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Benjamin Franklin's Interest
In Jews and Their History

A Brief Greeting Then _Down
To the Business of Resettlement

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able Jewish writers in the
This is Franklin's parable:
Our rabbis have told us that
United States, E u r o p e, the
"And it carhe to pass after
there is a place in the "world
United K i n g-
to come" for the righteous of these things, that Abraham
dom and Israel
sat
in
the
door
of
his
tent,
other nations, for those Gen-
to reach read-,
about
the
going
down of the
tiles who, by the force of their
ing publics
character and the greatness of sun.
throughout
"And behold a man, bent
their spirit, have attained that
the entire Eng-.
with age, coming from the
merit.
1i s h -speaking
way of the wilderness, lean- -
It would not be amiss to
world was an-,
ing on a staff.
take special note, in this—his
nounced byLew
"And Abraham rose and
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.Schwartz, • pres- .
man who may rightly • be ac- met him, and said unto him:
ident of Abe-
"Turn. in, I pray thee, and
counted one of the righteous of
lard- Schuman,
other. nations, -who was fully Wash thy feet, and tarry all
Inc., publishers
cognizant of the redemption of night, and thou shalt arise
of the "Ram's
early in the morning, and go
the people of Israel at" the very
Horn Books" Lew Schwartz
on thy way.'
series, 404 4th Ave., NeW York.
2 14 'same time that - he labored
"But the man said, `Nay,
mightily for_ the freedoni of the
This development , has been
United States from foreign for I will abide under this
made possible by the opening
rule. The man is Benjamin tree.'
of a British branch. Abelard-
"And Abraham pr essed
Franklin.
Schuman Ltd., Mr. Schwartz
If one follows the -strategy him greatly; so hi turned,
said, reporting on a recent visit
recommended by military men and they went into. the tent;
to London, where the new of-
and
Abraham
baked
unleav-
—to know one's enemy—then
fices were established.
it will soon became clear how ened bread, and they did eat.
He explained that - the new
"And when Abraham saw
important Benjamin Franklin
publication arrangements solVe
the
man
blessed
not
God,
he
is in our history. For it was
the prdblem of distribution
in a famous for g e r y of the said unto him, 'Wherefore
created by currency restrictions
1930's that Franklin was made dost thou not worship the
which prevent importation of
to say what he had never said. most' high God, Creator of
American books by booksellers
heaven and earth?'
Into Franklin's mouth were
in countries in the British ster-
"And the man answered
placed words of infamy and
ling area.
hatred, anti-Semitism so vile and said, 'I do not worship
The new Abelard-Schuman
that one would not be hard put thy God, neither do I call
upon his name; for I have
program opens avenues for 'the
to - imagine it issuing from the
publication and distribution of
lips of a psycopath like Julius made to myself a god, which
books of Jewish significance to
Streicher or Adolf Hitler's a bid et h always in mine
Jewish communities in Aus,
• twisted little propaganda house, and provideth me
tralia, New Zealand, the Union
genius, Paul Joseph Gobbels. with all things.'
"And Abraham's zeal was
of South Africa,_India and other
The people responsible for this
countries in the British com-
Outrageous canard were well kindled against the man, and
monwealth, in addition to the
, aware of the place that Frank- he arose and fell upon him,
present R•m's Horn Books pro-
lin rightly occupies in the his- and drove him forth with
gram in the United States and
tory of this country. And they- blows into the wilderness.
"And" God called unto
Canada, Mr. Schwartz said.
were determined to use his
authority to 'cloak their own Abraham, saying, 'Abraham,
The Rams Horn Books proj-
where is the stranger?'
horrible designs.
ect was set up as a new de-
"And Abraham answered
partment last September. The
WItat are the facts about
and said, 'Lord, he would not
.Franklin's attitude toward the
department was established to
Worship
thee,
neither
would
dews?
publish significant new writing
Franklin is known as a man he call upon thy name;
by American authors on all
aspects of three hundred years
of many qualities—philosopher, therefore have I driven hint
out
from
before
my
face
into
Of Jewish life in America.
statesman, • scholar, inventor,
the wilderness.'
printer. But he should also be
"And God said, 'Have I
-k n o w n as a great fighter
Sen. Lehman, Carl Sandburg_
against bias. There are many borne with him these hun-
Win First Einstein Awards
dred
and
ninety
and
eight
today, 250 years since his birth,
years, and nourished him,
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Sen.
who would consider his views
and clothed hint, notwith-
Herbert H. Lehman and poet
on the subject of equality too
standing his rebellion against
David Ben Zaken, who has 'been in Israel for several Carl Sandburg have been chosen
advanced.
me; and couldst not thou,
to receive the first Albert Ein-
months, greets his newly-arrived mother and grandmother
Franklin's interest in., and
who are thyself a sinner, , (top Photo) at Haifa Harbor. Under one phase of the Youth stein Commemorative Awards
acquaintance with, the Jew-
bear with him one night?'
of $1,000 each, sponsored by the
Aliyah program, children of prospective immigrants are brought
ish people was consistent and
"And Abraham said, 'Let
to Israel first to start on a training program which will aid Albert Einstein College of Medi-
long-lasting. In 1730, writing
not the anger of the Lord
cine of Yeshiva University.
their families through the difficult early days of resettlement.
