PAGI$ SIx THE JEWISH 'I'RANbCRIPT, SI,ATTLE OCTOBER 28,
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Telling It Sports
By Rabbi Louis I. Newman
DON'T BE TOO The distress of the Jewish people in these
DISCOURAGED troublous times is difficult to describe in
adequate terms. A few days ago I spoke with
a Jewish communal leader, and it was evident that his anguish over
the lot of Israel was written not only over his heart but on his coun-
tenance as well.
It was as if his spiritual heartache had taken physical form. And
there is no doubt but that the life of Jewish leaders is shortened by
their agony over the seemingly insoluble woes of Jewry.
Until now Jews have cherished the hope that Palestine could be-
come the Jewish homeland, and that their minority rights would be
protected through Eastern and Central Europe. Today, however, these
hopes have been dashed, and the small peoples of humanity are in
the abyss of despair.
The fate meted out to Czechoslovakia is being used as an excuse
for similar treatment of the people of Israel. If the Czechs have been
sold down the river, why should the Jews complain at a similar lot?
KEEP ON Jewish college students are deeply concerned regarding
TRYING their occupations after graduation. I spoke with a
large number of young people at a metropolitan uni-
versity and urged them to distribute themselves in the suburban and
rural districts of the country.
Jewish youth concentrate, like their elders, in the cities, instead
of seeking a full, many- sided and comprehensive life in a smaller town
or city.
While it is true that in many regions there is a disposition not to
welcome Jews, this should not deter anyone from seeking residence
there.
Jews have never been welcomed with any heartiness, and if fear
of a rebuff had deterred the previous generations, Jews would never
have emerged from the Ghettos.
Young Jews, also, should not imagine that their lot will be easy.
Nevertheless, they should keep on trying•
HITLER-MADE An interior decorator, a woman, came up to
TEMPLE GOERS the rabbi at a Bar Mitzvah party• "I must
tell you a secret," she said. "This is the
first time I have been in a synagogue in 20 years."
"I hope you'll begin now," replied the rabbi.
"Oh, I won't promise," said the woman. "You know the only
thing I've got against Hitler is that he made me a Jew again."
This was too much for the rabbi, who remarked: "If you talk
that way, I'll hold it against Hitler too."
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PIONEERING Can the German refugees be distributed
IS CALLED FOR throughout the United States, so that they
will not congregate in New York City? We
hope they will have the courage to go to outlying districts where econ-
omic opportunities abound, if they have the pioneering spirit.
What the Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish groups have done in
certain states of the Union, German Jews can do, let us say, in Arizona,
New Mexico or adjacent regions•
All that is required is the will and determination of the newcomers
to embark upon the enterprises of settling territories with sparse
populations.
The new arrivals prefer to take up their homes near their fellow-
Jews; they are city-dwellers, rather than farmers and ranchers.
But only by the entrance of a considerable number of German
refugees in these pursuits can they begin an adequate life in the
United States•
German and Austrian Jewries have asked that the United States
permit 100,000 Jews to find homes here within the next year, to be
followed by another 100,000.
This is a tall order, though not outside the realm of probability.
Fundamental, however, to any favorable consideration of the project
is the willingness of the young people among the immigrants to distrib-
ute themselves, not to drift to the cities, at the first opportunity.
We hope that the individual newcomers, in cooperation with their
families and Jewish agencies entrusted with the task, will set their
minds and purposes in this direction.
HEAD OF Dr. J. Leon Lascoff has been elected President
PHARMACISTS of the American Pharmaceutical Association
and President of the New York State Board
of Pharmacy. These are honors which reflect not only upon Dr. Lascoff
personally, but also upon the Jewish community.
Dr. Lascoff bears a distinguished name among his colleagues, and
has been elevated to these high positions because of his sterling quali-
ties as man, pharmacist and leader in his chosen sphere.
We congratulate not only Dr. Lascoff, but also those who, by the
wisdom of their choice, made his selection possible. At a time when
an endeavor is being made in certain quarters to reduce the number
of Jews in prominent positions, it is heartening to see that men like
Dr. Lascoff are proving themselves indispensable.
MORE TROUBLE The betrayal of Czechoslovakia by Great
IS AHEAD Britain and France gives cause to the small
peoples of the world to shudder. In 1930,
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise and the late Jacob de Haas wrote "The Great
Betrayal" concerning the policy of Britain with reference to Palestine.
