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A Hearing for Our People

Drafting Chap l ains

Returning from an 18,000-mile tour of
European fighting fronts, where he had per-
sonally met more than 2,800 Protestant,
Catholic and Jewish Chaplains, Dr. Daniel
A. Poling of Philadelphia, president of the
World's Christian Endeavor Union and edi-
tor of the Christian Herald, advocates a
draft of clergymen to alleviate the shortage
of Chaplains in the military forces.

"With full regard for the conviction of
others," he said, "always • I have believed
that the ministry should be treated exactly
as other callings and professions, that we
should not enjoy exemption or a special
status."

We are in accord with Dr. Poling, whose
son was among the' first Chaplains to lose
their lives in this war, but we are pleased
to know that the drafting of Chaplains has
not become a necessity in Jewish ranks.
Until a short time ago, the Jewish Chap-
lains' quota was- completely filled. When the
need arose for additional volunteers, a suf-
ficient number of Rabbis responded to
eliminate the need for a draft. We are con-
fident that this spirit of cooperation will
prevail among. the Rabbis of America.

Recovery of Manuscripts

Recovery of priceless Jewish manuscripts
and paintings which were stolen by the
Nazis from centers all over Europe; reported
by the Fifth Division of the Third Army,
arouses new hopes that other valuables
which were believed to have been destroyed
by the Nazis will be restored to liberated
Jewish communities.

While there is little -hope of reconstituting
many of the important Jewish communities
which were devastated by the Nazis, there
is some satisfaction in the knowledge that
valuable cultural objects can be reclaimed
by our people.

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VOL. 7—NO. 4

APRIL 13, 1945

The Week's Scriptural Selections

This Sabbath, the first day of Iyar, 5705, the
following Scriptural selections will be read in our
synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion—Lev. 12:145:33; Num.
28:9-15.
Prophetical portion—Is. 66.

Facts You Should Know

Great American Game

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Jewry will not be represented at San
Francisco. But the least that can be done in
our behalf is to grant us a hearing.
The American Jewish Conference,
which, as far as is known at this writing,
has been recognized as the spokesman for
our people, has submitted a significant re-
quest to the State Department, pleadinc , that
"all peoples must have a voice in the de-
. termination of their future," and that this
right must also be granted to the Jewish
people.
Restoration of Jewish rights every-
where, the outlawing of anti-Semitism, the
reconstitution of Palestine as the Jewish
Commonwealth, the rehabilitation and re-
settlement of Nazi-persecuted Jewries, the
elimination of "statelessness," the punish-
ment of war criminals, the restitution of
Jewish property—these are among the
clauses incorporated in the "security pro-
gram" proposed by the American Jewish
Conference.,

Will Jewry be given a hearing at San
Francisco? We pray that our spokesmen
should be heard, but we also hope that their
-documented program will not be pigeonholed
•and that it will be considered by the world
powers as a sacred obligation to guarantee
the future security of the much-harassed
Jewish people.

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The Heroes of World War II

Answers to Readers'
Questions About Jews

Please explain who are the "Shephardic"
and who are the "Ashkenazic" Jews?
A. B.
Rabbi Samuel J. Fox, writing for the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency, gives the following answers:
Jewish migrations through the continent of
Europe developed two streams. One was the
Mediterranean Strain who settled along the
Mediterranean Coast, principally in Spain and
Portugal. These JeWs were later expelled from
Spain and Portugal and settled in Southern
France, Italy, North Africa, Turkey, Asia Minor,
Holland, England, North and South America, etc.
The descendants of these Jews were called "Seph-
ardic" (since the _Hebrew name for Spain is
"Sepharad" and for a time their ancestors were
mainly centered in Spain.)
The stream moved through Eastern and Cen-
tral Europe, and now comprises the vast majority
of Jews. 'This group was greatly influenced -by
Gerrnari' culture and language and possesses both
Alpine as well as Nordic strains of environmental
heredity. Since they were so centered around
Germany they achieved the name "Ashkenazic"
(the Hebrew term for Germany is "Ashkanaz".)
These classifications are not' to be confused
with a much later differentiation of Ashkenazic
and Sephardic Jews according to liturgical rituals
among the Ashkenazic Jews—principally between
the Jews of Southern and Western Germany
and the Jews of Eastern Germany and Poland.
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Who was the first Hebrew to leap into the
Red Sea before the parting of the waters?
What is the meaning of the title Pharaoh?
—L. A.
a. Nachshan ben Aminadab, chief of the tribe
of .Judah. b. "The. great house."

In Denver, 89-year-old Rabbi Samuel Rose, upon being
informed of the death of his son, Maj-. Gen. Maurice Rose, at
the hands of a Nazi tank commander, a young cadet from
Paderborn, in Germany, made the statement:
(Based upon the ancient legends and philosophy found in
of the Jewish people dating back
"It is well that since this had to be, that it happened in the Talmud and folklore
as far as 3,000 years).
the week of Passover . .. The Jewish people have demon-
By DAVID MORANTZ
strated their love of liberty and freedom for all peoples since
ANSWER A FOOL
the days of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and I am proud that
A
stranger,
wishing to play a joke upon an
they are still demonstrating it, in the wars of the world, at elderly tailor in Jerusalem,
t?rouZA-_it to him a
this Passover time—in the deeds and in the death of my son." broken iron mortar and asked that he sew it.
The tailor asked him to wait a moment and -
This touching sentiment is symbolic of the role our
he went to the back of his shop. Returning with
people are playing in the present struggle to bring freedom a small
package, he handed it to the stranger.
to the entire world.
"If you will spin thread for me out of that