in "The Pennsylvania Gaz-
wax hot against his servant;
In the bottom photo, the Ben Zaken family arranged for
ette"—his own newspaper—
lo, I ha've sinned; lo, I have
Hebrew courses with one of the town's teachers. At least 45,000
Franklin declared: "The Jews
sinned; forgive me, I pray
other immigrants from North Africa win. go through these
were acquainted with several
thee.'
phases as they are- started on the road to resettlement through,
arts and sciences long before
"And Abraham arose, and
the United Israel Appeal agencies. The UIA budget this year
the Romans were a people or
went forth into the wilder-
is $128,000,000, of which the major portion will be provided by
the Greeks w ere known
ness, and sought diligently
American Jews, through the United Jewish Appeal campaign,
among the- nations."
now under way.
for the man, and found him,
and returned with him to
He was one of the subscrib-
the tent; and when he had U.S. Archaeologists Seek
ers who helped to' save Phila-
British Youth to Man
entreated him kindly, he
delphia's Mikeveh Israel Syna-
Ruins
of
Biblical
Gibeon
is the newspaper that serves
Israel Border Villages
sent him away on the titer-
gogue, When it was in dire
.PHILADELPHIA, (JTA) —
your community best . .
row with gifts.
LONDON (JTA) —The first
financial straits in 1788. He
the newspaper that tells
"And God spake again unto Archaeologists from the Uni- group of volunteers for border
also contributed to the con-
you all about your relatives,
struction of synagogues in New Abraham, saying, 'For this versity of Pennsylvania Muse- settlement in Israel will leave
thy sin shall thy Seed be um and the Church Divinity Britain at the end of this
York and Providence, R. I.
friends and neighbors .. .
,,Nor was he unmindful of a afflicted in a strange land; School of the Pacific at Berke- month. The group will leave
the newspaper that keeps
under the "Shnat Sherut"
but for thy repentance will I
problem which has faced many
you informed on happen-
deliver them; and they shall ley, Calif., left on an expedi- emergency scheme recently
an immigrant to these shores—
ings in Israel and other
launched
by
a
committee
repre-
the struggle for bread. One come forth with power, and tion aimed at unearthing the
overseas points . . .
such, Solomon Raphael, had with gladness of heart, and ruins of Gib-eon, an ancient city senting aLl sections of the Zion-
mentioned 43 times in the Bible. ist movement in this country.
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season to remember him, when with much substance."
Tilley hope .to throw new light
The first contingent consists
Raphael was helped by the
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great man, in 1787, to establish Pa mph let Airs Problems On Joshuazs conquest of ancient of 20 young people, two of them
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girls. Their average age is 22
himself in this country. For it of Changing Neighbors Palestine.
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The
digging
wit
be
carried
and
their
•occupations
range
was Franklin who signed
out
on
a
site
inside
Jordan
at
The
Jewish
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Changes
in
the
make-up
of
from
toolmaker
to
economist—
Raphael's iyeddIer's license.
neighborhoods often pose spe- the Arab village of el-jib, lo- and include telephone operators,
17100 W. 7 Mile Read
He was associated with cial problems and special re- cated eight. miles north of electricians and salesmen.
Detroit 35, Michigan
Jews in other matters, in
sponsibilities for Jews and Jew- Jerusalem and three miles east
affairs in which they had ish communal agencies, declares of the Israel-Jordan border.
Gentlemen: Please send The
Poujadist Secretary Quits;
common interests. One such
Jewish News to:
a pamphlet published this week
Charges Antl-Semitic. Policy
was the Pennsylvania Aboli-
by the National Community Jews Don't 'Fill Quota'
tionist Society, 'founded by
PARIS (JTA.)—Francis Cail-
At Jail in Manitoba
Relations. Advisory Council.
Name
Franklin in 1787. Many Phil-
let,
secretary of the Poujadist
• Titled "Guide to Changing
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (JTA)
adelphia Jews joined with Neighborhoods," the 72-page
delegation in the French Na-
him in . this work aimed at pamphlet offers a detailed guide —There were only sic Jews' in
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the abolition of the institu- to action for heading of or a total of 22,00 prisoners at the tional Assembly, resigned,
provincial jail at Headingly charging that there, was anti-
tion of slavery.
dealing with interracial or in- last year, according to a report
Zone
State .....
Benjamin Franklin f o ught terreligious . conflict in neigh- in the Winnipeg Israelite Press, Semitism among the 49 depu-
against manifestations of bigo- borhoods where new groups are in S. M. Selchen's "By the ties.
I enclose $5.00 ( ). If to be
try.
sent as a gift, please give name
moving in.
Way" column. The columnist
Jt is understood that Caillet
One of his, weapons, a power-
of sender.
noted that since Jews constiL and other deputies of the party
ful parable of tolerance, was
Michigan State University, tote 2.5 per cent of Manitoba's are also concerned over the
printed in the "Poor Richard established in 1855, was the overall population, they were presence of Nazi collaborators
Name ...
Almanack," "The Pennsylvania first agr icultuval. college in far from "filling 'their quota," on the party's newspaper, "Fra-
Gazette" and elsewhere. It is America.
which would be 55.
-ternitie Francaise."

By I. ELIASON -
(Copyright, 1956,

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