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The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23
Urgent

Among the miracles of the past two years is nat lsTe
been able to subss the funds that have
provided by the Jewes of the world for the settle
ment hundreds of thousands of settlers While ARABS
have been predicting that Israel would perish IN Tour
weeks at the most if the UJA grant were stopped the
brave builders of civilization IN the Mlddle East
defied all obstacles in creating the new state IL IL
were up to the Arabs the UJA would failn order that
Israel should fail.
recent radio broadcast by HAHN Nuseibeh over the
Jerusalem radio has attracted wide at
tention in Washington. The Arab propagandist said:
sTsrae has been able to remain existence due to the
5000 900 900 showered yearly by American jewish
organizations This proves that Israel lives on Amer
can charity and the just solution of the Palestine prob
lem is in the hands of the American Government The
Jews cannot rebel against the United States because II
hey did the funds collected for them would be frozen ana
their transfer prohibited If that happens Israel would
either surrender perish
This typical of Arab propaganda which is intended
not so much influence Arabbut rather to undermine
confidence in Israel among Americans.
American Jews especially obligated to fulfill the
pledges to homeless Jews quickly possible The ap
neal that was issued by the emergency conference caed
bv u J. A. in Washington the second week In September
calling for postponement of local capital fund-ralslng
efforts asks small concessions during the coming IeW
years If sraes structure not protected the few add
onal buildings that will rise American soil Will mean
little in prestige sefrespec If the great effort In Israel
brought to frution by the settlement of all homeless
European and African Jews shall have peace OF nina
which can not be bought with few hospitals or centefs
American Jewry should heed seriously the call to action
that has just been issued by the Washington crisis
meeting"
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23
Between You and Me
Jerusalem Plebiscite Seen

take their own course while con-
tinuing, as much as possible, phil.
anthropic aid through the United
Jewish Appeal
COMMUNAL NOTE S: New
York will not be the center of ma
jor Jewish conferences and con-
ventions this season The
United Palestine Appeal will hold
it's national conference in Wash
ington Hadassah will meet
in national convention in San
Francisco The Council of Jew
ish Federations and Welfare
Funds will conduct its General
Assembly in Cincinnati The
Joint Defense Appeal will meet in
Detroit The Joint Distribu-
ton Committee and the American
Jewish Committee are the only
two major organizations which
will hold their annual meetings in
New York 1t is tradition
with them to have their annual
gatherings take place in no city
other than New York =. The
United Jewish Appeal of Greater
Neuw York is now completing its
plans for the acquisition of its
own building which will become
an important center of Jewish ac-
tivities The building will not
only house the offices of the
U.J.A. but will also have large
halls where meetings and confer
ences dealing with the U.J-A
campaign will be held Tens
of thousands of dollars are being
spent yearly on rent for the
holding of U.J.A. functions il
New York hotels and in public
halls j. This money will be saved
for the U.J.A. when all these
functions will henceforth be helc
in its own building :. +. The
Council of Jewish Federations anC
Welfare funds is being flooded
with inquiries by local communi
ties on various appeals for contri
buttons During an eight
month period, the Council replied
to / 1922 inquiries concerning SO;
national and overseas agencies.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23
By Rabbi Samuel j. Fox
(Copyright, 1e4e, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc.

QUESTION: What is the Tash-
Itch ceremony?
ANSWER: In IsraePs vast res
ervoir of customs and ceremonies
one is often puzzled at the signif-
icance of certain rituals that have
persisted through the centuries.
One of these customs is the Tash-
Itch ceremony which is observed
far and wide by Jews in many
lands.
Whether or not we observe this
practice, we are forced to take
cognizance of the fact, that in
almost every town and hamlet,
and perhaps in every traditional
synagogue, there is always a
group of men and women who
will, year in and year out, on
the New Years holiday, go out
to a nearby river or stream and
recite the Tashlich prayers. If we
observe them closely, we will no.
tice that some of them will shake
out either their pockets or the
extremities of their garments, as
if to discard something into the
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23
By Rabbi A. |. krohn
rabbi, Temple Beth Israel)