If Czechoslovakia is to be dismembered by a process of partition,
how much the more certain is it that Palestine is to be thrown to the
wolves7
Italy and Germany, having learned the lesson of bluff and bluster
in the conquest of weaker countries, will try to apply the same tactics
to Palestine, and the result is certain to damage the Jewish cause.
Jews everywhere are enormously depressed over the victory of
Hitler in Czechoslovakia. They feel that Hitler has won another tri-
umph, and can cut another notch in his musket.
The power of Naziism seems more deeply entrenched as a con-
sequence, and the fat e of Central European Jewries will remain one
of bitterness and tragedy.
It is said that many Jews want war, particularly the bourgeoisie.
I cannot believe this the case. No war is a good war--even against
Hitler- and the time has not yet come to deal with him as he merits.
SEATTLE COULD Dr. Jacob J. Weinstein has begun a new
COPY THIS! year in his "School for Jewish Studies" in
San Francisco. In addition to classes for
children and young people, he holds forums, encourages scholars to
devote research to neglected areas of Jewish literature•
He has brought an appreciation of Jewish values to those who have
been hostile or indifferent to matters Jewish. His forums have brought
the democratic spirit of the town hall into the discussion of our pub-
lic affairs.
Dr. Weinstein, who recently won the prize of the New History
Society for his study on race relations, is one of American Jewry's
most gifted personalities. His is a first-rate intellect, and those who
are privileged to study in his school can consider themselves thrice
fortunate.
Aaron Frank Of Portland Is A. A. U. Head For Fourth Time;
Sid Luckman Wears Same Numerals As Marshal Goldberg
By IRV KUPCINET
Transcript Special Writer.
CLEARING THE NOTEBOOK:
Allan Tohnich, lhc one-man tr'wk
l.cam from Wayne Universit.y, will
run in New York i, his winter in the
cohrrs of the Now York Curl) Ex-
(;h'tngc... Aaron M. Frank of Port-
hm(l has been clcctcd presideni; of
the ()regon A.A.U. for the fom'i,il
t, ime... ()no of the great starts ell' tho
famous Viemm llako:d eleven, Lasz-
1o Sternllerg, is now illaying with i;hc
New York Am:q'ieans socco, r l;oltrn.
M'rs. DeWitt lhd,orrneyer scorcd
(luitc an Ullset when stte COl)lied the
New Jorsey women's st, al,c golf
chaml)ionshil).. The Women's
Swimming Association has l)ut the
Charh)i.l.c El)stein Mcmtlri'tl Tr()llhy
lS a l)erlrlltncllt award 111 nlcnlory of
the Associatti(m's late f(nmdcr.
Among tim worhl's best t, rac]< rcc-
or(Is for 1938 listed by the A.A.U.
arc a 9.5 in the 10(I hy Sid Glickm.m,
• t 14.4 in the i10 high hurdles by Al-
lan Tohnich, and 164.,(P/ ft. in the
(liscus I)y Phil Levy... Mam'i Rose,
ace Jewish spced dcnnm, rcecnl, ly
w(m the 45 mile American Automo-
bile Association swoellstakes raco al.
Altoona.
Marine Scrgt. V. J. Kr.tvitz of
Stockd,dc, Toxas, equalle(l a w(irhl's
recol'(l when he worl the covoi,e(I
l)rosidcnt's CUl) I)y roe(waling a 1)os-
sil)lc s('orc of 100. with 19 sh(its in
tho dead center IIf tho hall's eye ....
In third lrlaee wits Lt. M'un'ice Kid-
scr of the U. S. Infantry.
Al Gottlicl) was a mcmbcr (if tho
Pondleton Canoe Club (if New York
that won the Gouhl Trol)hy single
bl;tde tcsi; and the Vildng Fours in
lhe annual chaml)ionshil) r.tces of l,ho
Amcriean Canoe Associai.ion ....
Ancil Hoffman, man.igor of Max
Baor, has a lcgal contract with Max
and Mrs. Baer to manage M'tx Boer,
.Ir., now nine m(mths ohl... Tho
contr.tet runs for 25 years and has
heen registered with the Californit
State Athletic Conunission. Wonder
when Uncle Mike ,l.tcolls is going t(i
rcvcal the wane of the charity l,haL
will got; the $7,500 representing 10
por cent (It" his l)rofits on tim Schmcl-
ling-l,ewis rigid;.
