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WESTERN
BULLETIN
Friday, January 17^ 1947.
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By NATH^ ZIPRIN
TheMufiiOn The March Again ...
When the ex-Mufti of Jerusalem was given haven in Cairo after his niysteridus flight from France,- th^ incident stirred a wave of resentment among progressive elements ever3rwhere. How, it was asked, could ^ person who openly collaborated with Hitler during the War, arid who was accused of having been the author of the dastardly plan to eixteimin-ate the Jey^ish people in Europe foots and all, be' permitted to escape indictment as a .war criminal? How, it -v^as aSked, could a person who openly committed acts of treason agaihst the Allied cause t^e p^rmitte^ tb escape the consequences of his hidebiis deeds?
But evidently ithe powers behind the scene have calculations of their own—reckonings that are motivated neither by morals nor by justice but by political expediency grounded in cynicism and total disregard of human values.
We Jews iiav<& known the Miifti for what he is-^the pow6r behMd an Arab tnovemeht that would s6lvfe the Jewish pfblslem in Palestiriie dsi Hitler sought soiVe it -Within ills own domain. And when we heard that he had feitituhlied to th^' Nesir'^sf, if was with' iiiofe tfeafi disrii^ ipat we reacted % ihii iiiws. hisd kdoiwix th4' Mufti as ail erii^y of tiie J§?«^^^goi>le^
adja^eni to jP^al-^tine iif^gfeil to ^ifly S f^tuifi to IHe h§hn of Arab leadership in Palestine but it f^tiirii id ffee' tiS^c days of iiii^
j     But the world, the. sor?a|led civilized sugid Chm worild, v^fas ind^ pitrie^xs. Wh^n inteipola|t|ons^^w
ipad(B'^.i%,:3       Piwrli^ent regaartog j^fe ^^i^^ iw,,*H      r^wimmf^nt: te^adefs sensUi^ tke immenr,
Mufti,^the Groyemmeht leaders, evidently sei^^^._ sity .pf.^^flicff£d er^ in peyinitti^^ tl>e esf r^u^ rose to, assure 4he irate members that tlie Muft i>olitically impotent in his Cairo haven arid that if He vL his promise of poHtioal silence proper action would be taken. We,Jews considered that assurance a grim joke, fully realizr i©^^t|at bfiee^ ^fe liilfti stel^p'fed bh Ardb M he wbidd ihi-inediately reaSsuriie—^if he ever atiahdonibd it—leadership oi the Arab fascists. Now the sad truth.is out.. And that s^
FLASH! I !
'{be Qas^nah gchane & 'stoit* (terrorist groups.
gcess the kidnapped . .deljaStioS:. . . TOe plan iS Said «>. ifeve thie silent ^ap^rbvifl of (British   authorities,   who have promised not to interfere..If;,, the Eb^anah sutoceed^. in sfjof^^i' tCTTotisni it'ii^     Tik»giiiz«d a§ an official militia, in Flalestiae. .1 SCALLIONS :
ScaUioiis to Ait SSbei 6{ ^ew York, tournament director of the dhtmo ^i4g^ jfeiimli^ i'lr Mr. Sobel harred Leon Beard from participating h^iskase Mr. Beard is coIored--a "Wlest Indian civil servant. . . . Racism scored- another victoiy -w^en tiie Negro actor who' played "tfncle Remus" in Walt Disney's latest, "Sing of tiie South", was not permitted to atteiid the ' gala premiere lOf the film in Atlanta, Georgia. . ; .What did Disney expect in Atlanta? . . . This tallies with the reputation that Disney is Ttsikxag for himself ai aii arch-reactionary.
BEMOpiBEE THE DE^AD
One  of, ifflie  greatest, vmsung
natives' amiisement . .
lytiiims^t^i^taftife groups. . . According to critics it will piaiy da important role in the preset reidvaa 'ot jaiiti^:;^atiti&n. . . jlere's Jwhai the National Conference of Christians and Jews say abi>ui^.t|i,e pk^e:.."Irish Cathqdics
The author
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MIKE'S S-tORY .
