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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-03-31

oner events during the and the head table
detailed explanation of why observe Passover
Passover Pesach begins SHUTDOWN Saturday April
st and Tor Reform Jews concludes at sundow Saturday
April 9TH Orthodox and Conservative Jews observe eight
Gays the first and last two days Holy Convocaons The
hebrew date is the 18th of Nissan, $40.
Passover celebrates the first successful revolution
freedom Approximately $500 ago. the Jewish slaves
under the leadership Of the religious genius Noses fled the
oppression and tyranny of Egypt Within forty years. these
Jewish slaves became disciplined people, AT Mt Sinai they
made covenant to live by the Ten Commandments and to
accept the statutes and ordinances of the Almighty After
their journey through the wilderness they crossed the
dan and entered the Promised Land.
Through the centuries the Jew has observed this Fest
val OF Freedom The Passover meal Seder ushers in the
Holy Days Family groups reunited and the whole his
tory of the Passover recd to the concentrating of the
time the Jews fled Egypt without time to eaven their bread
During the of the Seder cups of wine are
drunk reminder of Gods promise of redemption that is
found in the Book of Exodus.
American Democracy is based upon the ideals of free
dom first proclaimed by the successful revolution of the Jews
against ancient tyranny Our Founding Fathers in their
flight from the old world reved the atmosphere of
tension and fear and is testament to their understanding
and vision that we today enjoy the Four Freedoms
The Festival of Passover brings message of hope all
people who have not yet attained religious and political
dom holds forth the promise of better world
when all men shall acknowledge that they brothers and
In fellowship and be united in peace and
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-03-31

QUESTION: Why is the Sabbath
before Passover called Shah
hos Hagodol" THE Great Sab
bath?
ANSWER: M any interesting
reasons are offered for this. The
most accepted reason is historic.
According to tradition, the Sab
bath before the Exodus from
Egypt occurred on the tenth day
of the Hebrew month Nissan. This
happened to be the very day upon
which the Israelites were ordered
to set aside lamb for each home.
exodus Chapt. 12)
They were afraid to obey this
command of Moses since the lamb
was a sacred animal to the Egyp-
tians and they were fearful of
bringing out the wrath of their
oppressor any further. Upon the
assurance of Moses, the Israelites
preceded to carry out the order.
The lambs made enough noise to
catch the attention of all the
Egyptians who were filled with
anger at what they considered a
sacrilege to their god.
They were, however, miracul-
ously stricken with silence and
were unable to complain. Thus
the first great act of the deliver
ance came on this day. Since it
was the Sabbath, the Sabbath be-
fore the Passover festival is al
ways designated as the Great
Sabbath" to commemorate the
greatness of Israel on that day, in
the face of the Egyptians.
Other sources give a more
practical reason for calling this
Sabbath the Great Sabbath.
Traditionally the Sabbath before
the Passover is one in which most
of the day would be spent in the
synagogue, especially in olden
times. After the services, the
multitude assemblies to hear the
Rabbi advise on the multiple de-
tails involved in preparing for
the Passover and explaining at
great length the Importance of the
holiday. The Passover laws be-,
ing the most intricate of any
holiday, the discussion would take
a long time and thus the day was
a big day or a 'Great Sabbath"
Others claim the days great
ness is due to the fact that his
torically it was the Sabbath be-
fore the redemption (Which is
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-03-31
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PASSOVER 1850

During the past five years that
we have been teaching Sunday
School at the Jacksonville Jewish
Center. we have always been thrill
ed at the questions our students ask
ed US about the Passover holidays j..
for truly the season of Pesach is the
time for questions by the young to
be answered BY our elders >. and
the Passover seder itself best exem-
plifies this tradition. when the
youngest at the table asks why this
occasion is so different from ali
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-03-31
The Meaning Of:
Passover Rituals
BY RABBI ISRAEL. cERsrE1N

