Page rout, Friday, April 28,' 1944 THE JEWISH NEWS As the Editor Views the News Up From the Depths ! By DAVID MORANTZ Based upon the aneient legends and philosophy found in the Talmud and folklore of the Jewish people.) The New Federation President POW (Copyright by David Mcrrantz) Business ,WisdoM Selection of -Judge William Friedman as the president of the Jewish 'Welfare Federation represents a deserved honor for one of the outstanding leaders iri the Jewish com- munity of Detroit. . _ ' A native Detroiter; Judge Friedman , has watched De- troit grow from a 'comparatively small community to one of the most important economic centers in the world. He has seen the Jewish community grow froin a population of less than.5,000 to ope of close to 90,000. " For many years active in all important Jewish move- ments, and in the civic life ofthe community, Judge Fried- man has been rewarded with appointment to the Wayne County Circuit Court Bench, after having served in. - Other civic capacities. He has held important offices in the Jewish community, including the presidency of the United JeWish Charities. His election to the presidency of the. Federation _ rep- resents the crowning honor in his career as a Jewish leader. In assuming this new pOst, he has the blessings of the entire community for complete success in all his efforts. you have • to sign your . name on a blank piece of paper," says the Talmud, "sign at the very top so nothing may be writ-. ten above your signature." "One should always know with whom he 'is sitting, near whom he is standing, with whom he is' eating, with whom he is deal- ing and for whom he signs con- tracts and notes of debt." "He who looks each day after his field finds a coin daily." "Love thy business and hate dominion." "Deliberate slowly; execute promptly." "Pleasing ware is half sold." "He that stays in the' valley will never get over the hill." "Economy is itself a great in- come." "Venture upon nothing till you , have well considered the end." For a handsome 195 page, auto- graphed gift volume containing 128 • of these tales and 500 Pearls of Wis- dom. send $1.50 to David Morantz, care of he Jewish News, or phone PLaza 1648. The- Polish 'Deserters' Trial A number of Jews who had "deserted" from the Polish . vfal. army, stationed in England, and asked to be admitted into the British army, have been given heavy jail sentences. The fact that their "desertions" were . motivated by unbearable anti-Semitism from their Polish comrades-in-arms seemed to play no part in. the court proceedings. . _ For the record, the, leadership of the Polish army, stands condemned far more seriously than the group of Jewish deserters who found it impossible further to tolerate indig- 'nities from those • whom they desired to Consider fellow- crusaders for the cause of justice. Tom Driberg, Independent member of the British House of Commons; in the testimony he had gathe'red to prove the ferocity of Jew-baiting among the Polish soldiers, referred to many by name arid quoted some as sayino . that they had b them again if beat Jews before the war and planned to beat any of them are left in Poland after the war. The epithets, the threats, the actual beatings revealed in the accusations leveled at the Poles in England do not react favorably upon our Polish ally. The one-to-three-year- sentences imposed upon _Jewish deserters will 'be forgotten, but it will take very stern measures on the part of the Polish government-in-exile to wipe out the stain of barbarism practiced by Poles while they Were offering lip service to decency, justice and democracy. The Jewish Publishers': Convention Our Publishers of English-Jewish newspapers in America will convene this week-end in Indianapolis ; to discuss problems relating to the press and its responsibilities to the commun- ities they serve. This is an event of more than passing importance. • The Jewish newspapers reflect the interest of the communities, and it may well be said that each community is as advanced in public spirited service to Jewry as its newspapers. . In theSe tragic times, when American Jewry is charged with the duty of assuming leadership for world Israel, there is need for deep understanding of all Jewish problems by : the constituencies of 'our communities. Many institutions play a vital role in forging public ,oPinion, but the newspaper continues to occupy the position of major importance. The publishers will undoubtedly take into consideration many problems. Chief among them is' the content_ of the newspaper. The Jewish periodical must become an educa- tional medium. Its editorial matter must be above reproach. It must strive to elevate the Jewish ,community and to raise the standards of our outlook on Jewish life. - Having recognized this responsibility, the Jewish pub- lishers must strive to reach all Jews, or as many as possible. In too many instances, Jewish publishers have been guilty of indifference to their audiences. As long as they secured their advertising quotas, they were satisfied. If there' is to be a successful Jewish press in America, a new attitude will have to be' adopted. Newspapers will be judged by their contents - and by the size of their audiences. Having attained high editorial standards and large circulations, they will have the best claims to available advertising appropriations. Plans are being formulated for a code of ethics for Jew- ish newspapers; The higher the standards set in such an ethical code, the more glorious will be the English-Jewish press and the better will it be able to :serve American Jewry. Christian Interest in Palestine Christian. interest in Palestine as the most suitable place for a Jewish National Home is not waning. On the contrary, it is increasing as time goes on. . Mr. W. K. Kelsey, Detroit News columnist, has on two occasions in the past few weeks indicated his conviction that there is justice in Jewish claims to Palestine. The Hearst newspapers throughout th'e country have sympathetically treated the Palestine queStion.'during the past few months. • _ , Next Tuesday, at, the Central M. E. Church, under the auspices of the American . Palestine Committee, whose Michi7 gan chairman is Judge Frank A. Picard, noted Christians, in- eluding Dr. Carl Hermann Voss, Mayor. Edward. J. Jeffries, Dr. David D. Henry and Judge Picard, will outline the views of our Christian friends on the question of a ,T: wish Palestine. It is clear from the expressions of our neighbOrs that the 'Jewish cause has not suffered by recent setbacks. The gen- eral interest- in our cause should encourage Jews to Carry on the work for Palestine's redemption until the Zionist ideal is completely realized. ' 41.