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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, Ocfober 15, .1943
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THE JEWISH NEWS
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By DAVID MORANTZ
(Based upon the ancient legends and
philosophy found in the Talmud and
folklore of the Jewish people.)
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The End of Ambition—The Grave
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MAURICE ARONSSON
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
FRED M. BUTZEL
ISIDORE SOBELOFF
THEODORE LEVIN
ABRAHAM SRERE
MAURICE a SCHWARTZ
HENRY WINEMAN
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, Editor
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VOL. 4—NO. 4
OCTOBER 15, 1943
As the Editor
Views the News - -
Sparks of Freedom
The heroic action of Sweden in offering hospitality to
the Jews of Denmark who faced deportations to Nazi slave
camps echoes the unquenchable thirst for freedom that has
been inherent in the Scandinavian peoples for generations.
Sparks of freedom are flying in Sweden and Denmark,
where not only the Swedes and the Danes are assisting Jews
in their escape from the clutches of the Gestapo, but where
even German soldiers are expressing sympathy with those
threatened by the - cruel Hitlerites.
Even in Nazi-controlled Finland, the fate of the Danish
Jews has found sympathy and the Finns have condemned
German tyranny.
Thus, the bravery of the Dutch and the Belgians, who
have resisted Nazism since their countries have been ravaged
by the Nazis, is being paralleled in the Scandinavian
countries.
The heroism of these freedom-loving peoples will be
recorded indelibly in the history of the world as evidence
that tyranny can not rule forever.
`Justice' in Palestine
Because he possessed two bullets—one serviceable—Eli-
hau Sacharov, one-time bodyguard of Dr. Chaim Weizmann,
was given a seven-year jail sentence by a Palestine court.
This is another example of British "justice" in Palestine.
Coupled with the earlier conviction of two Jews, this
act provides additional reason for condemnation of an appar-
ently well-planned campaign by anti-Zionist British officials
in Palestine to discredit the Jewish people on the eve of the
proposed enforcement of the White Paper.
At the meeting of the Assephat Hanivcharim in Jerusa-
lem, at which a resolution condemning the convictions was
adopted by the spokesmen for the Jewish communities in
the National Home, David Ben Gurion made the following
important points:
The entire Jewish people was convicted, not merely the
defendants in the "gun-running" trial; Jewish soldiers who
fought in Greece, Libya and the Western desert were ma-
ligned as being "a canker in the British army;" the trial was
an attempt to produce hatred against the Jews among the
British; the entire trial was comparable to the libels con-
tained in the notorious Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
Mr. Ben Gurion correctly pointed out that the existence
of a defense corps of Jews in Palestine was a matter of self-
respect and not something to be ashamed of.
These are facts to be taken into consideration by the
fair-minded British people. The attitude of colonial officials
in Palestine must be corrected if Arab-Jewish trouble is to
be averted and British-Jewish friendship cemented rather
than torn asunder.
Talmudic Tales
Against the Black
Market
The cooperation of Detroit's kosher butchers in the en-
forcement of the OPA rules is a step in the right direction
that should lead toward the elimination of possible abuses
of established war measures.
This step, taken by the Jewish Community Council, must
be recognized as only the beginning of a movement to avoid
the rise of a "black market."
More important than the pledges of the kosher butchers
is the need for determined action by the housewives to
refuse to pay higher prices and to insist upon strict adher-
ence to "ceiling" prices established by law. The next step
to be taken by the Council should be to educate the public
to help enforce OPA standards.
One of the sessions of the Oct. 24 Institute being ar-
ranged by the Council provides for the elevation of the
dignity and tone of individual and group life in the Jewish
community. The movement to prevent the rise of a "black
market" should be considered one of the major obligations
in the acquisition of such dignity.
When Alexander the Great
was denied admittance to Para-
dise, he said to the keeper of the
gates:
"Since you refuse to admit me,
give me something to show that
I have at least come this far."
"Since you insist," replied the
keeper of the gates, "take this
and be gone."
When Alexander saw that
what the keeper had given him
was a part of a human skull, he
threw it from him angrily.
A sage, who was passing and
saw him do this, said, "Despise
not this present although it may
appear insignificant to you. It ,
possesses unusual qualities which
will be apparent to you if you but
weigh it with gold or silver."
Alexander ordered a scale
brought and found that the skull
outweighed the gold and silver.
"This is unbelievable," he cried.
"How do you account for the fact
that such a small piece of matter
should outweigh so much gold
and silver?"
The wise man then covered
the bone with a small portion of
earth and immediately the posi-
tion of the scale changed, the
gold now far overbalancing the ,
skull.
"Your majesty," replied the
sage, "that is the part of the skull
which surrounds the man eye,
the eye which nothing can satis-
fy. The more it sees, the more it
wants. The more it possesses, the
more it desires. Such is the eye
of man which nothing can satis-
fy but the earth 'which covers it
in the grave."