0<at1n9 the beginning OF the bar.
ley harvest in Palestine. Chag Ha-
Matzoh. the festival Of the I'm.
1eavened bread. and Zman Chair
usainu. the season Of our freedom.
One may safely say, judging by
popular observance, that so far as
American Jewry IS concerned,
Passover ranks second only to the
High Holy days. The story of Is
raePs bondage and final redemp-
ton always remains fresh in ap-
peal, and the religious, ethical and
moral lessons breathed by this
festival, have a contemporary
ring in our own day. Yet, this
story and its superb lessons might
have been lost in the course of
time, had they not been embodied
in the set of concrete observances
which the traditional Passover
embodies. I
Chometz and Matzoh I
There are two key words in
the codes which regulate the life
of the individual during the Pass
over week, namely Chometz
Qeaven) and Matzoh lunleavened
bread). The Torah explains that |
the redemption from Egyptian
slavery was so sudden, and the |
Israelite departure SO hasty, that
they did not have time even to
prepare their bread in the usual
but they were compell-
ed to bake the dough before it'll
had a chance to ferment. So they |
rolled the dough into flat cake |
and baked them by the heat of |
the sun. Thenceforth the Israel
lite was commanded to avoid all
Chometz during the Passover
week, and to eat Matzoh instead.
According to our sages Cho-
metz or leaven which is produced
by the process of fermentation
is symbolic of the evil inclination
in man, which breaks down the
moral and spiritual standards of
the godly individual. Before true
freedom can be appreciated there
must first be removed from our
midst all that is corrupt in our
own individual lives.
The Bedikath Chometz
It is not sufficient to ban Cho-
metz from the diet. The Torah
decress that ut must neither be
seen nor found within your prem
ises." For that purpose the cere-
mony of Bedikath Chometz
Searching for the Leavenl has
been instituted. 1t is performed
on the night before Passover by
candle light. Before the search
is begun the blessing "Al Blur
Chometz" is recited by the mas
ter Of the house, who holds a re-
ceptacle, usually a wooden
spoon, into which he sweeps with
a feather buster whatever crumbs
he may find. The Chometz thus
collected is put away in safe
place until the next morning when
it is burned as the master of the
house recites the ''Kol Chamiah,"
the Aramaic formula by which
all ownership of any Chometz |
which may have been overlooked
is renowned. /
Chometz that remains in thel
possession of the Jew is forbid |
den not only during Passover
but throughout the year. It is,
therefore, customary to arrange
for a formal Mechirath Chometz,
Sale of Chometz," of all those ar
ticles which it is inadvisable to
destroy or discard. The Rabbi is
usually entrusted with the duty of
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-03-31
PASS0
QUIZ BOX
BY RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX
Copyright, 1885,. Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, .1nc.)


commemorated by the Passover)
that the Jews were given their
first collective command as a
nation. This, then, was their
great" day as a people.
QUESTION: Are the first-born
additionally required to fast
on the day before Passover
ANSWER: This fast has been
additionally handed down as q
reminder that it was just before
the Exodus that the first-born Of
the Egyptians were slain as the
last plague that was executed by
CD against the oppressor, Phar-
oah. At this very same time the
first-born Of the Israelites were
saved from the plague by the
same miracle.
Tradition has it that each Jew
is to consider himself as having
been released from Egypt togeth-
er with his ancestors. This means
that annually, the first-born are
made to feel the danger they fac
ed the last day before the Exodus
when the first-born were slain by
the plague. They are therefore
asked to fast and pray to Cd that
they are worthy of being saved
with their Israelite brethren.
QUESTION: Why is a special
party made for the first-born
on the day of fasting in the
synagogue? (
ANSWER: Tradition has, Or
dained: that whoever is' in atten-
dance at a feast connected with a
holy deed shall not fast on any
of the minor fasts such as the fast
of the firSt-born. It is thus Gus
tomary for the Rabbi to gather
the first-born on the day of the
fast into the synagogue to read
a tractate of the Talmud with
them and to have the feast of this
holy nature with them.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-06-23

