I want to be thoroughly used be-
fore I die, and I want to die glo-
riously solvent, intellectually, mor-
ing which its changed conscious- ally, and financially.—George Ber-
ness has not been put to the test. nard Shaw
Hitler and His Gang and the Face of All Germany Analyzed by Fest
Portraits of the Nazi leadership,
analyzed in "The Face of the Third
Reich" by Joachim C. Fest, pro-
vides an important study of events,
conditions, issues and the men who
formulated Nazi policies.
In a translation from the German
by Michael Bulloch, this import-
ant study, published by Pantheon
Books, goes deeply into the back-
ground of the men who surrounded
Hitler, of Hitler himself, of the
heritage of Nazism that plagues
the German people.
The Nuremberg trial revealed
the characteristics of many of
the Nazi leaders, some of whom
turned upon their fuehrer. Hans
Frank, for example, said at
Nuremberg: "Hitler was a devil.
Thus he led us all astray." But
in "The Face of the Third Reich"
the author admonishes his read-
er that "Such turns of -phrase do
not reduce the general guilt; for
the truth is that people must
first be in a condition to be led
astray before it can abandon
itself to a totalitarian adventure."
The author speaks of the Hitler
gang as representing "the face of
a whole nation."
Fest asserts that "The Germany
of the post-Hitler era has adopted
an up-to-date attitude of which
earlier generations always seemed
incapable and the lack of which
was one of the chief weaknesses in
the political life of the German
people." And to this is appended
this challenging comment:
"The present Germany would
deserve greater approbation if
it showed more inclination to
overcome the recent past by
understanding what made it pos-
sible than to suppress it. The free
examination of the content of
German historical, political and
social consciousness—free from
both reaction and uncritical ex-
tenuation; clarification of the
relationship between intellect and
power, society and liberty; the
problems of authority, obedience,
the responsibility of citizenship,
Nevertheless it is possible that
civil standards, and resistance
the new 'political rationality' of
to tyranny; and the structure of
the German people, not infre-
the modern constitutional state:
quently pointed out with pride,
all these and numerous similar
is merely the reflection of 'ra-
problems posed by the experience
tional'
circumstances. The proof
of National Socialist rule have
has yet to be given, but who can
only begun to be examined, and
be
blamed
for awaiting it with
it is not an encouraging sign that
trepidation?"
all these concepts have come to
sound old-fashioned. True, Hitler
One of the most thorough works
is dead. But in spite of every- on Hitler and Hitlerism, as well
thing he was too large, too un. as with reference to present-day
deniably a symptom and con- Germany, Fest's "The Face of the
sequence of specific faulty devel- Third Reich" must be listed among
opments in our German history, the very valuable additions to the
too much 'within ourselves' for bookshelf that contains books on
forgetfulness to be enough. The Nazis, Nazism, Hitler and his lieu-
totalitarian infection survives its tenants. P.S.
active phase in many, often ap
parently insignificant, manifes-
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
tations. The worldwide political 22—Friday, September 4, 1970
developments of the post-war
period have given the German
people, at least in the Federal
Republic, a period of grace dur-
Plea for Peace in Young Rosensaft's Volume
Out of his deep concern over the
dangers that faced Israel prior to,
during and after the Six-Day War,
22-year-old Menahem Z. Rosensaft
wrote an analysis of the situation
and offers a review of the condi-
tions revolving around the emerg-
ing problems affecting Jews and
He already has authored two
books, a biography of Moshe
Sharett and a volume of poems.
He gains importance for his
book with the introduction that
was written by Elie Wiesel who
makes this additional touching
point as a conclusion to his four-
page introductory essay:
Arabs.
"We are now fully aware that
In "Not Backward to Belliger-
ency" in which he deals with
"Israel and the Arab States,"
Rosensaft describes the belligerent
trends that develop in the Middle
East and points to the determina-
tion by Israel's courageous fight-
There is so much charm in a
ers for liberty to prevent a return
new children's story by Sharlya
to belligerence.
Gold that it merits special atten-
Supplemented by various ap- tion and highest recommendations
pendices, this volume, published in the field of juvenile literature.
by Thomas Yoseloff, provides
"The Potter's Four Sons" is a
data giving the roll call votes
story for readers of all faiths, yet
at the United Nations on major
its
link with Hanuka, its ascription
issues affecting Israel, and the
of the initials of the names of the
now historic letter David Ben-
four heroes — Nun, Gimel, Hey,
Gurion wrote to Charles de
Shin — to the Maccabean story,
Gaulle after the latter's tirade
make this a Jewish tale.
against Israel on Nov. 27, 1967.
Furthermore, the able artist,
Deploring the miseries that have Jules Maidoff, who illustrated the
been inflicted upon Israel and the book, entered the scene in the same
dangers that still confront the spirit of providing the Hebrew let-
state, lung Rosensaft makes a ters and the Jewish spirit to an
strong plea for peace and he interesting theme.
quotes from Isaiah 11: 2-4 the hope
This story, published by Double-
that "Out of Zion shall come forth
day, is about a skillful potter whose
the Law . . ."
sons wanted to see the world. He
Deeply moved by the death, at gave them his blessings, provided
Golan Heights, of his friend Yossi, them each with a pot filled with
he concludes out of his personal gold coins and they went their
experiences with this moving way, experiencing interesting re-
prayer for peace for Israel:
sults, each returning dedicated to
"Today, an unbroken nation of loyalty to his father, three devot-
mourners attempts once again to ing themselves to the potter's
build the peace which it has been trade, a fourth becoming a baker,
denied for thousands of years. having met a baker's family
Only if it succeeds might I be whose beautiful daughter became
able to thank God."
his bride.
It is necessary to know young
The link with Hanuka is interest-
Rosensaft's background mor e ing, since it fits into the names of
fully to understand the impor- the four sons — Nabar, Gershon,
tance of his having turned to the Haskell and Shimin. The interest
subject of his book. He is the in the Jewish theme gains from
son of the prominent leader of the family loyalty.
the survivors in the Bergen Bel-
Only one of the four sons was
sen Displaced Persons Camp, robbed of the gold on his voyage.
Josef Rosensaft, and he was That, too, adds to the wholesome-
born in that camp. He was edu- ness of a tale that has such an
cated in Switzerland and the interesting appeal to young read-
United States, is now studying at ers.
Johns Hopkins in Baltimore and
"The Potter's Four Sons" is one
has visited Israel many times. of the most charming of the new
books for children. While it devel-
ops into a Hanuka tale it is not
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the existence of any Jewish com-
munity is menaced, the whole
Jewish people is in danger. Per-
haps more than to any of us this
was clear to the author's boyhood
friend, the conqueror of the Golan
Heights, the young man by the
name of Yossi who was born in
Belsen and died from an Arab bul-
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