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Purely
Commentary

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

ACTION, NOT RESOLUTIONS!
Your Commentator must confess to a
feeling of nausea when he gave passing
thought to the year 5703, which we are
now leaving behind.
PerhapS it is best to think less of the
year that has passed and to utilize the
experiences of the past in Order to make
the twelve-month cycle 5704 a period of
real action.
At the American Jewish Conference,
Henry Monsky was roundly applauded
when he declared.:
"The time has come to say less and do
more."
This will Without question be the slo-
gan for 5704.
What we aim at from now on is not
the adoption" of resolutions, but action.

A YEAR OF REORGANIZATION
This will also be a year of reorganiza-
tion. A democratic organization has been
set up to act in behalf of American Jew-
ry. Let it be given the power to speak
for all of us, to the exclusion of irrespon-
sible groups, some of which have been
capitalizing on Jewish woes.
Reorganization should be one of the
aspirations of our • people during the
coming year. Movements that can fit
into the orbit of the Conference should
pool their resources and cease being
competitive organs in . Israel.
After all, we all aim for one thing:
unified Jewish effort for the good of all -
Israel.
Let us make such unity real and not
speculative.
WE MEAN BUSINESS
It has been pointed out convincingly
that while the Jews were the first vic-
tims of Hitlerism, we have not been rec-
ognized as partners in the fight. on Hit=
lerism, There has been abuse and mis-
representation, but only limited recogni-
tion of the great part our People are-
playing on all fronts in the fight against
the Axis.
What we are fighting for today is not
a question of recognition of our achieve-
ments in Palestine and elsewhere. Our
demand is that we should be completely
accepted as allies in the great war
against intolerance and injustice and that
we should be given assurances that the
millions of Jewish sufferers will not be.
betrayed when the war is over.
For years we have been nourishing on
good will messages. Now, we ask frank
assurances that we will not be .Icept••as.
the scapegoats for the world's troubles.
Let there be an end to misery and to
injustice!
That's our demand from now On. The
year 5704 is certain to be historic, in con-
ducting our battle for justice-4.n. Pal-
. estine, in Europe, everywhere—even in
this country where anti
haS
been too arrogantly successful during the
last quarter of a century. r':
May the year 5704 be'So. productive of
,•
good for Israel that it may .completelY.
overshadow the misery f the decade
that preceded it.

.THE JEWISH NEWS

Greetings to the Jews of America
From Pres. Roosevelt, Wallace, Hull

•'To those of the Jewish faith upon this anniversary of their New Year,
I send greetings. At the same time I welcome the opportunity it affords
• me to express again my . admiration of the contribution which this loyal
grOup of our fellow citizens has made to the nation's achievements during
the past year on the inexorable march toward victory."
—FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.

"I am sure that in spite of the terrible ordeals suffered by the Jews in
Germany and in all of the occupied countries, they are more hopeful as
this Rosh Hashanah approac h es than they have been in many years. - All
of us must fight and pray until people everywhere can . again live in a
free world."
—HENRY A. WALLACE.

"On the occasion of the celebration of the. Jewish New Year I desire
to extend my greetings to all Americans of the JeWish faith. It seems
appropriate at this season to express again my constant sympathy with
them in their sorrow over those of their religion who still live and die
in the deep shadow of persecution. It is also appropriate at this time for
us to rejoice- together over the world's quickening hope for the dawn
of a new year in which we may realize peace at last for all the great
brotherhood of mankind."
HULL.

Heard in
The Lobbies

By DAVID DEUTSCH

Strictly
Confidential

By PHINEAS J. BIRON

(Copyright, 1943, Independent
Jewish Press Service)

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(Copyright, 1943, Seven Arts Feature
Syndicate)

