Page Four As the Editor - - Views the News THE JEWISH NEWS You Can't Hate and Be Beautiful 2114 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit 26, Mich. Member of Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Independent Jewish Press Service, Seven Arts Feature Syndicate. Religious News Service, Palcor News Agency, King Fea- tures Syndicate, Central Press Service, International Soundphotos. Member American Association of English-Jewish News- papers and Michigan Press Association. Published every Friday by The Jewish News Publish- ing Co., 2114 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit 26, Mich. Telephone RAndolph 7956. Subscription rate $3 a year; foreign $4 a year. Club subscription of one issue a month, published every fourth Friday of the month, to all subscribers to Allied Jewish Campaign of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit at 40 cents a club sub- scription per year. Entered as second-class matter August 6, 1942 at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Should Know * * What is the "Targum?" "Targum" is colloquially applied to the Aramaic translation of our Bible, which was orig- inally written mostly in Hebrew. The word itself in its literal sense comes from a root meaning to explain or interpret or translate. Thus, any trans- lation of any work may technically be called a "targum." The official Aramaic translation of the Pentateuch (the Five Books of Moses) is generally referred to as . "Targum Onkelos," a title derived from the well known passage in the Talmud which saying that "The Targum to the Pentateuch was composed by the proselyte Onkelos under the dic- tation of Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Joshua" (Talmud describes the origin of this specific translation in Babli, Tractate Megillah, 3a). Talmudic Tales British Guns Rule in Zion! Libeling the Dead THE JEWISH NEWS You What were the burnt offerings in ancient He- brew worship? An animal sacrifice wholly consumed on the altar, as distinguished from cereal offerings, and from animal sacrifice of which only the blood and fat were put on the altar, while the flesh \vas cooked and eaten by priests" and worshippers. What does Biblicism mean? Biblicism denotes adherence to the strict letter of the Bible. In its more extreme form, this is called Bibliolatry ("Bible worship"). Great Britain's cruelty has no limitations! Tens of thousands of homeless Jews, seeking entrance into the JEWISH NATIONAL HOME, are kept out of Eretz Israel at the point of British guns. Having tried one bluff after another, without success, in its efforts to destroy Jewish aspirations in Palestine and to undermine the morale of the builders of Zion, the British labor government now seeks to enforce a rule= of terror against the homeless wan- derers. Last week there was a trial balloon which sought to give the impression that Great Britain would yield the mandate to the UN. There were very few any- where who were gullible enough to believe this. Now, it is clear to the world at large that the British are determined to enforce a police state in Palestine, where they hope to establish a homeland for the homeless British army. This presents a challenge to the conscience of humanity—will the nations of the world permit the British to use Jewish lives as pawns in their game for Of all the libels perpetrated against Jew- the perpetuation of John Bull's empire? ry, the most shocking- is the one that was incorporated last week in an AP cable from Nuremberg. According to this report, "a former SS judge, Dr. Konrad Morgan, testified that 5,000 Jews were employed in helping to build and operate the Lublin Camp for exterminating other Jews on a promise of freedom and a share of the spoils." The great American news-gathering agen- cy thus permitted a Nazi judge to spread the libel that Jews had permitted them- selves to be bribed with promises of wealth to become participants in the Nazi whole- sale murder program. It ought not to be necessary, at this late date, to remind responsible people that Jews fought with underground forces, rebelled against Nazi rule and dug mass graves only at the point of guns. A great organization like the AP should be the last to fall for libelous Nazi tricks and place itself in the position of libeling the martyred dead. Facts Answers to Readers' Questions • • • Religion in the Schools? Detroit's Board of Education is said to be taking "under advisement" the proposal —and warning—not to stand "as a barrier between God and the youth of our city." The plan, which reintroduces the issue of separation of church and state, is based on the demand made by Mrs. C. Fuller Win- ters of the Wayne County Mothers that Detroit school children be required to repeat the Lord's Prayer and the Ten Command- ments every morning. Of the objections raised against this pro- posal, we select the one sounded by Mrs. Angela Brown of the Michigan Citizens Union for Democratic Action who expressed the fear that religious teaching would de- stroy the principles of democracy by divid- ing the children into two separate groups, depending on the attitudes of their parents. The latter objection need not take into consideration the Jewish children, and can justly be based merely on divided attitudes among Christian sects. But there also are the Jewish citizens to be considered. It is our contention now, as we have stated on previous occasions, that a plan such as proposed by Mrs. Winters, a released time plan for religious studies in the schools, or any other proposal to introduce religion in our schools is un-American because it would violate the sacred principles of keeping church and state separated in accordance with the traditions of our land and the principles of our Constitution. We raise the same objections to the read- ing of the Lord's Prayer and the Ten Com- mandments as we would expect Christians to raise if we were to propose that all chil- dren be required to recite the "Ani Maamin" ("I Believe") and the "Asereth HaDibroth" (Ten Commandments) as interpreted in the Jewish liturgy. Religion has no place in our school system, and we object to such proposals even being taken merely "under advisement," instead of being completely and promptly repudiated by those who supervise Detroit's educational system. Friday, August 16, 1946 UNRRA and the Plight of the DPs Proposed liquidation of the United Nations' Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) threatens to add to the burdens and to the tragic plight of the displaced Jews in Europe. While there were many occasions for criticism of UNRRA during the last year, and for protests against dis- criminatiton in some quarters, it is generally recognized that this great relief movement has built up a strong organ- ization, with able staffs that have proved highly qualified to handle critical situations. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and other relief agencies have cooperated with UNRRA, and its services have been of great importance in the overseas life- saving and reconstruction program. Liquidation of UNRRA unquestionably will create a serious crisis. - Dana Adams Schmidt, in a cable to the New York Times from Frankfort-on-the-Main, makes the follow- ing important observations: "Faced with the prospect of the UNRRA's dissolution, the most responsible Jews conclude that far too much has been said about its shortcomings, and that it is after all the Jews' best friend in Germany. They feel the need for an organization that stands as a shield between them and the Army and the world. "The UNRRA at present employs 2,223 persons in the American zone, of whom -31 per cent, are Americans, 20 per cent, Britons, 17 per cent, Frenchmen, 10 per cent, Belgians, 8 per cent, Netherlanders and the remainder of various nationalities . . . "It is easy to say that the Army should take over this staff at the end of the year, but many are not willing to work for the Army and are already leaving . . . "The Jews particularly hope that, if the UNRRA must die, they will receive greater self_administration in their camps . . . "It might have been better,. as many believe, if the Army had handled the displaced persons from the first and built up its own welfare workers. Be that as it may, the switch now to the Army, and later to the International Relief Organization, is almost certain to produce trouble." Such is the grave outlook for the future. It means that greater and more serious responsibilities will have to be BOARD OF DIRECTORS undertaken by Jewish agencies, especially the JDC, in ad- PHILIP SLOMOVITZ MAURICE ARONSSON ministering relief to the DPs. It most certainly means ISIDORE SOBELOFF FRED M. BUTZEL JUDGE THEO. LEVIN ABRAHAM SRERE an endless series of negotiations between Jewish groups HENRY WINEIvIAN MAURICE H. SCHWARTZ and army personnel to guarantee an amicable understanding PHELIP SLOMOVITZ, Editor in dispensing relief. AUGUST 16, 1946 VOL. 9—NO. 22 The problem, in the main, could be solved by the im- mediate admission of 100,000 Jews to Palestine. The relief This Week's Scriptural Selections This Sabbath, the twentieth day of Ab, 5706, load thus would be lessened and there would be a positive the following Scriptural selections will be read in approach to the issue. But here, again, we have interfer- our synagogues: ence from Perfidious Albion at whose door we must lay Pentateuchal portion—Deut. 7:12-11:25. responsibility for the major postwar Jewish tragedies. Prophetical portion—Is. 49:14-51:3. By DAVID MORANTZ (Based upon the ancient legends and philosophy found in the Talmud and folklore of the Jewish people dating back as far as 3,000 years) SILENCE "Let not your tongue," says the Talmud, "cut your throat." "Simeon, son of Rabban Gamaliel, was wont to say: 'All the days of my life have been passed among the sages and I have never found anything better for a man than silence'." "Deception by means of words is as great a sin as deception practiced by means of acts. Thou shalt not deceive any human being even by merely keeping silent." "To gain a man's good will by hiding the truth from him is called stealing ft man's heart." "Be cautious of your words." "A word once uttered cannot be recalled." FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE 1 TWO THRILLING AMERICAN BIOGRAPHIES Dear Boys and Girls: Biographies help people understand history and the background of our country's rise and progress. I have just read two very thrilling life stories about two great Americans. and I recommend both of them to you very highly. "Washington Irving: Boy of Old New York" by Mabel Cleland Widdemer ought to be a "must" reading selection for the average American school boy and girl. This story describes the youth of the great American author of George Washington's days. It gives you an idea of how people lived in the days of the Revolution. Miss Widdemer has written a most human story about a fine boy who grew up to be a great American leader. Don't fail to read this excellent story. The other biography, written by Jean Brown Wagoner, is entitled "Jane Addams: Little Lame Girl." This, too, is the life story of a great Ameri- can. It describes the childhood of Jane Addams, the great social worker, the founder of Hull House, Chicago's Maxwell St. district. You will learn how the little lame girl learned to plan and to dream for the future, in spite of her handicaps, and how she realized her dreams to help the less fortunate. Both biographies were published by Bobbs- Merrill Co., Indianapolis. UNCLE DANIEL * * * RABBINIC LEGEND ABOUT TWO BROTHERS There is a legend of the Rabbis about the brothers who had inherited a field. One brother was poor and unmarried, and the other was rich and had a loving wife and children. The pOor one owned only a small part of the field and the rich brother had a large and pleasant dwelling and the great barns that were packed nearly full of wheat. The poor man decided that being a bachelor he did not need much food or money and wanted to give part. of his share to his brother who had so many children to feed; so one night he gathered a bundle of his sheaves of wheat and carried it to his brother's barn. The same night, the rich brother, thinking his less fortunate brother was in need, also car- ried sheaves of his wheat to his brother's barn. In the morning both brothers were surprised to notice that their barns were as full as before. The brothers were determined to share each with the other and again the next night each started out to give the other of his crops, From one corner of the field came the poor brother, bent and slow, with a pile of sheaves on his back; from the other coiner came the rich brother and his servant., both staggering under the great loads of wheat on their backs. As they came to the middle of the field, both brothers stopped to rest and, looking up, recognized each other. :;< FOREVER SHINE By YEHUDAH HELEVI (1140) . The sun and moon for ever shine—by day And night they mark the Eternal's high design, Changeless and tireless, speeding on their way, The sun and moon for ever shine. Symbols are they of Israel's chosen line, A nation still, though countless foes combine; . Smitten by God and healed by God are they; They shall not fear, safe 'neath the Rock divine, Nor cease to be, until men cease to say, The sun and moon for ever shine.