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Attend Write Young Zionist <nnmtitrntatnr Your Rally Letters Official Undergraduate Newspaper Of Yeshiva College VOLUME XIX. NEW YORK CITY, THURSDAY, F E BRUARY 10, 1944 No. 1 Student Assembly Demands Tribute Paid . o~~ ff7h ~ . n Louis Werfel Abrogaflon 'J w J lle raper At Memorial A memorial service was held Acts 'fo Form Write Letters-Now Protest Plans last Wednesday afternoon in the In order to insure the- favor Harry Fischel Synagogue for able recommendation of the Rabbi 'Louis Werfel, "The Flying Resolution Wright-Compton Jewish Com Outlined Chaplain," who was recently killed in a plane crash over JEWISH COMMONWEALTH monwealth Resolution out of In a stirring demonstration of RESOLUTION the House Foreign Affairs Africa. His teachers and friends, unity and faith, Yeshiva students who vividly recall, in Rabbi Sam WHEREAS, Recognition has been Committee, it is imperative that every student write letters thronged to the Harry Fischel uel Belkin's words, "Werfel the given by the nations of the to Congressmen Sol Bloom Synagogue on Tuesday morning, Rabbi, Werfel the Jew, and Wer world to the tr:tditional conne.ct and Joseph L. Pfeifer urging February 8, to voice their opposi fel the son of Torah," flocked t o the synagogue to pay him a last ions of the Jewish people with them to exert their influence. tion to the nefarious White Paper The letters, which should be tribute. Palestine and to the reconstitu and to urge the House Foreign ting of their N:ttoinal Home in written in lung hand and on The speakers all eulogized the Affairs Committee to pass a favor that country, in accordance with ]:.ersonal stationery, al'e to be deceased who, as a soldier and PIERRE VAN PAASSEN the Balfour Declaration issued addressed to Messrs Bloom able recommendation of the warrior in the army of Judaism, by the British Government No and Pfeifer, both at the· House Wright-Compton Resolution. adhered unflailingly to his prin ciples and ideals. " We can best vember 2, 1917; and Office Building, Washington, J ack Green, president of the perpetuate his memory," Rabbi Meeting Hits WHEREAS, The United States of D. C . Student Council, read a resolution David Hollander, chairman of the America, in the unanimous reso demanding the abrogation of the convocation, stated, "lby incor lution of the Congress of the Pseudo Jews porating the lesson of his life." United States adopted in 1922 White Paper which is to go into "The emancipation of any Dorm Staff Rabbi Belkin, president of the and signed by the President of effect March 30, 1944. The proposal, people must be by that people Yeshiva, recalled Louis Werfel's the United States, has given its sent to President Roosevelt and itself," declared Pierre Van Paas presence at the last ordination approval to the Jewish National Reorganized other government officials, gained sen, author of "The Forgotten ceremony, "Chaplain Werfel, of Home in Palestine; and the unanimous approval of the Ally" and commentator on inter The resign ation of Rabbi Abra sainted memory," said Rabbi WHEREAS, The persecution in capacity crowd. national affairs, ::tt the National ham Cassel from the position of Belkin in a hushed voice, "sacri stituted by the Nazi Government A reverent note was struck at Conference of Orthodox Jewry Housemaster of the dormitory, ficed himself voluntarily on the against the Jews of Europe has the opening of the Assembly by the for Palestine and Rescue. The has effected several changes in altar of his· God. He lived with uprooted and made homeless reading of several chapters from statement sounded the keynote the dromitory set-up. Mrs Betty a purpose-and died for an even millions of Jewish people who "Psalms" for the conference held at the Gury is now in complete charge greater purpose." are in dire need of a haven and Oscar Reichel, '42, president of Hotel Pennsylvania Sunday and of the physical maintenance of the An Example of Synthesis a home where they may enjoy the Students' Organization of Monday, January 30-31 to delib dormitory. All matters relating to Dean Moses L. Isaacs and Rabbi the elementary rights of human Yeshiva, decried the inactivity and erate on ways and means of ab room maintenance and repair will Drazin, president of the Rab life; and indifference of so many Jews t o rogating the White Paper, rescu 'be handled by the new house binical Com1cil of America, both WHEREAS, The British Govern the plight of their suffering ing the remaining Jews of Eu keeper. Mrs. A. Ginsburg will de extolled the "Flying Rabbi," as ment as mandatory to Palestine, brethren. He emphasized the fact rope, and attaining a Jewish Pal vote all her attention to student having been a living example of has issued the Chamberlain that Yeshiva students have a estine. health and in her absence Mrs. the synthesis of Judaism and cul White Paper which would close special obligation to fulfill-the