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THE JEWISH NEWS

`A Time for Heroism'

Hanukah Reminds Jews
Of Old, Present Struggles

By RABBI LEON FRAM

The Hanukah season reminds us of Jewish heroism.
The starving and bedraggled 'bands of Judas Maccabeus
resisted, defied and overcame the glittering phalanges of
the Alexandrinian empire. Today, young Jews display their
Maccabean prowess within the forces of the United Nations.
There is a sense, however, in which the Jewish people as
a whole is now engaged in a des-

perate struggle, paralleling the bill, made the statement which
Maccabean defense of Judaism. was
published throughout the
The fight against anti-Semitism
press that no resolution
is a fight that has to be waged American
on the rescue of Jews could pos-
both within and without the sibly
be complete which did not
United Nations.
at the same time demand the
The fight for the rescue of Jews opening of the gates of the prin-
in Nazi-occupied countries is a cipal place of refuge—Palestine.
battle that has to be waged both pearing in the New Republic and
within and without the United various articles in Free World
Nations. The war in behalf of and in the literature of the Com-
the Jewish commonwealth in Pal- mittee on the Organization of
estine has its fronts both within Peace.
and without the United Nations.
On the front of the establish-
Defeat After Defeat
ment of the Jewish common- .
Among the Maccabean heroes in wealth in Palestine, the Congress
this struggle are the American has never ceased making repre-
Jewish Congress and the World sentations wherever they could
Jewish Congress. It will be re- possibly be heard to the effect
membered that long before they that the first act to be performed
achieved their first victory the in behalf of refugees must be
Hasmonean armies suffered defeat the re-opening of the gates of
after defeat.
Palestine and the abolition of the
Right now, we are in the - "de- White Paper.
feat" stages of our battle. Anti-
Place of Refuge
Semitism has assumed many
Dr. Stephen S. Wise, founder
clever disguises and is still mak- of the Congress, when he ap-
ing headway in England and in peared before the hearing of the
-America despite the fact that it committee on the Roger Baldwin-
is identified with enemy propa-
Here is a record of defeats and
ganda and constitutes treason to failures, but they are Maccabean
any democratic government.
defeats and Hasmonean failures.
Nevertheless, the World Jewish They will yet lead to a consum-
Congress may very well claim mate Hanukah—to a rededication
that its able and well-documented of the United Nations to the cause
representations to Gen. DeGaulle of the rescue of the Jewish vic-
brought about the restoration of tims marked for extermination,
citizenship to the Jews of North to the cause of the outlawry of
Africa and the annullment of the Fascism's chief weapon — anti-
anti-Semitic laws of Vichy wher- Semitism—and to the cause of the
ever
DeGaulle has been able to revindication of Palestine as a
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extend his jurisdiction.
homeland of the Jewish people.
The effort to rescue the Jews It is imperative in the interests
of Nazi-occupied Europe has been of justice that the World and
a long series of glorious defeats. American Jewish Congresses
The glory lies in having made the should receive the fullest support
effort. We must keep on making of Detroit Jewry.
the effort until we achieve the
victory of saving a few lives or
many lives more from the Nazi
program of extermination.
Masterly DocumentS
The World Jewish Congress has
presented masterly documents,
prepared under the direction of
its great authority on European
affairs, Dr. Jacob Robinson, to
the Bermuda Conference on Refu-
gees, to the Atlantic. City Confer-
ence on Relief and Rehabilita-
tion and to every other confer-
ence and agency of the United
Nations who could possibly be
persuaded that the work of res-
cue must not be delayed—it must
be done at once.
The Hanukah of Triumph has
yet to crown all of these initial
failures. One thing, however, was
definitely achieved. The Ameri-
can Jewish Congress and the
World Jewish Congress have pro-
vided the public opinion of the
democratic lands with the infor-
mation upon which, ultimately,
they are bound to act.
Necessary Information
The books entitled "Hitler's Ten
Hanukah
Years War Against the Jews,"
"Starvation Over Europe" and
Greetings
"Were the Minorities Treaties a
Failure," all written by the dis-
tinguished staff of the Institute
of Jewish Affairs, have not only
given the necessary inforMation
to statesmen, to parliaments and
Lurk Bros.
to governments, but have, in turn,
inspired articles in the general
press such as the special supple-
ment on the Jews of Europe ap-

Tal mudic Tales

Council of Jewish Women Hotels for Servicemen
Publishes Its History
Sponsored by Bnai Britli

By DAVID MORANTZ

(Based upon the ancient legends and
philosophy found in the Talmud and
folklore of the Jewish people.)

