Page Four THE JEWISH NEWS Campaign Note As the Editor Views the News - - "•- The fight for votes has begun. - In Michigan, the campaign is in full force, in view of the Primary election next Tuesday. In some instances candidates are appeal- ing to race prejudice, and the Jewish issue has been injected in the campaign. Because of certain utterances by some candidates on racial questions, they have been attacked /as anti-Semites, anti-Negro, etc. The voters should ignore rumors and should search for the facts before giving credence to such issues. It is important that all citizens should cast their ballots at the Primary election next Tuesday. But it is equally as important that they should not dignify some of the rumors about either anti-Semitism or phiJo- Semitism. Vote on Tuesday—and don't permit dal-he rumor to assume importance through the, in- jection of .religious and racial issues in the political campaigns. Tribute to Judge Friedman The overwhelming vote in favor of the candidacy of Judge William Friedman for election to the late Judge Keidan's unexpired term on the Wayne County CirCuit Bench, given him by the Wayne County Bar • Asso- ciation; is a great tribute to his sincerity and devotion to service during the months that he haS served on the Bench. It is encouraging to know that Judge Kei- dan's successor- has proven a valuable asset to the judiciary of this county. Detroit has reason to be proud of judge Friedman, a native son who is receiving wide recognitiOn for his ability as a lawyer and a judge. Palestine's Progress A single day's dispatches from Palestine; •received through the Palcor News Agency, contains the following: Development of the pharmaceutical indus- try is expected to continue ater the war .. Schubert's operetta "Blossom Time"' will be the next production of the Folk Opera Co. in Jerusalem . . . 5,000 square meters of timber will be brought to Palestine or building pur- poses . . Tarshish PUblishing Co. of Jer- usalem has published, ,Nrith the aid of the Bialik Foundation of the Jewish Agency, Immanuel Olswanger's Hebrew translation of Dante's "Divine Comedy" ... The Jewish Agency has cabled to its representatives in Lisbon 600 immigration certificates, just re- ceived from the Palestine government, for distribution among refugees in Portugal and Tangiers. Here you have a summary of Jewish achievements and reconstruction possibili- ties in Palestine. The Jewish settlement in Eretz Israel is thriving culturally and eco- nomically. It is making' provisions to settle more . Jews as speedily as visas are provided for them. It is the brightest spot on the globe for Jews, defying opposition on the part of our enemies and the lack of understanding of Zionist aims within limited circles in Jewish ranks. THE JEWISH NEWS 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 Member, American Association of English - Jewish Newspapers. Published every Friday by JeWish News Publishing Co., 2114 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit 26 Mich. Telephone RAndolph 7956 Subscription 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 sub- scription- per year. Entered 'as second-class matter August 6, 1942. at the Post Office at Detroit. Michigan. under the Act of March 3. 1879. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAURICE ARONSSON PHILIP SLOMOVITZ FRED M. BUTZEL ISIDORE SOBELOFF THEODORE LEVIN ABRAHAM SRERE MAURICE H. SCHWARTZ HENRY WINEMAN PHILIP S'LOMOVITZ, Editor A. R. BRASCIL Advertising Counsel VOL. 5—NO. 16 JULY 7, 1944 The Week's Scriptural Selections This Sabbath, the seventeenth day of Tam- muz, the following Scriptural selections will be read in our synagogues: Pentateuchal portion—Num. 22:2-25:9. Prophetical portion—Micah 5:6-6:8. On Sunday, the Fast of Tammuz, the fol- lowing Scriptural selections will be read in our synagogues: Pentateuchal portion—Ex. 32:11-14; 34: 1 10 Fir opke cal portion—Is. 5 5 : 6-56: 8. - Talmudic Tales (Based upon the ancient legends and philosophy' found in. the Talmud and folklore of the Jewish people dating back as far as 3,000 years.) • • .•--",,, ,t'C.,153Flitir The Scramble for Votes Friday, July 7, 1944 By DAVID MORANTZ. CHARITY OF THE HIGHEST TYPE Munmaz, son of Queen Helena of the Hasmo- neans, inherited a vast fortune, but gave most of / / geOLC4145?