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THE JEWISH NEWS
As the Editor
Views the News
What's Cookin' ?
By DAVID MORANTZ
(Based upon the ancient legends and
philosophy found in the Talmud and
folklore of the Jewish people.)
Beth El's Institute on Religion
The Pledge for a National Home
On Jan. 3, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson made this
statement:
"I am persuaded that the Allied Nations, with the
fullest concurrence of our own Government and people,
are agreed that in Palestine shall be laid the foundations
of a Jewish Commonwealth."
This declaration had the unqualified endorsements of
54 nations of the world, and it was accepted as an expression
of the Christian world's desire to act justly with the Jewish
people.
But in New York last week, a former member of the
U. S. diplomatic service in Turkey and the Honduras, Philip
Marshall Brown, made the statement that the White Paper
must remain : . and that the demands for its abrogation "have
served to arouse the fury" of Arabs, and "latent anti-
Semitism everywhere, notably here in the United States."
Is it possible at this time, when the world is fighting
for_the retention of freedom, that Jews are again to be made
the scapegoats and are to be rewarded for efforts to secure
justice for their cause with charges of being responsible for
the hatred levelled at them?
The former American diplomat states in a series of
letters to New York newspapers that "the Balfour Declara-
tion in favor of a 'national home' for the Jews in Palestine,
issued, like the Emancipation Proclamation by Lincoln dur-
ing a war, was definitely and lamentably vague," and that
"Palestine is too small and unproductive to support a con-
siderable immigration except as a highly industrial state."
But an outstanding scientist, Dr. Walter Clay Lowder-
milk, soil conservation expert of the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture, has indicated in his book, "Palestine:
Land of Promise," that 4,000,000 persons can be settled in
Palestine and Transjordania.
Whose word will be honored—that of a propagandist
who resorts to a vile charge against the Jews, or the word
of a great American scientist?
ON THE DRINKING OF WINE
There was once a man so de..' ,
voted to his wine that he sold
everything he owned to obtain'
money to buy it.
Having tried many ways with-
out success to cure him of his
habit, his sons took him one day,
while he was asleep and under
the influence of liquor, and
placed him in a burial cave, hop-
ing to frighten him out of this
habit when he awakened.
The next day they went to
the cave, hoping to find a sober,
ed and wiser man, but to their
surprise, they discovered their
father, drinking wine from a
large wineflask with many emp.
ty bottles scattered about hirri
on the floor of the cave.
Further examination of the
cave disclosed a large stock ot
liquor stored there by smug-
glers, who felt that a burin}
cave would be the safest place,
to hide their booty and it be-
came clear to the sons that their
father, upon awakening, and ex-
ploring his place of confine-
ment, had happened upon this'
store of wine with the aforesaid.:
results.
Of course, they were much dig.,
appointed that their plan had not
worked, so they took him home,
It has happened before that men serving with the forces convinced that such habits are
rarely cured.
of the United Nations in British territories had asked to be
Says the. Talmud further on.'
transferred to the British Army. But their motivating rea the subject:
"Wine in moderation is de-
sons for such actions could not possibly have been prejudice sirable,
but drunk to excess,
existing in their own ranks.
destroys body and soul."
Anti-Semitism in Polish Army
The situation is different in the ranks of the Polish
army where prejudice has caused more than 200 Polish
Jewish soldiers to ask to be transferred to the British Army,
with 80 of the applicants already accepted by the British
Pioneer Corps. The existence of "virulent anti-Semitism"
in the Polish army in England has been made an issue in
Parliament, and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden has prom-
ised to take the matter up with Polish authorities.
It is almost unthinkable that such a situation should
exist in one of the armies that are supposedly fighting against
the Nazi ideas and for democratic principles. Nevertheless,
it has been revealed, as a result of the inquiry made in Parlia-
ment by Thomas Driberg, independent M.P., that 30 Polish-
Jewish soldiers and sailors had come to London to seek
transfers to the British forces in order to escape persecution
from their "fellow-Poles," and are awaiting court-martial as
deserters. Similar attempts at escaping persecution may have
been responsible for charged "desertions" of Jews from
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Polish fighting units stationed in Palestine, resulting in the
The Christian world will have to decide whether Presi- searches that had been made in Jewish colonies in Palestine,
dent Wilson was right, or whether Americans are to be ending in the deaths of several colonists.
misled by unfortunately colored propaganda.
A mere promise on the part of Mr. Eden to lodge a pro-
The entire civilized world is committed to a program
of supporting the cause of the Jewish National Home, and test with the Polish authorities is not sufficient. Firm steps
it is important for the best interests of the United Nations should be taken to eradicate the abhorrent anti-Semitism
existing in Polish : ranks. We have had no reports from the
that the first victim of Hitlerism should not be abused.
Belgian or Dutch or Free French or any other United Nations
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force—each of whom has Jewish servicemen in its ranks—to
Upon Great Britain rests the major obligation to honor
the pledge to the Jewish people, and it is of the utmost compare with the anti-Semitism existing among the Poles.
