Pa-gfittlq SVe c THE dEWISH , NEWS: FricklytSeptember-1-211 947-- - 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 A 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 • tobacco. , '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 • 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 Mb