The B'nai B'rith magazine · 1927-07-01 · 10 (7.1927) · p. Seite 407

THE B'NAI B'RITH MAGAZINE The National Jewish Monthly VOLUME XLI JULY, 1927 NUMBER 10 Contents Editorials................................................................................ 407 A Cross-Section of Jewish Life...................................... 410 Apology By Mr. Henry Ford............................................ 412 Dr. Abraham Zingher—By Emil Bogen........................ 413 Intermarriage In Soviet Russia—By J. Wendroff.... 414 The Jew and Aviation—By Zelda F. Popkin................ 417 In the Public Eye................................................................ 419 News in Views...................................................................... 420 -One-half of Wider Scope Quota is Raised.................... 422 The Jews and Relativity—By A. A. Roback................ 424 Versatile Pen—By Victor Emanuel Reichert............ 426 The Jew at Home in Mexico.............................................. 428 Jacob Plessner—By Israel Auerbach............................ 429 Wayfaring in Provence—Part II—By Israel Cohen 431 News of the Lodges.............................................................. 433 Across the Seas.................................................................... 436 Humoresque............................................................................ 438 Mr. Ford Recants; Jewry Forgives HENRY FORD has apologized for and retracted all the evil his Dearborn Independent has spoken against the Jews. There are those who think Mr. Ford's apology was prompted by ulterior motives of business or politics, but the mass of public opinion—Jewish and non-Jewish—accepts Mr. Ford's word as the expression of a manly spirit. He is seen as one coming with hands extending good will, and good will has not been so abundant in the world that men can feel free to turn away him who comes bringing it, or even to question his motives. So the majority of the public has haled Henry Ford's good words as sincere and as a contribution to social well-being, while the Jewish portion of the public has extended to him the hands of forgiveness. We share these sentiments of forgiveness and accept Mr. Ford's recantation at its face value. We like to believe that Mr. Ford will make good his "unqualified assurance that henceforth they (the Jews) may look to me for friendship and good will." It rests with Mr. Ford to sustain the good opinions he has earned by his frank statement. * * * American Jews have viewed the publications of the Dearborn Independent with philosophical attitude becoming to a people that has suffered much and has survived all manner of oppression and persecution. As Americans they trusted in the tolerant spirit of their fellow-citizens and knew that the prejudices that were spread would not find friendly soil in the hearts of many. But it was surely trying to stand helpless while being presented to the eyes of the world as a people plotting against humanity. * # * The serious injury was rather to the heart of mankind. The accusations of the Dearborn Independent corroded the hearts of men in many countries when the world needed love more than it needed bread. When the world thirsted for peace and understanding the Dearborn Independent presented to its lips the bitter draught of prejudice in the cup of falsehood. * * * So Mr. Ford's retraction and apology ought to be a healing balm to the hateracked hearts of the world. It is to be hoped that his word of apology will serve as the antidote for the millions of words of prejudice the Dearborn Independent spread through the world. It has been said that it takes a long time for truth to catch up with falsehood and beat it down. It is our ardent wish that Mr. Ford's manly words of truth will promptly overtake all the words of falsehood that the Dearborn Independent sent coursing through the hearts of men during the past years. 407