THE JEWISH NEWS
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PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, Editor
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FRANK SIMONS, City Editor
May 23, 1952
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Vol. XXI—No. 11
Sabbath Scriptural Selections
This Sabbath. the twenty-ninth day of lyar,
5712. the following Scriptural selections will be
read in our synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion—Nunn. 1:1-4:20.
Prophetical portion—I Sam. 20:18-42.
Rosh liodesh Sivan reading of the Torah,
Sunday. Num. 28:1-15.
Licht Benshen, Friday, May 23, 7:34 p.m.
Dr.
B. Benedict Glazer
When The Jewish News last week pulled
the forms from the press for make-over of
the front page, in older to inform the com-
munity of the sudden and unexpected pass-
ing of Dr. B. Benedict Glazer, we faced the
sorry task of sharing with Detroit Jewry
the most painful news in a decade.
• The Jewish News had planned to pay
honor to Dr. Glazer on Aug. 18, when he
was to have celebrated his fiftieth birthday.
Instead, deeply pained, we now pay tribute
to his 111e1110FY.
Such are the 'tricks of life! Such are the
quirks of nature!
"The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh
away. Blessed be the Lord."
Dr: Glazer's ministry here was all-too-
brief. He came here less than 11 years ago,
and during his decade of service he had made
his influence felt on many fronts.
1-le was a tower of strength in inter-racial
and inte•-faith activities and he was called
upon to speak in many communities to ad-
vance good will among all denominations.
His work in behalf of the mentally ill
made him famous far beyond the borders
of our state.
lie was a vital factor in the educational
field and he made important contributions
to civic and communal causes—to the Allied
Jewish CampAgn, to the Jewish Community
Council, to national causes and especially to
movements related to the religious field.
His death is a severe blow to our entire
commtunity.
We extend our condolences to his sur-
vivors. May his memory serve as a blessing.
More Divorces?
From Liverpool, England, via the Lon-
don Jewish Chronicle, comes the report that
Miss Mi•ella Cohen of Manchester, barrister-
at-law and leader of the Mizrachi Youth
movement of England, addressing five chap-
ters of the Junior Zionist Association, ex-
pressed regret over existing apathy to Israel
among Jewish youth and said she was ap-
palled by the alarming number of divorces
among Jews today. She said she based her
alarm over the increasing divorces on facts
gathered through her work in the courts.
Apparently we now are facing another
problem: an alarming number of divorces.
We have been concerned for some time with
the problem of increasing intermarriage.
Now comes this issue. We do not have fig-
ures upon which to base concern in the mat-
ter in this country. But the conditions among -
the Jewries in this country and in England
usually are analogous. Therefore we, too,
should look into the situation now being de-
plored in England.
Health Problems
Some very interesting comments relat-
ing to the state of health in Israel were
made recently by Dr. Brock Chisholm, di-
rector general of the United Nations World
Health Organization.
Speaking confidently of the devotion of
the Israelis which, he said, can offset the
economic difficulties, and is capable of re-
solving internal tensions, he nevertheless ap-
peared skeptical about the possibility of
making the country completely healthy—in
line with our standards—in the near future.
Dr. Chisholm ascribed the existing prob-
lems to the diversity of immigrants to Israel
who bring with them diseases "of different
centuries." He paid tributes to Israel's cour-
age in eliminating goats, explaining that the
goat and malaria are the two "great agents
of destruction" in lands like Israel.
This enlightening information undoubted-
ly will serve to encourage whatever efforts
already are being exerted to improve health
conditions in Israel. Hadassah gains status
from revelations like Dr. Chisholm's, and
JDC's and Histadrut's similar activities un-
doubtedly will find encouragement.
`The Troublemakers'
Pulling Together for Israel
When Amel ican Jewry's outstanding leaders, meeting
in Washington in 1950, adopted a Four Point Program fbr
Israel, it was assumed that there would be cooperation and
coordination, that there Would be mutual understanding in
matters involving philanthropic fund-raising and enlistment
of support. of investments and industrial enterprises in the
Jewish state. The experiences of recent months have been
disappointing. There were many discussions of the possi-
bilities of securing a modus of amity between the Unit
Jewish Appeal and the Israel bond leaders. But the two
groups are as distantly removed from cooperation as they
have been from the very beginning, when they debated the
right of commencing a bond drive while UJA solicitations
still were in progress. While UJA's income thus far has
not been affected, there are many who believe that the con-
flict has harmed bond sales. Therefore, it is time to call a
spade a spade and to begin acting sensibly in the matter.
We doubt whether anyone will challenge our reference
to a `conflict." We do not like it, but it exists. It took place
in Indianapolis. There are continuing discussions on timing
of campaigns UJA and bond - carnpaigns in New York and
in other communities. There are undercurrents of a strug-
gle between two instruments in behalf of the same cause.
The major point to be emphasized is that, unlike other
similar efforts to sell bonds of a foreign country. the Israel
bond organizations is like the UJA in that it depends entirely
upon volunteer effort to spread its idea. When, therefore,
leaders of the bond drive came to our community recently
and insisted that bonds can be sold at the same time as WA
solicitations are in progress, they raised an issue that is
subject to debate.
If we were living in an era of absolute dedication to
an ideal, when people are preparing to give the traditional
tithe unhesitatingly and to invest their spare funds unstint-
ingly, it would be posSible to get gifts and enlist investors
by the same people, at the same time. But we are far re-
moved from such a golden age. We still have to propagate
the campaigns in order to secure contributions for the UJA.
The mere fact that three visiting bond leaders came here to
address a dinner meeting attended by less than 50 people
in behalf of Israel bonds is an indication that it still is neces-
sary to answer a lot of questions about investments in order
to convince people to buy bonds.
