Judge — May 1938 — page 43: what you’re looking at

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ultimate victory of truth and justice. In this I join you with undying faith, as must mil- lions of still civilized men and women today. Rassi Leon S. Lane, Newark, N.J. Every word of your editorial “packs a pow- erful punch,” as the fighting gentry say. It was designed to shock the Jews, of some Jews, or some one big Jew into action. It may succ It's an urge; almost a taunt. Many bee aed will be stirred by it, feel his moral and spiritual chest expand, his muscles bulge and his fingers grip. But I hope it will not go beyond that. For the Jews, or a Jew to fight back at the dictators who have made themselves the masters of hundreds of millions of men (many of them men of the first and second ran in their respective fields) and forged on them chains heavier and more humiliating than those any Southern Negro ever wore; who hold in their hands the properties, lives and destinies of their slaves as no autocrat or tyrant has in a thousand years—to fight back at such dictators would be sheer, crim- inal, Quixotic madness. Josiah Morse, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. If more of the illustrious sons of Israel were to devote their talents to the defence of their people, the resistance to anti-Semit- ism would undoubtedly be more effective. M. F, Baer, Vocational Service Bureau, Washington, D.C. After reading your article I'm through. You apparently have not found out to date what is troubling America and I'm not try- ing to be funny. Cuas. HEED, Gzone Park, N.Y. The problem of combating the present attack upon freedom of speech, thought and religion is not the battle of the Jew alone. Jews and Judaism are, in truth, not being attacked. We are merely being used as a smoke screen to hide the annihilation of everything that means civilization. Judaism is a way of life. It is a code which stands for social justice, for minority rights, for freedom and independence of thought and belief. The Jewish leaders have fought for these from ancient biblical days to the present hour, but they have not fought for this way of life for themselves alone. We know only too well that we cannot have this way of living for us, as Jews, unless the world accepts it as its own, Louise MEYERovITz, New York, N.Y. (Page 48, please) THE JUDGE HONORS HUMOR! Happily, we are so constituted that we tend to forget the dismal, the drab, the dreary hours, and remember our more pleasant moments. But the serious, the intense and often the unpleasant works of art and literature are acclaimed and given wide rec- - ognition, Therefore: THE JUDGE has established its Awards for American Humor the author of the most TO humorous book of the year; TO the newspaper column- ist or editorial writer creating the best single piece of humor; the artist who draws the TO best single newspaper cartoon; TO the writer of the best piece of humor in an American magazine; TO the director of the most humorous motion pic- ture; TO the screen actor por- traying the most hu- morous role; TO the screen actress play- ing the most humorous role; TO the dramatist writing the most humorous play; T the legitimate actor giving the best comedy performance; TO the legitimate actress portraying the best hu- morous role; the radio performer TO giving the most humor- ous broadcast; TO the sponsor of the most humorous radio pro- gram. TO the agency promoting the most humorous ad- vertising campaign of the year. Readers of THE JUDGE may, if they care to, make nominations for these awards, provided the nominations are in our hands by midnight, November 15, 1938. They must deal only with American humorists and should be accompanied by evidence either in the form of clippings, where possible, or brief descriptions of the humorous performances, with designations as to where produced, so that further information may be obtained in the event of close decisions. Presentation of the awards will be made in the grand ballroom of the National night of December 15, 1938. Address: HUMOR AWARDS THE JUDGE 18 EAST 48th STREET, NEW YORK CITY comicbooks.com