Holiday Surprise
By
Dr. Maenna
Cheserton-Mangle
A Children's Storyfor Sukkoth
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"Oh boy!" shouted Billy, jumps
ing•up and down. "That's tops! thoughtfully, 'Ralph writes they'll
Is their new house all ready for be here the day before Sukkoth.
them?"
The way I figure it, that will be'
"You bet," said the father. "All next Wednesday."
ready and waiting. If you like,
"What's Sukkoth?" asked Billy.
we can run over and have a . look
"That's a holiday when the
at it after you finish your break- Jewish people give thanks to God
fast"
for their blessings. It started many
Billy gulped down his scram- thousands of years ago, long be-
bled eggs. He could hardly fore America was discovered,
believe that the psteins were ". when the Jews lived in. Egypt and
really coming._ He had heard a cruel ruler, called Pharoah,,
so much about them. Mr. Ep- made slaves of them. He wouldn't
stein was his father's chum. even let them pray to God. But
They had gone through school at last the Jews escaped, and
together—even college.
Moses Jed them -across the desert
But then Ralph Epstein got a to a new country, named Canaan,
job in New York. Now after where they were. free.
many years, he was moving back
"Where does the Sukkoth come
to his old home town and was in?" interrupted Billy.
going to„ live just a few blocks
"When the first crops of wheat
away in a • house which Daddy and fruits were gathered in their
had found for them. Best of all, new home, the Jews had a big
the Epsteins had a son, Freddie, celebration to thank God for the
who was just about Bill's own wonderful harvest. They called
age. Billy could Hardly wait to that harvest festival Sukkoth."
meet him. -
"Oh, just like our Thanksgiv-
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AS THEY WALKED down the _ "That's right. The Pilgrim
street together, Mr. Travers said Fathers came to America so
'History This Day'
Writer Describes`First Raising
Of Israel Flag on American Ship
By LEWIS S. FEUER
(Copyright, 1948, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
The American Export liner, Marine Carp, was drawing
closer to the Israel coast. Down in the hold, 120 Palestinian
Jews were singing Hebrew songs. : But there was an im-
patience and restlessness.
Emanuel, the veteran Chalutz, said: "Tomorrow morning,
the flag of Israel will fly at the mast of this ship, An American
vessel as it enters our waters will -
for the first time fly the flag of
our nation."
A ship's, officer suddenly ap-
peared at the dam.: He looked
crestfallen.
"We cannot find our Jewish
flag," he said. "It seems to have
disappeared. You knOw that
some of the Egyptian and Syrian
women have been quite thick on
this trip with - our officers. They
probably have gotten hold of 'your
flag."
Emanuel answered: "We have
known the I - wer of Delilah be,
fore. But there will be a Jew-
ish flag tomorrow morning
waving from the highest mast."
Then the Israelis gathered in
council. Ora, the young girl
from Hatzov, was looking med-
itatively at her blue dress. She
had bought it one day 'in New
York. She had been looking for-
ward to showing it proudly to
the women of her kibbutz. Ora
rose, and said:
"Tonight we shall sew our Jew-
flag. My dress will give its
blueness to our nation as our
brothers are now giving their
blood."
"Through the night, four Jew-
ish women labored. Abraham,
the. tailor, helped them with the
design and special stitches. As
Ora sewed, she thought: "Each
stitch is a fiber in our new-born
Israel. These are clothes kir a
child which will grow and be
beautiful."
rose,. at first uncertainly, then
it gained confidence, and laughed
to the winds. It fie* 'with grace
and pride. Its blue had the life
of the Mediterranean waves, its
white was clear like the skies.
The Pal4stinians cheered and
clapped their hands. The ship's
men. Blessed is this day ivhen
I help to create the garment for
the spirit of Israel.. The Lord
will forgive this Sabbath la-
bor."
the next morning Emanuel
went to the captain's office.
"This is our flag," Ernan•tel
said. "From a white Sabb• •th
cloth and a blue dress our women
have sewn it. They worked
through the early hours of the
morning."
A khaki-dressed seaman was
climbing to the top deck. He put
the ropes up throUgh the flag, and
drew them forward. The . flag
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they could pray to God in their
own Way. Then when they were
The year just past will do down in the annals of sports
here all safe and sound, they as mediocre as far as Jewish athletes are concerned. A digest
started a Thanksgiving Day in of the year's activities indicates' that Jewish boys are dropping
gratitude—just as we have it to
out of the professional sports 'picture: This is due, no doubt
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BILLY THOUGHT A MO
to the fact that we' are in a comparative period of opulence
and the money possibilities are greater in other fields, to say
MENT. "Say, Dad, do you sup nothing of the possibility of job
pose the Pilgrims 'gat the idea performance in the industrial , successor. Sol Shermn is still
fora Thanksgiving from the story world.
around as passer for the .Philly
As a matter of record, there Eagles but has yet to set Shibe
of the Jews?" .
