.
Christian Zionist Assails
Rabbi Berger's .Conithittee .
Zion War Worker
Germany a record, made by Ger-
man war prisoners in England, in
which the has-been soldiers ap-
peal to the home folks and their
comrades-in-arms to rise against
'Hitler, Goebbels, et al, and sue
for peace with the Allies.
* *
Capt. Maurice "Buddy" Adler
avidly devours news from home.
•So to keep hiin informed, Mrs.
Adler (Anita Louise) Writes him
an hourly schedule of events
every day. One day she absent-
mindedly penned in a line from
the movie script she was study-
ing: "Helped heat baby's bottle."
By fast mail Came the Captain's
reply: "When did I become a
father?"
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After a silence of seven years,
Ed Wynn returns to the net-.
works in September for Borden's.
Film
Folk
Chief Justice Maxey of Pennsylvania, Chairman of His
State's Chapter of American Palestine Committee,
Accepts Rabbi 'Berger's Challenge-
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Page Twenty-one
(Copyright.
Acceptance by Chief Justice George W. Maxey of the Supreme
1944, Jewish
Court of Pennsylvania of the chairmanship of the Pennsylvania
Telegraphic
Chapter of the American Palestine Committee, as announced in
Agency)
The Jiewisp. NeWs on Aug. 11, caused Rabbi Elmer Berger„ director
By HELEN ZIGMOND
of the anti-Zionist American Council for Judaism, to write to him
and to attack political - Zionism as un-democratic. .
Rabbi Berger .apparently follows a policy of writing to all
Christians who have endorsed the Zionist pause. Readers of The
That "French" thrtish, Yvette,
'Jewish News will recall that Rabbi Berger's correspondence with
who
tingles the antennae .to the
Prof. Preston Slosson, of the history departfrient of the -University
of Michigan, was discussed in the Purely Commentary column on 4 This Palestinian woman lathe- delight of thousands of dialers,
;Tune 23.
worker belongs to the army of was born in Brooklyn: And her
Justice Maxey accepted Rabbi Berger's challenge and reaffirmed Jews who have been mobilized real name is Elsa Silvers! Oh,
his endorsement of the Zionist ideal. The texts of the two letters to aid in the great war effort
follow:
conducted by the JewiSh Na- well . . . a song by any other
tional Home through the pro- 'name is still a melody,
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Palestine Appeal. The War Chest-
Eddie Cantor gave a speech to
"Zuni Rhein, Zum Deutsches
assists this program with funds Rhein": The British Broadcast- the Los Angeles Advertising Club
raised in. Detroit.
ing CoMpany is broadcasting to on "The Purple Heart Circuit."
Chief JOstice George W. Maxey, Mr. Elmer Berger,
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pa.
462 City Hall,
Dear Mr: Berger:
Philadelphia; Pa.
I have your letter of July 31st
Dear Justice:
in reference to my acceptance of
- The press has recently report- the. Chairmanship of the Penn-
ed- your acceptance of the chair- sylvania Chapter of the Ameri-
manship of the Pennsylvania can-Palestine Committee.
Chapter of the AmericatiPales-
Your are correct in assuming
tine Committee, the latter being that "only the highest huinani-
. described as "a non-sectarian' tarian motives could have
body formed to express Ameri-
• can friendship for 'the re-estab- prompted the to take on this
additional burden.
lishment of a Jewish national
I -note • your statement as
home in Palestine."
follows:
Since only the highest hurnan-
"The American. Council for
itarian motiVes could have
-prompted you to • add on to the Judaism, for instance, is em-
manifold burdens of your high phatically opposed to the latter-
office also this one of Chairman- day agitation aiming at the con-
ship, we cannot but congratulate version 'of Palestine into a Jew-
you on principle. However, we ish Commonwealth. The Council
feel it our duty to apprise you does not oppose, of course, the -
at the same time that the Pales- right of Palestinian Jews to cre-
tine question is a very moot one ate for themselves homelike con-
among Jews themselves,. d ditions there. But it strenuously,
much more than the question of opposes as undemocratic, and
sheer philanthropy is involved hence as un-American, the' rights
of Jews to stamp that country
in it. „
The' T.A.rnrican Council for with the religious or racial con-
Judaism, for instance, is em-. notation of their own group, in
phatically opposed to the latter ? that way - create in the non-
day agitation aiming at the con.- Jewish element there the sense
THE JEWISH NEWS adheres to a policy which has earned
"version of Palestine into . a Jew- of not wholly belonging in their
ish Commonwealth. The Connell own homeland."