Editorial in Minneapolis Morning Tribune

The Negro supreme
court Monday and did the democracy and equal
tny The victories not sweeping they might have
but they extremely represent
forward in the steady progress of the Negro
The three
segregation of the Negro One them had with
dining Negroes right
University
from an
study apart
In each case there a o
Negro.
Thus the Negroes
basis whites in railroad dining
the University case Negro
med having failed find substantial equality
opportunities offered white and Negro law students the
The Negro student at the University Oklahoma school,
court ruled must the
state as students of other races Present segregation practices it
held tend handicap him his pursuit
The three victories would greater
the court had dissolved the separate but equal formula created by
court decision 81
s specific involving seq
regaon will have sharp and direct impact the south For
time to these decisions soening
rigid lines of moderang patterns
Crowism.
helpful considering Mondays understand how
widely separate equal affected segregation
practices the south This Plessy
Ferguson back provides
federal constitution Negroes are given separate but equal fa
constitutional example separate
Negroes the schools
In the south this element equality
for its absence than for its nevertheless
stood buwafk for the south its logged fight
segregation patterns.
destroyed Monday holding
that facilities equality
stone of the would fallen
avoided this broad place
little doubt however that these decisions will greatly
when facilities for Negroes the south will be equal
fact well hypocal theory And obquey least
cisons strike at the whole Jim Crow structure.
Americans who gulf
cratic pcept and parcce the Negro concerned will
the outcome of these Despite the defiant such
white supremacy" demagogues Tamadge o
Georgia the south not wholly uprepaed the
of such decisions In recent there has been powerful
body enlightened public the south
pouny for the Negro The made has been most impressive
the decisions nothing they will give sharp
judicial flip to southern conscience.
The Negro has not his equality but he
battle In it, the whole fabric
democracy strengthened
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-06-23
The Negro Colleges

The OoOO0 sought this by 80 colleges which benefit
College
budgetay needs of these institutions which get their chief support
tuition contributions sponsors little
The College Fund has been years
support civcmindd
the modest
large but they
sble scholarships building repairs and
equipment.
The ruling Negro students
the colleges somewhat but funds their support
badly needed These schools have been striving
provide Negroes with the opportunity to gain education
their barriers broken
the role of the private colleges to which category these institutions
belong and there will be
these haowed learning which belong to their
and greater schools
The 80 Negro colleges richly deserve all the private contributions
that
opportunities held the future They will
part in the training of Negro people for long time
Editorial b St Paul Dispatch.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-06-23

Mississippi weekly editors (whe) their press association
meeting Biloxi $40 considerable of their deber
alton the treatment of Mississippi Negro the
Oliver Emmech of the Mccomb Enterprise urged the
bed to work Negro and his achievements
Editor Emmerich recently special citation Sigma Delta
Chi national professional journalism fraternity for vigorously attack
ing the practice Negro being whipped in the McComb
jail His fight ended n perncous slavery day pattern
Another southern weekly editor Hary Pascagoula
Chronicle STAR reported that his had abandoned the outhde
northwide tool practice Of identifying by individuals
stories when they Negroes Harkey
cOlored Negro in story not only bad Journalism but
an injustice to a man who needs justice"
good editors Of
public custom and opinion their discussing their role
treating the Negroes their communities fairly their
columns.
Negroes nation SOUTH have
millions dollars worth publicity continued
the daily weekly press practice
in most instances Of getting of the Negro community chiefly
from the botte compounded practices
by segment of the resulted millions this
obtaining impression Negro basicay
and unit for normal association with the balance nations
uaton.
example of point by
leading Chicago daily its Monday morning
items about Negroes The s cngs to the racial
Only
Negroes who had sfou of the had been of crime
Chicago only produced
stories while the criminal activity had seven mentions despite
criminals Chicago
most other places are in a great minority
City newspapers completely
ethical ON the treatment Of the Negro in the here
apt forget and large
thing presentation Of the life trials trmph
dsapponmnts its subscribers 1t has
past but there st tremendous to
Part Of the blame belongs with the Negro
leadership in most of them sat down and talked
problem fair treatment of their people with various ed
tors feeling progress would be ser Few editors
with being unfair and most Of them properly
Inconsistency treating
differently than Others even though they have been doing
It for years. #
such sosearchng Mississippi editors and publishers did
early IN happy of to The Of
qucenng of social justice Its great influence
q slowly moving substantial and high ground Of inter
racial understanding and cooperation between black and white
Such aty among Americans vitality to
go. ana pon of America and the
An important role to play in achieving it.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-06-23
Jim Crow School Proposed In 81. Paul