"I wouldn't be surprised. In is little to - gloat about concern- Park afire. In college ball, Dan
fad,- at the ;first Thanksgiving ing the performances of Jewish Dworsky developed into a center
feast,. way back in 1621, Gover- athletes. Perhaps the most out- of All-American caliber at Mich-
nor - Bradford read a part from standing feature of the past 12 igan.
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the Bible that tells about Suc- month period is the arrival here
IN
of
the
famed
Hapoel
soccer
team
COLLEGE'
BASKETBALL,
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Just then, Billy and his father k of Palestine. At best a better Dan Forman, Adolph Schayes and
reached 'the pretty white and than average booting aggrega- Joel Baufman were, the main-
green- house where the Epsteins tion, the liapoel squad paved the stayS of NYt.T. Forman m'hde the
were to live. They went through way for the opening of sports National Association of baSket-
the gate to the large garden in relationship between teams in ball Coaches All-Amerciari team.
the States and Israel. • If and His college career is •finished, as
the back.
"Right here is where , they when the present unpleasantness is Schayes'. The latter has been
would have had the • sukkah," is ironed out in Israel, bigger and drafted by New York in the BAA
better teams will make their way and Moline in t1fe National Lea-
said Mr. Travers. -
to these shores to tour our coun- gue. By -the • time this story 3.•
"What's that?" asked Billy.
try.
pears in print there is a likeli-
"Oh, 'that's part of the' holi-
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hood that Adolph will sign with
day we were talking about.
AMERICA'S • NATIONAL pas- the Phillips Oilert of AAU and,
You see, while the Jews were
in the desert, they lived in time, baseball, holds little allure Olympic team fame. Nelson
tents. So now, a little house is for players of Jewish extraction. Bobb was the star of Temple's ag-
built, called a sukkah, made of With the departure of Hank gregation, while Bob Allen play-
boards and covered with Greenberg from the active. play- ed . regularly with the •DePaul
branches and leaves. In small ing field, Sid Gordon moves up five which appeared in the Met-
towns, where there's plenty of as the number one player among ropolitan Invitation tourney.
space, each family builds its Jewish performers. Sid has fin-
Among the pros, Max ZaSlof-
own; but in cities, it' is usually ally proved himself as a con- *sr of the Chicago Stags was
outside ,the synagogue for the sistent .300 hitter and long ball outstanding. He led: the BAA
whole neighborhood to enjoy. clouter.
scorers and end-
After Gordon, the possibilities
Ralph and I used to have great
ed the season as
fun building the sukkah in his in major league-ball are sad. Sam
t h e unanimous
Nahem still around as a relief
backyard."
thaice
for the
hurler
for
the
Philadelphia
Na-
"Say, Dad, I have a swell idea.
Ml-League
hon-
tionalS
but
irs
not
setting'
the
The Epsteins won't get here in
n.s. Tanenbaum
time to make their own. What world afire. The Chicago White
with New York
do you say we surprise them?" Sox are eXpecting big things
Fleishman a n d
from
Marvin
Ratblatt,
UniVersity
"What are we waiting for?" re-
Kaplowitz with
of Illinois hurler, who was sign-
plied his father.
Philadelphia,
ed
upon
payment
of.
a
$22,000
It was great fun scouting
Ilariachin with
around for boards and branches bonus.
Boston, Torgoff
The best bets for advancement
and leaves. Mr: Travers and
Cohen a n d Hertzberg
to
,
the
majors
from-their
spots
in
Billy hammered and sawed until
with Washington, and Rothenberg
the little but was all coMpletect. minor. - league baseball . are Al
Then they filled it with fruits Rosen with Kansas City and Cal with St. Louis were other prom-
Abrams of Mobile. Rosen, - inent BAA performers. In the
and flowers.
