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Strictly
Confidentia!
By PHINEAS J. BIRON
(Copyright. 1944, by Seven Arts
Feature Syndicate)
Friday, September I,
THE JEWISH NEWS
Quotation of the Week
We do not; and the vast majority of the Jews does not, advocate the es-
tablishment of a state for the sake of national greed and self-glorification,
which would run counter to all the traditional values of Judaism and which
we consider obsolete everywhere.: In speaking up for 'a Jewish Palestine
we want to promote the establishment of a place of refuge where persecuted
human beings may find security and peace and the undisputed right to live
under a law and order of their making. The • experience of many centuries
have taught . us that this can be provided. only by home rule and not by .a
foreign administration. This is why we stand for. a Jewish controlled Pales-
tine, be it ever so modest and small. We do not refer to historic rights, al-
though if there exists something like a historic right on a country, the Jews,
at least as well as the Arabs, could claim it on Palestine. We do-not resort
to threats of power, for the Jews have no power; they are, - in fact, the most
powerless group on earth. If they had had any power they should have been
able to prevent the annihilation of millions of their people and the closing
of the last door to the helpless victims of the Nazis. What we appeal to is
an elementary sense- of justice and humanity. We' know how weak such a
position is, but we also know that if the arguments of threats of power, of
sacred egoisms and holy wars continue to prevail in the future world order
not only 'the Jews' but the whole of humanity will be doomed.
—DR. ALBERT EINSTEIN.
LISTEN HERE
The Department of Justice has as yet
taken no action against Joseph P. Kamp,
mastermind of the Constitutional Edu-
cational League and the propaganda
brains of the American Nationalists .. .
Kamp has raised substantial amounts
from big business in support of his "anti-
Communist" campaign • . . Actually he
is carrying on a Fascist educational cam--
paign . . . Kamp boasts that he is dis-
tributing millions of copies of his anti-
Democratic booklets and pamphlets . . .
And that makes us wonder where he
gets the paper, which is so strictly ra-
tioned to bona fide publishers.
Gentile Cooperative Association is on
the skids . . . Eugene R. Flitcraft, found-
er and publisher of Gentile News, month-
ly publication of the Association, is be-
wildered at the sudden collapse of his
By BORIS SMOLAR
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
anti-Semitid campaign . . . Orchids are
(Copyright. 1944, JTA, Inc.)
due to the Rev. Paul J. Folino, pastor of REVISIONIST • BALLYHOO
REVIVED QUARRELS
the United Church of South Chicago, who
Extremist Revisionism has repudiated
mobilized religious sentiment against this
The best indication that Jewish com-
the so-called Hebrew Liberation com- munity life is beginning to assume its
undemocratic campaign.
mittee
of
Peter
Bergson.
The
Jabotinsky-
pre-war character in some of the coun-
* * *
made movement dissociates • itself from tries in :Europe is contained in reports
READER'S GUIDE
the Stern Gang and the Irgun Zvai reaching Jewish _organizations in New
"Chaim Weizmann, Statesman, Scien- Leumi which are responsible for the ir- York, • which reveal_ that old pre-war
tist, Patriot" will be published by the responsible and dastardly - terrorism in quarrels within the communities - have
Dial Press in November . . . The book Palestine.
now been resumed . . In Romania,
will have 388 pages and will cost $3.00
Nevertheless, it is. to Revisionism that which has just dropped out of the Nazi
. . . Among its contributors will be Pierre all this trouble can be traced.
camp, serious misunderstandings are de-
van Paassen, Dorothy Thompson, Frances
There are rash statements and rash veloping, between Dr. William Filderman,
L. Lloyd George, Thomas Mann and a claims made • by the - Revisionists For-
the non-Zionist leader of ROmanian
great galaxy of philosophers, scientists, tunately, American Jewry has not suf- Jewry, and the Zionist leaders . . . - In
scholars, diplomats and so forth ..
fered from their trickery. But other liberated Rome there is a 'bitter fight be-
Meyer W. Weisgal is editing the tome, Jewries have been subjected to trouble
tween Chief Rabbi Israel Zolli and the
and Supreme Court Justice Felix Frank-
at their hands. There were unnecessary executive of the Jewish Community
furter is writing the introduction.
frictions in pre-War Poland. There are Council . . . - In' Hungary there is also
difficulties today on :their account in no unity in the ranks of the Central
* * *
South Africa.