Gen. Kazimierz Sosnkowski's denial of the existence of
importance that the Palestine administration should cease
to do harm to Jews.
anti-Semitism in the Polish ranks would have sounded like
Only a few days ago, another example of injustice was a farce, were it not for the fact that he reissued his orders
reported from Jerusalem. Arabs possessing illegal arms were banning anti-Jewish prejudice in his army. It is sincerely
fined from five pounds to twenty pounds, but Jews tried on to be hoped that his order will bear fruit, in order to avert
similar charges were given sentences ranging up to seven a travesty on justice.
years imprisonment. These are examples of injustice which
should cease.
At the same time, definite steps should be taken to
In an address at the opening campaign dinner of the
abrogate the White Paper. Unless this is done, the sincerity
of the British Colonial office will remain in doubt.
United Jewish Appeal in New York, Governor Dewey made
the declaration that "the doors of Palestine must be opened
and opened permanently," and added with reference to the
White Paper restrictions:
Will It, And There Is a Way
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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VOL. 5—NO. 5
Talmudic Tales
IN NI IN
A year ago, Temple Beth El, under the leadership of
Dr. B. Benedict Glazer, instituted a series of Institutes on
Religion for the purpose of cultivating "a better understand-
ing of Judaism in the relation to Christianity through a study
of their common historical roots and religious traditions."
Participation of outstanding Jewish and Christian
scholars gave the first Institute status of first importance in
the religious life of this community, with the result that the
second annual Institute, to be held next Monday, is being
looked forward to with keen interest.
The addresses of Dr. Julian Morgenstern and Dr. Samuel
H. Goldenson and participation in the Institute of several
important Christian leaders are certain to make Monday's
conference a contributing factor towards advancing better
relationships between Christians and Jews.
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, Editor
Friday, April 21, 1944
A. R. BRASCII, Advertising Counsel
APRIL 21, 1944
This Week's Scriptural Selections:
Pentateuchal portion: Lev. 9:1-11:47.
Prophetical portion: I Sam. 20:18-42.
Rosh Hodesh Iyar Scriptural selections, Sunday and Monday:
Num. 28:1-15.
"I do not understand the difficulty of the present situa-
tion, but a way can and must be found by our government."
The situation is simpler than it appears. The most dis-
criminating rules have been laid down in the Palestine
White Paper, and a sign is being placed on the Jewish Na-
tional Home emulating the Nuremberg racial laws and re-
fusing admittance to Jews into Palestine.
Justice demands that such restrictions should be torn to
bits. There must be free immigration for Jews desiring to
go to Palestine.
That is the way out.
With a sincere effort, an understanding can be reached
with the Arabs, who are the greatest benefactors in the
e ntire Palestinian scheme. But as long as British officials
e ncourage Arab opposition, Arab-Jewish accord becomes a
p roblem.
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CHILDREN'S
CORNER
Dear Boys and Girls:
There are many facts about
Jews in this country which ev
ery one of you should know. I;
am therefore devoting this
week's columns to a collection-.
of several facts • which will make-
you better informed about they
Jews of America.
A pleasant Sabbath to all ofi
you. UNCLE DANIEL
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Facts You Should Know
Emma Lazarus, a great Ameri-
can poet, and a very devote&
Jewess, wrote the poem "The,
New Colossus" which was cast'
in bronze and is now attached:
to the base of the Statue of Lib-
erty at Bedloe Island, New York.
During the Civil War, there
were from 125,000 to 150,00G
Jews in this country, and 8 per
cent of them—close to 10,040--
were in the two armies.
A new English translation
the Bible was published by the,
Jewish Publication Society of
America, in 1916. But the first
English translation of the Bible
in this country was pPepared in
1845 by Rabbi Isaac Leeser• of.
Philadelphia.
The Board of Delegates of
American Israelites, formed in.
1859, was the first civic-protect_
ive organization in America. It
joined with the Union of Amer- -
ican Hebrew Congregations . in
1878.
Judah P. Benjamin, U. S. Sen-
ator from Louisiana and later
Secretary of War and Secretary
of the. Confederacy, was offered
a seat in the United States Su-
preme Court by President Pierce,
but turned down the appoint-
ment.
David Lubin, a Jewish busi-
ness man of California, became
interested in the problems of the
farmer, and traveled all over the
world in his effOrts to induce
some government to found an
international institute of agri-
culture. He finally succeeded in
Italy, and King Victor Emanuel
III issued an invitation to all the
nations in 1905. The organization
started in 1908 and was later
amalgamated with the League
British and U. S. officials have it in their power to solve
he problem of Jewish homelessness and to assure the estab-
1 ishment of the Jewish National Home. It is not a compli-
ated matter, and the difficulties that puzzle Governor
D ewey and others can be greatly simplified—provided there
s a sincere desire for a real contribution towards solving the
p roblem of Jewish homelessness.
of Nations.
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