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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE
The Will of Sholem Aleichem
Quaint Document Contains Many
Interesting Points
"I ask that it be opened and pub- laughter rather than not be men-
tioned at all.
fished on the day of my death.
"V. Aly children and children's
"Today, the day after Yom Kip-
pur, a new year has just begun, and children can have whatever r eli-
a great misfortune has befallen my gious convictions they will. But I
family. My oldest son, I\ 1 isha beg of them to guard their Jewish
(Michael) Rabinowitz, has died, descent. Those of my children
and with him part of my life has who Want to cut themselves off
gone down into the grave. It re- from their race and want to join an-
mains for me now to redraw my other faith have by that very desire
will, which I had Nvritten in Nerve, already cut themselves off from
Italy, when sick there in 1Q08. their race and their family, and
"Being in good health and of have thus erased themselves from
my will—`and they shall have no
sound mind, I write my will,
to
portion
and inheritance among their
"I. Wherever I die I Want
be placed not among aristocrats or brethren. ''"'" 1'
"1N. My wish is that my heirs
among the powerful, but among
plain Jewish laborers, among the should so arrange that my works
very people itself, so that the grave and plays be not sold in perpetuity
stone that is to be placed upon my either here in America or in En-
grave should illumine the simple rope. They should try to live from
graves about me; and these simple the permanent income (Inc them ac-
graves should adorn my grave cording to law. Should there, how-
stone, even as the plain, good peo- ever, come a time, or should there
pie during my lifetime illumined be found such a fool who will pay
their folkesschreiber. for the privilege a sum that will suf-
"II. No titles of any kind, with lice for the support of a family,
praises, with Rabinical honors, then all the heirs shall consult with
should be placed upon my grave one another, and if the majority
stone, with the exception of the agree, the money should be divided
name Sholem Aleichem on the one share and share alike, in accord-
side and the Jewish inscription here- ance with paragraph VII.
(Continued on page 9)
with enclosed on the other side.
Jewish Carelessness!
"III. There should be no kind
An Indictment
of debate or discussion among my
(Continued from page 5)
colleagues as to making my name sional flatterers, blinded chauvinists
eternal, as to a monument to be and plain, deluded fools, the Jew is
erected in New York, etc. I shall not a superman. lie is but human
not be able to rest quietly in my and possesses the ordinary human
grave if my colleagues make them- wea k nesses an d frailties. A nd as
selves foolish. The best monument long as he will so remain, just so
for me will be, if my works arc long will he continue to produce
read and if there be found among criminals.
But while we cannot eradicate
the better to do classes of our peo-
ple Maecenases who will publish crime among Jews, we can try to
and distribute my works in Yiddish lessen the opportunity for crime.
or in other languages, and thus give We can be careful lest by our own
the people the possibility of read- acts we furnish Jewish criminals a
ing, and my family—an honorable chance to indulge their criminal
existence. If I have not been tendencies. And neither justifica-
worthy to have not earned Maece- tion nor apology can be made for
nasas during my lifetime, perhaps I those Jewish men, especially if they
shall be worthy of them after my be men of standing and prominence,
death. I go away from the world in who by their lack of foresight and
the full belief that the people will care, supply a Jewish criminal with
an occasion to ply his trade at the
not forsake my orphans.
"IV. At my grave and through- expense of the fair name of the en-
out a whole year and then every tire Jewish community.
The officers of the Hebrew I los-
year on the Jahrzeit my remaining
son, and my sons-in-law, if they are pital Association should not have
so minded, should say Kaddish taken Arthur Polatchek at his per-
after me. And if they do not wish sonal valuation. They should not
to do this, or if they have no time have judged him by his words and
for it, or if it be against their re- looks. They should have investi-
ligious convictions, they can be ab- gated his antecedents and examined
solved from this duty only if they his record. At least they might
all come together with my laugh- have asked him for references. I lad
ters and my grandchildren and with they done any of these things, they
good friends, and read this my will, would have discovered th a t h e was
and also select one of my stories, an illegal schemer.
I laving failed to do so, the offi-
one of the really joyous ones, and
read it aloud in whatever language cers of the I Iebrew I lospital Asso-
they understand best, and let my elation stand convicted of gross
name be mentioned by them with carelessness.
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