THE JEWISH NEWS Incorporating the Detroit Jewish Chronicle commencing with issue of July 20, 1951 The Second Book Member American Association of English-Jewish Newspapers, Michigan Press Association, National Editorial Association. Published every Friday by The Jewish News Publishing Co., 17100 West Seven Mile Road, Detroit 35, Mich., VE 8-9364. Subscription $5 a year. Foreign $6. Entered as second class matter Aug. 6, 1942 at Post Office,, Detroit, Mich. under act of Congress of March 187k PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Editor and Publisher SIDNEY SHMARAK Advertising Manager CARMI M. SLOMOVITZ Circulation Manager FRANK SIMONS City Editor Sabbath Scriptural Selections This Sabbath, the eleventh day of Adar II, 5 719, Shabbat Zakhar, the following Scriptural selections will be read in our synagogues: Pentateuchal portion, Vayikra, Lev. 1:1-5:26; Dent. 27:17-19. Prophetical portion; I Sam 15:2-34. Fast of Esther will be observed Monday. Purim occurs an Tuesday, March 24. Licht Benshen, Friday, March 20, 6:26 p. m. VOL. XXXV. No. 3 Page Four March 20, 1959 The Vast Field Covered by Our Campaign While substantial sums already have been pledged towards the current Allied Jewish Campaign, the major task lies ahead. Several million dollars must be raised, in addition to the initial sums already assured, in order to equal or to surpass the close-to-$6,000,000 mark at- tained in 1957. If we are to help the new immigrants to Israel to a degree com- mensurate with the challenges that face us and Israel, even that record sum must be surpassed. This means that we must realize at least a million and a half more than last year. It means that the regular contributors must give more and thou- sands of new donors must be enrolled. In the past year, Allied Jewish Cam- paign funds were divided as follows: The United Jewish Appeal received 58 per cent of the income, 37 per cent of the available funds went to local causes and 5 per cent to national agencies. The in- creases expected this year will, in the main, go to the United Jewish Appeal, to assist in the great rescue movement in behalf of the tens of thousands of new- comers to Israel from Romania and other East European countries. •f* * For a complete understanding of the obligations that face us, it is important that we review again the vast field covered by the Allied Jewish Campaign. Included in the drive are the following agencies: America-Israel Cultural Foundation American Academy for Jewish Research American Association for Jewish Education American Jewish Congress American Jewish Historical Society Bnai Brith National Youth Service Appeal Capital Funds for Local Agencies Community Workshop Conference of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds National Cultural Study Regional Office Dropsie College Fresh Air Society Hebrew Free Loan Association Histadruth Ivrith House of Shelter Jewish Braille Institute Jewish Community Center Jewish Community Council Jewish Family and Children's Service Belief aire Department of Services to the Aging Jewish Home for Aged Jewish Labor Committee Jewish National Fund (Beneficiary of UJA) Jewish Occupational Council Jewish Publication Society Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jewish Vocational Service Jewish War Veterans Jewish Welfare Federation—Administration Joint Defense Appeal American Jewish Committee Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Brith Midrasha National Community Relations Advisory Council National Conference of Jewish Communal Service National Jewish Welfare Board North End Clinic ORT (Beneficiary of UJA) Resettlement Service Salaried Employees' Pension Trust and Retirement Fund Sholem Aleichem School Sinai Hospital Staff Bed Program Basic Research Needs Shapero School of Nursing Student Training Fund United Community Services— Scholarship Fund Tamarack Hills Authority United Hebrew Schools United Hias Service United Jewish Appeal Joint Distribution Committee New York Association for New Americans United Israel Appeal United Jewish Folk Schools United Jewish High School University - Technion Joint Appeal American Friends of Hebrew University American Technion Society Workmen's Circle School Yeshivath Beth Yehudah YIVO Institute for Jewish Research * C * The picture is clear. These agencies represent all the major local, national and overseas causes. They appeal to every element in our community, in addition to embracing the large field of overseas needs and the vital educational projects that are needed for Jewish survival. It is impossible to think of a well- organized Jewish community without such an all-embracing program, and De- troit Jewry traditionally carries on the task of caring for all the causes inherent in the Allied Jewish Campaign set-up. Now the serious task lies ahead not only of assuring full support for all these agencies, but also of guaranteeing large increases to the United Jewish Appeal, in order that the hands of the builders and defenders of Israel and the ingather- ers of the exiles be upheld. * * * Not a single Jewish name should be missing from the list of contributors to the Allied Jewish Campaign. Those who know of friends and relatives who are not enrolled in the sacred task should make every effort to enlist them as con- tributors to the current drive. The official opening of the drive on March 24 represents