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Sabbath Scriptural Selections
This Sabbath, the tenth day of lyar, 5727, the following Scriptural selections will
be rend in our synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion, Let'. 25:1-26:2. Prophetical portion, Jer. 32:6-27.
Candle lighting, Friday, May 19. 3.31 pm.
VOL. LI . No. 9
Page Four
May 19, 1967
Pragmatic Lessons of Allied Campaign
Detroit Jewry has cause to rejoice over scribed. The enrollment of many young
the current Allied Jewish Campaign and to people in the army of volunteers is vital.
feel a sense of pride over the attainments Youth leadership is beginning to predominate
resulting from several months of serious and there is an assurance that there can
efforts by dedicated volunteer workers. be no interruption in our sacred tasks for
great causes.
A high goal will have been attained when
And there is that earnest desire to reach
all the prospects are reached, and the tradi-
the largest number of contributors, thereby
tion of being among the top communities in
enrolling the community overwhelmingly in
the nation in the measure of response to
our campaign activities as partners in the
the causes represented in the major phil-
task of fulfilling major duties in sustaining
anthropic efforts marks the continuation of
the major Jewish functions.
a tradition that has lifted Detroit to a high
In all these respects, our campaign this
rank in generosity.
year has proven a great success and the
These are factors in our campaigns that local leadership is to be congratulated on the
are of as much value as the large sums sub- great attainments.
Expo '67, Canadian Jewry and Israel
The visit -to the Montreal Expo '67, on for Canadian Jewry. The expositions spon-
Tuesday, of President Zalman Shazar of cored in behalf of the Jewish participants
Israel will he only one of the many vital fac- encourage study of the history of the Jews
tors with specific Jewish interests in the ex- of Canada who have grown during the cen-
position which is attracting nation-wide tury under review from a handful to a
attention. throbbing community that has gained great
Israel's and Montreal Jewry's exhibition respect for its creative efforts among the
halls, the displays of Jewish historic data, Jewries of the world.
President Shazar's visit at the world ex-
introduction of vital cultural material as
well as products of Israel, serve to emphasize position in Montreal will serve to emphasize
Jewry's role amidst the displays of many also Canada's encouragement to Israel from
the day of the state's rebirth and Canadian
nations.
Expo '67 ha's another important purpose Jewry's participation in Israel's upbuilding.
'Seeds of Prejudice ... in Soil of Faith'
In a highly scholarly review of Negro
anti-Semitism, written for the New York
Times as a reply to James Baldwin's "Negroes
Are Anti-Semitic Because They Are Anti-
White." the eminent theologian and brilliant
writer. Dr. Robert Gordis. provided an ad-
monition:
"Twenty centuries ago, a Hebrew sage
set forth what might well become the slo-
gan of the American Negro: 'If I am not
for myself, who will be for me? But if I
am only for myself, what good am I? And
if not now, when?' Mature and intelligent
men and women in the Negro community
should recognize—and act upon the recog-
nition that hatred of whites in general,
and of Jews in particular, points not to
liberation but to perdition. There is a bet-
ter way."
—
The New York Times could not have
chosen an abler man to deal with the prob-
lems that were posed so distressingly by the
spokesman for the Negroes. Rabbi Gordis'
deeply moving reply to what many of us
believed to be a most shocking assertion by
a responsible Negro leader showed how the
Negro identifies the Jew from his knowledge
of the New Testament "with the enemy of
God."
The eminent rabbi was moved to assert:
"Nearly 70 years ago, the Socialist leader
August Bebel, speaking of Jews-hatred en-
demic in his native Germany. declared: 'Anti-
Semitism is the socialism of fools.' We may
acid that black anti-Semitism is the democracy
of charlatans."
In view of the important roles many of
us play in the civil rights movement and in
battling against race prejudice it is tragic
that conditions should have arisen necessitat-
ing such a declaration.
Dr. Gordis' thorough research into the
new issues arising from the sad situation
created by the unnecessary prejudices ram-
pant in '.Negro ranks justifies further delv-
ing into his valuable New York Times essay.
He points to the religious basis for anti-
Semitism and asserts that "the seeds
of
prejudice, having been sown in the soil of
faith, continued to produce their bitter fruit
in the arena of life." He indicates that
"prejudice has remained even with the
Negro who has surrendered or attenuated his
commitment to Christianity. As Zangwill
pointed out with bitter irony years ago,
many a Christian who is sure that Jesus never
existed is certain that the Jews killed him."
Exploring further the factors psychologic-
ally involved in the distressing issue, Dr.