Racial segregation has reared its ugly head in ST. Paul!
Almost within the shadow of the state capitol schoo for
colored children is reported to be under construction
The Catholic Bulletin of June II features architects
drawing Of the proposed Jim Crow school being constructed for
the children of ST. Peter Cave Parish Under the caption
New Parish School For COored Children" the Catholic Bull
len reports the school will be completed about August and
viii into service in September part Of the educational
tenn of the Archdiocese of st. Paul. Negro members of
the Obae Sisters Of Providence will be brought to St Paul
from Baltimore Md to teach in the school, the Bulletin
story goes to say.
Apparently confident that the Supreme Court would not
render any decisions that would destroy the Separate but
equal doctrine the Archdiocese Of ST. Paul proceeded with its
plans for segregated school 1t is rumored that hundreds Of
Negro citizens in the Twin Cities up in this
precedented proposal introduce Jim Crow in the Mime
sofa school system
To the knowledge Of this writer this is the first time in
60 years the history of Minnesota that proposal has been
made to segregate children in Minnesota Schools either pub
lie parOchial Let grant for that this
school may have better physical facilities than the public
schools the Rondo but the children who attend this
Jim Crow school will feel themselves in inferior position No
matter how they try to camouflage the Iron Hand of Jim
Crow with velvet and lace its cluchng fingers reaching
into the homes of Negro American citizens in Minnesota
All individuals and organizations who opposed to Jim
Crow above and below the Line should be aerted
the danger Of the proposed establishment of Jim Grow
school in st. Paul.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-06-23
RECOGNITION To Minnesota And Midwest

The appointment of Mrs W. d. Brown the important national
Commission the recipient the
Midwest and the state Of Minnesota.
Mrs Brown will take the place left vacant by the death of
Charles Houston Washington of Americas out
standing citizens 80 member group Of the foremost
citizens Of the nation In ts makeup.
Mrs Brown has served we such local boards the Family
Welfare League responsibility
of the
10 million Negroes the commission.
nneSotans everywhere will applaud her selection Those who
know her ability and intelligence feel that she will well
in her capacity
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-06-23

The Minneapolis NAACP just out the
Bulletin informative and
should stimulate branch interest activity.
Such bulletin needed Too NAACP branches
the after column of material
of it newsworthy NAACP is the biggest free
rabbe utilizing today Yet ad
vertsng support office the NAACP and the
local branches is negligible almost nonresident
Most newspapers don't mind printing NAACP material which
has tired serving organization
NAACP printing countless handouts and
receiving the organization adVert
ing
glad Minneapolis Bulletin good thing all
around NAACP officials longer complain about lack of
publicity medium Even the bulletin does not reach nonmembers
generally good right direction.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-06-23
THE UNGRATEFUL
BY WILLIAM HENRY HUFF

IN WILLIAM HENRY HUFF
One gets his hardest knocks
from those
He often has befriended;
They find a wey to be his foes
Whenever they've assembled
By his aid from the dumps, the
mire.
They then will bite the feeding
hand
They want to know It's aching.
They just don't seem to under
stand
That gratitude's the making
OF all our big and noble men,
And all such men are grateful;
The other kind have ever been
Low down and mean and hateful.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-06-23
Overheard In the Death Cell

rs there anything you fancy to
eat before your execution" asked
the warden.
Yes, mushrooms, said the con-
demned man. I've always been
scared to try them in case I'd be
poisoned" -ElwoOd Qnd.) Call
Leader.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-06-23
Three Ages of Man