a challenge to every member of every Jewish family in this country. Let us go forth with a deter- mined will to make this drive the triumph that is needed for the great humanitarian principles embodied in the Allied Jewish Campaign. The Purim Lesson Hamans come and Hamans go, and we must remain ever on guard lest some of them stay on to plague us. That's the lesson of Purim. We rejoice perennially that we have succeeded in surviving one Haman after another. But throughout the ages, new ones have arisen. We had scores of Tor- quemadas and Hitlers and Pobedonost- sievs. We have been maligned by anti- Semites throughout the ages, and few communities have been spared the agony either of possessing bigots or suffering from their bigotry. It was not so long ago that we had gotten rid of the world's worst menace, Adolf Hitler, but only a few days ago his sister, Mrs. Paula Wolf, who lives in seclusion on a $4-a-week pension in Berlin, unhesitatingly praised him on a TV program in England. She is not alone in her praise: there are still Hitlerites in Germany and in other lands. It is against the revival of the Nazi creed that mankind must constantly be on guard. We especially recall the need for eternal vigilance as we prepare once again to celebrate Purim, the festival that admonishes all mankind never to permit intolerance and bigotry to survive. Good Book for Youngsters 'Join Us for the Holidays Worldwide Narrative Themes There are many special attractions for the youngsters in "Join Us for the Holidays," by Lillian S. Abrahamson. The text, as well as the illustrations by Jessie B. Robinson combine to increase interest in our festivals as they are here and now and as they were celebrated in different climes and ages. Published by the National Women's League of the United Synagogue of America, and distributed by Bloch Publishing Co., which has been named as the selling agent for the book, this large sized volume contains the following important narratives~ Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in Spain, Sukkot in Colonial America, Simhat Torah in Amsterdam, Hanukah in Old Venice, Tu b'Shevat in Israel, Purim in Tel Aviv, Passover in Poland, Lag b'Omer in Roman days, Shavuot in Canaan Long Ago and Shabbat in America Today. We list the contents in order to indicate the variety of locations selected for the holiday themes. While these stories introduce the young reader — who either reads them himself or has them read to him by parents or teachers — to the festival themes and to the areas that created special conditions for the observances, there is added value in the activity sections — the illustrations for coloring. Thus, action is intermingled with cele- bration, activity with learning. The historical settings are valuable for an understanding of many aspects of the festivals. For instance, the Holy Days' observance in Spain is accompanied by an explanation of the Kol Nidre prayer that emanated from observances by Marranos who were "Jews in secret," who made promises to the king that they could not keep and who hoped soon to be "Jews openly and proudly." A sister and a brother are the main characters around whom the stories revolve. They are well told, the activities portions are properly prepared and the book is valuable ft>r home as well as school use. `Our Jewish Neighbors' Explains Jew's Life and Ways for Youth Dr. Edward Zerin, Des Moines, Ia., rabbi, is the author of "Our Jewish Neighbors," published by Abingdon Press, Nash- ville 2, Tenn. This interesting 96-page book contains valuable data regarding Jews in the United States, Jewish customs and cere- monials and Sabbath and holiday observances. The book explains for youth of all faiths the "why" of Jewish ways and life. A chapter is devoted to the Bible and the Talmud. There are important explanatory notes on the Jewish calendar and a chapter is devoted to the Jewish house of worship and the type of services conducted therein. Then there is a chapter on "The Jewish Way of Life," dealing with marriage, education and other factors. A concluding chapter, "We Are All Americans—We Are Friends," sums up the thesis: "There is no place in the United States for prejudice. Prejudice is un-Jewish. Prejudice is un- Christian.' Prejudice is un-American." From beginning to end, "shalom" is the chief salutation in the book. A glossary of Hebrew terms and a list of sources for audio- visual and text references are appended to the book. The Code of Jewish Law The term "Mishnah" is generally used to denote the Code of Jewish Law printed in the Talmud upon which the Talmudic discussion takes place. It is considered as a development which began some time about the beginning of the Common Era when the schools of. learning were developing a system of Jewish Law. Among the outstanding Rabbinic personalities who brought the Mishnah to its fruition was Rabbi Akiba, who attempted the first complete formal codification of Jewish Law; Rabbi Meir, and Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi, to whom our present collection of laws in the Mishnah is attributed. The latter edited whatever had been done before and collected what was proper to include in a basic text of this type. It is considered a tradition that all of these laws were orally transmitted from Sinai, through Moses, down into successive generations until they were finally transcribed.