Friday, September 12, 1947
Page Sixty-Seven
THE JEWISH NEWS
`Great Heritage'—Most
Powerful Story About
America's Development
Jetvish Boys Give Children Reunited with Parents After 8 Years in U.
Altar to French
Scouts at Parley
By HENRY GREEN
We have just returned from
our trip to Europe.
The last article in this series
described our tours through Bel-
gium and Holland. From Belgium
we went to the site of the Jam-
boree, near Moisson, France.
We arrived late at night and
just had time to pitch our tents.
The following day we worked on
our camp, building a fence, mak-
ing a gate.
The Jamboree officially opened
that evening, when all 32,000
scouts gathered in the arena for
the opening ceremony, which in-
eluded a parade of floats, speeches
(mostly in French) and songs.
The following days were largely
taken up by exchanging badges
and insignia with foreign scouts,
holding contests, and other events.
Each day one of the countries
presented a show in the arena.
In the American show, which
consisted mainly of the early his-
tory of America, including Indian
lore, Detroit's "Uncle Otto" por-
trayed Lord Banden - Powell,
founde of scouting.
Religious services were held
regularly. During one of them the
Jewish scout from America pre-
sented an altar and candelabra to
the Jewish scouts from France.
Although the French govern-
ment supplied the food, we ate
much better than the average
French family. Each delegation
received the same food. Quite
often we were invited to eat with
the boys from various countries,'
and it was interesting to see how
various nations prel‘..ired the same
food.
The Jamboree closed with an
elaborate ceremony, after which
the scouts from all over the world
marched around the arena in a
path shaped like a carrick bend,
the knot that was the symbol of
the Jamboree.
The next few days were taken
up by trips to Paris and Versailles.
In Paris we saw the Eiffel Tower,
the Arch of Triumph and many
other famous places. In Versailles
we visited the palace where the
World War I treaty was signed,
the Hall of Mirrors, and other
buildings.
We sailed from LeHavre by the
northern route, and had a cold
and rough voyage. On arival, we
were sent once more to Camp
Kilmer, N. J., where we checked
out.
(This is the conclusion of a series
,
The parents and children rushing into each o1-hers' arms aboard the S.S. - Queen Elizabeth"
in New York harbor, had been separated for ei ght years by Nazi persecution until United Service
for New Americans reunited them. MR. AND M RS. JOSEF DODELES last saw their youngsters in
1939, when they sent them from Germany to England for safety. The parents later tried to fol-
low, but the war caught them in Europe. In 19 44 Mr. and Mrs. Dode'es were brought to the
Oswego Refugee Shelter, whence they were late r a i ded in resettling b y USNA, whose work is sup-
ported by the $170,000,000 campaign of the United Jewish Appeal. The USNA helped bring the
youngsters here. Children are (I. to r.): MOSES, 1 3; NAPHTALI. 19: EPHRAIM, 9: and THEKLA, 12.
and
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Even the best informed Am-
ericans will find joy and will ex-
perience a tug at the heart upon
reading the evaluation of the
treasures of 'our land in "The
Great Heritage" by Katherine B.
Shippen (Viking Press).
It is the story of America's
mountains, rivers, valleys and
plains. Enhanced by the illus-
trations and map prepared by
C. B. Falls, this book is an ex-
ceedingly well rounded review
of the treasures that collectively
spell the word AMEHICA.
We are told about beavers and
otters, timber and oil, farmers
and fishermen, the coal miners
and the western prospectors who
searched for gold. These form
great
the background for the
of our Americanism
heritage
which has developed into the
prosperous land we call our
country.
Young and old readers will be
thrilled by the beauty of Miss
Shippen's book, by the ,excellent
poetic quotations from Unter-
myer, Benet, Whitman and
others; by the fine illustrations
and the knowledge that strong
men ,,and women have built a
strong nation.
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of articles on the World Boy Scout
Jamboree held in France. Henry iS
one of four Detroit Jewish scouts who
attended the Jamboree.) -
"HERE'S A GOOD ONE"
Mendelsohn's Book
On Jewish Humor
Has Some Interest
In an introduction to Rabbi S.
Felix Mendelsohn's latest book of
Jewish humor, "Here's a Good
One: Stories of Jewish Wit and
Wisdom," published by Bloch,
New York, Dr. A. A. Brill de-
scribes the importance of humor
and wit as "a great part in civi-
lization."
From the point of view of the
demand for the lighthearted sto-
ries, Rabbi Mendelsohn's book
should have a good sale. We have
no doubt it will be in great de-
mand, in spite of the age of some
of the stories.
Rabbi Mendelsohn, however,
makes no pretense as to the
newness of the stories. In his
preface he even describes the ev-
olution of a story which goes the
rounds and then pops up some-
where as if it were new. -
Some of the stories (for in-
stance: the one about the Jewish
soldied finally making good be-
cause he is "on his own," or in
business for himself) are banal
and could well have been omitted.
To us such stories are in very
bad taste.
Interesting portions in Rabbi
Mendelsohn's new book are se-
lections from the wisdom of
Chofetz Chayim, the Doubner
Maggid and Levi Itzchok.
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