THE JEWISH NEWS

Page Four

Friday, March 9, 1946

Fr>

As the Editor
Views the News
The Council Institute

Into the Dust of Oblivion

El NI SI

Dear Boys and Girls:
Passover will be observed beginning with the
first Seder, on Wednesday nigh,t, March 28.
We are all looking forward to the great Festival
of Freedom, and we certainly hope that peace and
freedom will come for the entire world by the
time Passover arrives.
In order to give all of you a chance to prepare
proper Passover programs in your schools, at
home, for the clubs you are associated with,
am devoting today's column to a 'Passover play
which was published in The Jewish Teacher, a
magazine issued by the Union of American Hebrew
Congregations, to whom I am deeply indebted for
this fine play by Martha Sardell..,
I wish you all a pleasant Sabbath.
UNCLE DANIEL.

"Is Democracy Possible in Jewish Life?",
the theme of the discussions at the Jewish
Community Council's all-day Institute to
take place this Sunday at the Jewish Center,
should serve to clarify many conflicting
issues which have disturbed the minds of
community leaders.
The appearance at the evening 'session of
two spokesmen for leading movements in
Jewish life—Harry L. Lurie, director of the
Council of Federations and Welfare Funds,
and Dr. Ira Eisenstein, of the Reconstruc-
tionist movement — promises the presenta-
tion of interesting viewpoints to supplement
those of the local participants.
The central theme for the discussion and
the eminence of the discussants justify wide
interest in Sunday's Institute.

Station-

A Passover Play

By MARTHA SARDELL

CHARACTERS
Voice of Pharaoh
Radio Announcer
First Messenger
Anabasis Khafra, an Egyptian
Second Messenger
Joseph, •a Jewish Slave
Third Messenger
Thotmos, an Egyptian
An Unseen Choir.
Royal Commentator
Voice of Moses
TIME: 3000 B.C.
SCENE: A broadcasting studio. Egypt.
(From The Jewish Teacher. Published by Union. of. "
American Hebrew Congregations)

Unity in Israel

It is encouraging to know that national
Jewish organizations are seriously concern-
ed that there should be unity of action in
the presentation of the Jewish case before
the meeting of the United Nations in San
Francisco in April—provided that our people
are given a chance to present our case.
At previous international conferences,
the situation has been almost scandalous. At
Evian, 32 national organizations presented 32
petitions in the name of the Jewish people.
Surely, there is only one Jewish case, and it
is deplorable that we have not been able to
present a unified frOnt in pleading the cause
of justice fortour people.
regretted that there
It is to be
must be differences of opinion involving ac-.
tion by the American Jewish Conference on
the one hand and the American Jewish
Committee on the other. The rift in the
UJA, caused by UPA-JDC differences, does
not help the cause of unity.
But the sincere efforts put forth to ce-
ment Jewish ranks for unity are more en-
couraccin,g today than ever before, and Jew-
ish influence should be exerted to imple-
ment unified 'effort.

W eicome Miss Thompson

Temple Israel Sisterhood is to be congrat-
ulated on arranging for the lecture here next
Tuesday evening at the Masonic Temple by
Miss Dorothy Thompson on the subject
"These Crucial Times." -
Miss Thompson has earned a place of great
importance in the journalistic world by her
daring interpretations of political questions,
als well as her untiring efforts for causes to
help the oppressed.
A strong supporter of the Zionist cause,
Miss Thompson stands out as one of the
ablest exponents of the movement to • give
dispossessed Jews a place under the sun.
Miss Thompson has earned an overflow
audience for her lecture here on Tuesday.

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VOL. 6—NO. 25

MARCH 9, 1945

The Week's Scriptural Selections
The Sabbath, the twenty-fifth day of Mar,
5705, the following Scriptural selections will
be read in our synagogues:
Pentateuchal portions—Ex. 35:1-40:38; 12:1-20.
_Prophetical portion—Ezek. 45:16-46:18.
On Thursday, March 15, Rosh Hodesh Nisan,
Nuin. 28:1-15 will be read during s'nagogue

services.

