Purely Commentary Allied Campaign Approaches

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

Albert Einstein: A Chapter of Miracles in World History

Three-Quarter Mark; Workers
Rally Set for Next Tuesday

Albert Einstein is not to be evaluated, in the sense that one
evaluates Franklin D. Roosevelt or Winston Churchill or Harry
Truman or Chaim Weizmann. There are great,men—and we have
just mentioned several among the great—but -Einstein was above
greatness. He represented a miracle in world history. His life was
a series of miracles. To him, as to so few, can be ascribed the
term genius.
Approaching the three-quarter sions, exchange ideas and plan won last year by the food divi-
Leopold Infeld, in a book "Albert Einstein: His Work and Its
mark in the Allied Jewish Cam- for the remainder of the cam- sibn and the year before by
_Influence on Our World," thus describes his real greatness:
services.
"In seeking to understand Einstein's appeal to the imagina- paign, workers and leaders are paign.
At last Tuesday's report
tion of so many of his fellow men, a strange comparison comes
Emil Cohen, humorist and
rally, Dr. Richard. C. Hertz, raconteur, whose American-Jew-
to my mind. In a village in India there is a wise old saint. He
rabbi of Temple Beth El and ish humor proved so popular at
sits under a, tree and never speaks. The people look at his eyes
guest speaker of the day, pre- last year's Stag Day event, will
directed toward heaven. They do not know the thoughts of this
old man because he is always silent. But they form their own
sented an inspiring address present his "one-man show" at
describing the principles and this Tuesday's rally.
image of the saint, a picture that comforts them. They sense
deep wisdom and kindness in his eyes. They bring food to the
aims of the campaign and the
A third report rally is sched-
Jewish traditions which em- uled for Tuesday, May 10, in the
tree where the man sits, happy that by this small sacrifice they
form a communion with the lofty thoughts of their saint.
phasize help to fellow Jews.
Butzel Building.
"In our civilization we do not have primitive villagers and
Competition for the much-
Spurred on by the pace set
silent contemplating saints. Yet we see in our newspapers a
coveted Detroit Service Group early in the campaign and the
picture of a man who does not go to the barber, who does not
trophy is getting keen the will enthusiastic spirit and excellent
wear a tie or socks, whose eyes seem to be directed away from
be at a high point at the Report results of the Campaign Climax
the little things of our_world. He does not toil for personal com-
Rally on Tuesday, May 3, 12 noon. dihner, all divisions are working
fort. He cares little for all the things that mean so much in
The trophy is awarded each year towards the all-important goal
our lives. If he speaks in defense of a cause he does not do it
to the leading division. It was —complete coverage.

for his personal glory. It is comforting for us to know that such

a man still exists, a man whose thoughts are directed toward
the stars. We give him admiration because in admiring him we

prove to ourselves that we, too, yearn for the distant stars.
"Einstein has become a symbol for many, a monument peo-
ple have built, a symbol that they need for their own comfort.
And perhaps, in the last analysis, these people are right.
Perhaps the real greatness of Einstein lies in the simple fact
that, though in his life he has gazed at the stars, yet he also
tried to look at his fellow men with kindness and compassion."
This is a good analysis of a genius. But there will be recollec-

