THE JEWISH NEWS

incorporating the Detroit Jewish Chronicle cbmmencing with issue of July 20, 1951

Member American Association of English-Jewish Newspapers, Michigan Press Association, National Editorial Association
Published every Friday by The Jewish News Publishing Co , 17100 West Seven Mile Road, Detroit 35, Mich., VE. 8-9384
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Entered as second class matter Aug. 6, 1942, at -Post Office, Detroit, Mich., under Act of March 3, 1879
FRANK SIMONS
SIDNEY SHMARAK
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
City Editor
Advertising Manager
Editor and Publisher

VOL. XXVI. No. 22

February 4, 1955

Page Four

Sabbath Scriptural Selections
This Sabbath, the thirteenth day of Shevat, 5715, the following Scriptural selections will be
read in our synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion, Ex. 13:17-17 :16. Prophetical portion, Judges 4:4-5.11.
Hdrnisha Asar h'Shevat occurs on Monday.

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Licht Benshen, Friday, Feb. 4, 5.28 p.m.

Historical Society . Preserves Our Heritage

Approaching the 1955 Allied Jewish book. The AJHS historians point out that
Campaign, it is valuable for our community "historians, genealogists and sociologists of-
to know that many of the causes we sup- ten have been confronted with almost in_
port have great merit, although the sums soluble - difficulties because of the great
they receive are very small compared with similarity of Jewish and non-Jewish names.
the large expenditures approved for overseas In the colonial period Puritans preferred to
reconstruction and relief efforts, for Israel adopt Hebrew 'forenames, _ sometimes even
and for our local educational and social Hebrew family names. Later on, many Jews
adopted Anglo-Saxon or other western
service agencies.
The celebrations sponsored in connection names. Research largely based on such
with the American Jewish 'Tercentenary onomatology has therefore often proved de-
have brought to the forefront many. im- ceptive. A good biographical dictionary,
portant projects and haye served to call at- furnishing - reliable data, backed up by the
tention to significant undertakings aimed . at available evidence, will not only help settle
many controversial problems but also fur- .
weserving our heritage as American Jews.
nish
a substantial basis for the reconstruc-
Not least among them is the effort of
the American Jewish Historical Society, an tion of the history of many Jewish com-
Allied Jewish Campaign beneficiary. TI-le munities -as well as leading families. More
documents, manuscripts and paintings pre- broadly, it will contribute to the understand-
served by AJHS, in its Library, which furic- ing of the Jewish position in American so-
tons under the able direction of Isidore S. ciety, the Jewish contributions to American
_Meyer; the society's exhibits, the activities culture, the impact of the American civiliza-
of its Office of Historical Informatiori, its tion on the Jews, and some crucial phases in
informative conferences of- historians—these the evolution of the Jewish religion."
These are valuable points. It is well that
and many • more activities combine to em-
phasize the importance of the Historical they be -considered seriously and that the
project should be given the encouragement
Society to Ainerican Jewry.
Sponsoring Jewish History Week and an it deserves. •
Thus, in the best interests of research
•historical essay contest for college students,
and
of factual historiography, the American
AJHS is attracting considerable interest. It
now has more than 1,600 members, and its Jewish Historical Society should be placed
62-year-old history of accomplishments jus- on top of the list of organizations and move-
ments deserving - of our help. While usher-
tifies the efforts of its sponsors.
The AJHS has sponsored historiography. ing in the fourth century of American Jew-
It encourages research into. American Jew- ish history, AJHS are initials to be treated
ish history and assists writers and men of with great respect and with a sense of ad-
research. High on the list of proposed his- miration.
The Allied Jewish Campaign, by assisting
torical projects is the projected "Dictionary
of American Jewish Biography." There is the AJHS, adds to our satisfaction S in the
no doubt that this work, when completed, work we do for the great fund-raising ef-
will prove to be a most _valuable reference fort in our community.