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LETTER BOX
Thanks for the Bouquets
Editor, The Jewish News:
The fame of your excellent
The interfaith seven-point "Declaration on World Peace," weekly reached me even in this
issued by top-ranking Protestant, Catholic and Jewish lead- far-away land. I shall appreci-
ers, is without doubt one of the most significant statements ate it most deeply if you were
good enough to send me The
released by spokesmen for the three leading faiths since Jewish
News regularly, and send
the outbreak of the war.
me a statement. We are so far
Calling for the establishment of a moral order based away here from Jewish centers.
on justice and cooperation—buttressed by the use of "ade- All knowledge of Jewish affairs
quate sanctions" to enforce international law and to maintain in the world is almost totally
peace—this declaration provides proof that a "just social absent.
Yours Faithfully,
order" is possible, provided all faiths will cooperate in en-
SOLOMON KATZ, Rabbi
forcing it.
Wellington Hebrew
The Jewish preamble to this declaration emphasizes the
Congregation,
principles to which the Synagogue aspires, as follows:
Wellington, New Zealand.
The
Interfaith Peace Program
The American Synagogue commends to the attention
of its own constituency and to all men of faith the following
principles as a guide to- thought and action in dealing with
the grave world problems of our time. These seven principles,
while they do not exhaust the teachings of the Jewish tradi-
tion on issues of social relationships, have their sanction in
Judaism both biblical and rabbinic. Judaism's highest goal
has ever been "to amend the world through the Kingdom
of God." The Synagogue therefore calls upon its adherents
both as citizens and as Jews, to seek after the implementation
of these principles. They will thereby act in faifthful con-
formity with the moral values of the Jewish religion, and
at the some time serve the best interests of country and of
mankind.
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Editor, The Jewish News:
I have been reading The Jew-
ish News for some time and it is
my candid opinion that you are
doing a swell job of editing and
managing this newspaper. The
fact that I have been associated
with publications of similar
The injustice of British rule in Palestine was in evidence
character for nearly 25 years,
again this week when an Arab, tried for illegal possession of
may, perhaps entitle me to an
arms, was given a six weeks' jail sentence, by a civil court.
opinion on the, subject.
Compared with the seven- and ten-year sentences handed
BENJAMIN WEINTROUB,
out to Jews in similar trials, but by a military court, the
Editor, The Chicago
latest events in Palestine are indictments of British courts
Jewish Forum.
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of law.
The new world order called for in the interfaith declara- Editor, The Jewish News:
The sooner the British abandon such miscarriage of jus-
I want to take this oppor-
tice in dealing with Jews, the better will they serve the tion is embodied in the following seven principles:
tunity to congratulate you on
1. The moral law must govern world order.
cause of all the United Nations.
your fine New Year issue and
2. The rights of the individual must be assured.
A nation fighting in the ranks of the democracies cannot
wish you continued growth and
3.
The
rights
of
oppressed,
weak
or
colonial
peoples
must
afford to have one type of law for Jews and another for
success.
Arabs. The price of such injustice is too high for the con- be protected.
LARRY FREEMAN,.
4. The rights of minorities must be secured.
science of the British people who should rebel against abuse
The Jewish Journal,
5.
International institutions to maintain peace with
of human rights by their officials in Palestine.
Shreveport, La.
Selections:
Pentateuchal portions: Ex. 33:12-34:26; Num. 29:17-25.
Prophetical portion: Ezek. 38:18-39:16.
Hol Hamoed Succoth Scriptural Selections:
Sunday, Num. 29:20-28; Monday, 29:23:31; Tuesday,
29:26-34; Wednesday, Hoshanah Rabbah, 29:26-34.
Scriptural Selections for Shmini Atzeret, Thursday, Oct. 21:
Pentateuchal portions: Deut. 15:19-16:17; Num. 29:35-
30:1.
Prophetical portion: I Kings 8:54-66 or -9:1.
Scriptural Selections for Simhat Torah, Friday, Oct. 22:
P entateuchal portions: Deut. 33:1 34:12; Gen. 1:1-2:3;
Sabbath Hol Hamoed Scriptural
Num. 29:35-30:1.
Prophetical portion: Josh. 1.
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justice must be organized.
6. International economic cooperation must be devel-
oped.
7. A just social order within each state must be achieved.
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This historic document has been hailed justly as marking
a high point in religious cooperation in this country, and
one of its signers, Dr. Israel Goldstein, president of the
Synagogue Council of America, calls it "the religious voice
of America."
Properly implemented by adherents to all faiths, this
interfaith statement can and should be made the basis for
cooperation that must lead to the creation of a world order
devoid of fear and replete with security for all liberty-
loving peoples.
May this declaration prove its worth speedily, in the
spirit of America and the peoples who adhere to the three
faiths which inspired it.
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Mass Petition Movement
Started to Rescue Jews
NEW YORK (JPS)—Launch-
ing of a nationwide campaign
for 10,000,000 signatures to a pe-
tition demanding immediate aid
for the Jewish victims of Nazi
persecution was announced in a
full-page advertisement inserted
in the New York Times by the
Emergency Committee to Save
the Jewish People of Europe.
The petition calls for creation of
a special Intergovernmental
Agency and for the abandon-
ment of . immigration restrictions
to allow free entry into Pales-
tine.