EMIL COHEN

Between You and Me

By BORIS SMOLAR

(Copyright, 1955, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
making it a point to gather to-
gether once a week in the Fred Einstein Notes
M. Butzel Memorial Building.
I was fortunate to be the only journalist permitted by Prof.
These occasions are the report Albert Einstein to escort him to the United States when be left
rally luncheons where partici- Europe, in 1933, to settle in this country . . . And it was one of the
tions of so many aspects of his life that the man will be talked pants meet to report on the most unique experiences in my life < . . The name of the port
latest standings of their divi-' from which Prof. Einstein, his' wife Elsa and his secretary Miss
about for decades, for generations to come.
Helene Dukas sailed was kept a secret from the world . . . So was
A lot will be said about his attitude on religion. Only a few
the name of the ship on which we traveled until it reached the
weeks ago, when he met with Dorothy Schiff, publisher of the New
high seas . . . Although it was known that the scientist was leav-
York Post, and her husband "who has known Prof. Einstein for a
ing Germany, no one—except a few of his intimate friends—knew
long time, due to a mutual interest in Israel," he had something
on what day he left Berlin ... Leading American newspapers had
to say on the subject. The Post's publisher, reporting the 'meeting
assigned 'special correspondents to cover Prof. Einstein's day-to-
in ,a.er column, wrote that her daughter had suggested "that young
day doings during his voyage to the United States, but he man-
people would be interested in the place of God in a scientific
aged to elude them . . . In Antwerp, whence we sailed, no one
world." We' quote Dorothy Schiff: " There is no place for God
Direct JTA Teletype Wire
knew Prof. Einstein had arrived to embark on a ship for New York
therein,' he said_gently but firmly. 'Science deals only with what
to The Jewish News
the following day ... The hotel in this Belgian port cooperated in
can be apprehended by the senses,' he explained the limitations of
his field." Yet he did not disbelieve in the existence of a great
HANOVER—Known Nazis were keeping Prof. Einstein's presence a secret by not listing him in
power and in faith. An entire volume, in which his views are elected to office and nearly- the registry book . . . Only once during his 24-hour stay in this
clarified, has been published on the subject.
overt Nazi groups scored gains hotel did Prof. Einstein leave his room . . This was when he
The following gem from the collection of Einstein's brilliant in last weekend's state elections sneaked out with his wife late in the evening to see a film in a
thoughts will clarify his position:
in Lower Saxony Province, it be- cinema which could be entered through the lobby of the hotel
"The scientist's religious feeling takes the form of a raptur- came known here as final re- . . . He sat in the dark, not recognized by anyone in the audience
. . . In the early morning hours of the following day, we were
eus amazement at the harmony of natural law, which reveals sults were announced.
the first aboard ship, arriving long before any other passengers
an intelligence of such superiority that; compared with it, all
The nearly open Neo-Nazi . . There were no curious onlookers, no reporters, and the
the systematic thinking and acting of human beings is an
German Reich Party attracted passenger list recorded no Einstein . . It was not until half an
utterly insignificant reflection. This feeling is the guiding prin- 127,000 votes,*
increased its per- hour after the ship pulled out of the harbor that Prof. Einstein
ciple of his life and work, in so far as he succeeds in keeping
centage of the total vote from
himself from the shackles of selfish desire. It is beyond question 2.2 four years ago to 3.8 and in- left his cabin to take a walk ... Most of the passengers discovered
his presence only when he appeared later for lunch in the dining
closely akin to that which has possessed the religious geniuses of
creased the number of seats in room . . . It was my privilege to share the dining table with Prof.
all ages."
There is much to be said about Einstein's interest in Zionism the provincial parliament from Einstein, his wife and Miss Dukas . . . This table for four was
served by a special waiter to whom Prof. Einstein took a special
and in Israel. He was unquestionably a Zionist. Yet, in an hour two to six.
The far-right German Party, liking and with whom he enjoyed exchanging jokes ... Serious as
of challenge to Israel, during the Gaza crisis, Dorothy Schiff, as a
concluding paragraph to the column we have - just referred to, which took over the member- Prof. Einstein was, he revealed himself during the trip as a person
ship and in many cases the of great humor in his leisure moments . . . Less than a year ago,
wrote:
"About Israel, Einstein said large nations could control small candidates of the Socialist Reich when I visited Prof. Einstein at his home in Princeton, he
nations, but who was to control the large nations? Standing on Party dissolved by the Bonn gov- reminisced about these leisure moments more than 20 years ago
the stairs as we were leaving, the disillusioned idealist called to my ernment as unconstitutional, in- . . . His memory was fresh and he considered the trip historic
fundamental change in his life.
husband: 'We had great hopes for Israel at first. We thought it creased its share of the total since it had brought. such a *
* #
vote to 12.4 and the number of
might be better than other nations, but it is no better.' "
Israel's
Advisers
But less than a week before his death, conversing with Israel's its parliamentary seats to 20.
The contract between the Israel government and the
Ambassador Abba Eben, he' expressed hope that Israel will be as-
It was this party's Berlin
sured security. His pacifism had caused him on several occasions branch which held an election Economic Advisory Staff, headed by Dr. Oscar Gass, noted
to oppose any leanings towards armed forces, but in a showdown, rally some months back at Washington economist, will expire at the end of July . . . The
when he realized that without defense mechanisms the Israel he which several anti-Semitic inci- public in Israel is eagerly awaiting the publication of the staff's
first annual economic report on the Jewish state . . Great
