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Weekly Review of the News of the World

(Compiled From Cables of Independent Jewish Press Service)

OVERSEAS

(See Also Page 3)

AMERICA

The New York Daily News, member of
what is generally called the "McCormick-
Patterson press axis" has now taken an
editorial interest in the Jews and in the
future fo the Jewish National Homeland.
The newspaper advises that "our gov-
ernment could hardly tell the British
publicly what to do with one of their own
mandates. But we think our government
could properly make quiet representations
to Mr. Churchill." The quoted statement
contains a fallacy. The mandate is not
"Britain's own," it is an international
trusteeship entrusted to Britain.
A letter from Bolivia to the Independent
Jewish Press Service, dated Nov. 30, 1943,
reports that the President of Bolivia ap-
proved on Nov. 22 the statutes of the
United Zionist Federation of Bolivia. The
letter, signed by Hanns Susz, secretary,
and Mailech Aizenstat, president of the
Federation, reports of plans to convene
sometime in January the first Zionist
Congress in Bolivia.
Rabbi Jacob M. Sagalowitch, former
Chief Rabbi of Brussels, Belgium, died in
New York at the age of 64. He came to
this country in 1941 and established the
Congregation Kehilath Jacob in the West
Side district of Manhattan. He was a
leader in the Mizrachi Zionist Organiza-
tion in America.
A pledge to combat anti-Semitism was
contained in a letter from William H.
Mortensen, Mayor of Hartford, Conn., to
Rabbi Abraham J. Feldman, editor of The
Jewish Ledger, a newspaper published
there.
Hadassah, Women's Zionist Organiza-
tion of America, has cabled Miss Henrietta
Szold, founder of the organization, $5,000
)n the occasion of her eighty-third birth-
day, to be _used "for any phase of war
work" that she may consider important.
Bernard Herrmann, whose short com-
position "For the Fallen" received its first
performance with the Philharmonic or-
chestra conducted by the composer, has
been appointed symphonic conductor of
the Columbia Broadcasting System net-
work, his duties to include conducting the
Columbia Concert and Columbia Sym-
phony orchestras.

In Lighter Vein

The Week's Best Stories

Real Bravery

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Friday, January 7, 1944

THE JEWISH NEWS

Page Fourteen

A German was boasting to a
Jew of the unparalleled bravery
of his ancestors. "Have you heard
of the great and mighty Alps?
These mountain peaks were built
by my ancient forefathers."
"My ancestors, too, were very
powerful," remarked the Jew.
"Have you heard of the Dead Sea
in Palestine?"
"Well, what of it?"
"Why, it was killed by my an-
cestors.

* * *

Heifetz's Amateur Safe-Cracking
The Milwaukee Journal reports
the following interesting inci-
dent:
One day Jascha Heifetz, the
violinist, visited a wealthy friend.
"Oh, dear," he heard her mut-
ter. "I've forgotten my safe com-
bination. How can I get my
jewels?"
"Don't be disturbed. I'll open
it for you," volunteered Heifetz.
Unbelievingly his hostess fol-
lowed him to her safe. He put
his supersensitive violinist's ears
to the dial and turned it very
slowly until he heard the tumb-
lers fall in place. The safe opened
and Jascha Heifetz added ama-
teur safe cracking to his many
accomplishments.

Histadruth Plans
To Modernize
Historic Safed

Ancient Safed is to become a
modern city with numerous in-
dustrial projects while all care
is to be taken to safeguard its

In the manner of the biblical hero,
Samson, a • Jewish youth, arrested in
Toulouse by the Vichy police on a charge
of "pro-Allied activity," committed suicide
and wounded five of the policemen by ex-
ploding a bomb which he had concealed
in his pocket. The news was broadcast
by the Vichy radio which did not disclose
the youth's name but gave his age as 18
and said that he was from Poland.
The Japanese occupation authorities, so
often charged with introducing the opium
habit among peoples of occupied China,
have staged an anti-opium demonstration
in the streets of Shanghai accusing the
Jews of promoting the opium trade.
Max Rothenberg, noted Copenhagen
Jewish lawyer, who was in hiding for
months, has arrived in Sweden through
the aid of Danish patriots.
Trials of Italian Jews accused of creat-
ing a food shortage are being staged in
Nazi-occupied Italy, first to divert atten-
tion from the growing food shortage,
which is reaching famine proportions
largely due to Nazi drainage of Italian
food production. At the first of the trials,
held in Milan, eight Jews were sentenced
to prison terms of eight years.
The noted Russian Jewish guerilla
leader, Velvel Morgovitch, has died, of
wounds received on the battlefield. Al-
though seriously wounded, he had re-
fused to leave the battle until the arrival
of reinforcements. Leib Breilovsky, j ourn-
alist of Kiev, has died in battle.
Four thousand Slovakian Jews are now
engaged in forced labor in Slovakia con-
structing roads, railways and bridges ac-
cording to the newspaper, Slovenska
Pravda; published in Bratislava. Many
have been sent to prison for seeking to
evade this labor.
Reports reaching Istanbul tell of the
mass-arrests of Jews on charges of plot-
ting with Moscow to oust General Anton-
escu, the Nazi puppet, and to establish a
pro-Allied government in Rumania. The
defendants are to be tried by a military
court and are liable to the death penalty.
In Tomisoara, Rumania, two Germans,
Stefan Winzig and Joseph Boschek, and
Morris Gang, a Jew,- were - arrested on
charges that they had falsified documents
to help Jews escape the country.

