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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

report of the Joint Distribution Committee of the American Jew h
Relief Committee.
Issued Every Friday by the Jewish Chronicle Publishing Company.
"The number of Jewish exiles, compelled to leave their home: at
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thousands. They were packed into cattle cars so closely, that many
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of them died from suffocation. In one instance out of 250 who
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"There are no children under six years of age in the War Zone.
They have all died. - -From the report of the Staff Correspondent 4
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Jews of America, keep these facts in mind. Think of your ltreth-
The Jewish Chronicle invites correspondence on subjects of inter- ren on this Tisha It'Ab, help them, feed them and their little one : ,
est to the Jewish people, but disclaims responsibility for an indorse- and relieve their misery and agony.
ment of views expressed by the writers.
As reads the appeal just issued by the Central Committee for the
Relief of the Jews suffering through the war, 63 Park Row, New
All correspondence and society notes to insure publication must York:
be sent in so as to reach this office Tuesday morning of each week,
"Millions of dollars must be raised. The spirit of America a:
^ Entered u second-class matter March 3, 1916, at the Post Office at Detroit, Mich., under the Act of
well as the spirit of our people, demands that all shall give. And
March 3, 1879
give now.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1916.
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"There is no rank and tile in a cause like this. Ye must all appear
before the Lord on this day—and give according to your means. No
man can escape this duty, rich and poor alike must give,—and let no
What Will He Do?
man appear before the Lord empty-handed."
The following letter was sent by the Editor of the Jewish Chron-
icle to the Hon. Charles Evans Hughes, candidate for the presidency
of the United States.
The Need of a Jewish Press Bureau

THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

DETROIT, MICHIGAN

'OFFICE OF THE

EDITOR

August 2, 1016.

Hon. Charles E. Hughes,
New York City.

Dear Sir:

When in
you will undoubted ly be
invited to visit theDetroit
Detroit Athletic. Club of th is
Believing that you desire to know the nature of that city'.
organization•before accepting its hospitality. I beg
to inform you that while ordinarily the sole qualifi-
cations for membership in .it seem to be a normal stan-
dard ofimotality and.the payhent of its dues,• no one
of the Jewish falth, regardless.of his position or '
standing, is admitted to_membership in the Detroit
Athletio Club.

ft is the opinion of the writer that you
will be interested to know the above facts.

Rednitfully,

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The inadequate reports in the Jewish press of a number of
highly important meetings and conventions brings into prominence
the need of a bureau through which all Jewish newspapers might he
supplied with adequate and authentic accounts of matters of Jewish
interest. So large is the member of Jewish periodicals in America
today, that such a press bureau could if properly conducted be made
self-supporting. Moreover, it could serve not only the Jewish, but the
secular press as well, and thus be a powerful influence in doing away
with the erroneous and misleading reports of Jews and things Jewish
which to our disgust we must so frequently read in the daily news-
papers.
A small beginning has already been made by the Central Con-
ference of American Rabbis in conjunction with - the union of American
Hebrew Congregations, in sending to the daily press accurate accounts
of all the Jewish holydays as they occur. Perhaps under the auspices
of these two organizations the work might be gradually extended.
As it is, matters of supreme importance to our people are frequently
unnoticed in the Jewish press, and what is worse, they are hopelessly
distorted in the daily newspapers. What wonder then, that the
activities of Jews are generally misinterpreted?

Editor

5JR/AF.

The Only Jewish Puhhi-ation in the State of Michigan
Devoted to the Interest, of the Jewish People

The Jews of the world will be plea . sed to know that a committee,
headed by a man of such good judgment as Dr. Judah L. Mapes and
including such authorities as Dr. Boris Bogen and Jacob Billikolf, has
sailed for Europe to personally investigate the methods of distribution of
funds gathered for the relief of Jews in the zone of war. While there has
been no reason to doubt that all these funds were being wisely and effi-
ciently administered, it will be reassuring to have men whom we know
and whose judgment as well as whose integrity we can rely upon, directly
in the districts where suffering and want has been the greatest.

The Jewish Chronicle awaits with the keenest interest the action
of ex-Justice Hughes in the light of this information.

Tisha B'Ab

Sunday, the sixth day of August, is also Tisha B'Ab, the ninth
day of Ab.
Tisha B'Ab is for us a day of sorrow and mourning. It com-
memorates the destruction of the Temple and the Fall of Jerusalem.
It reminds us of the loss of our land and of the fate which scattered
us to the four ends of the earth.
But Tisha B'Ab this year assumes an added significance. Tisha
B'Ab this year speaks of a tragedy far greater than that of two thou-
sand years ago, the tragedy of Russian Poland and Galicia. It com-
memorates the New, Destruction, the destruction of millions of Jews
by fire and sword, by lust and murder, by hunger and disease.
Lest we be accused of exaggeration, here are the facts:
"There are 17,000 Jewish children in Warsaw under fourteen
years of age, whose bodies are naked and whose feet are bare; suffer-
ing appalling hunger and thirst. They are the innocent victims of
every other inconceivable privation and intense suffering."—From the

Multiplying Organizations

The following letter, received by the Editor, furnishes food for
thought:
"To the Editor of the Jewish Chronicle:

Announcement has been made of the organization of a new social
club in Detroit under the auspices of the local 1.1 . nai li'rith Lodge. The
object of the club, it is stated, is to provide a meeting place under whole-
some moral and physical conditions for young men of Jewish faith and to
furnish to them the means of clean and uplifting entertainment. The
worthiness and the need of such an undertaking can scarcely be ques-
tioned, and its promoters are entitled
to much credit for their recognition
of a vital need in our community life,
. "However, the question arises in the mind of the thoughtful as to
whether the creation of a new organization is necessary in order to meet
the condition that confronts us. Certain it is that with the hundreds of
Jewish young men who have recently been attracted by the commercial
and professional opportunities which Detroit offers above other cities, no
effort should be spared to make their living conditions here such as tend
to cleanliness, high purpose and the development of manly ideals. There
are at present in Detroit too many Jewish young men whose instincts arc
normally good, whose very loneliness drives them to seek pleasures and

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