THE DETROIT JEWI SH NEWS — Fri day, October 3 1, 1958-2 8

Editorial

A UN of Religion Is Envisioned by
New City of Hope Attainments Prof. Salo W. Baron, to Make Possible
City of Hope, the national medical center in Duarte, Revival of Creative Nationalism
Calif., has many accomplishments to its credit. Its activi-

ties have recently been given recognition in the form
of a $17,500 grant made by the U. S. Atomic Energy
Commission for research on white cells of the blood and
their role in normal and disease states.
Now comes another item to the credit of the City
of Hope—the addition of a radioactive cesium ring to its
growing medical arsenal.
It is a new source of cancer-destroying gamma rays
and it is hoped that it will advance cancer radiation
techniques.
Its addition to the City of Hope equipment is an-
other indication of the medical center's successful re-
search activities and the readiness of its laboratorians
to make use of every available instrument to advance
the medical arts.
This is another reason the local City of Hope fund-
raising project here, this Sunday evening, deserves the
wholehearted support of all who are becoming acquainted
with the achievements of this important medical center
that is functioning under Jewish auspices.
To the credit of the City of Hope medical center
also is another new accomplishment—that of synthe-
sizing an important protein, the hemoglobin of red blood
cells, under "test tube" conditions. The center's research
biochemist, Dr. Richard. S. Schweet, has produced a
large number of immature red blood cells in laboratory
rabbits to "manufacture" a complete protein outside
the living cell and has issolated radioactive hemoglobin
from the test tube microsomes. He feels that it now will
be possible to study the roles of cellular enzymes and
other compex materials in protein formation.
These and other attainments attest to the important
research activities conducted at the City of Hope.

Election Practices Commission Hits
Racial, Religious Campaign Issues

Rev. Richard S. Emrich, bish-
op of the Episcopal Diocese of
Michigan and chairman of the
Fair Election Practices Com-
mission, made public statements
made by Lawrence B. Lindemer
and Neil Staebler, respective
State Chairmen of the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties.
The party chairmen's state-
ments were prompted by the
introduction of race and re-
ligious 'issues in the last days
of the campaign, in various
counties, and particularly in the
northwestern and southeastern
parts of Detroit.
Lindemer said, "We condemn
as uri-American any practice by
supporters of any political par-
ty which appeals for voter sup-
port on the basis of racial or
religious prejudice.
Staebler warned "all Michi-
gan voters to be alert for last-
minute attempts by organized
bigots and hate groups to in-
ject race and religion into the
1958 campaign.
Bishop Emrich, in his capac-
ity as the chairman of the Fair
Election Practices Commission
appointed on the recommenda-
tion of both parties, and com-
posed of leaders from the three
faiths and civic organizations,
said:

"We heartily welcome these
timely statements by the Repub-
lican and Democratic heads. It
reiterates again that Americans,
regardless of their party, will
not permit their sacred function
of voting _to be besmirched and
defiled by racists and mongers
of hate. Let's keep the elections
clean, free of racial and relig-
ious issues, on a high moral
level, where our Judaeo-Chris-
tian American heritage places
it."
Members of the Commission
include Rabbi Morris Adler, of
Cong. Shaarey Zedek; Lawrence
W. Crohn, president, Jewish
Community Council; and Boris
M. Joffe, director of the Jewish
Community Council, Commission
secretary.

