Friday, January 30, 1948
THE JEWISH NEWS
Page Two .
Dr. Golub to Discuss Hospital
Plans Here on Week-end
Dr. J. J. Golub, consultant on
the new Jewish Hospital, will
meet with all contributors to the
Jewish Hospital Fund and Jewish
physicians this week-end, joining
with the hospital architects, AL
bert Kahn Associate Architects
and Engineers, in a presentation
of the completed hospital plans
and a scale model of the proposed
224-bed first unit.
Jewish physicians and their
wives have been invited to re-
view the technical details of the
plans and to see slides of the
building's exterior at a meeting
at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at
the Jewish Community Center.
The meeting will be followed by
a social arranged by Mrs. Charles
Lakoff, who heads the hospitality
committee including Mesdames
Harry August, Daniel Cohn, H. S.
Mellen, R. J. Mendelsohn and
Leo Orecklin.
Contributors to the 1944 hos-
pital drive will have an oppor-
tunity to meet with Dr. Golub
and the architects and to • study
the plans and the scale model,
Sunday afternoon, at 2:30, also
at the Jewish Center.
Max Osnos, president of the
Association, announced that the
first unit of construction will
provide for 224 beds and 60 bas-
sinets for new-born babies.
"One thing is certain," he ern_
phasized, "The Jews of Detroit
are committed to create for them-
selves and for the community a
hospital that will do credit to
the cause we plan to serve. Just
as soon as approval is secured
for the plans as now drawn, we
shall proceed promptly to secure
construction offers and to seek
a firm bid for the erection of the
hoSpital at the earliest possible
date."
Submitted with the final plans
was a statement by Dr. Golub
outlining general aspects of the
Hospital, which will be erected
on a 34-acre site purchased by
the Hospital Association before
the war, bounded by four streets,
Outer Drive, McNichols Road,
Whitcomb and Lauder ayes.
Summing up "the kind of hos-
pital it will be," Dr. Golub said:
"The new Jewish Hospital will
be devoted to the care of acutely
and chronically sick people re-
gardless of race, creed or color.
It will be a Jewish hospital
staffed by carefully selected and
proficient physicians. It will en-
gage in research activities for
which special laboratories are
provided.
"It will have facilities for med-
ical education and instruction for
undergraduates, regent graduates
and general practitioners and spe-
cialists in medicine. It will be
fully equipped with scientific and
technical apparatus and precision
instruments for diagnostic, thera-
peutic and investigational pur-
poses." And also, "It will engage
in nursing education or affiliate
with existing schools of nurses
for the purpose."
Dr. Golub said that, in the
Hospital, service will be fur-
nished "to the poor and low in_
come groups in the population,
free, below cost and at cost, as
well as to those in the popula-
tion who can afford to pay for
their hospital care. It will relate
all of its activities to the ever-
changing community needs and
to ever-advancing medical sci-
ence."
`Pay as You Go' Rule
Given DPs in Austria
VIENNA, (JTA) — A new "pay
as you go" program for displaced
persons has been in effect since
Jan. 14, U.S. Army headquarters
here announced, disclosing that
Jewish and other displaced per-
sons who do not pay for their
food and lodging in DP camps
will be ousted from such installa-
tions.
Under the new ruling widows,
children under 16, students and
persons who are ill are exempt.
DP's who refuse or who are un-
able to pay will become ineligible
to reside in the camps and will
forfeit their preferred status, ex-
cept as regards repatriation. They
will also lose any supplemental
rations to which they may now
be entitled.
Purely Commentary
By PHILIP SLOMOYITZ
Intermarriage Problem—Approaches in Two Novels
The delicate problem of intermarriage is the subject of two in-
teresting novels—Norman Katkov's "Eagle at My Eyes" (Doubleday)
and Kathleen Crawford's "Straw Fire" (Morrow). The two volumes
—both well written—are marked by varied opinions and differences
of approach and there is particular interest in the fact that one of
the authors—Katkov—is Jewish and Miss Crawford is Christian.