In our town Mike- Aranson has b'ecditie ^("iiKmcDfiental figure of the, fkst WorM Wax. Before the ^cond war it tised to be said that thi^e could neyer be snother ,war
Im^: Mifcg; ,Arm«Jn.;'iM|^ bw^ nrotmds ad^dni^ihe^
Axsdisan, ktet ^yes
tiil Argahiie yttti^.^^g
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bateaiikj^ He ai<^
war;
;ye tb to a
He was stti^!^' fee at tfe .^fe^'^lfefcn icbi-
"Hie For-
'Kerre .Van Jhasse^ gotten AQy" will be filmed l^'biie' of the major coaipan^f^ . . ^ !I^r^ Hpllyiwood outfit are Jbii^irigf ft*
sad
t6; the hazards
■iff. lie submitted of warfare. Mtke from miU-
adi^' Qimis. ...ms ii6% lies jtiirt b«Stt wriitefi tit> bsr MSjtar Ivan P. Phelafti MGi;. i. H you" ^e inter^^, get ^ ^i^f^B^t « the Canadian Jerwi^ Opiu^ess^ IIZL-S^in^.^^iatli^in^'i^^ Tt^.i
vm Pfessen's Palestiwan ejaa.., .^Tn^' Orbiiias: to the Jufopean ari(es»-        wM, Mfike Amw.^ ».tt.» 'ho»,«
: tiosi at the AtHene^lism^Jj^^' C^imcil whix^ vT^^i?^ «.;?IH?^^^* flower wrelaliis on the m^ Sraves
^ the  Warsaw  ^lettJS.. .. Aftfef
Araoaon came home Jd^tthti^ piddles for the rdbbinttllK said or^aifi-ed., He, is ?tohTjd_ Ifiphael Ara^ ])ui uoiuui here he is affectioar
ree,. would be
laHifli Was htt^redj-t^^iitiy by no Ife^ a p6rs6nl|e than the commander of the Arab illegal army. In a statemrat remind ■ iscent of thfe ideblogy whose exterinindtiori fcdst iiSj and the Tiirorldi ihiUiijiis of inen, the commander of th^ illegsd AKib anxiy warned hot prily that the Arabs woiild strike at the Jews .^'when we get the signal from the .drand lytufti," jbut that the army stood at the beck and call "of one man only— the Mufti." Thus we have ah Arab leader .who openly defies the tirorld with the Feuhrer principlie which "^e thbiight was fbrevejr extierminated ^er victory iii Eurc>pe. lliere is still' ah outstanduig indictment against the Mufti for his, cxp^^ actiyities^and if Britf^in wants to prevent trouble in the Holj' Band the way to do it is to esrtradite 1^ and place hini on trial.
Unless ihe world steps in and prevents the Miifti frpni bEtooming the Hitler of the Near East, tiie Holy Land will be-cbiiife fcransfbrmed iiito another battle ground; For let no one believe that either ttie Yishuv in Palestine, or the Jews throughout the world, will not answer fire with fire; We are a peaceful people. Jewish leadership has assailcfd the extremists in Palestine. But if We havie to defend ourselves we will do so to the last ounce of
was a masterpiece \<rlii(>h that it tak^ something be£ades immey to fi^it fascism in &i8 country. . . .The ilus defense or-gsovizations were ajcooped fcy Anti-N^ League adthooigh ' fhey had a lot of msterial £A)out the GoiiunbiaDS a long time ago.. . . They ^Mn't fpliow up isecause •their- '■ leaders simi^y lievie the stories lactidh. . . HISTORY SFEtiiCD BACKWARDS
Bdxnard Rubin, oiir newest con- j frere ih thfe gathering of tidlJits,
drive. Samnq^ Haitian, the. popular iissefn^lS^n^ ^dm' Brd'^rii&^ ville section of Bii^klyn, will i«-tum to poro basketball this winter if his legislative dUti^ p^giimi .. . Leonard Beamstein will conduct a s^ies of bonoerts- wil^ l!he P^lesf tincj ^joriphony' drtJbestKi tkis winter. . . . Cecil Barown,, the radio
book of bis ' bi^ "pulsii^ied—iBrtik^ Ughts) ^ i^yv^ dticiun^ Iii hi^^ he speaks of lumseU, m^esjQy, as ^IM^foii Stern." A humble man he couldn't see himsdf pushing Wike
stoiy i&f iHke Afaoisbii'g .OT iife:
so he's Maton Stem througii the
ly de<4ded;'.npt-to^^^ bopfc.'^l^^^^ "
riM about fascism in'?;   il^mVHos^iial^^^^ K .k&rt^ iii i
the
liroip him ck card. . . . Have you heard about the TIN function where a featured singer broke into "HatL-
kvah'* as leaving. . .
