Page Four THE JEWISH NEWS THE JEWISH NEWS Leggo! Member of Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Independent Jewish Press Service, Seven Arts Feature Syndicate, Religious News Service, Palcor News Agency, Bressler Cartoon Service, Wide World Photo Service, Acme Newsphoto Service. Published every Friday by Jewish News Publishing Co., 2114 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit, 26, 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. 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.