Katkov has emerged as the major factor in a controversy which
paints him in extreme colors. While many—among them our good
friend L. M. Birkhead—consider his book an excellent study of the
subject, others are infuriated and believe that he has harmed the
Jewish people because of the bad light in which he places the
orthodox family of his Jewish hero.
Our confrere, Boris Smolar, editor of the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, calls the volume a vulgar presentation and he declares
that "it does not take much reading to see that the 'book' belongs
in the garbage rather than on a bookshelf." Smolar is especially dis-
appointed that Rabbi Solomon Freehof of Pittsburgh should have
seen fit to write that Katkov's book is "a powerful, unforgettable
story of the tragedies involved in intermarriage."
In reality, Dr. Freehof is not as wrong as Mr. Smolar states—
except that his statement does not go far enough. The Pittsburgh
rabbi should have pointed out that the negative factors in Kat-
kov's book are a result of ignorance--and the ignorance of the
approach is ascribable to the ignorance from which it springs:
the experiences of the family itself—and therefore the hero-
. and the author. Your Commentator could make a good case
against Katkov. It would be a simple matter to prove that the
author's work is vulgar, insulting, misrepresents true facts and
does immeasurable harm to the Jewish people by painting the
orthodox Jewish family as hateful- of all non-Jews. Perhaps
Katkov does not know any other attitudes in Jewish life. If that
is so—and apparently it is—then we can ascribe his sad approach
to his lack of knowledge of his own people about whom he
undertakes to write a novel. The non-Jewish girl in the book
shows better sense then the Jewish boy she married. Is it possible
that the "masochistic exploits" (as Katkov's writing is branded
by Sterling North in the N. Y. Post) of the author emanate from
the well known factor in "Jewish anti-Semitism"—self-hate?
Katkov under-rates the intelligence of the non-Jew less than
that of the Jew. He has much to learn—or perhaps it is too late
for him to learn.
It is pleasant, by contrast, to read the splendid novel by youth-
ful Miss Crawford. Her "Straw Fire" also is a theme of inter-
marriage. In her book, however, the mixed marriage is not con-
summated. The two characters who are so seriously affected learn—
on time—the difficulties involved. Even if they are wrong—and there
is nothing wrong with Miss Crawford's brilliant approach — the
author at least has avoided the errors of dealing insultingly with the
feelings of the people involved. Besides, Miss Crawford's novel is a
powerful plea for justice for minorities. It is a brilliant condemna-
tion of race hatred and presents the Negro-white problem in the
Virginia town—the locale of the story—so well that she puts Katkov
to shame.
Both books prove the points made so often: that no one can do
his own people as much harm as a self-hating Jew and that there is
no one more fair to Jews than a Christian who sees the Negro-white
issue in a spirit of fairness and denceney4 -
M. A. Enggass Named
To Parking Board
Maurice A. Enggass, prominent
com-
nunity lea de r,
yell known
jeweler and
president of the
Retail Merch-
ants Ass'n. of
Detroit, has been
named by May-
or Eugene I.
VanAntwerp as
a member of the
M. A. Enggass D e t r oit Muni-
cipal Parking Authority, for a
three-year term.
Israel Goldstein
Reelected National
Chairman of UPA
Dr. Israel Goldstein was re-
elected to his post as national
chairman of the United Palestine
Appeal, the central fund-raising
instrument in this country for the
rehabilitation and resettlement of
immigrants to Palestine and for
the building of the new Jewish
State.
Re-elected with him was Mark
Sugarman, industrialist and phil-
anthropist of Coatesville, Pa., to
the chairmanship of the board of
directors.
With his reappointment to the
UPA chairmanship, Dr. Goldstein
again becomes one of the three
national chairmen of the nation-
wide United Jewish Appeal cam-
paign for $250,000,000 of which
the UPA is a constituent body. Of
the quarter of a billion dollars ex-
pected to be raised this year, it
has been agreed among UJA
agencies that a minimum of $146,-
000,000 is to be allocated to the
United Palestine Appeal in the
light of the vastly increased re-
sponsibilities coming to the fore
with the establishment of the
new Jewish State.