• . . Most versatile man in l)ascball
is Moe Borg, Rc(l S(ix backstop.
M(ic owns thc Americ:ul rights to :,
i)ro]nincnt f(iroign fihn, sells mono-
grammed stationery tll a tcn cent
storo elmin, is the invcnl,llr of a.
sterc(rl)tician view l)r(Ijccto] • thai.
uses movio film, is irartner in a l'tw
firm, h'.etures at varilluS unive,'si-
tics, speaks "t dozen languages and,
on (,he side, plays 1)'scl)all.
llank Groonllcrg ill(In'l, smash
Ruth's h(mm rml rec(rrd but he set
one (ither h(nnc rcc(rrd Ily hitting two
or more four haggers in (me game II
i,imes. The old record of nino wns set
earlicr this scas(m by Jimmy FllXX.
Ruth and ltack Wilson used to shill
tile record wii, h eight a piece.
Goo(ly Rosen, outfichlcr,
unanim,lus choice for thc 1938
tional League all-rookie team.
lIarry Eisensl,adt, l)ctroit
tinishcd his first full sc.son i.
big time with a record of 9 w o"I
six hlsl.. But ho only hm'led five
games, llo al)l)cared in 32;
• dlowcd 131 hits and 30
while striking out 371
llarry Nowman, fm'nmr
all-Amcrican, is (too lit" i hc
of llarry Bennett, llcnry
la)lice chief... Sidney
all-Americ'm mid hi. ()hio State
c()lll)]e ycars ago, is flOW
his ahn'L rnal.or... Whcn Sid
man, (?olmnl)i't's all-star
changed tho numl)or (if his
from 44 to 42 hc ae(tuired
natal)or worn I)y Marshal
Piltslnlrgh's Jewish ace.
(Collyright, 1938).
Gossip
Dr. Weizmann May Criticize Britain's Stand On Holy Land;
High Nazis Fight On Jewish Issue; Cantor Sings In Church
By PHINEAS J• BIRON
Transcript Special Writer
STORM OVER
PALESTINE
Th report of the British fact-
fiuding Woodhead Committee on
Palestine will loose a terrific wave
of indighalton from Zionists. Even
I)r. Chaim Weizmann is disgusted
with Downing Street now and will
take the leadership of the protest
against the report. Dr. Solonmn
Goldman, American Zionist prexy,
,nollilizing t.h,., It. S. (h'ive to kool I
Zion ol)en to .lows, tostod Brit,ish mili-
tary etticiency to tho Iir'c,ddng l)oinl
during his visit to Erctz Israel. Ilc in-
sisted on traveling all over' the
country regardless of restrictions,
and the British military high co]n-
mand breathed a deep sigh of relief
when he finally left Palestine.
FOREIGN FLASHES
An internal fight over future Jew-
ish policy is raging in high Nazi
ch'cles. Propaganda Minister Goeh-
bels joins Hitler in demanding tlle
COml)lete expulsion of all Jews,
while the more practical-minded
Alfred Rosenberg and General Goer-
ing argue that some Jews must be
allowed to remain.
Many of Czechoslovakia's leading
Jewish industrialists are preparing
to move their factories to England
and Frauce because most of their'
employes are Nazis. Twenty-five
young Aralrs have been awarded
scholarships to German universities.
The technique of anti-Semitism is
one of the major' courses of study
engaging their attention.
A unique distinction has come to
Abraham Levi. tile greatest chazen
in Czechoslovakia. Having also sung
for years in the choir ef the Greek-
Orthodox Cathedral at Cetinje, Levi
has heen In'oclatmed tim greatest
choir singer' in the country. His
]'eI)ertolre of Christian hymns is
said to he unequalled.
TIDBITS
Dr. Cyrus Adler. president of the
American Jewish Committee, whose
75th hirthday is being widely cele-
l)rated, was completely charmed by
little Shirley Temple on the boat
returning to America last summer.
So much so, indeed, that after be-
coming very chummy with the little
lady, that venerable gentleman,
who is not a movie-goer actually
in'on]tsed her" that he would go to
all her' lnovies fr'orn now on.
Arthur Murray, maestro of danc-
ing school, was born Murray Telch-
man. Maurice Schwartz is readying
three Yiddis htalkle productions
which, i[ successful, will also he
done in English• Rabbi Julius Gor-
don of St. Louis' Shaare Emeth
Temple has authored a hook, called
"Pity the Persecutor," which is on
the recommended list of the Book-
of-the-Month Club.
