Purely Commentary

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

Patience—Bernard M. Baruch's Philosophy
The eminent adviser to Presidents, Bernard M. Baruch, was 84
on Aug 19, the date chosen for the publication of his book, "A
Philosophy for Our Times." Leonard Lyons, in his syndicated col-
umn, relates this story about the interesting wise American
financier who has become much more famous as a roving, park-
be: :11 philosopher, and as an authority on world affairs, than as
an investment banker:
"He recently lunched with Will Durant, who questioned him
abiut his own philosophy concerning business and government.
take the long view, the patient one, on his-
tory,' said Mr. Baruch. His illustration was the
ancient story of The Flying Horse—of the King
who sentenced a man to death. The man begged
a _reprieve, and obtained one by assuring the
King that he'd teach His Majesty's horse to fly
within a year.
`The reprieve was granted, on condition
that the horse be able to fly at the end of a
year—or else the man be put. to death. The
man later explained: _Within a year, the King
may die, or I may die, or the horse may die.
Furthermore, in a year who knows? Maybe
the horse will learn to fly' ... 'My philosophy
is like that man's,' said Baruch. Patience.
B. M. Baruch
I take the long-range view.
This parable attests to the wisdom of Baruch and to his sense
of humor. This Commentator recalls the charm with which he
bewitched correspondents at the United Nations in the days that
preceded the admission of Israel as a member of the. world organ-
ization. He had played an important role in Israel's behalf behind
the scenes. When he met, informally, with the correspondents,
he talked about everything but Israel. He especially bantered
about his meetings with the Russian delegates. He loved to poke
fun at his hearing aid which, he said, stood him in good stead
when he chose not to listen to some speeches or conversations by
disconnecting the instrument.
He left the U
_ N headqUarters before the vote was taken on
the admission of Israel. • It was apparent that he was aware of
the positive action to be taken by the UN. (Abba Eban, too, already
had the assurance of enough votes for Israel's admission to the
UN, for, just before the vote was taken, he told this Commentator,
at Flushing Meadows: "You chose a great day to be here"). Then
came the expected historic action—and the Arab walkout.
Bernard M. Baruch is an ultra-assimilated Jew. But when
the hour calls for humanitarian action, he is unhesitant in his
positive approaches. That is his great quality as an American.
The story we have just quoted also puts him in the class of the
practical philosophers.
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Israel: Non-Discrimination to the Nth Degree

In its World Travel Calendar for August-September-October,
the Saturday Review lists the following three events in Israel:
FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION (Mt. Zion, Aug. 15) : Place
Where the Virgin is supposed to have concluded her earthly life.
FEAST OF THE NATIVITY (Haifa, Sept. 8) : Torchlight
procession.
PILGRIMAGE (Jaffa, Oct. 22) : Trek to home of mother
of Apostles James, John.
This is remarkable evidence of non-discrimination and of
equality for all faiths in the Jewish State. There are no restric-
tions there on any religious groups. True, the tradition .1 Ortho-
dox regulations are in force for Jews. We :aay be a long way from
recommendations which will permit conservative and perhaps even
Reform Jewish groups to introduce changes in rituals and in wor-
ship. This may have to await the re-establishment of the San-
hedrin. But insofar as Christian and Moslem worshippers are con-
cerned, there are no restrictions upon their actions, their worship,
their festival observances. SR's Travel Calendar helps to prove
this point.
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The American Newspaperman: Champion of Fair Play
Those who on occasion despair over the status of the American
newspapers are offered frequent reasons to be heartened by the
courage of newspapermen and newspapers.
If it were not for the readiness with which newspapers expose
injustice, this would not be as happy a planet to live on.
Many an oppressed person has been rescued from a tragic
fate by a newspaper story presenting the facts.
Innocently-convicted people have rediscovered justice thanks
to the sense of fair play of a reporter with a conscience.
Many an immigrant has remained here because a good reporter
has discovered that "the stranger in our midst" has been abused
by an unfortunate and unjust clause in the McCarran-Walter Act.
If we were asked whom we would select currently for an award
for courage in seeking fair play the newspaper-way, we would
unhesitatingly choose the Detroit Free Press and its writer
Frank B. Woodford—for the recent story "Hitlerism Hits Home—
Accusation Is Guilt."
Woodford exposed a shocking case of a 27-year-old Negro
woman who works as a domestic in Royal Oak and visited friends
on Melbourne. After her visit, waiting for a cab to return to her
home, at midnight, this woman was arrested on a charge of
accosting. The judge, whom the fearless reporter and newspaper
did not hesitate to mention by name, placed her on probation for
six months, thus giving her a police record.
But; her employer knew better and has started a civil suit
against the policeman. "Unfortunately," Woodford wrote, this
woman's employer "cannot bring suit against Judge Scallen who
seems to have forgotten that part of his obligation to society is
to protect the innocent."
Judge Scallen may have been misled, yet it must be emphasized
that a judge i6 obligated to probe for the truth before permitting
a police record to be created for innocent people. Fortunately, a
courageous writer, backed by a newspaper with a sense of justice,
made the facts known. That's our best weapon to prevent Hitlerism
from hitting home and to avoid accusation becoming guilt. The
orchid of the year for fair play therefore goes to the Detroit Free
Press' and its good reporter Frank B. Woodford.

