THE JEWISH NEWS

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incorporating the Detroit Jewish Chronicle commencing with issue of July 20, 1951

Niember American Association of English—Jewisb Newspapers, Michigan Press Associations, National
Editorial Association.
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Sabbath Scriptural Selections

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This Sabbath, the eighteenth day of At:). .5722, the following scriptural selections will be

in our .cynagogues!

Pentateuch& portion, Eker. Deut. 7:12-11:25. Prophetical

portion. Isaiah, 49:14-51:3.

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Vol. X1.1 No. 25

Page Four

August 17, 1962

Bigotry's March on This Continent

In spite of the numerous protests, in for the bigots to have an anti-Semitic
defiance of the sincere stand taken by movement there to- divert the popula-
Latin American leade r s against the tion's attention from its ruling element's
spread of bigotry and the anti-Jewish oppressions.
attacks. anti-Semitic incidents recurred in
Is it possible that such need for a
Argentina last week and there were new scapegoat accounts also for the develop-
attacks on Jews in Guatemala. ments in Latin American areas?
In the latter country, where there are
Whatever the reason, the hoary head
only 1.500 Jews, anti-Semitic propaganda of bigotry again is visible. and the anti-
charges that Jews have taken jobs from Semitic forces are on the march on our
Indians and that they are acting contrary
own continent.
to the country's interests. It is an old
There can be no doubt that the Nazi
argument that is constantly repeated. even
influences
account for much of the bigo-
in countries where the Jewish populations
try.
This
is
how Hitler continues to be
are so small that, even if Jews were guilty the winner in
a war that was aimed pri-
of misdemeanors, they could not possibly
marily against the Jews but which, in
be responsible for any of the community's
the long run, is a battle against decency
ills.
everywhere.
The Guatemalan situation is akin to
How can these destructive influences
the one that existed in Japan during the be overcome? One would imagine that it
war. Suddenly under Nazi instigations,
would be easy to overcome prejudice in
there developed an anti-Semiti• move- our enlightened twentieth century, but
ment among ruling elements in Japan. the struggle is not that simple. Nazism,
When it was made known that there were
gaining new influence, remains mankind's
only about a thousand Jews in Japan. the torment, and unless the free nations of
reply of the anti-Semites was that if there the world will unite to overcome it. it
were no ,Jews there they would have to will remain to hound all peoples inter-
he invented—that's how necessary it was minably.

Sensationalism to Israel's Detriment

Was it a search for sensationalism followed its government's orders not to
that inflated the Soblen case to such a take Soblen to the U. S.?
degree of passion that Israel suddenly
But the most important question to
became the goat in a problem that was be posed is to the editors of those news-
not hers but that of the United States? papers which had seen fit to condemn

Why did so much misunderstanding Israel and to make of the Soblen case
an Israel case. The editors who joined

enter into a clear-cut case that suddenly
evolved as an international muddle?

in leveling threats at Israel proved as

irrational as the Congressmen who
Why wasn't there sonic sort of ration- cheered a demand
that Israel's airline be
alism in the U. S. State. Department that denied landing
would have enabled the U. S. marshals Both the editors rights in this country.
who were on hand in both Tel Aviv and evidenced a lack and the Congressmen
of good judgment. hasty
l.ondon to place the convicted spy on and irrational treatment
of an issue that
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and bring him back involves the sovereignty of a people whom
here without unnecessary
turmoil? they try to influence not by good reason-

Many more questions could be posed: ing, but by the threats.
why did the British authorities, who have
That was the most deplorable factor
proven so adequate in dealing with other in the Soblen issue.
The case was messed
criminal matters. including the Jordans. up more deplorably by
what could prop-
Mosleys. and other bigots, decide on erly be interpreted as a resort to preju-
making Israel the goat in this issue? As dice. If Congressmen go off on a tangent.
long as Israel does not have an extra- editors should at least study the issue and
dition treaty with the U. S., why the guide the misled legislators. Instead they
threats leveled at Israel and the crude became parties to prejudice. Such actions
orders given her by brazen officials? why subtracted from the .glories of an
in-
the threats to Israel's airline because it formed and free press.