He Heeded Brandeis' Advice

The Saga of Senator Neuberger

By MILTON FRIEDMAN

(Copyright, 1955, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)

WASHINGTON—Louis D. Brandeis' advice put Richard. L. -
Neuberger in the Senate. Sen. Neuberger has been acclaimed
as the first U. S. Senator whose election can be traced to a
Supreme Court Opinion. It was a private decision by the late
Jiistice Brandeis.
When he was 21, Sen. Neuberger was introduced to Mr. Bran-
deis at the Justice's summer home at Cape Cod, Mass. Mr.
Brandeis took an interest in the young man and asked his plans.
"I told him," Sen. Neuberger said, "that I• was planning to
get a job on a New York, Chicago or Eastern paper. Mr. Brandeis
shook his white head. He said to me: 'Stay in Oregon. I think
as a rule young men should stay in the part of America where
they - were brought up, and that they should make their careers
in those regions. - That is the best thing for them and the. best
thing for the country'."
Sen. Neuberger took the advice and today espouses many 01
the principles that guided Mr. Brandeis. He and Sen. Herbert, H.
Lehman, both Democrats, are the only Jews in the Senate. But
despite the fact that only one-half of one percent' of 'Oregon's
population is Jewish, the state was once before represented by a
Jewish Senator. .Joseph. Simon served from 1897 to 1903. •
The young Senator has already made history as the first
freshman member of the Senate to read his presiding officer a
lecture on political behavior. At a dinner held by Washington
women correspondents,' Sen. Neuberger -charged that Vice-Pres.'
Richard M. Nixon used below-the-belt tactics in the cam-
Haym Salomon," patriot of the Revolu- our hearts and indelibly .inscribed in our ident
paign. • Mr. Nixon sat in the audience.
historic
annals,"
and
pays
the
great
,patriot
tionary War, the 170th anniversary of
A lifelong member of Temple Beth Israel in Portland, Ore.,
whose death was observed recently,. has not this tribute:
Sen. Neuberger lives in the liberal tradition which a young, rabbi
The
life
story
of
this
noble
man
is
both
been forgotten. True, only a handful re-
fascinating and tragic. He saw from afar the once fostered in the Pacific Northwest from the Beth Israel pulpit.
membered him on the anniversary. But
was the lace Stephen S. Wise.
temple of liberty rising like an exhalation from That As rabbi
a
member
of the Oregon legislature in 1949, Sen._ Netiber-
those who thought of his name have come
the - soil. He saw beneath its shielding doine a ger put through the first fair employment practice bill to 'be
forth with a proposal that his memory
home for : oppressed peoples. He saw God's
S: country, where kings were unknown, where adopted by any state other than New York. His wife, Maurine, is
be perpetuated with a special Hayin Salo-
of a similar mind. She has put her own ideas into praOtite when
mon Day to be observed by this country.
liberty was a star, where thrones were dutt.
blessed
shores
she,
tOo, served in the state legislature.
our
Haym Salomon cameto
Members of Congress have made note of
In 1953, she sponsored a civil rights bill. It was enacted::4nd
from Lissa, Poland, seeking religious freedom.
this proposal. Special reference was made
He came to help build a Nation which gives now discrimination in public places is - against the la*. Both were
to a strong plea for the setting of such
to bigotry no sanction; to persecution no as- active in repealing an old law barring certain categories of mixed
a day in an article in the East Side News of
sistance. He gave all that he had, he gave all marriages.
The Neuberger husband-and-wife team so captured the ino-
New York by Harry H,., Schlacht. Attention
that 'he could borrow, that this Nation might
agination
of Hollywood that a motion picture is being planned . *
is called in this' article to the inspiration
be conceived in liberty.
It
was
Haym
Salomon
who
helped
raise
the
tell
the
"Neuberger
story."
that was provided by Haym Salomon,. one of
T.a_st Sept. 22 a Portland Bnai Brith lodge presented a sp6aiFer
money to equip the Continental Army, who
the earliest American Patriots, "whose qua-,
Contributed. all of his personal fortune, who who belonged to the order for 15 years. He was their own "Dick"
lities of mind and heart endeared him to•
gaie
his all to enable George Washington to Neuberger whote topic was "A Ben Brith Looks at America in
our Founding _Fathers." Mr. Schlacht points .
keep his tattered forces on the march until 1954."
out: "He isours, by that -tie of love stronger
Mit only is the 42-year-old Senator interested in the mane
victory was won. It was he who advanced
than death which links his name for the