had hoped for would be insecure, he accepted reality. .
dents occurred.
importance
is attached to this report, which will furnish a
There is no limit to what can be said and written about
The Free Democratic Party, a thorough review of every aspect of the Israel economy . . The
Einstein. Therefore we shall no doubt be returning to the subject
time and again. He was, after all, the world's greatest man in a member of the government coa- report is expected to provide an essential foundation for. the
lition in Bonn, is completely preparation of a national economic plan . . . The Economic
thousand years.
dominated
in Lower Saxony by Advisory Staff, attached to the Prime Minister's office, has con-
Dr. Einstein was in himself—and it can also be said today
former
Hitler
youth leaders and tributed a great deal to the development. of Israel's economy — .
about another fellow-Jew, Dr. Jonas Salk—powerful proof of the
Two years ago Israel's economic position was very poor ... Short-
injustice and • stupidity of the McCarran-Walter Act, which, had like-minded Nazi elements. It term debts threatened the foundations of the country's financial
it been in force 25 . years ago, would have , barred the great scien- obtained 7.9 per cent of all the
structure . .. The first Minister of Finance had died, morale was
tist from our shores—as it might have prevented Dr. Salk's parents votes and 12 seats. In all, the low, and the State's fortunes were at an ebb . . . It was then that
Lower
Saxony
Legislature
has
from coming here. Yet, testifying before a Senate immigration
the Economic Advisory Staff, headed by Dr. Gass, was formed
sub-committee, the anti-Semite, Gerald L. K. Smith, had the au- 161 seats.
While this line-up of ultra- . • . Israel's economy has since improved and a good deal of the
dacity to say that "there is a passive resistance to migration when
advance is attributed to the Staff . . .- Even where the Staff's
we feel we are going to get another Einstein"—because, we assume nationalist and Nazi leaders is recommendations were not accepted by the government, they
heavy,
there
is
one
bright
spot
Einstein dared to speak the truth. Which goes to prove that we
have formed a yardstick by which the government measures how
in the picture—the absence of far it is deviating from purely economic considerations
are far from the millenium—and Einstein knew it.
In
the Socialist Reich Party which advance of the expiration in July of the contract with the Staff,
*
four
years
ago
obtained
11
per
The Time Element
Here and in England
discussions are now being held on the form of new arrangements
The time element continues to plague us. Very often, meetings cent of the votes. Since then the the Israel government may wish to make with the American
that are scheduled at 8 haven't a ghost of a chance to start before party was banned.
experts working on the Staff . . . Some of them may be retained
9. We've waited as long as two hours for the rabbi to arrive to
The German Reich Party, al- by Israel's Ministry of Finance.
officiate at a wedding. If the venerable gentleman has another though getting only six seats, Spiritual Awakening
Wedding, where he must fulfill not only the ecclesiastical but - also may yet become an important
The emergence of Israel has stimulated some 100,000 people
the social duties, he keeps the next assignment waiting.
political factor in Lower Saxony, in the Travancore-Cochin State of India to claim that they are
Is it possible that our kinsmen, in England are more prompt? despite the fact that two years of Jewish origin and consider themselves Israelites . . . A letter
Chronicler, in the London Jewish Chronicle, tells this about a ago the Adenauer government to this effect was written to the American Jewish Committee by
`belated arrival":
tried to ban it.
Joseph Chazhicatt, one of these Jews, who is a member of the
The Chief Rabbi's late arrival at the St. John's Wood Syna-
This may yet come about be- Legislative Assembly of the Travancore-Cochin State .
gogue on Sunday for the prize distribution to the children
cause of the failure of any of informed the AJC that two other members of the Assembly
attending the Hebrew Classes was due to his having gone to
the older coalitions to gain an consider themselves as of Jewish origin and as Israelites . .
Tilbury Docks to meet his sister, Mrs. E. M. Sheink, of Australia,
absolute majority. Every one of The legislator says that the forefathers of the people in his state
and that the ship was a little late in berthing. Rabbi Brodie the six successful candidates of who claim now to be Israelites came to Malabar in 345 C.E. and
rushed on board to give his sister a- hurried welcome and drove
this party is a militant Nazi, in- established a colony there . . History says that they came toio
to the synagogue, arriving only half an hour late. Mrs. Sheink
cluding the former Nazi Minis- Syria as traders and even the members of the present generation
is here for the marriage of her daughter to Mr. Greville Janner,
are considered in India as Syrians . . . However, in their assem-
ter
President of Oldenburg:
son of Mr. Barnett Janner, M.P., and Mrs. Elsie Janner. Mrs.
Its - principal speaker in the blies and meetings today they call themselves "the Sons of Israel"
Brodie, who was to have presented the awards, was unable to
election campaign was Col. H. . . . They do not intermarry with members of other communities
attend owing to indisposition, and her role was taken by the
Rudel,
a wartime flying ace and in India and stand aloof as a minority community. . . . Most oi
Chief Rabbi.
them are traders, but some have also taken to agriculture.
an
unreconstructed
Nazi.
The Chief Rabbi certainly had an excellent excuse, yet much
"Some well-to-do people among us have recently visited Canaan,
is made of the fact that he was a half hour late and that 'he
the home of our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob," the
repented for it. Let this report from London be a lesson to all 2 — DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
legislator . ,wrote , the American. Jewish, organization with *lawn
Friday, April 29, 1955
concerned—especially our late-coming rabbis.
he seeksiltrther
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Neo-Nazi Gains
Reported in
Saxony Elections

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