PROFILETTE OF A LITTERATEUR
Jewish Council which serves as liaison
* * *
between the' authorities and the Jewish
George Jean .Nathan is a man who_ has_ THEIR MISREPRESENTATIONS
population . . . - These internal fights are
studied a great deal . .. In his younger
Recently, Revisionists, on the occasion
years he ate up books . . . Anything in of the visit in South Africa of Wolfang echoes of ' pre-war Jewish politics .. • -
print interested him • . . Europe's poly- von Weisl, their Palestine leader, claimed They are becoming' more conspicuous as
the Allies are about to reach a victorious
glot literature' impressed him . , As the
close collaborator of H. L. Mencken he that they were responsible for the rescue end of the war . - One will not be
was co-editor with him of Smart Set and of European Jews. It is untrue, of course, surprised if they will spread out also to
of the American Mercury (which has that they chartered boats for that pur- London and New York as issues concern-
completely changed its character since pose. But they claimed that credit never- ing the future Of the Jews in Europe and
the Mencken-Nathan days) . . . He has theless, ignoring •entirely,- the fact that in Palestine will come more and more to
an uncanny flair for discovering symp- there is a Jewish Agency that is respon- the forefront.
•* *
•
toms of talent in new writers . . . But sible for all this work.
Also, their Johannesburg newspaper, INSIDE DOINGS
his standards are high, sometimes even
a bit snobbish • .. He's rarely, if ever, the Jewish Herald, had the audacity to . Much :talk is now heard about the
concerned with contemporary political publish a _statement "from our own cor- possible partitioning of Palestine under
trends and historic currents . . . His respondent" to the effect that Rabbi the Anglo-American scheme . . - The
dramatic reviews, appearing in several Barnett R. Brickner of Cleveland had partition scheme seems part of the plan
of the leading national magazines, are made the statement that "one million to establish a Jewish state under inter-.
always witty, even though here : and there 'American Jews will have to emigrate to national trusteeship . . . Zionist leaders
they may be unjust • . . He doesn't take Palestine after the war."
in New York were given - to understand
Dr. Brickner is an eminent and devoted
any interest in Jewish affairs, and shrugs
by Acting Secretary of State Stettinius
Zionist
and
it
is
easy
to
reach
him.
Of
off any mention of them as an unsavory
that they will learn all about what is in
subject .' .. A bachelor, he enjoys all the course, we knew that he was misquoted. store for Palestine when President Roose-
But
we
asked
him
for
his
version
of
the
best gastronomic delicacies obtainable.
Story, and he gives us the news that all velt receives them . . . - He even told
the ReVisionist paper did was to omit them to be: prepared for such a recep-
the .word NOT between the "will" and tion. in the White House on August- 15
"have" in the above sentence takeri from . . . But that date is past, and so far
President Roosevelt has found no time
the. Johannesburg paper.
Splendid Book by Saul Kleiman
How did Dr. Brickner happen to make to receive the Zionist leaders . - Which,
this statement? While - in Tel Aviv re- of course,• does not mean that he will
Publiihed in, Kansas City
, cently a Jewish leader told him that un- not see them eventually . . - In the
Publication of an "Anthology of less a _Million 'American Jews settle in meantime there is a' good deal of ner-
Rashi,".. by Anthology of Rashi Publica- Palestine "the Jewish State is a dream." vous tension prevailing among' Zionist
tion Committee, 4238 Prospect Ave., He expressedthe belief that anti-8emi- leadership here • . . - Nobody wants
Kansas City, Mo., introduces to Hebrew tism would force Jews to emigrate. But Palestine Partitioned. -
Harry Viteles, who went on a mission '
literature in this country a most valua- the Cleveland rabbi was quick . to reply
ble collection of selections from the that if anti-Semitism were ever to be- for the Joint Distribution Connnittee all
works of the great 13th century French come so serious in America, it would the way from Palestine to the Soviet-
Jewish commentator on the Bible and mean that the entire world had turned Persian frontier) is now- on his way to
the Talmud.
