Friday, April 26, 1957 — THE DETROIT JEWISH NEW S-1 4

Louis Marshall.ws Championship of Liberty
Revealed in JPS 2-Volume Selected Papers

volume work. Reznikoff, in his
preface, properly points out:
"This collection is primarily
the autobiography of the mind
and spirit of one of the great
men of his generation and a
record of ‘his contribution to
the history of his times. It
will serve, I hope, as "a source
of courage and a guide to ef-
fective action for those who
have Louis Marshall's love of
country and share his passion
for justice."
This collection certainly
proved that the first president
of the American Jewish Com-
mittee possessed the "passion for
justice." The lengthy introduc-
tion by Oscar Handlin — even if
controversial — ably evaluates
Marshall's impassioned insist-
ence for general adherence to
the great principles of this land,
and for respect for human val-
ues.
(Marshall undoubtedly
would have stormed against
the Robert Sherwood TV pro-
gram on Monday evening,
directed by Robert Montgom-
ery, which gave credence to
Jewish guilt for the cruci-
fixion of Christ. That broad-
cast reiterated the libelous
charge that the Pharisees de-
manded Jesus' death. This is
contrary to historical facts.
The Montgomery- play digni-
* * *
Marshall was responsible for fied, Pilate as having become
inducing two Presidents to veto a penitent follower of Chris-
anti-immigration bills. The en- tianity. This, too, is question-
emies of immigration subse-
quently triumphed, but in Mar- B. G. R. Says:
shall's days it still was possible
for him and his associates to
convince Presidents Taft and -
Wilson of the injustice of dis-
The election Of a Jewish may-
criminatory legislation.
or of Dublin, Ireland, was cer-
Furthermore, Marshall, to- tainly a surprising event and
gether with Jacob Schiff and the visit to America of Robert
others associated with him in Briscoe to receive the congratu-
the American Jewish Commit- lations and plaudits of various
tee, which they formed in 1906, Jewish and non-Jewish organi-
succeeded in inducing President zations and to plead for the
Taft to abrogate the treaty with cause of the United Jewish Ap-
Russia because of the Tzarist peal furnished a stirring event
actions in barring American cit- of unusual significance.
izens of the Jewish faith.
The election of Mr. Briscoe
These and scores of other his- has a precedent that is even
torical happenings are recorded more sensational from the point
in the excellently edited two- of view of the commingling of
races and growth of good will
among all peoples of the earth.
Dublin is an Irish city made up
of a population of Catholics and,
of course, the elevation of a
Jew to Lord Mayor of that mu-
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nicipality was certainly phe-
nomenal.
City Bank—Earn interest'at the
But Rome, Italy, is the citadel
highest bank rate in town.
and capital of the Catholic Hier-
archy of the world. In 1907, the
citizens of Rome elected a Jew,
Ernesto Nathan, as its mayor
and he served with much dis-
tinction from that time until
1913. The event was then her-
alded throughout the world and
the Jewish press, especially our
newspapers in the United States,
gave it special attention.
Briscoe's speeches in behalf
of the United Jewish Appeal
and his devotion to Israel in
general has an interesting back-
ground. He inherited his Zion-
ism from his father and the
No maximum and no minimum
cause of Jewish nationalism -re-
balance requirements—No
ceived further stimulus from his
"Time Certificate" red tape—
attachment to the fight for the
Let the money you work so
freedom of Ireland. He did not
hard for really work for you at
join the Zionist ranks until
Vladimir Jabotinsky established
the new Zionist Organization.
From 1932, he was associated
with the Revisionists, Betar, and
later, the Irgun Zvei Leumi, He
visited Poland where he nego-
tiated the purchase of arms and
arranged training facilities for
Main Office—Penobscot Building
his party. -
BRANCHES
Ernesto Nathan was born in
• Grand River Ave., near Telegraph
London in 1845. His association
• West Seven Mile, near Evergreen
with Italy went back to his
• East McNichols at Davison
early days in England. The cir-
• Eight Mile Road east of Gratiot
cumstance that Giuseppe Maz-
OAK PARK
zini, the spiritual leader of the
• W. Nine Mile Rd., near Coolidge
"Risorgimento" when he was
HAZEL PARK
exiled to London, was a fre-
• Stephenson Hwy., near John R
quent visitor in Nathan's par-
MADISON HEIGHTS
• John R at Twelve Mile Road
ents' house, had a great influ-
ence upon the latter's political
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In 1859, his mother, Sara Na-
than, took him to Italy and,

Once again, the Jewish Pub-
lication Society of America
emerges as the agency that as-
sists in perpetuating important
historical facts about American
Jewry, with the publication this
week of the two-volume work,
"Louis Marshall: Champion of
Liberty — Selected Papers and
Addresses," edited by Charles
Reznikoff.
This monumental work is, in
fact, -a part of American history.
It contains the great Jewish
leader's comments on major ef-
forts to assure the liberties of
the people of this land, irrespec-
tive of creeds or national ori-
gins; to perpetuate the prin-
ciples of this great land; to
strive to keep the doors of
America open for the oppressed
of all nations.
A specific instance to prove
the magnitude of Marshall's
dynamic struggles for justice
was his rebuke to the Ameri-
can Bar Association for in-
quiring into the racial back-
grounds of its members. Mar-
shall wrote his letter on July
10, 1913. Interestingly enough
—as a footnote to this letter
indicates—the American Bar
Association did not drop this
question - from its application
forms as serving "no useful
purpose" until May, 1956.

