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THE JEWISH

As the Editor
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NEWS

Let Him Beat His Brains Out!

Friday, February 22, 1946

Voice of Unknown Soldier

By HANNAH T. McLAUGHLIN

"Let me speak", said the Unknown Soldier,
"I died to set men free.
Was I Protestant, Jew or Catholic,
Of low or high degree?
Did my ancestors come on the Mayflower,
Or in the steerage cheap?
Was my blood dark blue or crimson
As it flowed through my death wounds deep?"
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Unity and the NCRAC

Serious charges were made here at the
Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federa-
tions and Welfare Funds that unity is a mis-
nomer in reference to the National Com-
munity Relations Advisory Council, which
incorporates all our civic-protective national
Let him who knows the answer
Be the first to raise the call,
and local agencies.
And tell what race, or class or creed,
David Sher, who had resigned as chair-
Or cult is best of all.
Man of the NCRAC, charged that the con-
The Answer comes from the Great Beyond;
From the Master's Heavenly Hall:
-cern of some of the national organizations
"In My sight you are all alike.
in this council "is not that the NCRAC may
I am the Father of all."
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do too little, but that it may do too much."
He stated: "I decline to be a party to any
Facts You Should Know
attempt to create an appearance of unity
and coordination when there is neither unity
nor coordination."
The former NCRAC chairman added that
"there are agencies which are simply un-
willing to accept the NCRAC and what the
community thinks it stands for." The fact
1. What is the total amount of land pur-
that he urged that the NCRAC aims and
chased in Palestine by the Jewish National
objectives be continued lends importance
Fund? 2. How many new settlements were es-
to his assertion that "these aims cannot be
tablished in Palestine on J.N.F. land? 3.
What is the J.N.F. status in the Negev?
effectuated unless there is a new attitude on
the part of the agencies—a genuine desire to
1. The Jewish National Fund has purchased
850,000 dunams of land in Palestine. (A dunam is
work together for a common purpose."
a
quarter
of an acre). 2. Sixty new settlements
Mr. Sher's charges must not be taken
have been established on J. N. F. land in Pales-
lightly. The appeals for patience are less
tine. 3. The J. N. F. has acquired 40,000 dunams of
important than the assertions by the retir-
land in the Negev, the southermost part of Pal-
estine, where 16 new settlements have already
ing president of the. Council of Federations,
been established on desert land which had previ-
Sidney Hollander, and others, that anti-
ously been considered uninhabitable.
Semitism is growing and that we dare not
make a farce of the appeals to unity.
At the moment, vested interests of na-
FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
tional organizations, as Mr. Hollander blunt-
ly charged, continue to dominate Jewish
activities. Public opinion must be exerted
Dear Boys and Girls:
by American Jewry to place vested aspira-
On March 17 we will celebrate Purim. There
tions in the background, even if some local
an interesting Purim poem which you will sure-
On the eve of moving into Palestine for the final phase is
and national organizations have to reduce
ly enjoy now, even-though it is three weeks before
some of their activities in the interest of of the hearings which began in Washington nearly two schools and homes will plan for the celebration
Jewish unity. Otherwise all efforts of the months ago, the Anglo-American Inquiry Committee is be- of the joyous festival which marked the defeat
of an anti-Semite long ago. Here is the poem:
past decade to create a unified front for ing influenced from many quarters.
PURIM—A SIGN
Jewish action against , anti-Semitism will
Having had the opportunity for first-hand study of Jew-
In the hoary long-ago of the dark ages
crumble.
ish conditions in the Warsaw ghetto, having seen the ruins
A drama was recorded in history's pages
Will Mr. Sher's accusations and advice of Jewish life in Poland where several members of the
Of a devilish plan to loot and disgrace
be taken seriously by American Jewish com- commission are reported to have wept as they stood before
And—at the stroke of a pen—to slay a
whole race.
munities? We are confident they will be, the graves of the victims of Nazism, it remains to be seen
if the facts are stated frankly. Some Jewish whether the American delegation will be affected by
An opportunist, Haman, yimachh shemay,
groups then may "submerge their organiza- Colonial Office politics and whether they and the British
Even as Hitler of our day, to quench an
ambition
tional interests in a common effort."
members will place oil above humanity.

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Answers to Readers °
Questions About Jews

Trifling With Jewry's Hopes

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Welfare Fact-Finding

Although the proposal for the introduc-
tion of a system of national advisory budget-
ing was defeated overwhelmingly at the as-
sembly of the Council of Jewish Federa-
tions and Welfare Funds in Detroit, the
assembly delegates unanimously adopted a
resolution for the expansion of its fact-
finding service "so that a maximum of
available information on agency programs,
financial expense and agency needs be pro-
vided to local communities."
This resolution recommended that the
Federations' Council should provide audited
reports on all national and overseas agencies
to local communities and that it should
report on areas of overlapping service.
Delegates at the assembly sessions were
unanimous in asking for the expansion of
the fact-finding services and pointed to the
great need for more information on fund-
raising. . The adopted resolution should
serve to facilitate the efforts of many com-
munities in eliminating overlapping of ser-
vices and in reducing to a minimum the costs
of fund-raising agencies..

