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Frtd«y, Apr. 3, 1970
THI SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
‘It’s O.K. Son, Everybody Does It’
When Johnny was six years
old, he was with his father when
they were caught speeding. His
father handed the officer a five-
dollar bill with his driver’s li
cense. “It’s o.k. Son," his father
said as they drove off. “Every
body does it.”
When he was eight, he was
permitted at a family council,
presided over by Uncle Gfeorge,
on the surest means to shave
points off the income tax return.
“It’s o.k., Kid,” his uncle said.
‘“Everybody does it.”
When»he was nine, his mother
took him to his first theater
production. The box office man
could not find any seats until
his mother discovered an extra
two dollars in her purse. “It’s
o. k., Son,” she said. “Everybody
does it.”
When he was twelve, he broke
SILVER LINING
‘ by RABBI SAMUEL SILVER
It Happened in Washington
It happened in Washington,
D. C.
A Jewish public school prin
cipal was forced to resign be
cause he refused to' approve an
all-Negro orga
nization in his
school.
Militants re
monstrated and
demonstr a t e d(
against “Zevin
the Jew,” that
is, Sidney Zevin,
p r i n c ipal of
Western High
School in our capital.
Indignant over this anti-Sem
itic vileness and chagrined that
the Board of Education* failed to
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back up the principal, Dr. Joshua
Haberman, rabbi of the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation,
demanded, in his temple bulletin,
that municipal officials back up
Zevin.
True, writes Dr. Haberman,
the school board president
backed up Mr. Zevin and de
nounced a boycott staged by the
Negro extremists, but “where
was the school board? Where are
our city fathers?”
The Washington Post, report
ing the imbroglio, told about the
near-riot in which “Zevin the
Jew” was condemned, and added
that “an undercurrent of anti-
Semitism” has been noticeable at
the school.
The words of Rabbi Haberman
should be heeded. “There is more
in this than the ordeal of a
single individual. When racial
bigots, black or white, run riot
and the whole city seems to
buckle under, we are all in grave
danger . . . Instead of taking time
off on Washington’s birthday to
forget our work and our woes,
I suggest the nation ought to
solemnly reaffirm the words of
our first president: ‘to bigotry
no sanction and to persecution
no assistance’.”
his glasses on the way to school.
His Aunt Franc ine persuaded
the insurance company that they
had been stolen and they col
lected $27. “It’s o. k„ Kid,” she
said. “Everybody does it.”
When he was 15, he made
right guard on the high school
football team. His coach showed
him how to block and at the
same time grab the opposing end
by the shirt so the official
couldn’t see it.“ It’s o. k., Kid,”
the coach said. “Everybody does
it.”
When he was 16, he took his
first summer job at the big mar
ket. His assignment was to put
the over-ripe tomatoes in the
bottom of the boxes and the
good ones on top where they
show.“It’s o. k., Kid,” the man
ager said. “Everybody does it.”
When he was 18, Johnny and
a neighbor applied for a college
scholarship. Johnny was a mar-
> ginal student. His neighbor was
in the upper 3% of his class,
but he couldn’t play right guard.
Johnny got the assignment. “It’s
o. k., they told him. “Everybody
does it.”
When he was 19, he was ap
proached by an upper classman
who offered the test answers for
three dollars. “It’s o. k., Kid,”
he said. “Everybody does it.”
Johnny was caught and sent
home in disgrace. “How could
you do this to your mother and
me?” his father said. “You
never learned anything lil^e this
at home.” His aunt and uncle
also were shocked.
If there’s one thing the adult
world can’t stand, it’s a kid who
cheats ....
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