzel will be one of Detroit's 10 delegates to
the American Jewish Conference.
This announcement is of greatest importance to our
community. It was inconceivable at the start that Detroit
could possibly send a delegation to the Conference that
should exclude Mr. Butzel.
The fact that Mr. Butzel ran tenth in the election here
last month signifies nothing. Without cumulative "plumper"
votes, Mr. Butzel nevertheless made an excellent showing
on the strength of individual ballots cast for him.
Tense feelings that were aroused as a result of the
That libelous "First American" story in which the Jew
exclusion of Mr. Butzel's name now will be relieved. Detroit
is
presented
in a very bad light is so outrageous a piece of
Jews have reason to feel much better about their repre-
work,
worthy
of the most destructive Nazi minds, that it
sentation at the Conference with the addition of Mr. Butzel's
should be disputed at every opportunity.
name.
There are many versions of exploits of "First Ameri-

The 'First American' Story

Soviet Delegates Come to Detroit

The approaching visit in Detroit of Prof. Solomon Mik-
hoels and Itzik Feffer, the distinguished leaders of Russian
Jewry who have been sent here as emissaries of the Soviet
to the Jews of America, is an event of great significance for
our people.
Their visit here symbolizes the unity which has been ef-
fected between the United States of America and the United
Socialist Soviet Republics. It is an occasion for revaluating
the importance of our joint efforts to defeat humanity's com-
mon enemy—the Nazi-Fascist hordes—and to make the
world free.
It also has great Jewish significance, because we have
such a great stake in the ultimate victory of the Allies.
We welcome the delegation from Russia to Detroit and
we urge that every Jew in this city plan to join in greeting
the two noted guests when they speak here at the Masonic
Auditorium on Aug. 1.

Important News from Palestine

cans," and no one group in this country has a monopoly on
patriotism or heroism.
Jews, for instance, have had an important share in the
victories achieved thus far by our armed forces. Speaking
before the highest legislative body in the land recently, U. S.
Senator James Mead of New York also spoke of certain
"First Americans." He stated in the course of his address:
"The part that Jewish servicemen are playing in
this war is a matter of public record. Let me recall to
you a part of that record. The first boy to lose his life
from Newark, N. J., was Private Louis Schleiffer; the
first from Delaware was Sgt. Harry Fineman; Connecti-
cut's first casualty was Keneth Harold Messinger; the
first body to be returned to the U. S. for burial from the
Pacific battle zone was that of Marine Sgt. Herbert Keil-
son• the first fatality from Minneapolis was Ensign Ira
Well Jeffrey, who received a posthumous reward for
valor; the first known fatality among the membership
of the American Bar Association was Ensign Robert L.
Leopold. The first close personal friend of mine to give
his life in this war was Capt. Jacob Joseph of New York
City who fell on Guadalcanal ... Wherever the American
flag has gone, Jewish soldiers on every battlefield have
followed. They are fighting on every battlefield of this
war."
The record attained by Jews in the armed forces in no
sense means that Jews, or their friends speaking for them,
did, of have a right to claim, monopoly on heroic deeds. But
anti-Semites have created a libel which, in the long run, does
harm the Jews, does not help the particular group they
speak of and interferes with the war effort by playing into
the hands of the Hitlerites who are so-anxious to divide the
American people on racial and religious issues.
Unfortunately, the libelous anti-Semitic story has been
given circulation in some newspapers, whose gullible editors
have mistaken it for humor, in mimeographed leaflets and
by word of mouth. Too many good Americans have failed
by
to differentiate between wholesome humor and bigotry in
giving credence to this story. It is high time ,that all Ameri-
cans) , regardless of race or creed, united in condemning the
spread of such libels.

