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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE
Hundreds of Detroit Zionists Gather to
Observe Herzl Yahrzeit
Many Speakers Laud the Great Leader. A Thousand Dollars
Collected for National Fund
The large auditorium of Shaarey
Zedek Synagogue was filled to the
very doors by the large audience
that braved the heat of a July after-
noon in order to do homage to the
memory of the greatest of all Zion-
ists, 1)r. Theodore llerzl. The im-
pressiveness and beauty of the
Yahrzeit services, which were con-
ducted by Cantor Joseph Rosen-
blatt of New York, combined with
the eloquence of the speakers, who
took Herzl as their central theme,
left a profound impression upon all
present. A collection resulted in
51,000 being raised for the National
Fund.
The main speaker was Dr. M.
Shenkin, who has recently arrived
from Palestine, where he has lived
for over twelve years. Dr. Shen-
kin pointed out the gradual evolu-
tion of I lerzl's Zionistic ideal.
"Ilerzl's Zionism," said he, "at first
was a charitable Zionism. He de-
sired Palestine merely as a place of
refuge for his oppressed and perse-
cuted brethren. Gradually, how-
ever, his Zionism became a nation-
alistic Zionism. While at first
I lerzl was content with Argentine
as a place of Jewish colonization,
he later became convinced that no
other land than Palestine would do.
When I lerzl died he was an ardent
Jewish nationalist."
Dr. Shenkin also spoke of the
success of the Palestinian colonies,
pointing out that in the twenty-five
years of their existence not a single
violent crime has been committed.
Rabbi Judah L. Levin, who was
the next speaker, said in part :
"The ideal of Zionism is no new
laughed notion. It is as old as the
Jewish people itself. Throughout
the entire Goluth Jews have
yearned for the land of their
fathers and ardently prayed for the
day when they would return to it.
I lerzl's greatness lies in the fact
that he was the first practical Zion-
ist. Ile was not satisfied with mere
prayer. I Ie combined prayer with
action."
The other speakers were Rabbi
Aishishkin and Isadore Levin. Mr.
Levin payed a glowing tribute to
the great Zionist leader, saying:
"The life of l-lerzl has stirred the
Jewish soul as that of no other man
in the 2,000 years of its history.
And in all these years there never
was a time when his message had
so deep and vital a meaning as to-
day."
"Today Judaism has been stabbed
at its very heart. Six million of
our brethren are undergoing 411 the
horrors of war, devastation, starva-
tion. The Jewish people are being
annihilated on both sides of the
line of battle. Jew is killing Jew.
And for what? History teaches us
that after a great war there is such
an increase of national feeling that
her doors, you were not ready ?
my friends, the great problem now
is, not to prepare Palestine for the
Jews, but to prepare the , Jews for
I summon you all,
Palestine.
voting men and women, and those
who still have the breath of youth,
to be true Jewish patriots.
This is not the time to weep for
Lion. We must work for Zion.
Remember the words of the poet :
"One crowded hour of glorious life
Is worth an age without a name."
SOCIETY
(Continued from page IS)
Miss Anna Fisher of High
Street, left Saturday for New York
City, where she will spend a week
with relatives and the remainder of
the stay at Arverene, Rockaway,
L. I.
iss Mabel Bloomgarden of
Lincoln Avenue left lArednesday
for a visit with relatives in western
Michigan and friends in Chicago.
DR. M. SHENKIN
. Miss Sadie Monash left for
Cleveland Saturday, July 22, where
she will spend a few weeks with
her friends.
rs. Morris I). Silver and chil-
dren are spending the summer
months in the Lorenztian moun-
tains at St. Agap, Quebec, with her
sister, Mrs. Sol. S. Weinberg of
Montreal,
rs„Adolph C. \Vol fgang, who
was visiting in Detroit for the past
seven weeks, has returned to her
home in St. Paul. NI inn.
Miss Lillian Silverman of Grand
Rapids, I\ lich., is a guest of her
aunt, Mrs. Simon Lachman, 153
Farnsworth Avenue.
rs. J. iI. Goldberg of Brush
boulevard has left for a visit in
Lexington, Mich.
Mr. Milton Alexander has left
for Duluth, :\ I inn., where he will
spend several weeks.
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anti-Semitism shows its fangs in
an ever more virulent form than be-
fore. That, then, is our prospect.
A SMOKER'S CREDIT
I lalf of the people persecute the
Masters Louis and Abraham and
Jew because of his superiority.
iss Lillian Nlanchick of Cleve-
Half condemn and despise him be- land, are the guests of Nit. and
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cause of his supposed inferiority. Mrs. Charles Monash of Nledbury
CIGAR NA
The Jewish people ask for nothing Avenue.
but to breathe the air of liberty. We
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cry aloud. The only answer is the
echo of our cry. From the voice-
DON'T FORGET THE PRIMARIES AUG. 29th
less lips of the dead whom we
honor today there comes no word.
VOTE
I tut in the night of his death we see
a shining star of hope.
"We are gathered here today to
do homage to the man who was the
guardian angel of the great regen-
eration in Jewish life. Do you re-
call the words of Abraham Lincoln
in dedicating the battlefield of Get-
tysburg: 'In a large sense we can-
not dedicate, we cannot consecrate,
we cannot hallow this ground. The
brave men, living and dead, who
struggled here, have consecrated it
far above our poor power to add
or detract.' So here, we cannot
consecrate the name of I lerzl. By
his life of noble deeds, his name
lies enshrined in the hearts of his
people far beyond our power to add
or detract. It is for us, the living,
rather to be consecrated here to the
unfinished task which he so nobly
advanced. We shall be the archi-
tects of our own fortune. It be-
hooves us to build strong and se-
cure. Forget petty animosities and
ambitions. Hereafter, when these
things will be history, shall it be
said that when liberty was within
your grasp, when the temple opened
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Milton Oakman
211 Griswold St.
Holden Building
Optometrist and Mfg. Optician. Cadillac 47454
for
County Clerk