The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-09-18
A Call To Jewish Parents

"A
We are living in a period of crisis Everything we
cherish free Americans and Jews is at stake. We
now engaged in to insure lasting victory for the
ideals of liberty justice, and democracy imbedded in the
American and jewish traditions.
Our children are heirs to both these great traditions
As Americans they are heirs to the ideals OF democracy
and to the free institutions which the founding fathers
this country established AS Jews, they heirs to the
great spiritual traditions stemmng from the Bible and
ether sacred Jewish sources
Your child is taught the American tradition in public
school, Is he being taught the Jewish tradition in Jew
ish religious school?
In these days of crisis and challenge your child needs
the best type of Jewish education For years he has been
mbbng anSemitic ISLANDERS which the Naz propaganda
machine has been disseminating through the world He
learn the truth about the Jewish people and it's faith
He must learn why the Jew has been singled out scape
goat of democracy and why democracy has been declared
to be the invention of the Jews
Make it possible therefore, for your child to study
Jewish history the beautiful Hebrew language the cOOrfu
holidays the rich Jewish literature and inspiring prayers
and songs. Let sraeTs history become living inspira
ton to him. Only then will he grow up with feeling of
belonging to great and ancient people, Only then will he
feel that he is heir to sraelS culture which has added
to the strength and beauty of the American of life.
The present has dramatized the basic Jewish con-
pS of Individual freedom and Sacredness OF human LIE
and personality. These values summed up IN the
famous -Four Freedoms enunciated by President Roose
vet Twenty-Five United Nations fighting to defend
and preserve these values Your child should know these
great ideals which form part Of faith as Jews HIS
life as American Jew will, thereby, become meaningfu
to him.
Throughout history, Jewish parents have known how
to combat the spirit of tyranny and violence which exem
pified today by Fascism. They gave their children the
knowledge of the TOrah which enabled them to stand hrm
and resist evil forces.
Sixth column Ignorance lurking IN many
Jewish homes threatening to undo the fighting faith OF
israel We must uproot this sixth column and suppant IL
with acknowledgement a smatterng OF facts out
knowledge gained result of systematic training Ony
Werounded Jewish education will prepare your child Tor
Ills place loyal American and upright Jew IN the Tree
world of tomorrow.
Enroll your daughter in good jewish scnOol
NOW Do not deprive them of their birthrIgh Ihls is
Me time when Jewish schools in your community are re-
opening their DOORS Let your child be among the hrst 10
enroll.
BERNARD SEMEL, Chairman, Jewish Education
Month Committee
MARK FISHER American Association for Jew
ish Education =,
RABBI SAMUEL NJ BLUMEFIELD, National
Council for Jewish Education
HENRY MONSKY, B'nai Birth
SIDNEY HOLLANDER, Council OF jewish Feoel-
atoms and Welfare Funds
JOSHUA BIN NUN, Federation OF Hebrew 1eacH-
of America
MRS DAVID DE SOFA POOL Hadassah
DR. ISRAEL EFROS, Histadruth Ivrlth
FRANK WE'LL, Jewish Welfare Board
MRS. MAURICE L. GOLDMAN, National Councl
of Jewish Women oo.;
JUDGE LOUIS 1. LEVENTHAL, Zionist Organl-
zation of America r
DR. ISRAEL GOLDSTEIN Synagogue Councn ol
America.