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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

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The Popes and Jewish Rights

to be ready at midnight. The
nights are dark now.
\Ve had to pack up and hand ev-
Concerning the Latest Diplomatic Efforts of the American
erything over to the woman. She
will get our baggage across later.
Jewish Committee
The main thing, she says, is to take
care of the live stock, the people.
By ISRAEL GOLDBERG
She gives us full instructions.
"In their fear of being extermin-
At midnight, she says, we must in power which the Popes have suf- tiff, should not be restricted on ac-
hurry out beyond the city. There fered since the reformation, it is count of his religion. Whatever ated entirely they (the Jews) have
we'll see a little hill. We are to not to be denied that the Supreme "natural rights" may be taken to sought the protection. of the Apos-
pass that hill, turn to the left and Catholic Pontiff is still capable of mean, let us hope the term is meant tolic Chair and we hereby forbid
walk and walk until we come to an- affecting the weal or woe of the to include full civil and political every unjust oppression of the said
other hill. Then, she says, we must Jewish people. A comprehensive rights—it is certainly novel and en- Jews, whose conversion we trust to
turn to the right and keep on until Jewish policy, therefore, should couraging to hear such an expres- the mercy of God, according to the
we come to a little inn. One of properly include measures for the sion from the head of the Catholic promise of the Prophet, that those
us must go in—alone. In the inn, securing of the active friendship of Church applied to the Jews. The of them who remain shall be saved ;
she says, he will find two Goyim the Pope, and the American Jew- implied promise to address the and we recommend them to you,
drinl4ng brandy at one table. He . ish Committee in its appeal to Bene- Catholic Clergy of Poland on behalf our brethren, through this Apostolic
is to go up to them and whisper : dict XV. on behalf of the Jews in of the JeWs is highly interesting. letter, that you may show favor to
"Chaimowa." That will be enough. Poland certainly took a step which But it would be still more interest- them and help them to their right,
As soon as they hear, she says, the all the circumstances warrant. So ing to see exactly what the clergy when they have been unjustly im-
was asked to do. prisoned ; and that you in no case .
word "Chaimowa" (that's her far so good.
name) they will get up and lead us
Some time ago much prominence
With all the points of interest, permit them to be oppressed for
however
into a little wood. In the wood four was given in the daily press to the
, in the reply of the Pope said or similar causes. Those who
more Goyim will be waiting for us. results of the representations to the to the American Jewish Commit- are guilty of molesting them in this
If we should find them asleep we Pope of the American Jewish Com- tee, it is difficult to discover any waY are to be punished by doing
must wake them. When we enter mittee. • The Yiddish papers pre-
upon which could be based I penance in the church without re-
ard to their station." So speaks
the wood, she says, we must be sented the incident as the most im- the
the abo . ve mentioned claims made g
quiet, very quiet. Not a murmur! portant news of the hour, and one for it. It is as far from being a the official Bull.
It would assuredly be of the
Otherwise, we will be heard, God of them, not unsuspected of sub- Papal Bull as the American Jewish
forbid, and there would be shots serviency to that body, even thought Committee is from being a demo- greatest benefit to the Polish Jews
* * * At every step, she says, a it necessary to reproduce a photo- cratic body. And as for its being if Benedict XV. addressed a simi-
soldier stands with a gun and he graph of the Pope's reply in French the most impOrtant Papal document lar document to the Polish priests
shoots * * From the little for its Yiddish readers! The edi- with reference to the Jews it is and bishops. It would undoubted-
wood, she says, the Goyim will lead torial comment on that document only the advertising agents of that ly relieve the terrible plight of our
us out upon the right road, down a was even more extravagant. It was committee who could make such a Polish brethren, oppressed as they
hill, and then, presto ! We'll find declared to be a Papal Bulletin ad- claim. are by all sorts of false accusations.
ourselves on the other side!
dressed to the Catholic clergy of
In the course of the relations be- And certain it is that the horrifying
Everything happened just as the Poland, calling on them to use their tween the Popes and the Jews, lip- facts upon which the present Pon-
influence in favor of the Jewsit was merous documents, among theni a tiff could base his Bull are just as
woman had prophesied.
My brother Elihu is certainly declared to be the most important number of official Bulls, were is- well established as those upon which