The Psalmist prayed "Give me
understanding, that | may live"
This might well be a significant
prayer for US, as individuals and
as a community, as we welcome
again the great festival of the
New Year.
Surely deeper meanings are
alone worthy of being woven into
these words if they are to express
the nobler longings of our souls.
Spinoza's phrase comes to mind :
"under the aspect of eternity"
It offers a perspective worthy of
us as we seek not what is fleet
ing and pleasurable but what is
enduring and soul-satisfying.
Serve Humanity
Suppose in praying for life, we
understood our craving as not so
much the addition of years but
the service to our people and our
community that can glorify them.
Suppose in prayer for life, we un-
derstood our craving as not so
much the opportunity for the
heaping up of goods and gadgets
but for translating our efforts
and activities into means for our
own ennoblement, and the emo
Element of our shared lives with
others. Only such understandings
can truly make the years of our
lives more than "the dream of a
shadow" We need the illumina-
ton to discern between what is
true or false, of passing or endur-
ing moment, and the will to
choose the one and eschew the
other.
From the God of our years to
ask for understanding that we
may truly live is prayer emf
nently in keeping with the genius
of our Judaism.
Rise Above Old
Let us enter the New Year with
this prayer on our lips and hearts.
Behind us is an old year and all
unknown before us is new one.
Let us think of both, that we
may "rise on the stepping-stones
of our dead selves to higher
things" From our moral failures
as individuals and as a community
let us gather strength to correct
our ways, so that with nobler tenn
pers we may distill trust, and
hope and peace. Oliver Wendell
Holmes, the poet, said, "The great
thing in life is not so much where
we stand, as in what direction we
are moving" How shall we better
our course for this New Year than
on the Eternal Road which has
been the highway our people nave
travelled-the Eternal Road OF
Torah-whose "ways are ways OF
pleasantness and all its paths are
peace"
God grant to all of us under
standing, that we may truly live.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23
ROsIh HashOnaIl Quiz

water. In some of the small
cities of Europe, it was not an
uncommon sight to see an entire
village going out together, consti-
tuting a festive parade of men,
women and children, dressed in
their holiday best, proceeding in
a buoyant spirit on their way to
the river.
Jews of Palestine and Egypt
were known to observe this Gus
tom even if the first day of the
New Year occurred on the Sab
bath. Most other Jews will post
pone the ceremony until the sec
ond day, as is the case this year,
since there is a tendency to pre-
vent excessive travel, even by
foot, on the Sabbath, as well as
preventing some of the people
who are prone to carry crumbs in
their pockets during this cere-
mony, from doing so on the Sab
bath.
It is related that the Jews of
Kurdistan, in the Near East,
would even go so far as to inn
merse their own bodies, clothing
and all, in the water during the
ceremony.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23

And they are anxious to maintain
the active interest of American
Jewry in the Jewish state AS
to the status of Jerusalem, all in
dications point to the fact that
the u. N. General Assembly may
decide to put the city under a
u. N. High Commissioner for a
few years with plebiscite among
the inhabitants to follow I. In
the meantime, the Jewish part OF
Jerusalem would be under Jewish
municipal administration while the
Old City, inhabited by Arabs,
would be put under Arab munich
pal management-with both mu-
inequalities responsible to the U.
N. High Commissioner With
regard to maintaining continued
interest of American Jews in Is
rael. it is feared in Israel that the
present interest in the Jewish
state is already showing signs of
diminishing among Jews IN the
United States Israel leaders
follow with great interest the ten
dency which is now growing
among the Jewish communities IN
this country to pay more attention
to their local needs and institu-
tions This is taken as indi-
cation that American Jewry may
gradually concentrate more ano
more on its internal affairs and
leave developments in Israel to
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23
'shonoh Touoh Greeting
By Hirsh KapIan
New Executive Director P. J.c.c.l

