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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE
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THE
FIRST STATE BANK
OF DETROIT
Established 1853
WM,
Announces the Opening of Its
NEW BRANCH
Ferndale & Springwells Ayes.
On Monday Morning, June 11, 1917
This new branch will be under the direct personal supervision of Mr. Ralph
T. Kirchner, who for the past seven years has served this bank in various
capacities of trust. Every convenience and courtesy will be extended to
Savings and Commercial Depositors.
DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
Max C. Koch
Charles D. Aaron
Geo. H. Kirchner, Pres.
Chas. W. Kotcher
Frank
H.
Bessenger
Paul R. Gray
Abner E. Larned
Vice-Pres.
Gustav
Darmstaetter
W.
Kotcher
Chas.
Irving
Long
Paul R. Gray
Abner E. Lam
Edward
A. Loveley
Cyrenius A. Newcomb, Jr. )
William J. Hartwig
Edward Yentsch, Cashier
Ora
J.
Mulford
Chas. E. Kanter
John Koch, Asst. Cashier
Cyrenius A. Newcomb, Jr.
Geo. H. Kirchner
H. J. Koch, Asst. Cashier
Gustavu s D. Pope
Emil Jacob, Auditor
Lafayette and Griswold St.
Main Office:
SEVEN BRANCHES IN OPERATION
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Gratiot and Hastings
Chene and Gratiot
Woodward and Eliot
Mack and Mt. Eliott
Hamilton and Webb
Jos. Campau and Newton
Ferndale and Springwells
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In Defense of the "Airev"
A Dispute Aired in Warsaw Publications
Recently, the Warsaw publication,
"Glos Stolitzi," contained an article
from the pen of the infamous assimila-
tionist, Joseph Wasserzug, wherein, for
the benefit of his non-Jewish readers,
the writer ridiculed the Jewish institu-
tion of the "Airev." (The "Airev" is a
special provision to permit the carrying
about of some very light the
articles, over a limited area, on the Sab-
bath, by depositing some light refresh-
ments in the ground.) The institution,
Wasserzug wrote, might perhaps be con-
ceivable in the case of African natives,
but not in the case of European dwel-
lers.
To this, the "Deutsche Warshaver
Zeitung," in its last number, contains a
reply by the well know Jewish artist,
Herman Struk. Mr. Struk writes :
"In 'Glos Stolitzi,' Mr. Wasserzug re-
cently wrote over the question of the
'Airev,' and because what he said is
likely to be misconstrued, I beg to im-
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about with one on the day, of rest. In
prove on some of his points.
"If to be 'enlightened' is not the same a limited area, the carrying of light
as being 'religion-less,' then I, as an articles, however, has been made per-
orthodox Jew, who am not altogether missible.
"If the unfortunate instances of which
'on a level with the African native races,'
Mr.
Wasserzug writes—and which to me
am also an authority on this question.
"Jewish supplementary laWs and cus- are quite unknown—are based on facts,
tomary observances are founded on the I do not know. (The reference here is
principle of creating an outer circle to the accusations made against Jews
around the requirements of the Torah. that the 'Airev' was only some intri-
Our wise Talmudists imposed certain cate method of communicating with the
restrictions quite outside of the legal enemy.) But this much I do know. The
codes, in order to ensure that the law 'Airev' never yet proved an obstacle to
the Jew, not even at the Hague where
of the Torah will not be broken.
-
to
this day the Sabbath limits establish-
"To labor on the Sabbath is forbid-:
ed
with the permission of the local au-
den by the Torah. In order to do any ,
thorities
are still to be seen. So far, I
labor one would have to carry some tools
or implements with him, hence the ad- have never heard anyone suggest that
ded restriction not to carry anything the Hague was a Jewish city."