At a press conference held a iew days ago at Kibbutz
Ramath Hakovesh in Palestine, on the occasion of the 23rd
anniversary of the Keren Hayesod, Abraham Hartzfeld re-
ported that, given adequate means, 22 new settlements can
be established in various parts of Palestine, in addition to
those already created since the outbreak of the war.
Of interest also is Mr. Hartzfeld's report that 32 villages
had repaid, far in advance, unmatured installments on loans
made by the Palestine Foundation Fund (Keren Hayesod).
This should go a long way in answering those who are
still laboring under the impression that the Palestinian
settlements can subsist only on subsidies from abroad.
In this connection, it is also of interest and importance
to record the views of Dr. Norman McLean, former Moder-
ator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
and Chaplain to King George of Great Britain, who stated
in an article in the Zionist Record of Johannesburg, South
*
Africa: "I have no hesitation in saying that Palestine would
Two weeks ago, The Jewish News editorially took to task
already accommodate at least 2,000,000 more immigrants." the editors of Graham News for reprinting the scurrilous
Palestine, he added, "is awaiting the return of the Jews." "First American" story.
His plea for large purchases of available land in Palestine
The Jewish News is privileged to report receipt of the
by Jews is impressive.
following letter in reply to our editorial:
July 14, 1943
These are the facts to be emphasized with relation to
Jewish News,
occurrences in Palestine, rather than the isolated instances
2114 Penobsco;. Bldg.,
of attempts by fanatics to wreck the office of a Yiddish
Detroit, Michigan.
Gentlemen:
newspaper 'by bomb planting. Naturally, all elements in
All of the members of the "Editorial Staff" who are res-
Jewry condemn such acts. They are unworthy of any people.
ponsible for "Graham News" work in the factory on war pro-
duction
and get out the paper after their working hours feeling
The important obligation of the present time for all Jews
that they are thus making a little further contribution to the
is to strive for the speedy redemption of Palestine and the
war effort.
creation of as many settlements as possible. Availability of
Many of their fellow workers, to whom the distribution of
large funds for use by the Jewish National Fund in land
the paper is confined. are of the Jewish faith and I am sure that
most of them understand that these boys did not print the lines
reclamation is one of the means for such a program. The
referred to in your recent editorial "Stop Undermining U. S.
more settlements we create now, the more Jews will have
Morale" with any subversive intent or desire to impugn the
an opportunity to find a home in Palestine after the war.
loyalty of the Jewish people.
That is the great task facing the Jewish people now and
Printing the item was a thoughtless blunder for which we
are all sorry.
for years to come.

This Week's Scriptural Portions:
This Sabbath, the fourteenth day of Tammuz, the following

Scriptural selections will be read in our synagogues:
Peatateuchal portion: Num. 25:10-30:1.
Prophetical portion: Jer. 1:1-2:3.

Talmudic Tales

Son Outspoken
The son was outspoken in his
disapproval as he could think of
nothing that he might have done
to offend his father.
`Reproach not thy father, nor
be quick to condemn," said the
teacher. "Thy father was a man
of rare wisdom. This will is a
monument to his foresight and
good judgment. Mayest thou,
his son, prove equally as wise."
"I see no wisdom in this," ex-
claimed the son. "Where is the
foresight and good judgment in
bequeathing his property to a
I slave and slighting me, his only
son, M this way with only one

thine ,'

Father's Action Wise
"Nevertheless, I repeat, your
father's action was most wise,"
replied the teacher. "When he
felt death approaching, he must
have thought to himself, 'as my
son is away, he will not be here
to take charge of my affairs
when I am dead and my slaves
will rob my estate and will even
withhold the knowledge of my
death from him in order to gain
time.' Accordingly he willed
his property to his slave to pre-
went these occurrences knowing
that the slave, believing himself
to be the sole heir, would hasten
to thee and take good care of the
property, feeling that he was the
owner of it."
"Yes, but how does this bene-
fit me?" asked the son impat-
iently.
"Ah," replied the Rabbi, "Dost
thou not know that what a slave
possesses belongs to his master?
And d!dst thy father not give
thee the right to select any one
thing which pleased thee for an
inheritance?"
"If thou wouldst be as wise
as they father hoped, thou wilt
select, as thy choice, the slave
and in his ownership thou wilt
own :Al that was thy father's."
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Hebrew U. Press
To Publish Bible

JERUSALEM (JPS - Palcor) —
For the first time in Eretz Israel,
plans are under way to publish
the Hebrew text of the Bible.
The undertaking of this "his-
tonic project" by the Hebrew
University Press was announced
by Dr. Judah L. Magnes, presi-
dent of the University, at a press
conference on Mount Scopus.
The accepted Hebrew text, fol-
lowing the Jewish tradition, will
be adhered to with "scrupulous
fidelity," under the supervision
of Professor Umberto Cassuto,
formerly Chief Rabbi 'of Flor-
ence, head of the Rabbinical Col-
lege in Italy, a professor at the
University of Rome and a dis-
Yours very truly,
tinguished Bible scholar, Dr.
GRAHAM-PAIGE MOTORS CORPORATION,
Magnes said.
W. L. Eaton, Vice President.
Professor Cassuto will be as-
This is the best proof that the heart of America is strong sisted by Rabbis E. S. Arton and
and that the weaknesses in our democracy, which permit oc- Dante Lettes, formerly of Rome,
casional deviations from truth and decency, are quickly cor- and Professor Joseph Patai, for-
rected when it becomes evident that an injury has been done merly of Budapest, who will
a group in our population.
serve as proof-readers.