Nj
On this Rosh Hashonoh, in syn
agogues all over the world, Jews
will say a great AMEN to the
closing of the old year. For the
first time in this decade they will
greet the New Year with lightened
hearts.
The past ten years have wit
messed tragedy and degradation
almost too shattering for mortals
to bear. Six million graves were
filled with Jewish dead. Hundreds
of thousands of Jews, tormented
in body and spirit, all but gave
themselves up to despair and des-
olation. The whole world shud-
dered and writhed in a bloody
conflagration. With Gods help
the violence and brutality, the
desolation and hoplessness at long
last were terminated. Soon the
hell-camps will be completely
emptied and the survivors will
have the opportunity of rebuild
Ing Cnelr lives.
Be Proud
We have labored we'll, we Jews
of America. We have a right to
be proud of our handiwork.
When all seemed lost we would
not yield but poured out our
treasure and our assistance to
save our fellow-Jews. While we
must be modest in our triumph,
we know that when the call was
made upon US, we rallied to the
task.
The end of an old era also
marks the birth of new. While
writing "finis" to the old prob
lens, we face new tasks which lie
before us. A period of turbulent
transition lies ahead. Two great
Jewish Communities are emerg-
ing: in America and in Israel.
While we must continue to do
everything in our power to help
our fellow-Jews in Israel build
their nation and their economy,
we face the additional task of
preserving and enriching our
Jewish lives right here at home.
Overcome Apathy
. We must wage a great and un-
ceasing battle to overcome jew
ish apathy. There must be a re-
turn to the synagogue. We must
create wholesome Jewish en-
vironment in our homes and in
our community in which our
youth may develop and reach wise
maturity. We must extend intel
ligent care for our Jewish sick
and the Jewish needy, for the
aged and for the orphan. We
must provide a Jewish education
for our children and opportunities
for creative play and character
growth.
This prospect should not dis
may us. Knowing all this, we can
still raise our eyes to the All-High
and see his armament glowing
with promise as we enter the New
Year.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23
Forward

Tn the editorial Crossroads of the May 13 issue OF the
Phoenix Jewish News, we bold enough to ask the
Jewish Community to go forward and create new jewish
Center.
Since then Executive Director OF the Commu-
nty Council has been engaged, new Temple has been
completed and rabbi has taken over his duties IN
Phoenix
Even with such an auspcious beginning the start OF the
New Year excellent time for all OF us to take STOCK
of what must be accomplished in the future building
ony as good as the made of it, leader is only as
good as his followers will let him be. Let us each then
make the coming year worthy of its starby supporting
whoeheartedly the Religious and Communal life OF our
city.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23
The World Deer

otherwise we did not hear through
out the year.
In ancient days, we are told, the
shofar was blown on Yom Kippur
to usher in the jubilee year and to
declare liberty for all. 1t was also
used to make proclamations to the
people, as we'll as for military pur-
poses.
Many explanations were given
by the rabbis for the use of this
instrument. 1t was a plea to God
to remember man. 1t was an
effort to confuse Satan and pre-
vent his bringing charges against
Jews before God on the day of
judgment. 1t was call of
thanks to God, said Philo, for halt
ing wars between nations and
bringing peace and harmony to
the world.
All explanations, it seems to me,
simply point up the importance of
this ceremony, and of the entire
observance of Rosh Hashanah and
Yom Kippur.
No great historical moment in
Jewish history is recalled by these
holy days. They are purely reli-
gious in their meaning, and their
customs have become more closely
associated with the individual than
with the people as whole.
"May you be inscribed for a
good year." says the Hebrew mes
sage on the New Year cards we
send; for the Book of Life, the
rabbis wrote, is opened on Rosh
Hashanah, and all are judged; on
Yom Kippur their fate is sealed.
In the synagogue, particularly
on Yom Kippur, we are reminded
of our individual deeds and mis-
deeds, and our prayers are con-
cerned with mutual forgiveness
and a chance to improve our lives
in the year to come.
The soul-stirring prayer, Kol
Nidre, whose music has fascinated
many composers of modern times,
is recited in Aramaic, and is ac-
tually a rabbinic formula by which
all vows and pledges of the past
wear are annulled. Some modern
scholars hold to the belief that Kol
Nidre was written as a penitentlal
PRAYER for all involuntary apos-
tates-those Jews who had been
forced to convert to Christianity
but who continued to practice
Judaism in secret.
Whatever its original meaning,
Kol Nidre is as full of significance
todav as it was to our forefathers.
The need to repent our sins and to
seek improvement in our lives, to
do better by our fellow men, is IN
keeping with our splendid ethical
tradition.
But it must not be thought that
the Jews forgets his good inten-
tions the moment the exaltation
of Yom Kippur is past. Pious Jews
of an older generation always rose
earlier than usual on the morning
after Yom Kippur, in order, we
are told, to give Satan no cause
to say to God that Jews became
lax after Yom Kippur, and were
too lazy to get up for morning
services.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23