NEW YEAR GREETINGS •
LESHANA TOVAH
To all readers who, during the year,
5703 will go down in history as the
so forgot the proprieties as to interest black Jewish year . . . It brought un-
themselves in the gossip of this column precedented and untold tragedy to our
—a very HAPPY NEW YEAR that will people . . . More than a quarter of the
be a reward for a sense of humor and whole Jewish ,population of the world
proportion. Readers of this column, hav- perished in the past few years . . . 5704
ing seen the feet of clay of sundry ladies must be an improvement . . Surely it
and gentlemen whose 'names meandered cannot be any worse . . Today a single
through ,these lines, are better prepared thought dominates the minds of all Jews
than others to count on the doWnfall . throughout the world: Death to Fascism
of the mighty tyrants who once loomed and Nazism, death to Adolf Hitler and
so large in the world of fear and terror. his gangsters. •
May the New Year be a schwartz yor
for 'Hitler, Tojo and all their gangs.
JEWISH ACTION
And these are special greetings for
The first cooperatiVe world-wide Jew-
the New Year, written here to save the ish action in war time will be launched
system
from
further
burdens
of
postal -
soon . . . Representatives of American,
carrying post-cards:
Russian, Palestinian and British Jewry
To Herbert H. Lehman, whose OFRRO, will cooperate in the editing and pub-
we *hope,' will make it a truly HAPPY lishing of the Black Book, the record of
NEW YEAR for the liberated millions.
Nazi atrocities against Jews . . . This
To Frank L. Weil, a _salute for the book will be submitted to the peace
swell way 'in which your generalship conference to come.
has made the Jewish Welfare Board a
Not enough attention has been paid
vital force fOr aid to the Jewish boys in by Jewish leadership in England to the
the serviCe, to whom all our hearts go organization of a medical group which
out in prayer and thanksgiving thiS Rosh calls itself the Medical Policy Associa-
Hashanah.
tion . . . This group issues a house or-
To Stephen S. Wise, for whom Amer- gan which "quotes"-. freely from "The
ican Jewry should plan special honors. Protocols of the Elders of Zion".
and praise -to mark the seventieth birth-
* * *
day-this year of one of the most glorious FOOTNOTES TO HISTORY
-sons of Israel. .,.
Baron Edouard de Rothschild, once
To Samuel Irving Rosenman, who will one of the richest men of Europe and
. be. 'a target for anti-Semites anyway and now a refugee . in this country, was
who can aid sorely-tried people great- among those who sat on the dais at the
, ly by .passing Ott the abundant informa- farewell dinner to the Soviet Jewish del-
tion: 'available on _the plight of the Jews egation at Hotel Commodore last week
to the one man who can do so much . . We asked him whether he under-
to end --theSijr-i'<)*'
stands . - "No", he confessed,
To' Ben `Hecht,' Your spectacle, "We "but my grandfather, James Rothschild,
Will Never not be forgotten; spoke only Yiddish".
'nor will your• attempts at ad-writing (in-
For too many years now, says a cur-
-.; eluding $.50: for: a Rumanian Jew).
rent wisecrack, we've been talking about
. To Congressman Emanuel Celle'', who the Axis — now let's start saying the
Where Jews From All Parts of the starts the ;new...year coming out of the Axain't.
chrysalis :. of . a politician with 'the wings
* * *
World Meet and Find Common
Of a statesman. . • ABOUT PEOPLE
. To Louis, Lipsky, the man who planned
Medium of Expression
Major Louis Blau of Los Angeles is
the structure 'of the American Jewish the• president of the "I Bombed Japan
HAIFA (Palcor)—There•is:a large mil= . Conference,- most remarkable accomp-
Club", a very exclusive society member-
itary element among passerigers in the lishrriera of the AmeriCan Jews in 25
ship in which is limited to those to
buses of Eretz Israel theSe days, and the
years _and more.
whom the club's title applies.
drivers have had to pick up 'a smattering
- To Bernard M. Baruch, who is once
Isaac Carmel, veteran Zionist worker,
of a variety- of languages*to answer the again the symbol for . efficient adminis'v
has, been invited to accept an executive
inquiries of uniformed travellers.
tration in Washington and :who, if he' is position in an important institution out-
A particularly charming story is told planning to distribute another million
of a Haifa-Tel AViv express• bus driver dollars this year, - might get somebody side the Zionist movement.
who was just about to set out on a jour-
to write him a report on the needs of by being part of the 'people and sym-
ney to the south. He had occasion to • his own 'Jewish people. .
pathizing . with their hopes and dreams.
Point out a .Seat to a Polish Army officer
To Lessing J; Rosenwald, who might
To Henry Monsky for showing - Aineri-
who could not find one, and 'addressed spend , more time this year : studying the can Jewish youth ' that it . isn't where
him i n Polish.
career • of.' his father, which was built they were born or with how much but
The Polish officer smiled. "You an on • the theory that constructive" deeds with what brains that counts. in serving
speak to me in Yiddish," he sakl' -in that., .. and ,not destructive words were the es- their ccuntry and people. :
,
language. ."After all, we are both, Jews." - L-sence: of a useful life. - •
To --Abba Hillel Silver, neW • -political
; The driver smiled, as did other passen-
„To . F. Stone and Samuel Grafton, White -hope -61. world Jewry, whO will
gers. Next he had to address a New whka.re, helping to make "it a li'appier take over the role of St. George in slay-
Zealand Expeditionary Force sergeant, a new . 'year.•.for all by their :sword-sWing ing the 'dragon of British indifference -tO:.
blond, handsome sun-burned yoUng man ing at"illiberalism in Washington. •••• •• - - jeWish needs . Palestine. .,
in battle.-dress...and,the familiar • conical,
To David Ben-Gurion.'for. demonstrat=-
TO Israel Goldsteiin, . w h 9,7 ,year • after
Scout's hat Which the "Enzedders" wear.
ing in the ancient landS •of the' Macca- 'year,..takes on new responsibilities of.
Naturally the • driver Spoke .
• "bees that there are still fightifig"•heroerS service to 'the' 'Jewish people and who
"You can, speak me
mamma-' when modern' Romans , in the: . .togs of demonstrates that. it's untrue that _the
loshen, too," twinkled the New Zealand- British colonials, try to destroy the Jew- people' are ungrateful to men of ability..
er. "Am' I a goy?" • "- ''' • ,
ISh repute through faked gun4uniiiir€
To Arthur Hays Sulzberger, May the
The, amazing coincidence : was by no trials.
New Year - bring him surcease from his
Means cOmplefe: ACross the aisle - 6f the
To Adolph Held, diminutive in •Stature•
of 'a Zionist under every bed and
bus, a South African corporal was seat- but broad in spirit for'.his wise leader- 'return 'the New ; York Times to its old
ed, reading that day's issue of The Pal- ship of the Jewish Labor: Corrimittee.
policy of "all the news thats fit to
estine Post.
To Joseph M. Proskaiker whO; by the print:" •
"Generally speaking," he drawled in time the peace conference rolls around,
To all Jews everywhere—and to all
Yiddish, "I don't see why we can't learn might study the life of his predecessor, men everywhere—may good will and
Hebrew. But I suppose Yiddish will do
Louis Marshall, to determine hoW to comradeship achieve new victories in
until we can."
make friends. and influence the people- the year to come.