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A Place for Refuge
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right of Palestinian Jews -to cre-
I am not concerned with "the
in eliminating commercialized New Year greetings.
.ate for themselves homelike con Jews stamping Palestine with
ditions there. But it strenuously the religious connotation of their
opposes as undemocratic, a n d own group.' I am not interested
As part of the many service& offered by THE JEWISH
hence as .un-American, the right in the Jewish-Arab problem, as
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to its readers, New Year greetings will again be inserted
of Jews . to stamp that country I take it for ,granted that this
with the religious- or racial con- problem will after the war be
WITHOUT
CHARGE in our New Year Issue, on Sept. 15.
notation of their own group, in adjusted amicably.
that way create in t h e non-
What I am interested in now
Jewish el4ment there the sense
The only conditions we make are :
-e of not wholly, belonging in their is keeping a place of refuge
open
for
those
Jews
in
Europe
•
own hoineland.
1. That the persons inserting their greetings to their friends
We therefore feel that, .espe- who have seen: their brethren
cially in the new capacity which and their children Murdered by
'should be paid weekly subscribers to THE JEWISH NEWS; and
you so generously assumed, cer- Hitler and Him/Tiler and their
tain facts concerning Jewish Nazi henchmen. I am convinced
claims on Palestine shOUld be that - Palestine is the best refuge
2. That a request for the insertion of these greetings be
made available to your Honor. for the down-trodden 'European
Jews,
and
if
I
can
assist
in
any
Either Mr. Lessing J. Rosenwald
made to us, either on the accompanying coupon or by calling
or I, or both of us, would be way in keeping open Palestine
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happy to confer with you at your and the roads to Palestine, for
own appointed time and place. the tens of thousands of Jews
In the meantime we take the who are struggling to escape the
Subscribers are urged to submit their New Year greetings
privilege of enclosing a few cruel fate which Hitler has al
at once.
items of literature which we ready imposed on over 3,000,000
hope • you will peruse during Jews, I will feel. amply - reward-
spare moments, particularly the ed for all my labors in their
undertaking.
THE DEADLINE FOR THE INSERTIONS IS MONDAY,
items we marked.
Sees Debate Failure
We believe we are serving the
SEPTEMBER 11.
good and welfare of our com-
If either you or Mr. ,Rosen-
mon American citizenship in thus wald wish to confer with me at
contributing toward the clarifi- Scranton, you may do so. I doubt
Non-subscribers are invited to take advantage of our free
cation of a tangled subject. Be- that any practical good would
offer to iniert their New Year greetings by subscribing NOW and
lieve me to be,
result therefrom. If you, came
Very sincerely yours,
here to see me on this matter,
thereby
availing themselves and their families of an opportunity
ELMER BERGER,
I would invite Mr. A. B. Cohen
American Council
to receive full coverage of local, national and world news, in
and other -local Zionists to meet
for Judaism.
me at the same time. The only
,THE JEWISH NEWS, every week.
result would be a debate be-
tween the Anti-Zionists and the
Zionists; No good would be ac-
Complished by that debate.
I have already received several
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BOSTON (JPS)—Dr. Joseph state thanking me for accepting.
G. Brin, president of the Associa- the Chairmanship of the Ameri-.
Detroit 26, Mich. -
tion of English-Jewish... news= can-Palestine ComMittee tor the
Please insert the following in the New Year's
papers, has been 'appointed State of PennSylvania. •
Assistant Professor of Speech in
Greetings Section in the New Year Issue of
Very truly yours,
-Boston . University. Withdrawing
' The Jewish News. I Ain a paid subscriber.
George W. Maxey.
temporarily from his position as
(I am not a paid weekly subscriber. Please en-
managing editor of the Boston
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ter my-subscription for one year. I enclose $3) ❑
tinue, however, as editorial‘con- Against Anti-Semitism
sultant. Joseph G. Weisberg, who
Mr. and Mrs
and Family
has been serving as associate
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Address
of managing editor.
yarsag, official organ of the Hun-
Dr. ...Joseph G. Brin and • his garian Government, has resigned
(PLEASE PRINT)
brother, Dr. Alexander Brin, who his post in protest against' orders
will continue as editor, have compelling him to conduct an
a a a
been associated with the Boston anti-Semitic campaign through
Jewish Advocate since 1917.
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