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VOL. 8-23

FEBRUARY 22, 1946

This Sabbath, the twenty-second day of
Adar Rishon, 5706, the following Scriptural
selections will be read in our synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion—Ex. 30:11-34:35.
Prophetical portion—I Kings 18:1 (or 20)-39.

Candle-lighting time this Friday is at 5:35 p. m.

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In Warsaw, the committee's members had occasion to
learn from Dr. Emil Sommerstein, chairman of the Central
Polish Jewish Committee, that most of the Jews in Poland
desire to emigrate because they feel that they are "alone"
rather than for economic reasons.
In Munich, where another group representing the Anglo-
American Committee interviewed Jewish' survivors, Bart-
ley Crum, one of the American members, stated that he will
recommend that all Jewish refugees be evacuated immedi-
ately from the displaced persons' camps because of his
feeling that no matter what improvements are made in these
camps the survivors, if they are not settled in permanent
homes, "will be ruined spiritually and psychologically."
It is important to note that Harry Lerner of Omaha,
UNRRA director of the DP camp in Stuttgart, informed the
committee that it is impossible to plan for the survivors
along lines other than Zionistic because the DPs think only
in terms of settling in Palestine, of discussing Palestinian
problems, or of singing Palestinian songs.

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Nevertheless there are frequent indications that the in-
quiry committee veers away from the original purpose for
which it was set up; that it is prepared to discuss anything
and everything under the sun, from theology to parlor
politics, instead of sticking to the subject of Jewry's need
for Palestine as a home for hundreds of thousands of
European survivors.
It was good of Cardinal Faulhaber, Archbishop of
Munich, to condemn anti-Semitism, to give assurances . that
he plans to ask Pope Pius to issue a pastoral message for
European Catholics urging them to fight anti-Semitism, and
to inform the inquiry committee that "anti-Semitish is a
curse against humanity" and that "a Germany without Jews
is unthinkable."
But this is an issue affecting ALL humanity. It does
not refer primarily to the immediate issue at hand relative
to Jewish homelessness. Furthermore, his views are contrary
to the desires of German Jews, who insist upon being moved
out of the land that has become a graveyard for their rela-
tives and friends.
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Thus far, the committee's activities serve to arouse
suspicions and doubts. Perhaps a personal experience in
Palestine will change the picture, in spite of the ugly sight
of barbed-wire entanglements set up by the British. Per-
haps the committee will learn that the prejudices engendered
by British politicians are in themselves hard-hearted barbed
wires aimed at injuring the hopes of millions of Jews.
Perhaps the committee will learn that the aspirations
of an entire people cannot be trifled with and that a de-
termined Jewry will not swerve from its path of assuring
a permanent home for the Jewish survivors in their people's

cradle land.

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For power and position
Had chosen the Jews as his prey.
But the Truth was revealed—.
(As the Truth always will . . .)
Haman's doom was sealed,
And the Jews—are here. still!
'Tis visible truth of Divine manifestation.
In the destiny of the Eternal Jew
Who, though full of years, ever new
Marches beside Time and in Space.
Pesach, Hanukah, Purim are signs
.
That Israel's persecution is not of God's
designs.
And yet, from Phargjah down the line,
Men have been ignoring the Divine sign.
I believe you will also enjoy reading this Tal-
mudic legend on "The Power of the Tongue,"
even if you may already have heard it:
"Go to the market place and bring to
me something good," said Rabbi Gamaliel
to his servant.
"Yes, Master," he replied and went to
the market place, returning with a tongue.
On another occasion, to test out his
servant, the Rabbi said: _
"Go to the market-place and bring me
something bad."
"Yes, Master," the servant replied,
and again he went to the market place
and again he returned with a tongue.
"Why," asked the Rabbi,. "did you
bring a tongue on both occasions?"
"A tOngue, my Master," replied the
servant, "may be the source of either good
or evil. If it is good, there is nothing
better. If it is bad, there is - nothing
worse".
This is excellent advice and all of us should
be guided by it.
A pleasant Sabbath to all.
UNCLE DANIEL

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SHABBOS EVE

By SHULAMITH ISH-KISHOR
Shall I tell you why I call
Shabbos evening best of all?
Starlight candles shed their light
On the tablecloth so white:
Holy Kiddush then is said,
Papa cuts the holy bread,
Then the soup is brought in hot,
Golden, steaming from the pot.
Everyone looks clean and bright,
Every heart is glad and light,
Pleasant, calm, and full of rest
That's why I like Shabbos best!

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EXCERPT FROM HERZL'S 'JEWISH STATE'
We are one people—our enemies have made
us one in our despite, as repeatedly happens in
history. Distress binds us together, and, thus
united, we suddenly discover our strength. Yes,
we are strong enough to form a State, and, indeed
a model State. We possess all human and material
resources necessary for the purpose,