THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

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Vol. II. No. 36

DETROIT, MICH., NOVEMBER

2,

1917

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-Nation's L
Unprecedented Progress
Meet in ew Yor
Reported at 67th Annual
Further War Relief
Meeting of Temple Beth El

Views of New Temple Shown—Religious Schools Democratized—
Tribute . Paid to Women s Auxiliary for Remarkable
Work-15% Increase in Membership—Louis
Welt Re-elected President

Appeal to President Wilson to Extend "Belgium Relief" to Jews in
Poland. David A. Brown Takes Prominent
Part in Conference—Will Push Work
for $10,000,000 Fund

President Wilson will be asked . by of horrors. You know what has be-
Showing of stereopticon views of throw open the religious school to any
drawings of a beautiful new and greater child who desired to receive religious a special committee of leading Jews fallen our brethren in Europe; you
temple by Albert Kahn, report of a 15% instruction, regardless of the affiliation to consider the work of relief in be- know what terrible conditions they
increase in membership during the past of the child's parents with the congre- half of the starving Jewish and Chris- must live under just now and what
year, unanimous adoption of recommen- gation. This was done, said Dr. Frank- tian population of Poland and Lithu- their necessities are, and you will hear
dation of school board to democratize lin, in the spirit of the democracy of the ania. The appointment of a commit- from the reports of the people who
tee to consist of Henry Morgenthaa, have seen with their own eyes how
the religious school by enrolling as pu- times.
He reported that the supplementary Abram I. Elkus, Julius. Rosenwald, necessary it is for us to redouble our
pils children of non-members, announce-
Judge Julian W. Mack, Jacob H. efforts and continue our work, rather
ment of the remarkable work being services held at the Unitarian Church
done for the Red Cross, and in chari- on the high holydays, at which Rabbi Schiff, Syrtis Adler, LouiS Marshall, than to contemplate with satisfaction
table channels by the women of the con- Samuel S. Mayerberg, Assistant Rabbi, Alexander Kahn, judge A. Rasolsky the extraordinary results which we
gregation, report of the widespread suc- officiated, had been successful beyond and Felix M. Warburg, was the out- have achieved in sending such large
cess of the supplementary holyday serv- expectations. They had drawn a large come of the Special Assembly of the amounts to help and to try to remedy
Distribution Committee which some of the terrible conditions."
ices, and disclosure of a remarkable 'number of people who otherwise would Joint
Report of Campaign in Nation.
growth in every other activity of one of have failed to observe the holydays, and took place Sunday at the Spanish and •
the most influential Jewish congrega- had instilled a spirit of religious ob- Portuguese Synagogue, New York . In the report on the "Campaign Mo-
tions in America, were the outstanding servance in the breasts of many who City.
chinery as Run Throughout the
. The work
. so far done by the Amer- United States," Jacob Billikopf, execu-
features of the sixty-seventh annual would probably never have been scan ewtst,
I an d 1 P
•
meeting of members of the Temple Beth reached, owing to the limitations of pies Relief Committees was reviewed live director of the American Jewish
El, held on Monday evening, October 29. space at the temple.
Committee, said:
Dr. Franklin paid a very complimen- by -Louis Marshall, Leon Kamaiky . Relief
We have corresponded directly
The attendance of members and their
Alexander
Kahn,
and
plans
for
and
tary tribute to Miss Adele Rosenfield,
wives was the largest in the history of his
private secretary, who has been of the further raising of large sums of with and organized branch commit-
the congregation, a definite indication
4id to him for several years. money to be used in relieving the Jew- tees in some 1,490 cities and towns, in
of the intense personal interest being invaluable
He announced that she will resign ow- ish war sufferers throughout the many instances reaching from the
several
prim.
al up to 30 or 40 of