Rabbi Belkin, president of Ye Gury will be in charge. The Head tm·e. "It was as if the Almighty Palestine to Jewish immigration duty of saving the Jewish people. shiva and Yeshiva College, de Counselorship is now occupied by had placed him on earth," Dean on March 31, 1944 and prohibit "We, sons of Yeshiva," he ex livered a statement, which was David Mirsky and all other dormi Isaacs stated, "so that we may the purchase of land for Jewish claimed, "what are we doing for officially adopted, denouncing the tor:; matters are to be addressed pattern our character and con settlement in that country, thus to him. our brethren?" American Council for Judaism duct on his model." closing Palestine as a place of and its implication that "Zionism Some changes are yetJ to be Speaking for the friends of the refuge for the millions in such Plan of Action Outlined in some mann ~ r conflicts with initiated. Plans for the remodeling deceased, Rabbi Leonard Rosen Americanism." He further stated: dire nt)ed; and of R eits Hall into a modern lounge Milton Furst '43 outlined a plan of action to be followed in securing feld informed the assembly that "We regret the claim of those WHEREAS, We, as the Orthodox as a reception center are now un a memorial fund had been voices whicq pr·)fess to speak in derway. Arrangements are being the passage of the Wright-Comp theological students are fully formed toward the erection of a the name of Orthodox Jewry. We ton Resolution. Leaflets were dis aware of that necessary interde made to open the gym several synagogue in a Palestinian col deny that they !'epresent the rank nights during the week, so tha+ tributed to the assembled urging pendence which exists between a ony " to commemorate one who and file of American Jewry." everyone to send in letters to Con Jewish Palestine and the relig dormitory residents may take ad was always the Rabbi, always the Speaking earlier in the confer gTessmen Sol Bloom and Joseph L. ious heritage in which mankind vantage of the athletic facilities. Jew, and always the product of (Please turn to Page 4) shares; be it therefore Undert he supervision of the coun Pfeifer,New York members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. the Yeshiva in his love of Israel, RESOLVED, That the student selors, periodic social events will ED. NOTE :-The following is an The main address at the gather his devotion to the land of Israel, body of the Rl:tbbi Isaac Elcha take place for the entertainment of exclusive message written for ing was delivered by Rabbi Pinchus and his fanatic belief in the God nan Theological Seminary and the residing students. The Commentator by Pien-e Taitz of iE!iza;beth, New Jersey, and Torah of Israel." Yeshiva College supports whole This coming Monday night, Feb Van Paassen. who aroused the audience with The most movmg testimony to heatedly the introduction of the ruary 14, at 8:30 p. m. a very im The disaster which has over these stirring words: "The White the character and ideals of the Jewish Commonwealth Resolu portant meeting of all dormitory takt'n The Jewish Community ot Paper has no counterpart in the deceased was to be found in Rabbi tion (HR 418-419) into the House occupants will be held in syna annals of high-handed injustice."' Werfel's last report to the " Chap Europe makes it imperative that of Representatives by Congress gogue. Dr. Alexander Freed of a new generation of Jews arise in Ral:ibi Taitz pointed out that laincy Commission," written sev men James A. Wright and Ran the Hygiene Department of Ye eral days before his death, which America. I mean that the world every Jew~by virtue of his being aulf Compton, and strongly shiva College will address the was read by Rabbi Joseph H. needs today a phalanx of young urges the House Foreign Affairs gathering. born a Jew- is a citizen of Eretz Jews, permeated with the holi Yisroel, and he added that we Lookstein. Committee to recommend the --~-- ness of the Torah, with the tra ask for Palestine as our homeland "The war has brought me to aforementioned resolution favor changes of attitude," Rabbi Werfel ditions of Judaism, to teach a ably out of committee without Council Determines not as a gift of charity but as our rightful heritage' wrote, "the full significance of new people and to take the place delay. of those who have gone. which I still cannot recognize. I, RESOLVED, Further, that we are Lost Book Policy --~- J ews should know-American who filled pacifist papers on prin inspired to behold -the return of At the first Student Council Jews don't know-for what Israel Attend Mass Rally ciple when Selecive Service was our ancient people to the land meeting of this term, held on Mon is suffering and has suffered introduced, stood one blustering of our origin for the purpose of day, February 7, Jack Green, presi A mass rally to demonstrate our through the ages.

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