"A man is young as long as a
woman can make him either happy
or unhappy.
He is middleaged If woman
can make him only happy. He be-
comes old if a woman can make
him neither happy nor unhappy"
Disraeli:
Youth is - Blunder
Manhood - Struggle
Old Age - Regret
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-06-23

What with all the benefits the
farmers are supposed to get from
the government one is surprised
that more Americans are not GO
ing into agriculture. - Carlsbad
On. NJ News.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-06-23

A pessimits believes the first
hundred years are the hardest and
does everything he can do to prove
it Sumner Backyard Sheet.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-06-23

David II. Smith, editor. "Minneso-
ta's high-grade iron ore Is running
out" he said, land the terrific ex-
penditures by mining companies to
mine the lower-grade taconite will,
to a large extent, depend on the tax
attitude of the state. New fields In
Venezuela and strikes Of high-grade
ore in Canada can we'll butcher the
mineral golden calf of Minnesota"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-06-23

TRUE ENOUGH, Mr.. Smith. But it's equally
true that nothing need happen to MnnesOta's
golden calf" if those who benefit from the iron
ore industry take steps soon to assure it long life.
Who does benefit from this great industry
Minnesota farmers 1.-THE thousands of iron
workers eat their way through countless of
corn, wheat milk and meat
Minnesota wOrkingmen benefit not only the
$4,000 directly employed in mining, but the many
thousands more in related industries.
Minnesota businessmen beneft-tne $40 million
annually paid out in iron wages finds its way into
cash registers from International Falls to Albert Lea,
from Fergus Falls to Saltwater.
Minnesota taxpayers certainly benefit - this one
industry puts some S25 million year into state and
local tax offices.
In short every Minnesotan is a sort of partner of
Mnnesota's iron ore industry And so everyone has
personal interest in seeing that gets fair treatment
What does that mean? 1t means the same kind
of treatment other state industries get. 1t means
the same sort of tax fairness-instead of unrea-
SOnable demands for still more discriminatory
taxation.
AS Mr.. Smith says less top-grade is available.
Up TO $500 million should be invested in
plants to process ow-grade and tacone Mime
sofas producers rant to put up this moneypro-
vided Mnnesoans through reasonable iron ore taxes,
give them chance TO compete with foreign iron
Will they get this chance?
Why we publish these facts
We Of the iron ore industry want to stay in Mime
sota-permanently.
We want TO insure the future of Minnesota iron ore
wealth by investing the millions of dollars needed TO
hasten development Of low-grade and taconite ores.
We want help make it possible for the people of
Minnesota 10 enjoy even greater benefits from this
expanded industry-both in dollars and jobs for
many generations to come.
We publish these facts that no matter who you
are where you live, what you do for a living you
may rest assured that
A FAIR DEAL FOR MINNEsoTAs roll ORE
MEANS A GOOD DEAL FOR YOU
Charleson Iron Mining Co. The Cleveland Cliffs Iron
Co. The NJ. A. Hanna Co. Inland Steel Co. Inter-
State Iron Co Oglebay Norton & Co. Oliver Iron
Mining Co Pickands, Mather Co. Republic Steel
Corp. Snyder Mining Co. : Wheeling Steel Corp.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-06-23
HUMPHREY PROCEEDS WITH FACTS
TO BRING FEPc MEASURE TO
VOTE IN U. S. SENATE BATTLE

Fourth instament of Humphreys FEPC
on Floor.
(Reprnted fromM May IL Congressional Record)
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-06-23
Let's save Minnesota S
golden calf!

A CANDID COMMENT on q much discussed Mn
nesota issue appeared recently in the Chaska Herald
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Why we publish these facts

Chareson Iron Mining Co. The Cleveland Cliffs Iron
Co. The NJ. A. Hanna Co. Inland Steel Co. Inter-
State Iron Co. Oglebay Norton & Co. Oliver Iron
Mining Co. Pickands, Mather Co. Republic Steel
Corp. Snyder Mining Co. Wheeling Steel Corp.
Evening star., 1950-07-27
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