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THE JEWISH NEWS
THE JEWISH NEWS
"Back Me Up, Buddie!"
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 the Jewish Welfare
Federation 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.
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, Editor
OCTOBER 8, 1943
As the Editor
Views the News - -
The Day of Atonement
As we gather in our Synagogues this Friday evening in
solemn prayer, the Day of Atonement assumes greater im-
portance than at any other time in the history of our people.
This Day of Judgment is also a day of inner searching
of our hearts and minds. On this day we will review the
mistakes of the past and will resolve to avoid them in the
future.
We pray for forgiveness for the errors of judgment and
our failures to act in time of stress. We resolve that we shall
not fail our fellow-men in the future.
The Jews of America have, in the main, rendered great
service to the cause of democracy and in the fulfillment of
our obligations to the millions of unfortunates in Nazi-ruled
countries.
But our duties in both instances are increasing and are
assuming gigantic proportions.
Therefore, we must do our planning so that it shall never
be said that we have failed either ourselves or our country
or our kinsmen in time of crisis.
We pray for the coming of better days for all. May the
year 5704 mark the fulfillment of the hopes of all right-
thinking people that justice shall for ever rule on earth.
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The Palestine Political Intrigue
The conviction of two Palestinian Jews—Leib Sirkin and
Abraham Rachlin—on charges of illegal possession and sale
of arms comes as a shock to all Jews.
British authorities, and public opinion in all democratic
countries should be made aware of the attitude of Jewry in
this case, which has been a disturbing factor in establishing
amicable British-Jewish relations.
While the Palestinian court directed charges against rec-
ognized Jewish organizations whom it sought to involve in
the course of the trial which ended last week, the British
spokesmen completely ignored the fact that in times of
trouble, when the British as well as the Jews were threat-
ened by Arab bandits, the very organizations now accused
were invited to help put an end to disturbances.
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"Political intriguers" are accused by Israel Mereminsky,
Spokesman for the Histadruth, the Palestine Federation of
Labor, as being responsible for the trumped-up charges
against the two Jews. • Louis Lipsky spoke in the same vein
when he declared that the gun-running trial was "part and
parcel of a systematic effort by the Palestine government to
discredit Jewish aspirations in Palestine by indirection and
conniving."
The Zionist, and therefore the Jewish, position in. Pales-
tine will be weakened seriously unless there is a revision of
the decision of the court in this case. Therefore, united Jew-
ish support should be given to the appeals against the ver-
dicts.
Carey and Fascists Repudiated
The Jewish News is pleased to make known the facts
with regard to Edward Carey, the anti-Semitic candidate for
Mayor who was snowed under in Tuesday's Primary Elec-
tion, as contained in the following letter addressed to us by
Corporation Counsel Paul E. Krause:
"One, Edward Carey, is circulating a vicious un-Ameri-
can document, which is composed of many falsehoods. Among
the falsehoods, he states that he was employed by the Corp-
oration Counsel's Office, Real Estate Division. This is utterly
false, because Edward Carey was never at any time em-
ployed by this Office. As a matter of fact he has been strick-
en from the City rolls as a City employe.
"I bitterly resent the statements made in the document
as a Fascist attack upon the American people."
We welcome this statement, as we know all justice-
loving Americans will, as a complete vindication of the
principles which distinguish this land from the backward
countries of Europe where Nazism and Fascism were able
to get a foothold because minds like Carey's were permitted
to function.
It is not Carey alone who is repudiated, both by the
voters of Detroit and our Corporation Counsel, but all the
crackpots who think and act like him stand shamefully
condemned.
LETTER BOX
Publication Society's Thanks
To The Jewish News
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MAURICE ARONSSON
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
FRED M. BUTZEL
ISIDORE SOBELOFF
THEODORE LEVIN
ABRAHAM SRERE
MAURICE H. SCHWARTZ
HENRY WINEMAN
VOL. 4—NO. 3
Friday, October 8, 1943
Who Are Jewry's Spokesmen?
There is still considerable speculation as to the fate of
the American Jewish Conference, and the Jews of this coun-
try have reason to feel disturbed over the continued duplica-
tion of effort among numerous agencies.
It is unfortunate that this authoritative body should
not have been given the right to speak for our people.
Instead, several different delegations conferred with Secre-
tary of State Cordell Hull, and confusion continues to reign
in our ranks.
What is even worse is that failure to solidify our ranks
so that the centrally-selected body will speak for us also
confuses the minds of non-Jews.
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Here is'a typical example of what is permitted to happen
in the name of American Jewry. The so-called Emergency
Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe this week
announced that "five hundred orthodox rabbis will march
on Washington Wednesday, Oct. 6, to urge immediate action
by the President and Congress to save the millions of Jewish
people trapped in Europe." .
