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THE JEWISH NEWS

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JDC's New Record

A new record in distribution of relief
funds has been set by the Joint Distribu-
tion Committee for the current year.
During the first eight months of 1946, JDC
already has allocated $38,140,000 for 'relief,
rehabilitation and emigration of Jewish sur-
vivors in Europe.
. Edward M. • M. Warburg, chairman of the
great American Jewish relief agency, re-
vealed that this sum already exceeds the en-
tire JDC appropriations for all of 1945.
Mr. Warburg pointed out in his statement
that for work in Poland, which he called the
"zone of the greatest distress among Jews
in Europe today," JDC is allocating $8,000,-
000 in funds and supplies for the current year.
With the vast amount of work to be
achieved for the survivors in Germany,
Austria, France, Romania and Hungary, and
in the Balkan countries, the JDC task
assumes tremendous proportions.
These figures clearly indicate the immense
responsibilities that face the Jews of this
country who not only must fulfill all their
obligations towards the 1946 emergency
$100,000,000 United Jewish Appeal, which
provides funds for the JDC and the United
Palestine Appeal as well as the National
Refugee Service which cares - for newcomers
to America, but also must prepare for duties
in the years ahead for rescue and rehabilita-
tion work. •

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BRITISH COLONIAL
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Merely a Glimpse .. .

So that the world may see, as well as
read and hear the facts, we present for
your consideration a picture of the Jewish
tragedy.

This photograph, sent to us by News
of the Day Newsreel, shows a close-
up of one of the younger wanderers who
were transferred from unsafe and unsanitary
vessels, the floating coffins that landed in
Haifa i.arbor, Palestine, to British transports,
and since then have been taken to the deten-
tion camp at Cyprus.
The children, and their fellow-passen-
gers, had merely a glimpse of "the promised
land" which has been transformed into an
area of tension and into a police state as
a. result of British policy.
How long will civilization tolerate a
condition which takes people who have sur-
vived the concentration camps back into
British-built concentration centers?

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MAURICE ARONSSON
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
FRED M. BUTZEL
. ISIDORE SOBELOFF
JUDGE THEO. LEVIN
ABRAHAM SRERE
. MAURICE H. SCHWARTZ
HENRY WINEMAN

PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, Editor

VOL. 9—NO. 26

SEPTEMBER 13. - 1946

This Week's Scriptural Selections
This Sabbath. the eighteenth day of Elul, 5706,
the following Scriptural selections will be read in
our synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion—Deut. 26:1-29:8.
Prophetical portion—Isaiah 60.

BEVIN
Central Authority of Jewish Agency

ARAB LEAGUE

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The Jewish Agency for Palestine is recognized as the
central authoritative body chosen to speak for the entire
Jewish people in matters affecting Palestine.
For a number of weeks, the Jewish Agency Executive
has been debating the advisability of participating in dis-
cussions on Palestine with the British government. - The
Agency's decision to reject the British government's invita-
tion to the London Palestine conference came after delib-
erations not only among Jewish leaders but also with
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and other responsible
British leaders.
We must assume, therefore, that the spokesmen for
the Jewish people, at their sessions in Paris and in London,
knew what they were doing_ when they rejected the British
invitation. Apparently they had learned that the British
were calling Jewish leaders to act on pre-arranged "de-
cisions" which are to be forced both upon Jews and Arabs
by a government that is concerned only with the status-
of the Empire rather than the needs of the peoples over
whom the Empire has sacred rights - only as mandatory
power.
It is to the credit, therefore, of the leading Jewish or-
ganizations throughout the world that they promptly acted
to concur with the decision of the Jewish Agency and to
reject British invitations to any conferences unless such con-
ferences had the endorsement of the Agency.
In the present crisis, there must be central authority
and internal discipline. The Jewish Agency is the central
body in Jewry which has authority to demand adherence to
discipline by all Jews.
In the meantime it is seriously to be hoped that there
will be an early solution to the painful Palestinian problem
and' that there will be an end to destructive practices and
intolerant approaches to efforts to restore amity in the
Middle East. Amity between Jews and Arabs_ in Palestine
is possible and only the interference of the non-Palestinian
Arab states and the policies of the British Colonial Office
stand in the way of peace.

Wayne University's Hebrew. Classes

The announcement that Hebrew classes again will be
offered. this year at Wayne University calls for renewal of
interest among all Detroit Jews in a project which has shown
commendable progress and has won V commendations from
Jewish leaders and university authorities.
Louis Panush, the able instructor who was in charge
of these classes last year and who again will conduct the
courses during the coming year, makes an important point
in his appeal for a large registration of students desiring to
pursue the study of Hebrew.
Last year's students have expressed enthusiasm for the
manner in which the courses were conducted. Bernard
Isaacs, superintendent of the United Hebrew Schools,
has given the project the cooperation it needed in securing
a large registration.
• An outpouring of Jewish students, in addition to the
non-Jews who are showing an interest in Hebrew, will guar-
antee continued support of Wayne University's authorities.
It is important' that registrants for the courses should
apply for • enrollment • in the preferred classes at once.
Beginners as well e,s advanced students must register at

once, so that a projett well- begun should not be interrupted.