DR. CHAIM WEIZMANN
•. the inventor of T. N. T. has some
diplomatic T. N. T. to handle l
ABOUT PEOPLE
Grovcr Whalen, president of the
N. Y. Worhl's Fair, is le'u'ning lle-
Iirew in l)rCl)m'ai,ion for l,he ollening
ceremonies of the Jewish Palestinc
l'avilion at the Fair... There's a
r'dh'oad station in Ontario Province,
Canada, called Swastika, and the
station agent is a Jew hy the mum; of
AI)IIC]... Gcorgc Salomon, who was
recently tendered a tesimonial din-
ner Ul)On the coml)lctien of 35 years
• Ls a rel)orter on the New York ]Icr-
ahl-Trilnmo, is a descendant of
llaym Salom(m... The British Mu-
senm has $6,000,000 which it l)lans to
spend on an expeditilSon ira 1942 l o
search for the Garden (if Eden.
When Arl, hm' Garfiohl Hays
defending victims of
sccution he's serving as
thc Dionne quintulllets. • •
York's Yiddish intelligentsia is
I)cring that Maurit.e
appear in au English-langnage
on Broadway this ycltr.
Fcinstcin, a taxi driver who
bc a radio cngincer, has
dcvice which will enahle every
messcngcr to carry his own
alarm. It's a jigger that
siren the moment; a l.hief
snatch "L case containing
SOCIAL NOTE
New York's Four It
Ulll)cr crust of Rome and pqris =
a dil.her over the disclosure
swanky costume llall
have been given I)y
css Cecil I)ecci-Bhmt at
Nal)olcnnic pahtcc hoar lmcca,
has been called off boc.utse of
anti-Semitism. Count
]lunt, who was born Ce(:il
thai in New York, has spent rt
his forlune in italy
to Countess Mimi l'eeci, niece
late Pope Leo Xlll... Ghe
which had heen hailed in
lhe No. 1 society function
],]m'opcan se'm(m, was to have 1:
duced the PecciBhmts'
ini.crnational socieiy.
lh(Isc who ha(I accel)ted
w'm Count Ciano, lialian
minister an(t Mussolini's
(Colryrighi , 193g).
PLAIN TALK
(Continued from Page 1)
saints I f(nmd on the church the
st(me images of Einstein and Spinoza.
They wcrc close by Jesus Itimsclf,
thcy and other philosophers, scient-
ists and prophets of all the times.
Jesus and Einstein, St. Paul,
Spinoza and St. Francis werc all
emanations of the same divinity. I
could fecl myself no stranger in
Rivcrsido Chm'ch.
I c(nihl kneel at its altar without
• tny compunctions of my consciencc,
though 1 only sat in oue of its pcws.
The shechinah secmed there.
Outside I had just been hearing
thc outgivings of the radio... "Hit-
Icr ready to march" . . . "Ilii;ler t(i
m'u'cli at 2:30." . .Thc day bcforc
his barbaric f,'trrago had been in the
air... Riverside Church secmed rc-
mote from the era'rent arrogance.
I won(lerell if evcrybody who is
called Christian eouhi feel at home in
Rivcrside Chm'ch.
Could that woman fccl at home at
its allar? She was one ef two I had
overheard tit a street c(irner.
"You can't llolicve everything you
hear on the radio," she was saying.
"l)on't you know," she said, "this
Kaltenl)orn is a Jew. Yes, his mm]c
certainly sounds Jewish and he is
giving out Jcw.propaganda. That's
why I s.y you can't belicve every-
thing you hear. IIitler is getting the
worst i)f it."
It wits only a little while I)eforc
that ] had heard this at the strect
corner I)etwccn the two women, })tit
now I sat untroul)lcd in the Christian
sanctuary wherc the images of great
Christians and Jews, of Jesus, Budd-
ha arid Mohammed stood in saintly
rows together.
Riverside Church was a conffori.-
able refuge for any one running away
from thc world that Hitlcr had made,
from the paintcd mouths of iadics
spcwing revilement at strcct corners.
The ministcr of this church, Dr.
Harry Emerson Fosdick, seems to lee
troubled about Christianity in the
world outside his sanctuary. Things
were going badly against Christianity
outsidc, and on tire folhlwing Sunday
he was l)reaching on the sul)ject, "A
Strange Worh! in Which to be Christ-
ian."