saw Ernest Bevin
Talmud torahPt A Obihtt«^
Ladies of the Tahnud Torah        iWi". Izaak Luiertbxirg, .ta foto P.T,A — itegardl€ijss of Weather     resident of Viancouver^ died in
rguen in lithuania when, in the year, ^0, his ipaother joiirneyed to Ame^ca. There, 6n Baltimrae, ^8 was sni^^ liiere Wke Aranson was bom: Thc£r6 his &th€^ cUed When Mike still quite jrcHiog, Bis mother took up alone the burd^ of in^^i^ng u)^ heir ciuldren~"siie
ana sucn lers^s^ oust ^ bui=>na»:^,rVi«>eaiti)& January luthf, aKfer a sSiwi, P.T^ meetmif, Monday, Feb; 3rd.     illhe^ ""^ '   '        '   " '
'/labored at home 'as a sean^s^tes?." There •'Was a wrestling •an«, tho
Rabbi David >guest sn^eaker.
His will ibe a message of inspiration and we would iUke all of you to! meet Min.
URGHNT: We are going to plan the Purim Social aa^ nsed Ei; lot of fresh idejis — and some work, too.
We have not had the socaals we need to carry on the work and are clbieerfully optimistic that we will make up for it.
iiliUi^lS PLEASE OOME
btiroT Mr;
iju:^semb'i^   wxis an
fUJiive
hienibei^ eif VaHirii^ j^vn^&air izations in Sbshttle aiid his death wiU be a loss tb that bomiiajumty. He was a frequent vii^toi' to this city, and he will be missed fijadly 1^ his relatives and many friends jliere.
ijlr. Liixembxurg is survived fay his nieces, Mrs. J. Greenberg, Mrs. J Saposni^ of Vancouiver, and nephews; Mr. Max Luxemburg of Victoria, Mr. Tovia Liuoembuig of Russia, and Mr. Saul Greenberg of Seattle.
THE JEWISH NATIONAL WORKERS' ALLIANCE PRESENTS 2 OUTitANDlNG JEWISH PICTURES
Wednesday, Janttiit^ 29th at did ROXY THEATRE 2224 Granyilie Street
Please secure youtf ttc-keis from ahy mf^l3&^ the Fatliaiid ?. B^i^rvations phone Mr. Slobitt PA«ffic 9S13 of FAWdlit
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Featuring
And Ail dntstanding Snpjporting Cast
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LEO FUCHS
UMbii' Mi^e Ar^^n
foratrpibW^^ ;.2febrew p^moaO&pllege: Hiis moth^ was deeply Orthodoix--A few brief years at the College and then the first -wai aiid IVQke Airahsbn a,gain wasi^ his conscience iaside
forsolemn, deliberati<m. What to dpi about he war? Sure, the laws &aid he could stay out <^ it, but ■ii^MtwaSlus
A Mimd adviskd him to stay ont yssid tieep on trying to be a rabbi instead of a soldier. But Make 1 could liot go
through life constantly r^iiunding myself;, that at a tinib lika thi^, when ?:lQie country called for vol-imt^ersi I let others go while I stayed home. My cicAlsci^ce would nevei- stop totiftSiitj^ ' ''
He *enlisted--'<My rxame appeared in the newsi«per on aai Hdin-or RoU-H^iall my name also be mentioned dli ihis HmOr Rbll ot God?. v
division moved on to Francel wak to.iite first JSsattle—"Get those
damned snip^ out of that tree," Major Dtibe shouted. Mfike Aran-. .son sent.several bullets &om his pistol up into %fif ttee-^ "He Cerinfied. He tBoiigfii ~ fiiat p<is-siWy he had shot and killed."