brothers quit calling you sis"
Lauren got that famous label
five years ago when she made her
screen bow as Humphrey Bogart's
sultry leading lady in "To Have
and Have Not" She used those
grey-green eyes as though they
were needles on a compass and
Bogart was the North Pole. 1t
cot her a lot of attention and
The Look title-and also a hus-
band.
She continued giving Bogart the
down-under look through a couple
of more pictures, then last year
she found herself playing a
straight leading lady in Key
Largo" opposite Edward G. Rob
inson as we'll as Bogart, and sne
wasn't sultry bit, and everybody
forgot she was The Look.
Lauren recently took time oil
from acting to become the mother
of Stephen Humphrey Bogart.
Universal's new film, Sword In
The Desert" controversial picture
about the birth of Israel when
was previewed in London this
week, has met universal condem,
nation by the British national
press, with Lord Beaverprook 81 :
sheets the most vitriolic. British
censors, however, okayed the pic PIC,
ture after three minor cuts were
ordered.
The London Telegraph, IL in a
typical comment, said ut viii De De
surprising to British audiences, 2 az
least, to see the unwonted narsn, f;,,,,
ness with which troops in the i,ll,, ,lin
treat civilians" and certainly
distasteful to watch brlelsh SUI
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23

m o + e. t h e y,
either refer to
her as Miss
Bacall, or Mrs.
B o g a r t, or
chat actress"
"It's kind of
gratifying" /" she
observes, "to
have outlived a
tag like "The
Look" It's like
VIZ h O n " O IL r
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23
BY Deborah Jaffa Metz
(The News Own Columnist)

HE DUG INTO THE PAST
The Bible spoke of iron and cop
per in the hills of ancient Pales-
tine, yet no one had found mines
of these metals in that part of the
Near East; and many felt that
they had cause to doubt the Scrip
tural words.
Then a young American Jew,
DR.. Nelson Glueck, came to the
land. He had studied in many
parts of the world, but his interest
in archaeology had brought him
to the long-buried remains of an
ancient civilization - the civiliza-
ton of his own forefathers.
And after some fruitful years
of digging into the past, at the
Gulf of Akaba, the archaeologist
made a great discovery. He un-
earthed King Solomon's copper
and iron mines-and a passage in
Deuteronomy came to lifel
One thousand biblical cities
were excavated, the exact bound
aries of ancient kingdoms were
established, the entire land of
Transjordan part of ancient
Palestine = was studied mile by
mile, by DIR. Glueck in the years
before he became president of the
Hebrew Union College-Jewish In
c+;+,,+a Of Ro1imi0p
On his recent visit to Phoenix,
at the conservation of the new
Temple Beth Israel, DR.. Glueck
told of his experiences, in the
glowing tones of one who has
found in the work of his hands a
source of spiritual comfort, not
only for himself, but for an entire
people.
Of many conquering civiliza-
tions he had uncovered remnants
which were now no more than OBJ
jects for the archaeologists to ex-
cavate; yet the small community
of Jewry remained alive. "What
they were, and what they stood
for, were indestructible," said DR..
Glueck. "As long as we hold fast
to the teachings of our father, so
long shall we too be strong, and
assured of security"
The continuity of history was
once more made evident to us as
DIR. Glueck brought the ancient
story up to date, bridging the long
gap between US and our biblical
ancestors.
Their land was Palestine, which
is today Israel; our land is Amer
lea; and a completely harmonious
relationship exists between loyal
citizens of America and the loyal
citizens of Israel with whom we
share a common heritage.
Thus spoke DR.. Nelson Glueckl
leader of his people, loyal Amer
ican and loyal Jew.
NOW AS IN DAYS OF OLD
There is no other sound in
the world like the sound of the
shofar.
AS children, we waited with
eager anticipation for the music
of this strange instrument, which
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23

United States
They want
to counteract
the tendency of
the State De-
p a r t ment to
S e e k, at the
United Nations,
internationaliza-
ton for Jerusa-
lem and revi-
sion of Israel's
borders .
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23
By Boris Smolar
fcouvright' 1s4e, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc.

POLITICAL NOTE S: Israel
leaders seem at present to be IN
terested in two major aims in the
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23
Our Film Folk
By Leon Gutterman
(Copyright, 1949, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc.

