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AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY SERVING AMERICAN CITIZENS OF JEWISH FAITH
\ THE QLDEST AND MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED JEWISH PUBLICATION IN THIS TERRITORY
frltf No. 28
Week In Review
By MILTON MOWN. J.TA.
FLIGHT to the west
I Bigger than all the other news
Ks last week, bigger than Pales-
Bjne’s continuing preparations for
■defense and the Intensifying anti-
Kewish persecution in Europe, was
■tha parachute landing of Rudolf
■Hess, No. 3 Nazi, on a farm near
■Glasgow.
It is not a “Jewish story,” al
though Hess is said to have been
■the adopted son of a German-Jew
lish banker, although he was one
■of the most fanatical anti-Semites
■in the Nazi Party and sponsored
■much of the anti-Jewish legisla
tion. But this dramatic story,
■which rivals all mystery fiction,
■may affect the whole course of
■the war, a' war in which the Jews
■have a vital stake.
Aside from the information
■Hess may have imparted to the
■British, the mere fact of his
Might was the equivalent of a ma-
Ijor military victory for the Brit
lish in its effect on British and
■German morale. The British were
Icheered by the first important
■sign of dissension among the Na-
Izis since the 1934 blood purge.
■The German people, on the other
■hand, were shaken by the news
land the Nazi Party had to send
■men around to canvass homes and
■seek to counteract the effect on
Itheir morale. ,
For Jewish readers it is worth
■recalling that Hess is one of the
■most extreme anti-Semites among
Ithe Nazis. He had preached a vio
lent anti-Jewish policy long be-
Ifore Hitler came to power. As the
■Fuehrer’s deputy, he sponsored
■Germany’s major anti-Semitic leg
islation of the past eight years,
lit was Hess who went to Italy on
Ithe mission of spreading anti-
ISemitism among the Fascist lead
lers in Rome.
ITHE PALESTINE SITUATION
Although the threatened Nazi
■ drive through Palestine to Suez
■ had not yet materialized late last
■ week, there was no abatement in
Ithe Holy Land’s preparations for
defense.
For the first time air-raid pre
cautions are being taken in Jeru
salem. It is generally hoped that
Jerusalem, holy to three faiths,
would be spared in the event of
invasion, but the authorities are
not banking on Nazi regard for
religion. Shelters are being con
structed and window panes being
protected against the shattering
effect of bomb blasts.
Reinforcements have been sent
to the Syrian frontier, from which
&ny Nazi invasion would come. At
a meeting of the Jewish Rational
Council, the Jewish community has
been urged to await the possible
Menace with calm and determina
tion and to hold its positions un
der all circumstances. The Jews
bave been asked to strengthen in
ner discipline, intensify recruit
tag and combat the spread of ru
mors.
Palestine Jewish leaders, it was
said, have informed the British au
thorities that they will be respon
sible in history if the population
is left defenseless and have pressed
minimum demands which include
(1) abandonment of “parity” be
tween Arab and Jewish enlist
ments in field regiments and (2)
Tull utilization for defense of lo
cal facilities for production of war
materials.
“The filthy claws of barbarism
are stretching out,” Zionist Chief
" cizmann told a mass meeting in
Toronto, “to grab hold of the sac-
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1941
| JEWISH REFII6EES DEFEND PALESTINE |
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A close-up of one of the more than 9,000 Jewish soldiers in Palestine,
many of them refugees from Hitlerism, who stand ready to defend the
Jewish homeland against attack by the totalitarian forces. Through the
support of the United Palestine Appeal, the Jewish community of
550,000 in Palestine must be enabled to mobilize its manpower as well
as its industrial and agricultural resources to strengthen the Jewish
homeland’s position as a bastion of democracy in the Middle East.
American Jewry is seeking to raise $25,000,000 for the United. Jewish
Appeal for Refugees, Overseas Needs and Palestine in. which the
United Palestine Appeal is represented together with the Joint Distribu
tion Committee and Naional Refugee Service.
A. Z. A. Convention to be on Campus of
Texas Presbjterian Academy, July 12
KERRVILLE, Tex.—One of the
nation’s leading Protestant insti
tutions of secondary learning will
be host to the country’s largest
Jewish boys’ organization from
July 12th to 18th when Aleph Za
dik Aleph, B’nai B’rith’s youth or
red site of Palestine and Zion in
the same way that they have pol
luted the shrine of the Acropolis of
Greece and the Chamber of Depu
ties of France and as they have
desecrated the Westminster shrine.
They shall not succeed, we pray.
But if they destroy, we shall re
build a finer Tel Aviv, a more
beautiful Haifa and a more sac
red Jerusalem. We shall build and
rebuild until the great peace.”