smart. He suggested that he and document ever issued by a Pope sued by the Popes. Some of these Innocent 1V. bases his admonition
Pini both go into the inn. And so with reference to the Jews. The Bulls are favorable to the Jews. to the clergy of Germany.
\Ve find, however, in Benediet's
it was. Half an hour had passed impression therefore was spread One of them, the most famous, is
abroad
that
a
great
deliverance
had
that
issued
by
Innocent
IV.
for
the
reply
to the :American Jewish Com-
when we saw them coming with the
come
upon
the
Jews
in
Poland
city of Lyons. July 5, 1247. This mince that he does not accept the
two Goyim. ' The Goyim arc still
sleepy and a bit drunk. \Ve tramp through the efforts of the American document, addressed to the heads facts submitted to him. "The Su-
Jewish Committee.
of the church in Germany, officially preme Pontiff cannot express him-
and tramp.
The document in question un- refutes the blood accusation against self concerning the special facts in
Suddenly our two guides wheel
doubtedly
contains some highly in- the Jews. The petition to the Pope your memorandum." And yet we
around on us and demand that we
teresting
expressions
of sentiment praying him to publish this refuta- are told that what follows is equiv-
tell them how much money we have.
We are dumb with fright. But my by the Pope. The "natural" rights tion came from the Jewish Conn- alent to a Bull based on facts which
mamma speaks up and says we have of a man, writes the Supreme Pon- mittee of France and Germany, and are not accepted. A reply addressed
it may be taken for granted that the to the Executive Committee of the
no money.
I don't know where she gets all avaricious Innocent was well paid American Jewish Committee, filled
"It's a lie !" the Goyim yell. "All
for his humanity. Another friendly with general humanitarian semi-
Jews have money !" and they drew that strength to run. Every once
Bull
is the one which Boniface IX. meats, is suddenly transformed into
out two long knives, flash them i n a whil e we s tumbl e and fa ll. W e
issued on April 15, 1402, by which an official Bull directed to the clergy
right in our faces and hiss : "If get up and run on.
How far we ran this way I can't the Jews of Rome were protected of Poland !
you don't come across right now
Exaggerations of this sort can
with everything you've got you'll be tell you. We have left the wood in their privileges. In every case,
however, the Papal Bull is recogniz- only do harm. They may give to
dead Jews !"
long ago. Day begins to break.
able ooth by its form and its con- some people a false sense of secur-
NN'e all stand speechless, trembling , We meet a Jew, with such ortho-
ity. Both ideas are illusions, and
like lambs. My mamma asks my dox' side curls as I have never seen tents.
"Pope Innocent, the servant of illusions are always dangerous. No
brother Elihu to open his pocket in my life. He is wearing a long,
and hand over the money to the tattered coat, and a green shawl the servants of God, sends his apos- responsible body has a right to cre-
Goyim (it's the money we got for around his neck. He is driving a tolic greeting and blessing to the ate or encourage illusions in the
our half of the house). Just at goat. \Ve stop him with his goat right reverend Fathers, Bishops and minds of those whom it would rep-
that minute by sister-in-law, Brocha, and give him a "Sholem Aleichem !" Archbishops in Germany." This is resent and serve.
the opening sentence of the famous
takes it into her head to faint! My (Peace be with you) !
Pini asks him if we are far from Bull of Innocent IV. It is to be
Lieut. Col. Henry S. Stern-
mamma lets out a piercing scream.
border.
The
Jew
with
the
goat
noted
that
the
document
is
not
ad-
berger,
of the Quartermaster
'Suddenly, a shot! It echoes and the .
dressed
to
the
heads
of
the
Jewish
Corps
of
the
New York National
re-echoes through the whole wood. Stares at him. "What border ?"
Come to find out we have been Committee in Germany, but to the Guard, has been appointed Chief
The Goyim are gone, as if the earth
Quartermaster, with the rank of
had swallowed them! My mamma on "the other side" for some time. heads of the Church in that land.
Colonel Sternberger
Then follows a statement of the ColoTR-4,----
-grabs me with one hand and my
We all break out into peals of
has had nearly twenty-seven
brother Elihu with the other and laughter. The women have to hold reports that had reached the Pope years' continuous service in the
their sides. Only my mamma lifts of the blood accusations and illegal National Guard, and during the
cries:
persecution against the Jews. The war with Spain served as a lieu-
"Children! Let us run! * * * her hands up high and murmurs :
"I thank Thee, dear Lord !"— clergy is then admonished in the tenant in the Twenty-second New
The Shepherd of Israel is with us!"
York Volunteers.
following unambiguous terms:
In spite of the enormous decline and bursts into tears.

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