fascist and would make a free and demo- the United States . . - He will bring the
first eye-witness report on possibilities
Saul Kleiman has compiled this work, cratic Palestine iMposSibie.
which is illustrated with photographs of
Into such a pattern, the' Revisionists to reach Jews- in Russia with relief.
-Rabbi Stanley R. Bray resigned both
the synagogue attended by' Rashi and fitted their own version of a story-'which
reproductions of pages of Rashi com-
did injustice to the actual statements from the Board and from membership
-in the American . Council for Judaism.
mentaries. •
made by Dr. Brickner.
* * *
- Mendel Fischer just completed 10
Mr. Kleiman's monumental work, in
years of service as director of the Jew-
two parts, contains approximately 4,100 DR. BRICKNER'S ZIONISM
Dr. Brickner's stand is clear. Here is ish National Fund in America . . 4; - And
selections.
he 'certainly has something to boast about
Theology, religion, history, nature,, bi- what he added to his statement to this • . • - Never before did the J.N.F. col-
commentator
ography are among the subjects covered,
"Palestine is no escape for me. My lect so much money in the United States
and the sources are traced to medieval
Zionism is an expression of my conscious- as during the years of his administration.
Hebrew literature.
ness as a free Jew who wants to give hiS
Mr. Kleiman has used as the sources people as a collectiVe the same freedoni Judea" for the friendship he displayed
for his valuable book the commentaries as we aspire to win for every individual for 'the cause of Jewish national_ rebirth
on the Bible, Babylonian Talmud, Mi- in this war. I am a Zionist despite anti- in Palestine, died in a plane crash over
drash, liturgy; the Responsa to the Sages Semitism and the terrible Persecutions." Burma on.iMarch 24.
of France and Lorraine, Rashi's Siddur
This is a platform every. one can adopt
His mother and his grandmother, like
and Machzor and . other works by Rashi.
without hesitation, and even Revisionists his father; are great supporters of the
The poem on Rashi by his contempo- should subscribe to it. But if they did; Zionist cause. Both women "have- toured
rary, Abraham Ibn Ezra, is included in they would have to Stop playing politics many cities in England in behalf of the
this book, which has 142 chapters.
for their own selfish purposes. That they Jewish National Fund.
"Anthology of Rashi" ("Yalkut Rashi")
apparently will not do, therefore Zionists
They named him after his father and
is a splendid. reference work for Hebrew generally and men like Dr. BriCkner in they also game him the middle name of
students, rabbis and laymen alike. It is particular are being abused, misrepre- Jonathan.
ho exaggeration to state that it is a real
sented and misquoted.
This, too, is in line of the Wingate tra-
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treasure for any library.
dition which is steeped: in love for the
Rabbis will find the volume especially
THE WINGATE TRADITION
Bible and respect for the JewiSh people.
useful because of the expert handling and
A son was born to perpetuate t h e
Wingate-.has indeed become more than
classification of the contents. -
name of Orde Wingate.
a name. It:is a great traditon which will
It is to the author's credit that the
His name is Orde Jonathan Wingate. be remembered by our own and -coming
book is not only well gotten up from the
HiS father, Brigadier Orde - Charles generations of Jews who will never for-
point of view of the contents, but that Wingate, the great military leader who get the genuine friendship of this emi-
A as also attractivelyprinted.
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Commentary
Between
You and Me
'
Anthhology-of Rashi
1944
Heard in
The Lobbies
By ARNOLD LEVIN
(Copyright, 1944 Independent Jewish
Press Service, Inc.)
