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Friday, October 26, 1945

THE JEWISH NEWS.

As the Editor
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Facts You Should Know

Palestine Jewry to Prime Minister Attlee:

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The Victory Loan

If Not Now, When? If Not You, Who? Answers to Readers'

Questions About Jews

The "Big job" is not over by a lOng shot;
Fighting has ended, but the peace is- yet
to be concluded—among the various conflict-
ing nations, and with ourselves.
The brave men and women in service
must be welcomed back to a better world,
to a secure environment, to genuine brother-
hood based on the highest principles of
Americanism.
. ' To make this . possible, those 'of• u's who
had helped in the War Loans must make a
success of the Victory Loan.
'Buy all the Victory Bonds you possibly
can.

What is the Golden Rule of Judaism and
—C.C.
who pronounced it?
The great Talmudic sage, Hillel, who lived in
the. First Century B. C.. E., pronounced the Jew-
ish Golden Rule: What is hateful to thee; do not
unto your fellow man; this is the law, all else
is commentary.
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Who was Nachman Krochmal and for
what was he famous?
Nachman Krochmal, 1785-1840; one df the
profoundest Jewish thinkers, _wrote the . philo-
sophical Hebrew work "Morel Nebukei Haze-
man"—"The Guide for. the PerPleiced of Our
Time."
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Was Johann' Strauss,'"waltz king;". a Jew?

The Church-Stitte'ls$4'.

Trustees of the International. Council. of
Religious Education, which claims to rep-
resent 90 per cent of American 'Protestant-
ism and of „whiCh Navy. Captain:Harokl. E.
Stassen of St. Paul, Minn,,, president,-have
voted opposition to the bill pending in the
U. S. Senate which would provide public
fUnds for private and parochial schools.
Dr. Roy G. Ross, general secretary of the
group, explains that it opposes :the pending
Mead-Aiken bill because "it believes that,
in taking this stand, it represents the gen-
eral conviction of its constituent • agencies
against the appropriation of public fundS for
sectarian education.”
Jewish parochial schools would,•no doubt,
benefit from the proposed measure. But we
believe that the overwhelMing sentiment of
Jewish public opinion will oppose the Mead-
Aiken measure for the sake of keeping in-
tact the American ideal of keeping Church
and State separate, and in order to strength-
en the existing American way of • striving
for compulsory public edu.catior.

—Herz in Zionist Review or London

GUEST EDITORIAL'

All-in-One Drive Must Succeed

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By MAURICE A. ENGGASS

Chairman of the Board of the Detroit Service
Group of theJewish Welfare Federation

