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THE JEWISH NEWS
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Entered as second-class matter August 6, 1942, at the Post Office
at Detroit, Michigan, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
By DAVID MORANTZ
_Bribery By Kindness
It happened that Rabbi Sam-
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, Editor
SEPTEMBER 17, 1943
As the Editor
Views the News - - -
Strengthen Synagogue and School
The High Holy Day period, to be ushered in with Rosh
Hashanah two weeks hence, makes itself felt a month in
advance.
Congregations and their Rabbis, our communal and con-
gregational schools, prepare for the resumption of the year's
religious activities weeks before the Holy Day period.
Laymen, too, should prepare NOW to fulfill their obliga-
tions to the Jewish community, without waiting for Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur to serve as a driving force to
make them realize their duties.
The Jewish schools now are beginning to function. The
first responsibility of parents is to enroll their children for
Jewish studies. The United Hebrew Schools already have
reopened and the congregational schools will resume their
classes beginning with this Sunday. Not a single Jewish child
in the community should be deprived of the right to acquire
a Jewish education.
* * *
At the same time, the adults of the community should
begin to realize that three-day-a-year attendance at re-
ligious services is a mockery. There should be mass enroll-
ment in synagogues and Jews should resolve at this time to
make the Synagogue a living instrument for Jewish survival,
rather than a place to be remembered only during the Holy
Days.
Talmudic Tales
(Based upon the ancient legends and
philosophy found in the Talmud and
folklore of the Jewish people.)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MAURICE ARONSSON
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
FRED M. BUTZEL
ISIDORE SOBELOFF
THEODORE LEVIN
ABRAHAM SRERE
MAURICE H. SCHWARTZ
HENRY WINEMAN
VOL. 3—NO. 26
Friday, September 17, 1943
Judge William Friedman
uel on his way to preside at his
court came to a river and found
I the bridge washed away.
I A man nearby very kindly of-
fered to take him across the riv-
er in his boat and in doing so
was unusually attentive to the
comfort of the Rabbi.
"Why art thou so attentive to
me?" asked the Rabbi.
"I have a lawsuit that will be
tried in thy court," replied the
man, "and I beg your favorable
consideration."
"Your kindness disqualifies
me," replied the judge, "because
I have been taught that a judge
cannot fairly judge a case where
one person involved has be-
friended him."
The story is also told of a man
who politely stepped ahead of
Mar Ukba and covered some sa-
liva which was upon the ground
before him so he would not step
upon it.
"Why dids't thou do that?"
asked the Rabbi.
"I have a case that comes up
before thee in court," answered
the man, "and hope you consider
my case favorably."
"You have bribed me with
your kindness," returned the
Rabbi, "so I am unable to judge
in your case."
Says the Talmud further:
"However upright and honest
a judge may be, it is difficult to
avoid feeling favorably inclined
toward one who has been kind to
him and, in spite of himself, he•
cannot remain entirely impar-
tial."
"A man should never be a
judge to decide a case for an in-
timate friend or a bitter enemy.
In the first case, because it will
be difficult to find any faults
against him and, in the second,
because it will be difficult to
find a defense for him."
Gov. Harry F. Kelly's selection of William Friedman to
succeed the late Harry B. Keidan as Judge of the Wayne
County Circuit Court deserves the general approval it is
being given.
The Governor has stated that he has selected Mr. Fried-
man because he had searched for a man "who would per-
petuate the high standards, the dignity and the honor which
Judge Keidan brought to the bench." He has succeeded in
this task by appointing Mr. Friedman because in tempera-
ment, in training, in religious background, the new Circuit
Court judge closely resembles the man whose place he will
fill on the bench.
Like the late Judge Keidan, Mr. Friedman is a man
of faith. A native Detroiter, like his predecessor, he has been
watching the growth of Detroit and he knows the temper
and needs of this community. An able lawyer, a man who
has
been active in civic affairs for more than 40 years, Mr.
(Copyright by David Morantz)
We have serious duties to perform. We shall be better
For a handsome 195 page, auto-
prepared to fulfill them once we have properly adjusted our- Friedman is well qualified * to assume the role of jurist.
graphed gift volume containing 128
of these tales and 500 Pearls of Wis-
selves internally. That involves a good Jewish background,
send $1.50 to David Morantz
For the Jewish community, Mr. Friedman's selection is done,
for young and old alike.
care of The Jewish News, or phone
a particular honor. He has devoted many years to community f PLaza 1048.
By restoring the Jewish school and the Synagogue to service, and his association with the most important Jewish
their proper places in Jewish life, we will be better equipped causes has been uninterrupted since his maturity.
Lotta Levensohn
to create constructive Jewish centers in free lands and to
As president of the United Jewish Charities, as an active
rebuild broken Jewish communities in lands of oppression.
leader in the Jewish Welfare Federation and the Allied Writes 'Outline of
Jewish Campaigns, as an inspirer of his friends and co-
.
