B. C. R. Says: Sholem Asch Campaign In Full Force The campaign of Sholem Asch to rehabilitate himself within the Jewish community is now on in full force. It began about two years ago with his settlement in England where he thought the Jewish press and Jewish society was more tolerant to him and it continued with a trip to Israel and an extended stay in the Homeland within the past year. Mr. Asch, now back in England and writing his impressions of Israel for the London Jewish Chronicle, speaks proudly of "scores of enthusiastic receptions that were held for me all over the country." But all of these re- ceptions somehow failed to bring him peace of the soul and he vehemently cries out against the `lies and calumny directed against me." Most ironic of all is the high price which he claims to have paid for his new career as a writer of Christological books. He says: "I have made it my duty— heedless of the price I would have to pay for it, and fully aware from the start what it would bring down upon me—to proclaim the message of broth- erly love to Jew and Christian alike, through the medium of my profession as--a writer, to devote to it my mental and physical powers, and I thank God that he has privileged me to see the fruit of my labour, both among Christians and Jews, in my o w n lifetime, through daily evidence." . The excessive tolerance of a „number of writers and scholars in England — so different from the attitude to the author in the Are you tired and overworked VACATION at GREENBUSH. INN Greenbush, Michigan on Lake Huron, U.S. 23 Fun — Health — Rest REDUCED $ 050 RATES al 7 Up FULL DAYS FULL NIGHTS 7 THE FINEST STEAKS, CHICKEN, FISH—OR IF YOU LIKE—VEGETARIAN MEALS Massage, Steam - Cabinet Baths Swim in Our Own Filtered Pool. Dancing and Swimming Lessons Children's Counselors. Reservations, Call TO. 5-3307 Or Direct: Greenbush 9779 All11111111111111111111111111 , Exciting! United States and other coun- tries—is bound to remain a puzzle for some time to come. Equally enigmatic is the cordial attitude of the Jewish Chronicle, long an organ of traditional Judaism. Most incomprehensible of all is the willingness of this journal to print such a wretched, rambling and almost incoherent piece of writing by Mr. Asch, which ap- pears in its issue of June 3. The article is called "T h e Feeling That Took Me To Israel", but it is never quite clear what the feeling was, but that the article is charged with much intense feeling is quite evident. Alto- gether, it is an excited outpour- ing of pride, defiance, wrath and chagrin. To be sure, Mr. Asch professes his deep devotion to Zion, the Jewish people and their future, and consolation in a time of trial should not be begrudged to anyone. Some of t h e state- ments throw into frightful relief his own literary dereliction from the part of Jewish duty and dig- nity, It will be more than enough to quote the following: "The Jewish name had been trampled to the ground. Jewish life was of no account. Year after year the Gentiles had seen how Hitler murdered Jews by the million, scooped them up like rats, to be destroyed in the gas ovens and the crema- toria. And there was no one to gainsay him, no voice lifted on their behalf, no word of pro- test, no outcry from the world. The Jew had been removed from the category of human beings, and had been reduced to the state of vermin. The Gentiles thought we would re- main like that, even after Hit- ler's overthrow." In the humble opinion of the present writer, the confusion, un- certainty and indifference which prevails with regard to Mr. Asch's place in Jewish life is due to a general decline of moral stand- ards and the loss of the ancient adherence to a sense of genuine dignity. —Bernard G. Richards Brandeis Art Professor Receives UN Commission Peter Grippe, lecturer in the Fine Arts at Brandeis University, has been selected to submit a model for a piece of sculpture to be placed in front of the United Nation's General Assembly Build- ing. eke 4/ j/. . A CAREFREE VACATION in the famous "STEVENSVILLE TRADITION" * New Cabana Club, Solaria, Steam Rooms * Magnificent Building • Elevator Service '*Spacious Lobby • Cocktail Lounge * Exquisite Air Conditioned Dining Room * Free Golf • Boating • Fishing • Venetian Pool * Star-Studded B'way Shows * Mac Pcilack & Orch. • Arnito Rey & His Mambcts * An Sports Facilities • Supervised Day Camp Reservations: Detroit Phone DI. 1 - 2518 YOUR HOSTS. 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He insisted that not only had he and his colleagues "done nothing against Jewish inter- ests, but (we) wrote an heroic chapter of devotion and sacri- fice, which deserves great ap- preciation." Loving Cup For 1000th Couple DETROIT JEWISH NEWS He declared he was raising only the "simple question": "Could not the Germans exter- minate all the Jews they could grab?" The Jews who remained alive at the end of the war in such camps as Belsen, Tere- zin and others, he said, had survived because Col. Becher, Himmler's deputy, was a "real- ist" who foresaw Hitler's col- lapse and therefore intervened because he Wahte44 . 'an: . alibi. Nevertheless, Dr. Kastner cred- ited Col. Becher with having saved many thousands of Jews. Dr. Kastner said that he had had "great ambitions to save the Jews," therefore he had joined the rescue underground as early as 1941. This underground, he noted, had helped Jews in all parts of Europe to find shelter Somewhere. Many thousands of Polish, Slovakian " and Czech Jews had been saved by this movement; he-added.-It was "nat- ural" that when the Germans oc- cupied Hungary that he—a mem- ber of the Mapai Party—should be added to the rescue committee which represented most of the Zionist parties. . This committee, Dr. Kastner said, decided to negotiate with the Germans on the basis of trad- ing Jewish lives for money. This approach permitted the commit- tee to gain, time for its other ac- tivities, such as forging docu- ments and providing funds for rettigees from other countries. The situation under the Nazis hi Hungary differed from that in Poland or Russia, Dr. Kastner in- sisted. The Hungarians in the rur- al areas were hostile to Jews and waited for the moment when they could loot the Jews' proper- ty. In addition, there was no un- derground with which contact could be maintained. 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