In any campaign the first question that crops up in your-
mind is: HOW MUCH' SHALL I GIVE? As we begin our
War Chest campaign, you are no doubt asking yourself that
very same question. To answer this question you must also
ask yourself the .following queries: How much should
you give in thanksgiving for the fact that throughout
World War II your family • was spared the
horrors of bombing and destruction? How
much should you, give in gratitude for the
fact that through, circumstances of fate you
were not among the millions of Jews in
Europe who were • rounded up and put to
death in the Nazi extermination centers?
How much should you give as your thanks-
offering to God for the, good fortune you are
enjoying now together with your fellow
Observance of Annual Book Month, dur- Americans in this land of great hope, •ree-
ing the month of November, should be a dom and plenty? , M.
Enggass
signal for re-dedication to the ideals inherent
And after yOti have 'made your decision ask -yourself
in the cultural .traditions of our people.
these questions: Have I given ENOUGH to heal the wounds
The book has been destroyed in Europe, and mend the broken bodies • of the men, women and children
and the former great seats of Jewish learning who survived? Have I given ENOUGH to end the sorrows
no longer exist. But the love of learning was of wandering for the great masses of Jews who yearn.for a
never eradicated from the hearts of our new life in the Jewish homeland in Palestine? Have I given
people. The remnant that has survived looks ENOUGH to enable the _Jewish community in Detroit,
to us to make the People of the Book live meet the greatly expanded needs of the agencies of the
again as a creative force.
United Jewish Appeal and to provide for the other causes
As the numerically stronger Jewish com- represented in • oi.4 over-all drive?
munity in the world, we of the United States
I am sure that you will give the correct answers. Only
carry a great responsibility. We . must keep in that way can our all-in-one community drive be the
alive the principles and ideals. 'which had success it must be in this year of transition from war to
earned for us the title People of the Book. peace.
We must encourage learning and make the
Book a real emblem of Jewish cultural exiSt-
ence. - Having advanced the cultural life of
our people .in this country, we shall be able
General of the Ariny Dwight D. Eisenhower, in Iris
to make our great contribution towards the
revival of the :genius of Israel everywhere.
letter to President Truman replying to charges made in the
Annual Book Month should be Occasion sensational report of Earl G. Harrison regarding displaced
for observance- by young and old. The elders persons who remained in concentration camps at the end
should take stock and undertake • to make
whatever contributions they can in the pur- of the 'war, staunchly defended the treatment accorded to
chase and diStributibn of JeWish books and Jews and other refugees.
Gen. Eisenhower refers to Mr. Harrison's report as
in encouraging Jewish men -Of culture. The
youth should be• called in not only to par- "definitely misleading" and as failing to recognize the
ticipate in a celebration but to become a provement in the status of displaced. persons. But he admits
factor in Jewish learning; in JewiSh research,
in advancing the ideals of the AM HaSefer. that there is still "need for improvement" and that "in certain
instances we have fallen below standard".
• It is encouraging to note, in Gen. Eisenhower's letter,
that
several centers have been set up for stateless Jews and
Member of Jewish • Telegraphic Agency, Independent
Jewish Press Service, Seven Arts Feature Syndicate,
that
very
few of them remain in former concentration camps.
Religious News Service, Palcor News Agency, Wide World
Photo Service, Acme Newsphoto Service, King Features
Since
this
was. one of the strongest recommendations made
Syndicate, Central Press Service. -
an indication of a serious effort to
by Mr.- Harrison,
Member American Association of .En.fgilish:JevVish News-
papers and Michigan Press Association:•.
eliminate
suffering
and
to ,provide relief where needed.
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The
point
especially
to
be remembered, in view of the dif-
RAndolph 7956. Subscription rate $3 • a year; foreign
$4 a year. Club subscription of one issue a month,
frence
of
()Pinion
existing
between Mr. Harrison and Gen.
published every fourth Friday of the month, to all
subscribers to Allied Jewish Campaign, of the Jewish
Eisenhower,
is
that
Mr.
Harrison's
report is dated Aug. 1,
Welfare Federation of Detroit at 40 cents a club sub-
scription per , year. – .
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that it was not made public by President Truman until
Entered as second-class matter AUguSt 6, 1942 at the
Post Office at Detroit, IVIichigan, • ;under • the' Ad" of
seven weeks later and that Gen. Eisenhower's reply is : dated
March 3, 1879.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
It is reasonable to believe, therefore, that many of the
MAURICE ARONSSON
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
FRED M. BUTZEL
ISIDORE SOBELOFF
improvements in the status of displaced persons took place
THEODORE LEVIN
'ABRAHAM .SRERE
MAURICE H. SCHWARTZ HENRY WINEMAN:
in the interim. •
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, Editor
Correspondents generally had agreed that there was
A. R. BRASCH, Advertising Counsel
cause
for complaint and that drastic steps were necessary
VOL. 8—No. 6
OCTOBER 26, 1945
during the past feW months to assure improvements: There
The Week's Scriptural Selections
is little reason for doubting that Mr. Harrison had rendered
This Sabbath, the nineteenth day ;of Flesh-
an
important service by calling attention to the sad position
: van, 5706, the following Scriptural selections
of
the
surviving JeWs. While Gen. Eisenhower's contentions••
will be read in our synagogues:
apply
to the date of his , letter, history will establish that
Pentateuchal portion—Gen. 18:1-22:24.
Mr.
Harrison's
report was not as exaggerated .as charged if.
Prophetical portion—II Kings 4:1-37.
Candle - lighting time this Friday is at 5:41 p.m. we think in terms of the time when he first made his study.

