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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Friday, August 28, 1942
The Southern Iaraelite
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PIECES OF HATE
By RICHARD E. GUTSTADT
National Director of the Anti-Defamation
League of B’nai B'rith
The recent government indict
ments, the convictions of the Nazi
saboteurs, and the indications
from Washington that further
prosecutions are to follow, all
have have had u salutary effort on
quieting down a considerable
amount of obstructionist propa
ganda. The greatest benefits have
been reaped among the foreign
fascist groups. These organiza
tions, lacking the advantage of
native Americanism, hove natur
ally become more frightened than
any others. However, the activities
of a good portion of American
fascist groups have by no means
been perceptively curtailed. They
have merely changed their tech
nique to make it more difficult
for the law enforcing agencies to
legally prosecute them for sedi
tion. The Christian Front and
Gerald L. K. Smith still operate,
spreading the same poison as be
fore.
* • *
In the last column, mention was
made of a new tabloid that was
making its disappearance in and
around Boston, acting as n success
or to Coughlin's "Social Justice.”
We now learn the name of the
paper is ‘‘Save America Now,”
published by the Parent Publica
tions of Boston, P. O. Box 2117.
On the first page is a single two
column article under the headline,
“Is Father Curran the Next Vic
tim?”. The article then proceeds
dists. They are located, for the
most part, in and around Pitts
burgh. Dr. Ante Pavelich is their
acknowledged leader.
* * *
Rev. Harvey Springer, who is of
the same stripe os Gerald B. Win-
rod, has for the past two weeks
been holding revival meetings on
the outskirts of Denver. He ap
plied for a permit to put up a tent
in the city itself, but the City
Council turned him down. Spring
er continues his harangue against
the Jews. He accuses the Jews of
having been responsible for the
army refusing him a commission
as a chaplain. The army also came
in for a great deal of criticism, and
Springer accused army officers of
purposely closing their eyes to im
morality. The evening that he
criticized the army, two enlisted
men acted as his helpers; one as
an usher, the other with the col
lection.
* * ♦
It has long been a trick of the
fascists to credit many of their in
accuracies and academic false
hoods as coming from outstanding
scholars. In Germany, professors
who would not uphold the ridi
culous race myth were banished.
Recently, the “Midwest Monetary
Federation,” which retained Joe
McWilliams as a lecturer, inform
ed a class in biology that a Yale
professor was presently working
on experiments to prove that Jews
Capitol Spotlight
By CARL HARTMAN
Congress is considering a plan
to let refugee doctors practice in
Washington under temporary per
mits until the end of the war.
Spokesmen for the medical pro
fession here expect that approval
of the plan, which they endorse,
would not have much in the Dis
trict of Columbia. They point out
that there are fewer people for
every doctor in Washington than
In any other city in the country.
Because of this circumstance they
predict that only a few refugee
physicians would take advantage
of the law to open offices here,
even if a large number of local
doctors go into the army.
The importance of the measure
would be psychological. Since
Congress acts as a state legislature
and city council for Washington,
the city often serves as a testing
tion, full of technical terms, be
fore he may be licensed. To a man
whose talents are scientific rather
than linguistic that can be the
work of years.
native doctors are human too.
They dislike throwing up estab
lished practices and starting from
scratch in a new town, far from
! their familiar associations, and
i few of the refugees have the mon
ey to buy their practices from
! them. They also resent having to
presents unwarranted difficulties.
A world-renowned neurologist,
for example, might be at a con
siderable disadvantage when ask
ed to describe a theory of bacter
iology that may have developed
entirely in the quarter-century 1
since he went to the university. I
Probably he was never much in
terested in bacteriology anyhow,
and certainly has no intention of
using it in his practice. Yet to
prepare for the examination he
has to cram on a whole sector of
science like the greenest young
graduate of any medical school.
Some licensing bodies have
been reluctant to smooth the way
of refugees for another reason,
giound for local laws that national The shortage of physicians makes
leaders would like to see widely ltg worst threat in rural districts,
adopted. Refugee physicians have country towns and the armed
had their most serious problems forces Frequently an army com-
in New York and California,
where they have gathered in com
paratively large numbers.
There has been some opposition
to licensing refugee doctors, here
as elsewhere. One bill, now
smothered in committee, provides
that no licenses should be issued
t go into the army and seeing their
Often the examination itself clienteles fall into the hands of
newcomers by default.