Gordis makes this emphasis declaration:
"Without abating an iota of their zeal
in their battle for equality on every front,
Harry Greenstein's Social Service
Career Reviewed in Biography
Harry Greenstein, for many years executive director of the
Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore, has been recognized as a
leader in his field, as one of the chief architects of community pro-
grams in the social services.
"Justice—Not Charity," a full length biography of this eminent social
worker, published by Crown (419 Park,
S., N.Y. 16), contains the deserved trib-
utes to a leader in communal endeavors
who has inspired many, who has been a
guide to professionals and to laymen.
It is most appropriate that this bi-
ography should have been written by a
prominent educator, Dr. Louis L. Kap-
lan, the president of the Baltimore He-
brew College, together with Theodore
Schuchat, a free lance writer.
As the preface aptly points out,
the Greenstein biography "aside from
being a colorful mosaic of personalities,
traditions, institutions and ideologies
through which he journeyed during his
years, is also significant in that it
points up the current trend of the phil-
osophy of modern social welfare to
which be dedicated himself: justice —
Harry Greenstein
not charity."
Greenstein had served as Advisor on Jewish Affairs in post-war
Germany. In that role he came in close contact with the American
officials, and with the late U. S. Senator Herbert H. Lehman, who
was Director-General of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Administration during World War II. The Greenstein biography was
in preparation in 1963 and before Senator Lehman died on Dec. 5 of
that year he had written a foreword that was to appear in this book.
Its appearance in this volume is one of the distinct honors accorded
Negro leaders have an obligation to fight the Baltimore social welfare leader.
black anti-Semitism, not merely because it
is a dangerous diversion from the long
and arduous struggle for Negro freedom
and equality, but for the sake of their
own moral and intellectual integrity."
Such an argument should be obvious to
truth. It is a simple appeal and it is to
be hoped that it won't fall on deaf ears.
Chaga I I Festival
From ghetto environment to the glories
of freedom, emerging from the shtetl to
the highest ranks of the artistic spheres in
France and in other lands of freedom, includ-
ing the United States, Marc Chagall has
emerged as one of the world's most dis-
tinguished creative artists.
At 80, his works command major atten-
tion wherever art is revered.
The celebration of his 80th birthday has
assumed an international aspect.
Detroit's Chagall Festival takes the form
of cc-sponsorship by the Zionist Organiza-
tion of Detroit together with Garelick's Gal-
lery during the month of June. It should
be an occasion to extend recognition of the
Chagall genius, to study the various stages
of Chagall's labors, including the period dur-
ing which he produced great Jewish works
such as the Chagall Windows in the Hadassah-
Hebrew University Center in Jerusalem, and
for acquisition of Chagall paintings.by. those
seeking thereby to beautify their homes.
In his tribute, Senator Lehman made note of Greenstein's many
accomplishments in the UNRRA, as Maryland State Relief Admin-
istrator in 1933, in the many posts he held in the State of Maryland
and the Baltimore Jewish community.
Because Greenstein is a native of Baltimore, it is appropriate
that his biographical sketch should include a birdseye view of that
Jewish community. The biographers trace Greenstein's family back-
ground, the Jewish traditions adhered to in his home which in-
fluenced his entire life. Greenstein was influenced by Henrietta
Szold, by Dr. Harry Friedenwald, the pioneer American Zionist, by
Louis H. Levin, Greenstein's predecessor as director of the Baltimore
Associated Jewish Charities.
The world leaders with whom Greenstein worked during his
colorful career embraced the outstanding figures in American life,
including President Roosevelt, Gen. Lucius Clay, John McCloy, David
Ben-Gurion, Chaim Weizmann and many others.
He streamlined the social structure of his community, he labored
in tasks to assist refugees, he was blessed for his kindnesses by dis-
placed persons.
The authors of this impressive biography tell how he labored with
those who confronted the depression, how, "with gentle firmness," he
was "able to meet difficult problems with tact and strength."
The dramatic story of the DPs comes to life again in the re-
counting of the activities of Harry Greenstein who was a major
factor in the
relief efforts during the post-war
period.
For Baltimoreans this volume will be especially instructive as
review of the periods during which Greenstein served his community
with devotion, tirelessly giving of himself in spite of illnesses that
obstructed his work.
Numerous photographs inserted in this volume describe the vari-
ous phases of Greenstein's activities. The appendix includes Green-
stein's memorandum to John J. McCloy, as Advisor on Jewish Affairs
to the military government in post-war Germany.