Children's Corner

President Roosevelt and Ibn Saud

President Roosevelt's report to Congress on the Yalta,
Conference contained a reference to the Jewish people which
came as a surprise to our people.
The President stated that he had learned more about
the Moslem and the Jewish questions from Ibn Saud in five
minutes than could, be learned in lengthy correspondence.
Is it possible that the President needed to go to the
Near East in order to learn about the Jewish question? Is
it to be believed that the President of this great land whose
population includes 5,000,000 Jews needed a five-minute
interview with an enemy of Jewish aspirations in Pal-
estine to be informed about our position?
The Democratic and Republican parties are on record
in favor of a Jewish. Commonwealth in Palestine, and Mr.
Roosevelt, in a pre-election pledge, has endorsed these aspir-
ations. It is to be sincerely. hoped that a five-minute talk
with the enemy of Jewish hopes in Palestine has strengthened
rather than weakened the President's position on Palestine.
The smallest nations in the world have been afforded
an opportunity to speak their minds at the United Nations'
conference in San Francisco next month—by the simple rule
that those who had declared war upon the Axis before March
1 may have such representation. Only the Jews, the first
to suffer from Hitlerism, remain unrepresented! Roos.evelt
and Churchill have an opportunity to correct this injustice
through action.

The Weizmann Institute of Sciehce

On April 1, 1925, the world was intrigued by the news
that the cornerstone was being laid, on that day-20 years
ago—for the Hebrew University.• - of Jerusalem.
The most important universities in the world sent repre-
sentatives to that historic assembly on Mount Scopus, and -
the most interesting participating personalities in that great
event were Dr. Chaim Weizmann and Arthur James Balfour,
one the guiding genius of the Zionist movement in the world
and the other the father of the Balfour Declaration.
Today, the .Hebrew .. University is one of the greatest
schools of its kind in the world. Its foundation is due to the
consistent efforts, over a period of more than 25 .years, of
Dr. Hermann Schapira, the founder of the Jewish National
Fund; . David Wolffsohn, suc c essor of Dr. Theodor Herzl to
the presidency of the World Zionist Organization, and Dr.
Weizmann.
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It is equally as intriguing that on the 20th anniversary
of the realization of the dream for the founding of the Hebrew
University, Jews in the free English-speaking countries are
gathering a fund to establish another great cultural and
scientific 'institution, to be known as the Weizmann Institute
of Science and to honor Dr. Weizmann on his 70th birthday.
The honor intended for Dr. Weizmann is secondary to
the objective, to create in Palestine a very great center for
the advancement of chemistry and other sciences.
The Sieff Institute in Rehoboth, Palestine, which serves
as the beginning for the new Weizmann Institute • of Science,
already has many great scientific accomplishments to its
credit. Under the direction of Dr. Weizmann and his able
staff of chemists, Palestine's agriculture and industry . have
benefitted greatly.

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In. the course of creating a homeland for Jews, it is
necessary that the cultural, industrial and scientific life of
the land be. improved and advanced.
Because the Weizmann Institute proposes to do this,
the establishment of this. research project must be considered,
among the most important undertakings in behalf of a Jewish
Palestine.
Thus, Detroit Jews, by participating in this project, will
not only be honoring Dr. Weizmann; they will be partners
in an important effort in behalf of a great scientific move-
ment in Eretz Israel.