Yet however difficult and unfair
these conditions seem, the time is
coming when the country’s war
time needs will force adjustment
for them. Doctors may have to be
drafted for service in a commun
ity lacking medical protection,
mission or the lure of a big city
practice has left a whole farm
county or small town without a
single doctor. The refugee physi
cian cannot help greatly in this
situation Often he is in the Unit
ed States on a visa that does not
permit him to become a citizen,
to aliens. Some states have similar 1 so he is ineligible for a commis- P cr >d or revoke any permit if they
laws. They are supported by sion. Often he is a specialist rather decided that the holder was guilty
the j than the general practioner need- of misconduct, professionally in
as led in the country.
Besides, he may mistrust his
and it has been announced that
the armed forces themselves need
many more physicians than have
so far volunteered. Whether the
rural communities will accept ref
ugees. or whether the army and
navy will, remains to be decided.
In any case, state legislatures
would do well to study the draft
of the bill on which Congress is
expected to act If authorizes the
District Commission on Licensure
to issue physicians one-year per
mits, good only six months after
the end of the war. Applicants
would be accepted who, in the
opinion of the commission, have
the necessary training and exper
ience. The usual examination
would be waived.
As a safeguard, the District ad
ministrative authorities could sus-
physieians who partake of
familiar anti-alien prejudice
well as a human dislike for any !
more professional competition command of English and the anti
j capacitated or had been convicted
of an offense involving moral
turpitude. The holder of the
than they already have. However,’ 1 foreign prejudice in rural com- P«nnlt, of course, would have the
the proposed licensing plan is sup- munities.
Ijight to appear and show cause
to call everyone who attacks 1 a, 'e not like any other human be-
Father Edward Lodge Curran a
communist, and praises Curran as
one of the greatest leaders in
America. Curran, who is nation
ally known as a close advisor and
friend to Father Coughlin, as well
as ope of the promoters of the
Christian Front, is defended in
every speech and act he has ever
made or accomplished .To better
indicate the sort of people the edi
tors of this paper admire, I quote
a statement or two from the ar
ticle:
"We have asked the question, is
Father Curran the next victim.
Surely if the communists have
have their way, he will be. Lind
bergh, Ney, Wheeler, Champ
Clark, Curley Brooks. Martin
Sweeney, and a host of others are
on the list.”
• * •
In New York, the "Society for
Constitutional Education,” another
high sounding name for a group
of facsists, is slowly building up
its membership. Many neighbor
hood groups are being organized
and meeting throughout the me
tropolitan area. One of the prime
movers in this organization is
Thomas J. Duffy, an ardent dis
ciple of Father Coughlin. He has
gathered many of the remnants
from the “America First” and “No
Foreign War" committees and the
anti-Semitic "Women United”
group.
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An organization which well de
serves government attention Is the
“Uatashi.” This group is a Croa
tian revolutionary organization
whose ostensible purpose was to
work for a free Croatia, but who
actually act as Axis propagan
das. In checking with Yale auth
orities, we learn that said profes
sor has no such interest, and is,
as a matter of fact, enjoying
splendid relationships witli many
of his Jewish students, and a con
siderable number of our people
are among his friends. However,
the mention of a Yale professor
must have impressed the gullible
ported by the District *of Colum- So he congregates in large cities, j wh y it should not be revoked,
bia Medical Society, the Federa- where many people speak his lan- j Adoption of this type of law
tion of State Medical Boards and guage, but where a surplus of doc- would make it unnecessary to pass
the local administrative authori- j tors already exists. It would be special bills granting licenses to
ties. I convenient for him if the native ; individual refugee physicians, and
The greatest difficulty of refu- , doctors moved to where there is
gee doctors is proving their edu- more need for them, or if the army
rational qualifications. In some commissioned more of them. But
cases. Nazi-controlled universities
have withdrawn dc
to Jews or other exiles. In others
they have been uncooperative
about supplying evidence of a ref-
would of course be fairer to those
who have not the facilities for ob
taining special legislation.
■fees granted Jgyjish Education and the Community
line In nthnre
BY JOSEPH FOX
fused. Since Pearl Harbor
course, such evidence has been
impossible to obtain.