- AMERICA 40-OI 06IIT ? ,41414.1„1 MAR AS MER14-5-10N6 E Aim- AeatE ,, / pgIOCRATS JcA -------------TA- it away in charity to the poor. For this, his brothers criticized him sternly. "Why," asked they, "do you do this? Did our - parents amass fortunes for you to give thein away?" "Ah," he replied, "it is true that our beloved parents stored up treasures and hoarded them where a human hand could reach them. I lay up treasures where none can touch them. Our parents stored up riches that brought them no good. I have placed them where they will do much good and bring happiness, health and good cheer." (Copyright by David Morantz) For a handsome 195 page, autographed gift volume eon- taining 128 of these tales and 500 Pearls of Wisdom, send $1.50 to David Morantz, care of The Jewish News, or phone Plaza 1048. Children's Corner The Vatican and the Jews As time goes on, the reports of assistance extended to Jews at the Vatican are becoming exceedingly more interest- ing. • It is gradually being revealed that Jews have been shel- tered within the walls of the Vatican during the German occupation of Rome; that Jews were permitted to prepare kosher food at. the Vatican; that Pope Pius XII had exerted his influence to rescue all who could be saved. The Jewish community of Rome has already expressed its gratitude to the Pope for his kindnesses, .and its leaders will undoubtedly again speak their thanks during the broad- - cast from Rome on July 23, arranged by the American Jewish Committee, Their appreciation includes also the gratitude of all Jews for rescue efforts during the most critical "hoursof German occupation, of Italy. A Rebuke for Senator. Reynolds While the Federation Council of Churches and Arch- bishop. Spellman were broadcasting their protests against the inhuman treatment of Hungarian Jews now under Nazi dom- ination, and while Secretary of State Cordell Hull endorsed these protests as well as the earlier condemnation of atrocities by the House Foreign Affairs Committee, U. S. Senator Rob- ert Reynolds .saw fit to demand immediate stoppage of all immigration to this country. Senator Reynolds said that the explandtion of the status of the 1,000 refugees to be admitted to temporary asylum at Fort Ontario, Oswego, N. Y., given him by Attorney General Francis Biddle, was "unsatisfactory," and declared that he was convinced that the refugees would remain here. At the same time, however, the Oswego Chamber of - Commerce,' according to a statement from the War Refugee Board, expressed its community's "feeling of hospitality to the foreign visitors" who are to be given "emergency refugee shelter" there, and thanked President Roosevelt for selecting Fort. Ontario for "this. humanitarian objective." Assurances were given that all possible co-operation will be given in housing "these unfortunate victims of war." Senator Rey- nolds therefore stands rebuked by the humanitarian element. Importance of Community Calendar The Jewish Community Council recently issued an ap- peal to local organizations to make use of its facilities in checking on dates for community events so that there should be no duplication of efforts among organized groups. . This call should receive the wholehearted co-operation of all Detroit Jews. Enforcement of a Community Calendar is of great importance in order to avoid overlapping of events and interference in the functions of Jewish organizations. An even greater contribution to Community co-operation would be the fusing of some events so that interrelated activi- ties may be sponsored jointly by some groups. But if such' co-operation is unworkable, the least our organizations can do is to clear dates for their affairs with the JeWish Commu- nity Council so that there is no interference in the internal workings of community groups. The Reader's Digest on Zionism Reader's. Digest, . whose harinful "report" on Palestine brought protests from. thousands of its readers—Jews and Christians----Lhas published a brief reply to its own' statement, based on "numerous .letters . . . received (by Reader's Di- gest) from Zionist leaders and others objecting -to some state- ments and 'conclusions in the article." A concluding paragraph' to this _summary states: "The Correspondence, in fact,. reflects stirringly: the courage, the zeal and the faith which animate the Zionist.. movement in its attempt to deal constructively with one of the most tragic examples of injustice in.,the history of mankind." The reply itself is rather inadequate, since the damage to a just cause -had already been done. The Reader's Digest. would have done a more creditable job if it had permitted a well-informed person to write a complete ans'i.Ter to its dam- aging "report". This it has failed to do, and the harm it has done to the Zionist liberation movement stamps it with a mark of unfairness. Dear Boys and Girls: The -coming Sunday will be