This is a Revisionist-inspired approach to action. It is
not the type of action that is generally approved by the
recognized spokesrrien in American Jewry. But insofar as
non-Jewish public opinion is concerned, such a "march"
may be interpreted as an outburst of Jewish impatience
rather than as the ill-advised work of a small group working
under a high-sounding name.
It is clear that the work to achieve unity in our ranks has
only begun. But it is unfortunate that it must be approached
with a view of discrediting those who are not helping our
cause by disrupting our unity.
The Bnai Brith Centennial
This week marks the completion of a century of serv-
ice by the Bnai Brith.
The splendid analysis of Bnai Brith accomplishments by
Bernard Postal, which we published in our Rosh Hashanah
issue, is supplemented by a very interesting comment on
Bnai Brith's role in American and Jewish life by Henry
Monsky, the president of Bnai Brith,. in this issue of The
Jewis2.1 News.
Bnai Brith has much to its credit. In the field of philan-
thropy and education, in the important role the movement
has played in preventing defamation of the good name of
the Jewish people, it has earned the appreciation of Jews
everywhere.
As an international order, with functioning branches in
all parts of the world—now, of course, only in the democra-
tic countries—Bnai Brith is one of the major movements in
Jewish life.
The part played by the Bnai Brith, and especially. by its
president, Henry Monsky, in the creation of the American
Jewish Conference, adds to this movement's significant role
in American-Jewish life.
Our sincerest good wishes to the Bnai Brith on this an-
niversary is accompanied with the hope that the beginning
of its second century of service will be marked by the end
of tyranny and bigotry and the beginning of days of joy for
Jewry, AmeriCa and all mankind.
Scriptural Selections For Yom Kippur
Pentateuchal portions: Morning, Lev. 16, Num. 29:7-11;
Afternoon, Lev. 18.
Prophetical portions: Morning, Is. 57:14-58:14; After-
noon, Jonah.
Editor, The Jewish News:
At the end of the year 5703,
The Jewish Publication Society
of America can take inventory
and find itself in its healthiest
condition in the past fifty-six
years. Our books and the serv-
ices of our Press Division have
gained encomiums far and wide.
You have played an important
part in making the past year so
successful. The publicity which
you have given our Society in
your , columns has told our story
to members of the American
Jewish community and has made
it possible for us to increase our
membership in your community.
The "Official Family" is deeply
grateful and extends to you its
sincerest good wishes.
May I add my personal wishes
for all of the good things in life
and a prayer for an early .peace?
Cordially yours,
MAURICE JACOBS
Executive Director
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A Compliment from Dr. Birkhead
Editor, Jewish News:
I commend your excellent pa-
per as being not only the best
edited Jewish weekly, but more
especially as being the most read-
able.
L. M. BIRKHEAD
Director, Friends of Democracy
New York City.
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The Rosh Hashanah Issue
Editor, The Jewish News:
Your Rosh Rashanah issue is
superb. As a student of journal-
ism, I must tell you how deeply
impressed I am with it, as well
as with your regular weekly is-
sues.
The New Year issue stands
out primarily for this reason:
Only one of your articles—the
Bnai Brith history—"jumped" off
one page to another. Thus, you
made it possible for your readers
to finish each article on the page
begun, without necessitating the
turning of pages.
Congratulations and best wish-
es.
GEORGE F. WEISS.
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A Former Jewish News
Staff Member Commends
New Year Issue
The following telegram was re-
ceived this week by The Jewish
News from Pte. Robert Clifton of
the Canadian Armed. Forces, at
Barrie, Ont., former member of
the editorial staff of The Jewish
News:
"LeShono Tovo Tikosevu. May
5704 be filled with everything
good and bring us peace, joy and
security. Congratulations. Out-
standing New Year edition brings
happy memories of the nicest
people. Am passing the issue
around. Keep up the good work,
and best of luck."
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A Chalenge to Yeshivah
Editor, The Jewish News:
On Sept. 24, The Jewish News
announced that "Beth Jacob Re-
ligious School for Girls, spon-
sored by the Ladies of Yeshivah
Beth Yehuda, has opened a be,
ginn.ers' class for girls 6 to 12 .. .
Enrollment for this class and for
the Kindergarten are accepted by
the Yeshivah."
May I ask the august body (1)
since when do Yeshivahs (higher
institutions of Talmudic studies)
sponsor elementary schools for
girls and kindergarten classes?
(2) Is the august body in sympa-
thy with the policies of the Uni-
ted Hebrew Schools? (3) If you
are, why do you sponsor new
schools for elementary Hebrew
education? Isn't the United He-
brew Schools in position to form.
new classes to provide adequate-
ly for the needs of the Jewish
community? Wouldn't the organ-
ization of new schools impede the
progress the United Hebrew
Schools?
(4) If you are not in sympathy
with the United Hebrew Schools'
educational system, why do you
partake in its managemmt as
members of its board of directors
and in other ways show ycur af-
tialia:.ion with that system?
THEODORE OLENDER.