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THE JEWISH NEWS
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MAURICE ARONSSON
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
FRED M. BUTZEL
ISIDORE SOBELOFF
THEODORE LEVIN
ABRAHAM SRERE
MAURICE H. SCHWARTZ
HENRY WINEMAN
MARCH 17, 1944
As the Editor
Views the News
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Talmudic Tales
By DAVID MORANTZ
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An Historic Conference
The National Conference on Palestine in which 200
outstanding Christian leaders participated, in Washington,
on March 9, will go down on record as one of the most
significant gatherings of its kind ever held in this country.
Federal, State and Municipal leaders from every part
of the land, clergymen, educators and jurists, joined not
only in expressing their wholehearted and _unanimous ap-
proval of the movement to keep the doors to Palestine open
and to help create a Jewish Commonwealth; they raised
their voices also in condemning any effort to misrepresent
the issues and to create false ones in order to harm Jewish=
aspirations.
Fearless hi their approach to the basic principles in-
volved in the Jewish problem, these Christian spokesmen
were frank in their discussions. They were outspoken in
showing resentment even against our own State and War
Departments which had objected to action on the pending
Palestine Resolutions in Congress based on what is now
generally believed to have been false cries of danger from
some Arab 'quarters.
The fact that these men and women insisted upon having
their rights as free American citizens honored so that they
may have frank discussion of a problem that calls for the
liberation of hundreds of thousands of Jews, is significant.
It proves that this great land is secure as long as men insist
upon retaining their rights to help not only themselves but
also others who are in need; as long as free men insist upon
the right to criticize when they recognize the injustice of
efforts to trifle with the safety of an entire people and to
interfere with guaranteeing their future security.
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Men like Dr. Walter C. Lowdermilk, Prof. W. F. Albright,
Dr. Daniel L. Marsh, Dr. Henry A. Atkinson, Dr. Daniel A.
Poling, Senators Robert F. Wagner and Robert A. Taft and
many. other Christian leaders have left an indelible mark
on the record of American efforts to establish freedom for
the oppressed with the encouragement they gave to the
program evolved at the Washington sessions of the National
Christian Conference on Palestine.
It is encouraging to know that Detroit's Christian corn-
. munity was represented at this splendid gathering by two
such emjinent leaders as Mayor Edward J. Jeffries and Dr.
David D. Henry, executive . vice-president. of Wayne Uni-
versity. By giving courage to the builders of Zion and the
defenders of justice these men have earned a place among--
the great ,Christians of our time.
President Roosevelt
Statement
Dr. Abba Hillel Silver was right when he declared at
the impressive gathering of Christian leaders in Washington
last week that the true spirit of America is reflected not in
the anti-Zionist statements of some American officials but
in the assertions of President Roosevelt that "full justice
will be done to those who seek a Jewish National Home."
The President's statement and the news that Prime
Minister Churchill remains faithful to the pledge to the
Jewish people contained in the Balfour Declaration, in spite
of efforts of Colonial officials to undermine Jewish hopes,
should serve to give courage to our people in this dark
hour in our history. We have reason to. be faithful that the
Christian world will see to it that justice is done to the
Jewish cause in Palestine as well as in the Diaspora, in the
upbuilding of the Jewish National Home and in the eradica-
tion of bigotry.
The Hebrew Schools' Anniversary
A quarter of a century. of effort to provide a Jewish
education for large numbers of bOys and girls, through the
facilities of the United Hebrew Schools, is drawing to a close.
When the 25th anniversary of the Hebrew Schools will
be observed, next month, it will be an occasion for stock-
taking and for re-evaluating our needs as an organized
JeWish community.
The United Hebrew Schools of Detroit have rendered
a great service to the Jewish community. Many thousands
of our children have been taught under the supervision of
its able teachers, and among its graduates are men and
women who are row playing important roles in community
activities. Many Of- its 'former. students are to be found
today in all parts of the World in the uniforms of the United
Nations.
If the United Hebrew Schools have failed. to enroll more
youngsters for study in its schools, it is a faulty condition
ascribable to existing situations in all Jewish communities
A great man and a fearless fighter for justice has passed throughout the land. Only a small percentage of our boys
from the scene in the death of Willem Hendrik Van Loon. and girls are receiving any sort of Jewish education. The
He was a great American who knew and fought . for the vast majority of them remain untaught in Jewish lore. This
values of our democracy.
being a general condition which also affects Detroit, it must
Also, he was a great Dutchman who cherished the be taken into consideration when viewing the educational
heritage of his motherland.
problems of our community.
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Because he was able to weld the two together' into a
great love, he was one of the outstanding factors in the
The 25th anniversary celebration of the United Hebrew
fight for liberty and justice for all peoples.
Schools will become an exceedingly more important event
He was a great friend of Israel. Those of us who were if the leaders of this community can find a way to enroll
The Late Willem Hendrik Van Loo
privileged to have him as a friend knew and understood the
passion with which he fought for decency for all mankind.