Tough Problems
Await Haber in
European Post
MUNICH, (JTA) — Jewish of-
ficials here charged that the U.S.
military authorities in Munich
are refusing to assign to displaced
Jews apartments vacated by oth-
er Jewish DPs who have emig-
rated.
Lt. Col. James Kelly, the top
military government officer in
Munich, admitted in an interview
with a Jewish Telegraphic Agency
correspondent that the charge
was correct, adding that the ac-
tion was necessary in order to
house German refugees still
arriving from the eastern section
of the country.
William Haber. new adviser on
Jewish affairs to
S. com-
mander in Germany and Europe,
will find himself facing the tough
problem of what to do with Jew-
ish infiltrees who arrived in
Germany after April 21, 1947,
the date stated by Gen. Lucius D.
Clay, chief of U. S. occupation
forces in Germany, as the dead-
line after which new arrivals
could not be considered displaced
persons. -
Another problem facing Haber
is the Army's recent disclosure
that it wished to close about half
of the 11 Hachsharah training
farms now in operation in the
American zone.
a
Actions Committee
Will Meet March 2
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The
Jewish Agency announced that
the forthcoming Zionist Actions
Committee meeting will be post-
poned until March 2 and will be
held in Jerusalem.
A plenary meeting of the
Agency will be convened two
days earlier. The reasons for the
postponement were given as the
UN Implementation Commission's
deliberations in Lake Success and
the inability of some Americans.
to attend the Actions Committee
meeting at, this time.... .. ,
Maslow Urges Continued
Effort for Just Legislation
Will Maslow, director of the Commission on Law and
Social Action of the American Jewish Congress, speaking at
two meetings in Detroit last week, urged continuation of ef-
forts to secure legislation for fair employment practices, fair
practices in education, protection of Negro suffrage in south-
ern states and state legislation to assure equality of all citizens.
On Jan. 21, Maslow addressed'
a meeting of the community rela-
tions committee of the Jewish
Community Council. On Jan. 22,
he spoke at the Barium Hotel
at a luncheon meeting of the
three branches of the Jewish
Congress—Business and Profes-
sional Division, Detroit Section
and Women's Division—under
whose auspices he came here to
outline the important measures he
is advocating.
At the Jewish Community
Council meeting, at which Harry
Yudkoff presided, Maslow out-
lined some of the activities that
have been undertaken by the Am-
erican Jewish Congress, and
stressed the importance of utiliz-
ing the law in attacking problems
which threaten civil rights or full
equality. The American Jewish
Congress, he stated, emphasizes
this technique, and by "imagina-
tive use of the law" has been suc-
cessful in establishing principles
through the courts that constitute
important defenses to minority
rights.
Defence Program for All
He cited as examples of this
kind of activity the participation
of Congress in litigation to bar
discrimination by educational in-
stitutions and by housing projects.
Declaring that "an attack on one
aspect of prejudice is an attack
upon all," Maslow asserted that a
defense program should serve to
protect not only the rights of the
Jewish minority, but the rights of
any minority when they are
threatened.
The value of legislation in dim- -
Mating manifestations of preju-
dice is evident, Maslow said, and
is 'attested to by experience in
those localities where, for ex-
ample, fair employment practices
laws have been enacted. Similar-
ly, the negative value of legisla-
tion has been demonstrated in
those parts of the country where
legislation upholds patterns of
segregation and discrimination.
In such sections the impact of the
law makes it impossible to over-
come the barriers of prejudice.
Thus the law is an effective de-
vice for achieving a social end,
Maslow stated.
Leo Feffer to Speak Feb. 23
Zeldon Cohen, president of the
Business and Professional Divi-
sion, presided at the Congress
luncheon and announced that the ,
next educational luncheon meet-
ing of the group will be held
Feb. 23, at the Barlum, and will
be addressed by Leo Feffer, as-
sistant director of the commission
on Law and Social Action, on the
subject "Religious Education in
the Public Schools."
David Pacernick, pr o g r am
chairman, introduced Maslow, and
there was a question and answer
period after his address.