OFF THE GRIDDLE
It looks pretty definite that the Pales-
tine resolution before . Congress may be
revived before November, with Zionist
friends on Capitol Hill certain of its pas-
sage now that both parties have included
planks along -the same line in their plat-
forms • . . Some representatives and
senators, by opposing the resolution,
would find themselves opposing their
own parties' foreign platforms which
would be unwise and indiscreet, to say
-the least . . . By the way the minutes
of 'the hearings on the Palestine resolu-
tion before the House have just been
published, "not at government expense,"
and the volume contains -- in addition—
documents and statements related to the
subject, but not to the hearings. It is the
finest single summary of the case from
all angles —' Jewish, Arab and Rosen-
wald-Berger-Lazaron.
* * *
LITTLE HUNGARY
Hungarian reformed pastor in New
York's Yorkville section, Dr. Geza Ta-
kara, the pastor who arranged a special
service in behalf of the Jews in- Hungary
and had his congregation pin on their
sleeves the yellow badge that the Jews
in Hungary are forced to wear, has been
-meeting with opposition from a handful
of Jew-baiters in the ranks of the. Hun-
garian Reformed clergy in New York
. . . We hear that the opposition came
to light at ..a co _ nference of Hungarian
Reformed clergy convened by Dr. Takara
in Legioniere, Pa., for the purpose of
formulating a program of effective pro-
test against the persecution of .the Jews
in Hungary . . . One of them proposed
that the Jews, "in accordance with the
highest ethics, should do some praying
themselves — in heir foes' behalf . . •"
Dr. Takara was not discouraged . . . His
motion having failed at -the conference,
'he began a mail .campaign among his
colleagues on his return to New York
City . . . Most replies were sympathetic,
but some entertained the same sentiments
as were expressed by the handful of
Jew-baiters at the Pennsylvania confer-
ence .. . Enlightening as to the character
and politiCal thinking of the author was
the following letter received by Dr. Ta-
kara: '_`The Jews are seeking to monopo-
lize the privilege of suffering and make
capital out of it . . . They are seeking to
Make propaganda even of their suffer-
ings
The letter writer, whoever
he is, can rest assured that the Jews will
gladly resign to him the suffering privi-
lege without asking any recompense.
* * *
ART
You, probably saw, or heard of, the
spread of artist David Fredenthal's war
paintings in Life-.last week . . . He's a
Jewish boy, a former 'Detroiter, and was
formerly on the WPA. - S. Judson, art
critic of -the Jewish Morning Journal,
recalls this interesting tale about the
artist . . . at 16, Fredenthal, who is now
29, was assisting fresco expert Boardman
Robinson . .. Perched' on a scaffold,
intense on his work,- the youngster slip- ,
ped and crashed 15 feet fracturing his
right arm. The doctor had hardly put
the arm in a cast, before Dave was
back on the scaffold, using his left
arm . . . No wonder, colleagues joke,
Dave accomplishes so much — painting.
with both arms, he . can accomplish
double.
* * *
CHESS BY CORRESPONDENCE
Members of the staff of Mt. Sinai 1-.7 -
pital, New York, scattered on the far
fliing fronts, keep in touch via a printed
house organ. One of the issues contains
the following from Lieutenant Com-
mander Morris B. Bender (U. S. Naval
Hospital, San Diego, California) : "Would
like to have an announcement published:,
Ramer in Teias, Reider in Missouri and
I in California are playing chess by mail.
Any one who wants to join this little
tournament may do so by• writing to
anyone of us. Correspondence chess
keeps us in frequent touch with each
other and makes us feel as if we were
close by?'
.
.
.
"
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ANECDOTE
We clipped this from Harry Hersh-
field's, My Week:
"Meaning of Nazi communiques from
occupied countries: Saloonkeeper, at
home, awakened at 3 a. m. by phone
call—When does your saloon open?"At
11 o'clock!' Soon another call from same
guy—'When did you say you open your
saloon?' You can't get in till 11 o'clock!'
don't want tb get in—I want to get
out!' "
.
We do think it is high time for Harry
to cut out his Jewish accent stuff on the
radio . . • Both the' manner and the con-.
tent , b.old, Jews up to ridicul#. . •