Pearls of Wisdom

"Wait not until your house
burns," says the Talmud, "to dig
your well."
"Gossip is like a clod of mud
thrown against a wall. It leaves
a mark even if it does not stick."
"He who gossips about others
will also gossip about you."
"Poverty is no sin, but laziness
is."
"To keep your secret from your
enemies keep it from your
friends."
"The heart of the fool is in his
mouth, 'and the tongue of the
wise man is in his head."
"No .mother is so wicked but
desires to have good children."
"Of the dead and absent speak
well, or not at all."
"Where the heart is full of lust,
the mouth is full of lies."
"The longest day is sure to
have its night."
"He who anticipates his inher-
itance will be the inheritor of
beggary."
"Attempt not to soothe thy
neighbor in the heat of his an-
ger; obtrude not thyself upon
him when his grief is fresh; keep

"The First Fifty Years", a his-
tory of the oldest Jewish women's
organization in the country, the
National Council of Jewish Wom-
en, is a distinguished departure
from the average organizational
history. It was published by the
Council to mark its 50th anniver-
sary, and printed by Edward
Stern of Philadelphia.
Eight full-page reproductions
include photographs of Mrs. Han-
nah Greenebaum Solomon, foun-
der of the Council; Mrs. Maurice
L. Goldman, national president
1937-43; and six scenes highlight-
ing the successive decades.
The book begins with a brief
biography ofHannah Greenebaum
Solomon, who founded the Coun-
cil at the World's Fair in Chica-
go, 1893. The next six chapters
present .a flashing history of the
U. S. during each 10-year period.
"The First Fifty Years", may
be purchased from the National
Council of Jewish women, 1819
Broadway 23, N.Y., for $1.

LOS ANGELES — The world's
largest free hotel for servicemen,
the fOrmer Alexandra Hotel
Annex, is now being operated by
Bnai Brith in Los Angeles as a
contribution toward solving the
problem of insufficient housing
facilities for Army and Navy men
here on leave over weekends.
Phil Goldstone, movie producer
and member of Bnai Brith, who
owns the servicemen's hotel, has
completely redecorated it and
furnished it with beds, showers,
canteen and other facilities to ac-
commodate from 1,200- to 1,500
men. Operation of the hotel has
been turned over to the Los An-
geles Bnai Brith which will run
it through its war service com-
mittee as a free establishment
open to all servicemen.
Beverly Hills .Bnai Brith al-
ready maintains a servicemen's
dormitory at 1320 North Crescent
Heights Boulevard in Hollywood.
EVANSVILLE, Ind.— Sleeping
facilities for 100 soldiers from
Camp Breckenridge who
him not too strictly to a hasty nearby
come into Evansville Saturday
vow, and rush not to see him in night have been provided by
the hour of his doWnfall."
Evansville Bnai Brith which
(Copyright by David Morantz)
raised a fund of $1,000 for the
For a handsome 195 page, auto-
graphed gift volume containing 128 purchase of cots, pillows, sheets
of these tales and 500 Pearls of Wis- and blankets which are set up in
dom, send $1.50 to David Morantz,
care of The Jewish News, or phone a weekend dormitory in the
PLaza 1048.
Washington Avenue Temple.

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I Hanukah Greetings

T70013 is the world's great-
"' est pacifier. That goes for

hungry nations as well as hun-
gry, babies.

Today—food is even more
important than ever, because
there is not enough of it—in
spite of record crops — to
satisfy all the demands at
home and abroad.

Americans will not gohun-
'gry. Our armed forces and
our civilians are being served
first from a record American
harvest. But our fighting
Allies and liberated people
who have been systematically
starved through Axis domi-
nation—they need food, too.

YOU can help make sure
there's enough food to hasten
our Victory . . . and enough
to keep your own family well
fed. Here's how :

I. PRODUCE FOOD, where and

when you can. Farmers are urged
to meet farm goals. City fami-
lies are urged to plan a bigger
Victory Garden, to help out
on a farm or in a food process-
ing plant if possible.
2. CONSERVE FOOD. Can
and preserve food. Cut waste.
Stretch your food supply by sub-
stituting plentiful for scarce
foods. Balance your meals.
3. SHARE FOOD. Put the
war's food demands first. Share
the supplies willingly with your

armed forces, your Allies, your
neighbors.

4. PLAY SQUARE WITH
FOOD. Accept no rationed

foods without giving up ration
stamps. Pay no more than top
legal prices under any circum-
stances.

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