able. The truth about the role
played by Claudia, as por-
trayed in the TV play, is sub-
ject to challenge. But the
chief shock is in the revival
of blame on the Jews for the
crucifixion. Indeed, how Mar-
shall would have stormed
against this outrage!)
*
Of particular interest to De-
troiters is the correspondence
dealing with the Henry Ford
Dearborn Independent case.
He had corresponded on the
subject with Fred M. Butzel
and his brother Henry M.
Butzel (who later became a
Justice of the Michigan Su-
preme Court) ; with Rabbi Leo
M. Franklin and David A.
Brown. The latter is men-
tioned in the collected papers
more often than the others,
Marshall having been , associ-
ated with him in the numer-
ous post-World War I relief
efforts and in subsequent
planning of aid for Palestine.
* * *
Marshall took exception to the
views of Detroiters who be-
lieved that the Dearborn Inde-
pendent' matter should have
been left for action to local
members of the American Jew-
ish Committee. He wrote to
Dave Brown on Aug. 13, 1920:
"The subject is not one of local
concern—it affects every Jew in
the world . . . "
Of very special interest in

NEW YORK —Four Russian
rabbis charged that the presi-
dent of the New York Board
this volume is the record of of Rabbis did not go to the
Marshall's difference of opinion Soviet Union last summer with
with American Zionists, his "good intentions."
Rabbi Joseph Miller, of Co•g.
feuds with Rabbi Stephen S.
Shaare Torah, Brooklyn,- was
Wise which began with the lat-
ter's elimination as a candidate strongly criticized by Soviet
for the pulpit of Temple Ema- Jewish leaders in a letter in
nu-El of New York of which the new issue of Look Magazine
for his article "The Plight of
Marshall was then (1905) presi :
the
Jews in Russia" which ap-
dent. The battle with the Zion-
ists is recorded in some very peared last November.
One of seven American rabbis
bitter letters and statements.
The impression one gathers is who visited the Soviet Union,
that Wise was primarily respon- Rabbi Miller reported that the
two and a half million Russian
sible.
Jews face cultural and religious
In a letter to Dr. Chaim Weiz- extinction under the present
mann, May 28, 1926, two years Communist regime.•
prior to his having taken the
Joe Pasternak has formed an
leadership in the organization of
the Jewish Agency for Pales- independent production unit
tine, he expressed his bitterness, with Sam Katz at Columbia.
accused Wise of having launched
into a tirade at the Baltimore
NORTHLAND
convention of the United Pales-
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tine Appeal — where Marshall
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responded by calling Wise's
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speech "a palimpsest"; and he
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quoted Louis Lipsky as advising
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him not to take Wise seriously.
Marshall also stated in the let-
ter to Weizmann• that "Brown
We answer all your
was subjected to the most
shameless indignities."
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These and many more incl.
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when Rome was united to the
kingdom, Nathan became man-
ager of the newspaper Roma del
Popolo, founded by Maziini.
After 1871 his house in Rome
was the meeting place of au-
thors, scientists and politicians.
At the same time, he followed
with interest affairs relating to
the Jewish people. In 1889 he
became an Italian - citizen. He
distinguished himself in the
Italian Masonry of which he
twice became grand master. Fi-
nally, in 1903, he was elected
mayor of Rome, an event.which,
taking place only forty years
after the abolishment of the .Ro-
man ghetto, and owing to Na-
than's pronounced anti-clerical-
ism and republicanism created
a sensation.
Nathan presented to the Ital-
ian nation the manuscripts of
Mazzini and in 1905 after the
latter's death, he supervised
their publication. In 1915, at
seventy, he enlisted in the Ital-
ian army, and saw action at the
front as a first lieutenant. He
was co-founder of the Dante
Alighieri association. He passed
away in 1921.
—Bernard G. •Richards

Russian Rabbis Critical
of Look Magazine Story

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Greenberg, Indian Fans
Not Seeing Eye To Eye

By HAROLD U. RIBALOW

(Copyright, 1957. JTA, Inc.)

Gordon Cobbledick, in the
May issue of "Sports" magazine,
contributes a thoughtful essay
on "The Cleveland-Greenberg
Battle" and concludes that Hank
has made his mistakes in the
city, as the general manager
of the Indians, but that the fans
are unjustifiably down on him
some of the time. The fans
and Greenberg have fought,
Cobbledick says, and "the
wounds are deep." It isn't, he
adds, a good basis on which-
to build trust. But the battle
goes on.
It appears that Hank isn't
always sensitive to the demands
of the press; he is often brash
in his pronouncements and his
trades don't always come off.
Yet he is a warm, charming and
friendly man and means well.
He lost something when he got
rid of Lou Boudreau, an Indian
favorite. He apparently never
lived it down. But if he wins a
flag for Cleveland, much will
be forgotten, it appears at this V
writing.

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