Yes, I though, a worhl like this
must give a dreadful pain to Christ-
ians. Two thousand years of Christi-
anity and yet "ill this., this rapine
• . . this insolenec of tyrants . . this
l)hmder of thc helplcss. .murdcrous
ultimatums . . this lady at the street
cerrror.
This church was like an image of
the Iletter worhl that good men
dreamcd. Thank God there were still
good men left drcaming brave
dreams. In the stained glass windows
stood Abraham, Isaac an(l Jaeol) aml
closeby, the Apostles.
Moses stood in the window with
the Tor'dr beside thc Catholic St.
Franr.is who was the enc who gave
his coat to thc poor man on the winter
dtty.
Tiffs was the I)ravc dream of I)roth-
hood in the church and I could kneel
at its altar.
They may lee killing millions of
people soon, l thought, I)ut thcy
can't Idll this.
It is a strange world in which t(i lie
Christian and hohl fast t(i this
dream aml keep on i)elieving in it.
Strange, too, that this church was
ercctcd, in lmrt I to the glory of
Torah and l)rOllhets though to many
Jews Torah and prollhets are like
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dead Iiooks.
Jews hroldng down on Torah and
I)rol)hets from intellcctual snol)bery;
or Jews lr]in(l with their ignorance
that knows neithcr Torah nor prol)h-
cts; or Jcws lluttiirg aside Torah "tml
prol)hcts to folh)w a tr r ]' OW lt-
tionalism.
In i,his church Torah and prol)hcts
were of the })rave dream of brother-
hood an(1 hiving ldndness and com-
passion an(I justice that i, hc church
chcrishc(1 in ihc strange worhl.
The churcll was grateful to 1,he
Jcws for giving this and had built
these mounmcnts to thc Jewish
spirit. But many Jews had forgotten
thcir herilage and felt Jewish only
bccause of their pains.
I thought it wouldn't matter much
if they were destroyed. They arc
dead Jews 'tnyway. They have n(i
droam left and n(ithing more to give
and nothing for which to live as Jews.
llitler is I)ut an undertaker t)urying
lmtny who were dead long ago.
Jews ought to come to this chm'ch
to discover their heritage; to kneel
hnmbly at this altar anil 1)cg for-
givcness for thcir sins of indifference
and their sins of forgetfulness and
their' sins of intellectual arrogance:
"Oh Lord God, I thank Thee for this
church width restores to mc my in-
tleritancc."
Thus my thoughts raml)led ill
Riverside Church anll ventured even
into forbidden slreculation: Sul)posc ,
I said, Jews took Ul) such broad
gestures of tn'lrLd humanity in the
synagogues?
St. Francis in Reb Schachne's
schul? The prophet Jesus honored in
Isaac M. Wise Tcmplc? A day for'
Bu(ht]m at Adath Israel Synagogue?
MohammoJl ai, Roe]<dale Toml)le?
Oh, 1 should myself
fraternal welcome on the
Francis were honm'ed tt
Schachne's: "My friends, hc
kinsman of all who know
ness and coinilassi()n are the
stono, lie was one of God's
tivc gentlemen, lie called eve
birds his brethren."
]lut 1 guess I :tin quii,c
with this, and I shall
Reb. Se]mchnc's schul of tel
out nay thoughts in this
The fine ohl men who
morah there every day maY
after me, "Apikores!" qs I paSS
At thc temples they will
I)ut . . " At Adath Israel
be called Conservative) l
(lismissed with
Yet if wc reverence ihe chirr(
honors all the pr(lllhets, it
Orll'S ILll(1 sets Ul) It, nlOllllIYICrl
Torah, we must say, "If geS
I)rotherhoe(l are fine in the
timy would also Iio linc in
gogtle•"
Slime day we will got ax.ortd t°it'
(Col)yrighi. , 1938).
Catholic Men Side
Jews In Zion CrisD
WASHINGTON D. C.
turl)e(I lly "the iml)osition
and un-Christia,l
worhl," i.he National Cot
(httholic Men this week lc
voice to the apl)eal I)cing
I)y Jews and Christians
nominations to lh.esirlent
veli, to utilize his influerlce
the chlsing of the (l(ulrs of
to Jcwish rcfugeos and the
mont of the ,Jewish NalioJI
Imlicy.
