THE JEWISH NEWS

Calling Mr. and Mrs. America!

Incorporating the Detroit.. Jewish Chronicle commencing with issue of July 20, 1951
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MeMber: American Association of English-Jewish Newspapers, Michigan Press Association.
Published every Friday by The Jewish News Publishing Co., 70840 David Stott Bldg., Detroit 26. Mich., WO. 5-1155.
Subscription $4 a year, foreign $5.
Entered as second class matter Aug. 6, 1942, at Post Office, Detroit, Mich., under Act of March 3, 1879.

PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
Editor and Publisher

Vol. XXII—No. 8

FRANK SIMONS
City Editor

Page 4

SIDNEY SHMARAK
Advertising Manager

October 31, 1952

Sabbath Scriptural Selections

This Sabbath, the thirteenth day of Heshvan, 5713, the following Scriptural selections will be
read in our synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion, Gen. 12:1-17:27; Prophetical portion, Is. 40:27-41:16.

Licht Benshen, Friday, -Oct. 31, 5:09 p.m.

Your ONE VOTE Will Count on November 4

• Wise words are worth 'repeating. Recent-
ly, the Blackfoot. (Idaho) Daily Bulletin pub-
lished an editorial on the subject of the ONE
VOTE, pointing to the danger of abstentions
from voting and the value of every vote. The
complete story of the imperative need of a
total vote is told in this interesting editorial
and we present it herewith as echoing OUR
opinion:

Before the recent primary a number of
Blackfooters were known to tell friends that
they would register, sure, so the registrar could-
get the twenty-five cent fee for all new names,
but, "I'm not going to vote,"
How incredible! How remarkable - How -un-
American!
Sure, neighbor, put me down in your book.
What can I lose? I'll have more important
things to do on election day so don't expect
me to vote! Go .ahead and register me.
But that's not very patriotic, Mister. Not
very American. "How dare you imply that I'm
not a good American? I'm as good as you and
mebbe better, I pay taxes, probably a lot more
than you."
Sure, you're a good AMerican :to certain
people. Sam Slick,. who holdS - office let us say
in an adjoining County, thinks you're A.4Vitm-
ber-71. Why? Mebbe because - SaM is dipping
into the public till now _and then, or planting
his friends and relatives on the payroll, there
to loaf on your time, or just letting the public
business slide. Sam would mount the nearest
soap box to tell everybody you were .a great
American. Sam doesn't want you to vote, he
wants you and your friends to stay home. He's
in, he's over, he's got it made! He doesn't want
the boat rocked, lest it dump him overboard
where he belongs. He prays for a light reais-
tration and a lighter vote.
The clever minions of communism — and
they are closer to Blactfoot, Idaho,_ than .you
think—don't want , you to vote, either. They
- cringe at the sight of a free people marching
to the polls to throw out the grafters - and the
misfits and replacing them with honest-to-
God Americans.
The man who didn't vote last week because
he just couldn't make it is a fool, enjoying

the fruits of a .great.nation,.and doing nothing
to preserve those fruits..
Our friend Mark Farmer hands us this edi-
torial from the American Federation of Labor
Reporter on what ONE VOTE can do in the
United States of America. It was taken from
the HandbOok for Americans.
"What good will ONE VOTE do?
"Well, ONE VOTE had a lot to do with a
lot of things in this country! Thomas Jeffer-
son was elected President by ONE VOTE in
the electoral college. So was John Quincy
Adams.
"Rutherford B. HayeS was elected President
by ONE VOTE. His election was contested, and
it was referred to an electoral college. Again
he won by ONE VOTE.
"The man who cast that deciding vote for
PreSident Hayes was a Congressman from In-
diana, a lawyer who was elected to Congress
by a margin of just ONE VOTE; and that ONE
VOTE was cast by a client of his, who, though
desperately ill, insisted upon being taken to
the polls.
By just ONE VOTE there came into the
nation the states . of California, Idaho, Oregon,
Texas and Washington. That's a big chunk - of
,territory and, today; all the millions living in
those states are Americans by just ONE VOTE."

Forty-nine national non-partiSan orcrani-
zations have joined with the American fleri-
tae FoUndation and the Advertising Coun-
cil in sponsoring the Register and Vote Cam-
paign. Included in this group are the Bnai
Brith, Jewish War Veterans • of the United
States, National Conference of Christians
and Jews, National Council of Jewish
Women. "
The candidates for the Presidency have
enlisted their aid in this campaign. The point
that is emphasized is that no matter how
you vote, you must vote.
Take this seriously, dear reader! These
are crucial times. We are threatened by com-
munistic-dano-ers on the outside and certain
fascistic tendencies within. - study the issues!
Select the candidates who stand for fair play
and the highest American ideals—and VOTE
ON NOVEMBER 4.

Why the Fuss Over the McCarran Act?

Study this cartoon. It appeared under
the heading "Columbus Up to Date" in the
Philadelphia, Pa., Bulletin. It was drawn by
the Bulletin's artist Franklin 0. Alexander.
It is a lesson for all Americans created by
the unfortunate McCarran Act

basic principles of Americanism.
Thanks to President Truman's efforts,
General Eisenhower has declared himself in
favor of revision of the McCarran bill. Sen-
ator Nixon, his running-mate who supported
the McCarran Act and opposed President
Truman's veto, now favors changes in it.
Governor Stevenson was against the act
from the outset. His running-mate, Senator
Sparkman, voted against the measure and
voted to uphold President Truman's veto.
Now, others, who previously were in the
pro-McCarran ranks, are pledginQ' their aid
for a change in the measure. It is to the
credit of President Truman and the men
who upheld him—Senators Lehman, Moody,
Morse and others who defied witch-hunting
cries and acted according to the dictates of
their consciences and American traditions.
And so, in recognition of a courageous
stand, we give due credit to President Tru-
man for his defiance of injustice by Men and
their Legislative Acts.

