Friday, October 1, 1943

THE JEWISH NEWS

`Jewish Life in
Our Times' Aids
Jewish Students

Jewish Orphan Home
Centennial Dec. 10

Reprint Hess'
Book on 'Rome
And Jerusalem'

Judah Pilch's Book Is a Fine
Evaluation of Jewish Cul-
ture and Movements

Originally Published 80 Years
Ago, New Edition Has
Biography of Author

"To help the average Ameri-
can Jew orient himself to the
Jewish group of which he is a
part," Judah Pilch has written
an exceedingly interesting book,
"Jewish Life In Our Times,"
which Berman's Jewish Book
House, 1261 Broadway, New
York, published last month.
In his anxiety to do a perfect
job, the author points out in the
preface that after the war the
sections dealing with Jewish life
in Europe, Asia and Africa will
require revision.
As it stands, the book ably out-
lines the subject it deals with.
The scope of our religious life,
the Jewish language problems,
the evolutionary Of Jewish liter-
ary creations, including the sta-
tus of the Jewish press, art and
education, are covered well by
Mr. Pilch •
Subject Matter
These form the subject matter
of the first portion of the hook,
entitled "The Cultural Life of
the Jews."

News of importance in Jewish
literary ranks, and especially to
Zionists, is the appearance of
the second English edition of
Moses Hess' famous book, "Rome
and Jerusalem," from the press
of the Bloch Publishing Co., New
York.
Originally published in Ger-
many 80 years ago and trans-
lated into English 25 years ago
by Prof. Meyer Waxman of New
York, the new edition contains
a new preface by the original
translator. The book aslo con-
tains a biography of the eminent
German-Jewish Socialist who
mras an outstanding forerunner
of Theodor Herzl in sponsoring
the Zionist ideal.
"Rome and Jerusalem" occupies
an important place on the Jewish
bookshelf as a classic dealing
with Jewish nationalism. Hess
foresaw the solution to the Jew-
ish problem in the establishment
of a Jewish state in Palestine;
and his book, which reappears
after being out of print 18 years,
analyzes the Jewish issues in all
their ramifications.
In his preface to the new vol-

The second part of the book,
"The Organizational Life of the
Jews," will be found of great
value to the average reader, to
Jewish teachers and students
This section begins quite proper.
ly with an evaluation of modern
Jewish community organization
as a development from the tradi-
tional Kehillah.
Practically every Jewish or-
ganization of importance, in this
country and in Europe, is ex-
plained and evaluated. Included
in the study are the community
organizations like American
. Jewish Committee, American
Congress, Bnai Brith, Alliance
Israelite Universelle; as well as
agencies serving relief and re-
habilitation causes—J. D. C:, Ha-
dassah, HIAS, ICA, ORT, OZE,
etc.

Unknown Terms

For many readers, some of the
explanations of the aims and
purposes of these movements will
be veritable revelations. OZE
and TOZ may be unknown terms
to the average readers; but after
reading this book they will feel
that they have been fully en-
lightened.

DR. SAMUEL WOLFENSTEIN

Thousands of graduates of the
Cleveland Jewish Orphan Home,
the first of the philanthropic
agencies founded by the Bnai
Brith, will celebrate the cen-
tennial of the founding of the
establishment on Dec. 10. Dr.
Samuel Wolfenstein was super-
intendent of the Orphanage
from 1879 to 1913.

Jewish Youth League
To Elect Officers

Thursday night, Oct. 7, the
League of Detroit Jewish Youth
will have election of officers for
the 1943-44 season, at an open
meeting to which members and
friends are invited, at the Jew-
ish Community Center, Wood-
ward and Holbrook.
The nominating committee will
present its slate and additional
nominations will be made from
the floor.
Following the election there
will be a social hour and refresh-
ments will be served.

The Board of Directors,
the Staff and the Ladies
of

Wishing

extend to all members
and friends and to the
Jewish Community

Best Wishes for
A Happy and
Victorious
New Year

There is a 32-page chapter on
Zionism and Palestine which
concludes with emphasis on the
Zionists' affirmation of faith in
the ultimate realization of Jew-
ish aspirations in Eretz Israel.
"Jewish Life In Our Times"
contains two fine summaries of
both sections of the book, many
explanatory footnotes, a bibliog-
raphy and an index.

ume, Prof. Waxman states in
part:

"Hess views Judaism not merely
as a religion but as one of the two
forces which moulded human culture
throughout the ages . . . He dreamt
that Israel when settled on his land
was destined to carry out his historic
function on a greater scale . . . which
will enable the Jews. this historic
people, to develop their life in accord-
ance with the principles of the Jewish
spirit so that they may become a great
cultural force in the development of
humanity.

"It is interesting to note that Hess
did not forget to include the American
people in his idealistic philosophy of
history. In assigning functions to great
nations he says: 'America represents
the general regenerating power by
means of which all elements of his-
torical peoples will be assimilated into
one'—a great task indeed and which
we hope will be carried out' success-
fully in the near future." I

Arab League Plans
Fight Against Zionist

The League of Ara b-Ameri-
cans for Defense of Democracy
this week announced that it in-
tends to launch from here a
campaign against the Zionist
movement in the U. S. and to
present to the American public
"the aspirations of the Arabic
nations as well as proof of the
danger of Zionist propaganda."
The motto of the organization is
"The Arab countries for the
Arabs," according to a Jewish
Telegraphic Agency report.

A Holiday
Message

From

You and Yours

A Happy

And Healthy

New Year

Hon. .Harry F. Kelly

Governor of the State of Michigan

"The holiday of Rosh Hashanah in this

somber year of total war calls for something

more than felicitations to the Jewish communities

Yeshivath

Beth Yehudah

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from their fellow-citizens of other creeds. This is

a day for action, not words; for deeds rather than

promises. By our prayers and by our all-out war

Wayne Baths

effort we can hasten the day when the Jewish

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people of darkened Europe can resume Their

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rightful place in the society of free men."

May the year 5704 bring
peace and redemption
for ISrael and all man-
kind!

YEAR of misery has ended.

A New Year of great hope

opens for the Jewish people

and the entire world. As we

usher in the year 5704, we have

confidence that right will tri-

umph over might and that there

shall never again be semblance

of bigotry and intolerance any-

To Preserve
Our Sacred Liberty

A Happy New Year

This is a war in which ALL
must share ... Fight ... Work
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Only thus can we hasten the
day of VICTORY . . . the day
of Peace and the return to the
ways of peace the world over.

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