Waves Immunity
To Stand Trial

JERUSALEM, (JTA) — For
the first time since the estab-
ment of Israel's parliament,
over six years ago, a member
has been allowed to waive his
parliamentary immunity.
A committee of the parlia-
ment voted to allow Mapai
deputy Shlomo Lavi to waive
immunity. He had requested
such permission several times
and had refused to 'take his
seat in parliament until his
request was granted.
Lavi recently ran over a
man with his automobile, and
the man died. He insists on
standing trial on a charge of
careless driving—for which he
must waive his parliamentary
immunity.

Plan 20 Volume
History of Jews

JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Two
large projects for the writing
and publication of Jewish his-
torical works were announced
here. One will be a five-volume
history of the Jews of Russia,
edited by a committee of scholars
headed by Ben Zion Dinur, Is-
raeli Minister of Education.
The other will be a 20-volume
history of the Jewish people from
ancient times to the modern era,
to be published simultaneously in
Hebrew and English.
The plans for the history of
Russian Jewry were outlined by
Dinur, who declared that im-
portant documents and historical
evidence of that disappearing
Jewish community have been
concentrated for the purpose.
Dr. Abraham A. Neuman, pres-
ident of Dropsie College in Phil-
adelphia, announced the second
project. He said the 20-volume
work is being financed chiefly
by Alexander Gurevitch of Israel
and Theodore Sondov, president
of Jewish History Publications, a
New York corporation. .
The history of world Jewry will
be edited by two boards of schol-
ars. One board here will be
headed by Prof. Moshe Schwabe
of the Hebrew University; the
American board will include
scholars from the University of
Pennsylvania, Dropsie College,
Harvard University and Hebrew
Union College-Jewish Institute
of Religion of Cincinnati.

World Congress to Ask
OK for Soviet Visit

TEL AVIV, (JTA)—The World
Jewish Congress will approach
Soviet authorities for permission
to send a delegation to the So-
viet Union to study conditions
of Jewish life there, it was re 7
vealed by Dr. A. Tartakower,
chairman of the Israeli WJC ex-
ecutive, who just returned from
a meeting of the coordinating
committee of the World Jewish
Congress.
He also reported that the WJC
is preparing a petition, which
would be signed by Jewish and
non-Jewish scholars and sent to
the Romanian authorities, ask-
ing them to release Zionist and
Jewish community leaders and
writers who have been held
under arrest there for many
months.

BBG Meets to Analyze
Responsibilities of Youth

STARLIGHT, Pa., ( J TA) —The
10th annual seven-day conven-
tion of Bnai Brith Girls opened
here with the participation of
150 teen-age girls from all parts
of the country.
The teen-age delegates will
analyze the responsibilities of
the adult Jewish community to
Jewish youth, and the mission
and functions of Bnai Brith,
with special emphasis on the
role of the youth in this organ-
ization.
Addressing the opening ses-
On account of Labor Day, it becomes necessary to set sion of the conference, Philip M.
an earlier deadline for our issue of September 10.
Klutznick, Bnai Brith president,
All copy for that issue—including photographs—must said that the defeat of Com-
reach us before noon on Friday, Sept. 3.
munism must be achieved with-
The deadline for Classified Ms will remain normal— out weakening any basic liber-
ties of our democracy.
at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 8.

Earlier Deadline Made Necessary
By Labor Day for Issue of Sept. 10

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DeRoy, Golanty, Sheruth Villages
To Be Dedicated at Camp Tamarack