Friday, September 6, 1946

Facts You Should Know

Answers to Readers
Questions • • •

Why are no Jewish sacred days connected with
the birth or death of historic personages?
Most authorities agree that since Judaism was
not created by any one master and since most of
the outstanding Jewish festivals are the outgrowth
of an agricultural economy, there has been no
occasion or precedent to honor individuals.
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Why aren't women called up to make the bless-
ings at the reading of the Torah?
As can be seen from the Talmud (Tractate
Megillah 23a) theoretically they may be called up. •
There is no question as to their equality of rights
in the matter. It is rather from a practical stand-
point that it is not customary to do so. It was
realized that the physical habits of women differ
from those of men. Under Certain conditions, just
as it is forbidden for a woman to come into certain
parts of the sanctuary, it would be forbidden for
her to approach the altar and be near the Torah.
To prevent embarrassment for women who would
consequently suffer discrimination at certain times
in the month, it was more practical to limit the
practice of coming up to the altar and making the
blessing to men only.
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What is the Institute for Religious Studies?
Established by the Jewish Theological Seminary
of America in 1939, the institute was originally
intended to enable graduate ministers of various
denominations to study the relationship between
different faiths and the common religious back-
ground of the democratic tradition. The scope of
the Institute was later expanded to include study
of the problems of religion and the world order,
and group relations and group antagonisms.
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What is.the meaning of the Hebrew designa-
tion Ashkenazim?
The Biblical Ashkenaz (Gen. 10:3) was identi-
fied in medieval Hebrew with Germany and the
name came to designate the Jews of Germany and
their descendants in north, central and east
Europe, Great Britain, and the Americas. They
constitute more than 90 per cent of all Jews.

Talmudic Tales

By DAVID MORANTZ

(Based upon lire ancient legends and philosophy found in
the Talmud and folklore of the Jewish people dating
hack
as far as 3,000 years)

IMPORTANCE OF LITTLE THINGS
"A small leak," says the Talmud, "will sink a
great ship."
"A small spark makes a great fire."
"To say little and perform much is noble."
"Sands form the mountain; moments make the
year."
"Regard not that which is small as insignificant,
for it leads to what is great."
"Never open the door to a little vice, lest a great
one should enter, too."
"Step by step one goes a long way."

FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE

Dear Boys and Girls:
In less than two weeks, our synagogues will be
filled to overflowing with worshipers who will usher
in the Jewish New Year 5707.
Many synagogues will have special services for
the young people, and it is of the utmost impor-
tance that all of us should be in our synagogues
to,mark the advent of Rosh Hashanah.
If you do not attend special Junior Congrega-
tion services, make certain that your parents pro-
vide seats for you at services in the synagogues
they will attend.
I hope, also, that you will not limit your attend-
ance at synagogue services to • Rosh Hashanah and
Yom Kippur, but that you will attend services
regularly on Sabbath days and that you will help
in the formation of Junior Congregations in your
synagogues.
Ours is a long history, and we have traditions
we should cherish and honor. All of us must strive
to build a better future for our people and for
the entire world, and we can accomplish this task
through our synagogues.
A pleasant Sabbath to all.
UNCLE DANIEL-.
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PRAYER AND PEACE

Be not afraid to pray; to pray is right.
Pray, if thou canst, with hope, but ever V pray,
Though hope be weak or sick with long delay.
Pray in the darkness if there be no light.
Far is the time, remote from human sight,
When war and discord on the earth shall, cease;
Yet every prayer for universal peace
Avails the blessed time to expedite.
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ORNAMENTS OF THE SOUL—AN EXTRACT
FROM MAIMONIDEW WILL
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Fear the Lord; but love Him also, for fear only
restrains a man from sin, while love stimulates.
him to good . . . Accustom yourselves to habitual
goodness; for a man's character is what habit
makes it . . The perfection of the body is .a
necessary antecedent to the perfection of the soul;
for health is the key that unlocks the inner cham-
ber. °When I bid you attend to your bodily and
moral welfare, my object is to open for you the
gates of heaven . . . Measure your words; for the
more your words, the more your errors. Ask for-
explanations of what you do not understand; but
let it. be done at a fitting moment and in fitting
language . . . speak _in refined language, in clear
utterance and gentle voice. Speak aptly to, the
subject, as one who wishes to .learn and to find
the not as one whose aim is 'to quarrel and -
conquer . .. Love truth and uprightness—the orna-
ments of the soul—and cleave to them; prosperity
so obtained is built on a sure rock.

