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THE JEWISH NEWS
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PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
Editor and Publisher
SIDNEY SHMARAK
Advertising Manager
CARMI M. SLOMOVITZ
Circulation Manager
FRANK SIMONS
City Editor
Sabbath Scriptural Selections
This Sabbath., the third day of Nisan, 5719, the following Scriptural selections will
be read in OUT synagogues:
Pentateu.chal portion, Tazria, Lev. 12:1-13:59. Prophetical portion, 11 Kings 4:42-5:19.
Licht Benshen, Friday, April 10, 6:49 p. m.
VOL. XXXV. No. 6
Page Four
April 10, 1959
Tribute to Warsaw Ghetto Fighters
Under auspices of the Jewish Com- Jews had fled from danger. Instead of
munity Council, our community will once indicating how Russian Jews had defied
again pay' tribute to the heroic Warsaw terrorism and had fought with all under-
Ghetto fighters, at the commemorative ground forces against the Nazi brutalities;
event on April 19. instead of bringing to light the facts about
the Jewish resistance to the German
Such memorial events, sponsorship of murderers in Warsaw, Communist propa-
which is urged upon Jewish communities gandists are 'reverting to old tricks of
throughout the world, tend to keep alive making Jews the scapegoats for all ills
the memory of the martyrs and to prevent and of branding our people as cowards
the obliteration of recollections of the and speculators.
tragedies that were inflicted upon our
For many people, the martyrdom of
people by Nazism.
six million Jews under the Nazis has be-
We must not forget the horrors that come a major secret. There is a heartless
were visited upon Jewry under Hitler attitude towards one of the most tragic
ime. It is by re- periods in all history, during which mur-
and his tyrannical regime.
membering the degradations that we can der was the rule and human beings were
be on guard against
b their repetition. It is brutally annihilated in gas chambers only
by keeping in mind the disgraceful acts because they were Jews.
In the interest of respect for human Sabbath and Festival Discussions
of a murderous clique that had nearly
come into domination over the entire lives and of decent consideration for the
world that we can retain the strength and common rights of man, the events of
the courage to battle against the re- the years of Hitlerite domination and
cruelties must not be forgotten.
surgence of similar outrages.
The Warsaw Ghetto commemoration
This happens to be an especially im-
portant year for the observance of the helps to keep the sad memories alive and
Dr. Samuel Rosenblatt, rabbi of Beth Tfiloh Congregation
Warsaw Ghetto anniversary. The very helps to forge the weapons against re-
of Baltimore, one of the distinguished Jewish scholars of our
people who should have emphasized the curring atrocities. It is an event that must time,
author of a number of books that have.enriched the Jewish
significance of the resistance to Nazism be hailed as a communal .necessity in the bookshelf
(including a biography of his father, the late Cantor
by the Jews of Warsaw, the Russian battle to prevent the inhumanity of man Yossele Rosenblatt),
has added another good work to his liter-
to
man.
rulers, now are spreading the lie that
ary efforts with his "Hear, Oh Israel," published by Philipp
Dr. Rosenblatt's Sermons and
Addresses: 'Hear, Oh Israel'
National Library Week: 'Wake Up and Read!'
In thousands of communities through-
out the United States, National Library.
Week will be observed April 12-18. The
objective of this annual observance is
hailed justifiably as a reminder to the
American people that "reading can help
them to explore and to satisfy their need
for a greater sense of purpose and Mean-
ing in their lives; to urge them to use
more fully the libraries of all kinds in
which the treasures of the printed word
await throughout the land." The national
committee that is sponsoring this obser-
vance has explained the aims of this year's
National Library Week observance as fol-
lows:
"We want to remind Americans what
the printed 'word means to free men in a
free society. We want to stimulate more
Americans to open their minds. We want
to reveal to Americans some of the treas-
ures which are theirs for the reaching.
"We want to heighten the national
interest in reading, and shorten the step
from curiosity to conduct—by encourag-
ing people to visit a library, bookshop,
or newsstand. That step may be short,
but it can lead to new frontiers for mil-
lions.
"The reading habits of a nation can
not be changed overnight or in one
week. What we can do is open a door
for many who do not know it is there,
or who do not know what -tantalizing
rooms lie beyond. .
"We are certain that the Founding
Fathers were right in their conviction
that the future of this country hinges on
the enlightenment of its citizens, for
through his own knowledge and action,
each man helps to guide the direction of
the nation."