Other barriers include the lan
guage problem. The refugee may
On the approach of our High Holidays, before we gather in our
ugee’s degree. Records have been j synagogues to meditate and think about our uncharted destiny, before
conveniently lost or simply re- | we are ready to weigh anew our values of life and determine our
°f contribution towards their promotion and advancement—let us bear in
mind the topic which may and should add significance to these values
and become a spiritual uplift in these cruel days.
The problem of Jewish education has always occupied a prominent
place. In the most trying days, and under the most difficult circum
stances a Jewish father has never compromised the education of his
child. All the attacks directed at our people, all the attempts to un
dermine our existence have failed because of our tenacious adherence
to our heritage. This was due to the devotion of our ancestors to the
spiritual treasure of our people, and to their zealous efforts to perpet
uate it throughout the ages.
The sacrifice of our fore-fathers has borne fruit; it has not been
in vain. It has been repaid by the preservation of our people through
out its prolonged night of misery and wretchedness. It has made the
Jewish spirit immune and our determination to carry on—invincible.
It has imbued every Jewish community in every country with a feeling
of self-respect, with a desire to live up to the moral and spiritual
height of its people, and to offer—through a collective effort of its
best talents—its specific contribution to the welfare of its country.
This land of liberty has offered us. among other blessings, oppor
tunities for the furtherance of the Jewish culture and the accentuation
of our religious and moral principles.
We cannot remain aloof to the interests of our children- It is in
their interest, it is for their sake and future welfare that we must
uphold the institutions where they may receive Jewish training. Great
efforts have been invested in the Jewish Schools of our city. These
efforts have made them what they are today. This, however, is not
sufficient. Our schools need the cooperation of every person, and the
blessings of every family. The success of our labor depends upon the
thoroughness and sincerity of our effort. It is the duty of all the
parents to offer their children a Jewish education, which will strength
en their faith in their people, which will free them later from all
complexes, and provide them with the knowledge that will fill in all
potential gaps in their young souls.
We appeal to every member of our community to join in the great
task of upholding the pillars of Jewish education in our city, and
strengthening the house where it best can be preserved and taught.
We appeal to all parents to join us actively in our work, and to
j fulfill their duty to their children.
We appeal to every man and woman of our community to spare no
| effort to raise our educational system to a standard worthy of our
• j heritage.
audience listening to the Federa- wish to practice only among those
tion lecturer, and they accepted j who speak his native tongue, but
the statement without question as ! under the present law he must
the truth. ! learn enough English to write a
* * * j long and complicated examina-
In Minneapolis, the police have
been looking for vandals who have JEWISH CALENDAR
been carving the word “Jew" on :
the glass windows of Jewish mer
chant’s stores with glass cutting j
instruments. It has been necessary J
for those merchants who suffered |
the experience to remove the en- |
tire window and replace it with \
new’ glass.
• * *
New York had its “American |
Forum" operated by Frederick j
Auhagen, convicted Nazi propa- j
gancMst; Chicago had its "Patriot
Henry Forum” run by William
Higgins, presently indicted for se
dition, and now w’e hear of a new’
forum in Wisconsin called the
’ Milwaukee Community Forum."
The latter may be an honest
American group, but it is signifi
cant to note that the Forum’s an
nouncements of its recent speakers
have taken a definite line with all
the speakers announced in the
same language. They have all been
praised as “leaders of traditional
Americanism” and “foes of Com
munism, Nazism, Union Now and
Federal Union.” The last of such
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All Holidays and Fast Days
begin at sunset of the day pro
ceeding the dates given below.
KOSH HASHONAH.
Sat. and Sun.. Sept- 12-13.
YOM KIPPUR,
Monday, September 21.
SUCCOTH (Tabernacles),
Sat. and Sun.. Sept. 26-27.
1IOSHANAH RABAH.
Friday. October 2.
8HIM1NT AZERETH.
Saturday, October 3.
SIMCHATH TORAH (Feast of
Law). Sunday. October 4.
CHANUKAH,
Fri.. Dec. 4, to Fri-, Dec. 11.
PURIM.
Sunday. March 21.
PASSOVER (First 2 Days),
Tues.. Wed.. Apr. 20. 21.
PASSOVER (Last 2 Days).
Mon., Tues., Apr. 26. 27.
LAG B’OMER.
Sunday, May 23.
SHEVl’OTH (Feast of Weeks),
Wed-, Thurs.. June 9, 10.
TISHA B’AB (9th of Ab),
Tuesday. August It.