Dr. Salo Wittmayer Baron, of
the Semitics Department of Co-
lumbia University, in a stirring
address at Wayne State Univer-
sity, Monday evening. explained
how "religion goes hand in hand
with nationalism," indicated the
rise of national sovereignties
that are endangering the bene-
fits that previously accrued to
the peoples of the world, and
declared that there is a chance
now to reconstruct the bene-
ficial elements of a revived
religion steeped in a world
brotherhood.
Prof. Baron's lecture, de-
livered to an overflow audi-
ence in WSU's State Hall,
marked the auspicious begin-
ning of a second year's Field
Semitics Lecture Series,
which are being made pos-
sible by grants from the Lea
and Walter Field Foundation.
Dr. Abram Spiro, chief of
the WSU Semitic's Department,
who opened the series with
brief remarks Monday evening,
commended the Fields for es-
tablishing this lecture series.
He introduced the two new
members of the Semitics De-
partment staff, Dr. Isaac Bar-
zilai, who holds the LaMed
Chair for Jewish Studies, and
Dr. James Bellamy, no t e d
Arabist.
Judge Theodore Levin, who
was chairman of the evening,
spoke of Prof. Baron's note-
worthy scholarly attainments
and likened him to Heinrich
Graetz as one of the most
distinguished scholars of our
time.
Speaking on the subject
"Modern Nationalism and Re-
ligion," Prof. Baron pointed
out that in the past 11 years
600,000,000 people a c q u i r e d
statehood in various new na-
tions in the world. He said we
are witnessing an upsurge of
African-Asian nationalism and
proceeded to describe the tra-
ditional fusion of religion with
nationalism.
"In ancient times," he said,
"it was customary for every
nation to have a religion of its
own. Ancient nationalisms were
more extreme and in the Mid-
dle East nationalism and re-
ligion have been intertwined
in a way which transcends even

City of Hope's New 'Cesium Ring'
Gets a Looking Over in Detroit

Honigman Pledges
Kierdorf Crackdown

Jason L. Honigman, Repub-
lican candidate for Attorney
General of Michigan, this week
p 1 e d ge d re-
opening of the
Kierdorf case
and vigorous
1 a w enforce-
ment, if elect-
ed. He charged
county district
attorneys with
being lax in
1 a w enforce-
ment where
Honigman violence is
"perpetrated under the guise
of union activity."
Honigman, an attorney, is
endorsed by many prominent
Jewish community leaders.

Viewing a new device called the "Cesium Ring," which
will be used by the City of Hope National Medical Center at
Duarte, Calif., for treatment of cancer patients, are, left to
right, BERNARD FOSTER, city of Hope regional director;
Southfield Mayor DON SWANSON, Detroit Councilwoman
MARY V. BECK and Rabbi HYMAN AGRESS, spiritual leader
of the Evergreen Jewish Cong. The little girl posing inside the
ring, which was displayed here recently at Northland Center,
is BEVERLY STEWART, who with a neighborhood friend,
Rochelle Bank, raised $26 by giving ,o show in the Santa Bar-
bara-Curtis area. They presented the money at the exhibit. The
Cesium Ring, built by Westinghouse, was suggested by Dr.
Melville L. Jacobs, chairman of radiology at the City of Hope.
Nearly $100,000 in funds are raised for the California insti-
tution through the annual dinner of the Detroit Business Men's
Group, which will take place this Sunday, at the Sheraton-
Cadillac Hotel.

the Western. The new Western
way of nationalism has not yet
penetrated deeply into the Mid-
dle East."
Prof. Baron showed that • in
spite of the nationalist trends
in Turkey and in Egypt, there
were religious manifestations
among the Copts in Egypt -and
"Islam is still the dominant
factor" in Turkey.
"Religion plays havoc with
the doctrine of secular nation-
alism," he emphasized.
Dealing with the nationalism
of the Israelis, he said it was
created by a dispersion, and is
the result of the Zionist efforts.
In Israel, he added, "the his-
toric interlocking between dis-
persion and nationalism is rep-
resented in the extraordinary
`law of return' which permits
all Jews who wish to settle in
"Israel." Nevertheless, there is
the religious feature in Jewish
nationalism.
Developing his thesis, in which
he proved that there are dan-
gers in new trends of national-
ism, Dr. Baron said that in the
early 19th century nationalism
was for the good of mankind,
but in time it became more sel-
fish and instead of benefiting
mankind it began to benefit
only the nation.
"Nationalism and religion
are like twins sometimes try-
ing to get away from each
other," he said.
• First, nationalism marked a
rebirth of culture, then it de-
veloped into a search for power,
he stated. "Instead of being a
blessing, it is in danger of be-
coming the greatest curse of
mankind," he declared. "Even
kings had religious superiors,
but with the doctrine of nation-
al sovereignty we have aband-
oned all restraints. Sovereignty
is pushed to extremes, without
bonds where there is the power
of God."
He showed that we in this
country emphasize the principle
of liberty while Soviet Russia
speaks of equality, and he de-
clared that "an equilibrium
must be obtained between lib-
erty and equality." He referred
to the French slogan "liberty,
equality, fraternity," and said
that "fraternity has become the
superior question."
"Unless some measure of
brotherhood is established,
civilization is doomed and lib-

