r THE JEWISH CHRONICLE SHOLEM ALEICHEM DEAD The Heart-Rending Story of a Jewish Widow Another Instance of Russian Barbarism and Cruelty A Quarter of Million People in Funeral Procession. Sholem Aleichem, one of the greatest Yiddish writers who ever. lived, died in New York on May 12. Over a quarter of a million Jews paid their last tribute to the earthy remains of the great author by following his body to the grave. )bservers said that it was the great- est funeral procession in the history of New York. Sholem Aleichem, whose real name was S. Abramovitch, was born in Russian Poland. Even in his early youth. he displayed that gift of humor that later made him the idol of a people. He came to New York City shortly before the war broke out. It is thought that his untiring labors in behalf of the war sufferers is the indirect cause of his death. The pathetic appeal of a poor are in the war ; my oldest daughter Jewish widow of Sutoki, Vitebsk, is a pupil of the trade school, and not to be sent out of the village in neither I nor my little ones, have which she has lived all her lifetime, ever been fitted for a trade. "I have no property, have never • as contained in a petition to a 1)11111;1 Deputy and certified to by a priest, been out of the village of Sutoki, is presented in the recent number of and have no relatives in the city— the Russian-Jewish weekly l'errci- where then shall - I go with my little skya Niedelia, a copy of which has tots and what work can 1 do? Listen just reached this country. Despite to my plea and keep my family from the fact that her two elder sons are destruction. Please consider my pit- ill the army and she is left with four iful condition and obtain for me little ones to take care of as best she permission to remain in Sutoki, can, the order went forth that the where 1 have spent all my lifetime. family be sent out of the village, be- Surely artisans have permission to cause she, as a Jewess, has not the live in villages, and my two sons, right to live there. The desperate who are at the battle front, are mother begs the Duma Deputy from tailors. the province of Vitebsk to consider If this is impossible, let the au- her petition and pleads that she be thorities at least postpone the order permitted to remain in the village. to send me out until my second son, The petition follows: Raphael, arrives. To drive me out With bitter tears do I appeal to means starvation and death. you, our representative. Listen to "(IN Es' A SC H N EIDERM A N." the tragic story of my life. NI y late husband, a tailor, lived in the vil- ".Ns she cannot write, I, her lage of Sutoki, province of Vitebsk, daughter, Rebecca, have subscribed for about thirty years. NI y eldest her name for her, and plead earnest- son went into the army when his ly that his petition receive'consider- father was still alive, and is How in ation." the war zone. The second son, Appended to this petition was the Raphael, who on the death of his certificate of the priest, Joseph father became the bread-earner of Prigorovitch, in which lie corrob- the family, was taken into the serv- orates the above statement and ice on January 25, 1916, and is now adds: working in the military tailor shops. "To send the Schneiderman fam- I am ill, and have been left with two out of Sutoki now , wh en t h ey daughters, fourteen and fifteen have no male member capable of years old, and two small children, working for them, would mean of nine and twelve, with little means plain disaster. Therefore, as a rep- of support' in the domicile of my resentative of the Sutoki community husband. whose duty it is to take care of the "I receive aid from no one, and families within this district, I beg, through my own hard work I sup- in the name of humanity, that you port as best I can myself and my take up favorably the plea of the children. Now a still greater mis- Schneiderman family, and use your fortune has Overcome me. The ad- influence in countermanding the ministration of the province of order sending them out of this vil- Vitebsk decided on February 25 to lage. I also urge that, if possible, send me into the Jewish Pale, be- your influence be used in obtaining cause my husband, the artisan, is for this hard-working widow and dead. "Who can possibly be my sup- mother, and her family, the perma- porter now ? NIy sons, the tailors, nent right of domicile in Sutoki." , Society (Continued from last page) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Alexander and family have taken an apart- ment at 22 Alger avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Ben B. Jacob of Rowena street have returned from a two weeks stay at French Lick Springs. The Delta Phi Sorority held a meeting last Nlonday evening at the home of Miss Belle Kohler of Ma- comb street. A delightful vocal solo was rendered by Miss Anna Benson, who was accompanied by Miss Irene Mitchell. Miss Bessie Wine's exhibition of Oriental danc- ing greatly charmed her audience. A delicious luncheon, served by the hostess, concluded the meeting. N1rs. R. Phillips and daughter of Los Angeles, who have been the guestS of Miss Bornstein of 311 Hancock avenue west, have re- turned home. They were accom- panied by Miss i tattle Bornstein and Miss Laura Hauck as far as Chicago. Our Young Folks (Continued from page 2) right here in school. I will give you two hours to write it ir6 The subject is 'Honesty Is the Best Policy'," Many children wondered why Jane turned so white and then so red. "Now, children, you may start." Jane sat dumfounded. Ruth glanced over at her once, but im- mediately turned away. Five min- utes later Miss Watkins, noticing that Jane had not yet started, asked, "Why, Jane, why don't you start? What's the matter ?" "Miss Watkins, I have a very se- vere headache. Will you please al- low me to go home?" "Why certainly, my dear." When Jane met Miss Watkins again it was after school had closed for the summer. • Miss Watkins met Jane with a smile and exclaimed: "Oh, Jane, I was so much disap- pointed in Sallie's theme ! Do you know, I'm almost positive you would have won the prize for ev- eryone's beat Sallie's theme. It certainly is too bad you got ill at the last minute." 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