Rabbi Stephen S. Wise bears the brunt of an attack in the “Emes,” Yiddish Communist daily of Moscow, which devotes a special article to the American and Palestinian rabbis “who call for pogroming the Soviet, although they know that the Jews will be the first victims in any anti-Soviet aggression. But why should they worry about the fate of Jews and Jewesses, when their boss, the capitalist, tells them to go on with the anti-Soviet crusade?”
Rabbi Wise, to whom most of the article is devoted, is termed “a speculator on Wall Street” and is denounced for his “establishing a Jewish section at the Vatican under the Pope.” The Minsk “Oktiabre” expresses surprise that the Palestine labor daily “Davar” can be indignant about the fight on religion.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