Council of Women
Recount Activities
For Past 50 Years

"The First Fifty Years—A His-
tory of the National Council of
Jewish Women-1893-1943" is a
magnificent record of service to
the American Jewish community.
The Council of Jewish Wom-
en published thiS volume on the
50th anniversary of the founding
of the organization.
In addition to the biography
of the Council's founder—Han-
nah Greenebaum Solomon—t h e
story is divided into five 10-
year cycles and it has an addi-
tional cycle for "the coming ten
years," outlining the projected
program for another decade.
The presidents of the National
Council and the National Coun-
cil of Jewish Juniors are listed.
There is also a record of the
sections throughout the country
and the dates of their founding.
The Detroit chapter was organ-
ized in 1896. The Detroit Sec-
tion of National Council of Jew-
ish Juniors was - formed in
March, 1932.
The national organizations—
Jewish and civic—with which
the Council is affiliated, as well
as the organizations with which
the Council cooperates, are also
listed.
Mrs. Joseph M. Welt, 631 W.
Boston Blvd., Detroit, is the
present national president of the
Council- of Jewish Women.

historic atmosphere, according to
.plans of the Histadrut, Palestine
Jewish Labor Federation.
The Labor Palestine Informa-
tion Bureau reports that the
Histadrut already has .established
branches of some of her co-
operatives in Safed. Among the
Histadrut institutions now func-
tioning in that city are Kupat
Cholim, Mishan, a library, a
Workers' House, a Youth Center
and a Convalescent Home.

British Deputy Assails
Polish Gov.-in-Exile

Our

CHILDREN'S
CORNER

-WEALTH
By Rabbi Bachya Ibn Pakuda, in
"The Duties of the Heart"
The wealthy man who trusts
in God will not find his wealth
a hindrance to faith; for he does
not place his reliance upon his
wealth, which is, in his eyes,
trust money assigned to him for
a limited period that he may
apply it in various appointed
ways. He will not be proud, nor
will he make any mention of his
goodness to any one to whom he
has been commanded to give
some of this wealth, and he. will
not require any reward, or
thanks, or praise; but he will
render thanks to the Creator
who has made him the agent of
His beneficence.
And if he loses his wealth he
will not be anxious or mourn its
absence, but will be thankful to
God at the taking away of what
was only entrusted to him, just
as he thanked God for the orig-
inal gift; and he will rejoice in
his portion, and not seek the in-
jury of any one else, and not
envy any other man his wealth.
* * *
Dividing an Inheritance
Two brothers,. Abraham and
Isaac, could not agree as to the
manner in which the estate of
their father, who had recently
died, should be divided. They
decided to refer the matter to
the Rabbi, who had a great
reputation for his wisdom.
The Rabbi listened carefully to
the facts and then gave his de-
cision.
"Abraham," he said, "is to di-
vide the estate into two portions
just as he thinks fit." (Abraham
beamed with satisfaction.) "And
then," continued the Rabbi,
"Isaac is to choose whichever of
the two portions suits him the
better." (Abraham's face fell.)
But the two brothers obtained
a truly fair division.

LONDON, (JTA)—Opposition
to the present Polish government-
in-exile was expressed at a ses-
sion of the Polish National Coun-
cil by the Jewish deputy Eman-
uel Szerer who charged the gov-
ernment with failing to check dis-
semination of anti-Jewish propa-
ganda among Polish civilians as
well as in the Polish armed
forces. Such propaganda, he
said, is being conducted by cer-
tain reactionary Polish groups.
Szerer, the only "Bund" repre-
sentative in the Council, dwelt
extensively on the anti-Semitic
propaganda which is being car-
ried on inn. the ranks of the Polish
army and among Polish refugees.
He appealed to the Polish govern-
ment to adopt his proposal for
combatting anti-Semitism in the
Polish army and also demanded
that consideration be given to
other proposals which he sug-
gested with a view to halting the
mass-murder of Jews in Poland
by the Nazis.