■■■•■ THE JEWISH NEWS The Seditionists and the ADL , • • A Demonstration for Freedom, A. R. BRASCH, Advertising Counsel VOL. 5—NO. 6 1944 This Week's Scriptural Selections: This Sabbath, the twenty-ninth day : of .Nisan, the fol- lowing Scriptural selections will be read in our synagogues: Pentateuchal portion: Lev. 9:1-11:4T. Prophetical portion: I Sam. 20:18. -42. ta On Rosh Hodesh Iyar, Sunday and Monday, the Pen- portion will be: Num. 28:1-15. Dear Boys and Girls.: The baseball season, is on, and even girls will enjoy some of the fun on the baseball lots. This great American sport will not draw as many people to the stadiums as in normal times, but that is one of the small sacrifices that have to be made on account of the war. Did any one ever ask you when baseball was first men- tioned in. the Bible? The answer is: When Rebecca walked to the well with a pitcher. One of the finest magazines for Jewish children is "World Over," published by the Jewish Education Committee of New York. The last issue had some good jokes which I am reprint- ing in this column. A pleasant Sabbath to -all--,of you. UNCLE DANIEL. * * * Jokes and Gags Yossel and Shmuel met at the terminal and got acquainted. While they were having coffee Yossel asked: "Where' do you come from?" "From Shnipishok," replied Shmuel. "Don't mention that place to me, it's a perfectly terrible place!" exclaimed Yossel. "Why, what have you got against it?" .asked Shmuel. "What have I got against it? Why every time I pass through its station I lose an umbrella, a pair of rubbers, a handbag . . ." "Well, that's amazing," said Shmuel, "every time I pass through there I find an - um- brella, a pair of rubbers, a hand- bag ." ' ••••••:* - BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAURICE ARONSSON PHILIP SLOMOVITZ FRED M. BUTZEL ISIDORE. SOBELOFF THEODORE LEVIN r ABRAHAM SURE MAURICE H. SCHWARTZ • - HENRY WINEMAN CHILDREN'S CORNER I3nai .Brith's Anti-Defamation League has been paid a compliment by lawyers representing the seditionists now on trial in. •Washington who referred to it as having "a better espionage service than the FBI." It is clear, of course, that the intention is to divert atten- tion from "espionage" to activities of a private a,gency. We doubt, however, whether the trick will work. The courts' are fairly well inforined by this time on the destruc- tive propaganda that had been carried on in this country for a decade preceding the war by men and women who either were acting on instructions from the Berlin Gestapo or were * * * influenced by. Nazi thinking. Upon arriving at the railroad There is good reason for feeling confident, therefore, that station, Moshe, noticed that his punishments . the destructive elements will receive their due neighbor, Hayyim, was pacing from our Federal courts. the platform to and fro in great Member of Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Independent Jewish Press Service, Seven Arts Feature Syndicate, Religious News Service, . Palcor News Agency, Bressler Cartoon Service, Wide World Photo Service, Acme Newsphoto Service. Published every Friday by Jewish News Publishing Co., 2114 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit, 26, Mich. Telephone RAndolph 7956: Sub- scription. rate, $3 a year; foreign, $4 a year. Club subscription of one issue a month, published every fourth Friday in the month, to all subscribers to Allied JeWish Campaign of the' Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit, at 40 cents a club subscription per year. A swimming meet at. Toulouse was turned by the specta- - Entered as second-class matter August 6, 1942, at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan, under the Act of March 3, 1879. tors into a demonstration againt the Nazi-inspired . racial PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, Editor Talmudic Tales laws of - France, it is revealed by the French underground newspaper Fraternite, and Jews and other anti-Nazis every- where–have reason to acquire new courage from this report that the aspiration for the restoration of decency still _lives in the hearts of the . oppressed peoples of Europe. According .to the. Fraternite's story, the crowd at the swimming meet learned that Alfred Nakache, French 100- and 200-meter free-style swimming ehampidn, - had been ex- cluded from participation by Vichy officials because he is ,a Jew. There 'was a demonstration for Nakache and the meet had` to be cancelled. When the compkte Story of rebellion against Nazi-Vichy policies will have been recorded; we are confident that this incident .will be one of the mild stories of outbursts against . tyranny: There is, after all, a' limit to human endurance, and people will insist on re - acquisition of their freedom. — agitation. "What's the trouble now?" asked Moshe. "You look terribly 'disturbed." , "Plenty , has happened,'-'. re- plied Hayyim. "I missed my train by three minutes." "My goodness!" exclaimed Moshe. -"From tile. way you act one would think that you missed it by a whole hour." • * English Jew: How far is it from New - York. to Philadelphia? American Jew: One hundred miles. English Jew: And from Phila- delphia to New- York? American Jew: The: same dis- • tance, naturally. English JeW: Not necessarily. It is one month from Purim to Pesach, • but from 'Pesach to Purim it is eleven months. '