On the Record

Series of Four AJC
Broadcasts Over WWJ

By NATHAN ZiPRIN

Copyright,

1955, Se'yen Arts Feature Syndicate)

Lone Wolves
The Yiddish rendition for "go it alone" in its scornful conno-
tation is "machen shabes far zich alayn," a picturesque expression
whose euphony and deeper significance is as alien to the tongues
and ears of the American Council for Judaism as is the heart of
the Jewish community of which they are but a microscopic splinter
whose sting is more annoying than painful. The lone wolves of
the Council who decided to "go it alone" even .M philanthropy are
not deserving ef description by so meaningful a Jewish phrase.
Their action suggests the story of the psychiatrist whose friend
had been wondering how he could endure listening to patients'
tales over half a century of uninterrupted practice without himself
becoming psychotic. "Who said I listened?" retorted the doctor,
thus bringing end to naive fiction. Long and loud and weird
has been the howling of the Council go-it-aloners, but their claim
to Jewish audience is a fiction of their own making. They have
been drummers of nothingness, with empty kiosks and no custom-
ers. If their bait has lured some fish in Washington, it was not
because the captives were gullible but hilariously willing.

Law of Land and Law of God
Jonas Werberg, a yeshiva bochur, had his first brush with the
law last week and he hopes to make it a winning one if the court
goes along with his erudition and the authorities he hopes to cite.
Jonas was brought before Magistrate Henry L. Gartner in
Lakewood, N. J., on a charge of careless driving. Little did he
dream when he came to court that the session would develop into
a pilpulistic array. It all started rather unceremoniously. A court
attendant ordered the young man to remove,. his hat, but the
yeshiva bochur declined to hearken to such un-Jewish advice.
Now the judge intervened. Quickly, though reluctantly, the young
man complied with the judicial directive to remove the chapeau.
By this time the judge was rather curious about the incident and
directed the young man to submit a brief, as well as a statement
by his superiors, why hat removal is proscribed even within judi-
cial precincts.
The order immediately sent lawyers in the courtroom scurry-
ing to libraries for authority on the 'subject. One of them came up
with a piece on bareheadedness in the - Universal Jewish Encyclo-
pedia which said `the absence of any • definite early legislation
made it possible for authorities'to express widely divergent views,
and for communities to bring forth arguments both -.for and
against the retention of the custom."
The word "custom" brought fire and resentment froth. the
young man who naturally expects to come armed with a Shulchan
Aruch as authority for his position. Whether'. he will succeed or
not is of course purely conjectural.
One rabbi to whom the question was posed told me that accord-
ing to the Talmud the law of the land must take precedence in
this instance. Still -another one insisted that obediende to God is
above obedience to custom of land. The best answer perhaps
came from a lawyer who admitted ignorance of Bible and Talmud.
The judge, he smilingly surmised, will probably solve the enigma
by taking "judicial notice" of the 'fact that Orthodox JeWs pay no
obeissance to bareheadedness even in sleep.

TB Chest X-Ray Units to Spend

The American Jewish Commit-
tee and National Broadcasting
Company will sponsor and co-
produce during April a series of
four radio programs on "The
People Take the Lead," adapted
from a group of AJC pamphlets.
The first of the programs,
"Battle of Fraternity Row," will
be heard in Detroit at 11:30 p.m.,
Tuesday, over Radio Station
WWJ.
Subsequent
programs,
all
scheduled for 11:30 p.m., on
WWJ, include: April 12, "Ter-
mites in the House," April 19,
"The 6 R's"; and April 26, "You
Hold the Key to Human Rights."
Leading radio performers are
scheduled to appear in the casts
of all productions. The listening
audience coast to coast is expect-
ed to be around 3,000,000 people.
Founded in 1906, AJC now has
chapters in 44 principal U.S.
cities, including Detroit. It is the
pioneer organization combatting
bigotry, protecting civil and reli-
gious rights of Jews and advanc-
ing the cause of human rights
everywhere.

Chrysler Sales Increase

general sales manager, - Chrysler

Continuing their steady rise,
sales of 1955 Chryslers and Im-
perials for the second 10 days of
March increased more than 71
per cent over the same period a
year ago. reported E. M. Braden,

Division, Chrysler Corporation.
Dealers delivered 5,435 new
cars to owners during the. second -
10 days of March, compared with
3,177 cars for the same period-
in .1954-an increase of 71.1 per
cent.

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Weizmann Chapter Panel
To Discuss Church-State Issue

Chaim Weizmann Chapter,
American Jewish Congress, will
meet at 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. M.
Silberberg, 2448 Clements. A
panel, comprised of Larry Lo-
Patin, Mort Silberberg and Da-
vid Shapiro, with Erwin Holz-
man serving as moderator, will
discuss "Separation of Church
and State."
A social hour will follow the
program. Interested young mar-
ried couples are invited to at-
tend. For information, call Mrs.
J. Beck, LI. 4-8345,

CARD OF THANKS.
The family of the late Jack
Kahan acknowledges with grate-
ful appreciation the. many kind
expressions of sympathy ex-
tended by- relatives and friends
during the family's recent be-
reavement.

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of the Detroit Department of
Health will spend a month at
various stores in the area
bounded by Six Mile and Elm-
hurst to the North and South
and Woodrow Wilson and Liver-
nois, to the East and West, be-
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The mobile units, offering free
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people 15 and older, is avail-
able from 12:30 to 8 p.m., on the
dates and places listed below:
April 12 and 13, West McNich-
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Livernois at West McNichols;
April 14, 15, Puritan at Linwood;
April 15, 18, Livernois at Puri-
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14th; April 20, 21, 22, Fenkell at
Fairfield; April 20, 21, 23, 25,
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April 28, 29, West Davison at
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May dates and locations of
the mobile units are May 2, 3,
Livernois at Fullerton; May 2, 3,
Livernois at Davison; May 4, 5,
Linwooil at Sturtevant; May 4,
5, Dexter at Richton; May 6, 9,
Twelfth at Richton; May 6, 9,
Twelfth at Pasadena; May 10, 11,
Woodrow Wilson at Glendale.
People not having x-rays in
the past year are advised to visit
the mobile units, which also un-
cover other chest conditions,
not necessarily tuberculosis, for
example, certain kinds of heart
disease,
Should tuberculosis be found,
individuals will be requested to
come to Herman Kiefer Hospital
for further examination. Find-
ings are confidential, and are
the province of the examining
staff, the individual and his
doctor.
When a person is discovered
to have TB and it requires
treatment, the cost of hospital
care is paid for by taxes. In
1953. almost 2,000 new cases of
TB were discovered in Detroit.

A HAPPY
PASSOVER

TO YOU AND YOURS

The achievements of the Jewish people over the centuries ring

like a challenge down the halls of history.

Yet, we are not an arrogant people-we are grateful, particularly
at this season when we pause to remember the tradition of the
first, and the other Passovers, that runs like a golden thread

through the tapestry of the Jewish, Story . . We have much
be thankful foe.

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Manischewitz Passover

Booklet Available Here

The way ahead is long, but we will be given the strength to
travel it. May we continue our journey in happiness and peaos.

More than 7,000 copies of the
B. Manischewitz Passover book-
let, "The Story of Pesach," con-
taining songs, historical data,
pictures, stories, poems and
other information about Pass-
over, have been made available
to Detroit Jewish schools and
organizations by t h e culture
commission of the Jewish Com-
munity Council.
Additional copies of the book-
let may be secured from the
Council, now located in the But-
zel Building, 163 Madison, WO.
2-6710.

DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, April 1, 1955

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