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:Annual Book Month

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Who was Johann Reuchlin?
Johann Reuchlin, 1455-1522, was an eminent
German scholar .and humanist who :defended the
Talmud against . anti-Semitic charges.. The. anti-
Semites at- that time urged the confiscation and
destruction of the Talmud • and Prof:
came to the defense of the Jewish people. His
most vicious opponent, in that campaign. was the
baptized Jew, Johannes Pfefferkorn.

Taimudic
Tales
• . By DAVID MORANTZ

(Based upon the ancient legends and philosophy fonid in
the Talmud and folklore of the Jewish people dating back
as far. as 3,000 years)..

, THE OLDEST FABLE

The trees, desiring to find a king to rule . over
the olive tree and said: - ••• -
them, came
"Reign thou over us."
But the olive tree replied: "Why should I leave
my fatness,- wherewith by -me they honor God and
man and go to wave to and fro over. the trees?"
The trees then went to the fig tree and said:
"Come . thou and reign over us."
But the fig tree answered:
- "Why -should. I leave my . . sweetness and my
good fruit and go to move to and : ,,fro over the
trees?" .
Next they came • to the vine and said:
"Come thou and reign over us." • -
But the vine said: •
"Why. should I. leave my new. vine,, which
cheered 'God` and, man, and go to wave to and fro
Over the trees?
Then said all the trees unto the'. bramble:'
•."Corne thott and reign over us." •
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. And the bramble said unto the 'trees: -
"If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then
come and take _refuge in my shade." • • • ••-
(The above parable which is found. in Judges
9:7-21 is • the earliest fable of which we have
definite - record.) •

Children's Corner

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Gen: Eisenhower vs. Earl G. Harrison

THE JEWISH NEWS

Dear Boys and Girls:
This is near the end of the War Chest=and
by this time I hope all of us—each one of you,
your parents, your relatives, your friends, your
neighbors, have made liberal contribution.s.
So many lives are at stake!
And WE are so fortunate!
And when the War Chest ends, we'll have
another responsibility—to help make a success of
the Victory Loan Drive which starts next week.
I feel certain that every Jewish boy and girl,
each one a potential future leader in the com-
munity, feels keenly all our responsibilities.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, the great American
philosopher, once said something very important.
He stated:
"If you put a chain around the neck of a slave,
the other end fastens around your own."
Study this and remember it. Everything we
do, our contributions to the War Chest, our in-
vestments with our government in War and Vic-
tory loans,, are intended to end slavery and to
keep us free. -
If you will remember these things and always
do the right thing for justice and for freedom,
we, too, will always be free.
In this spirit I wish all of you a very pleasant
Sabbath.
UNCLE DANIEL.
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JEWISH MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES'

Mother Goose Rhymes, once heard and recited
in childhood, remain with us for all -time. We
auote them, recite them for other: children, love
them.
Bloch Publishing Co., 31 W. 31st St., New
York, has just published "Mother Goose Rhymes
for Jewish Children," written by Sara G. Levy
and illustrated by Jessie B. Robinson.
We recommend this book very highly for its
educational value, for its entertainment, for the
fact that it teaches - the youngster everything
about things Jewish and the holidays. -
It starts with the Sabbath, teaches the little
reader about Jewish symbols. takes the young-
sters to synagogue and introduces them to the
praying elders.
There is a Little Tommy Tucker who sings
with the Chazan.
Then there are the Holy Days and the festi..
vals of the entire year—all in rhymes - resembling
the Mother Goose Rhymes.
These as well as the section with the every
day poems not only teach the youngsters all
about the festivals, but also introduce them to
the 'elementary words in the Hebrew language.
• The glossary at the end of the book and the
teaching value of this splendid .work almost make
you feel that it • won't hurt adults •to read this
fine book of children's. rhymes to brush up on
some of the Hebrew words they once knew.
Bloch Publishing. Co. is to be congratulated
on Publishing so fine a voluirie. It is a . great
contribution to children's Jewish . literature.