In Eretz Israel

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Friday, October

1943

Between
You and Me

By BORIS SMOLAR

(Copyright, 1943, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc.)

THE WORLD OF POLITICS
Zionist pOlitical activities will take a
new turn in the near future . . This
was indicated at the session of the
American Emergency Committee for
Zionist Affairs this week in New York
. . . Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, the new
co-chairman of the Committee, left no
doubt of his intentions to bring a new
spirit into the work of achieving Zionist
political demands . . . The session, lasting
the entire afternoon and evening, heard
Dr. Silver outline a very - impressive pro-
gram . . . And don't be surprised if
Henry Montor, within the next week, be-
comes the executive director of the
Emergency Committee . . . Montor may
leave his position at the United Pales-
tine Appeal with the consent of Dr. Sil-
ver, the preSident of the U. P. A. .
This question, too, was taken up at the
session . . . And speaking of the Emer-
gency Committee for Zionist, it will be
disclosing no secret if I reveal that Rob-
ert Szold is now on his way to Palestine
as the representative of the Committee
. . . Szold has been waiting for months
for transportation facilities which he fi-
nally secured.
It seems that the Emergency Commit-
tee, which is about to change its name to
American Zionist Council, will have
quite a job on its hands to combat the
growing Arab influences in Washington
. . . The latest information from Wash-
ington discloses that Dr. Habeeb Cour-
any, an Arab professor who arrived in
the United States in 1939, has been given
a high position in one of our government
departments "as an expert on the Near
East" .. Dr: Courany has - gained a rep-,
utation among Arabs in America as a
person "opposing the,. Zionist position
with proven facts" . He received his.
degree at the Sorbonne where he studied
psychology . .. He is also the holder of a
doctor's degree from Columbia Univer-
sity . . He also studied Education at
London University . . He came to the
United Stakes as a liaison professor be-
tween the American University at Bei-
ruth and universities in the Eastern
States of this country .. After the war
broke out, he started teaching Arabic—
first at Harvard, later at Virginia and .re-
cently at Princeton . . . According to
Arab newspapers in America the presi-
dent of John Hopkins University recom-
mended Dr. Courany as an outspoken
anti-Zionist who can influence American
public opinion in favor of the Arabs.

Escape

&y BEN SAMUEL

(Based on Information Supplied by the
- Jewish Welfare 'Board) -
The Nazis. may have succeeded in res :-.
cuing Mussolini; they didn't do so well
last month when it came to capturing
Pvt. Max SolbodoW. But then, Pvt. Sot,.
bodow is a Brooklyn boy.
Max was carrying a message from a
.forward battalion in the Troina area
shortly before the capitulation of Sicily.
That message never was delivered, for
Max was .captured by the Nazis.
Solbodow was moved by enemy truck
about 60 miles. Suddenly a plane
dropped a bomb on one intersection just
ahead of the truck__ The road became
blocked, and the truck could not pass.
The Nazis climbed out of the truck and
hid for the rest of the day in a grove,
since it was impossible to travel in day-
light without air cover.
During the afternoon Solbodow's guard
began reading. Maybe he was reading
the funnies. • Or a letter from his - girl
friend. He certainly was absorbed..
Solbodow got up. Nobody noticed him:
He walked away, still unnoticed.
As Max . crossed the road, he expected
any minute to • feel a bullet thump him
in the .ba.ck. _It seemed to • be taking an
unreasonably Tong time. to get across.
'On the . Other side of the road he saw
mountain underbrush. . As fast: ,' as he
could, ..he ':roan threugh the'•underbrUSW.•
He kept on running: • •
..- Three hoUr - iater:savlajc"halteltl, for a.
rest. After dark he 'set Out —once . more,'
traveling southwest . . . all night .. .
until. daybreak... The' next day- he hid
under a bUSh
nightfall,' when he
resumed his hike,' About - . 1:30 the next-
morning he stumbled across some wire.
He 'Saw by' the .light . of. the 'moon that it
was American wire.
Two American soldiers were. coming
toward him. Max, called out, "I give up." .
"I didn't want them to mistake me for.
a German and. start shooting," he ldter
explained.

(Copyright, 1943; J.T.A.1

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