Palestine OU SSSL .f UHf
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« power, whatever its brute force,
whatever‘its devastating might, can detach os even
for a while from the land es thn -ai r ian'hs »ml
Pronhets, the land hallowed and sanctified by Is
rad’s spiritual heritage and by Its Prophetic Mes
n„ h eTwere the parting words of PaI ” , ""
Chief Rabbi, Dr. Isaac Halevi Herzog, eminent scho
ganization, holds its 18th annual
convention on the campus of
Schreiner Institute, a Presbyter
ian academy for boys.
The six seminars will deal with
t earning a living, boy-girl rela
tions, the American scene and the
meaning and obligations of Am
erican citizenship; propaganda;
inter-group conflicts; and interna
tional conflicts.
"AMERICAN DAY” FETED
THROUGHOUT COUNTRY
New York (JTA) More than
700,000 persons, crowding Central
Park in the biggest “I Am an
American Day’’ celebration of a
lar and author of two famous volumes on “The
Main Institutions of Jewish Law,” when he took
leave of American Jewry at a farewell banquet
given in his honor under the auspices of the Jewish
National Fund in the Hotel Astor, New York, on
May 13th, prior to his and Mrs. Herzog’s departure
for Jerusalem.
War Reaches Palestine
As Nazis Enter Syria
JERUSALEM (JTA) The war finally reached the
gates of Palestine this week as German forces marched into
an acquiescent Vichy-controlled Syria and established bases
for a drive into the Middle East.
British and imperial forces on 1
Palestine’s northern frontier were
strengthened to ward off any Nazi
attack and the Royal Air Force
bombed Syrian bases being used
by the German air force. An offi
cial British announcement, report
ing arrival of reinforcements in
Palestine and Iraq, said “the pos
ition is described as one which can
and will be taken care of.”
Air raid alarms were sounded
here and in Haifa Sunday night.
Measures for security against
air raids in the Holy City were
started for the first time. Con
struction of shelters for 12,000 per
sons was launched. Shelters for 4,-
000 persons will be located on the
Fla. Bishop Scores
“Hatred Mongers”
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (JTA)—
Bishop Joseph P. Hurley has de
clared he questions the credentials
of some of the men now seeking
peace because the same men have
been inciting to racial war in the
United States. “The most serious
and insidious attack upon our na
tional spirit” is being made by
“certain men who, after a series
of public defeats, have now taken
refuge in the sanctuary of peace,”
Bishop Hurley told the Florida di
vision of the National Council of
Catholic Women.
Declaring he questioned the cre
dentials of some of the men now
seeking peace because “a few
months back they were inciting
our people to the worst kind of
war —civil war.” The prelate said:
“I refer to the men who were re
sponsible for that vulgar, hate
inspired campaign against our
Jewish fellow-citizens which even
perpetrated attempts at racial dis
crimination and mob violence. It
has been said that liberty is the
last refuge of the scoundrel. Peace,
as I have described it, may well
be the last refuge in this country
of the Nazi propagandist.”
series throughout the nation Sun
day, heard prominent speakers
stress American unity and toler
ance.
main streets and for another 3,-
000 in market places. The District
Commissioner ordered that win
dow glass be protected against
breakage, especially in public plac
es.
It is generally believed that Je
rusalem, sacred to three faiths,
will be spared in any attack on
Palestine, but the authorities are
taking no chances.
A meeting of the Vaad Leumi
(Jewish National Council), with
representatives- of local councils
attending, heard appeals to await
the days of possible danger and
meet them in away befitting a
Jewish community which would
remain in the country and hold its
positions under all circumstances.
Isaac Ben-Zvi, chairman of the
council, and Moshe Shertok, head
of the Jewish Agency’s political
department, called for an increase
in military volunteering, strength
ening of inner discipline, mainten
ance of calm and combating of ru
mors. Both speakers stressed the
Jewish community’s desire to as
sist in defense of Palestine, to
lend its shoulder to the British
war effort and aid in internal de
fense.
Captain James Roosevelt on
Sunday toured Palestine and visit
ed various Jewish colonies.
New Orleans Site
of Young Judean
Region Convention
Young Judaeans throughout the
South have been officially invited
to participate in the 22nd annual
convention of the Southern Region
of Young Judaea which will be
held in New Orleans, La., August
10, 11, 12 and 13, according to an
announcement by Mrs. Sadie Ja
cobs, co-chairman, this week.
The annual assembly, which will
meet at the Bienville hotel and at
the Y.M. - Y.W.H.A. of New Or
leans, is expected to attract some
200 Young Judaeans and alumni
from 10 Southern states, as well as
150 local members.
The four-day event will include
business, cultural and social ses
sions.
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Fast of Ab Aug. S
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