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JEWISH
HERALD-VOICE
A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHWEST JEWRY
THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR
HOUSTON, TEXAS
MAY 14. 1942
■ HELLER CALLS ON RABBIS TO
IhouCfitii REPUDIATE RUMP MEETING
By D. H. WHITE
A JEWISH HERO
With the German putsch go-
ing full force—ultimate destina-
tion, they hope, the Caucaus Oil
Fields it recalls to mind another
attempt at the Mosul oil fields
and its ultimate frustration. It is
a story of a Jewish hero who
gave his life so that the forces of
democracy might prevail, one
Raziel. Pierre van Paassen in
his book “That Day Alone” tells
the story of this incident and
to many who have read this fine
book it is one of the highlights
which will ever live in the
minds of men.
Raziel had served a jail sent-
ence for a horrible (?) crime
committed against the British
Empire—he had dared to or-
ganize the Irgun, an illegal na-
tional Jewish self-defense corps
in Palestine. General Sir Archi-
bald Wavell needed men, men he
could trust and who would stand
up for the right and fight back.
He needed a leader. The British
Intelligence Service recAnmend-
ed Raziel and with twenty-four
followers he went to Baghdad.
Rashid Gailani, nazi stooge in
Iran, had given the orders for
the demolition of the oil wells
and the German crews were
ready. They rushed to carry out
their mission. Machine guns man-
ned by these daring Jews met the
surprised Germans. The battle
was quickly over—the cost in
lives—only six of that brave
twenty-five survived, but the oil
wells were saved and are now
used to carry On the war against
the nazi machine wherever it be.
And Raziel, that same Raziel
who was thrown into prison by
the British, died in their cause.
Yes, Britain still denies many,
many thousands of Raziels the
chance to protect themselves —
but many die in its defense. How
long before diplomats see the
light and let justice be done.
☆ * ☆
WHAT OF THE FUTURE
Said world-statesman Chaim
Weizmann to the assembled dele-
gates of an extraordinary session
of Zionist organizations: “On that
day (when we celebrate the end
of this struggle) the victors will
be confronted with a task com-
pared with which even the win-
ning of the war will seem trifling.
And there is a grave danger that
the failure to realize this sequence
of events will endanger the peace
and render sacrifices meaning-
less.”
The Jewish problem in Europe
will be of even greater scope and
magnitude than most of us are
able to visualize. Of the original
number before the war fully
twenty-five per cent will have
been killed. The remaining sev-
enty-five per cent will emerge
from the ghettos, the concentra-
(Continued cm page 8)
Cincinnati (JPS) — Declaring that he was “amazed” by the action
of a group of 23 rabbis in calling a conference in June to fight against
Zionism, Rabbi James G. Heller, President of the Central Conference
of American Rabbis, has issued a letter to his colleagues to repudiate
tfie proposed rump session, saying that “such a meeting, if held, is
bound to sow disruption in the Conference, to provoke reprisals, to
divide our men within the folds of Reform Judaism into armed
camps.”
Emphasizing that he was not writing as President of the Con-
ference but as an individual Rabbi
Heller expressed his views in a
four-page letter in which he ob-
served that none of the callers of
the June meeting “has had the
courtesy to consult the officers of
the Conference, although three of
its ex-Presidents and at least one
of its Executive Board are numb,
ered among them.” Pointing out
that the introduction of sectional
or partisan interests into the
Conference as the basis for separ-
ate meetings jeopardizes the very
existence of the body, Dr. Heller
said that there was ample room
within the Conference for advo-
cates of every point of view to
express themselves. “In the past
there have been violent and often
abusive debates on Zionism.
Doubtless both sides, the majority
and the minority, acted in ac-
cord with their convictions. But
the minority, so far as I know,
never felt It necessary to go out-
side the Conference. They re-
tained, as they should, the right
to their own individual expression
and belief. Even when the Con-
ference was avowedly and some-
what intensely anti-Zionist it
never took the view that those
of its members who were Zion-
ists could not with propriety be
members, and continue to express
their point of view and labor for
its dissemination and adoption
within the Conference.”
The proposed, meeting, called
as a result of the majority de-
cision at the recent Conference in
Cincinnati on the subject of a
Jewish Army in Palestine, “is
not democratic procedure,” Dr.
Heller declared, saying that “it
is calculated not only to disrupt
the Conference, but also to bring
in its train a whole host of de-
leterious consequences in Reform
Judaism itself. I appeal to the
signers of this call to withdraw
it I appeal to all members of
the conference, to whom this ap-
peal has gone, not to hearken to
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U, S. Statesmen
Voice Support
For Jewish Army
New York (JPS) — Leading
American statesmen, including
Senators James M. Mead of New
York and James E. Murray of
Montana, publicly voiced their
support for a Jewish Army, at a
dinner held here under the aus-
pices of the Committee for a Jew.
ish Army. Major General Lewis
B. Hershey, National Director of
Selective Service, sent a message
to ti e dinner, held in honor of
Pierre van Paassen, noted jour-
nalist and Honorary Chairman of
the Committee.
Senator Mead declared that re-
fusal to set up a Jewish Army
“is a hangover of our attempt to
win doubtful friends and to in-
fluence wavering and vacillating
people.” Senator Murray assert-
ed that Jewish manpower “can
be depended upon to fight to the
last breath rather than surrender.”
Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox and Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt sent messages to the
gathering.
Geneva — All business con-
tracts and commitments made
during the past year between
Jews and non-Jews in Serbia
have been cancelled. The move
was forced by the German Mil-
itary Commander of the Hitler-
controlled land.
JEWISH COP CATCHES
VANDALS WHO
DEFAME SYNAGOGUE
New York (JPS) — Irate and
baffled over the vandalism at the
synagogue in which he prayed.
Patrolman Raymond Innenberg,
working in his, spare time, solved
the case and caught the vandals.
About three wefeks agp Congre-
gation Zemach had been broken
into by vandals, who ripped the
holy scrolls, smashed furniture
and created damage of $5,000. In-
nenberg asked permission to work
on the case. His investigation
bore fruit He caught four col-
ored boys, between 13 and 15
years of age, who confessed that
they had invaded the synagogue
to steal money. They wrecked
the place when they found none.
The boys were convicted in Chil-
dren's Court and await sentence.
JAP PRESS HAILS ANTI.
JEWISH GENERAL’8 ELECTION
London (JPS) — The Japanese
Press has made much of the elec-
tion of the anti-Semitic General
Shadan in the Tokyo general elec-
tions. The General, who is leader
of the anti-Semites in Japan's
capital city, ran on the somewhat
nebulous program of eliminating
the Jewish influence in Japan—
a task which is somewhat intan-
gible for the Nazi-aping racists in
Japan who cannot even find
Japanese Jews to persecute.
MISS SHIRLEY BROMBERG
“ . . . takes leading rale.”
“Jazz Singer” To
Be Presented On
Sunday, May 17
The night of nights for the cast
of the “Jazz Singer" is at hand
and all is in readiness to make
the evening one of the outstand-
ing theatre treats the city has
witnessed. Presented by an all-
star cast. The Jazz Singer will
be presented Sunday, May 17th
at the Musie Hall under the aus-
pices of the Sisterhood and the
Men's Club of Congregation
Adath Emeth.
Taking one of the feature leads
in the play, the role of Mrs. Ro-
binowitz, is fifteen year old Shir-
ley Bromberg. This talented
young lady takes the role of the
sixty year old woman with an
eclat and finish which few ac-
tresses give to their part. Espec-
ially outstanding is the scene
when, heart-broken and nigh
frantic, she pleads with her son
to return and take his place in
the Synagogue as Cantor on the
eve of the day of Atonement.
The presentation of the Jazz
Singer by Congregation Adgth -^plaudits of the Soviet
Jerusalem — The Palestine Ga-
zette. official publication of the
Government, announced that ail
citrus groves in Palestine will he
exempted from the rural prop
erty tax for the year ending
March 31. 194*. owing to the de-
cline in the value of citrus
—O-
Canberra *— The
doctors in Australia li
in the Government’s
to permit some alien
obtain licenses to
profession. The
Government had
lowed some refugees to
in some states
are completing
in Australian
Geneva — The British
tion of Madagascar, third
island in the world was
by Jewish organizations
gland and the United
Nazi Koenigsberg radio
—•—
London — A special t
German Gestapo
man named
isdiction over
Jap-beld Shanghai.
German circles here. The
ponese gave the Nazis the
fisc a ted property of the
The Gestapo has
drastic
accusing them of
to the Chinese Army.
In line i
Nazi-inspired anti-Sennit
paign in Yugoslavia all
houses in Zagreb are no*
ing “The Eternal Jew."
anti-Jewish film,
all theatres is free.
Kuibyshev — A
pilot in the Red
Sholochov, is thg latest sf
Russian-Jewish hrrnss to wia
Q
Geneva —
Emeth marks a “first,” as this is
the first time this musical drama
hit has been presented by a re-
ligious organization.
Others in the caut include
Cantor M. Landman, who takes
the part' of Cantor Rabinowitz,
Morris Silberman as the Jazz
Singer, Florence Kless as Mary
Dale, who supplies the love in-
terest in the story. Sol Klinger,
as “Mr. Yudelson,” an old friend
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DESIGNATE SIVAN AS
"AGUDATH ISRAEL MONTH"
New York (JPS) — Dedicated
to the “further strengthening of
its world-wide activities on be-
half of Torah—true Judaism,”
“Agudath Israel Month” will be
celebrated during the month of
Si van, 5702 (May-June) by the
Agudath Israel Youth Council of
America. The ultra-Orthodox
group announced that meetings
will be held throughout the Unit-
ed States during the month, in-
cluding a thirtieth anniversary
rally.
Wounded in an air
chov managed to shoot
Nazi planes before
LEAGUE FOR Li
PALESTINE TO
A
the League for |
will be held in the
and Mrs. J. Punk, at XlOg Isabel-
la on Sunday afternoon. May 17th.
promptly at 3:30.
Rabbi A H rnthal. the
Leader of Discuss**! for the L. F
L. P. will tell of the
and spiritual well being of
Yishuv during the wag.----
A very lively rliiiniaainn M
peeled about Ben Gurion’s rat
speech with regartb to the |
war demands for
A report is to be
the
the latest motion picture at
estine.
The
port on plans for the
meetings of the League
Palestine.
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