Only a few weeks ago, when it was revealed that there
were manifestations of anti-Semitic hoodlemism in New
York,.Dr. Van Loon issued the bluntest statement of all. He
advised that strong Jews should take good care of the anti-
Semites by giving them a good beating. Many people believe
in such a method of handling hoodlums, but they are afraid
to say so. Dr. Van Loon was unafraid in handling this and
twice or three times as many boys and girls as attend the
schools today.
The tragedy of the existing situation is that we are
unable to suggest a way of destroying the indifference and
lethargy which exists in Jewish ranks today. If we are to
accept as justified the claim that at least 3,000 should be
enrolled in our schools, as against the present 1,600, we
must do so with the admission that the fault lies with the
other issues. It is sad to lose such an outspoken man whose parents who are Constantly called upon to deal fairly with
their children and to send them to the Hebrew Schools, but
frankness and fearlessness had inspired other men and
who fail .to respond to the traditional call to honor their
women to speak up for the truth and for justice.
We mourn the loss of .this great friend and we shall people's heritage.
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cherish his Memory as a blessing.
Let some of the energy devoted to the celebration of
the Hebrew Schools' anniversary be utilized •towards in-
Punishment for Young Anti-Semites
(Based upon the ancient legends and
philosophy found in the Talmud and
folklore of the Jewish people.)
Judge Everybody Favorably
IT HI N
HELPS THE
WASTEPAPER
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, Editor
VOL. 4—NO. 26
Friday, March 17, 1944
A man from the northern part
of Galilee hired himself to a
master in south Galilee for a_f
period of three years.
At the end of that time he
asked for his accumulated wages ,
so he could return to his home.
"I have no money right now,"
said the employer.
"Then give me grain to the
amount of my wages," asked the •
laborer.
"I have no grain," replied the
employer.
He then asked for cattle, for
land, for wine, for vineyards, for;
fruit, but the employer denied!
each request with the stateMenti :
"I have none." -
Sorrowfully the poor laborer
lifted his bag to his back and'
went on his way.
After he had been gone a short
while, the employer took three i
donkeys, laden with food, liq-
uors, spices and clothing and also
carrying the three years wages.
due him, he traveled to the poor
man's home in northern Galilee,
where he was welcomed by his?
former servant. After they had
eaten together the . employer
asked:
"What didst thou think when I
told- thee I had no money?"
"I thought", replied the labor-
er, "that thou hadst come upon a
bargain and hadst spent all thy
ready money on it."
"And when I told thee I had:
no land?"
"I thought thou hadst leased it'.
to others and could not touch it
or that others claimed it for a •
debt prior to mine."
"And when I told thee I had
no fruit, what didst thou think?"
"I thought that perhaps thou
hadst not yet paid thy tithes."
"But what didst thou think
when I told thee - I had no vine-
yard nor wine?"
"I thought, perchance, thou
hadst dedicated all thy posses-
sions to the Temple and hence
was not free to comply with my
requests."
"Ah", replied the- employer,
"thou art a pious man. Our Tal-
mud says 'Judge everybody fa-
vorably' and faithfully hast thou
complied with that good doc-
trine.
"I have brought this purse of .
gold containing thy wages. Like-
wise have I brought, as an addi-
tional reward to thee, these three
asses laden with food, wine, spi-
ces and• wearing apparel. They
are all thine.
"Faithfully hast thou judged_
me and may you likewise be
faithfully judged."
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Our
CHILDREN'S
CORNER
What Kids Can Do
To Stop Inflation
By QUIZ KID JOEL
KUPPERMAN (Age 7 )
Inflation is when a lot of peo-
ple want to buy a certain kind
of thing and there are a bigger
number of people than_ there are
of the thing. Then tie people
have to bid and the price goes
up that's inflation.
Children can help stop infla-
tion by buying only things that
they absolutely need . . . like
war stamps 'and maybe candy,
just once in a while, and a toy
only about once in a whole year
in war times.
When a parent tells a child he
wants to buy him a new toy ., the
child should s a y he's content
with the old toy. The parent then
should buy war stamps for the
-
creasing the 'enrollment of more children in the schools.
It is the community's obligation to strive towards greater
In withholding diplomas from four students of Andrew cultural achievement.
Jackson High School in New York who admitted painting
- In this spirit we extend sincerest wishes for uninter-
anti-Semitic signs, Ralph W. Haller; the school's principal, rupted success to the United Hebrew Schools of Detroit.
a Lutheran of German descent, announced at -a meeting of
the Parents' Association that he will recommend such action
as a regular future procedure to the Superintendent of
This Week's Scriptural Selections:
Schools.
This Sabbath, the twenty-third day of Adar, 5704, the fol-
This is a punishment that should bring results. If young
lowing scriptural selections will be read in our synagogues:
hoodlums are told that intolerance will not be condoned and
Pentateuchal portion: Ex. 35:1-40:38; Num. 19.
that vandalism. will be punished, there is a chance that they
Prophetical portion: Ezek. 36:16-38.
Will be prevented from becoming adult Nazis.
child with the money instead.