.
workers in all causes aimed at alleviating the plight of Zionist History'
world Jewry, he has earned the tributes which now come to
Palestine being the most im-
An interesting statement has been issued by Brig. Gen. him from all quarters.
portant center for Jews in the
It
is
a
privilege
to
be
able
to
congratulate
Judge
William
William R. Arnold, Chief of Chaplains of the War Depart-
world today, both as the only
ment.
Friedman on his appointment to the bench, and to commend place prepared to welcome un-
Governor Kelly for making this selection.
fortunate Jews from all over the
Gen. Arnold has stated that although the U. S. Army is
world as well as the one spot
behind in its chaplain procurement program, the Jews are
where Jews hold their heads
among those who "on a month-to-month basis are either
erect and refuse to bend their
slightly ahead or are keeping pace with the procurernent
backs, the history of the move-
The Zionist Organization of America emerged from the ment that helped make this con-
schedule for Army chaplains."
Columbus convention a more unified body. The decisions of dition possible—Zionism—natur-
With nearly 200 of the 1,000 chaplains of the Jewish the American Jewish Conference, the pressure of events ally draws more attention now
faith, we may well be proud of the record established by the created by the war, the dangers that lurk from certain than ever before.
Conservative, Orthodox and. Reform groups who have co- sources, especially some unfriendly elements in Washington
Therefore a good history of the
operated fully in providing the necessary men to serve the and London, have helped to solidify the Zionist ranks for movement is of particular value
spiritual needs of the men in the Army.
today.
more harmonious action.
The Jewish Army Chaplains
The New ZOA President
Let it be recorded, also, that Detroit's record is good.
Already, we have provided five chaplains—four for the . Army
and one for the Navy. When the time comes for further
response, we are confident that Rabbis in Detroit and else-
where will respond to the call for service.
With Dr. Israel Goldstein as president, the organization
may well expect greater successes in the months to come.
As president of the Jewish National Fund and the Syna-
gogue Council of America, Rabbi Goldstein has evinced
ability which will undoubtedly serve well the cause of
Palestine's redemption.
At the same time, the leadership of Dr. Abba Hillel
Silver in the political field of the movement, through the
Emergency Committee for Zionist Affairs, may be looked
There is encouraging news in the following report from upon as the greatest gain made by the Zionist movement in
Jerusalem:
many years.
Palcor News Agency cables the information that Nuri
Pasha es Said, Premier of Iraq, who has been visiting in
Egypt to confer with Premier Mustapha Pasha Nahas on the
proposed Federation of Arab States, has advised that Pales-
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Scolnick of Brooklyn, N. Y., have
tine must be excluded from present discussions on the forma-
seven sons in the service of our country. One of them, Lt.
tion of the Arab confederation.
Nathan Scolnick, 27, "somewhere in India," has received an
This is encouraging news. It opens up an avenue of air medal for meritorious achievement while participating
further negotiations with the Arabs and inspires the hope in borbardment missions totalling more than 100 hours. The
that our Arab cousins will realize that Jews ask for very Scolricks have given perthission to their eighth son, Arnold,
little in claiming the right to a Homeland in Zion.
to join the Navy when he reaches the age of 18.
Thus, the Max Libermans of Manistique, Mich., who
were until recently the holders of the distinction of having
This Week's Scriptural Portions:
seven children in the service, have their family record
matched by the Brooklynites and may have to play "second
This Sabbath, the eighteenth day of Elul, the following
fiddle" when the Scolnicks reach the record of eight sons
scriptural selections will be read in our synagogues:
in service.
Palestine and the Arab Federation
Our Symbol of Determination
Pentateuchal portion: Deut. 26:1-29:8.
Prophetical portion: Is. 60.
Lotta Levensohn, one of the
ablest Zionist writers, an Amer-
ican who has lived many years in
Palestine, has written such a his-
tory. It is "Outline of Zionist
History," and was published by
the Scopus Publishing Co., 111
Fifth Ave., New York, under the
sponsorship of the Jewish Na-
tional Fund and the Keren Haye-
sod.
In 150 pages, Miss Levensohn
presents the story of Zionism and
its various branch-movements in
splendid fashion. Her book fills
an important need and provides
the seekers of information about
Zionism the very facts they have
been seeking.
Gestapo Kills 50 Police
Who Saw Jews Slain
LONDON, (JTA)—In an at-
tempt to destroy witnesses to
their crimes, Gestapo authorities
in occupied Poland have execu-
ted 50 Lithuanian and Ukrainian
pro-Nazi policemen who witness-
ed the mass-murder of Jews in
Bialostock and who participated
The Libermans and the Scolnicks are merely symbols in it, Dziennik Polski, organ of
of our nation's determination to offer all we have so that we the Polish government-in-exile,
may win this war for justice and freedom.
reported this week.