"The Troublemakers" by Arnold Forster and
Benjamin Epstein (Doubleday, 575 Madison, NY
22) is one of the most sensational books pub-
lished in a decade. It is "the new Anti-Defa-
mation League report on intolerance in the
United States" and it exposes the terrorists who
are fomenting trouble in this country, the un-
American elements that are stirring up anti-
Semitism, and a rich Jew who has been respon-
sible for Arab anti-Israel and anti-Jewish propa-
ganda as well as for the campaign against Anna
M. Rosenberg.
Forster is general counsel and director of the
civil rights division of ADL and Epstein is na-
tional ADL director.
"The troublemakers" is an eye-opener. It re-
cords the complete story of the malicious cam-
paign against Mrs. Rosenberg when her name
came up for confirmation by the U. S. Senate
as Assistant Secretary of Defense. One of the
persons responsible for the outrageous libels
leveled at her was Benjamin H. Freedman, the
Jewish millionaire who was responsible also
for the Arab propaganda drive against Jew-
ry; whose full-page ads in New York and other
newspapers represented a black mark on corn.-
7/1071 decency.
This story alone makes the bourn of immense
value as a protector of truth and as an exposer
of libels. The part played by Fulton Lewis, who
later repudiated those who misled him with
propaganda against Mrs. Rosenberg; J. B.
c,
and others form
Matthews, Sena t% McCarthy
I of an organized effort,
a most revealing
Gerald L. K. Smith, to
through the office.
r of an outstanding woman.
blacken the charace
Freedman, we learn, wrote his statements in
the office of Rep. John Rankin. Michigan's Rep.
Claire Hoffman also played a low role in the
anti-Rosenberg crusade.
Scores of anti-Semitic incidents and the
names of the leading anti-Semites are revealed
in "The Troublemakers." The campaigns of bigots
against Jews, Catholics and Negroes are exposed
in the mass of facts incorporated in this book.
The Arab drive, linked with anti-Semites, is re-
vealed not only as an anti-Israel effort. but. also
as an outright anti-Semitic campaign to destroy
American and world Jewries.
Forster and Epstein show how anti-Semitism
commenced on a large scale in this country in
1910, how immigration began to be curbed by
bigots, how the spread of hatred commenced
with the Frank Case in Georgia. "Never in all
the history of our land has there been such
widespread recognition of the peril of uncon-
trolled prejudice. bigotry, and group tensions,"
they state: "and never have so many peoms
and organized groups taken so active a part in
coping with these problems from the national
right down to the grass-roots level.' They have
an encouraging word:
"Despite the last-ditch fight of trouble-
makers against progress, the democratic fron-
tiers are being pushed forward in our country?"
The two authors are certain that "wanting it
with all our hearts. our intelligence can create a
free and full life for all people." Their book
helps guide thinking Americans away from the
bigots and hate-mongers. There is an obligation
to spread their work among all Americans in
order that the truth may become known and
the un-American elements exposed.
Great Travel Book
'Ticket to Israel' a Fine
Guide History Manual
"Ticket to Israel" by Alvin Rosenfeld and
Judy Shepard (Rinehart. 232 Madison, NY) de-
serves first prize as the best travel book published
thus far on Israel.
It is more than "an informative guide,' tut
the sub-title describes it. It is a volume replete
with information about the Jewish state and it
Therefore, we appeal to those who are visionary in their is authoritative in its information about the best -
approach to be practical. When volunteer workers are need- places to see, the most important spots to cover,
clothes to wear, the people to see.
ed, it is necessary that their labors should be apportioned the This
is. indeed, a very practical book. It not
reasonably and that they should not be driven into a state of only advises tourists what to take along with
exhaustion endangering their doing any work for any cause. them, but it also tells them how to arrange a
We need a division of labor and an assignment of a period two-week, three-week and a month tour of the
of time during which the two causes can function. This alone country. It tells them the available means for
is the bone of contention. The Jewish community of America travel—by boat and plane. It describes the
has agreed to include both UJA and bonds in the Four Point customs regulations, tells about available hotels,
Program and the agreement has not been and and will not offers advice on Israel currency and on the pro-
of gifts.
be repudiated. But in order to attain the maximum result for curing
Thus, Mr. and Mrs. Rosenfeld teach their
both, it is necessary that there be cooperation. On the score readers geography, history, censorship regula-
of this need we disagree with the spokesmen for the bond tions, tipping, etc. It also describes the various
drive who would force us into a simultaneous effort for both, holidays of Jews, Christians and Mohammedan&
But it is more than a travel book. It is a
because we believe it would endanger both.
We feel confident that the various Federations will highly informative work which will be of great
Israel
readily agree to arrangements for specified campaign periods value even to those who do not travel to present
for UJA and the bonds. But we doubt whether it is possible but desire to know about the country's
at this time to secure sufficient volunteer forces to conduct status.
The Rosenfelds--they met as reporters on the
both drives at the same time. We strongly urge, therefore, N. Y. Post and honeymooned to Palestine in 1947,
that agreements should be sought as soon as possible, that returning to Israel to cover the scene for their
definite periods should be assigned for both campaigns with- paper—give vivid descriptions of the mafor
Israeli cities, the important leaders of the coun-
out conflict, that overlapping . should be avoided.
historic background of communities MO
We pray that communal rifts should be avoided, else try, the Tiberias,
Jerusalem. -It is indeed a fascin-
Safad,
we'll face despair that will harm Israel and our own com- ating work, and even the best informed people
munities. There is a warning against despair in Don Quixote: will find a great deal of new information iri
"Let us not throw the rope after the bucket." We urge the "Ticket to Israel." We recommend it as a true
responsible leaders in the bond and UJA drives to keep this "Ticket to Israel." We reconiriiiriiitik as
for Jews seeking knowledge -abaut'Bretz IS L
in. view. -