solemnized as the Fast of Tammuz. It is also known as Shivah Asar b'Tammuz. Because the day occurs on Saturday, it will be observed on Sunday, since - no fast day can occur on Saturday, except Yom Kippur. Shivah Asar b'Tammuz—which means 17th day of Tammuz—is commemorated to mark the date when the Babylonian army made the first breach. in the wall of Jerusalem during the siege of the city 2,530 years ago. It was a tragic period in our history. Our brave men fought against great odds, but the war was- lost on Tisha b'Ab, when Jerusalem finally fell—three weeks after the dent in the walls of •, Jerusalem. When .I relate these facts to you, I hope that you are not satisfied with the mere mention of the historical events. You should turn to your his- tories, study about them and become fully in- formed Jewish men and women. My best wishes to all of you for a pleasant summer. UNCLE DANIEL. * The Princess and Rabbi Joshua, a Talmudic Story Rabbi Joshua, the--son of Hana.niah was one of those men whose minds are far .more beautiful than their bodies. He was so dark that people often took him for a blacksmith, and so plain as almost to frighten children. Yet his great learn- ing, wit, and wisdom had procured him not only the love and respect of the people, but even the favor of Emperor Trajan. Being often at court, one of the Princesses questioned him on his want of beauty. "How comes it," said she, "that such glorious wisdom is enclosed in so mean a vessel?" The Rabbi, in no ways dismayed, requested her to tell him in what sort of vessels her father kept his wine. `'Why, in earthen vessels, to' be sure,',' replied the Princess. "Oh!" exclaimed the Witty Rabbi, "this is the way that ordinary people do; an Emperor's wine ought to be kept in more prec- ious vessels." The Princess thinking him in earn- est, ordered a quantity of wine to be emptied out of the earthen jars into gold and silver vessels; but to her great surprise, found it, in a very short time, sour, and unfit to drink. "Very fine advice, indeed, Joshua, halt thou given me!" said the Princess the next time she saw him; "do you know the wine is sour and spoiled?" "Thou art then convinced," said the Rabbi, "that wine keeps best in plain and mean vessels. It is even so with wis- dom." "But," continued the Princess, "I know many persons who are both wise and handsome." "True," replied the Sage, "but they would, most probably be still wiser were they less handsome." Self-Portrait of Germany Composite Works of 34 Authors Ably Edited by Harlan R. Crippen The 'composite picture of Germany, drawn by 34 contemporary writers, in poetry, fiction, biog- raphy, essays and newspaper reports, forms the volume "Germany: A Self-Portrait," published by Oxford University Press, 114 Fifth Ave., New York. This stirring volume, containing 45 selections, brilliantly edited, with an introduction and chron- icles, by Harlan R. Crippen, is without doubt one of the 'most significant books of its kind. It aims at an understanding of the Germans, in order that they' may be dealt with intelligently after the war. The introduction, for instance, states that "if we answer fascist attempts to de- stroy the Jews by attempting on our side to de- stroy the Germans as a race, we shall have placed ourselves on a fascist level." Those who seek the uprooting of all causes of Nazism will not take this lightly. But the book in its totality is an expose of Hit- lerism. The works of Feuchtwanger, Arnold Zweig, Eva Lips, Heinrich Mann, Thomas Mann, Anna Seghers and the other eminent Germans leave no doubt as to the author's intention. His chronicles, factually presenting the record of German brutality, is a complete expose of Nazi brutality. One of the most significant portions of the book is the reproduction of Carl von Ossietsky's (Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1936) "These Liter- ary Anti-Semites." He wrote it in Tegel prison and it was published by the "Weltbuehne" in July, 1932.- This essay alone is worth the price of Crip- pen's "Germany: A Self-Portrait." The genius of Mr. Crippen's book is that it runs like a complete narrative, thanks to his connected chronicle. It is a magnificent work which must, at least, create a spirit of understanding for the exiles from Germany, even though it can not suc- ceed—as it does not intend to—in arousing pity for the Nazis. What Mr. Crippen. an 11th genera--, tion American who is now serving in the U. S. Army, seeks is an understanding of the German nation. This nation stands condemned today as a nation. The good it has done seems to live only in its exiles.