ANNOUNCER: Good morning, ladies and -gen.;
tlemen, this is station, E-:G-Y-P-T broadcasting .
from the highest charriber of the Pyramid of
Cheops.
(Chimes are heard). It is exactly 11 a.m., Cairo
Sun Dial Time. We give you now MEET THE
PEOPLE, PYRAMID INTERVIEWS!
(Enter Anabasis Khafra, a corpulent, self-im-
•
portant looking person).
ANNOUNCER: We have as our first guest .Ana.
basis Khafra, chief contractor in our Pharaoh's
building service. (Turning to Khafra). Mr.
Khafra, in your opinion, is prosperity just around
the corner of-the pyramid?
KHAFRA: By the pillars of the Temple of
Karnak! At last our Pharaoh is giving the busi-
ness man a New Deal. With all these Jewish
slaves as ,cheap conscript labor, we d'an get some-
thing done. Aren't we beautifying our fatherland
with skyscraper pyramids and ultra-modern
Sphinxes?
ANNOUNCER: Thank you, Mr. Khafra, we'll
be glad to call on you again whenever we want
a public-opinion poll.
(As Khafra is leaving right, a: Jew enters left.
The announcer sees him).
ANNOUNCER: Oh, here comes a Hebrew carry-
ing a load of bricks. Let's see what he thinks.
(Turns to Jew): What is your name, Hebrew?
JEW: Joseph, my Lord.
ANNOUNCER:,. And how's the world :treating,.
you?
JEW: Alas, things are getting worse every day'
for us. Do you see the callouses on' my handS':
from carrying ',bricks from sunrise until sunset,"
and the scars across my back from the overseer's
whip? Now Pharaoh has given orders that we
must make our bricks without straw. Ah, if only
those stories were true about a deliverer who is
coming to rescue us and— (Turning around, he
sees Thotmos entering, becomes frightened) ex-
cuse me, sir,—I see an overseer—(Starts
good-bye, sir—
ANNOUNCER: GoOd-bye, Hebrew. Oh, here
is Thotrhos, the overseer at the Government Brick
Works at . Abydos. Thotmos, did you hear what
this Hebrew said? Do " ;y ou agree with him?
THOTMOS: I certainly don't. And what's more,
those Hebrews are going to get themselves into
some hot water, if_they follow this new trouble-
maker with his fancy talk about freedom and
equality! Why, the way they're increasing - our
_popUlation, we won't have any room left for our- .
selves. Besides, even an overseer isn't safe these
days. Did you hear, just because he was doing
his duty and - flogging a Jew, an- overseer was •
killed in broad daylight by this leader of theirs?
If I ever get my hands on that Moses, well I'll
just—(Notices a Jew in the distance, hurries off),
Hey there, Hebrew, get going!
(Chimes are heard).
ANNOUNCER: And now, ladies and gentle-
men, for an extra-special special, we -take you
to the splendid palace of our eminent leader,
Pharaoh Rameses. Our royal staff commentator
will give you an eye-witness account of the cele-
bration of his highness' birthday.
COMMENTATOR: (with deep reverence): Our
mighty Fuehrer is seated on his golden throne.
First his magicians come forth to entertain him..
(With surprise). But wait, two strangers are push-
ing' past the guards. (Mounting tempo). They
are fighting their way through the courtiers, and
are now in front of the throne. The king motions
to have them thrown out. But look. the younger
of the two throws his staff upon the ground, it
begins to move, it changes color, and it turns into
a snake. (With awe) Everyone looks on in silence.
One of the, magicians comes forth. He, throws his
staff on the ground. ' It too turns into' a snake!
The silence is broken by Shouts of joy. No for-.
eigner could outwit our royal magicians. Curious
indeed, the stranger boldly steps 'forward ,again.
The shouting dies down with one breath. Does he
dare tempt the gods? (With greater surprise).
In a twinkling of an eye, the serpent changes back
into a staff. Pharaoh 'is amazed. The 'Crowd- is.
spellbound. With a wave of his arm Pharaoh has
cleared the room and is alone with the two strang-
ers. (His excitement mounting). Wait, I can turn
on the switch in the throne room itself and you
will be able to- hear directly what is going' on.
(Commentator turns a knob on the wall and
leaves. The stage is now completely bare. After
a pause one hear two voices . off-stage. The first
is harsh, loud, and impatient. The second is rich,
vibrant, and full of dignity).
FIRST VOICE: Who are you?
SECOND VOICE: My name is Moses. I have
been sent by my God, the God of the Hebrews,
to rescue his people from bondage.
FIRST VOICE: Go, and tell your God that we'
don't care about him and his people! No one will
give commands to the mighty Pharoah. I can't
waste any more time with you. Get out!
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