HOLLYWOOD-Lauren Bacall
tells me she's come of age now.
Nobody calls her "The Look" any
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23

Benny Goodman had to travel
5000 miles to be fouled up by
clarinet he once owned. The Incl
dent occurred while Goodman was
watching the final performance OF
Harpo and Chico Marx at the Pal
ladium, London, a couple of weeks
ago. Spying Benny in the box,
the Marxes demanded he give an
impromptu performance and the
maestro obliged. While playing
the reed, bubbles starting coming
out of the instrument to give the
udience an impromptu laugh.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23

Eddie Cantor showed me this
telegram the other day: Dear
Eddie, Many thanks for your
warm wire on Jolson Sings
Again Am delighted you like the
sequel. And speaking of film BIZ
ographicals, I just can't under
stand why some studio doesn't
make your life story. don't know
Of anybody in show business who
has done so much for humanity,
and what a picture that would
make. "The March Of Dimes" =.
Give A Gift To A Yank Who
Gave Your Surprise Lake
Camp for Boys ! could go
on like this but it's only a page.
Again, Eddie, many thanks Tor
your thoughtful telegram. Love
and kisses. Signed, AL Jolson."
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23
Our Film Folk
Bacdu Liues DoWn Her Tag

diers being killed by Jews In Pal
estine in the way depicted on the
screen"
The Evening Standard head
lined the review of the film with
a banner reading "U. S. sends us
a film not for eyes of Britons."
All Jolson showed me this tele-
gram the other day: "Dear Al,
Just saw 'Jolson Sings Again and
I can't recall when I've had such
an enjoyable, such thrilling two
hours. If anything, your voice is
bigger, richer than ever. How do
you do it? There are so many new
angles in show business in "Jolson
Sings Again that Pm going to
see it again and again. What a
motion picture! What life! What
a guy! l predict that there will
be more sequels to your life than
Pauline had 'Perils.' Stay well.
Love and kisses. Signed, Eddie
Cantor"
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23

take their own course while con-
tinuing, as much as possible, phil.
anthropic aid through the United
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-09-23

NOW AS IN DAYS OF OLD
There is no other sound in
the world like the sound of the
shofar.
AS children, we waited with
eager anticipation for the music
of this strange instrument, which
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
NEWS OUR FATHERS READ
FROM ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 7, 1918

Bluffton is becoming widely known
for pedigreed hogs and buyers come
from a distance to attend the annual
sales held in the community. The
sale at the n. f. Steiner farm reach
ed total of nearly $4,000. Sixty
four head of registered Duroc Jerseys
averaged more than S155. Several
hogs brought over S40O a head.
A large crowd attended the DilIer
Bros. Duroc sale. Other big sales
scheduled are the Elias Amstutz and
Son, and Lugibihl Bros.
Reichenbach and Luginbuhl have
installed a Sherer Pure Food Counter
in their thriving store.
A. J. Scoles will hold sale on the
Woods farm east of Beaverdam. He
plans to move to Bluffton and viii
occupy a residence on Mound street.
Gideon Niswander purchased the
100 acre Harvey Jones farm west of
Riley street. He plans to start a
dairy business.
Steiner Geiger enlisted in the
Marine Corps.
Noah Basinger, D. c. Bixel, II. d.
Zehrbach, Nahum Basinger, and Al
bert Lora motored to Camp Sherman
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-10-20
Lafayette

Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Guy, Belle
fontaine, Miss Myrtle Busick, Miss
Helen Lang, Mrs. Lula Rager and
Mrs. Herr of Lima were Sunday
dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. O. B.
May.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ward of Lima
were Sunday evening guests of Mr..
and Mrs B. NJ. Crabb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Williams were
Sunday evening callers in the home
of Mrs. Sue Sousz.
M. Kent Plate and Mrs. Parker Of
Coffeyville, Kansas, spent the week
end with his son, Mr.. and Mrs. Myron
Plate and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Boyer of near
Bluffton were Friday dinner guests
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Williams.
Mrs. Grace Jones, Columbus Grove,
Mrs. Jesse Wollett, Mr.. and Mrs.
Monroe Winegardner and daughter
81, s - o,,oats = 49, hor,o
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D., - NJ. T,.,at+ u;ah ona
81. la..a ~ 1o++ar,s ,,othar Mrs
Brunce of Albany, n. Y, as guest
d.. 80 - NJ 1a,,,a.ta c,thr;a of
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where they visited with Garland
Basinger, Levi Gratz, Gordon Bixel
and John Geiger.
Peter Mooney Of Elyria has taken
charge of the Tine MeGriff barber
shop.
Fred Beals is at Camp Sherman,
Mrs. Ella Green of Jackson Street
has accepted a position at Corners
vile, Ind.
Roy Pogue, fire chief, says that
under no circumstance shall the fire
bell in the town house be sounded ex-
cept to sound fire alarm.
Ray Lora, employed at Niswander's
feed barn, has taken position with
the FindIay Dairy Company.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Gratz. Homer arrived
home from Camp Sherman to visit
with wife and son.
The airplane is becoming as COM
mon as the automobile.