$640,000 in freedom's holy cause. And he died facets of Bnai Brith but he has made known his sympathy for
endless ages with Washington, Jefferson,
penniless. Israel and Zionism. A leading advocate of reclamation and pUblie
Morris, Madison, and the other immortals
As we contemplate the life of Haym Salomon power, his heart went out to the pioneers of Israel who drahied
of our glorious history." •
in the light of his background, as we dwell; the swamps and made the desert blossom.
Political anti-Semitism his been used against Sen. Neuberger.
In his-advocacy of a.Haym Saloinon Day,
upon the character of this immigrant who
here
to
seek
liberty,
as
we
think
back
But
he
feels it backfired, causing many fairminded peopleAe
which has received considerable endorse-. . came
upon the deeply rooted passion which he de- join his camp. A Republican newspaper editorial was circulated
ment, Mr. Schlacht asserts that Salomon's.
rived -from his Hebrew heritage—we are re- by Neuberger's opposition in • the recent election. The editorial
"contribution to the cause. of American in-
minded of an ancient Hebrew legend. , called the Democratic nomination of Neuberger."a bad decision:*
dependence _should be deeply engraved in
This legend, relating •the creation' of man, It said . .. Neuberger has been wise enough to remain primarily
tells of God gathering the dust from all parts .a writer and to dabble in polities as a recreation or to provide
of the earth----from the East and the West, from grist for hit' writing mill. The well-known wisdom of his race
the North and the South. This was done, the financial matters has been uppermost in this policy." '
throughout Oregon deplored the attack. The :lac.
legend recounts, so that no country or nation
Dr. A. M. Hershman will be honored de-
could say that of it alone did God create the that he was shortly thereafter elected Oregon's first Democratic
servedly next Wednesday evening, when, on
Senator in 40 years makes him feel that the mass of Oregonians
human race.
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the occasion of the pUblication of his He-
Let America: remember Haym Salomon. It :rejected religious prejudice. •
brew book. in Israel and the naming of the
the Congress pass a resolution setting aside a . Sen. Neuberger described an -instance that occurred earlierftn
Haym Salomon Day. Let Haym Salomon cease his career. "At a pension rally," he said, "a man with. a laud
Hapoel Harnizrachi Library in Tel Aviv, he
to be , the forgotten man in American history. stentorian voice assailed Jews in general and me b - particular.
will be given a testimonial..dinner.
It will be interesting to watch the results. Angry and tense, I was about to jump to my feet in answer, when
Rabbi Hershman's chief interests, sup-
a leader in the pension movement, a man over 70 'with a fine
of
this
effort to assure national honors for leonine
plementary to the spiritual and cultural in
head, got up and said very quietly:
this country, have been the ideals which Haym Salomon. The. Haym Salomon Case
" 'I figure we're all Americans, everyone of us here. Our
With
emphasis,
supported
presented
has
been
have helped to elevate the new state of
friend Neuberger found that out when he was serving in Ariny
Israel to a position of major importance for by historical facts, by outstanding Ameri- uniform in the war we've only recently ended. I found it out in
Jews everywhere. The honors now being cans. The late Charles Edward Russell the Spanish-American War.' And Charlie Townsend sat down."
The Senator expressed- conviction that the incident reacted
given him are symbols of a life honorably wrote an impressive biography of the great
to
his
benefit. "Afterward, practically the entire audience' lined
American
Jewish
patriot.
The
time
is
at
devoted to a great cause. The tribute hon-
to shake my hand. They were obviously embarrassed for fear
up
hand
to
give
the
Salomon
name
the
recog-
ors Israel and the Zionist • movement as
My feelings had been hurt. I know some of them redoubled their
much . as . it - does the dean of. the Detroit nition it deserves. We therefore endorse efforts to make certain I carried that neighborhood—which I did."
proposal
advanced
by
the
wholeheartedly
rabbinate, by virtue of the recognition it
Mr..Schlacht and the ...Omport alreadY. given •.,,(0gQ,n7a,,sepator..Neuberger 7111. speak in Detroit, at a flikpr

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Proposal for a Ha ym Salomon Day

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A Deserved Honor

• giveS'otheefforts of a very distinguished
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it by several ineinbeit"df Congress,

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