Talmudic Tales

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Maj. Gen. Rose is one of very many Jewish heroes. He
stands out as a great American warrior, having risen to
generalship from the ranks.
He was among the most daring of all American fight-
ers, as is attested by correspondents who had watched his
fearlessness.
Dr. Max Lerner, writing in PM, relates personal experi-
ences revealing Gen. Rose's heroism and daring.
Harold Denny, in a cable to his newspaper, the New
York Times, described him as "one of the most skilled and
gallant officers . . . a man of rare personal charm besides .
He required the utmost effort fp:im his men, but he never
asked them to do anything that he was unwilling to do, and
they loved him as well as respected him . . . He was an es-
pecially handsome man, with a fine :military bearing and
polished manner, unusual in this rough and ready time."

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Gen. ,Rose,, former Hebrew scholar who interrupted his
studies to make the Arrxiy a career, was known in battles
during World War I as "the good-hearted guy."
He had the, distinction, 'at Bizerte, of handing to Gen.
Boroweitz, former idol of the Prussian military forces, the
Allies' unconditional surrender terms. He was also chosen
to carry the unconditional surrender terms on that day to
another Nazi, Gen. Fritz Krauce.

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which is in this .package," he =said, with a twinkle
in his eye, "I shall be -glad to sew the mortar for
you."
The stranger opened the package and found
therein a handful of sand.
Says the Talmud:
"Answer a fool according to his folly."

(Copyright 1945 by David Morantz)
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Children's Corner

Dear Boys and Girls:
Have you made your plans for the summer?
Are you including a bit of "farming" on a: strip
of Victory Garden in your program during your
leisure- months?
It may appear a bit early to make such plans.
But it is not really too early to plan in advance.
Also—have you selected some of your useful
clothes to give to the United National Clothing
Drive for the very needy people in Europe? If
you have not, do so NOW—and be sure that your
family, your friends, your neighbors join in this
important drive.
These are among the responsibilities we have
in these trying times. They really should be con-
sidered pleasures—since we have so much and
others have so little; since we live in such luxury
and security and so many people—among them
our relatives and friends in service—experience
so many hardships.
I wish you all a very pleasant Sabbath.
UNCLE DANIEL.

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" The Jewish Brigade, now fighting on the Italian front,
deserves special mention.
Eight of the Brigaders have already given their lives in
the battle' for world freedom.
WHO SERVES BEST
Under the leadership of Brigadier Ernst F. Benjamin
BY GEORGE ALEXANDER KOHUT
the Brigade is already distinguishing itstif and his won In stern
debate, all through the night they
acclamation for daring and determination.
strove—
Fighting under the Blue and White banner, the Brigad- The sages of the Talmud, to record
What man deserved the favor of the Lord.
ers have a right to feel that they are symbolic of the claim The
ancient Rabbi Judah, he who throve
for recognition of Jewish rights In what we hope will be a On fasting and on prayer, spake of one
Who - lavished wealth, as worthy. "Nay," quoth
decent postwar world.
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There are Jewish heroes on many fronts. The AP The Saul,
scribe and scholar, looming gaunt and tall,
caraneraman ; Joe Rosenthal, whose photograph of the marines "None but the wise is fit to look upon!"
raising the U. S. flag on top of - Mount Surabachi on Iwo
"Not so," exclaimed the zealot Zadok. "Place
Jima has been chosen as the official symbol of the Seventh Him
first who best observes the Law!" Lo, then
War Loan, is also a war hero.
was heard
A
child's
sweet voice which thrilled the men who
The first eight members of the Jewish Brigade who gave
their lives in the fight for freedom and justice, battling un- "To erred:—
him alone is vouchsafed God's good grace
der the Jewish White and Blue Banner, are war heroes.
.Who . renders loving service to his kind!"—
the vision, it declined.
The many thousands who have died or have been And ere they grasped
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maimed are heroes of World 'War II.
ISRAEL AND HIS BOOK
Only those who raise religious or racial issues and who
By FELIX N. GERSON
seek to fob some peoples of their just rights may be labelled Are age-worn wanderer, pale with thought and
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tears,
as cowards and scoundrels.

. With heart heroic and prophetic look,
Comes clasping to his breast the Sacred Book—
The amulet of Israel through the years!
"Behold!" he says, "through ages dark with fears,
Through travail and through miseries that shook
The soul of Judah, this he ne'er forsook. •
.It is his Book!—Therein his God appears!"

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Our major hope is that the efforts of the Roses and the
Rosenthals and the Jewish Brigaders and the Jewish GIs
will serve to strengthen the cause of justice and to prevent
the spread of bigotry.
Our hope is that when the spokesmen for the nations His Book!-more glorious with supernal light
of the world meet they will remember the first victims of,
Than all the beacons reared by mortal hands
Nazism who are also among the most daring fighters against Since time first lisped its anguish in the night.
His Book! That gave a God to all the land;
Nazism—and that they will grant our people the elementary
pages shall through us again •,weal
rights of justice everywhere and statehood for the homeleSs. Whose
The wondrous promise grief could. not conceal!

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