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Joseph Leftwich, one of Brit-
ish Jewry's most distinguished
writers, has produced a biog-
raphy that is making literary
history and will create discussion
for a long time to come.
Leftwich's "Israel Zangwill,"
published by Thomas Yoseloff,
(11 E. 36th St., N.Y. 16), is more
than biography. It is the his-
tory of the time in which the
great writer and Jewish leader
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not circumcize his eldest son, but
he had the younger circumcized,
and explained that the doctor
advised it. He said that he
wanted to write of the great
human life outside the Ghetto,
and claimed that he was not
interested in Jews as Jews, but
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and the universe, pity and
pride, laughter and admoni-
tion—he was the Marshallik,
the name he adopted for him-
self and translated as 'licensed
jester,' dispensing `morour and
Crosouth,' bitter and sweet—
and he the .teacher and
preacher. 'Always,' he said in
the last year of his life, 'I
have been a teacher, and al-
ways was punished for it. He
was, he said, 'brilliant and flip-
pant and even smart,' but he
had 'high aspiration.' He had
acceptance, and defiance, and
daring—his father's bookworm
saintliness and desire for peace,
and his mother's fighting Mac-
cabean turbulence."
A convinced Jewish national-
iSt—truly a Zionist, although he
formed the territorialist move-
ment—Zangwill had another side
to him. Leftwich writes that
Zangwill insisted on Jews re-
taining their positions as citizens
wherever they lived, that he "de-
cided against putting all our
eggs into one basket," and he
quotes Zangwill: "A people that
has learned to live without a
country is unconquerable." This
paragraph from the Leftwich bi-
ography of Zangwill is worth
quoting:
"There is the other, the non-
Zionist side of Zangwill; for
he displayed a polarity at every
point. He always saw and de-
fended the opposite of every-
thing that he believed in and
advocated. He believed that the
reverse of everything must be
shown. To be one-sided was to
, him to be deliberately to
gouge out one eye, and go
about the world like a. cyclop.
He was terribly concerned
about the plight of the masses
of oppressed Jews in Russia
and elsewhere who were denied
civilized conditions in their
own land and wanted to go
elsewhere. For these he wanted
Zionism, Territorialism, the
widest possible facilities for
immigration, a Jewish State in
Palestine or elsewhere, immi-
gration to America, Canada,
South America, planned immi-
gration through Galveston.
But only for 'those who cannot
or will not stay in the lands
where they live.' Not for oth-
ers. It is the very antithesis
of the doctrine of the `Ingath-
ering of the Exiles,' the mass
exodus to the -.Jewish State,
and the emptying and disap-
pearance of the Diaspora.
Zangwill was not even certain
that the re-creation of the
Jewish State for which he
worked would really be a good
thing. He quoted Longfellow's
poem The Jewish Cemetery at
Newport'—'But ah, what once
has been shall be no more.
The dead nations rise again'."
Any review of this splendid
biography is, of necessity, all
too brief. There is an interesting
story of Zangwill's creative lit-
erary works, how the Jewish
Publication Society encouraged
him to write "The Children of
the Ghetto," the people he
worked with, his own turbulent
activities, his defiant challenges
to Christians whenever Jews
were abused.
This, indeed, is a very strong
book, an excellent biography,
good history and a wonderful ac-
count of a great man and the
interesting time in which he
lived.
Canadian Jewry Greeted
by New Prime Minister
OTTAWA (JTA)—Prime Min-
ister John G. Diefenbaker, in his
first Rosh Hashanah message to
Canadian Jewry since he assumed
the helm of the Canadian gov-
ernment, declared:
"I am very pleased to extend
my greetings and good wishes
for the Jewish New Year 5718.
During the coming year I am
sure the Jewish community will
continue, as in the past, to make
a very valuable contribution to
the welfare of Canada."
The new $1,000,000 Robinson Furniture Company's general
office and warehouse, located at 21001 Groesbeck Hwy., is one of
the largest structures of its type in the retail furniture business.
Its location was chosen because of its centricity to the Downtown,
Northland and Eastland stores maintained by the company,
because of the availability of additional land for further develop-
ment and its location on a main railroad line. The building
features contemporary modern styling. Steamlined devices have
been employed to receive and ship merchandise in a minimum
of time. Inspection stations where merchandise is carefully looked
over to insure its excellent condition and then covered with
cellophane to keep it spotless is included in this system. Delivery
trucks use an enclosed area, designed so that 15 vans may be
loaded simultaneously. Other features are piped-in music, an
intercommunications system, direct wire connections with all
Robinson stores, teletype service between the office and the
manufacturing divisions in Grand Rapids and Chicago, and a
sample room for review and inspection of merchandise and a com-
pany cafeteria.
Artist Turns Novelist
Saul Raskin Adds Glory to His
Career With Story About Kabbalah
Saul Raskin is a remarkable
man. He'll be 80 in 1958. He is
one of the best known Jewish
artists. His "Hagadah," "Pirke
Aboth" and other works have
become very widely known.
He continues to draw and to
paint, and he supervises per-
sonally the printing of his books.
Now, Saul Raskin has turned
novelist. His "Go Back and Tell,"
published by Whittier Books (31
W. Union Sq., N. Y. 3), attest to
his versatility.
This novel deals with the Kab-
balah. Raskin became a mystic,
studied the Kabbalistic rules and
the Kabbalists' outlook on life,
and the result is a good novel.
In an introduction, Raskin re-
veals that for a number of years
he has been under the spell of
the Kabbalah ideas. "My aim in
writing this book," he states, "is
to relate a number of thoughts
about Life, life and death, God,
Soul, and Immortality." He ac-
complishes it through his char-
acters, through Leo Kastins who
was transported to another life.
"Go Back and Tell" is as much
philosophy as it is narrative. It
is the experience of- the mystical
spiritual life that is embodied in
it.
Jewish Attorney Becomes
Mayor of Catholic Town
HOLYOKE, Mass., (JTA) —
Samuel Resnic, an attorney and
leading member of the Jewish
community of Holyoke, has
been sworn in as Mayor of this
predominantly Catholic town.
Resnic, who has served as
persident of the Board of - Al-
dermen for two years, suc-
ceeded to the office of mayor
upon the death of Mayor Edwin
A. Seibel. He is the first Jew
to hold the office in the history
of the city.
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