Injection of Race Bias in Politics

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The injection of race bias in the cam-
paign that preceded the Primary Election
last week • was deplorable proof that the
lesson of non-discrimination and toler-
ance and the need to judge candidates on
their merits have not been learned. In
spite Of the numerous attempts to elimi-
nate racial and religious bias, it exists,
and resort to it indicates anew that the
educational processes must be utilized
without interruption to avoid unnecessary
internal conflicts in our community.
Not so very long ago, anti-Semitic
slogans were used against 'dates for
office. who were Jews. In /some ins antes.
the Jewish candidates ■ ✓ ere defeated by -
slim margins as a result Of appeals to
hatred by their opponents.
\Ve have had evidence ofanti-Neg•o
;ippeals in political campaigns.
Both attempts to prejudice the voters
brought. in their times, rebukes from re-
speti-sible leaders in Our community.
• Put even now- , the race issue con-

tinues to crop up, and Wayne County
voters have been appealed to either back
or to oppose candidates on grounds of
either their friendship for or antagonism
to certain groups which often turn out
to be merely vested interests.
There is danger that the race issue

may be injected also in the forthcoming
congressional and gubernatorial - cam-
paign. It is to be hoped that it can be
avoided. What we need is a concerted
effort to impress it upon voters that it

is their duty to elect officials on their
merits.
Race prejudice must be fought. and

whenever candidates inject it or show
bias against certain elements in the com-

munity, they should be repudiated. But
there should be even as serious an effort
to han unfair injections of appeals to

prejudice for or against any group in our
population, and the great educational ef-
fort in politics should be to influence the
voters' thinking in favor of merit and in
opposition to any form of bias.

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Fine Narratives for Children
in The Pitzel Holiday Book

Our children's literature is being enriched, and the effort
by Jewish authors to reach the youth with messages about Jewish
festivals and traditions through fiction is one of the interesting
developments in educational Jewish endeavors.
The newest book of stories about the Jewish Holy Days and
festivals is contained in "The Pitzel Holiday Book" issued by
Ktav Publishing House (65 Suffolk, N.Y. 2).
The author, Leonard Jaffe, aided by the excellent illustra-
tions by Bill Giacalone, resorts to the Pitzels as the heroes.
There are young and old Pitzels, Pitzel parents and children.
who are the actors in various plays — each complete in itself
about the respective holidays.
In every instance, the festival or holy day is so well drama-
tized — and so attractively illustrated — that the narrative holds

the young reader's attention from beginning to end.
Starting with a Hanukah story. "Bee-utiful Candles: in
which Pitzel-land is the center of activity, the Hanukah spirit
reaches into the hearts of the youngsters for whom the story
is written.
Appropriately, the Tu b'Shvat story is called "A Rain of
Good Wishes•" to fit into the theme of the agricultural festival.
The show must go on. and for .Purim the story is "Every
Inch a Star." The stage is well set here and the cast of characters
is composed of actors who will inspire the readers to emulate

them.

Then there is the Passover story, - "l'he Hidden Afikomen,"
locating the treasured Seder

in which the ant plays a role in

object.
What better theme than that suggested by the title. "Straight
as an Arrow." for Lag b'Omer?
Shevuot's theme is "A Holiday to Remember"; Rosh Hasha-
nah's and Yom Kippur's. "A New Year's Story": for Sukkot it
is "The Best Sukkah": "Round and Round" for Simhat Torah
and "Something Special" for Shabbos.
In every instance, the tales are descriptive of the occasion

intended for and packed full of action, making "The Pitzel
Holiday Book" an excellent one for Jewish children.

Shirer's Book Out as Paperback

The million mark in sales has long ago been exceeded by
Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the. Third Reich,"
the $10 best seller, published in hard covers by Simon and
Schuster. Now the demand for the great book is being addition-
ally boosted by its appearance as a popularly-
priced paperback, issued as a Crest Book by
Fawcett World Library (67 W. 44th, N.Y. 36).
The paperback is an unabridged edition.
It contains the complete history of Nazi Ger-
many as compiled by Shirer.
Having etched the German scene starting
with 1925, Shirer spent nearly six years on
the documentation of his book which has
become the most authoritative work on the
subject of the Nazi German story and the

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Hitler crimes.
Shirer's book is the complete story of
Hitler and his cohorts, of the fuehrer's love
Maker
affairs, his maniacal rule over his country, his various interests
in "art", his quest for war.
All of the Nazi criminals pass in review in "The Rise and
Fall of the Third Reich." The low-priced paperback makes the
book procurable by the large masses of people who are certain
to boost the sales into the millions. Thus the story of the Nazi
crime remains alive. never to be forgotten, always to be kept
in view as a warning against its repetition.

The immense importance of Shirer's book became even
more evident when the Fawcett World Library startled the
literary world by paying $400,000 for the. paperback reprint
rights to this book. The book has won several national awards.
Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" has 1,600
pages and is the largest paperback ever to be printed. A new
binding machine has made that possible. The spine of the book

measures two inches.

