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Biblical Names Found in States
Refugee Novel Greenberg's Loss
Hard on Tigers
With Expansion of Jewish Farms Stirring Story
By HASKELL COHEN
By BERNARD LERNER
Here is a "must" book, publish-
ed this week.
Meyer Levin's "My Father's
House" ($2.50, Viking), is a novel,
the story of David, a refugee
youngster, whose parents perish-
ed in death camps, and whom the
Haganah ve. sel Hanah Szenesh,
brings to Palestine. It is the story
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of his search for his parents
whom he refuses to believe dead,
and the search of his adult ship-
mates for new roots in Palestine.
It May or may not be a truly
significant novel. I shall not un-
dertake to pass judgement, but
I know that it is a stirring, throb-
bing story. This is one book that
disarms you of all sophistication.
Levin, one of the first novelists
to treat of life in a kibbutz and
an artist who always has demon-
strated a deep sympathy for the
downtrod and persecuted, drew
the material for his novel from
his reportorial assignments in
Europe and Palestine. He has
lived with these people, observed
them through their first dazed
joy on liberation day, through
latter-day disappointment, fol-
lowed them on their voyages to
Palestine and witnessed their
painful process of readjustment.
In this novel he has risen to
great moral stature. With all, it
is not a sad book. It has a natural
"happy ending." It ends on the
triumph of man over the con-
spiracy of circumstances, callous
There is a familiar ring to Jewish ears in such names as Le- civil servants and debased "ex-
banon, Hebron, Carmel, BetheL They are not only connected with an pediency" statesmen.
(Cop} right, 1947. JPS)
agricultural people's activities thousands of years ago, but also bring
to mind our agricultural revival in Eretz Israel during the past 50
years and in the United States, among the Jewish farmers in Con-
JERUSALEM. (JTA) — Arab
necticut.
neighbors of the Negev settle-
Many people forget that the Old Testament is replete with ment of Sdeh Akiva, which was
allusions to agriculture. Our important holidays were fundamentally established recently, welcomed
harvest festivals. The whole of one of the six sections of the Talmud
the 30 Jewish colonists with the
is devoted exclusively to agriculture.
All of this comes to mind when encountering the Jewish farm traditional Oriental ceremonies.
communities in Connecticut, many of which bear biblical-sounding
names. About 2,500 Jewish souls have settled in the various farming
sections of the state of Connecticut, and over 20,000 acres of•land
are being farmed by Jewish people. There is no other New England
state with such a large Jewish farming population.
The estimates are that these Jewish farmers are receiving over
$10,000,000 annually for their products which they market. The gross
receipts from most of these farms range from ;10,000 to $100,000 a
year, with one or two Jewish farmers even topping this amount.
Their products consist of poultry, potatoes, eggs, dairy products and
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tobacco.
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'ANTHOLOGY OF ANTI-SEMITISM'
Brooklyn Leader Asks Tolerance
For Peace in Future Generations
Nathan Zuckerman's "The Wine of Violence: An Anthology on
Anti-Semitism," is a most unique book.
The author, a Brooklyn Jewish leader, lawyer. Zionist and
contributor to numerous magazines, has incorporated into this
volume many hundreds of quotations dealing with the subject of
Jew-baiting.
Published by Association Press.
347 Madison Ave., ew York 17,
N. Y., this volume of close to
400 pages deals with every aspect
of anti-Semitism. The first chap-
ter's quotations deal with the na-
ture, dangers and effects of this
disease. Subsequent chapters pro-
ceed to discuss the techniques,
On the New Year
causes (economic, political, psy-
chological, racial, religious, so-
cial) and disciples of Jew-baiting
and • the martyrdom of the Jews.
Not all the -quotes" are nega-
To All Our Friends in the
tive in nature. The third and sec-
ond portions of the book are la-
Jewish Community
beled "Beacon Lights" and "Hope
Springs Eternal." The first of
these deals with important docu-
ments in the fight against anti-
Semitism in the past three cen-
turies; with the champions of
democracy (Reuchlin, Lessing,
Macaulay, Masaryk, Zola, Van
Paassen, Roosevelt) ; with organ-
izations engaged in the fight
From Those Who
iagainst intolerance (Committee,
Serve You At
Congress, Bnai Brith, War Vet-
Greetings
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erans and others on the Jewish
;side, and a group of non-sectarian
movements' engaged in fighting
prejudice). The second concerns
itself with solutions to the prob-
lem of anti-Semitism (education,
democracy, Zionism, religion, in-
ter-faith projects, legislation,
etc.).
There is a special chapter on
Negro-Jewish relations and on
Negro movements - engaged in !
battling bigotry. The - bibliogra-
phies in the book add considerable I
value to an understanding of the ;
immensity of the problem and 1
to the realization of the extensive I
research work done by the able
author.
(,Copyright, 1947, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc.)
The Detroit Tigers are run-
ning a quarter of a million paid
admittances behind last year.
Those who know claim that the
departure of Hank Greenberg
was responsible for the . attend-
ance drop. With Hank in the
line-up the lowly Pittsburgh
Pirates have already established
a new attendance record. In last
position a good part of the sea-
son, and the Bucs have passed
the million mark in attendance.
New York baseball fans
presented Greenberg with a day
at the Polo Grounds, Aug. 23.
Hank stipulated that under no
circumstances would he accept
cash presents from his well wish-
ers. The big slugger asked that
all monies collected for him
should be turned over to a fund
for the handicapped, an organ-
ization set up to handle the af-
fairs of civilian and military
personnel.
4520 MAYBURY GRAND AVENUE
DETROIT 8, MICHIGAN
HAPPY
NEW YEAR
Our 1 ,ery sincere wishes
that the New Year may
bring the fullest measure
of peace and true brother-
hood among all men of
all nations.
FAMOUS
CLEANERS
ALL
OVER
DETROIT
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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