^^t^'. the',battl4 in the Ar;^anne> Sg^'a4jor MiK^ Aifb^icM ^always in the frmxt of it, beside his oommandmg officer, .Mi^or; Dober The day ii^d cbme, Sfipf. iS, W^hin his diviaon, the 37th, was to be
'fl^ton (Mike Aranson) heard a piepcmg cry: tL^pl Hdp! Help!"
chose to the "edge of the woods a iheinber of the madiine gun company, moving forward, had been struck down by a siieil. Mil-t6n Stern saw him lying prostrate for a moment Milton Uesltated^ It was against orders to go out un-%der fire and to carry the woimded ocE tite iSeld, thus endangering another."
Yet the soMie? ccfuldn't be jeJt there to be killed W anoth^ sh^ Sgit. Majar AzShsciti could h&ire drdercid oite df £il« Mb. to go dut aad Iei6h the ixroiinded atiaa Mdc ibut he vi^chiidil't je^ ail-other tt&ti'd jfifc! in a duty he f^ he ^htftild hixnsell he &pAni-^'^ must 1^ Hhii£»l£-*^ da$aSM foif^
Gennan ^ells, w^^.Mming. pv* fjji^p^^. .a qjuak:9i,.-^
.jMUton. oi the Seocnd batrr
talum heard no mor^  ^aiw no
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Hours later Mike Aranson woke up at a dressing, :dUtioQ,?'T^m4ei^ ihe b^itle -^t^ d6
&r aiway, wcmdered at the bandage fm his (B^^ 1^ tfaoiij^t hiM>e th^ had IMida^ laSa eyes to help him sleep,better. Tliere was no pain. He gave a prayer: 'KSod, 'Ibe merciful fo thbse boys cut there. They must go on whiles I ^eep in peace."
Soine tiiiie later he learned the trutii. li was given to him in the IJstter df a contrade,. Ckorge O. Gougoon, which was gently read to hihi: "It seelns a^o dnce I Ust spoike to ybu, and what a I»rtiilg ^lai iitnaiMlM:^ of < your ^i^eS 4^t :*iUt. aiitJiul^ I alpo&e i»>you,ahd, ever,.you stmlled. Gdd, that smile Went: £H^u^ tie like a knife.. iliere you stood, boiii eyes 'gcme, and still you could smile."
Then ^>Uoiwed the long hospit-aimtioD^ tbie rehabiUtation and re-educaiSop :i^r si^tless llVib|; ihe valarous stiiiiggle toward the rab-lioiiaie at tiie Hebteiw Umon Col-Uge and the attahinifent. Bui his otdiiiatioii as rabbi was coily a c^hionlal of words; he was already'a Self consecrated man before God.
HaippUy married. Rabbi Midiael Aia^n x^des hi tS^ He is fie^Uenti^ Jieaflrd &ving the prayets at American.Legion meetings or ^e^king a sermon for vtetetaios.
' There is a poignant footnote that he ;could have added to his story: In li944 iis half-brother, Dif. Arbn Michaeikm, & navy Lt was lost wiien liis ship. went down in battle ih the Soutii Padfic. He was sietving the >S«)imded at ibe jiunidiieE^ of death.
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for the Haalta Club dasicelto take place Tuesday, January 2Sth at Use ballroom of the Georgia Hotel have now been
j^roceeds tt^       Sauxi wil igr^Hly help ^ Baildix^i
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for the refugee diildren in Palestine 'who look to us for tixeir future^ Please don't, disappoint them.
Tickets can be obtained from all Hanita Club msndiers.
Pur next meetii^g will fie held Tuesda7> January 21st at 9:00 p.m. ^iiofi' the liome cf Muriel Porte 1829 'WMiilih Ave.
Schara Tzedek C^metery^ Forster Motiiithental
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