BILLY AND HIS PARENTS Cleveland farmhand, has shown National League, Holzman with
met the Epsteins at the train. marked hitting ability and will, Rochester and Boykoff with To-
There was much laughter and ex- undoubtedly; be recalled. Abrams ledo were topnotchers. ;
a good hitter, not a long ball•
citement as they piled into - the is
Eddie Gottlieb master minded
station Wagon. The grownups boy, but fairly consistent.
his iahilly Warriors . , to the BAA
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talked all at once and the two
finals where they lost to the Bald-
BOXING, once a fertile field more Bullets in a seven g, me ser.
boys fired questions at one an-
other until them came to 'the Ep- for the Jewish fighter, no lOnger ies. Red Klottz was a member
stein's house.
holds too much attraction. A' Of 'the winning Baltimore : quintet.
- "I can't think of a better way good Jewish boxer is a rarity Abe 'Saperstein's Harlem ,Globe-
to_ celebrate our holiday," said these days. Among the heavy- trotters played to record crowds
Mr. Epstein as he opened the weights: Bill Weinberg and . Da7 Wherever they appeared.
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front • door. "If only we had a vey Field are listed. But even
sukkah, everything
would be Weinberg's manager' refers 10 his
OUR OLYMPIC track and field
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boy as* .a "barn." . the lighter representatives, I
complete."
r v Nlondsch.ein,
divisions, Herbie • krancivritz is, Vic. Frank and Steve
Seymour
Billy winked, at his father and . fair
in
the
.
middleweight
class,
Mr. Travers said quickly: "You while Danny Bartfield could be were the best Jewish men in their
respective fields. Monschein
haven't seen what's in back of a threat -
fOr the lightweight title scored for NYU in the high jump
tl house yet. How about tak-
if his balky hands did not_ handi- and then Went ahead to make the
ing a' look at your garden?" -
cap him every other' fight.
OlYmpic decathlon squad.• Frank,
They all Scurried out and
Prospects are . not too bright a Yale sophomore, came along
before them, outlined in the
twilight, was the pretty little for the sudden emergence* of ' a rapidly in the discus until he was
sukkah, looking warm and in- second Leonard or RotS. Boxing beating all comers in the East. .
managers tell you, that . Jewish He was strong enough to make
viting.,
boys shy. away :from'. the fight, the three man discus squad
For a moment, there was sil- racket • . *
chosen by,the Olympic Commit-
ende. Then ,Mr. Epstein spoke
Sid Luckman made a nice. tee after the competition at Evan-
slowly, his voice t–ambling a lit-
in football after a rath- ston. Seymour has broken one
tle. "Thank you God," he said, comeback
er
mediocre
season the previcius American javelin record after
"for Thy many bounties. And year. Coach
George Halas is another despite the handicap of
thank you especially far these— counting on Sid
for another two a smashed shoulder blade. There
our- kind and devoted friends."
years Of top flight ball after were several stars on the Olympic
which the T formation passing fringe with Ira Kaplan, NYU
I4 THE JEWISH NEWS
mantle will be passed along to sprint star, looming as, a future
Friday, October 1, 1948
Johnny Lujack, Sid's eventual, contender for national honors.
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officer said: "You waited 2,000 ,
years for it, but you got it." I
thought of Betsy Ross who had
fashioned a flag for Washington
in the, bleak days of Valley Forge,
and I knew that the history I had
seen this day would also be
legend.
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As Abraham sewed, • he
thought: "I and my father and
grandfather. before me have
been tailors. How many are
the garments we have Made for
By HASKELL COHEN
- (Copyright, 1948, Jewish Telegraphic Agency,. Inc.)
When Billy came down for breakfast Saturday morning,
Mr. Travers was •already drinking his coffee. He was read-
ing a letter and smiling.
"Hi Dad. What are you reading that's so funny?"
"It's not funny son . . it's very good news. The Epsteins
will be here next -week!"
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When he coached for school athletics.
Luton's team would never win,
I • co u 5 • Burton chase his prayers by the
mood that he was in,
Any kid that ,Harty favored. would be sure
of playing ball.
Even if he batted sera and he couldn't
field at all.
In the army. Breezy 'Burton had a camp at
his command,
And he gave the cushy jobs to ail the
socialites at hand. •
But the. chores weranover finished. 'cause
- hie favorites liked toshirk.
1104 he never gavet ,,pcamotions to the men
Who did the work.
Barton'., ways
Are oft.tke beam;
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Burton's latest Job is working for a mid-west
rolling milt
Ws supposed to hire workers with a lot of
special skill.
But instead of choosing guys who know their
business out and in,
Burton asks the church you go to shooks die
color of your skin.
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Pick ■ "Alum
For a job
Or for a win.
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