`Bar Mitzvah Treasury' Engulfs
Vast Riches of Jewish Learning

An American Jewish Press Feature

Jewry's outstanding literary figures, our most distinguished
scholars, are included in the collection gathered by Dr. Azriel
Eisenberg for the book which Behrman House (1261 Broadway,
N.Y.1) has just published under-the title "The Bar Mitzvah Treas-
ury."
There would no longer be a mere smattering of knowledge;,-
just enough to read the Haftorah—if every Bar Mitzvah boy were
to read and to master the contents of this
book. Perhaps it would encourage - ad-
vanced Hebrew studies. Most certainly, -it
.would provide - knowledge that is limited' at
present .. _
. Edmond Fieg's "Why. I Am a Jew'!. at
, once opens .up . a new vista to the young
reader, who thereupon immediately is •in-
troduced to the subject of "God" through
Biblical quotations, selections from Malik
%and other scholars.
This impressive volume contains seIec-
iitions from folklore, from modern and an-
cient scholars, on Israel, -)ri Man, on
Eisenberg
Faith and Torah. There is a section on
Amerida and two sections on and for Bar Mitzvahs.
Among the scholars quoted are Maimonides, Buber, Peretx,
Tolstoy, Agnon, Weizmann. Included, of course, are the Prophets
and ancient Jewish teachers.
In the section on America the participants are Benjamin
Franklin, Washington, Oscar Straus, Milton Steinberg.
"The Bar Mitzvah Primer" section explains the rules for Bar
Mitzvah. It includes the Bar Mitzvah Prayer from the Great Syn-
agogue of Tel Aviv and the Cantillations. Included in it is Dr.
Solomon Schecter's famous essay "The Child in Jewish Life.'
Bar Mitzvah parents will benefit from this book. Perhaps they
should study it ahead of their sons' Bar Mitzvahs. And for the
Bar Mitzvahs themselves it is a must as preparatory reading,

'Modern Hebrew'—Splendid Text

Dr. Harry Blumbere, and Mordecai J. Lewittes have made
b
another important contribution
to the teaching of Hebrew with
their second part of "Modern Hebrew: A Course in Reading,
Grammar and Conversation."
Published six years after the appearance of the first part of
their important textbooks, this new edition is an effective work
for advanced students. The publishers (Hebrew Publishing Co.,
77 Delancey, New York) are to be commended on an excellent
printing job and on the book's attractiveness.
The clarity of the style and the manner of approach to Hebrew
teaching and to encouraging the study of conversational Hebrew'
are, of course, the outstanding features of the textbook. Dr.
Blumberg, of the staff of N. Y. James Monroe High School, and
Mr. Lewittes, of the N. Y. Thomas Jefferson High School, have
been among the leaders in the New York school system's pro-
ponents of Hebrew studies. Their textbooks are a result of valuable
experiences from which all American Jewry now can benefit.
The selections from the classics, the songs—with musical notes
—and the photographs add to the book's attractiveness. The
It is encouraging to know that our com- popularity of its price ($2.75) also should encourage wide use for
munity's leading organizations are partici- it as textbook in classes and for private use by those who desire
pating in formulation of plans for the ob- to brush up on their Hebrew.

Annual Book Month

The controversy over this vicious bill, oc-
casioned by President Truman's harsh words,
has created much bitterness. It has divided
our communities into pro and anti-Truman-
ites.
In reality, it should have resulted in
a dividing line of pro or anti-McCarranites,
in order that our nation's statute books
should be rid of bigoted regulations.
As for us, we stand in respect for Presi-
dent Truman's courage. He vetoed the dam-
aging bill and is fighting against it. His posi-
tion on the issue is forcing the hands of the
sponsors of such rules which negate t h e

servance of annual Book Month, scheduled
this year for Nov. 7 to Dec. 7.
The Book Fair at the Jewish Center, the
various proposed displays of books and mag-
azines, the cooperation of the national book
publishing firms, are indications of a sincere
desire to encourage the reading and buying
of books of general Jewish interest.
The purpose of Book Month is to revive
interest in Jewish books, so that Jewish
knowledge may be advanced and men of
learning should be encouraged to continue to
write and to publish the results of their re-
search and study.

Author R. Lachar I Detroit's Guest

Rhoda Lachar, Chicago Jewish author, who is well known in
communal circles, was in great demand on Monday to autograph
her book "You Are Unlimited" (published by Wilcox and Follett).
Miss Lachar, who now is directing Dyna-Life Center in De-
troit, has won acclaim for her self-help book and her assistance
to people to help themselves. "You Are Unlimited" aims to re-
move frustration and sloppy living and thinking. It is reported
that Miss Lachar has helped people with speech defects, that it
has introduced cheer and independence among readers who had
to find themselves. Her book is a result of experience attained
after 12 years of teaching and 29 years of research:.
"You Are Unlimited" will be on display and 'Will be auto
graphed by Miss Lachar on. Friday at Crowley's. "