At the Congress meeting Mas-
low outlined the contents of the
report of the President's Commit-
tee on Civil Rights. He urged ac-
tion in support of the establish-
ment of a permanent civil "rights
commission, defense of Negro
rights and FEPC laws.
In an address in which he out-
lined Jewish Congress activities,
Sam Brown, midwest Congress
director, who also addressed the
luncheon meeting, told of efforts
by the Jewish Congress to defend
the position of Jews in Arabic
countries, described evidences ,of
anti-Semitism at the Sentinel
trial in Chicago and urged strong
backing for the Jewish CongreSs
in activities to defend civil ,
liberties.
Congress Seeks U.N. Action
Against Anti-Jewish Law
Ur-
LAKE SUCCESS, (JTA)
gent action on the part of the
United Nations to prevent the
adoption of drastic anti-Jewish
laws in Arab countries has been
asked by the World Jewish Con-
gress in a note to the UN Econ-
omic and Social Council.
Heard in the Lobbies
By ARNOLD LEVIN
(Copyright, 1948, Independent Jewish Press Service, Inc.)
An Exchange of Letters
Your columnist is giving his space this week to an interesting
exchange of letters between Stewart Alsop, nationally syndicated
Washington columnist, and J. L. Teller, editor of the Independent
Jewish Press Service. Mr. Teller took exception to some statements
by Joseph Alsop, co-author with Stewart, of a Washington column,
to which Mr. Stewart Alsop replied the following:
"Your letter of Dec. 18 has been forwarded to me in my
brother's absence. I do not believe that my brother "insinuated"
anything; he is in the habit Of stating his views quite openly. If
you have read our columns, including those written by me from
Palestine last spring, you will realize that we have the deepest
sympathy for Zionist objectives. However, I do not think there is
any use disregarding the fact that the present situation in Palestine
gives the Soviets an opportunity to fish in the tragically troubled
waters of the Middle East, as the sailings from Romania and the
Sneh resignation indicate.' I submit that the only sources to whom
the Arab opposition to Zionism is confined to the Mufti and his
henchmen, or to the perfidy of the British. Such by no means anti-
Zionist publications as Robert Nathan's book. and the last year's
report of the Anglo-American Commission have noted the deep
and passionate opposition towards political Zionism of Arabs of
all classes. Both the Soviet ambitions in the Middle East and the
deeply felt Arab opposition to Zionism are • political facts which
should be faced up to, rather than discreetly by-passed as though
they did not exist."
STEWART ALSOP
Mr. Teller's reply follows in part:
"In your reply to me you state that you 'do not think there is
any use disregarding the fact that the present situation in Palestine
gives the Soviets an opportunity to fish in the tragically troubled
waters of the Middle East, as the sailirigs from Romania and the
Sneh resignation indicate,' I submit that the only sources to whom
these allegations regarding the immigrants from Romania can be
traced are British sources. You take these sources for granted and
then conclude that. this immigration is linked to Soviet adventures
in the Middle East. Being that the assumption is wrong' and based
on allegations from biased sources, your conclusion. also is incorrect.
Nor is there any truth to the rumors that the Sneh resignation
involves Soviet orientation. According to my information Mr. Sneh
resigned because of his disagreement with members of the Jewish
Agency Executive over negotiations now being conducted with Mr.
Bevin. Lack of faith in Mr. Bevin and, for that matter, in the
intentions of some members of the State Department does not imply
pro-Soviet sympathy . . .
"I shall not take issue with your statement about 'the deep and
passionate opposition towards political Zionism of Arabs of all
classes,' because this is a disputable matter, although I for one,
familiar with the Palestine situation for a decade and a half, dis-
agree with you on this issue and believe that the failure of the
Arab Higher Executive to mobilize a truly mass movement of resis-
tance despite the A.E.C.'s strong-arm methods of recruitment bears
out my contention. The Soviets, according to you, are fishing in
troubled waters. Would it be wrong to ask how the waters became
troubled there?"
,,-t
L.. TELLER
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