taken by the membership. A dinner,
marriage,
and
world,
were
outlined
by
Albert
Lucas,individus
.
the
jug
to
her
approaching
to
1
Jewish
citizens,
according
.
ci
pa
served under the direction of the Wom-
regret that the congregation Jacob Billikopf and David A. Brown.
en's Auxiliary, preceded the meeting. expressed
would lose her services, as she had be- The more than one thousand delegates size of the communities. We have se-
The presence of the wives of members come a part of the administrative force to the Special Assembly, who came cured their personal co-operation in
at membership meetings and the con- of the congregation. He also expressed from all parts of the United States to arranging meetings, in sending out
appeals and in securing the aid of the
genial dinners as part . of the meetings his heartfelt congratulations to Miss listen to the urgent appeals that they
is an innovation in congregational Rosenfield and best wishes for her hap- redouble their efforts in raising rest of the Jewish population in the
"business" affairs, and is further evi- piness, which sentiment was given a money, heard a cable which was sent different communities. We are also
dence of the progressive spirit of Tem- most enthusiastic ovation, evidencing by the American legation at Conen- in touch with nearly 2,000 of th very
h e United v ery ,
ple Beth El that is making this insti- the great esteem held by the members haven to Robert Lansing, Secretary smallest villages in the
in each of them
the
effort
to
locate
the
i
tution one of the great factors in the
State. This anneal for relief of the
Miss Rosen- of ponulation
of
the
congregation
for
of
Poland
and
Lithuania,
the
existence
of
one
or
more Jews, in
civic and communal life of Detroit.
field.
which is to be the basis of the appeal .order that absolutely no part of the
Louis Welt Re-elected President.
The Warden's report was read b y
entire country be overlooked in the
Louis Welt, president, who was hon- Mr. Emanuel Wodic, who has held this to President Wilson, follows:
"The special mission from the mu- campaign.
ored with re-election as head of the office for 24 years.
"There have been numerous ob-
The report of the Treasurer, Mr. nici'ality of Warsaw has arrived here
congregation for the fifth time, was
T hese may
overcome. These
be
given an enthusiastic ovation as he pre- Isaac Goldberg, was read by the Secre- to obtain food-stuffs for the Christian stacles to summarized
(1) Apathy,
a
sented his report. He paid a glowing tary, Mr. Hershfield. The financial sta- and Jewish ponulation of Poland and be briefly sum
due to of repeated
appeals
covering a
tribute to the work of Rabbi Leo M. tus of the congregation was found to be Lithuania, whose Position is desnerate. period
three years;
(2) Distraction
Diseases, epidemics and mortality are
Franklin, expressing the appreciation of in excellent condition.
Am-
f attention due to the entry of Am-
progressing horribly—aged and ehil- o
the membership for his unceasing ef-
Bernard B. Selling Reports on
dren alike often die in the streets of erica into war; (3) The high cost of
forts in extending the activities and in-
living and increased taxation; (41 In-
Schools.
starvation. The population of cities
fluence of the congregation. He stated
creased appeals from the Red Cross
Mr.
Bernard
B.
Selling,
as
chairman
whereof
more
than
e
Jews
a
third
are
that the wonderful increase in mem- of the School Board, reported a con-
—
r.
The
misery
of
families
and
ana
and
many
. other war relief agencies;
e.
bership during the year, bringing the stantly increasing attendance at the stiffer.
(5)
Misunderstanding as to how, tin-
.
soldiers
fighting
in
the
ranks
from
the
total number of families affiliated to
der present war conditions, the money
school sessions, which necessitated new Entente is great.
over 700. had established Temple Beth classes and more teachers. He an
collected was to be transmitted to Eu-
Extend Belgium Relief.
El as the third largest congregation in nounced the decision of the board to -
rone and distributed there.
the country, being exceeded only by throw open the school to all children,
"Nothing but the creation of a relief
"As an example of the results ob-