Goebbels Offers Peace
On Just ONE Condition

STOCKHOLM, (JTA) — The
people of Germany were told this
week by Dr. Goebbels' organ
"Der Angriff" that Germany
would be, ready to offer peace
"to all nations" provided they
follow its example and exter-
minate all their Jews.
"The Jews are the greatest ob-
stacle to peace and must be elim-
inated," the article in the Angriff
said. "As the final aim of the
present struggle, we Germans of-
fer -to all nations brotherly col-
laboration and peace with the
warning that all nations must an-
nihilate their Jews. The day will
come when all nations will ac-
cept our offer and will take up
arms not against each other, but
to kill the Jews."

Ask Your Grocer

'for

SMILO SOAP

Our Film Folk

By HELEN ZIGMOND

(Copyright, 1943,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Movie Columnist Irving Hoff-
man retells a Talmudic tale that
could well be a guide at the Peace
Table. To Rabbi Ezekiel Landau
came two disputing farmers. Be-
tween their farms lay a strip of
land which each claimed and
neither would yield an inch to
the other. The rabbi said, "Let
the earth itself render the deci-
sion." And to their astonishment
he kneeled down, bent his ear to
the ground. He listened, then
spoke in this wise: "The earth
says, 'Tell them this is the de-
cision of the earth. I belong to
neither of them, but they belong
to me. Both of them will one
day repose in my bosom. Tell
them that for the brief space they
walk upon me, they shall walk
in peace. ' " Awed and humbled,
the contestants departed in peace.

* *

Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau has appeared
so often on the radio that he
feared he might be violating
Some union code. So he applied,
through the usual channels, for
membership in the American
Federation • of Radio ArtistS.
When the august Secretary's
name came up, the astounded
board .instantly voted him hon-
orary membership in the AFRA.

Christians Urged to Fight
Racial Discrimination

NEW YORK, (JTA)
All
Christians were urged last week
to "vigorously oppose" policies
and practices of racial discrimin-
ation everywhere, including the
armed- services and industry, in
the annual race relations message
issued by the Federal Council of
the Churches of Christ.

By JEAN MERRITT
Heinz Home Institut.,

Heat to tuke warm-

% large can evaporated milk.

Add
1 ,4 teaspoon salt.

Add milk mixture to butter and
beat with wooden spoon until milk
and butter are well blended. Shape
by hand or press in mold and chill.

Device for Doubling Butter

This has been a land, "flowing
with milk and honey" for so long
that many of us have forgotten
about the olden days when there
was not enough to go 'round.

Take butter, for instance. Up to
recently, it was just a case of
going to your dairy store to order
a pound or a half-pound of your
favorite sweet butter. Not today,
of course! Today, you would even
take salt butter and say: "Thank
you."

But butter shortages antedate
the war by many decades. There
was once a shortage of cows. But-
ter was often short in those days
until after the cows had freshened
in the spring. Housewives had to
learn the trick of making a little
butter go a long way. It was only
after butter became so plentiful
that we forgot the tricks.

Well, butter is scarce again
today and it's worth a lot of points
and plenty of money when you can
get it. We have to make it go a
long way again. So, here are a few
pointers on "how to stretch your
butter supply."

Into a large boi4.4 out---

% pound butter.
Keep at room temperature to
soften, but not melt.

.

Stretching Sandwich Butter

A little butter may be made to
go a longer way by mixing ahead
of time with sandwich filling.. Two-
thirds less butter is used by this
method than when spread in separ-
ate layers :

Let ingredients stand at room
temperature until softened, but
not melted. Mix in large bowl with
wooden spoon until well creamed.
Spread on bread. Leftover butter
may be stored in the refrigerator
to use later for hot breads, toast,
muffins, waffles, pancakes. Here
are proportions to go by:

Y4 cup butter -I- 1/2 cup honey
spread for 14 to 16 slices bread.

cup butter + % cup jelly =
spread for 14 to 16 slices bread.

cup butter + 1/2 cup peanut
butter = spread for 14 to 16
slices bread.

k cup butter + 1 1A1 tablespoons
prepared yellow mustard =
spread for 8 to 10 slices bread.

1

34. cup butter + 1/2 cup ape but-
ter = spread for 12 to 14 slices
bread.

cup butter -I- 1/2 cup apple but-
ter + 1 tablespoon honey =
spread for 12 to 14 slices bread.