erty and equality with it,"
Dr. Baron said. "Fraternity
can be established by a supra-
nationalism, and within it re-
ligion again has a chance.
The only good future is in
the principle of live and let
live, in re-establishing the
freedom of conscience. Relig-
ion can really perform a func-
tion by establishing a broth-
erhood, by re-creating a na-
tionalism that will be creative
and not destructive. We must
all work together for the
brotherhood of man."
Dr. Baron expressed the view
that it may be possible to estab-
lish a united religious front for
united action — on the prin-
ciple of the United Nations
which leads to unity without
asking any group to give up its
autonomy.
Asked, during an interesting
question-and-answer perio d,
about the insertion of the
phrase "under God" in our
Pledge to the Flag, he said it
was symptomatic of our time,
that "agnosticism has outlived
itself, that the principle of sep-
aration of church and state is
no longer appropriate for this
age." He added that he was not
in favor of its total abandon-
ment, but that a modification
has taken place "at a time when
the forces of religion are neces-
sary to overcome the effects of
irreligion."
Dr. Spiro announced that
the next lecturer in the Field
Semitics Lecture Series will
be Monsignor Patrick W. Ske-
han, professor at the Catholic
University, Washington, D.C.,
who will speak on the Dead
Sea Scrolls. The lecture will
take place on Nov. 20.
A date is yet to be set for
the third lecture, to be deliv-
ered by Prof. H. L. Ginsberg,
of the Jewish Theological Sem-
inary, who will speak on the
ancient civilizations of Pales-
tine.
On Feb. 4, Prof. Nelson
Glueck, president of Hebrew
Union College, Will make his
second appearance here and
will speak on his explorations
in Israel's Negev.
No definite dates have been
set yet for the scheduled ap-
pearances of Prof. S. D. Goitein
and Prof. William F. Albright,
who will be speaking here for
the second time, sometime in
May.

Plan Bargman Memorial Tribute at
Hadassah. Medical Center in Israel

A Theodore Bargman Fund
was established this week, as
part of the Hadassah Medical
Center, to pay tribute to the
memory of the departed leader
who had played an important
role in the establishment . of
the Hadassah House in Detroit.
Mrs. William Isenberg, chair-
man of the Hadassah Medical
Center committee of the De-
troit Chapter of Hadassah,
stated this week that in re-
sponse to numerous inquiries
from friends of the Bargmans
and his associates in numerous
charitable projects who ex-
pressed a desire to honor him
through Hadassah, this fund
was created here.
Funds received as contribu-
tions to the memory of Mr.
Bargman will be allocated to
the Medical Center fund and
will be used for a special
project in the Hadassah Medi-
cal Center in Israel, Mrs. Isen-
berg said. She added that the
Bargman Memorial will be a
perpetual fund in honor of the
deceased community leader.
Contributions may be made

directly to Mrs. Isenberg or at
the Hadassah House.
Mr. Bargman shared the in-
terest of his wife, a former
president of Hadassah, in all
Hadassah activities, and was a
founder of Hadassah House
and a member of its govern-
ing board.
In addition to his numerous
Jewish interests and especially
his keen concern for the secur-
ity of the State of Israel. Mr.
Bargman was widely recog-
nized as an industrialist with
keen vision for progressive ad-
vancement of mobile manufac-
turing. He was a pioneer sup-
plier of the mobile home in-
dustry and a charter member
of the Mobile Home Manufac-
turers Association.
He was a staunch proponent
of industrial standards and was
the first to adopt a standard
color-coding system for mobile
home signals. He was active
in the development of better
mobile home parks and was
responsible for originating the
joint Society of Automotive
Engineers and Mobile Home
Industry standards program.

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