Temple Emanu-El of New York and and that it had' also been decided to organization like that for Belgium will tained by the large corresnondence we
Mt. Sinai Temple of Chicago. The place teachers on the same status as save the starving, helpless Polish ;few, have been compelled to carry on, I
work of Albert Kahn in drawing the those teaching in the public schools, ish ponulation, who place' their last might state that in one town in Wis-
plans of the new temple were enthusi- with the same rate of compensation. hone in the humane feelings of the cousin where there is but a single Tew,
astically commented on by Mr. Welt, who
Selling was vigorously applauded noble American people, and in their we were enabled to secure . $3,500. Tn
$s
said that Temple Beth El was
at the exceed-
close of his n1r.
report. great president, whom they implore
ingly proud to posseSs as one of its
to treat them like the Belgians. We a
town
in Ohio
where
there i also
1.500;
but
a
single
Tew',
we
received
members a man who had become inter- Women's Work Reviewed by Mrs. hone to obtain the guarantees re- in a town in Pennsylvania where there
Isaac Goldberg.
nationally famous in his profession, and
(mired by the Entente. We have like- is only one Jewish family we received
The work of the Women's Auxiliary wise prospects of securing necessary $7.000 , and similarly in
who was serving the government of the
i towns where
United States in a capacity second in was reviewed by Mrs. Isaac Goldberg, tonnage. We imnlore you to save us. there have been but three or four, or
President. It was a most remarkable
"Let your generous president know at the most, very few Jews, we have
importance to no other individual.
recital of the excellent Work done. everything. Request his annroval, in been enabled to get money which in
Rabbi Franklin Reviews Activities.
cinie, of t is plan. Cable the re- no previous campaign has been se-
In rendering his annual report Rabbi Most notable of course was the Red principle,
The women of .s ;, .ii of your isten. Give us direction. cured and which could not have been
Franklin stated that never in his 19 Cross contribution.
al we Tann v directly to the nresi- had otherwise."
years of service as rabbi had he realized Temple Beth El have not only produced
as great a quantity of Red Cross mate- dent i n w ose hands rests the fate, of
so fully how vitally important was the
Banquet is Held.
the millions of the nopulation of Poland
influence of the temnles of religion. "The rials as any other church unit in
A
banquet
at the Hotel Astor took
nd T l ithilania?"
world conflict is challenging our faith," city, but the excellence of the work is
M. Iv-
stribaurtbiounrg, Ctr
said Dr. Franklin. "Religion itself is on of such high caliber that the managers Ind
airn m
i itatnecof atn e Place in the evening. At this banquet
lid there were present more than a thon-
run
' . et "'Di
trial. We as individuals are now being at Newberry House, where the goods
redouble
their sand guests. The sneakers were. Mr.
are submitted, are passing with ap- chairman of the Special
Assembly,
not to the supreme test of sacrifice. proval all work (lone by the women of urged the delegates to.
Warburg. Henry Morgenthan. Otis A.
The time has come when we must put Beth El without inspection. The society
Glazebrook, United. State Consul of
efforts
in
the
final
drive
for
the
re-
efforts
into practice our theories and our re
Jerusalem;
Baron Theo. B. Ginsburg
er.do f the $10,000.000 fund.. which
ligion." He congratulated the ladies of was of inestimable aid in the recent
of the Russian Commission; Julius
War Relief camnaign. It did a Immiinsdt he raised by the
Jewish
1c
end
of
the
year.
the congregation for their noble work
Rosenwald, Jacob H. Schiff, Harry
H e,
on behalf of the Red Cross and their most noble work in distributing matzos
,, sa
said. . in part:
do
not
need
to
have.
their
emotions
Fisehel,
Morris Rotberberg and Oscar
People
coming
together
as
we
do,
various other charitable activities. He on Pesuch to prisoners of Jewish faith
S. Strauss. Many checks and pledges
expressed his heartfelt appreciation to in the various penal institutions of the
.
(Continued on pa y 5)
(Continued on page 5)
stirred by moving pictures or by talks.
the School Board for their decision to