The theme of the observance, "Wake
Up and Read," should stir the desired
interest in our libraries and in what they
offer our citizens.
This applies to all the public libraries
and to the libraries that have been estab-
lished by our congregations, the United
Hebrew Schools, the United Jewish Folk
Schools, several Zionist organizations and
other movements.
We join in the call to our community,
on the occasion of National Library Week:
"Wake Up and Read!"
Dr. Hershman: Jewry Loses a Great Leader
Not only the Jews of Detroit, but all been acclaimed as a great stylist. Yale
of American Jewry is bereaved in the University Press selected him to write
death of Dr. Abraham M. Hershman, one of the books on Maimonides in the
rabbi emeritus of Congregation Shaarey Judaica series, and his collected sermons
and his book on "Rabbi Perfet" gained
Zedek. '
He was one of the great scholars of national recognition for him as a writer
lecturer.
our time. His published works, his public - and He
come to Detroit when we
addresses, his pioneering efforts for the were a had
very
small community, and he
Zionist movement, combined to make
in the forefront of every important
him one of the notable figures in Jewry. was
movement in Jewish ranks. : He was one
It was thanks to his untiring efforts of the organizers of the Detroit Zionist
that the Zionist movement developed Organization and its first president here.
into a strong force in our community.
He joined in the formation of the Jewish
He was one of the-initiators of activi- Community Council and was one of the
ties in behalf of the American Jewish first officer of the Jewish Welfare Fed-
Congress in Detroit, and was chosen one eration.
Rabbi Hershman left an indelible
of three delegates from Detroit to the
first Jewish convention in Philadelphia in mark on our community. His leadership
was an inspiration to two generations.
1918 in popular elections held here.
As author of several books, he has Blessed be his memory.
Feldheim, Inc. (96 E. B'way, N.Y. 2).
In his new volume, Rabbi Rosenblatt has incorporated 56
of his sermons on Sabbaths and festivals as well as addresses
he delivered on numerous occasions.
There are 26 sermons on Sabbaths, based on the weekly
Torah portions. Jewish ethical values are dealt with and tradi-
tional Jewish teachings are ably and interestingly evaluated in
this portion of his 360-page book.
The second part of "Hear, Oh Israel" includes his sermons
on all the Jewish festivals. Here, too, the historical merits of
Jewish observances are outlined, and the author has made his
essays, based on his talks, informative and instructive. The
reader is certain to acquire a basic Jewish education from the
reading of "Hear, Oh Israel."
Three addresses that conclude the 'latter portion of his book
deserve special attention. One of the addresses was an "What
Price Intermarriage?" The learned rabbi admonishes what "inter-
marriage is not worth the price," that "it is not necessary for
Jews to intermarry with their gentile neighbors in order to win
the latter's esteem and respect" and that "those that do are
usually almost certain to forfeit their Jewish birthright . . ."
His analysis of the intermarriage problem, leading up to these
conclusions point to the danger of mixed marriages.
In "The Jewish Attitude Toward Non-Jews," Dr. Rosen-
blatt emphasizes that individual human beings as well as nations
"have their distinctive roles to fulfill," and he warns that it is
a misrepresentation of truth to read "a derogatory meaning" into
the word gentile as it figures in the ideology of the Jew.
"It Takes Courage to Be Different" is the third of his special
essays. In it to shows that Jews, like other peoples, have their
virtues as well as their faults, and he enumerates reasons why
"the Jewish group owes it to itself to keep itself intact." He
"who persists in going his own way is immediately called upon
to defend himself," he states._ "Being a Jew means being dif-
ferent, and to be different is never a simple assignment." He
admonishes us that the right to differ, "when we feel we are
in the right," calls for sacrifice, and that it is because of those
"who have the courage of their convictions and are willing to
fight for them that the world is able to progress morally."
`Basic Writings of Dr. C. G. Jung'
Show 'Man's Discovery of Himself'
Dr. C. G. - Jung is among the giants of our time who has
made some of the major contributions to psychiatry.
The science of psychology, as delineated by this genius of
the study of "man's discovery of himself," is presented in its
most effective form in the new Random House Modern Library
Book, "The Basic Writings of C. G. Jung."
Violet Staub de Laszlo has edited this book and has written
an important introduction to it.
Included are the important works by Dr. Jung on "Psycho-
logical Types," "Psychology and Religion," "Marriage as a
Psychological Relationship" and other major essays.