Wednesday; Community Is Invited

One of the features of the pro-
The dedication of the Village
gram at Camp Tamarack, next in honor of Mrs. DeRoy by the
Wednesday will be the dedica- Tamarack Hills Authority is in
recognition of her years of serv-
ice and her many philanthropies
to the Detroit Jewish commu-
nity. In 1939 Mrs. DeRoy's gift
was instrumental in the creation
of the Aaron DeRoy Memorial
Building of the Jewish Commu-
nity Center.
Her many contributions to the
Fresh Air Society have for years
provided items not avilable in
the regular budget. Her financial
support of the camp building
program in 1948 gave impetus to
the movement which resulted in
the Tamarack development Her
interest in Israel is manifest in
her regular shipment of pack-
ages to 100 different families
there.
The dedication ceremonies,
which will begin at 2 p.m., will
include a tour of the grounds;
HELEN L. DeROY
a history of the Tamarack de-
tion of the Helen L. DeRoy Vil- velopment by Mrs. Hoke Levin;
the presentation of the Golanty
lage.
This is the first winterized Cabin by Max J. Zivian, the
unit constructed at the new Sheruth Lodge by Irwin Shaw,
Tamarack Hills site, purchased and the DeRoy Village by Na-
by the Jewish Welfare Federa- than Milstein; the dedication
tion four years ago for a com- prayer by Rabbi Leon Fram;
and a response in behalf of the
munity camping program.
community by Samuel H. Rub-
Camp Tamarack, which now iner, president of the Jewish
contains three villages and Welfare Federation.
serves over 400 children at the
The community is invited to
present time, is operated during
the summer by the Fresh Air attend the ceremonies which
Society. During the balance of will be held at Camp Tamarack
the year the Jewish Community near Ortonville, Mich: Informa-
Center conducts programs for tion regarding the program of
its membership in various age the afternoon and the route to
camp may be obtained by call-
groups. It also arranges for the
use of the facilities by other ing the camp office, TR. 5-8450,
c o m m u n ity organizations for
workshop s, conferences, and 2—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, August 20, 1954
similar activities.

Between You and Me

By BORIS SMOLAR

(Copyright, 1954, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)

Tercentenary Questions
The question whether Columbus was a: Jew is now again pop-
ping up-in connection with the Tercentenary celebration ... A body
of literature has been produced tending to prove that Columbus
was Jewish . . . In a recent work, Prof. Salvador de Madariaga, of
Oxford University, presents a great array of evidence in support
of his conclusion that Columbus "was a Genoese of Spanish-Jew-
ish origin" . . . However that may be, one thing is certain—a
number of Jews aided Columbus ... They included Judah Cresques,
the "map Jew" who headed a school of navigation; Abraham Za-
cuto, astronomer; and Levi ben Gershon, inventor of nautical
instruments ... The American historian Herbert B. Adams wrote:
"Not jewels, but Jews, were the real financial basis of Columbus'
first expedition" . . . Among the Jews who are known to have ac-
companied Columbus were Roderigo de Triana, Alonse de la Calle,
Roderigo Sanchez, Marco Bernal, the fleet's physician; and
Luis d Torres, interpreter . The latter was the first European
to set foot on American soil.

Convention Notes
The Hadassah annual convention which opens this Sunday
in New York will be the most important convention of any of the
American Zionist organizations this year ... This is because Ha-
dassah today has a larger membership than any other Zionist
group in this country—reaching 300,000—and does more concrete
work than any other Zionist group ... Indicative is the fact that,
while other Zionist organizations in the U.S., including ZOA, are
conducting their activities on a deficit basis, Hadassah comes to
the convention this year with a financial report showing net assets
of about $11,500,000 . . • This is an increase of about $1,900,000
over the organization's net asset position of the previous year ...
The assets include more than $3,500,000 in cash—of which $2,000,
000 is on deposit in Israel; about $6,500,000 in securities; and more
than $1,500,000 in loans receivable ... Most of the, loans are held
by the Israeli government The assets are held in many separate
funds . . There are building funds totalling $7,240,000, of which
over $6,200,000 is earmarked for the erection of the New Medical
Center and Medical School in Israel There are trust funds
totalling $1,250,000, of which almost $1,000,000 are pension funds
restricted for use of Hadassah employees in Israel . . . There are
relief and special funds totalling $2,335,000, designated by Ha.das-
sah for specific programs ... The administrative fund, . totalling
$327,000, includes more than $300,000 in a life membership fund,
about $100,000 in a Shekel fund, and $90,000 for a change-in-office-
premises fund ... Hadassah receipts during the year totalled $9,-
626,000 . . . They exceeded disbursements by about $1,900,000...
Most of the excess receipts are accounted for by the portion of in-
come for building funds which is retained until construction prog-
ress requires its transmission ...During the year, Hadassah spent
for Israeli programs $6,000,000, excluding $814,000 raised for the
Jewish National Fund .. About $230,000 was allocated for the
pension fund, in accordance with Hadassah's agreement with its
I9raeli employees; however, these funds were not disbursed ...
During the same period, Hadassah spent $910,000 for the adminis-
tration and operation of all its programs in the United States ...
This is a decrease of $137,000, as compared with the previous
years ... Almost all the decrease was in the Shekels transmitted
to the World 'Zionist Organization, which totalled about $20,000 as
compared with the $154,000 in the previous year.

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